[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 155 (Monday, October 15, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1354-D1357]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

              Week of October 15 through October 20, 2007

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, October 16, 2007, at 11:00 a.m., Senate will continue 
consideration of H.R. 3093, Commerce and Justice, and Science 
Appropriations Act.
  During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared 
legislative and executive business.

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                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: October 17, 
business meeting to consider an original bill entitled ``Sudan 
Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007'', an original bill 
entitled ``Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 
2007'', and an original bill entitled ``Flood Insurance Reform and 
Modernization Act of 2007'', 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: October 16, to 
hold an oversight hearing to examine the Transportation Security 
Administration's (TSA) efforts and progress on H.R. 1, 
``Implementing the Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 
2007'', 10 a.m., SR-253.
  October 17, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine consumer 
wireless issues, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  October 17, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
digital television transition, focusing on government and industry 
perspectives, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  October 18, Full Committee, to hold an oversight hearing to 
examine the Department of Transportation, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  October 18, Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Innovation, 
to hold hearings to examine science parks, focusing on bolstering 
United States competitiveness, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: October 17, 
Subcommittee on Superfund and Environmental Health, to hold 
oversight hearings to examine the federal Superfund Program's 
activities to protect public health, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  October 18, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine lead and 
children's health, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: October 18, to hold hearings to examine 
international trade, focusing on import health and safety for today 
and the future, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: October 16, to hold closed 
briefings to examine issues relative to security in the Persian 
Gulf, 11:45 a.m., S-407, Capitol.
  October 17, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Daniel V. Speckhard, of Wisconsin, to be Ambassador 
to Greece, Thomas F. Stephenson, of California, to be Ambassador to 
the Portuguese Republic, and Vincent Obsitnik, of Virginia, to be 
Ambassador to the Slovak Republic, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: October 
16, to hold hearings to examine the Security and Accountability For 
Every (SAFE) Port Act (Public Law 109-347) one year after its 
enactment, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  October 16, Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, 
Government Information, Federal Services, and International 
Security, to hold hearings to examine improving financial and 
business management at the Department of Defense, 3:15 p.m., SD-342.
  October 17, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
Department of Homeland Security, focusing on contractors and the 
work of the government, 10:30 a.m., SD-342.
  October 18, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, 
the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to hold 
hearings to examine politics in government, focusing on the scope 
and enforcement of the Hatch Act, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  October 18, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Ellen C. Williams, of Kentucky, to be a Governor of 
the United States Postal Service, 3 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: October 17, to hold hearings to 
examine the nomination of Michael B. Mukasey, of New York, to be 
Attorney General, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: October 17, to hold an oversight 
hearing to examine the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department 
of Defense collaboration, focusing on the report of the President's 
Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded Warriors, the 
report of the Veterans Disability Benefit Commission, and other 
related reports, 9:30 a.m., SD-562.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: October 16, to hold closed 
hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  October 18, Full Committee, closed business meeting to mark up 
pending intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, October 18, hearing to review structural 
changes that are taking place in the agricultural economy and their 
impacts, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Armed Services, October 16, Subcommittee on Oversight 
and Investigations, hearing on incentives, benefits, and medical 
care for federal civilian employees deployed to combat zones, 2 
p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  October 18, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
on measuring and increasing the effectiveness of Provincial 
Reconstruction Teams, 10 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, October 18, hearing on the Tax Code and 
Health Insurance Coverage, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and Labor, October 18, to mark up the 
following bills: H.R., 3796, Early Warning and Health Care for 
Workers Affected by Globalization Act; and H.R. 3685, Employment 
Non-Discrimination Act of 2007, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, October 16, to mark up the 
following bills: 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; and H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental 
Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  October 16, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Internet, 
hearing entitled ``Status of the DTV Transition--Part 2,'' 9:30 
a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, October 16, Subcommittee on 
Housing and Community Opportunity, to continue hearings on the 
McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.

