[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 138 (Tuesday, September 18, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1218-D1219]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





          COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2007

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: business meeting 
to markup S. 1518, to amend the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance 
Act to reauthorize the Act, and H.R. 835, to reauthorize the 
programs of the Department of Housing and Urban Development for 
housing assistance for Native Hawaiians, and an original bill 
entitled, ``FHA Modernization Act of 2007'', 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on 
Transportation Safety, Infrastructure Security, and Water Quality, 
to hold hearings to examine America's wastewater infrastructure 
needs in the 21st century, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Barry Leon Wells, of Ohio, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of The Gambia, Robin Renee Sanders, of New York, to be 
Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Mark M. Boulware, of 
Texas, to be Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, James 
D. McGee, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Zimbabwe, 
Ronald K. McMullen, of Iowa, to be Ambassador to the State of 
Eritrea, and Louis John Nigro, Jr., of Florida, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of Chad, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Subcommittee on International Operations and Organizations, 
Democracy and Human Rights, to hold hearings to examine the 
Everglades, focusing on protecting natural

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treasures through international organizations, 3 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold hearings to examine the 
process of federal recognition of Indian tribes, 9:30 a.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Human Rights and the 
Law, to hold hearings to examine the ``material support to terrorist 
organizations'' bar to admission to asylum and resettlement in the 
United States, focusing on the denial of refuge to the persecuted, 
2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: to hold a hearing to 
examine S. 1905, to provide for a rotating schedule for regional 
selection of delegates to a national Presidential nominating 
convention, 9:30 a.m., SR-301.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold hearings to examine the 
current state of affairs for information technology with the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, 9:30 a.m., SD-562.
  Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine preparing 
for the digital television transition, focusing on how senior 
citizens will be affected, 10:30 a.m., SD-106.


                                 House

  Committee on Education and Labor, hearing on H.R. 1644, Re-
Empowerment of Skilled and Professional Employees and Construction 
Tradesworkers (RESPECT) Act, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, 
and Consumer Protection, hearing entitled ``Protecting Children from 
Lead-Tainted Imports,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, hearing 
entitled ``Issues in Emergency Communications: A Legislative Hearing 
on H.R. 3403, 911 Modernization and Public Safety Act of 2007, and 
an Oversight Hearing of the Department of Homeland Security's Office 
of Emergency Communications,'' 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, hearing on Assessment of the 
Administration's September Report on the Status of U.S. Political 
and Military Efforts in Iraq, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, to mark up H. Res. 651, 
Recognizing the warm friendship and expanding strategic relationship 
between the United States and Brazil, commending Brazil on 
successfully reducing its dependence on oil by finding alternative 
ways to satisfy its energy needs, and recognizing the importance of 
the March 9, 2007, United States-Brazil Memorandum of Understanding 
(MOU) on biofuels cooperation; followed by a hearing on U.S.-Brazil 
Relations, 2:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Law, hearing and mark up of H.R. 3564, Regulatory 
Improvement Act of 2007, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, oversight hearing on Diversifying 
Native Economies, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, to consider H.R. 2881, FAA Reauthorization Act 
of 2007, 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science and Technology, hearing on Bridge Safety: 
Next Steps to Protect the Nation's Critical Infrastructure, 10 a.m., 
2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, hearing to examine the Small Business 
Administration's contracting programs, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, hearing on Cruise Ship 
Security Practices and Procedures, 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, hearing on the findings of the 
President's Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded 
Warriors, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Health, to mark up 
H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 
2007, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support, hearing on 
Unemployment Insurance to Reduce Barriers for Jobless Workers, 1 
p.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, briefing on 
Hot-Spots, 8:45 a.m., H-405 Capitol.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: to hold hearings to examine the 
evolution of an economic crisis, focusing on the subprime lending 
disaster and the threat to the broader economy, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.