[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 142 (Monday, September 24, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1250-D1251]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,

                           SEPTEMBER 25, 2007

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings 
to examine two years after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, focusing on 
housing needs in the Gulf Coast, 9:30 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to 
examine S. 1756, to provide supplemental ex gratia compensation to 
the Republic of the Marshall Islands for impacts of the nuclear 
testing program of the United States, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to 
examine green jobs created by global warming initiatives, 2 p.m., 
SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine home and 
community based care, focusing on expanding options for long-term 
care, 10 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of David T. Johnson, of Georgia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of State (International Narcotics and Law Enforcement 
Affairs), P. Robert Fannin, of Arizona, to be Ambassador to the 
Dominican Republic, and Paul E. Simons, of Virginia, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Chile, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine 
strengthening the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), 
focusing on the efficacy of the Protect America Act, 9:30 a.m., SH-
216.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of 
John Daniel Tinder, of Indiana, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Seventh Circuit, and Robert M. Dow, Jr., to be United States 
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 2:30 p.m., SD-
226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold an oversight hearing to 
examine research and treatment for Gulf War illnesses, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-562.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to 
examine certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on 
Safety of Imported Foods, 10 a.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, on Capitol Visitor Center, 10 
a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, 
and Consumer Protection, hearing entitled ``From Imus to Industry: 
The Business of Stereotypes and Degrading Images,'' 10 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, to mark up the following bills: 
H.R. 3521, Public Housing Asset Management Improvement Act of 2007; 
H.R. 2930, Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Act of 
2007; H.R. 3355, Homeowners' Defense Act of 2007; and H.R. 3524, 
HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2007; and H.R. 946, 
Consumer Overdraft Protection Fair Practices Act, 10 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, hearing on PEPFAR Reauthorization: 
From Emergency to Sustainability, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and the Global Environment, 
hearing on APEC 2007: Advancing U.S. Exports to the Asia-Pacific 
Region, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Homeland Security, to mark up H.R. 2830, Coast Guard 
Authorization Act of 2007, 11 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Task Force on Antitrust and 
Competition Policy, oversight hearing on Antitrust Agencies: 
Department of Justice Antitrust Division and Federal Trade 
Commission Bureau of Competition, 1 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, hearing on 
Straightening Out the Mortgage Mess: How Can We Protect Home 
Ownership and Provide Relief to Consumers in Financial Distress? 3 
p.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil 
Liberties, oversight hearing on the Employment Section of the Civil 
Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, 10 a.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border 
Security, and International Law, to mark up the following bills: 
H.R. 2405, Proud to Be an American Citizen Act; H.R. 2884, Kendell 
Frederick Citizenship Assistance Act; H.R. 1512, To amend the 
Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for compensation to 
States incarcerating undocumented aliens charged with a felony or 
two or more misdemeanors; and H.R. 1312, Arts Require Timely Service 
(ARTS) Act, 10 a.m., 2226, Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water and Power, 
hearing on the following bills: H.R. 123, To authorize 
appropriations for the San Gabriel Basin Restoration Fund; H.R. 
2498, To provide for a study regarding development of a 
comprehensive integrated regional water management plan that would 
address four general areas of regional water planning in both the 
San Joaquin River Hydrologic Region and the Tulare Lake Hydrologic 
Region, inclusive of Kern, Tulare, Kings, Fresno, Madera, Merced, 
Stanislaus, and San Joaquin Counties, California, and to provide 
that such plan be the guide by which those counties use as a 
mechanism to address and solve long-term water needs in a 
sustainable and equitable manner; and H.R. 2535, Tule River Tribe 
Water Development Act, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on 
Domestic Policy, hearing on Will NIEHS' new priorities protect 
public health? 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census and National Archives, 
hearing on Organ Donation: Utilizing Public Policy and Technology to 
Strengthen Organ Donor Programs, 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, to consider the following: H.R. 2693, Popcorn 
Workers Lung Disease Prevention Act; and a measure Making continuing 
appropriations for the fiscal year 2008, 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science and Technology, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Environment, hearing on Revisiting the Industrial Technologies 
Program (ITP): Achieving Industrial Efficiency, 2 p.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Research and Science Education, hearing on the 
Contribution of the Social Sciences to the Energy Challenge, 10 
a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, hearing on Rail 
Competition and Service, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and 
Emergency Management, hearing H.R. 3515, To provide that the great 
hall of the Capitol Visitor Center shall be known as Emancipation 
Hall, 2 p.m., 2253 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Disability 
Assistance and Memorial Affairs, hearing on the Board of Veterans' 
Appeals Adjudication Process and the Appeals Management Center, 2 
p.m., 334 Cannon.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on VA 
Polytrauma Rehabilitation Centers: Management Issues, 10 a.m., 334 
Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, to consider a measure To implement 
the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement, 10:30 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing to Examine Whether Charitable 
Organizations Serve the Needs of Diverse Communities, 2 p.m., 1100 
Longworth.