[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 39 (Friday, March 7, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D250-D255]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                Week of March 10 through March 15, 2008

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at 3 p.m., Senate will begin consideration of S. Con. Res. 
70, Budget Resolution, for debate only.


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  On page D250, March 7, 2008, the following language appears: On 
Monday, at 3 p.m., Senate will begin consideration of S. Con. Res. 
77, Budget Resolution, for debate only.
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: On Monday, at 3 
p.m., Senate will begin consideration of S. Con. Res. 70, Budget 
Resolution, for debate only.


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  During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared 
legislative and executive business.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Appropriations: March 11, to hold hearings to examine 
the effectiveness of the United States efforts to combat corruption, 
waste, fraud, and abuse in Iraq, 10:30 a.m., SD-106.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Defense, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2009 for the Air Force, 
10:30 a.m., SD-192.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General 
Government, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates 
for fiscal year 2009 for the federal judiciary, 3 p.m., SD-138.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 2009 for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration and the National Science Foundation, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2009 for the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  Committee on Armed Services: March 11, to hold hearings to examine 
the defense authorization request for fiscal year 2009 for U.S. 
Pacific Command and U.S. Forces in Korea, and the future years 
defense program, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, to 
receive a briefing on the current readiness of the armed forces of 
the United States, 9:30 a.m., SH-219.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to hold hearings to 
examine strategic forces programs in review of the defense 
authorization request for fiscal year 2009 and the future years 
defense program, 10 a.m., SR-232A.
  March 12, Subcommittee on SeaPower, to hold hearings to examine 
the defense authorization request for fiscal year 2009, for the 
strategic lift programs, and the future years defense program, 2 
p.m., SR-222.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, to 
hold hearings to examine technologies to combat weapons of mass 
destruction, 2:30 p.m., SD-106.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, to 
hold hearings to examine the defense authorization request for 
fiscal year 2009, the future years defense program, and military 
installation, environmental, and base closure programs, 2:30 p.m., 
SR-232A.
  March 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the defense 
authorization request for fiscal year 2009 for the United States 
European Command and the United States African Command, and the 
future years defense program, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, to 
hold hearings to examine the defense authorization request for 
fiscal year 2009 for the current readiness of the armed forces, and 
the future years defense program, 2 p.m., SR-232A.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, to 
hold hearings to examine the defense authorization request for 
fiscal year 2009 for the Cooperative Threat Reduction Program and 
the Proliferation Security Initiative at the Department of Defense, 
and nuclear nonproliferation programs at the National Security 
Administration, and the future years defense program, 2:30 p.m., SR-
222.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: March 11, to 
hold hearings to examine the condition of the nation's 
infrastructure, focusing on proposals for needed improvements, 10 
a.m., SD-538.
  March 12, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year

