[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 7 (Thursday, January 17, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D22-D23]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

              Week of January 22 through January 26, 2008

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, at 11 a.m., Senate will begin consideration of S.1200, to 
amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to revise and extend the 
Act.
  During the balance of the week Senate will consider any other cleared 
legislative and executive business, including appropriation bills, and 
conference reports, when available.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: January 24, to 
hold hearings to examine the nomination of Ed Schafer, of North 
Dakota, to be Secretary of Agriculture, 2 p.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on the Budget: January 24, to hold hearings to examine 
Congressional Budget Office budget and economic outlook, 10 a.m., 
SD-608.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: January 24, to hold 
oversight hearings to examine ways to reform the Mining Law of 1872, 
9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Finance: January 24, to hold hearings to examine 
stimulus that makes sense relating to strengthening America's 
economy, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: January 24, 
to hold hearings to examine S.1843, to amend title VII of the Civil 
Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 
1967 to clarify that an unlawful practice occurs each time 
compensation is paid pursuant to a discriminatory compensation 
decision or other practice, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on the Judiciary: January 22, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Kevin J. O'Connor, of

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Connecticut, to be Associate Attorney General, and Gregory G. 
Katsas, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Attorney General, 2 
p.m., SD-226.
  January 23, Full Committee, to hold oversight hearings to examine 
the Justice for All Act (Public Law 108-405), focusing on the 
administration of the Bloodsworth and Coverdell DNA Grant Programs 
by the Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: January 24, to hold oversight 
hearings to examine the report of the Veterans' Disability Benefits 
Commission, focusing on veterans disability compensation, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-562.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, January 23, Subcommittee on Defense, 
executive, hearing on Army Contracting Task Force, 10 a.m., and 
executive, on DOD Outsourcing--GAO, 3:30 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  January 23, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs, hearing on Foreign Assistance in the 21st Century: 
Proposals for Reform and Restructuring, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, January 23, hearing on Assessment of 
U.S. Strategy and Operations in Afghanistan and the Way Ahead, 10 
a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  January 23, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations to 
continue hearings on A Continuing Dialogue: Post-Surge Alternatives 
for Iraq (Part 2), 1 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, January 23, hearing on the Congressional 
Budget Office's Budget and Economic Outlook, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and Labor, January 23, hearing on Investing 
in Early Education: Paths to Improving Children's Success, 10 a.m., 
2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, January 23, Subcommittee on 
Health, hearing on H.R. 1232, Voluntary Public Health Workforce 
Expansion Act of 2007, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  January 23, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``Combating Nuclear Proliferation: The Effectiveness of the 
Department of Energy's Initiatives for Proliferation Prevention 
(IPP) Program,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, January 22, Subcommittee on the 
Middle East and South Asia, hearing on That which is not obligatory 
is prohibited: Censorship and Incitement in the Arab World, 12 p.m., 
2200 Rayburn.
  January 23, Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human 
Rights, and Oversight and the Subcommittee on the Middle East and 
South Asia, joint hearing on the Proposed U.S. Security Commitment 
to Iraq: What Will Be In It and Should It Be a Treaty? 10 a.m., 2200 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, January 23, 
Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs, hearing on 
Fortress America Abroad: Effective Diplomacy and the Future of U.S. 
Embassies, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, January 23, hearing entitled 
``Limited Health Care Options for Small Businesses in the Small 
Group Market,'' 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, January 23, 
Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, hearing on 
Transportation Workers Identification Credentials--Follow-Up, 2 
p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  January 23, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, 
hearing on Progress Toward Improving Water Quality in the Great 
Lakes, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, 
January 23, hearing entitled ``Cap, Auctions and Trade: Auctions and 
Revenue Recycling Under Carbon Cap and Trade,'' 9:30 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.