[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 91 (Thursday, June 7, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D792-D795]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of June 11 through June 16, 2007

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at 3:30 p.m., Senate will resume consideration of the 
motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 6, Clean Energy Act; 
following which, at 4:30 p.m., Senate will resume consideration of the 
motion to proceed to consideration of S.J. Res. 14, Attorney General 
Gonzales Sense of the Senate Resolution, and vote on the motion to 
invoke cloture thereon at 5:30 p.m.
  During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared 
legislative and executive business.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Appropriations: June 13, Subcommittee on Military 
Construction and Veterans' Affairs, and Related Agencies, business 
meeting to mark up proposed legislation making appropriations for 
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, 10 a.m., SD-124.
  June 13, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, business meeting to 
mark up proposed legislation making appropriations for Homeland 
Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, 2 p.m., S-
128, Capitol.
  June 14, Full Committee, business meeting to mark up proposed 
legislation making appropriations for Military Construction, 
Veterans Affairs, and Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2008, 2 p.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Armed Services: June 12, to hold hearings to examine 
the nominations of Michael J. Burns, of New Mexico, to be Assistant 
to the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear and Chemical and Biological 
Defense Programs, Vice Admiral Eric T. Olson, USN, for appointment 
to the grade of admiral and to be Commander, United States Special 
Operations Command, Thomas P. D'Agostino, of Maryland, to be Under 
Secretary for Nuclear Security, Department of Energy, and Michael G. 
Vickers, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, 
9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: June 12, to 
hold hearings to examine the Universal Service Fund, focusing on 
assessing the recommendations of the Federal-State Joint Board, 10 
a.m., SR-253.
  June 14, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine public safety 
and competition issues, focusing on the 700MHz auction, 10 a.m., SR-
253.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: June 12, to hold 
hearings to examine the health affects of asbestos, focusing on 
methods of mitigating such impacts, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: June 12, to hold hearings to examine trade 
enforcement for a 21st century economy, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: June 12, Subcommittee on 
International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs 
and International Environmental Protection, to hold hearings to 
examine the efficacy of the Foreign Assistance Reform, focusing on 
successes, failures, and the next steps; to be followed immediately 
by a full committee hearing to examine the nomination of Reuben 
Jeffery III, to be Under Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and 
Agricultural Affairs, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  June 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Anne Woods Patterson, of Virginia, to be Ambassador 
to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Nancy J. Powell, of Iowa, to be 
Ambassador to Nepal, Joseph Adam Ereli, of the District of Columbia, 
to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Bahrain, Richard Boyce Norland, 
of Iowa, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Uzbekistan, and Stephen 
A. Seche, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Yemen, 2 
p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: June 13, 
business meeting to consider original bills entitled, ``The Higher 
Education Access Reconciliation Act'', and ``The Higher Education 
Amendments of 2007'', and other pending calendar business, 10 a.m., 
SD-628.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: June 12, 
Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal 
Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings to examine 
assessing telework policies and initiatives in the federal 
government, 2:30 p.m., SD-562.
  June 13, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 1257, to 
provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah 
an additional seat in the House of Representatives, S. 274, to amend 
chapter 23 of title

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5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information 
protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement 
in nondisclosure policies, forms, and agreements that such policies, 
forms, and agreements conform with certain disclosure protections, 
provide certain authority for the Special Counsel, H.R. 1254, to 
amend title 44, United States Code, to require information on 
contributors to Presidential library fundraising organizations, S. 