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  October 17, Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary 
Policy, Trade and Technology, hearing on U.S.-Russia Economic 
Relationship: Implications of the Yukos Affair, 2 p.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  October 17, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, 
hearing on The Impacts of Late Housing Payments on Tenants and 
Owners in the Project-Based Rental Assistance Program, 10 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, October 17, Subcommittee on Asia, 
Pacific and the Global Environment, hearing on the Crisis in Burma: 
Can the U.S. Bring about a Peaceful Resolution? 2 p.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  October 18, full Committee, hearing on International Trafficking 
in Persons: Taking Action to Eliminate Modern Day Slavery, 10 a.m., 
2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, October 16, Subcommittee on 
Transportation Security, and Infrastructure Protection, hearing 
entitled ``Aviation Security: Are We Truly Protected?'' 2 p.m., 311 
Cannon.
  October 17, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity and 
Science, and Technology, hearing entitled ``The Cyber Threat To 
Control Systems: Stronger Regulations Are Necessary To Secure the 
Electric Grid,'' 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  October 18, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Homeland Security 
Failures: TWIC Examined,'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on House Administration, October 16, Subcommittee on 
Elections, hearing on Expanding and Improving Opportunities to Vote 
by Mail or Absentee, 2 p.m., 1310 Longworth.
  October 17, full Committee, to mark up H.R. 3690, U.S. Capitol 
Police and Library of Congress Police Merger Implementation Act of 
2007, followed by an oversight hearing on The Capitol Visitor 
Center: the Visitor Experience, 11 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, October 16, hearing on Jena 6 and the 
Role of Federal Intervention in Hate Crimes and Race-Related 
Violence in Public Schools, 9:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  October 17, full Committee, hearing on Sex Crimes and the 
Internet, 9:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  October 18, Task Force on Antitrust and Competition Policy, 
hearing on the Impact of our Antitrust Laws on Community Pharmacies 
and their Patients, 9:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  October 18, Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual 
Property, hearing on International Piracy: The Challenges of 
Protecting Intellectual Property in the 21st Century, 10 a.m., 2237 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, October 16, Subcommittee on 
Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans, hearing on H.R. 1497, Legal Timber 
Protection Act, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  October 16, Subcommittee on Water and Power, to mark up the 
following bills: H.R. 123, To authorize appropriations for the San 
Gabriel Basin Restoration Fund; H.R. 236, North Bay Water Reuse 
Program Act of 2007; H.R. 2085, McGee Creek Project Pipeline and 
Associated Facilities Conveyance Act; and 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, 10 a.m., 
1334 Longworth.
  October 18, full Committee, to mark up H.R. 2262, Hardrcok Mining 
and Reclamation Act of 2007, 11 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  October 18, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public 
Lands, hearing on H.R. 1975, Northern Rockies Ecosystem Protection 
Act, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, October 16, 
Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, Census and 
District of Columbia, hearing on Doing Time: Are DC Prisoners Being 
Adequately Prepared for Re-Entry? 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  October 16, Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census and 
National Archives, hearing on Critical Budget Issues Affecting the 
2010 Census, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  October 18, full Committee, hearing on Black Carbon and the 
Arctic, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  October 18, Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization 
and Procurement, hearing on Technology for Secure Identity 
Documents, 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, October 16, to consider H.R. 3773, RESTORE Act 
of 2007, 2:30 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science and Technology, October 16, to mark up the 
following bills: H.R. 3776, Energy Storage Technology Advancement 
Act of 2007, and H.R. 3775, Industrial Energy Efficiency Research 
and Development Act of 2007, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  October 17, Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, hearing 
on Disappearing Polar Bears and Permafrost: Is a Global Warming 
Tipping Point Embedded in the Ice? 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  October 17, Subcommittee on Research and Science Education, 
hearing on Women in Academic Science and Engineering, 2 p.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, October 17, hearing entitled ``Small 
Business Energy Priorities,'' 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  October 17, Subcommittee on Regulations, Health Care and Trade, 
hearing on SGR formula, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  October 18, full Committee, hearing on the FCC's 700 MHz Wireless 
Spectrum Auction, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, October 16, 
Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, 
hearing on Railroad-Owned Solid Waste Transload Facilities, 10 a.m., 
2167 Rayburn.

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  October 16, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, 
hearing on The Raw Sewage Overflow Community Right-to Know Act, 2 
p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  October 17, Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing on NextGen: The 
FAA's Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (AD-B) Contract, 2 
p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  October 17, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime 
Transportation, hearing on Mariner Education and Work Force, 10 
a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  October 18, full Committee, hearing on the 35th Anniversary of the 
Clean Water Act: Successes and Future Challenges, 10 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, October 16, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigation, hearing on Disability Claims Ratings 
and Benefits Disparities within the Veterans' Benefits 
Administration, 2 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  October 17, full Committee, hearing on the Long-Term Costs of the 
Current Conflicts, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  October 18, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, hearing on 
Updating the Montgomery G.I. Bill, 2 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  October 18, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on Health Care 
Professionals--Recruitment and Retention, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, October 16, Subcommittee on Health 
and the Subcommittee on Oversight, joint hearing on Medicare 
Advantage: Required Audits of Limited Value, 10 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.
  October 17, Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures and the 
Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support, joint hearing on 
the Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2007, 10 a.m., 
1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, October 16, full 
Committee, executive, briefing on Amerithax, 10:30 a.m., H-405 
Capitol.
  October 16, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Human Intelligence, 
Analysis, and Counterintelligence, executive, hearing on CIA 
Activity, 2 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
  October 17, full Committee, executive, briefing on Hot Spots, 8:45 
a.m., H-405 Capitol.
  Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, 
October 18, hearing entitled ``Energy and Global Warming Solutions 
for Vulnerable Communities,'' 11 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Select Committee to Investigate the Voting Irregularities of 
August 2, 2007, October 18, briefing on Voting in the House of 
Representatives--The Rostrum and the Electronic Voting System: a 
Walkthrough by the Clerk of the House, 8 a.m., House Floor.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: October 18, to 
hold hearings to examine parliamentary perspective of challenges 
facing today's Europe, 9:30 a.m., 318-BRHOB.