[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 97 (Friday, June 15, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D835-D839]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of June 18 through June 23, 2007

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at 3:30 p.m., Senate will resume consideration of H.R. 6, 
CLEAN Energy Act.
  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 19, Subcommittee on Interior, 
Environment, and Related Agencies, business meeting to mark up 
proposed legislation making appropriations for Interior, 
Environment, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2008, 10 a.m., SD-124.
  June 19, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education, and Related Agencies, business meeting to mark up 
proposed legislation making appropriations for Labor, Health and 
Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2008, 4 p.m., SD-124.
  June 21, Full Committee, business meeting to mark up proposed 
legislation making appropriations for Labor,

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Health and Human Services, and Education, Interior, and Legislative 
Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, 2 p.m., SD-
106.
  June 22, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine a new 
vision for medical research relating to the fiscal year 2008 budget 
for the National Institutes of Health, 10 a.m., SD-116.
  Committee on Armed Services: June 19, business meeting to consider 
the nomination of Preston M. Geren, of Texas, to be Secretary of the 
Army, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: June 20, to hold 
hearings to examine reauthorization of the Hope VI Program, 2 p.m., 
SD-538.
  June 21, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine working 
towards ending homelessness, focusing on the reauthorization of the 
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (Public Law 100-77), 10 a.m., 
SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: June 21, to hold hearings to examine 
health care and the budget, focusing on issues and challenges for 
reform, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: June 20, 
Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security, to hold 
an oversight hearing to examine foreign aviation repair stations, 
2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  June 21, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine telephone 
number porting anc caller-ID spoofing, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  June 21, Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Innovation, to 
hold hearings to examine energy efficiency technologies and 
programs, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: June 20, Subcommittee 
on Superfund and Environmental Health, to hold hearings to examine 
the Environmental Protection Agency's response to 9-11, focusing on 
lessons learned for future emergency preparedness, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  June 21, Full Committee, to continue hearings to examine the case 
for the California waiver, including an update from the 
Environmental Protection Agency, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: June 19, business meeting to consider an 
original bill entitled, ``Energy Advancement and Investment Act of 
2007'', 10 a.m., SD-215.
  June 21, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine barriers to 
work to be overcome for individuals receiving Social Security 
Disability Benefits, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: June 19, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of June Carter Perry, of the District of 
Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Sierra Leone, 
Frederick B. Cook, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Central 
African Republic, Robert B. Nolan, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to 
the Kingdom of Lesotho, and Maurice S. Parker, of California, to be 
Ambassador to the Kingdom of Swaziland, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  June 19, Subcommittee on International Operations and 
Organizations, Democracy and Human Rights, to hold hearings to 
examine the passport backlog and the Department of State's response 
to the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  June 20, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of William R. Brownfield, of Texas, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of Colombia, Peter Michael McKinley, of Virginia, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Peru, and Patrick Dennis Duddy, of 
Maine, to be Ambassador to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, 10 
a.m., SD-419.
  June 20, 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, 3 
p.m., SD-419.
  June 21, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine a strategic 
assessment of United States and Russia relations, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  June 21, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of John L. Withers II, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of Albania, Charles Lewis English, of New York, to be 
Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cameron Munter, of California, 
to be Ambassador to the Republic of Serbia, Roderick W. Moore, of 
Rhode Island, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Montenegro, and J. 
Christian Kennedy, of Indiana, to be Ambassador during his tenure of 
service as Special Envoy for Holocaust Issues, 2 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: June 20, 
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, 9:30 
a.m., SD-628.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: June 19, 
to hold hearings to examine the Juvenile Diabetes Research 
Foundation and the federal government, focusing on a model public-
private partnership accelerating research toward a cure, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-106.
  June 21, Ad Hoc Subcommittee on State, Local, and Private Sector 
Preparedness and Integration, to hold hearings to examine the state 
of public-private collaboration in preparing for and responding to 
national catastrophes, 2 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: June 21, to continue oversight 
hearings to examine law enforcement in Indian Country, 9:30 a.m., 
SR-485.
  Committee on the Judiciary: June 20, to hold hearings to examine 
rising crime in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  June 20, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine pending 
judicial nominations, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  June 21, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 1145, to 
amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform, S. 
Res. 230, designating the month of July 2007, as ``National Teen 
Safe Driver Month'', S. Res. 231, recognizing the historical 
significance of Juneteenth Independence Day and expressing the sense 
of the Senate that history should be regarded as a means for 
understanding the past and solving the challenges of the future, and 
the nomination of Leslie Southwick, of Mississippi, to be United 
States Circuit Judge

