[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 98 (Monday, June 18, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D846-D847]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





             COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 2007

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: 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.
  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.
  Committee on Armed Services: 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 Finance: business meeting to consider an original 
bill entitled, ``Energy Advancement and Investment Act of 2007'', 10 
a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: 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.
  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.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: 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.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: 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.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, 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 Education and Labor, 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.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 Act 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 Act of 2007, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, hearing on Credit Reports: 
Consumers' Ability to Dispute and Change Inaccurate Information, 10 
a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, hearing on South America and the 
United States: How to Fix a Broken Relationship, 10 a.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  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.
  Committee on Homeland Security, 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.
  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.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and 
Homeland Security, hearing on War Profiteering and Other Contractor 
Crimes Committed Overseas, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  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.
  Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
  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.

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  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on 
Information Policy, Census, and National Archives, hearing on 
Protecting Patient Privacy in Healthcare Information Systems, 2 
p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, , 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, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Environment, hearing on Research, Education and Training Programs to 
Facilitate Adoption of Solar Energy Technologies, 10 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  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.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Income Security and 
Family Support, hearing on Disconnected and Disadvantaged Youth, 1 
p.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, briefing on 
CIA Contractor Policy, 3 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
  Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, 
hearing on Green Cities: Mayoral Initiatives to Reduce Global 
Warming Pollution, 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.