[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 13 (Monday, January 28, 2008)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E87-E89]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate on February 
4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized 
schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate committees, 
subcommittees, joint committees, and committees of conference. This 
title requires all such committees to notify the Office of the Senate 
Daily Digest--designated by the Rules Committee--of the time, place, 
and purpose of the meetings, when scheduled, and any cancellations or 
changes in the meetings as they occur.
  As an additional procedure along with the computerization of this 
information, the Office of the Senate Daily Digest will prepare this 
information for printing in the Extensions of Remarks section of the 
Congressional Record on Monday and Wednesday of each week.
  Meetings scheduled for Tuesday, January 29, 2008 may be found in the 
Daily Digest of today's Record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED

                               JANUARY 30
     10 a.m.
       Budget
         To hold hearings to examine the economic stimulus, 
           focusing on budget policy for a strong economy over the 
           short- and long-term budget outlook.
                                                            SD-608
       Environment and Public Works
         To hold hearings to examine the threats and protections 
           for the polar bear.
                                                            SD-406
       Finance
         To hold hearings to examine private fees for service in 
           Medicare Advantage plans.
                                                            SD-215
       Judiciary
         To hold oversight hearings to examine the Department of 
           Justice.
                                                            SH-216
       Small Business and Entrepreneurship
         To hold hearings to examine the Small Business 
           Administration's accountability, focusing on the 
           efficacy of women's contracting and lender oversight.
                                                           SR-428A
     11 a.m.
       Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings to examine the nominations of James K. 
           Glassman, of Connecticut, to be Under Secretary for 
           Public Diplomacy with the rank of Ambassador, Goli 
           Ameri, of Oregon, to be Assistant Secretary for 
           Educational

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           and Cultural Affairs, and David J. Kramer, of 
           Massachusetts, to be Assistant Secretary for Democracy, 
           Human Rights, and Labor, all of the Department of 
           State.
                                                            SD-419
     11:30 a.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
         Business meeting to consider S. 86, to designate segments 
           of Fossil Creek, a tributary to the Verde River in the 
           State of Arizona, as wild and scenic rivers, S. 127, to 
           amend the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve 
           Act of 2000 to explain the purpose and provide for the 
           administration of the Baca National Wildlife Refuge, S. 
           128, to amend the Cache La Poudre River Corridor Act to 
           designate a new management entity, make certain 
           technical and conforming amendments, enhance private 
           property protections, S. 189, to decrease the matching 
           funds requirements and authorize additional 
           appropriations for Keweenaw National Historical Park in 
           the State of Michigan, S. 327, to authorize the 
           Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource 
           study of sites associated with the life of Cesar 
           Estrada Chavez and the farm labor movement, S. 783, to 
           adjust the boundary of the Barataria Preserve Unit of 
           the Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve 
           in the State of Louisiana, S. 868, to amend the Wild 
           and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the 
           Taunton River in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts as a 
           component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers 
           System, S. 1039, to extend the authorization for the 
           Coastal Heritage Trail in the State of New Jersey, S. 
           1143, to designate the Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse and the 
           surrounding Federal land in the State of Florida as an 
           Outstanding Natural Area and as a unit of the National 
           Landscape System, S. 1247, to amend the Weir Farm 
           National Historic Site Establishment Act of 1990 to 
           limit the development of any property acquired by the 
           Secretary of the Interior for the development of 
           visitor and administrative facilities for the Weir Farm 
           National Historic Site, S. 1304, to amend the National 
           Trails System Act to designate the Arizona National 
           Scenic Trail, S. 1329, to extend the Acadia National 
           Park Advisory Commission, to provide improved visitor 
           services at the park, S. 1341, to provide for the 
           exchange of certain Bureau of Land Management land in 
           Pima County, Arizona, S. 1365, to amend the Omnibus 
           Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to 
           authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into 
           cooperative agreements with any of the management 
           partners of the Boston Harbor Islands National 
           Recreation Area, S. 1377, to direct the Secretary of 
           the Interior to convey to the City of Henderson, 
           Nevada, certain Federal land located in the City, S. 
           1433, to amend the Alaska National Interest Lands 
           Conservation Act to provide competitive status to 
           certain Federal employees in the State of Alaska, S. 
           1476, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
           conduct special resources study of the Tule Lake 
           Segregation Center in Modoc County, California, to 
           determine suitability and feasibility of establishing a 
           unit of the National Park System, S. 1522, to amend the 
           Bonneville Power Administration portions of the 
           Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act of 
           2000 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2008 
           through 2014, S. 1634, to implement further the Act 
           approving the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of 
           the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with 
           the United States of America, S. 1740, to amend the Act 
           of February 22, 1889, and the Act of July 2, 1862, to 
           provide for the management of public land trust funds 
           in the State of North Dakota, S. 1802, to adjust the 
           boundaries of the Frank Church River of No Return 
           Wilderness in the State of Idaho, S. 1921, to amend the 
           American Battlefield Protection Act of 1996 to extend 
           the authorization for that Act, S. 1939, to provide for 
           the conveyance of certain land in the Santa Fe National 
           Forest, New Mexico, S. 1940, to reauthorize the Rio 
           Puerco Watershed Management Program, and S. 1941, to 
           direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the 
           suitability and feasibility of designating the Wolf 
           House, located in Norfolk, Arkansas, as a unit of the 
           National Park System, and any other pending 
           legislation.
                                                            SD-366
     2:30 p.m.
       Finance
         Business meeting to consider an original bill entitled, 
           ``The Economic Stimulus Act of 2008'', and to consider 
           changes to the rules of procedure of the Committee on 
           Finance.
                                                            SD-215
     3:30 p.m.
       Foreign Relations
         To receive a closed briefing from members of the 
           intelligence community.
                                                    S-407, Capitol

