[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 22, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D727-D729]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                              MAY 23, 2007

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, 
closed business meeting to markup those provisions which fall under 
the subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, 11:30 a.m., SR-222.
  Full Committee, closed business meeting to markup the proposed 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, 2:30 p.m., 
SR-222.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
Security and International Trade and Finance, to hold hearings to 
examine United States economic relations with China, focusing on 
strategies and options on exchange rates and market access, 2:30 
p.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings to examine communications, taxation and federalism, 10 
a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: business meeting to 
consider S. 126, to modify the boundary of Mesa Verde National Park, 
S. 175, to provide for a feasibility study of alternatives to 
augment the water supplies of the Central Oklahoma Master 
Conservancy District and cities served by the District, S. 324, to 
direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of water 
resources in the State of New Mexico, S. 542, to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to conduct feasibility studies to address 
certain water shortages within the Snake, Boise, and Payette River 
systems in the State of Idaho, S. 553, to amend the Wild and Scenic 
Rivers Act to designate certain segments of the Eightmile River in 
the State of Connecticut as components of the National Wild and 
Scenic Rivers System, S. Con. Res. 6, expressing the sense of 
Congress that the National Museum of Wildlife Art, located in 
Jackson, Wyoming, should be designated as the ``National Museum of 
Wildlife Art of the United States'', S. 580, to amend the National 
Trails System Act to require the Secretary of the Interior to update 
the feasibility and suitability studies of four national historic 
trails, S. 637, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the 
suitability and feasibility of establishing the Chattahoochee Trace 
National Heritage Corridor in Alabama and Georgia, S. 686, to amend 
the National Trails System Act to designate the Washington-
Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Historical Trail, S. 797, to 
amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Star-Spangled 
Banner Trail in the States of Maryland and Virginia and the District 
of Columbia as a National Historic Trail, S. 890, to provide for 
certain administrative and support services for the Dwight D. 
Eisenhower Memorial Commission, S. 1037, to authorize the Secretary

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of the Interior to assist in the planning, design, and construction 
of the Tumalo Irrigation District Water Conservation Project in 
Deschutes County, Oregon, S. 1110, to amend the Reclamation Projects 
Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 to provide for the 
conjunctive use of surface and ground water in Juab County, Utah, S. 
1139, to establish the National Landscape Conservation System, S. 
1152, to promote wildland firefighter safety, S. 1281, to amend the 
Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain rivers and streams 
of the headwaters of the Snake River System as additions to the 
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, H.R. 161, to adjust the 
boundary of the Minidoka Internment National Monument to include the 
Nidoto Nai Yoni Memorial in Bainbridge Island, Washington, H.R. 235, 
to allow for the renegotiation of the payment schedule of contracts 
between the Secretary of the Interior and the Redwood Valley County 
Water District, H.R. 247, to designate a Forest Service trail at 
Waldo Lake in the Willamette National Forest in the State of Oregon 
as a national recreation trail in honor of Jim Weaver, a former 
Member of the House of Representatives, H.R. 276, to designate the 
Piedras Blancas Light Station and the surrounding public land as an 
Outstanding Natural Area to be administered as a part of the 
National Landscape Conservation System, and for other purposes, H.R. 
376, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special 
resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of 
including the battlefields and related sites of the First and Second 
Battles of Newtonia, Missouri, during the Civil War as part of 
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield or designating the battlefields 
and related sites as a separate unit of the National Park System, 
and for other purposes, H.R. 482, to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to transfer ownership of the American River Pump Station 
Project, and certain other pending calendar business and 
nominations, 11:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine funding Social 
Security's administrative costs, focusing on the budget resolution, 
10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs, to 
hold hearings to examine rising crime in the United States, focusing 
on the federal role in helping communities prevent and respond to 
violent crime, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine S. 1257, to provide 
the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an 
additional seat in the House of Representatives, focusing on ending 
taxation without representation, 1:30 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold hearings to examine health 
care legislation, 9:30 a.m., SD-562.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Energy and Water 
Development, and Related Agencies, to mark up appropriations for 
fiscal year 2008, 11 a.m., 2362 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, to 
mark up appropriations for fiscal year 2008, 3 p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, to consider the following: H.R. 
180, Darfur Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007; H.R. 2347, 
Iran Sanctions Enabling Act of 2007; H.R. 1851, Section 8 Voucher 
Reform Act of 2007; H.R. 1980, Housing Assistance Council 
Authorization Act of 2007; H.R. 1982, Rural Housing and Economic 
Development Act of 2007; HR. 2139, FHA Manufactured Housing Loan 
Modernization Act of 2007; and pending Committee business, 10 a.m., 
2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, to mark up the following 
legislation: H.R. 885, International Nuclear Fuel for Peace and 
Nonproliferation Act 2007; Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2007; 
International Climate Cooperation Re-Engagement Act of 2007; S. 676, 
To provide that the Executive Director of the Inter-American 
Development Bank or the Alternate Executive Director of the Inter-
American Development Bank may serve on the Board of Directors of the 
Inter-American Foundation; H. Con. Res. 21, Calling on the United 
Nations Security Council to charge Iranian President Mahmoud 
Ahmadinejad with violating the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and 
Punishment of the Crime of Genocide and the United National Charter 
because of his calls for the destruction of the State of Israel; H. 
Con. Res. 80, Calling on the Government of Uganda and the Lord's 
Resistance Army (LRA) to recommit to a political solution to the 
conflict in northern Uganda and to recommence vital peace talks, and 
urging immediate and substantial support for the ongoing peace 
process from the United States and the international community; H. 
Res. 137, Honoring the life and six decades of public service of 
Jacob Birnbaum and especially his commitment freeing Soviet Jews 
from religious, cultural and communal extinction; H. Res. 233, 
Recognizing over 200 years of sovereignty of the Principality of 
Liechtenstein, and expressing support for efforts by the United 
States continue to strengthen its relationship with that country; H. 
Res. 295, Recognizing the strong alliance between the Republic of 
Korea and the United States and expressing appreciation to the 
Republic of Korea for its efforts in the global war against 
terrorism; a resolution relating to the 40th anniversary of the Six 
Day War and the reunification of the City of Jerusalem; H. Res. 395, 
Supporting the ideals and values of the Olympic movement; H. Res. 
397, Condemning violence in Estonia and attacks on Estonia's 
embassies in 2007, and expressing solidarity with the Government and 
the people of Estonia; H. Res. 412, Expressing gratitude to her 
Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and His Royal Highness, Prince Philip, 
Duke of Edinburgh, for their State Visit to the United States and 
reaffirming the friendship that exists between the United States and 
the United Kingdom; H. Res. 418, Recognizing and welcoming the 
delegation of Presidents, Prime Ministers and Foreign Ministers from 
the Caribbean to Washington, D.C., and commending the Caribbean 
Community (CARICOM) for holding the Conference on the Caribbean; and 
a resolution calling on the Government of the People's Republic of 
China to use its unique influence and economic leverage to stop 
genocide and violence in Darfur, Sudan, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.

