[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 88 (Monday, June 4, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D760-D762]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,

                              JUNE 5, 2007

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to 
examine the preparedness of the federal land management agencies for 
the 2007 wildfire season and efforts to contain the costs of 
wildfire management activities, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Permanent 
Subcommittee on Investigations, to hold hearings to examine 
executive stock options, focusing on the Internal Revenue Service 
(IRS) and stockholders information, 9 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine the 
federal role to work with communities to prevent and respond to gang 
violence, focusing on S. 456, to increase and enhance law 
enforcement resources committed to investigation and prosecution of 
violent gangs, to deter and punish violent gang crime, to protect 
law-abiding citizens and communities from violent criminals, to 
revise and enhance criminal penalties for violent crimes, to expand 
and improve gang prevention programs, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Full Committee, to continue hearings to examine the Department of 
Justice politicizing the hiring and firing of United States 
Attorneys, focusing on preserving prosecutorial independence, 2:30 
p.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to 
examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, June 6, Subcommittee on Specialty Crops, 
Rural Development, and Foreign Agriculture, to consider H.R. 2419, 
Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  June 7, Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk 
Management, hearing to review the integrity and efficacy of the 
Federal Crop Insurance Program, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  June 7, Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture, to 
consider H.R. 2419, Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007, 1 p.m., 1300 
Longworth.

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  Committee on Appropriations, June 5, to consider the following: 
Report on the Suballocation of Budget Allocations Fiscal Year 2008; 
Report on the Revised Suballocation of Budget Allocations Fiscal 
Year 2007; and Homeland Security Appropriations Fiscal Year 2008, 
5:30 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  June 5, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, 
to mark up appropriations for fiscal year 2008, 4 p.m., 2358 
Rayburn.
  June 5, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs, to mark up appropriations for fiscal year 2008, 3 p.m., H-
140 Capitol.
  June 6, full Committee, to consider the following appropriations 
Fiscal Year 2008: Energy and Water Development, and Related 
Agencies; and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related 
Agencies, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  June 7, to consider the Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies appropriations for Fiscal Year 2008, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, June 6, hearing on the Department of 
Defense body armor programs, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  June 6, Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces, hearing 
on procurement of Navy boat barriers, 2:30 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and Labor, June 5, Subcommittee on Health, 
Employment, Labor and Pensions, hearing on Ensuring Collective 
Bargaining Rights for First Responders: H.R. 980, Public Safety 
Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007, 3 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  June 7, full Committee, hearing on Protecting U.S. and Guest 
Workers: the Recruitment and Employment of Temporary Foreign Labor, 
10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  June 7, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary 
Education, hearing on Reauthorization of the Elementary and 
Secondary Act: Current and Prospective Flexibility Under No Child 
Left Behind, 2:30 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, June 6, Subcommittee on 
Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection, hearing on legislation to 
Improve Consumer Product Safety for Children, H.R. 2474, To provide 
for an increased maximum civil penalty for violations under the 
Consumer Product Safety Act; H.R. 1699, Danny Keysar Child Product 
Safety Notification Act; H.R. 814, Children's Gasoline Burn 
Prevention Act; and H.R. 1721, Pool and Spa Safety Act, 10 a.m., 
2123 Rayburn.
  June 7, Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, hearing entitled 
``Legislative Hearing on Discussion Draft Concerning Alternative 
Fuels, Infrastructure, and Vehicles,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  June 7, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on H.R. 1328, Indian 
Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2007, 11 a.m., 2322 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, June 6, hearing entitled ``U.S. 
Interests in Reform of China's Financial Services Sector,'' 10 a.m., 
2128 Rayburn.
  June 6, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, hearing 
entitled ``Reauthorization of the Native American Housing Assistance 
and Self-Determination Act,'' 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  June 7, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer 
Credit, hearing entitled ``Improving Credit Card Consumer 
Protection: Recent Industry and Regulatory Initiatives,'' 10 a.m., 
2128 Rayburn.
  June 8, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Can Internet Gambling 
Be Effectively Regulated To Protect Consumers and the Payments 
System?'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, June 6, hearing on U.S. Policy 
Challenges in North Africa, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  June 7, Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health, hearing on 
Nigeria at a Crossroads, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, June 6, hearing entitled ``The XDR 
Tuberculosis Incident: A Poorly Coordinated Federal Response to an 
Incident with Homeland Implications,'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  June 6, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and 
Science and Technology, to mark up H.R. 1717, To amend the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 to establish a National Bio and Agro-defense 
Facility, 2:30 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  June 7, Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global 
Counterterrorism, hearing entitled ``Project 28: The Future of 
SBInet,'' 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, June 6, Subcommittee on Immigration, 
Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law, 
hearings on Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Business Community 
Perspectives, 10 a.m., to meet to Adopt Rules of Procedure and 
Statement of Policy for Private Immigration Bills, and Rules of 
Procedure for Private Claims Bills; followed by continuation of 
hearings on Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Government 
Perspectives on Immigration Statistics, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  June 7, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil 
Liberties, oversight hearing on the Constitutional Limitations on 
Domestic Surveillance, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  June 7, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, 
hearing on H.R. 2286, To amend title 18, United States Code, and the 
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure with respect to bail bond 
forfeitures; followed by a markup of H.R. 660, Court Security 
Improvement Act of 2007, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, June 5, Subcommittee on Fisheries, 
Wildlife and Oceans, hearing on the following bills: H. Con. Res. 
147, Recognizing 200 years of research, service to the people of the 
United States, and stewardship of the marine environment by the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and its predecessor 
agencies; H. Res. 186, Supporting the goals and ideals of National 
Clean Beaches Week and recognizing the considerable value of 
American beaches and their role in American culture; H.R. 1834, To 
authorize the national ocean exploration program and the national 
undersea research program within the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration; and H.R. 2400, Ocean and

