[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 161 (Tuesday, October 23, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1406-D1408]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FDA, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies held a 
hearing on Broadband: Connecting Rural America. Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade. And 
Consumer Protection approved for full Committee action, as amended, the 
following bills: H.R. 2601, To extend the authority of the Federal 
Trade Commission to collect fees to administer and enforce the 
provisions relating to the ``Do-not-call'' registry of the 
Telemarketing Sales Rule; H.R. 3461, Safeguarding America's Families by 
Enhancing and Reorganizing New and Efficient Technologies Act of 2007; 
and H.R. 3526, To include all banking agencies within the existing 
regulatory authority under the Federal Trade Commission Act with 
respect to depository institutions, and for other purposes.
  The Subcommittee also held a hearing on Enhancing FTC Consumer 
Protection in Financing Dealings, with Telemarketers, and on the 
Internet. Testimony was heard from Lydia B. Barnes, Bureau of Consumer 
Protection, FTC.
MARKET TO MARKET EXTENSION ACT OF 2007
Committee on Financial Service: Held a hearing on H.R. 647, Market to 
Market Extension Act of 2007. Testimony was heard from Theodore K. 
Toon, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Affordable Housing 
Preservation, Department of Housing and Urban Development; and public 
witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Ordered reported, as amended, the 
following measures: H.R. 3887, William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims 
Protection Reauthorization Act of 2007; H.R. 275, Global Online Freedom 
Act of 2007; H.R. 3890, Block Burmese JADE Act of 2007; and H.R. 1746, 
Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2007.
  The Committee favorably considered the following measures and 
approved a motion urging the Chairman to request that they be 
considered on the Suspension Calendar: H.R. 2705, amended, Compacts of 
Free Association Amendments Act of 2007; H.R. 2949, amended, Eurasia 
Foundation Act; H.R. 3320, Support for the Museum of the History of 
Polish Jews Act of 2007; H.R. 3913, To amend the International Center 
Act to authorize the lease or sublease of certain property described in 
such Act; H.R. 3912, Naval Vessel Transfer Act; H. Res. 435, amended, 
Expressing concern relating to the threatening behavior of the Iranian 
regime and its leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and the activities of 
terrorist organizations sponsored by that regime in Latin America; H. 
Res. 550, amended, Congratulating the people of Ethiopia on the second 
millennium of Ethiopia; H. Res. 573, amended, Recognizing and 
commending the efforts of the United States public and Advocacy groups 
to raise awareness about and help end the worsening humanitarian crisis 
and genocide in Darfur, Sudan; H. Res. 726, amended, Calling on the 
President of the United States and the international community to take 
immediate steps to respond to and prevent the acts of rape and sexual 
violence against women and girls in Darfur, Sudan, eastern Chad and the 
Central African Republic; H. Res. 740, amended, Condemning in the 
strongest terms the attacks on African Union peacekeepers that occurred 
in Haskanita, Darfur, Sudan, on September 29, 2007; H. Res. 747, 
Recognizing the religious and historical significance of the festival 
of Diwali; H. Con. Res. 234, Calling on the

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government of the People's Republic of China to respect the human 
rights of North Korean refugees; and H. Con. Res. 236, amended, 
Recognizing the close relationship between the United States and the 
Republic of San Marino.
IRAN SANCTIONS AND REGIONAL SECURITY
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Middle East and South 
held a hearing on Iran Sanctions and Regional Security. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
VOTER REGISTRATION AND LIST MAINTENANCE
Committee on House Administration: Subcommittee on Elections held a 
hearing on Voter Registration and List Maintenance. Testimony was heard 
from Chris Nelson, Secretary of State, South Dakota; Larry Leake, 
Chairman, Board of Elections, North Carolina; Patricia Hollarn, 
Supervisor of Elections, Okaloosa County, Florida; Jackie Harris, 
General Registrar, Fairfax County, Virginia; and public witnesses.
ALLEGATIONS OF SELECTIVE PROSECUTION
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and 
Homeland Security and the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative 
Law held a joint hearing on Allegations of Selective Prosecution: The 
Erosion of Public Confidence in Our Federal Justice System. Testimony 
was heard from public witnesses.
GENOCIDE AND THE RULE OF LAW
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and 
Homeland Security held a hearing on Genocide and the Rule of Law. 
Testimony was heard from Eli Rosenbaum, Director, Office of Special 
Investigations, Criminal Division, Department of Justice; and public 
witnesses.