Res. 22, reaffirming the constitutional and statutory protections 
accorded sealed domestic mail, S. 967, to amend chapter 41 of title 
5, United States Code, to provide for the establishment and 
authorization of funding for certain training programs for 
supervisors of Federal employees, S. 1046, to modify pay provisions 
relating to certain senior-level positions in the Federal 
Government, S. 1099, to amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States 
Code, to make individuals employed by the Roosevelt Campobello 
International Park Commission eligible to obtain Federal health 
insurance, S. 597, to extend the special postage stamp for breast 
cancer research for 2 years, H.R. 1255, and S. 886, bills to amend 
chapter 22 of title 44, United States Code, popularly known as the 
Presidential Records Act, to establish procedures for the 
consideration of claims of constitutionally based privilege against 
disclosure of Presidential records, and S. 381, to establish a fact-
finding Commission to extend the study of a prior Commission to 
investigate and determine facts and circumstances surrounding the 
relocation, internment, and deportation to Axis countries of Latin 
Americans of Japanese descent from December 1941 through February 
1948, and the impact of those actions by the United States, and to 
recommend appropriate remedies, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: June 12, to hold hearings to examine 
rising crime in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  June 14, Full Committee, business meeting to consider 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. 1145, to amend title 35, United 
States Code, to provide for patent reform, S. Res. 105, designating 
September 2007 as ``Campus Fire Safety Month'', S. Res. 215, 
designating September 25, 2007, as ``National First Responder 
Appreciation Day'', the nomination of Leslie Southwick, of 
Mississippi, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth 
Circuit, and possible authorization of subpoenas in connection with 
the investigation of the legal basis for the warrantless wiretap 
program, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: June 13, to hold hearings 
to examine nominations to the Federal Election Commission, 10 a.m., 
SR-301.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: June 14, to hold 
hearings to examine the impact of rising gas prices on America's 
small businesses, 9:30 a.m., SR-428A.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: June 13, to hold an oversight 
hearing to examine Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of 
Defense, and Department of Labor cooperation on employment issues, 
9:30 a.m., SD-562.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: June 12, to hold hearings to 
examine terrorist ideology, 2:30 p.m., SH-216.
  June 14, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, June 14, Subcommittee on Department 
Operations, Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry, to consider H.R. 
2419, Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, June 11, to mark up the Financial 
Services and General Government Appropriations for fiscal year 2008, 
5:30 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  June 12, to consider the following: Revised Suballocation of 
Budget Allocations, Fiscal Year 2008; and the following 
Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2008; the State, Foreign Operations, 
and Related Programs; and the Legislative Branch, 9 a.m., 2359 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, June 12, Subcommittee on Oversight 
and Investigations, hearing on the development of the Iraqi Security 
Forces, 9 a.m., 2118 Rayburn
  June 13, full committee, hearing on China: Recent Security 
Developments, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  June 13, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing on Walter 
Reed progress reviews and results of the Independent Review Group, 2 
p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and Labor, June 12, hearing entitled 
``Justice Denied? The Implications of the Supreme Court's Ledbetter 
v. Goodyear Employment Discrimination Decision,'' 1:30 p.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
  June 12, Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, hearing on 
Balancing Work and Family: What Policies Best Support American 
Families?'' 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  June 13, full Committee, to mark up the College Cost Reduction Act 
of 2007, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, June 12, Subcommittee on Health, 
hearing on Discussion Drafts concerning Prescription Drug User Fee 
Act Reauthorization, Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act 
Reauthorization, Drug Safety, and Certain Pediatric Pharmaceutical 
and Device legislation, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  June 12, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, to consider 
issuance of subpoenas for Subcommittee hearing entitled ``Diminished 
Capacity: Can the FDA Assure the Safety and Security of the Nation's 
Food Supply--Part II,'' planned for June 19, 9:30 a.m., 2322 
Rayburn.
  June 12, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``Poisoned Patriots: Contaminated Drinking Water at Camp 
Lejeune,'' 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Financial Services, June 12, Subcommittee on Housing 
and Community Opportunity, hearing on H.R. 1682, Flood Insurance 
Reform and Modernization Act of 2007, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  June 12, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation and the 
Subcommittee on Management, Investigations and Oversight of the 
Committee on Homeland Security, joint hearing on National Flood 
Insurance Program: Issues Exposed by the 2005 Hurricanes, 2:30 p.m., 
2128 Rayburn.
  June 13, full Committee, hearing on Improving Federal Consumer 
Protection in Financial Services, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, June 13, Subcommittee on 
International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight, briefing 
and hearing on U.N. Peacekeeping Forces: A Force Multiplier for the 
U.S.? 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  June 13, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade, 
hearing on the United States-South Korea FTA: The Foreign Policy 
Implications, 10 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  June 14, full Committee, hearing on Deal or No Deal: The State of 
the Trans-Atlantic Relationship, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, June 13, hearing entitled ``The 
JFK Terrorist Plot: Coordinating the Homeland Security Response,'' 2 
p.m., 311 Cannon.