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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.
  June 21, Full Committee, to hold an oversight hearing to examine 
the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, 2 p.m., SD-
226.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: June 20, to hold hearings 
to examine S. 1285, to reform the financing of Senate elections, 10 
a.m., SR-301.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: June 19, to hold hearings to 
examine the nomination of John A. Rizzo, of the District of 
Columbia, to be General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency, 
2:30 p.m., SD-106.
  June 21, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
certain intelligence matters, 3:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: June 21, to hold hearings to examine 
America's aging farming population, focusing on the threat to the 
future of American agriculture as aging farmers are not being 
replaced by younger generations, 11 a.m., SR-325.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, June 19, Subcommittee on General Farm 
Commodities and Risk Management, to consider H.R. 2419, Farm Bill 
Extension Act of 2007, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Armed Services, June 20, hearing on Organizing the 
Roles, Missions, and Requirements of the Department of Defense, 10 
a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and Labor, June 19, Subcommittee on Higher 
Education, Lifelong Learning and Competitiveness, hearing on 
Building on the Success of 35 Years of Title IX, 10 a.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
  June 20, full Committee, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 980, 
Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2007; and H.R. 
2693, To direct the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to 
issue a standard regulating worker exposure to diacetyl, 10:30 a.m., 
2175 Rayburn.
  June 21, Subcommittee on Workforce Protection, hearing on 
Balancing Work and Family: What Policies Best Support American 
Families? 1:30 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, June 19, Subcommittee on Health, 
to mark up the following: Prescription Drug User Fee Amendments of 
2007; Medical Device User Fee Amendments of 2007; Best 
Pharmaceuticals for Children Amendment of 2007; Pediatric Research 
Improvement Act; to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
to improve drug safety; To amend the Public Health Service to 
provide for the establishment of a clinical trial registry database 
and a clinical trial registry database and a clinical trial results 
database; To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with 
respect to conflicts of interest; To amend the Federal Food, Drug, 
and Cosmetic Act to provide for the establishment of the Reagan-
Udall Institute for Applied Biomedical Research; and the Pediatric 
Medical Device Safety and Improvement of 2007, 10 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  June 22, Subcommittee on Environment and Hazardous Materials, 
hearing on H.R. 1534. Mercury Export Ban Act of 2007, 10 a.m., 2322 
Rayburn.
  June 22, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, 
hearing entitled ``Images Kids See on the Screen,'' 10 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, June 19, hearing on Credit 
Reports: Consumers' Ability to Dispute and Change Inaccurate 
Information, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  June 20, full Committee, hearing to receive the annual testimony 
of the Secretary of the Treasury regarding the State of the 
International Financial System, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  June 21, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and 
Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing entitled ``Examining a 
Legislative Solution to Extend and Revise the Terrorism Risk 
Insurance Act,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  June 21, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, 
hearing entitled ``Reauthorization of the HOPE VI Program,'' 2 p.m., 
2128 Rayburn.
  June 22, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, 
hearing entitled ``Homeowner Downpayment Assistance Programs and 
Related Issues, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, June 19, hearing on South America 
and the United States: How to Fix a Broken Relationship, 10 a.m., 
2172 Rayburn.
  June 19, Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia, hearing on 
Working in a War Zone: Post Traumatic Stress Disorders in Civilians 
Returning from Iraq, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  June 20, Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health, hearing on 
World Refugee Day 2007, 9:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  June 20, Subcommittee on Europe, hearing on Adding Hezbollah to 
the EU Terrorist List, 1 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  June 21, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, 
to mark up the Overseas Private Investment Corporation 
Reauthorization Act of 2007, 1 p.m., 2255 Rayburn.
  June 22, full Committee, hearing on the Future of NATO: How 
Valuable an Asset? 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security: June 19, Subcommittee on 
Management, Investigations and Oversight, hearing on Ensuring We 
Have Well-Trained Boots on the Ground at the Border, 11 a.m., 311 
Cannon.
  June 19, Subcommittee on Transportation Security, and 
Infrastructure Protection, hearing on Keeping the Border Secure: 
Examining Potential Threats Posed by Cross Border Trucking, 1:30 
p.m., 1539 Rayburn.
  June 20, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and 
Science and Technology, hearing on Hacking the Homeland: 
Investigating Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities at the Department of 
Homeland Security, 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  June 21, Subcommittee on Management, Investigations and Oversight, 
to continue hearings on You Don't Know