HARDROCK MINING AND RECLAMATION ACT OF 2007; PUERTO RICO DEMOCRACY ACT 
OF 2007
Committee on Natural Resources: Ordered reported, as amended, the 
following bills: H.R. 2262, Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act of 
2007; and H.R. 900, Puerto Rico Democracy Act of 2007.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests 
and Public Lands held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 816, 
Orchard Detention Basin Flood Control Act; H.R. 1311, Nevada Cancer 
Institute Expansion Act; H.R. 1922, Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse 
Outstanding Natural Area Act of 2007; and H.R. 2246, To validate 
certain conveyances made by the Union Pacific Railroad Company of lands 
located in Reno, Nevada, originally conveyed by the United States to 
facilitate construction of transcontinental railroads. Testimony was 
heard from Representatives Berkley, Porter, and Mahoney of Florida; 
Mike Nedd, Assistant Director, Minerals, Realty and Recourse 
Protection, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; 
Karen J. Golonka, Mayor, Jupiter, Florida; Robert Cashell, Mayor, Reno, 
Nevada; and a public witness.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES; URANIUM MINING ON NAVAJO NATION
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Ordered reported the 
following measures: H. Res. 684, Congratulating Shawn Johnson on her 
victory in becoming the 2007 World Artistic Gymnastics Champion in 
women's gymnastics; H. Res. 759, Recognizing the 40th Anniversary of 
the Mass Movement for Soviet Jewish Freedom and the 20th Anniversary of 
the Freedom Sunday Rally for Soviet Jewry on the Mall in Washington, 
D.C.; H. Res. 728, Expressing the support and sympathy of the House of 
Representatives and the people of the United States for the victims of 
the devastating flooding that occurred across many parts of Ohio in 
August 2007 and commending the communities, volunteer organizations, 
churches and emergency response agencies for their continuing work to 
restore the affected areas across the state; H.R. 3446, To designate 
the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 202 East 
Michigan Avenue in Marshall, Michigan, as the `` Michael W. Schragg 
Post Office Building''; H.R. 3470, To designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 744 West Oglethorpe Highway in 
Hinesville, Georgia, as the ``John Sidney `Sid' Flowers Post Office 
Building''; H.R. 3511, To designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 2150 East Hardtner Drive in Urania, 
Louisiana, as the ``Murphy A. Tannehill Post Office Building;'' H.R. 
3569, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 16731 Santa Ana Avenue in Fontana, California, as the 
``Beatrice E. Watson Post Office Building''; and S. 1896, To designate 
the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 11 Central 
Street in Hillsborough, New Hampshire, as the ``Officer Jeremy Todd 
Charon Post Office.''
  The Committee also held a hearing on the Health and Environment 
Impacts of Uranium Contamination in the Navajo Nation. Testimony was 
heard from Wayne Nastri, Regional Administrator, Region 9, EPA; David 
Geiser, Deputy Director, Office of Legacy Management, Department of 
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E. Miller, Director, Office of Federal and State Materials and 
Environmental Management Programs, NRC; Robert G. McSwain, Acting 
Director, Indian Health Service, Department of Health and Human 
Services; and Jerry Gidner, Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 
Department of the Interior; and public witnesses.
CYBERSECURITY--EFFORTS TO SECURE INTERNET INFRASTRUCTURE
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on 
Information, Census, and National Archives held a hearing on 
Cybersecurity: A Review of Public and Private Sector Efforts To Secure 
Our Nation's Internet Infrastructure. Testimony was heard from Gregory 
T. Garcia, Assistant Secretary, Cyber Security and Communications, 
Department of Homeland Security; Gregory C. Wilshusen, Director, 
Information Technology, GAO; Daniel S. Ross, Chief Information Officer, 
State of Missouri; and public witnesses.
GEOSTATIONARY WEATHER SATELLITE PROGRAM
Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy and 
Environment held a hearing on GAO's Report on the Status of NOAA's 
Geostationary Weather Satellite Program. Testimony was heard from David 
Powner, Director, Information Technology Management Issues, GAO; and 
Mary Ellen Kicza, Assistant Administrator, Satellite and Information 
Services, NOAA, Department of Commerce.
HIGHWAY BRIDGE INSPECTION
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Highways and Transit held a hearing on Highway Bridge Inspection. 
Testimony was heard from King Gee, Associate Administrator, 
Infrastructure, Federal Highway Administration, Department of 
Transportation; Matthew Garret, Director, Department of Transportation, 
State of Oregon; Bart Andersen, Level 2 Bridge Inspector, Department of 
Transportation, State of Minnesota; and public witnesses.
CIA ACTIVITY--PART III
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Terrorism, 
Human Intelligence, Analysis, and Counterintelligence met in executive 
session to continue hearings on CIA Activity, Part III. Testimony was 
heard from departmental witnesses.