[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 171 (Tuesday, November 6, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1483-D1484]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION REFORM PROPOSALS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and 
Consumer Protection held a hearing entitled ``Comprehensive Children's 
Product Safety and Consumer Product Safety Commission Reform 
Legislation.'' Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Consumer Product Safety Commission: Nancy A. Nord, Acting Chairman; and 
Thomas H. Moore, Commissioner; and public witnesses.
MORTGAGE REFORM AND ANTI-PREDATORY LENDING ACT OF 2007
Committee on Financial Services: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 
3915, Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007.
YAHOO's PROVISION OF FALSE INFORMATION TO CONGRESS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Held a hearing on Yahoo! Inc.'s Provision 
of False Information to Congress. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
VIETNAM--HUMAN RIGHTS CONCERNS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International 
Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight held a hearing on Human 
Rights Concerns in Vietnam. Testimony was heard from Representatives 
Lofgren, Loretta Sanchez and Smith of New Jersey; Scott Marciel, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary, Southeast Asia, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific 
Affairs, Department of State; and public witnesses.
USING THE WEB AS A WEAPON
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Intelligence, 
Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment held a hearing 
entitled ``Using the Web as a Weapon: the Internet as a Tool for 
Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism.'' Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Law held an oversight hearing on the Congressional 
Review Act. Testimony was heard from John V. Sullivan, Parliamentarian, 
House of Representatives; Mort Rosenberg, Specialist in American Public 
Law, CRS, Library of Congress; and a public witness.
MANAGING ARSON THROUGH CRIME HISTORY (MATCH) ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime approved for full 
Committee action H.R. 1759, Managing Arson Through Criminal History 
(MATCH) Act of 2007.
  Prior to this action, the Subcommittee held a hearing on this 
measure. Testimony was heard from Representatives Bono and Schiff; 
Tracy Pansini, Fire Chief, Burbank Fire Department, Burbank, 
California; and William M. Soqui, Fire Chief, Cathedral City Fire 
Department, Cathedral City, California.

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TELEWORK: BREAKING NEW GROUND
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on Federal 
Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia held a hearing 
on Telework: Breaking New Ground. Testimony was heard from 
Representative Wolf; Daniel A. Green, Deputy Associate Director, Center 
for Employee and Family Support Policy, OPM; Stan Kaczmarczk, Principal 
Deputy Associate Administrator, Government-wide Policy, GSA; Bernice 
Steinhardt, Director, Strategic Issues, GAO; Margaret J.A. Peterlin, 
Deputy Under Secretary, Intellectual Property and Deputy Director, U.S. 
Patent and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce; Lee J. Lofthus, 
Assistant Attorney General, Administration, Department of Justice; and 
public witnesses.
STRATEGY FOR SECURITY IN POST-9/11 WORLD
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and Oversight: 
Subcommittee on National Security, and Foreign Affairs continued 
hearings on Six Years Later: Smart Power and the U.S. Strategy for 
Security in a Post-9/11 World. Testimony was heard from Richard L. 
Armitage, former Deputy Secretary of State; and a public witness.
UNITED STATES-PERU TRADE PROMOTION AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a vote of 10 to 0 (with one Member 
voting Present), a closed rule providing 3 hours of debate on H.R. 
3688, to implement the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement, 
with 45 minutes in favor of the bill controlled by Representative 
Rangel of New York or his designee, 45 minutes in favor of the bill 
controlled by Representative McCrery of Louisiana or his designee, 45 
minutes in opposition to the bill controlled by Representative Michaud 
of Maine or his designee, and 45 minutes in opposition to the bill 
controlled by the Minority Leader or his designee.
  The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill 
except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The rule 
provides that the bill shall be considered as read. The rule waives all 
points of order against the bill. The rule provides that pursuant to 
section 151(f)(2) of the Trade Act of 1974, the previous question shall 
be considered as ordered on the bill to final passage without 
intervening motion. Finally, the rule permits the Chair, during 
consideration of the bill, to postpone further consideration of it to a 
time designated by the Speaker. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Mahoney of Florida, Klein of Florida, and Capito.
HOMEOWNERS' DEFENSE ACT OF 2007
Committee on Rules: Granted, by voice vote, an open rule with a pre-
printing requirement providing 1 hour of general debate on H.R. 3355, 
to ensure the availability and affordability of homeowners' insurance 
coverage for catastrophic events, equally divided and controlled by the 
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Financial 
Services. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of 
the bill except those arising under clauses 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The 
rule makes in order the Committee on Financial Services amendment in 
the nature of a substitute now printed in the bill as an original bill 
for the purpose of amendment. The amendment in the nature of a 
substitute shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of 
order except clause 10 of rule XXI against the amendment in the nature 
of a substitute.
  The rule provides that notwithstanding clause 11 of rule XVIII, no 
amendment to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute 
shall be in order except those printed in the portion of the 
Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 8 of rule 
XVIII and except pro forma amendments for the purpose of debate. Each 
amendment so printed may be offered only by the Member who caused it to 
be printed or a designee and shall be considered as read. The rule 
provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. The rule 
also provides that, notwithstanding the operation of the previous 
question, the Chair may postpone further consideration of the bill to a 
time designated by the Speaker. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Levin, Pascrell, Crowley, Schwartz of Pennsylvania, 
Sutton, Kaptur, Michaud, Linda Sanchez of California, Ellison, Hare and 
Hunter.
GLOBALIZATION OF R&D AND INNOVATION
Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology and 
Innovation continued hearings on Globalization of R&D and Innovation, 
Part IV: Implications for the Science and Engineering Workforce. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS
Conferees agreed to file a conference report on the differences between 
the Senate and House passed versions of H.R. 3222, making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2008.