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  Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia, hearing on U.S. 
Assistance to the Palestinians, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, 
Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology, hearing entitled 
``Reducing Threats to Our Nation's Agriculture: Authorizing a Bio 
and Agro-Defense Facility,'' 1 p.m., 31l Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, hearing to continue investigation into 
the U.S. Attorneys Controversy and Related Matters, 10:15 a.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border 
Security, and International Law, to continue hearings on 
Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Becoming Americans--U.S. Immigrant 
Integration, 5:30 p.m., 2226 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, hearing on the Energy Policy 
Reform and Revitalization Act of 2007, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing on 
Achievements and Opportunities for Climate Protection under the 
Montreal Protocol, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs, hearing on 
Weaponizing Space: Is Current U.S. Policy Protecting Our National 
Security? 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, to consider H.R. 2316, Honest Leadership and 
Open Government Act of 2007, 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science and Technology, to consider the following: 
H.R. 364, To provide for the establishment of the Advanced Research 
Projects Agency-Energy; H.R. 1467, 10,000 Trained by 2010 Act; H.R. 
1716, Green Energy Education Act of 2007; and H.R. 632, H-Prize Act 
of 2007, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 
2359, SBA Entrepreneurial Development Programs Act of 2007; H.R. 
2366, SBA Veterans' Programs Act of 2007; H.R. 2284, To amend the 
Small Business Act to expand and improve the assistance provided by 
Small Business Development Centers to Indian tribe members, Alaska 
Natives, and Native Hawaiians; H.R. 2397, SBA Women's Business 
Programs Act of 2007; and H.R. 2389, Small Energy Efficient 
Businesses Act, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to consider the 
following: H.R. 2011, To designate the Federal building and United 
States courthouse located at 100 East 8th Avenue in Pine Bluff, 
Arkansas, as the ``George Howard, Jr., Federal Building and United 
States Courthouse;'' H. Res. 400, Expressing the sympathy of the 
House of Representative to the citizens of Greensburg, Kansas, over 
the devastating tornado of May 4, 2007; General Services 
Administration Capital Investment Resolutions; U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers Survey Resolutions, and other pending business, 11 a.m., 
2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, hearing on IRS's Private Debt 
Collection, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, briefing on 
Hot Spots, 8:45 a.m., H-405 Capitol.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: to hold hearings to examine the United 
States petroleum industry, focusing on potentially harmful 
conditions for consumers, 10 a.m., SH-216.