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What You Don't Know: Has the Department of Homeland Security 
Improved its Ability to Maintain Situational Awareness Since 
Hurricane Katrina? 12 noon, 1539 Longworth.
  June 21, Subcommittee on Emerging Communications, Preparedness, 
and Response, hearing on Challenges Facing First Responders in 
Border Communities, 10 a.m., 1539 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary: June 19, Subcommittee on Crime, 
Terrorism, and Homeland Security, hearing on War Profiteering and 
Other Contractor Crimes Committed Overseas, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  June 19, Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, 
Border Security, and International Law, to continue hearings on 
Comprehensive Immigration Reform: Government Perspectives on 
Immigration Statistics, 4 p.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  June 21, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, to 
continue hearings on the Continuing Investigation into the U.S. 
Attorney Controversy and Related Matters, 12 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  June 21, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil 
Liberties, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 558, African 
American Farmers Benefit Relief Act of 2007; and H.R. 899, Pigford 
Claims Remedy Act of 2007, 9 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources: June 19, Subcommittee on 
Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 
1834, National Ocean Exploration Program Act; and H.R. 2400, Ocean 
and Coastal Mapping Integration Act, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  June 19, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, 
oversight hearing on Wildfire Preparedness: An Ounce of Prevention 
is Worth a Pound of Cure, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  June 21, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans, hearing 
on H.R. 767, Refuge Ecology Protection, Assistance, and Immediate 
Response Act, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, June 19, to consider 
pending business, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  June 19, Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National 
Archives, hearing on Protecting Patient Privacy in Healthcare 
Information Systems, 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  June 20, Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and 
Procurement, hearing on Inspectors General: Independence 
Accountability, 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  June 21, Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Services, and 
the District of Columbia, hearing on Ensuring a Merit-Based 
Employment System: An Examination of the Merit Systems Protection 
Board and the Office of Special Counsel; followed by a meeting on 
the District of Columbia Autonomy legislation, 2 p.m.,2247 Rayburn.
  June 22, full Committee, hearing on the Response of the Department 
of Health and Human Services to the Nation's Emergency Care Crisis, 
10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, June 19, to consider the State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs appropriations for fiscal year 
2008, 2 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science and Technology, June 19, Subcommittee on 
Energy and Environment, hearing on Research, Education and Training 
Programs to Facilitate Adoption of Solar Energy Technologies, 10 
a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  June 19, Subcommittee on Research and Science Education, hearing 
on the Role of Community Colleges and Industry in Meeting the Demand 
for Skilled Production Workers and Technicians in the 21st Century 
Economy, 3 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  June 21, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, to consider the 
following measures: the Biofuels Research and Development 
Enhancement Act; and H.R. 1933, Department of Energy Carbon Capture 
and Storage Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 2007, 10 
a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  June 22, full Committee, to consider H.R. 2698, Federal Aviation 
Research and Development Reauthorization Act of 2007, 10 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, June 20, Subcommittee on Contracting 
and Technology, hearing on meeting the Workforce Demands of Small 
Bio-Energy Businesses, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  June 21, full Committee, hearing on Increasing Investment in Our 
Nation's Small Businesses, 2 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, June 19, 
Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, 
hearing on Benefits of Intercity Passenger Rail, 2 p.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  June 20, full Committee, to continue consideration H.R. 2701, 
Transportation Energy Security and Climate Change Mitigation Act of 
2007, 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  June 21, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, 
and Emergency Management, hearing on the Responsibility of the 
Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Protective Service 
to Ensure Contract Guards Protect Federal Employees and Workplaces, 
10 a.m., 2253 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, June 19, Subcommittee on 
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, hearing on the following 
bills: H.R. 585, To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand 
the number of individuals qualifying for retroactive benefits from 
traumatic injury protection coverage under Servicemembers' Group 
Life Insurance; H.R. 156, To amend title 38, United States Code, to 
provide for payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to the 
Survivors of former prisoners of war who died on or before September 
30, 1999, under the same eligibility conditions as apply to payment 
of dependency and indemnity compensation to the Survivors of former 
prisoners of war who died after that date; and H.R. 704, To amend 
title 38, United States Code, to reduce from age 57 to age 55 the 
age after which the remarriage of the surviving spouse of a deceased 
veteran shall not result in termination of dependency and indemnity 
compensation otherwise payable to that surviving spouse, 2 p.m., 334 
Cannon.
  June 20, full Committee, hearing on Priority 8 Veterans, 10 a.m., 
334 Cannon.

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  Committee on Ways and Means, June 19, Subcommittee on Income 
Security and Family Support, hearing on Disconnected and 
Disadvantaged Youth, 1 p.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  June 21, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on Beneficiary 
Protections in Medicare Part D, 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  June 21, Subcommittee on Social Security, hearing on Protecting 
the Privacy of the Social Security Number from Identity Theft, 10 
a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, June 
19, hearing on Green Cities: Mayoral Initiatives to Reduce Global 
Warming Pollution, 2 p.m., room to be announced.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: June 21, to hold 
hearings to examine the Guantanamo Bay detention camp, focusing on 
the implications for United States human rights leadership, 10 a.m., 
2325 Rayburn.