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2009 for the Department of Housing and Urban Development and conduct 
oversight, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: March 11, 
Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Innovation, to hold 
hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for 
fiscal year 2009 to support U.S. basic research, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  March 11, Full Committee, to hold an oversight hearing to examine 
the Department of Transportation's Cross-Border Truck pilot program, 
2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Interstate Commerce, Trade, and Tourism, 
to hold hearings to examine the gross domestic product as a 
measurement of national strength, 1:30 p.m., SR-253.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and 
Security, to hold hearings to examine the financial state of the 
airline industry, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  March 13, Full Committee, to hold a hearing to examine the 
nomination of John J. Sullivan, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary 
of Commerce, 2 p.m., SR-253.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Fisheries and Coast Guard, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed budget request for fiscal year 2009 for 
the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 2:30 
p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: March 12, to hold 
hearings to examine hardrock mining, focusing on issues relating to 
abandoned mine lands and uranium mining, 2:15 p.m., SD-366.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests, to hold 
hearings to examine old-growth forest science, focusing on policy 
and management in the Pacific Northwest region, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: March 11, to hold 
hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for 
fiscal year 2009 for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Civil Works 
Program, and the implementation of the Water Resources Development 
Act (WRDA) of 2007 (Public Law 110-114), 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: March 12, to hold hearings to examine 
alternatives to the current federal estate tax system, 10 a.m., SD-
215.
  March 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine customs 
reauthorization, focusing on strengthening United States economic 
interests and security, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: March 11, Subcommittee on African 
Affairs, to hold hearings to examine evaluating United States policy 
options on the Horn of Africa, 10:15 a.m., SD-419.
  March 11, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), focusing on enlargement and 
effectiveness, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  March 12, Full Committee, business meeting to consider an original 
bill entitled, to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 
through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat 
HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, 10:15 a.m., SD-419.
  March 12, Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, to hold 
hearings to examine the United States and Vietnam, focusing on the 
bilateral relationship, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  March 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of William Raymond Steiger, of Wisconsin, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Mozambique, and Mark Kimmitt, of 
Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Political-Military 
Affairs), 10:15 a.m., S-116, Capitol.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: March 11, to 
hold hearings to examine the broken pipeline, focusing on losing 
opportunities in the life sciences, 11 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: March 12, 
business meeting to consider H.R. 3247, to improve the provision of 
disaster assistance for Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, H.R. 3179, to 
amend title 40, United States Code, to authorize the use of Federal 
supply schedules for the acquisition of law enforcement, security, 
and certain other related items by State and local governments, S. 
2606, to reauthorize the United States Fire Administration, S. 789, 
to prevent abuse of Government credit cards, S. 2291, to enhance 
citizen access to Government information and services by 
establishing plain language as the standard style of Government 
documents issued to the public, S. 2420, to encourage the donation 
of excess food to nonprofit organizations that provide assistance to 
food-insecure people in the United States in contracts entered into 
by executive agencies for the provision, service, or sale of food, 
S. 2534, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 2650 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street in 
Indianapolis, Indiana, as the ``Julia M. Carson Post Office 
Building'', H.R. 4210, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 401 Washington Avenue in Weldon, 
North Carolina, as the ``Dock M. Brown Post Office Building'', H.R. 
4342, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 824 Manatee Avenue West in Bradenton, Florida, as the 
``Dan Miller Post Office Building'', H.R. 3720, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 424 Clay 
Avenue in Waco, Texas, as the ``Army PFC Juan Alonso Covarrubias 
Post Office Building'', H.R. 3988, to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 3701 Altamesa Boulevard in 
Fort Worth, Texas, as the ``Master Sergeant Kenneth N. Mack Post 
Office Building'', H.R. 4211, to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 725 Roanoke Avenue in 
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, as the ``Judge Richard B. Allsbrook 
Post Office'', H.R. 4240, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 10799 West Alameda Avenue in 
Lakewood, Colorado, as the ``Felix Sparks Post Office Building'', S. 
2622, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 11001 Dunklin Road in St. Louis, Missouri, as the 
``William `Bill' Clay Post Office'', S. 2626, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 160 East 
Washington Street in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, as the ``Sergeant Michael 
M. Kashkoush Post Office Building'', H.R. 3468, to designate the 
facility of

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the United States Postal Service located at 1704 Weeksville Road in 
Elizabeth City, North Carolina, as the ``Dr. Clifford Bell Jones, 
Sr. Post Office'', H.R. 3532, to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 5815 McLeod Street in Lula, 
Georgia, as the ``Private Johnathon Millican Lula Post Office'', 
H.R. 4203, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 3035 Stone Mountain Street in Lithonia, Georgia, 
as the ``Specialist Jamaal RaShard Addison Post Office Building'', 
H.R. 5135, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 201 West Greenway Street in Derby, Kansas, as the 
``Sergeant Jamie O. Maugans Post Office Building'', and the 
nomination of Harvey E. Johnson, Jr., of Virginia, to be Deputy 
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of 
Homeland Security, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government 
Information, Federal Services, and International Security, to hold 
hearings to examine agencies in peril, focusing on protecting 
federal information technology and secure sensitive information, 
2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  March 14, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the 
Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings to 
examine ways to reform the District of Columbia Public Schools 
(DCPS) system, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: March 11, to hold hearings to examine 
the nomination of Grace C. Becker, of New York, to be Assistant 
Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division, Department of 
Justice, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  March 12, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Generation 
Rx, focusing on the abuse of prescription and over-the-counter 
drugs, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  March 13, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 2136, to 
address the treatment of primary mortgages in bankruptcy, S. 2133, 
to authorize bankruptcy courts to take certain actions with respect 
to mortgage loans in bankruptcy, S. 2041, to amend the False Claims 
Act, S. 2533, to enact a safe, fair, and responsible state secrets 
privilege Act, S. 702, to authorize the Attorney General to award 
grants to State courts to develop and implement State courts 
interpreter programs, S. Res. 468, designating April 2008 as 
``National 9-1-1 Education Month'', and the nominations of Catharina 
Haynes, of Texas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth 
Circuit, and Rebecca A. Gregory, to be United States Attorney for 
the Eastern District of Texas, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: March 12, to hold hearings 
to examine issues relative to in-person voter fraud and voter 
disenfranchisement, 10 a.m., SR-301.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: March 11, to hold an oversight 
hearing to examine Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense 
cooperation and collaboration, focusing on caring for families of 
wounded warriors, 9:30 a.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: March 11, to hold closed 
hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  March 12, Full Committee, closed business meeting to consider 
pending calendar business, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  March 13, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: March 12, to hold hearings relative to 
doctors and prescription drug information and reviews, 10:30 a.m., 
SD-562.


