[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 23, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D740-D741]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                              MAY 24, 2007

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Armed Services: closed business meeting to mark up 
the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2008, 10 a.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings to examine the nomination of Charles Darwin Snelling, of 
Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the 
Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold an oversight 
hearing to examine opportunities and challenges associated with coal 
gasification, including coal-to-liquids and industrial gasification, 
9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to 
examine potential impacts of global warming on recreation and the 
recreation industry, 10:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, 
and Infrastructure, to hold hearings to examine energy efficiency, 
focusing on tax incentives for reducing consumption, 2 p.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: business meeting to consider 
S.392, to ensure payment of United States assessments for United 
Nations peacekeeping operations for the 2005 through 2008 time 
period, S. Res. 211, expressing the profound concerns of the Senate 
regarding the transgression against freedom of thought and 
expression that is being carried out in Venezuela, S. Con. Res. 25, 
condemning the recent violent actions of the Government of Zimbabwe 
against peaceful opposition party activists and members of civil 
society, S. Res. 110, expressing the sense of the Senate regarding 
the 30th anniversary of ASEAN-United States dialogue and 
relationship, and the nominations of Phillip Carter, III, of 
Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Guinea, R. Niels 
Marquardt, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Madagascar, and to serve concurrently and without additional 
compensation as Ambassador to the Union of Comoros, Janet E. Garvey, 
of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Cameroon, Dell 
L. Dailey, of South Dakota, to be Coordinator for Counterterrorism, 
with the rank and status of Ambassador at Large, Mark P. Lagon, of 
Virginia, to be Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat 
Trafficking, with the rank of Ambassador at Large, James K. 
Glassman, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the Broadcasting Board 
of Governors, Cameron R. Hume, of New York, to be Ambassador of 
Indonesia, James R. Keith, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to 
Malaysia, Miriam K. Hughes, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the 
Federated States of Micronesia, Ravic Rolf Huso, of Hawaii, to be 
Ambassador to the Lao People's Democratic Republic, and Hans G. 
Klemm, of Michigan, to be Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of 
Timor-Leste, and promotion lists in the Foreign Service, 11:30 a.m., 
S-116, Capitol.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: 
Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government 
Information, Federal Services, and International Security, to hold 
hearings to examine federal real property, focusing on the property 
management problems highlighted in a recent Government 
Accountability Office report, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery, to hold hearings to 
examine issues relative to residents of Louisiana affected by 
Hurricane Katrina or Rita, focusing on the goals, costs, management 
and impediments facing Louisiana's Road Home Program, 3 p.m., SD-
342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider S. 185, 
to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States, S. 
1327, to create and extend certain temporary district court 
judgeships, H. Con. Res. 76, honoring the 50th anniversary of the 
International Geophysical Year and its past contributions to space 
research, and looking forward to future accomplishments, and the 
nominations of Leslie Southwick, of Mississippi, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, Janet T. Neff, to be United 
States District Judge for the Western District of Michigan, Paul 
Lewis Maloney, to be United States District Judge for the Western 
District of Michigan, and Liam O'Grady, to be United States District 
Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, and possible 
authorization of subpoenas in the connection with investigation into 
the replacement of U.S. attorneys, 10 a.m., SD-226.

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  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold hearings to examine 
terrorist ideology, 3:30 p.m., SD-106.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and 
Poultry, to consider H.R. 2419, Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007, 10 
a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing on training of development of the Iraqi 
police service, 9 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and Labor, Subcommittee on Workforce 
Protections, hearing on Workplace Safety: Why do Millions of Workers 
Remain Without OSHA Coverage? 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and Air 
Quality, hearing entitled ``Legislative Hearing on Discussion Drafts 
concerning Energy Efficiency, Smart Electricity Grid, Energy Policy 
Act of 2005 Title XVII Loan Guarantees, and Standby Loans for Coal-
to-Liquids Projects,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, to continue mark up of H.R. 1851, 
Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2007, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Africa and Global 
Health, hearing on International Food Aid Programs: Options to 
Enhance Effectiveness; followed by a briefing on this subject, 2:30 
p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Europe, hearing on expanding the Visa Waiver 
Program, Enhancing Transatlantic Relations, 1 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, hearing on 
the Reauthorization of OPIC, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Management, 
Investigations, and Oversight, hearing entitled ``Examining the 
Impact of Equipment Shortages on the National Guard's Readiness for 
Homeland Security Missions,'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Immigration, 
Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law, 
hearing on Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Labor Movement 
Perspectives, 9 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries, 
Wildlife and Oceans and the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests 
and Public Lands, joint oversight hearing on No Child Left Inside: 
Reconnecting Kids with the Outdoors, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing on the following bills: 
H.R. 31, Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District Wastewater and 
Recycled Water Facilities Act of 2007; and H.R. 1526, Bay Area 
Regional Water Recycling Program Authorization Act of 2007, 10 a.m., 
1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing on Invisible 
Casualties: The Incidence and Treatment of Mental Health Problems by 
the U.S. Military, 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science and Technology, Subcommittee on 
Investigations and Oversight, hearing on the NASA Administrator's 
Speech to Office of Inspector General Staff, the Subsequent 
Destruction of Video Records and Associated Matters, 10 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, hearing entitled ``Expanding Small 
Business Health Insurance Coverage Using the Private Reinsurance 
Market,'' 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Highways and Transit, hearing on Public-Private Partnerships: State 
and User Perspectives, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Select Revenue 
Measures, hearing on Tax Incentives for Affordable Housing, 10 a.m., 
1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Subcommittee on 
Intelligence Community Management, executive, briefing on DNI, 1 
p.m., H-405 Capitol.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: to hold hearings 
to examine Russia, focusing on the reemergence of Russia as a major 
political and economic power, 10 a.m., B318RHOB.