[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 14 (Tuesday, January 29, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D60-D61]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                            JANUARY 30, 2008

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on the 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, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on 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

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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, 11:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to 
examine the threats and protections for the polar bear, 10 a.m., SD-
406.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine private fees for 
service in Medicare Advantage plans, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Full Committee, 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, 2:30 
p.m., SD-215.
  Committee on 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 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, 11:15 a.m., SD-419.
  Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing from members of the 
intelligence community, 3:30 p.m., S-407, Capitol.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold oversight hearings to examine 
the Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on 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, 10 a.m., SR-428A.


                                 House

  Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, 
hearing entitled ``Learning from a Laureate: Science, Security and 
Sustainability,'' 9 a.m., 1324 Longworth.