[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 123 (Monday, July 30, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1088-D1089]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                     COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,

                              JULY 31, 2007

          (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Admiral Michael G. Mullen, USN for reappointment to the 
grade of admiral and to be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and 
General James E. Cartwright, USMC for reappointment to the grade of 
general and to be Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, with the 
possibility of a closed session in SR-222, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings to 
examine the state of the securities markets, 9:30 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Ronald Spoehel, of Virginia, to be Chief 
Financial Officer, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, William 
G. Sutton, Jr., of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, 
Thomas J. Barrett, of Alaska, to be Deputy Secretary, and Paul R. 
Brubaker, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Research and Innovative 
Technology Administration, both of the Department of Transportation, 10 
a.m., SR-253.
  Full Committee, to hold and oversight hearing to examine telemarketing 
practices relating to H.R. 2885, to amend the Credit Repair Organizations 
Act to clarify the applicability of certain provisions to credit 
monitoring services, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy, to 
hold an oversight hearing to examine renewable fuels infrastructure, 2:30 
p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: business meeting to consider 
S. 742, to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to reduce the health 
risks posed by asbestos-containing products, S. 595, to amend the 
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 to strike a 
provision relating to modifications in reporting frequency, S. 1785, to 
amend the Clean Air Act to establish deadlines by which the Administrator 
of the Environmental Protection Agency shall issue a decision on whether 
to grant certain waivers of preemption under that Act, S. 775, to 
establish a National Commission on the Infrastructure of the United 
States, H.R. 50, to reauthorize the African Elephant Conservation Act and 
the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994, S. 1429, to amend the 
Safe Drinking Water Act to reauthorize the provision of technical 
assistance to small public water systems, H.R. 465, to reauthorize the 
Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997, S. 1832, to reauthorize the 
African Elephant Conservation Act, the Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation 
Act of 1994, and the Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997, S. 1498, to 
amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to prohibit the import, export, 
transportation, sale, receipt, acquisition, or purchase in interstate or 
foreign commerce of any live animal of any prohibited wildlife species, 
and the nominations of R. Lyle Laverty, of Colorado, to be Assistant 
Secretary for Fish and Wildlife, Department of the Interior, and Robert 
Boldrey, of Michigan, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the 
Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental 
Policy Foundation, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: to continue hearings to examine carried interest 
(Part II), 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine nuclear 
energy and nonproliferation challenges, focusing on safeguarding the 
atom, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition 
Policy and Consumer Rights, to hold hearings to examine the impact of the 
Leegin decision, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the propriety and adequacy 
of the Oxycontin criminal settlement, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold hearings to examine Department 
of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense cooperation on the 
educational needs of returning service members, 9:30 p.m., SD-562.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to examine 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                  House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, on 
Capitol Visitor Center, 9 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing on Use 
of In Lieu of, Ad Hoc and Augmentee Forces in Operation Enduring Freedom 
and Operation Iraqi Freedom, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, to continue hearings on A 
Third Way: Alternatives for Iraq's Future, (Part 4), 1 p.m., 2212 
Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, hearing on the Costs of Military Operations 
and Reconstruction in Iraq and Afghanistan, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and 
Consumer Protection, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 814, Children's 
Gasoline Burn Prevention Act; H.R. 1699, Danny Keysar Child Product 
Safety Notification Act; H.R. 1721, Pool and Spa Safety