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Coastal Mapping Integration Act, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  June 6, full Committee, to mark up H.R. 2337, Energy Policy Reform 
and Revitalization Act of 2007, 11 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  June 7, Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, hearing on H.R. 1075, 
United States Territories Infrastructure Bond Bank Authorization 
Act, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  June 7, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, 
hearing on H.R. 2016, National Landscape Conservation System Act, 10 
a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, June 6, hearing on 
FDA's Role in the Evaluation of Avandia's Safety, 10 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  June 7, Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the 
District of Columbia, hearing on D.C. Autonomy, 2 p.m., 2247 
Rayburn.
  June 7, Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National 
Archives and the Subcommittee on Government Management, 
Organization, and Procurement, joint hearing on Federal IT Security: 
The Future for FISMA, 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  June 7, Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs, 
hearing on Darfur and the Olympics: A Call for International Action, 
10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  June 8, Subcommittee on Domestic Policy, hearing on Hot Fuels: Big 
Oil's Double Standard for Measuring Gasoline, 9 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, June 5, to consider H.R. 2446, Afghanistan 
Freedom and Security Support Act of 2007, 5 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  June 6, to consider the following: S. 5, Stem Cell Research 
Enhancement Act of 2007; and H.R. 65, Lumbee Recognition Act, 2 
p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science and Technology, June 5, hearing on the Role 
of Technology in Reducing Illegal Filesharing: A University 
Perspective, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  June 6, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, to mark up the 
following bills: H.R. 906, Global Change Research and Data 
Management Act of 2007; H.R. 2304, Advanced Geothermal Energy 
Research and Development Act of 2007; and H.R. 2313, Marine 
Renewable Energy Research and Development Act of 2007, 10 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  June 6, Subcommittee on Research and Science Education, hearing on 
STEM Education Programs, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  June 7, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, hearing on NPOESS, 
1 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, June 5, hearing on Sarbanes-Oxley 
Section 404: Will the SEC's and PCAOB's New Standards Lower 
Compliance Costs for Small Companies? 2 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  June 6, Subcommittee on Finance and Tax, hearing on Data Security, 
10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  June 7, full Committee, hearing on the Farm Bill, 10 a.m., 2360 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, June 6, 
Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing on the National Transportation 
Safety Board's Most Wanted Aviation Safety Improvements, 10 a.m., 
2167 Rayburn.
  June 7, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, hearing on 
Congestion and Mobility, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  June 8, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, 
and Emergency Management, hearing on What Visitors Can Expect at the 
Capitol Visitors Center: Transportation, Access, Security, and 
Visuals, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, June 7, Subcommittee on Economic 
Opportunity, hearing on Specially Adaptive Housing, 2 p.m., 334 
Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, June 7, Subcommittee on Social 
Security, hearing on Employment Eligibility Verification Systems, 10 
a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, June 7, Subcommittee 
on Intelligence Community Management, executive, briefing on 
Security Clearance Process, 11 a.m., H-405 Capitol.