[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 106 (Thursday, June 28, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D927-D928]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Appropriations: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
following:
  H.R. 2764, making appropriations for Department of States, foreign 
operations, and related program, with an amendment;
  An original bill making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce and Justice, Science, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2008;
  An original bill making appropriations for energy and water 
development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2008.
NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION BUDGET
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on 
Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard concluded an oversight 
hearing to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal 
year 2008 for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
(NOAA), after receiving testimony from Vice Admiral Conrad C. 
Lautenbacher, Jr., USN (Ret.), Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans 
and Atmosphere, and Administrator, NOAA.
GLOBAL WARMING ISSUES
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine global warming issues in the power plant sector, 
after receiving testimony from James E. Rogers, Duke Energy 
Corporation, Charlotte, North Carolina; Peter A. Darbee, Pacific Gas 
and Electric Corporation (PG&E), San Francisco, California; Lewis Hay, 
III, Florida Power and Light Company (FLP), Juno Beach; David G. 
Hawkins, Natural Resources Defense Council, Jason Grumet, National 
Commission on Energy Policy, Thomas J. Donohue, U.S. Chamber of 
Commerce, and Marlo Lewis, Competitive Enterprise Institute, all of 
Washington, D.C; Robert E. Murray, Murray Energy Corporation, 
Cleveland, Ohio; and Thomas J. Borelli, Free Enterprise Action Fund, 
Eastchester, New York.

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DHS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS MODERIZATION
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee 
on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal 
Services, and International Security concluded a hearing to examine 
financial management systems modernization at the Department of 
Homeland Security, focusing on systems and processes needed to support 
the Department's mission and operations, after receiving testimony from 
McCoy Williams, Director, Financial Management and Assurance, and Keith 
Rhodes, Chief Technologist, Applied Research and Methods, Center for 
Technology and Engineering, both of the Government Accountability 
Office; and David Norquist, Chief Financial Officer, and Scott Charbo, 
Chief Information Officer, both of the Department of Homeland Security.
CLASS III GAMING REGULATION
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
draft legislation regarding the regulation of class III gaming, after 
receiving testimony from Philip N. Hogen, Chairman, National Indian 
Gaming Commission; Dean Shelton, California Gambling Control 
Commission, Sacramento, on behalf of Governor Schwarzenegger; Myra 
Pearson, Fort Totten, North Dakota, and Kurt Luger, Bismark, North 
Dakota, both of the Great Plains Indian Gaming Association; W. Ron 
Allen, Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe, Sequim, Washington, on behalf of the 
Washington Indian Gaming Association; and Valerie Welsh-Tahbo, Colorado 
River Indian Tribes, Parker, Arizona.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: On Wednesday, June 27, 2007, Committee 
ordered favorably reported the following:
  S. 423, to increase, effective as of December 1, 2007, the rates of 
compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the 
rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of 
certain disabled veterans;
  S. 1163, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve 
compensation and specially adapted housing for veterans in certain 
cases of impairment of vision involving both eyes, and to provide for 
the use of the National Directory of New Hires for income verification 
purposes;
  S. 479, to reduce the incidence of suicide among veterans;
  S. 1315, to amend title 38, United States Code, to enhance life 
insurance benefits for disabled veterans, with amendments; and
  S. 1233, to provide and enhance intervention, rehabilitative 
treatment, and services to veterans with traumatic brain injury, with 
amendments.
NOMINATION
Committee on Veterans Affairs: On Wednesday, June 28, 2007, Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of Charles L. Hopkins, of 
Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
(Operations, Preparedness, Security and Law Enforcement).
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed hearings on 
intelligence matters, receiving testimony from officials of the 
intelligence community.
  Committee recessed subject to the call.