[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 139 (Wednesday, September 19, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1226-D1227]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                           SEPTEMBER 20, 2007

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Public 
Lands and Forests, to hold hearings to examine S. 1143, to designate 
the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and the surrounding Federal land in the 
State of Florida as an Outstanding Natural Area and as a unit of the 
National Landscape System, S. 2034, to amend the Oregon Wilderness 
Act of 1984 to designate the Copper Salmon Wilderness and to amend 
the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the North 
and South Forks of the Elk River in the State of Oregon as wild or 
scenic rivers, S. 1377, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
convey to the City of Henderson, Nevada, certain Federal land 
located in the City, S. 1608 and H.R. 815, bills to provide for the 
conveyance of certain land in Clark County, Nevada, for use by the 
Nevada National Guard, S. 1740, to amend the Act of February 22, 
1889, and the Act of July 2, 1862, to provide for the management of 
public land trust funds in the State of North Dakota, S. 1802, to 
adjust the boundaries of the Frank Church River of No Return 
Wilderness in the State of Idaho, S. 1939, to provide for the 
conveyance of certain land in the Santa Fe National Forest, New 
Mexico, S. 1940, to reauthorize the Rio Puerco Watershed Management 
Program, and S. 1433, to amend the Alaska National Interest Lands 
Conservation Act to provide competitive status to certain Federal 
employees in the State of Alaska, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: business meeting to 
consider S. 589, to provide for the transfer of certain Federal 
property to the United States Paralympics, Incorporated, a 
subsidiary of the United States Olympic Committee, and General 
Services Administration resolutions, 9:55 a.m., SD-406.
  Full Committee, to hold an oversight hearing to examine the 
condition of our nation's bridges, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine a review of bank 
treatment of social security benefits, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Full Committee, business meeting to consider original bills 
entitled, ``American Infrastructure Investment and Improvement 
Act'', ``The Habitat and Land Conservation Act of 2007'', and to 
review and make recommendations on proposed legislation implementing 
the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement, 4 p.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: 
Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government 
Information, Federal Services, and International Security, to hold 
hearings to examine the Office of Management and Budget's oversight 
on ongoing information systems projects, focusing on the efficacy of 
the management practices used by agencies to ensure the success of 
the projects, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: to hold hearings 
to examine expanding opportunities for women entrepreneurs, focusing 
on the future of women's small business programs, 10 a.m., SR-428A.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold joint hearings with the 
House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative 
presentation by the American Legion, 9:30 a.m., 345, Cannon 
Building.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to 
examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Armed Services, hearing on Accountability During 
Contingency Operations: Preventing and Fighting Corruption in 
Contracting and Establishing and Maintaining Appropriate Controls on 
Materiel, 11:30 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, hearing on Using Taxpayers' Dollars Most 
Efficiently: Perspectives on Performance Budgeting, 10 a.m., 210 
Cannon.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, 
and Consumer Protection to continue hearings entitled ``Protecting 
Children From Lead-Tainted Imports,'' 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, hearing entitled ``Legislative 
and Regulatory Options for Minimizing and Mitigating Mortgage 
Foreclosures,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, 
and the Global Environment, hearing on U.S. Assistance in East Asia 
and the Pacific: An Overview, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, hearing entitled ``Protecting the 
Protectors: Ensuring the Health and Safety of Our First Responders 
in the Wake of Catastrophic Disasters,'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.

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  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Immigration, 
Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law, 
hearing on the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services 
Fee Increase Rule, 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, 
to mark up H.R. 53, Virgin Islands National Park School Lease Act, 3 
p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, to mark up the 
following measures: H. Con. Res. 193, Recognizing all hunters across 
the United States for their continued commitment to safety; H. Res. 
303, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a day 
ought to be established to bring awareness to the issue of missing 
persons; H. Res. 584, Supporting the goals and ideals of ``National 
Life Insurance Awareness Month''; H. Res. 605, Supporting the goals 
and ideals of Gold Star Mothers Day; H. Res. 641, Acknowledging the 
importance of understanding the history of the United States of 
America and recognizing the need to foster civic responsibilty in 
all citizens; H.R. 2089, To designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 701 Loyola Avenue in New Orleans, 
Louisiana, as the ``Louisiana Armed Services Veterans Post Office''; 
H.R. 2276, To designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 203 North Main Street in Vassar, Michigan, as the 
``Corporal Christopher E. Esckelson Post Office Building''; H.R. 
3233, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at Highway 49 South in Piney Woods, Mississippi, as the 
``Laurence C. and Grace M. Jones Post Office Building''; H.R. 3297, 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 950 West Trenton Avenue in Morrisville, Pennsylvania, as 
the ``Nate DeTample Post Office Building''; H.R. 3307, To designate 
the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 570 
Broadway, Bayonne, New Jersey, as the ``Dennis P. Collins Post 
Office Building''; H.R. 3308, To designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 216 Main Street in Atwood, 
Indiana, as the ``Lance Corporal David K. Fribley Post Office; H.R. 
3325, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 235 Mountain Road in Suffield, Connecticut, as the 
``Corporal Stephen B. Bixler Post Office''; H.R. 3382, To designate 
the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 299 
North William Street in Goldsboro, North Carolina, as the ``Philip 
A. Baddour, Sr. Post Office''; H.R. 3518, To designate the facility 
of the United States Postal Service located at 1430 South Highway 29 
in Cantonment, Florida, as the ``Charles H. Hendix Post Office 
Building''; H.R. 1236, To make permanent the authority of the United 
States Postal Service to issue a special postage stamp to support 
breast cancer research; H.R. 1110, To amend the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 to allow Federal civilian and military retirees to pay 
health insurance premiums on a pretax basis and to allow a deduction 
for TRICARE supplemental premiums; H.R. 3530, To designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1400 Highway 
41 North in Inverness, Florida, as the ``Chief Warrant Officer Aaron 
Weaver Post Office Building''; H. Con. Res. 210, Supporting the 
goals and ideals of Sickle Cell Disease Awareness Month; and a 
resolution Supporting the goals and ideals of Veterans of Foreign 
Wars day, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, September 20, to mark up H.R. 3567, 
Small Business Investment Expansion Act of 2007, 10 a.m., 2360 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Economic 
Opportunity, oversight hearing on Licensure and Certification of 
Transitioning Veterans, 2 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, hearing on FISA with 
the DNI, 9 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, 
hearing entitled ``Renewable Electricity Standards: Lighting the 
Way,'' 9 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to hold 
joint hearings with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to 
examine the legislative presentation by the American Legion, 9:30 
a.m., 345, Cannon Building.