[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 157 (Wednesday, October 17, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D1375]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                            OCTOBER 18, 2007

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold an 
oversight hearing to examine the Department of Transportation, 10 
a.m., SR-253.
  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: to hold hearings to 
examine lead and children's health, 10:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: 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 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: 
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.
  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: to continue hearings to examine the 
nomination of Michael B. Mukasey, of New York, to be Attorney 
General, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: closed business meeting to mark 
up pending intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, 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, 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, hearing on the Tax Code and Health 
Insurance Coverage, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and Labor, 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 Foreign Affairs, hearing on International Trafficking 
in Persons: Taking Action to Eliminate Modern Day Slavery, 10 a.m., 
2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and 
Oversight and the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, 
and Civil Liberties, joint hearing on Rendition To Torture: The Case 
of Maher Arar, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
  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, to mark up H.R. 2262, Hardrock 
Mining and Reclamation Act of 2007, 11 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  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, hearing on Black 
Carbon and the Arctic, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization and 
Procurement, hearing on Technology for Secure Identity Documents, 2 
p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, to mark up the following: The Small 
Business Programs Act of 2007; and the Small Business Contracting 
Program Improvements Act, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, hearing on the 
35th Anniversary of the Clean Water Act: Successes and Future 
Challenges, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Economic 
Opportunity, hearing on Updating the Montgomery G.I. Bill, 2 p.m., 
334 Cannon.
  Subcommittee on Health, hearing on Health Care Professionals--
Recruitment and Retention, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, 
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, 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: to hold hearings 
to examine a parliamentary perspective of challenges facing today's 
Europe, 9:30 a.m., B-318 RHOB.