[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 12, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D127-D129]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                            FEBRUARY 13, 2008

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine 
improvements implemented and planned by the Department of Defense 
and the Department of Veterans Affairs for the care, management, and 
transition of wounded and ill service members, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: business meeting 
to consider an original bill entitled ``Industrial Bank Holding 
Company Act of 2008'', 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to 
examine the President's budget request for fiscal

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year 2009 for the Department of the Interior, 9:45 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the 
President's budget request for fiscal year 2009 for foreign affairs, 
10 a.m., SD-106.
  Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending calendar 
business, 3:30 p.m., S-116, Capitol.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Subcommittee 
on Children and Families, to hold hearings to examine the Family and 
Medical Leave Act (FMLA)(P.L. 103-3), focusing on a fifteen year 
history of support for workers, 3 p.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold 
hearings to examine the role of the Department of Defense in 
homeland security, focusing on how the military can and will 
contribute, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine the state 
secrets privilege, focusing on protecting national security while 
preserving accountability, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold hearings to examine the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2009 for 
veterans programs, 9:30 a.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: closed business meeting to 
consider pending calendar business, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine the 
housing foreclosure aftermath, focusing on concerns for elderly 
homeowners, 10:30 a.m., SD-628.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on 
USDA Secretary Edward Schaefer, 10 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Defense, on DOD Budget Overview with Secretary 
Robert Gates, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn, and, on United States Marine 
Corps Readiness, 2 p.m., 140-Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Management Challenges--
Inspector General and GAO, 10 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, on 
U.S. Forest Service, 10 a.m., B 308 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and 
Related Agencies, overview hearing on Implications of Economic 
Trends for Workers, Families, and the Nation, 10 a.m., 2358-C 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, on Architect of the Capitol, 
10 a.m., H-144 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, 
and Related Agencies, on U.S. Department of Housing and Urban 
Development Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Request, 9:30 a.m., 2358-A 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, hearing on Global Security 
Assessment, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing on Readiness at Risk: 
Department of Defense Security Clearance Processes, 2 p.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, hearing on Treasury Department Fiscal 
Year 2009 Budget, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and Labor, hearing on Modern Public School 
Facilities: Investing in the Future, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and Air 
Quality, hearing and mark up of H.R. 3754, To authorize the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to accept, as 
part of a settlement, diesel emission reduction Supplemental 
Environmental Projects, and for other purposes, 1 p.m., 2322 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, hearing 
entitled ``Status of the DTV Transition: 370 Days and Counting,'' 
9:30 a.m., 21213 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, hearing entitled ``The Community 
Reinvestment Act: Thirty Years of Accomplishments, but Challenges 
Remain,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, February 13, hearing on 
International Relations Budget for Fiscal Year 2009, 2:30 p.m., 2237 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, hearing entitled ``The President's 
FY 2009 Budget Request for the Department of Homeland Security,'' 10 
a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Immigration, 
Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security and International Law, 
hearing on Problems with ICE Interrogation, Detention and Removal 
Procedures, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, to mark up the following bills: 
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. 1143, To authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to lease certain lands in Virgin Islands 
National Park, and for other purposes; H.R. 1311, Nevada Cancer 
Institute Expansion Act; H.R. 1922, Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse 
Outstanding Natural Area Act of 2007; H.R. 816, Orchard Detention 
Basin Flood Control Act; and H.R. 3473, Bountiful City Land 
Consolidation Act, 11 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans, to mark up the 
following bills: H.R. 1187, Gulf of Farallones and Cordell Bank 
National Marine Sanctuaries Boundary Modification and Protection 
Act; H.R. 1907, Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act; H.R. 
2342, National Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation Act of 2007; 
H.R. 3352, Hydrographic Services Improvement Act Amendments of 2007; 
H.R. 3891, To amend the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation 
Establishment Act to increase the number of Directors on the Board 
of Directors of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation; and H.R. 
4933, Captive Wildlife Safety Technical Amendments Act of 2008, 3 
p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, to continue hearings 
on The Mitchell Report: The Illegal Use of Steroids in Major League 
Baseball, Day 2, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.

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  Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and 
Procurement, hearing on Surplus Property: Improving Donation and 
Sales Programs, 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science and Technology, hearing on NASA's Fiscal Year 
2009 Budget Request, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Investigations and 
Oversight, hearing entitled ``SBIR: Advancing Medical 
Breakthroughs,'' 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, hearing on 
Reviewing the Recommendations of the National Surface Transportation 
Policy and Revenue Study Commission, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing on Runway Safety. 2 p.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Economic 
Opportunity, hearing on Review of Expiring Programs, 2 p.m., 340 
Cannon.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on VA FY 
2009 Budget--Office of the Inspector General and Office of 
Information and Technology, 2:30 p.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, hearing on the Administration's 
budget proposals for fiscal year 2009, OMB, 10 a.m., and on 
Administration's budget proposals fiscal year 2009 for the 
Department of Health and Human Services, 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, briefing on 
Hot Spots, 8:45 a.m., H-405 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Terrorism, Human Intelligence, Analysis and 
Counterintelligence, executive, hearing on Counterintelligence Hot 
Spots, 2 p.m., H-405 Capitol.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: to hold hearings 
to examine Finland's leadership of the Organization for Security and 
Co-operation in Europe (OSEC), focusing on plans, priorities, and 
challenges that face the region, 11 a.m., B318, Rayburn Building.
  Joint Economic Committee: to hold hearings to examine the efficacy 
of sovereign wealth funds, focusing on the U.S. economy and national 
security risks, 2 p.m., SD-106.