[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 148 (Tuesday, October 2, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D1309]
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                            NEW PUBLIC LAWS

     (For last listing of Public Laws, see Daily Digest, p. D1297)
  H.R. 3668, to provide for the extension of transitional medical 
assistance (TMA), the abstinence education program, and the qualifying 
individuals (QI) program. Signed on September 29, 2007. (Public Law 
110-90)
  H.J. Res. 43, increasing the statutory limit on the public debt. 
Signed on September 29, 2007. (Public Law 110-91)
  H.J. Res. 52, making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 
2008. Signed on September 29, 2007. (Public Law 110-92)
  H.R. 3625, to make permanent the waiver authority of the Secretary of 
Education with respect to student financial assistance during a war or 
other military operation or national emergency. Signed on September 30, 
2007. (Public Law 110-93)


           COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2007

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings 
to examine combating genocide in Darfur, focusing on the role of 
divestment and other policy tools, 9:30 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on Clean 
Air and Nuclear Safety, to hold hearings to examine the Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission's reactor oversight process, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Gail Dennise Mathieu, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador 
to the Republic of Namibia, William Raymond Steiger, of Wisconsin, 
to be Ambassador to the Republic of Mozambique, Dan Mozena, of Iowa, 
to be Ambassador to the Republic of Angola, and Eunice S. Reddick, 
of New York, to be Ambassador to the Gabonese Republic, and to serve 
concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to 
the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, 9 a.m., SD-419.
  Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, to hold hearings 
to examine Burma's saffron revolution, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Ad Hoc 
Subcommittee on State, Local, and Private Sector Preparedness and 
Integration, to hold hearings to examine pandemic influenza, 
focusing on state and local government efforts to prepare, 2:30 
p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition 
Policy and Consumer Rights, to hold hearings to examine S. 772, to 
amend the Federal antitrust laws to provide expanded coverage and to 
eliminate exemptions from such laws that are contrary to the public 
interest with respect to railroads, 10:30 a.m., SD-226.
  Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine veterans 
health, focusing on ensuring the care of aging heroes, 10 a.m., SR-
325.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic 
Agriculture, hearing to examine the joint performance of the Animal 
and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA, Customs and Border 
Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security in protecting U.S. 
agriculture from foreign pests and diseases, 10 a.m., 1300 
Longworth.
  Committee on Education and Labor, hearing on Mine Safety: The 
Perspective of the Families at Crandall Canyon, 10:30 a.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health, hearing 
on H.R. 1108, Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, 10 
a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, hearing entitled ``The Fight 
against Global Poverty and Inequality: The World Bank's Approach to 
Core Labor Standards and Employment Creation,'' 10 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government 
Sponsored Enterprises, hearing entitled ``Need for Insurance 
Regulatory Reform,'' 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Europe, hearing on 
America's Role in Addressing Outstanding Holocaust Issues, 1 p.m., 
2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Emergency 
Communications, Preparedness, and Response, hearing entitled 
``Practicing Like We Play: Examining Homeland Security Exercises,'' 
10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on House Administration, hearing on The Importance of 
Poll Workers: Best Practices and Recommendations, 2 p.m., 1310 
Longworth.
  Committee on Natural Resources, hearing on H.R. 2837, Indian 
Tribal Federal Recognition Administrative Procedures Act, 10 a.m., 
1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Science and Technology, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Environment, hearing on Energy Storage Technologies: State of 
Development for Stationary and Vehicular Applications, 10 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, hearing on Internet Tax Moratorium, 
10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, hearing on Funding the VA of the 
Future, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Subcommittee on 
Terrorism, Human Intelligence, Analysis, and Counter Intelligence, 
executive, briefing on Hot Spots, 8:45 a.m., H-405 Capitol.