[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 90 (Wednesday, June 6, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D782-D783]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





             COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 2007

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Lieutenant General Douglas E. Lute, USA, to be 
Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for 
Iraq and Afghanistan, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Space, Aeronautics, and Related Agencies, to hold joint hearings 
with the House Science and Technology Committee's Subcommittee on 
Investigations and Oversight to examine the investigation of the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Inspector General, 2 
p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to 
examine alternative energy-related uses on the outer continental 
shelf, focusing on opportunities, issues, and implementation of 
Section 388 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (Public Law 109-58), 
9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to 
examine the views of religious organizations regarding global 
warming, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: 
Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal 
Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings to examine 
the acquisition organization of the Department of Homeland Security, 
2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider S. 720, 
to amend title 4, United States Code, to authorize the Governor of a 
State, territory, or possession of the United States to order that 
the National flag be flown at half-staff in that State, territory, 
or possession in the event of the death of a member of the Armed 
Forces from that State, territory, or possession who dies while 
serving on active duty, H.R. 692, to amend title 4, United States 
Code, to authorize the Governor of a State, territory, or possession 
of the United States to order that the National flag be flown at 
half-staff in that State, territory, or possession in the event of 
the death of a member of the Armed Forces from that State, 
territory, or possession who dies while serving on active duty, S. 
535, to establish an Unsolved Crimes Section in the Civil Rights 
Division of the Department of Justice, and an Unsolved Civil Rights 
Crime Investigative Office in the Civil Rights Unit of the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation, 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, S. Res. 171, memorializing 
fallen firefighters by lowering the United States flag to half-staff 
on the day of the National Fallen Firefighter Memorial Service in 
Emmitsburg, Maryland, S. 185, to restore habeas corpus for those 
detained by the United States, S. Res. 82, designating August 16, 
2007 as ``National Airborne Day'', S. Res. 173, designating August 
11, 2007, as ``National Marina Day'', the nominations of Leslie 
Southwick, of Mississippi, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
Fifth Circuit, and Robert James Jonker, to be United States District 
Judge for the Western District of Michigan, and possible 
authorization of subpoenas in connection with investigation into the 
replacement of U.S. attorneys, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine S. 453, to prohibit 
deceptive practices in Federal elections, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to 
examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.

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                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, 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.
  Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture, to consider 
H.R. 2419, Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007, 1 p.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, to consider the Interior, 
Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations for Fiscal Year 
2008, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and 
Related Agencies, to mark up appropriations for fiscal year 2008, 2 
p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and Labor, hearing on Protecting U.S. and 
Guest Workers: the Recruitment and Employment of Temporary Foreign 
Labor, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  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, Subcommittee on Energy and Air 
Quality, hearing entitled ``Legislative Hearing on Discussion Draft 
Concerning Alternative Fuels, Infrastructure, and Vehicles,'' 10 
a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  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, Subcommittee on Financial 
Institutions and Consumer Credit, hearing entitled ``Improving 
Credit Card Consumer Protection: Recent Industry and Regulatory 
Initiatives,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Africa and Global 
Health, hearing on Nigeria at a Crossroads: Elections, Legitimacy 
and a Way Forward, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, 
and Global Counterterrorism, hearing entitled ``Project 28: The 
Future of SBInet,'' 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution, 
Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, oversight hearing on the 
Constitutional Limitations on Domestic Surveillance, 2 p.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  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, to continue markup of H.R. 2337, 
Energy Policy Reform and Revitalization Act of 2007, 10 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, hearing 
on H.R. 2016, National Landscape Conservation System Act, 1 p.m., 
1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on 
Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia, 
hearing on D.C. Autonomy, 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  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.
  Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs, hearing on 
Darfur and the Olympics: A Call for International Action, 10 a.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science and Technology, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Environment, hearing on NPOESS, Weather Satellite Program, 1 p.m., 
2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, hearing on Family Farmer and Rural 
Small Business Priorities for 2007 Farm Bill, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Highways and Transit, hearing on Congestion and Mobility, 10 a.m., 
2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Economic 
Opportunity, hearing on Specially Adaptive Housing, 2 p.m., 334 
Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security, 
hearing on Employment Eligibility Verification Systems, 10 a.m., B-
318 Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Subcommittee on 
Intelligence Community Management, executive, briefing on Security 
Clearance Process, 11 a.m., H-405 Capitol.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation, Subcommittee on Space, Aeronautics, and Related 
Agencies, to hold joint hearings with the House Science and 
Technology Committee's Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight 
to examine the investigation of the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration Inspector General, 2 p.m., SR-253.