[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 115 (Wednesday, July 18, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1002-D1004]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
FARM BILL EXTENSION ACT
Committee on Agriculture: Continued consideration of H.R. 2419, Farm 
Bill Extension Act of 2007.
  Will continue tomorrow.
IRAQ--TRENDS AND RECENT SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS
Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on Iraq: Trends and Recent 
Security Developments. Testimony was heard from former Secretary of 
Defense William Perry; and public witnesses.

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ALTERNATIVES FOR IRAQ's FUTURE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations continued hearings on A Third Way: Alternatives for 
Iraq's Future, Part 2, Testimony was heard froma public witness.
U.S. NUCLEAR WEAPONS POLICY
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces held a 
hearing on U.S. nuclear weapons policy. Testimony was heard from former 
Secretary of Defense William Perry; and public witnesses.
PAUL WELLSTONE MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION EQUITY ACT OF 2007
Committee on Education and Labor: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 
1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007.
MONETARY POLICY AND STATE OF THE ECONOMY
Committee on Financial Services: Concluded hearings on Monetary Policy 
and the State of the Economy. Testimony was heard from Ben S. Bernanke, 
Chairman, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System.
ETHIOPIA DEMOCRACY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2007; FOOD SECURITY IN 
AFRICA
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa, and Global Health 
approved for full Committee action H.R. 2003, Ethiopia Democracy and 
Accountability Act of 2007.
  The Subcommittee also held a hearing on Food Security in Africa: The 
Impact of Agricultural Development. Testimony was heard from Michael E. 
Hess, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and 
Humanitarian Assistance, U.S. Agency for International Development, 
Department of State; and public witnesses.
IRAQ'S OIL SECTOR RECONSTRUCTION
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Middle East and South 
Asia and the Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights 
and Oversight held a joint hearing on Reconstruction in Iraq's Oil 
Sector: Running on Empty? Testimony was heard from Joseph A. Christoff, 
Director, International Affairs and Trade, GAO; Issam Michael Saliba, 
Senior Foreign Law Specialist, Middle East and North Africa, Law 
Library of Congress; and a public witness.
PATENT REFORM ACT OF 2007
Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 1908, 
Patent Reform Act of 2007.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Ordered reported the following bills: 
H.R. 673, amended, Cocopah Lands Act; 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 requirements for membership in that Tribe; H.R. 2120, 
amended, To direct the Secretary of the Interior to proclaim as 
reservation for the benefit of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa 
Indians a parcel of land now held in trust by the United States for 
that Indian Tribe; H.R. 2863, amended, To authorize the Coquille Indian 
Tribe of the State of Oregon to convey land and interests in land owned 
by the Tribe; H.R. 2952, amended, To authorize the Saginow Chippewa 
Tribe of Indians of the State of Michigan to convey land and interests 
land owned by the Tribe; and S. 375, A bill 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.
FEDERAL CONTRACTING
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on 
Government Management, Organization, and Procurement held a hearing on 
Federal Contracting: Do Poor Performers Keep Winning? Testimony was 
heard from William Woods, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing 
Management, GAO; the following officials of the Department of Homeland 
Security: Elaine Duke, Chief Procurement Officer; and Richard Skinner, 
Inspector General; the following officials of the Department of Energy: 
William Desmond, Associate Administrator, National Nuclear Security 
Administration; and Gregory Friedman, Inspector General; and public 
witnesses.
MEDICAID DRUG REIMBURSEMENTS
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing entitled ``Medicaid Drug 
Reimbursements: Are CMS Cuts Bad Medicine for Small Businesses and 
Beneficiaries?'' Testimony was heard from Dennis Smith, Director, 
Center for Medicaid and State Operations, Centers for Medicare and 
Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services; and public 
witnesses.

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SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER PRIVACY AND IDENTITY THEFT PREVENTION ACT; AND 
THE TAX COLLECTION RESPONSIBILITY ACT
Committee on Ways and Means: Ordered reported, as amended, the 
following bills: H.R. 3046, Social Security Number Privacy and Identity 
Theft Prevention Act of 2007; and H.R. 3056, Tax Collection 
Responsibility Act of 2007.
VOLUNTARY CARBON OFFSETS
Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming: Held a 
hearing entitled ``Voluntary Carbon Offsets--Getting What You Pay 
For.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.