[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 53 (Friday, April 4, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D377-D381]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of April 7 through April 12, 2008

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, Senate will resume consideration of H.R. 3221, New 
Direction for Energy Independence, National Security, and Consumer 
Protection Act.
  On Tuesday, Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on H.R. 
3221, New Direction for Energy Independence, National Security and 
Consumer Protection Act, and at 2:15 p.m. Senate will vote on the 
motion to invoke cloture on Dodd/Shelby Amendment No. 4387. Also, 
Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to 
proceed to consideration of S. 2739, Consolidated National Resources 
Act.
  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: April 8, Subcommittee on Agriculture, 
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 2009 for the Department of Agriculture, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  April 9, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2009 
for the Department of Energy, 9:30 a.m., SD-124.
  April 9, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 2009 for the Department of State and foreign operations, 
10 a.m., SD-138.
  April 9, Subcommittee on Defense, to hold closed hearings to 
examine cyber warfare programs, 10:30 a.m., S-407, Capitol.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2009 
for the Department of the Army, Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of 
Reclamation, and the Department of the Interior, 9:30 a.m., SD-124.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 2009 for the Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine the 
Federal Housing Administration's role in addressing the housing 
crisis, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans' 
Affairs, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed 
budget estimates for fiscal year 2009 for the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, 2 p.m., SD-124.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine the 
Crandall Canyon mine accident, 2 p.m., SD-138.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine the 
status of efforts to improve mine safety and health, 2:30 p.m., SD-
138.
  Committee on Armed Services: April 8, to hold hearings to examine 
the situation in Iraq and progress made by the Government of Iraq in 
meeting benchmarks and achieving reconciliation, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  April 8, Subcommittee on SeaPower, to hold hearings to examine the 
defense authorization request for fiscal year 2009 on Navy force 
structure requirements and programs to meet those requirements, and 
the future years defense program, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  April 9, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the situation 
in Iraq, focusing on progress made by the Government of Iraq in 
meeting benchmarks and achieving reconciliation, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  April 9, Subcommittee on Airland, to hold hearings to examine the 
defense authorization request for fiscal year 2009 on Air Force and 
Navy aviation programs, and the future years defense program, 2 
p.m., SR-222.
  April 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
situation in Iraq, focusing on the progress made by the Government 
in Iraq meeting benchmarks and achieving reconciliation, the future 
U.S. military presence in Iraq, and the situation in Afghanistan, 2 
p.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: April 10, to 
hold hearings to examine U.S. credit markets, focusing on proposals 
to mitigate foreclosures and restore liquidity to the mortgage 
markets, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: April 8, to 
hold hearings to examine the Federal Trade Commission 
reauthorization, 10 a.m., SR-253.

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  April 8, Full Committee, to hold an oversight hearing to examine 
the digital television transition, focusing on consumers, 
broadcasters, and converter boxes, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  April 9, Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Innovation, to 
hold hearings to examine coal gasification technologies, focusing on 
the need for large scale projects, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and 
Security, to hold hearings to examine aviation safety oversight, 10 
a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: April 8, to hold 
hearings to examine S. 2259 and H.R. 813, bills to amend the 
Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Prado 
Basin Natural Treatment System Project, to authorize the Secretary 
to participate in the Lower Chino Dairy Area desalination 
demonstration and reclamation project, H.R. 31, to amend the 
Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the 
Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District Wildomar Service Area 
Recycled Water Distribution Facilities and Alberhill Wastewater 
Treatment and Reclamation Facility Projects, H.R. 716, to amend the 
Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Santa 
Rosa Urban Water Reuse Plan, H.R. 786, to amend the Reclamation 
Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Los Angeles County 
Water Supply Augmentation Demonstration Project, H.R. 1140, to 
authorize the Secretary, in cooperation with the City of San Juan 
Capistrano, California, to participate in the design, planning, and 
construction of an advanced water treatment plant facility and 
recycled water system, H.R. 1503, to amend the Reclamation 
Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Avra Black Wash 
Reclamation and Riparian Restoration Project, H.R. 1725, to amend 
the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act 
to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the 
Rancho California Water District Southern Riverside County Recycled 
Non-Potable Distribution Facilities and Demineralization 
Desalination Recycled Water Treatment and Reclamation Facility 
Project, H.R. 1737, to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of 
the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and 
construction of permanent facilities for the GREAT project to 
reclaim, reuse, and treat impaired waters in the area of Oxnard, 
California, and H.R. 2614, to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of 
the Interior to participate in certain water projects in California, 
2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  April 9, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine S. 1633, to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special 
resource study to determine the suitability and feasibility of 
including the battlefield and related sites of the Battle of 
Shepherdstown in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, as part of Harpers 
Ferry National Historical Park or Antietam National Battlefield, S. 
1993 and H.R. 2197, bills to modify the boundary of the Hopewell 
Culture National Historical Park in the State of Ohio, S. 2207, to 
direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and 
feasibility of designating Green McAdoo School in Clinton, 
Tennessee, as a unit of the National Park System, S. 2254, to 
establish the Mississippi Hills National Heritage Area in the State 
of Mississippi, S. 2262, to authorize the Preserve America Program 
and Save America's Treasures Program, S. 2329 and H.R. 2627, bills 
to establish the Thomas Edison National Historical Park in the State 
of New Jersey as the successor to the Edison National Historic Site, 
S. 2502 and H.R. 3332, bills to provide for the establishment of a 
memorial within Kalaupapa National Historical Park located on the 
island of Molokai, in the State of Hawaii, to honor and perpetuate 
the memory of those individuals who were forcibly relocated to the 
Kalaupapa Peninsula from 1866 to 1969, S. 2512, to establish the 
Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area in the State of 
Mississippi, and H.R. 3998, to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior to conduct special resources studies of certain lands and 
structures to determine the appropriate means for preservation, use, 
and management of the resources associated with such lands and 
structures, 2:30 p.m. SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: April 9, to hold 
hearings to examine S. 1870, to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act to clarify the jurisdiction of the United States over 
waters of the United States, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  April 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of David R. Hill, of Missouri, to be an Assistant 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 9 a.m., SD-
406.
  Committee on Finance: April 8, to hold hearings to examine S. 970, 
to impose sanctions on Iran and on other countries for assisting 
Iran in developing a nuclear program, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  April 9, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine covering 
uninsured children, focusing on the provisions and regulations in 
the current Children's Healthcare Insurance Program (CHIP) 
directive, 2:30 p.m., SD-215.
  April 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine identity 
theft, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: April 8, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Barbara McConnell Barrett, of Arizona, to 
be Ambassador to the Republic of Finland, Yousif Boutrous Ghafari, 
of Michigan, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Slovenia, Frank 
Charles Urbancic, Jr., of Indiana, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Cyprus, Nancy E. McEldowney, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Bulgaria, and Kurt Douglas Volker, of Pennsylvania, to 
be United States Permanent Representative on the Council of the 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization, with the rank and status of 
Ambassador, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  April 8, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Iraq after 
the surge, 2:30 p.m., SH-216.
  April 9, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Patricia M. Haslach, of Oregon, for