                              House Chamber

   To be announced.


                            House Committees

   Committee on Appropriations, March 11, Subcommittee on 
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies, on Research, Education and Economic budget 
request, 10 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
   March 11, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related 
Agencies, on OJP/COPS/OVW, 10 a.m., H-309 Capitol, and on Secretary 
of Commerce, 2 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
   March 11, Subcommittee on Defense, Air Force Posture, 10 a.m., 
and executive, on Air Force Acquisition, 1:30 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
   March 11, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, on DOE--
Energy and Conservation, Fossil Energy, Electricity Delivery and 
Energy Reliability, 10 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
   March 11, Subcommittee on Financial Services, and General 
Government, on Consumer Product Safety Commission, 10 a.m., 2220 
Rayburn.
   March 11, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Citizenship and 
Immigration Services: Strengthening Legal Immigration and Improving 
Refugee Processing, 10 a.m., 2358-A Rayburn, and on Homeland 
Security Grants: Supporting a National Preparedness and Response 
System, 2 p.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
   March 11, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies, on National Endowment for the Humanities, 4 p.m., B-308 
Rayburn.
   March 11, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education and Related Agencies, on Implications of a Weakening 
Economy for Training and Employment Services, 10 a.m., 2358-C 
Rayburn.
   March 11, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans' 
Affairs and Related Agencies, on Navy Budget, 1:30 p.m., H-143 
Capitol.
   March 11, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related 
Programs, on HIV/AIDS and Global Health Programs, 9:30 a.m., 2359 
Rayburn.
   March 12, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on Center for 
Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER), Food and Drug 
Administration, 11 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
   March 12, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related 
Agencies, on DEA, 9:30 a.m., and

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on Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Marshals, Detention Trustee, 2 p.m., H-
309 Capitol.
   March 12, Subcommittee on Defense, on Army Posture, 10 a.m., and 
executive, on Army Acquisition, 1:30 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
   March 12, Subcommittee on Financial Services, and General 
Government, on The Judiciary, 10 a.m., 2220 Rayburn.
   March 12, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Investing in 
Science and Technology, 10 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
   March 12, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related 
Agencies, on Public Witnesses--Native American, 10 a.m., B-308 
Rayburn.
   March 12, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education and Related Agencies, on Status of the World Trade Center 
9/11 Health Monitoring and Treatment Program, 1 p.m., 2358-C 
Rayburn.
   March 12, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, on Office of 
Compliance, Congressional Budget Office, Open World Leadership 
Center, 10 a.m., H-144 Capitol, and on Capitol Visitor Center, 1:30 
p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
   March 12, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans 
Affairs, and Related Agencies, on Pacific Command, 10 a.m., H-143 
Capitol.
   March 12, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs, on Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Request for International 
Affairs--Secretary Rice, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
   March 13, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on FNCS Budget, 10 
a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
   March 13, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies, on Census, 10 a.m., 2358-A Rayburn.
   March 13, Subcommittee on Defense, on Navy Posture, 10 a.m., and 
executive, on Navy Acquisition, 1:30 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
   March 13, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, on DOE--
Science Research, 10 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
   March 13, Subcommittee on Financial Services, and General 
Government, on Supreme Court, 10 a.m., 2220 Rayburn.
   March 13, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Federal Emergency 
Management Agency--Is the agency on the right track? 10 a.m., 2359 
Rayburn.
   March 13, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related 
Agencies, on Public Witnesses--Other Issues, 9:30 a.m., B-308 
Rayburn.
   March 13, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education and Related Agencies, on Public Witnesses, 10 a.m., and 2 
p.m., 2358-C Rayburn.
   March 13, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, on Budget Hearing--
U.S. House of Representatives, 10 a.m., H-144 Capitol.
   March 13, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans 
Affairs, and Related Agencies, on Air Force Budget, 10 a.m., and on 
Outside Witnesses, 1:30 p.m., H-143 Capitol.
   Committee on Armed Services, March 11, Subcommittee on Air and 
Land Forces and the Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary 
Forces, joint hearing on Department of the Navy and Air Force 
Tactical Aviation Programs, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
   March 11, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
on the Impact of the Administration's signing statement on the 
Department of Defense's implementation of the Fiscal Year 2008 
National Defense Authorization Act, 12 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing on Inherently 
Governmental--What is the Proper Role of Government? 2 p.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  March 12, full Committee, hearing on Fiscal Year 2009 National 
Defense Authorization Budget Request for the U.S. Pacific Command 
and U.S. Forces Korea, 1 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing on the 
Future of the Military Healthcare System, 9 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing on Fiscal Year 
2009 National Defense Authorization Budget Request for the 
Department of Energy National Security Programs, 10 a.m., 2212 
Rayburn.
  March 13, full Committee, hearing on Fiscal Year 2009 National 
Defense Authorization Budget Request for the U.S. European Command, 
Southern Command and Africa Command, 1 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing on Department of 
Defense Energy Posture, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and 
Capabilities, hearing on Fiscal Year 2009 National Defense 
Authorization Budget Request--Department of Defense Science and 
Technology: Responding to the 21st Century Irregular Warfare Threat 
Environment, 10 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  March 14, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing on Mental 
Health Overview, 9 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 14, Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces, 
hearing on Fiscal Year 2009 National Defense Authorization Budget 
Request for Navy Shipbuilding, 10 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and Labor, March 11, Subcommittee on Early 
Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education, hearing on After 
School Programs: How the Bush Administration's Budget Impacts 
Children and Families, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  March 12, full Committee, hearing on H.R. 5522, Combustible Dust 
Explosion and Fire Prevention Act of 2008, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  March 13, full Committee, hearing on America's Black Colleges and 
Universities: Models of Excellence and Challenges for the Future, 10 
a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, March 11, Subcommittee on 
Health, hearing entitled ``Medicare Payment Policy: Recommendations 
from the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission's March 2008 Report to 
Congress,'' 2 p.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, 
hearing entitled ``The Role of Private Equity

