[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 95 (Wednesday, June 13, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D819-D820]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
CHINA SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS
Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on China: Recent Security 
Developments. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of Defense: Richard P. Lawless, Deputy Under Secretary, 
Asia-Pacific Affairs; and MG Philip M. Breedlove, USAF, Vice Director, 
Strategic Plans and Policy, Joint Chiefs of Staff
COLLEGE COST REDUCTION ACT OF 2007
Committee on Education and Labor: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 
2669, College Cost Reduction Act of 2007.
FEDERAL FINANCIAL CONSUMER PROTECTION
Committee on Financial Services: Held a hearing on Improving Federal 
Consumer Protection in Financial Services. Testimony was heard from 
Randall S. Kroszner, member, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve 
System; the following officials of the Department of the Treasury: John 
C. Dugan, Comptroller of the Currency; and Scott M. Polakoff, Deputy 
Director and Chief Operating Officer, Office of Thrift Supervision; 
Sheila C. Bair, Chairman, FDIC; Deborah Platt Majoras, Chairman, FTC; 
Tom Miller, Attorney General, State of Iowa; and a public witness.
UN PEACEKEEPING FORCES
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International 
Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight held a hearing on U.N. 
Peacekeeping Forces: A Force Multiplier for the U.S.? Testimony was 
heard from former Senator Timothy E. Wirth, State of Colorado; James 
Dobbins, former Assistant Secretary, Europe, Department of State; 
Joseph A. Christoff, Director, International Affairs and Trade Team, 
GAO; and a public witness.
SOUTH KOREA FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Terrorism, 
Nonproliferation and Trade held a hearing on the United States-South 
Korea FTA: The Foreign Policy Implications. Testimony was heard from 
Karan K. Bhatia, Deputy U.S. Trade Representative; and Christopher R. 
Hill, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, 
Department of State.
CITIZEN/COMMUNITY PREPAREDNESS
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Emergency 
Communications, Preparedness, and Response held a hearing entitled 
``Citizen Preparedness: Helping Our Communities Help Themselves.'' 
Testimony was heard from Corey Gruber, Acting Deputy Administrator, 
National Preparedness, FEMA, Department of Homeland Security; and 
public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES; SUBPOENAS; RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR PRIVATE 
IMMIGRATION AND CLAIMS BILLS
Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported the following bills: H.R. 
923, amended, Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act; H.R. 660, 
amended, Court Security Improvement Act of 2007, and H.R. 2286, Bail 
Bond Fairness Act of 2007.
  The Committee served subpoenas to the following: Harriet Miers, to 
appear before the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law; 
and to Josh Bolten, Chief of Staff, White House, for documents 
concerning the U.S. Attorneys and the politicizing of the Department of 
Justice.
  The Committee also approved the following: Rules of Procedure and 
Statement of Policy for Private Immigration bills; and Rules of 
Procedure for Private Claims Bills.
ENERGY POLICY REFORM AND REVITALIZATION ACT OF 2007; MISCELLANEOUS 
MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 
2337, Energy Policy Reform and Revitalization Act of 2007.
  The Committee also held 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. Testimony was heard from 
Representative Stupak; George Skibine, Acting Principal Deputy 
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the 
Interior; and public witnesses.
GSA--CONTINUING ALLEGATIONS OF MISCONDUCT
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Held a hearing on 
Continuing Allegations of Misconduct at the GSA. Testimony was heard 
from Lurita A. Dean, Administrator, GSA.

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INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS, FY 2008
Commitee on Rules: Heard testimony from Chairman Dicks and 
Representative Tiahrt, but action was deferred on H.R. 2643, Interior, 
Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2008.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Science and Technology: Ordered reported, as amended, the 
following bills: 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.
U.S. TRADE POLICY AND SMALL BUSINESS
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing on U.S. Trade Policy and 
Small Business. Testimony was heard from Tiffany M. Moore, Assistant 
U.S. Trade Representative for Intergovernmental Affairs and Public 
Liaison; Israel Hernandez, Assistant Secretary, Trade Promotion and 
Director General, U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service, International 
Trade Administration, Department of Commerce; W. Kirk Miller, Associate 
Administrator and General Sales Manager, Foreign Agricultural Service, 
USDA; Richard Ginsburg, Acting Assistant Administrator, International 
Trade, SBA; and public witnesses.
BRIEFING--HOT SPOTS
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to 
receive a briefing on Hot Spots. The Committee was briefed by 
departmental witnesses.