[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 108 (Monday, July 9, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D942-D944]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,

                             JULY 10, 2007

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, 
Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, business 
meeting to mark up proposed legislation making appropriations for 
Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and Related 
Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, 3 p.m., SD-
138.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on 
Transportation Safety, Infrastructure Security, and Water Quality, 
to hold hearings to examine lessons learned from Chemical Safety 
Board investigations including Texas City, Texas, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold 
hearings to examine community services and support, focusing on 
planning across the generations, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Ad Hoc 
Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery, to hold hearings to examine the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), focusing on addressing a 
prominent obstacle to the Gulf Coast rebuilding, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal 
Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings to examine 
the supply chain management at the Department of Defense, 2:30 p.m., 
SD-342.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, July 12, Subcommittee on General Farm 
Commodities and Risk Management, hearing to review trading of 
energy-based derivatives, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, July 11, to consider the following 
appropriations for fiscal year 2008: Labor, Health and Human 
Services, Education, and Related Agencies; and Transportation, and 
Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, 10 a.m., 2359 
Rayburn.
  July 12, to consider the following appropriations for fiscal year 
2008: supplemental Energy and Water Development, and Related 
Agencies; and the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, 
10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, July 11, hearing on global security 
assessment, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  July 11, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and 
Capabilities, hearing on Strategic Communications and Comparative 
Ideas: Winning the Hearts and Minds in the Global War Against 
Terrorists, 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  July 12, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing on mental 
health, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.

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  July 12, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on 
A Third Way: Alternatives for Iraq's Future, (Part 1), 3 p.m., 2212 
Rayburn.
  July 12, Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing to receive testimony 
on emerging contaminants and environmental management at Department 
of Defense installations, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and Labor, July 10, Subcommittee on Health, 
Employment, Labor and Pensions, hearing on H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone 
Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007, 3 p.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
  July 11, Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, hearing on H.R. 
1338, Paycheck Fairness Act, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  July 12, Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities and the 
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security of the 
Committee on the Judiciary, joint hearing on Juvenile Justice and 
Delinquency Prevention Act: Overview and Perspectives, 2 p.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, July 11, Subcommittee on 
Telecommunications and the Internet, hearing on Wireless Innovation 
and Consumer Protection, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, July 11, hearing on Hedge Funds 
and Systemic Risk: Perspectives of The President's Working Group on 
Financial Markets, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  July 11, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer 
Credit, hearing entitled ``Overdraft Protection: Fair Practices for 
Consumers,'' 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, July 11, hearing on Passport Delays: 
Affecting Security and Disrupting Free Travel and Trade, 10 a.m., 
2172 Rayburn.
  July 11, Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global 
Environment, hearing on the Kyoto Protocol: An Update, 2 p.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  July 12, Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health, hearing on 
Beyond Oil and Gas: African Growth and Opportunity Act's Benefits to 
Africa, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  July 12, Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights 
and Oversight, hearing on Ideals vs. Reality in Human Rights and 
U.S. Foreign Policy: The Cases of Azerbaijan, Cuba, and Egypt, 2 
p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, July 12, Subcommittee on Emergency 
Communications, Preparedness, and Response, hearing entitled 
``Challenges Facing First Responders in Border Communities,'' 2 
p.m., 1539 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, July 11, hearing on the Use and Misuse 
of Presidential Clemency Power for Executive Branch Officials, 10:15 
a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  July 12, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, 
hearing on the Continuing Investigation into the U.S. Attorneys 
Controversy and Related Matters, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  July 12, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security, 
hearing on the Drug Enforcement Administration's Regulation of 
Medicine, 10 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, July 11, hearing on the following 
measures: S. 375, To waive application of the Indian Self-
Determination and Education Assistance Act to a specific parcel of 
real property transferred by the United States to 2 Indian tribes in 
the State of Oregon; H. R. 1696, To amend the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo 
and Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act to 
allow the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo tribe to determine blood quantum 
requirement for membership in that Tribe; a measure To authorize the 
Coquille Indian Tribe of the State of Oregon to convey land and 
interests in land owned by the Tribe; a measure To authorize the 
Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Indians of the State of Michigan to convey 
land and interest in land owned by the Tribe, 10 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  July 12, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans, hearing 
on H.R. 2010, National Offshore Aquaculture Act, 10 a.m., 1334 
Longworth.
  July 12, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, 
hearing on the following bills: H.R. 105, Northern Neck National 
Heritage Area Study Act; H.R. 1083, To amend the Act establishing 
the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area in order to include 
Butler County, Pennsylvania, within the boundaries of that heritage 
area; H.R. 1145, Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area Act; H.R. 
1297, Freedom's Way National Heritage Area Act; H.R. 1815, To extend 
the authorization for the Coastal Heritage Trail in the State of New 
Jersey; and H.R. 1885, Santa Cruz Valley National Heritage Area Act, 
10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, July 10, hearing on 
the Surgeon General's Vital Mission: Challenges for the Future, 10 
a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  July 11, Subcommittee on Domestic Policy, hearing on After 
Blackstone: Should Small Investors Be Exposed to Risks of Hedge 
Funds? 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  July 12, 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, 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  July 12, Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs, 
hearing on Pakistan at the Crossroads; Afghanistan in the Balance, 
10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, July 10, to consider H.R. 2669, College Cost 
Reduction Act of 2007, 5 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  July 11, to consider H.R. 1851, Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 
2007, 1:30 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science and Technology, July 11, to mark up the 
following bills: H.R. 2337, Energy Policy Reform and Revitalization 
Act of 2007; and H.R. 2850, Green Chemistry Research and Development 
Act of 2007, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, July 11, hearing on Small Businesses 
at the Forefront of the Green Revolution: What More Needs To Be Done 
To Keep Them Here, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.

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  July 12, full Committee, hearing SBA's Microloan and Trade 
Programs, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, July 10, 
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing on 
Addressing Sewage Treatment in the San Diego-Tijuana Border Region: 
Implementation of Title VII of P. L. 106-457, as amended, 2 p.m., 
2167 Rayburn.
  July 11, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, hearing on Motor 
Carrier Safety: The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's 
Oversight of High Risk Carriers, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  July 11, Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous 
Materials, hearing on Amtrak Capital Needs, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  July 12, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, 
hearing on Transportation Worker Identification Card System, 10 
a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  July 12, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing 
on Reauthorization of the Beaches Environmental Assessment and 
Coastal Health Act, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  July 11, Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous 
Materials, hearing on Amtrak Capital Needs, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, July 11, Subcommittee on Health, 
to mark up H.R. 2874, Veterans' Health Care Improvement Act of 2007, 
10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  July 12, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, hearing on Federal 
Procurement, 2 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  July 12, Subcommittee on Health and the Subcommittee on Disability 
Assistance and Memorial Affairs, hearing on issues facing Women and 
Minority Veterans, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, July 12, Subcommittee on Income 
Security and Family Support, hearing on Children Who ``Age Out'' of 
the Foster Care System, 10 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, July 11, executive, 
briefing on Hot Spots, 8:45 a.m., and, executive, hearing on FISA, 
10:30 a.m., H-405 Capitol.
  July 12, Subcommittee on Intelligence Community Management, 
executive, hearing on Intelligence Community Management, 1 p.m., H-
405 Capitol.
  July 12, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Human Intelligence Analysis 
and Counterterrorism, executive, hearing on Nuclear Terrorism, 10 
a.m., H-405 Capitol.