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Act; and H.R. 2474, To provide for an increased maximum civil penalty for 
violations under the Consumer Product Safety Act, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, to continue markup of H.R. 2895, 
National Affordable Housing. Trust Fund Act of 2007, 10 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, to mark up the following measures: H.R. 
1302, Global Poverty Act of 2007; H.R. 1567, Stop Tuberculosis (TB) Now 
Act of 2007; H.R. 2185, To amend the Tropical Forest Conservation Act of 
1998 to provide debt relief to developing countries that take action to 
protect forests and coral reefs and associated coastal marine ecosystems, 
to reauthorize such Act through fiscal year 2010; H.R. 3096, Vietnam 
Human Rights Act of 2007; H.R. 3062, South Pacific Economic and 
Educational Development Act of 2007; H. Res. 32, Denouncing the practices 
of female genital mutilation, domestic violence, ``honor'' killings, acid 
burning, dowry deaths, and other gender-based persecutions and expressing 
the sense of the House of Representatives that participation, protection, 
recognition, and independence of women is crucial to achieving a just, 
moral, and honorable society; H. Res. 34, Recognizing the 75th birthday 
of Desmond Mpilo Tutu, South African Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, 
and Nobel Peace Prize recipient; H. Res. 238, Commending the first 
democratic elections in Aceh, a province in Sumatra, Indonesia, and 
expressing support for the further democratic development and 
implementation of the Helsinki Memorandum of Understanding; H. Res. 508, 
Recognizing the strong security alliance between the Government of Japan 
and the United States and expressing appreciation to Japan for its role 
in enhancing stability in the Asia-Pacific region and its efforts in the 
Global war against terrorism; H. Res. 518, Recognizing the 50th 
anniversary of Malaysia's independence; H. Res. 548, Expressing the 
ongoing concern of the House of Representatives for Lebanon's democratic 
institutions and unwavering support for the administration of justice 
upon those responsible for the assassination of Lebanese public figures 
opposing Syrian control of Lebanon; H. Res. 557, Strongly condemning the 
United Nations Human Rights Council for ignoring severe human rights 
abuses in various countries, while choosing to unfairly target Israel by 
including it as the only country permanently placed on the Council's 
agenda; H. Res. 564, Recognizing that violence poses an increasingly 
serious threat to peace and stability in Central America and supporting 
expanded cooperation between the United States and the countries of 
Central America to combat crime and violence; H. Res. 575, Commending the 
people and the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan for their 
continued commitment to holding elections and broadening participation; 
and a resolution Recognizing the remarkable example of Sir Nicholas 
Winton who organized the rescue of 669 Jewish Czechoslovakian children 
from Nazi death camps prior to the outbreak of World War II, 10 a.m., 
2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and 
Oversight, hearing on the Case of Ramos and Compean: the Across-Border 
Context, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Transportation Security 
and Infrastructure Protection, hearing entitled ``Managing Risk and 
Increasing Efficiency: An Examination of the Implementation of the 
Registered Traveler Program,'' 1:30 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and 
Intellectual Property, hearing on Ensuring Artists Fair Compensation: 
Updating the Performance Right and Platform Parity for the 21st Century, 
10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, oversight hearing on Crisis of 
Confidence: The Political Influence of the Bush Administration on Agency 
Science and Decision-Making, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing on FEMA 
Preparedness in 2007 and Beyond, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Services, and the District of 
Columbia, hearings on Federal Compensation, Part I, Pay, 2 p.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Coast 
Guard and Maritime Transportation, hearing to review the Coast Guard 
Administration Law System, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance 
and Memorial Affairs, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 674, To amend 
title 38, United States Code, to repeal the provision of law requiring 
termination of the Advisory Committee on Minority Veterans as of December 
31, 2009; H.R. 1273, To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to restore plot allowance eligibility for 
veterans of any war and to restore the headstone or marker allowance for 
eligible persons; H.R. 1900, To amend title 38, United States Code, to 
extend eligibility for pension benefits under laws administered by the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to veterans who receive an expeditionary 
medal during a period of military service other than a period of war; 
H.R. 1901, To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend eligibility 
for pension benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to veterans who served during certain periods of time in 
specified locations; H.R. 2346. To direct the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to establish a process for determining whether a geographic area 
is sufficiently served by the national cemeteries located in that 
geographic area; H.R. 2696, Veterans' Dignified Burial Assistance Act of 
2007; and H.R. 2697, To amend title 38, United States Code, to expand 
eligibility for veterans' mortgage life insurance to include members of 
the Armed Forces receiving specially adapted housing assistance from the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, 2 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Subcommittee on 
Intelligence Community Management, hearing on DNI 100 Day Plan, 10 a.m., 
2203 Rayburn.