[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 99 (Tuesday, June 19, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D856-D857]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                             JUNE 20, 2007

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
Housing, Transportation and Community Development, to hold hearings 
to examine reauthorization of the Hope VI Program, 2 p.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security, to hold an oversight 
hearing to examine foreign aviation repair stations, 2:30 p.m., SR-
253.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: 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.

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  Committee on Foreign Relations: 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.
  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, 2:30 
p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: business 
meeting to consider original bills entitled, ``The Higher Education 
Access Reconciliation Act'', ``The Higher Education Amendments of 
2007'', and the nominations of Jerome F. Kever, of Illinois, Michael 
Schwartz, of Illinois, and Virgil M. Speakman, Jr., of Ohio, all to 
be Members of the Railroad Retirement Board, Marylyn Andrea Howe, of 
Massachusetts, and Lonnie C. Moore, of Kansas, both to be Members of 
the National Council on Disability, and Kerri Layne Briggs, of 
Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for Elementary and Secondary 
Education, Department of Education, 9:30 a.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine rising 
crime in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of 
William Lindsay Osteen, Jr., to be United States District Judge for 
the Middle District of North Carolina, Martin Karl Reidinger, to be 
United States District Judge for the Western District of North 
Carolina, Timothy D. DeGiusti, to be United States District Judge 
for the Western District of Oklahoma, and Janis Lynn Sammartino, to 
be United States District Judge for the Southern District of 
California, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: to hold hearings to examine 
S. 1285, to reform the financing of Senate elections, 10 a.m., SR-
301.


                                 House

  Committee on Armed Services, hearing on Organizing the Roles, 
Missions, and Requirements of the Department of Defense, 10 a.m., 
2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and Labor, 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, 11 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and Air 
Quality, to mark up the following issues related to energy 
legislation: promote energy efficiency; facilitate the transition to 
a smart grid; re: Department of Energy EPAct Loan Guarantees; to 
promote renewable fuel infrastructure; to promote advanced battery 
and plug-in hybrid technologies; and to enhance Energy Information 
Administration data collection 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, 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.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Africa and Global 
Health, briefing and hearing on World Refugee Day 2007, 9:30 a.m., 
2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Europe, hearing on Adding Hezbollah to the EU 
Terrorist List, 1 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, 
Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology, hearing entitled 
``Hacking the Homeland: Investigating Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities 
at the Department of Homeland Security,'' 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  Subcommittee on Management, Investigations and Oversight, hearing 
on You Don't Know What You Don't Know: Has the Department of 
Homeland Security Improved its Ability to Maintain Situational 
Awareness Since Hurricane Katrina? 12 p.m., 1539 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on 
Government Management, Organization, and Procurement, hearing on 
Inspectors General: Independence Accountability, 2 p.m., 2247 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, to consider H.R. 2771, Making appropriations 
for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2008, 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Contracting and 
Technology, hearing on meeting the Workforce Demands of Small Bio-
Energy Businesses, 10 a. m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,, to continue 
consideration H.R. 2701, Transportation Energy Security and climate 
Change Mitigation Act of 2007, 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, June 20, hearing on Priority 8 
Veterans, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, to mark up the following: H.R. 1830, 
To extend the authorities of the Andean Trade Preference Act until 
September 30, 2009; and the Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation 
Tax Act of 2007, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.