[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 115 (Wednesday, July 18, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1004-D1005]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                             JULY 18, 2007

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings 
to examine modernization of Federal Housing Administration programs, 
9:30 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold an 
oversight hearing to examine the federal response to ensuring the 
safety of Chinese imports, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Finance: business meeting to consider an original 
bill entitled, ``The Children's Health Insurance Reauthorization 
Act'', 1:30 p.m., SD-219.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider S. 1145, 
to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform, 
S. Res. 248, honoring the life and achievements of Dame Lois Browne 
Evans, Bermuda's first female barrister and Attorney General, and 
the first female Opposition Leader in the British Commonwealth, S. 
Res. 236, supporting the goals and ideals of the National Anthem 
Project, which has worked to restore America's voice by re-teaching 
Americans to sing the national anthem, S. 1060, to reauthorize the 
grant program for reentry of offenders into the community in the 
Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, to improve 
reentry planning and implementation, S. Res. 261, expressing 
appreciation for the profound public service and educational 
contributions of Donald Jeffry Herbert, fondly known as ``Mr. 
Wizard'', a bill entitled, ``School Safety and Law Enforcement 
Improvements Act'', and the nominations of Roslynn Renee Mauskopf, 
to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New 
York, 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, Janis Lynn 
Sammartino, to be United States District Judge for the Southern 
District of California, Rosa Emilia Rodriguez-Velez, to be United 
States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico, and Joe W. Stecher, 
to be United States Attorney for the District of Nebraska, 10 a.m., 
SD-226.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: to hold hearings 
to examine increasing government accountability and ensuring 
fairness in small business contracting, 2 p.m., SR-428A.
  Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine abuse of 
elderly citizens, focusing on prevention methods, 10:30 a.m., SD-
628.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, to continue consideration of H.R. 2419, 
Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, to consider the Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
Bill, Fiscal Year 2008, 9 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Seapower and 
Expeditionary Forces and the Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces, 
joint hearing on the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Vehicle 
Program, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health, to mark 
up the following bills: H.R. 20, Melanie Blocker-Stokes Postpartum 
Depression Research and Care Act; H.R. 2295, ALS Registry Act; and 
H.R. 507, Vision Care for Kids Act of 2007, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, hearing on H.R. 2895, National 
Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act of 2007, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, hearing on Beyond Iraq: Envisioning 
a New U.S. Policy in the Middle East, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Emergency 
Communications, Preparedness, and Response, hearing entitled `` 
Leveraging the Private Sector to Strengthen Emergency Preparedness 
and Response,'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Antitrust Task Force, hearing on 
Credit Card Interchange Fees, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, to consider the 
Executive Privilege claims asserted by White House Counsel in 
response to the subpoena for the production of documents issued to 
Joshua Bolten, White House Chief of Staff, or appropriate custodian 
of records, 1 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil 
Liberties, to mark up H.R. 3073, Pigford Claims Remedy Act of 2007, 
immediately following joint hearing, 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security and the 
Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, 
joint oversight hearing on Law Enforcement Confidential Informant 
Practices, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on National Parks, 
Forests and Public Lands, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 783, 
Mesa Verdi National Park Boundary Expansion Act of 2007; H.R. 1266, 
Butterfield

[[Page D1005]]

Overland Trail Study Act; and H.R. 1674, Battle of Camden Study Act, 
10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing on FEMA 
Trailers; followed by a mark up of the following measures: H.R. 
1520, Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial Commemoration Act of 
2007; H.R. 1389, Star-Spangled Banner and War of 1812 Bicentennial 
Commission Act; H.R. 312, Civilian Service Recognition Act of 2007; 
H.R. 1664, To authorize grants for contributions toward the 
establishment of the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library; H.R. 3034, 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 127 South Elm Street in Gardner, Kansas, as the ``Private 
First Class Shane R. Austin Post Office;'' H.R. 2654, To designate 
the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 202 
South Dumont Avenue in Woonsocket, South Dakota, as the ``Eleanor 
McGovern Post Office Building;'' H.R. 1384, To designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 118 Minner 
Street in Bakersfield, California, as the Buck Owens Post Office;'' 
H. Res. 471, Congratulating the National Hockey League Champions, 
the Anaheim Ducks, on their victory in the 2007 Stanley Cup 
Finals;'' H. Res. 488, Congratulating the Detroit Tigers for winning 
the 2006 American League Pennant and for bringing the City of 
Detroit and the State of Michigan their first trip to the World 
Series in 22 years; H. Res. 442, Expressing the sense of the House 
of Representatives that a National Youth Sports Week should be 
established; H. Con. Res. 143, Honoring the 50th anniversary of Stan 
Hywet & Gardens; H.R. 2688, To designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 103 South Getty Street in Uvalde, 
Texas, as the ``Dolph S. Briscoe, Jr. Postal Office Building''; H.R. 
2467, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 69 Montgomery Street in Jersey City, New Jersey, as the 
``Frank J. Guarini Post Office Building''; H.R. 2765, To designate 
the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 44 North 
Main Street in Hughesville, Pennsylvania, as the `` Master Sergeant 
Sean Michael Thomas Post Office''; H. Res. 519, Honoring the life 
and accomplishments of renowned artist Tom Lea on the 100th 
anniversary of his birth; H.R. 2825, To designate the facility of 
the United States Postal Service located at 326 South Main Street in 
Princeton, Illinois, as the `` Owen Lovejoy Princeton Post Office 
Building''; H.R. 954, To designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 365 West 125th Street in New York, New 
York, as the ``Percy Sutton Post Office Building''; H. Con. Res. 
165, Supporting the goals and ideals of National Teen Driver Safety 
Week; H. Res. 490, Honoring the 2007 NBA champion San Antonio Spurs; 
H.R. 3052, To designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 954 Wheeling Avenue in Cambridge, Ohio, as the 
``John Herschel Glenn, Jr. Post Office Building''; H.R. 2587, To 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 555 South 3rd Street Lobby in Memphis, Tennessee, as the 
``Kenneth T. Whalum, Sr. Post Office''; H. Res. 551, Acknowledging 
the progress made and yet to be made to rebuild the Gulf Coast 
region after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita; H. Res. 501, Commending 
Craig Biggio of the Houston Astros for reaching 3,000 base hits as a 
Major League Baseball player and for his outstanding service to 
baseball and the Houston, Texas, region; and a resolution mourning 
the passing of former First Lady Lady Bird Johnson and celebrating 
her life and contributions to the people of the United States, 10 
a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Federal Work Force, Postal Service, and the 
District of Columbia, hearing on Inquiring Minds Want to Know: What 
Is the Postal Service Contracting Out? 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, to consider H.R. 3074, Making appropriations 
for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban 
Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2008, 11:15 a.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science and Technology, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Environment and the Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, 
joint hearing on Tracking the Storm at the National Hurricane 
Center, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 
2992, SBA Trade Programs Act of 2007; and H.R. 3020, Microloan 
Amendments and Modernization Act, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to continue 
hearings on the Status of the Nation's Waters, including Wetlands, 
Under the Jurisdiction of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 2 
p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and 
Emergency Management, hearing on Federal Leadership by Example on 
Energy Conservation: No Cost Quick and Easy Steps for Immediate 
Results, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on 
Vet Centers, 2 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Income Security and 
Family Support, hearing on Health Care for Children in Foster Care, 
10 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, hearing on 
FISA, 11 a.m., H-405 Capitol.