  June 13, Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, 
and Response, hearing entitled ``Citizen Preparedness: Helping Our 
Communities Help Themselves,'' 11 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  June 14, Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing and 
Terrorism Risk Assessment, hearing entitled ``Assessing and 
Addressing the Threat: Defining the Role of a National Commission on 
the Prevention of Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism,'' 
10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  June 14, Subcommittee on Management Investigations, and Oversight, 
hearing entitled ``Ensuring We Have Well-Trained Boots on the Ground 
At the Border,'' 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, June 12, Subcommittee on Commercial 
and Administrative Law, hearing on the Mandatory Arbitration 
Agreements: Are They Fair For Consumers? 10:30 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  June 12, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil 
Liberty and the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland 
Security, joint hearing on H.R. 923, Emmett Till Unsolved Civil 
Rights Crime Act, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  June 14, full Committee, hearing on H.R. 2102, Free Flow of 
Information Act of 2007, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, June 12, Subcommittee on Water and 
Power, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 31, Elisnore Valley 
Municipal Water District Wastewater and Recycled Water Facilities 
Act of 2007; H.R. 716, Santa Rosa Urban Water Reuse Plan Act; H.R. 
1462, Platte River Recovery Implementation Program and Pathfinder 
Modification Authorization Act; H.R. 1503, Avra/Black Wash 
Reclamation and Riparian Restoration Project; H.R. 1526, Bay Area 
Regional Water Recycling Program Authorization Act of 2007; and H.R. 
1725, Rancho California Water District Recycled Water Reclamation 
Facility Act of 2007, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  June 13, full Committee, to continue markup of H.R. 2337, Energy 
Policy Reform and Revitalization Act of 2007; and to hold a hearing 
on the following bills: H.R. 673, Cocopah Lands Act; H.R. 1575, Burt 
Lake Band of Ottoawa and Chippewa Indians Reaffirmation Act; and 
H.R. 2120, To direct the Secretary of the Interior to proclaim as 
reservation for the benefit of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of 
Chippewa Indians a parcel of land now held in trust by the United 
States for that Indian tribe, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  June 14, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, 
hearing on the following bills: H.R. 442, To authorize the Secretary 
of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of 
designating the Wolf House, located in Norfolk, Arkansas, as a unit 
of the National Park System; H.R. 761, To authorize the Secretary of 
the Interior to convey to the Missouri River Basin Lewis and Clark 
Interpretative Trail and Visitor Center Foundation, Inc. certain 
Federal land associated with the Lewis and Clark National Historic 
Trail in Nebraska, to be used as a historical interpretive site 
along the trail; H.R. 1625, Abraham Lincoln National Heritage Area 
Act; H.R. 1835, Rim of the Valley Corridor Study Act; and H.R. 2197, 
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park Boundary Adjustment Act, 
10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, June 12, to consider 
pending business, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  June 13, hearing on Continuing Allegations of Misconduct at the 
GSA, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, June 11, to consider the Department of 
Homeland Security Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2008, 4:30 
p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science and Technology, June 12, hearing on the 
Globalization of R&D and Innovation, 1 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  June 12, Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, hearing on 
the duPont Aerospace DP-2 Aircraft, 9:30 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  June 13, full Committee, to consider pending business, 10 a.m., 
2318 Rayburn.
  June 14, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, hearing on A Path 
Toward the Broader Use of Biofuels: Enhancing the Federal Commitment 
to Research and Development to Meet Growing Needs, 2 p.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, June 12, 
Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, hearing on 
Deepwater: 120-Day Update, 10 am., 2167 Rayburn.
  June 12, Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous 
Materials, hearing on Amtrak Strategic Initiatives, 2 p.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, June 12, Subcommittee on Oversight 
and Investigations, hearing on the process of awarding SES bonuses 
at the Department of Veterans Affairs, 2 p.m., 334 Cannon.

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  Committee on Ways and Means, June 12, Subcommittee on Health, 
hearing on strategies to increase research and information on 
comparative clinical effectiveness, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  June 14, full Committee, hearing on Promoting U.S. Worker 
Competitiveness in a Globalized Economy, focusing on the Trade 
Adjustment Assistance program, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.