                               JANUARY 31
     9:30 a.m.
       Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings to examine Afghanistan, focusing on a 
           plan to turn the tide.
                                                            SD-419
       Armed Services
       Personnel Subcommittee
         To hold an oversight hearing to examine military 
           recruiting.
                                                           SR-232A
     10 a.m.
       Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine strengthening our economy, 
           focusing on foreclosure and neighborhood preservation.
                                                            SD-538
       Budget
         To hold hearings to examine the long-term outlook and 
           sources of growth in health care spending.
                                                            SD-608
       Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold hearings to examine S. 2323, to provide for the 
           conduct of carbon capture and storage technology 
           research, development, and demonstration projects, and 
           S. 2144, to require the Secretary of Energy to conduct 
           a study of feasibility relating to the construction and 
           operation of pipelines and carbon dioxide sequestration 
           facilities.
                                                            SD-366
       Environment and Public Works
         To hold hearings to examine a report of the National 
           Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study 
           Commission.
                                                            SD-406
       Judiciary
         Business meeting to consider S. 1638, to adjust the 
           salaries of Federal justices and judges, S. 352, to 
           provide for media coverage of Federal court 
           proceedings, S. 2450, to amend the Federal Rules of 
           Evidence to address the waiver of the attorney-client 
           privilege and the work product doctrine, S. 2304, to 
           amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
           Streets Act of 1968 to provide grants for the improved 
           mental health treatment and services provided to 
           offenders with mental illnesses, and the nominations of 
           Mark R. Filip, of Illinois, to be Deputy Attorney 
           General, Ondray T. Harris, of Virginia, to be Director, 
           Community Relations Service, and David W. Hagy, of 
           Texas, to be Director of the National Institute of 
           Justice, Department of Justice.
                                                            SD-226
     10:05 a.m.
       Environment and Public Works
         Business meeting to consider S. 2146, to authorize the 
           Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
           accept, as part of a settlement, diesel emission 
           reduction Supplemental Environmental Projects.
                                                            SD-406
     10:30 a.m.
       Aging
         To hold hearings to examine elderly voters, focusing on 
           opportunities and challenges for the 2008 election.
                                                            SH-216
     2:30 p.m.
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
       Federal Financial Management, Government Information, 
           Federal Services, and International Security 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine eliminating agency payment 
           errors.
                                                            SD-106

