[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 89 (Tuesday, June 5, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D770-D771]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS; SUBALLOCATION OF BUDGET ALLOCATIONS 
FISCAL YEAR 2008; REVISED SUBALLOCATION OF BUDGET ALLOCATIONS FISCAL 
YEAR 2007
Committee on Appropriations: Ordered reported, as amended, the Homeland 
Security Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2008.
  The Committee also approved the following: Report on the 
Suballocation of Budget Allocations Fiscal Year 2008; and the Report on 
the Revised Suballocation of Budget Allocations Fiscal Year 2007.
FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL 
YEAR 2008
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Services and 
General Government approved for full Committee action the Financial 
Services and General Government Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2008.
STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
FISCAL YEAR 2008
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, 
and Related Programs approved for full Committee action the State, 
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations for Fiscal Year 
2008.
PUBLIC SAFETY EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE COOPERATION ACT OF 2007
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Health, Employment, 
Labor and Pensions held a hearing on Ensuring Collective Bargaining 
Rights for First Responders: H.R. 980, Public Safety Employer-Employee 
Cooperation Act of 2007. Testimony was heard from Representative 
Kildee; Wayne Seybold, Mayor, Marion, Indiana; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS OCEANS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and 
Oceans held a 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 Coastal Mapping Integration Act. Testimony was heard 
from Craig McLean, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Programs and 
Administration, Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research, NOAA, 
Department of Commerce; and public witnesses.
AFGHANISTAN FREEDOM AND SECURITY SUPPORT ACT OF 2007
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a voice vote, a structured rule 
providing 1 hour of general debate on H.R. 2446, Afghanistan Freedom 
and Security Support Act of 2007, equally divided and controlled by the 
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of 
the bill except clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI and provides that the bill 
shall be considered as read.
  No amendments shall be in order except those printed in the Rules 
Committee report accompanying the resolution. The amendments made in 
order may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be 
offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered 
as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report 
equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall 
not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for 
division of the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. 
The rule waives all points of order against such amendments except 
clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI. The rule provides one motion to recommit 
with or without instructions. Finally, the rule provides that the Chair 
may postpone further consideration of the bill to a time designated by 
the Speaker. Testimony was heard from Chairman Lantos and 
Representatives Jackson-Lee of Texas, Costa, Terry and Franks of 
Arizona.
ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY IN REDUCING ILLEGAL FILESHARING
Committee on Science and Technology: Held a hearing on the Role of 
Technology in Reducing Illegal Filesharing: A University Perspective. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
SARBANES-OXLEY COMPLIANCE SMALL BUSINESS COSTS
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on Sarbanes-Oxley Section 
404: Will the SEC's and PCAOB's New Standards Lower Compliance Costs

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for Small Companies? Testimony was heard from Christopher Cox, 
Chairman, SEC; and public witnesses.