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in the Communications Marketplace,'' 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, hearing entitled 
``The Pipeline Inspection, Protection, Enforcement, and Safety Act 
of 2006: Implementation Review and Discussion of Safety Reassessment 
Intervals for Natural Gas Pipelines,'' 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``Regulatory Failure: Must America Live with Unsafe Food?'' 
10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  March 13, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Department of 
Commerce Budget for Fiscal Year 2009, 9 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, March 11, hearing on the 
oversight of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
including the Department's budget request for fiscal year 2009 and 
oversight of emergency spending, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  March 11, Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy, Trade and 
Technology, hearing on H.R. 5512, Coin Modernization and Taxpayer 
Savings Act of 2008, 2:30 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  March 12, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Municipal Bond 
Turmoil: Impact on Cities, Towns, and States,'' 10 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer 
Credit, hearing on The Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights: Providing 
New Protections for Consumers, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, March 11, Subcommittee on Middle 
East, and South Asia, and the Subcommittee on Organizations, Human 
Rights and Oversight, joint hearing on Neglected Responsibilities: 
the U.S. Response to the Iraqi Refugee Crisis, 2 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  March 12, full Committee, hearing on the Balkans after the 
Independence of Kosova and on the Eve of NATO Enlargement, 10 a.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, hearing 
on 853 Days: From Gaza Disengagement to De Facto Power? 2 p.m., 2200 
Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health, hearing on 
Child Survival: The Unfinished Agenda to Reduce Global Child 
Mortality, 10:30 a.m., 2255 Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human 
Rights, and Oversight, hearing on War Powers for the 21st Century: 
The Congressional Perspective, 9:30 a.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, March 12, Subcommittee on 
Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection hearing 
entitled ``Partnerships in Securing Critical Infrastructure,'' 2 
p.m., 311 Cannon.
  March 13. Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing and 
Terrorism Risk Assessment, hearing entitled ``Making Homeland 
Security Intelligence Work for State, Local, and Tribal Partners: An 
Interagency Threat Assessment Coordination Group (ITACG) Progress 
Report,'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on House Administration, March 12, Subcommittee on 
Elections, oversight hearing on the Election Assistance Commission, 
3 p.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, March 11, Task Force on Competition 
Policy and Antitrust Laws, hearing on Net Neutrality and Free Speech 
on the Internet, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, 
hearing on Deferred Prosecution: Should Corporate Settlement 
Agreements Be Without Guidelines? 10:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security, 
hearing on Department of Homeland Security Law Enforcement 
Operations, 10 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual 
Property, hearing on Promoting the Use of Orphan Works: Balancing 
the Interests of Copyright Owners and Users, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  March 14, full Committee, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 
2176, To provide for and approve the settlement of certain land 
claims of the Bay Mills Indian Community; and H.R. 4115, To provide 
for and approve the settlement of certain land claims of the Sault 
Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, March 13, Subcommittee on Energy 
and Resources, oversight hearing on Getting Royalties Right: Recent 
Recommendations for Improving the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty 
System, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans, hearing 
on the following measures: H.R. 2964, Captive Primate Safety Act; 
and a measure To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to extend 
its protection to bears illegally harvested for their viscera in the 
same manner as with respect to prohibited wildlife species, 10 a.m., 
1324 Longworth.
  March 12, full Committee, to consider the following bills: H.R. 
2016, National Landscape Conservation System Act; H.R. 4933, Captive 
Wildlife Safety Technical Amendments Act of 2008; H.R. 2342, 
National Integrated Coastal and Ocean Observation Act of 2007; H.R. 
1187, Gulf of the Farallones and Cordell Bank National Marine 
Sanctuaries Boundary Modification and Protection Act; 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; H.R. 2515, Lower Colorado 
River Multi-Species Conservation Program Act; H.R. 2675, HALE Scouts 
Act; and H.R. 3651, Utah National Guard Readiness Act, 11 p.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  March 13, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public 
Lands, oversight hearing on the Impacts of Unmanaged Off-Road 
Vehicles on Federal Land, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing on the 
following bills: H.R. 317, Arkansas Valley Conduit Act; H.R. 4841, 
Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians Settlement Act; and H.R. 5293, 
Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation Water Rights 
Settlement Act, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.