                               FEBRUARY 1
     9:30 a.m.
       Joint Economic Committee
         To hold hearings to examine the current economic outlook.
                                                            SD-106

                               FEBRUARY 5
     9:30 a.m.
       Veterans' Affairs
         To continue oversight hearings to examine veterans 
           disability compensation.
                                                            SR-418
     10 a.m.
       Intelligence
         To hold hearings to examine the world threat.
                                                            SH-216
     2:30 p.m.
       Intelligence
         To hold closed hearings to examine the world threat.
                                                            SH-219

                               FEBRUARY 6
     9:30 a.m.
       Armed Services
         To hold hearings to examine the defense authorization 
           request for fiscal year 2009, the future years defense 
           program, and for operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.
                                                            SD-106
     10 a.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold hearings to examine the President's proposed 
           budget estimates for fiscal year 2009 for the 
           Department of Energy.
                                                            SD-366
     2:30 p.m.
       Intelligence
         Closed business meeting to consider pending calendar 
           business.
                                                            SH-219


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                               FEBRUARY 7
     10 a.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Robert A. 
           Sturgell, of Maryland, to be Administrator of the 
           Federal Aviation Administration, and Simon Charles 
           Gros, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Secretary, both 
           of the Department of Transportation.
                                                            SR-253
       Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
         To hold hearings to examine weathering the economic 
           storm, focusing on helping working families in 
           troubling times.
                                                            SD-430
       Judiciary
         To hold hearings to examine the Founding Fathers papers, 
           focusing on ensuring public access to our national 
           treasures.
                                                            SD-226
     2:30 p.m.
       Armed Services
       Readiness and Management Support Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine business transformation and 
           financial management at the Department of Defense.
                                                            SR-222
       Intelligence
         To hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence 
           matters.
                                                            SH-219

                              FEBRUARY 12
     10 a.m.
       Judiciary
         To hold hearings to examine the nominations of James 
           Randal Hall, to be United States District Judge for the 
           Southern District of Georgia, Richard H. Honaker, to be 
           United States District Judge for the District of 
           Wyoming, Gustavus Adolphus Puryear IV, to be United 
           States District Judge for the Middle District of 
           Tennessee, and Brian Stacy Miller, to be United States 
           District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas.
                                                            SD-226

                              FEBRUARY 13
     9:30 a.m.
       Veterans' Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine the President's proposed 
           budget request for fiscal year 2009 for veterans 
           programs.
                                                            SR-418
     9:45 a.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold hearings to examine the President's budget 
           request for fiscal year 2009 for the Department of the 
           Interior.
                                                            SD-366

                              FEBRUARY 14
     9:30 a.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold hearings to examine the President's proposed 
           budget estimates for fiscal year 2009 for the 
           Department of Agriculture Forest Service.
                                                            SD-366
     10 a.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold hearings to examine one year to digital 
           television transition, focusing on consumers, 
           broadcasters, and converter boxes.
                                                            SR-253

                              FEBRUARY 27
     2:30 p.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
       Space, Aeronautics, and Related Agencies Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the President's proposed 
           budget request for fiscal year 2009 for the National 
           Space and Aeronautics Administration (NASA).
                                                            SR-253

                              FEBRUARY 28
     9:30 a.m.
       Armed Services
         To hold hearings to examine the defense authorization 
           request for fiscal year 2009, for the Department of the 
           Navy, and the future years defense program; with the 
           possibility of a closed session in SR-222 immediately 
           following the open session.
                                                            SH-216