[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 176 (Wednesday, November 14, 2007)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1530-D1531]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





           COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2007

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine the state 
of the United States Army, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Space, Aeronautics, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to 
examine issues facing the United States space program after 
retirement of the space shuttles, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to 
examine S. 2203, to reauthorize the Uranium Enrichment 
Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: to continue hearings to 
examine S. 2191, to direct the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency to establish a program to decrease emissions of 
greenhouse gases, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the 
anti-drug package for Mexico and Central America, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold 
hearings to examine restoring Congressional intent and protections 
under the Americans with Disabilities Act (Public Law 101-336), 2 
p.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: 
Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal 
Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to hold joint hearings with 
the Ad Hoc Subcommittee on State, Local, and Private Sector 
Preparedness and Integration to examine the national level of 
preparedness of the United States to respond following a 
radiological dispersion device (RDD) or ``dirty bomb'' attack, 
focusing on the coordination with and capabilities of federal, 
state, and local governments to work together, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider S. 352, 
to provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings, S. 2248, 
to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to 
modernize and streamline the provisions of that Act, S. 344, to 
permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings, S. 1638, to 
adjust the salaries of Federal justices and judges, S. Res. 366, 
designating November 2007 as ``National Methamphetamine Awareness 
Month'', to increase awareness of methamphetamine abuse, S. Res. 
367, commemorating 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 National Mall, and the nominations of 
Joseph N. Laplante, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of New Hampshire, Reed Charles O'Connor, to be United 
States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, Thomas D. 
Schroeder, to be United States District Judge for the Middle 
District of North Carolina, and Amul R. Thapar, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 10 a.m., SD-
226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: business meeting to consider the 
nomination of Michael W. Hager, of Virginia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Human Resources and Management), time 
to be announced, room to be announced.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to 
examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine nursing 
home transparency and improvement, focusing on federal, state, and 
industry initiatives to improve nursing home transparency, 
enforcement, and the quality of services in the country's 16,000 
nursing homes, 1:30 p.m., SD-G50.


                                 House

  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Terrorism, 
Unconventional Threats and Capabilities, hearing on strategic 
communications and countering ideological support for terrorism, 10 
a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and Labor, to continue mark up of H.R. 
4137, College Opportunity and Affordability Act of 2007, time to be 
announced, 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, 
and Consumer Protection, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 1216, 
Cameron Gulbransen Kids and Cars Safety Act of 2007; and HR. 4040, 
Consumer Product Safety Modernization Act, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on International 
Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight, hearing on Diplomatic 
Assurances on Torture: A Case

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Study of Why Some Are Accepted and Others Rejected, 3 p.m., 2237 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee Emergency 
Communications, Preparedness, and Response, hearing entitled 
``Leveraging Mutual Aid for Effective Emergency Response,'' 2 p.m., 
311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Law, oversight hearing on Protecting the Playroom: 
Holding Foreign Manufacturers Accountable for Defective Products, 
9:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, to mark up the following bills: 
H.R. 4074, San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act; H.R. 2176, 
To provide for and approve the settlement of certain land claims of 
the Bay Mills Indian Community; H.R. 4115, To provide for and 
approve the settlement of certain land claims of the Sault Ste. 
Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians; 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. 
3739, To amend the Arizona Water Settlements Act to modify the 
requirement for the statement of findings, 11 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing on One Year 
Later: Have TSA Airport Security Checkpoints Improved? 10 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Science and Technology, Subcommittee on Technology 
and Innovation, hearing on the Next Generation Border and Maritime 
Security Technologies: H.R. 3916, To provide for the next generation 
of border and maritime security technologies, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, hearing on Reducing the Regulatory 
Burden on Small Business: Improving the Regulatory Flexibility Act, 
10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Aviation, hearing on Aviation and Airport Holiday Travel 
Preparations, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Economic 
Opportunity, hearing to review Pending MGIB legislation, 1 p.m., 340 
Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on 
Trends in Nursing Home Ownership and Quality, 10 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, briefing on 
IC Clearance and Security Concerns, 4:30 p.m., H-405 Capitol.