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  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, March 11, 
Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the District 
of Columbia, hearing on Advancements and Continual Challenges in the 
Parole, Supervised Release and Revocation of D.C. Code Offenders, 2 
p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization and 
Procurement, to consider pending business, 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census and National 
Archives, hearing on Privacy: The Use of Commercial Information 
Resellers by Federal Agencies, 2 p.m., 2203 Rayburn.
  March 11, Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs, 
hearing on National Security and Latin America: Challenges and 
Opportunities on Energy Cooperation, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Domestic Policy, hearing on Priorities 
and Accountability at ONDCP, 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 13, full Committee, to consider pending business, 10 a.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Domestic Policy, hearing on Is USDA 
Accounting for Costs to Farmers Caused by Contamination from 
Genetically Engineered Plants? 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Services and 
the District of Columbia, hearing on H.R. 3268, Government 
Accountability Office Act of 2007, 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, March 11, to consider a resolution revising 
the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal 
year 2008, establishing the congressional budget for the United 
States Government for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth 
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2010 through 2013, 
3:30 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science and Technology, March 11, Subcommittee on 
Research and Science Education, hearing on the Transfer of 
Nanotechnology Initiative Research Outcomes for Commercial and 
Public Benefit, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation, hearing on 
the NIST's Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Request: What Are the Right 
Technology Investments to Promote U.S. Innovation and 
Competitiveness, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  March 12, full Committee, hearing on Competitiveness and 
Innovation on the Committee's 50th Anniversary, 10 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, hearing on 
EPA Library Closures: Better Access for a Broader Audience? 9:30 
a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, hearing on NASA's 
Science Programs: Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Request and Issues, 2 
p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, March 13, hearing entitled 
``Legislation to Reauthorize the Small Business Innovation Research 
(SBIR) Program,'' 10 a.m., 1539 Longworth.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, March 11, 
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing on 
Comprehensive Watershed Management and Planning: Drought-related 
Issues in the Southeastern United States, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, March 11, Subcommittee on Health, 
hearing on Substance Abuse/Co-morbid Disorders: Comprehensive 
Solutions to a Complex Problem, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, hearing on U.S. 
Paralympic Military Program, 1 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on 
Care of Seriously Wounded After In-Patient Care, 10 a.m., 340 
Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, March 11, Subcommittee on Health, 
hearing on Medicare Payment Advisory Commission's annual report on 
Medicare payment policies, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing on 2008 tax return 
filing season, IRS operations, the fiscal Year 2009 budget 
proposals, and National Taxpayer Advocate's Annual Report, 10 a.m., 
1100 Longworth.
  Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, March 
12, hearing entitled ``Nuclear Power in a Warming World: Solution or 
Illusion?'' 9:30 a.m., room to be announced.
  March 13, hearing entitled ``Massachusetts v. U.S. EPA Part II: 
Implications of the Supreme Court Decision, 9:30 a.m., room to be 
announced.