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the rank of Ambassador during her tenure of service as United States 
Senior Coordinator for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 
Forum, Scot A. Marciel, of California, for the rank of Ambassador 
during his tenure of service as Deputy Assistant Secretary of State 
for East Asian and Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) 
Affairs, D. Kathleen Stephens, of Montana, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Korea, and William E. Todd, to be Ambassador to the 
State of Brunei Darussalam, all of the Department of State, 3:15 
p.m., SD-419.
  April 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine negotiating 
a long-term relationship with Iraq, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: April 10, to 
hold hearings to examine climate change, focusing on a challenge for 
public health, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: April 10, 
business meeting to consider pending legislation, 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.
  April 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Andrew Saul, of New York, Alejandro Modesto Sanchez, 
of Florida, and Gordon James Whiting, of New York, all to be Members 
of the Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board, 2 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: April 8, Subcommittee on the 
Constitution, to hold hearings to examine the adequacy of 
representation in capital cases, 10:15 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: April 9, to hold an oversight 
hearing to examine making the Department of Veterans Affairs the 
workplace of choice for health care providers, 9:30 a.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: April 8, to hold closed hearings 
to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  April 10, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                             House Chamber

  To be announced.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, April 9, Subcommittee on Agriculture, 
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related 
Agencies, on Marketing and Regulatory Programs, 10 a.m., 2362-A 
Rayburn.
  April 9, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related 
Agencies, on USTR, 9:30 a.m., on ITA 11 a.m., and on Bureau of 
Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, 2 p.m., H-309 Capitol.
  April 9, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General 
Government, on Federal Communications Commission, 10 a.m., 2220 
Rayburn.
  April 9, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related 
Agencies, on Smithsonian Institution, 10 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  April 9, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, on U.S. Capitol 
Police Budget, 1 p.m., H-144 Capitol.
  April 9, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans' Affairs 
and Related Agencies, on Army Budget, 2 p.m., H-143 Capitol.
  April 10, Subcommittee Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration and Related Agencies, on Farm and Foreign 
Agriculture Services, 10 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related 
Agencies, on NOAA, 10 a.m., 2358-C Rayburn, and on EEOC, 3 p.m., H-
309 Capitol.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, on 
Department of Energy--Nuclear Energy and Nuclear Waste, 9 a.m., 
2362-B Rayburn.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General 
Government, on Small Business Administration, 10 a.m., 2220 Rayburn.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Secretary of DHS, 
10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, on Government 
Accountability Office, 1 p.m., H-144 Capitol.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans' Affairs 
and Related Agencies, on European Command, 1:30 p.m., H-143 Capitol.
  April 10, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs, on U.S. Policy and Program in Iraq, 11 a.m., 2358-A 
Rayburn, and on U.S. Treasury International Assistance Programs and 
U.S. Contributions to International Financial Institutions, 2 p.m., 
2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services: April 9, hearing on the status of the 
war and political developments in Iraq, 9 a.m., and on the current 
status of U.S. ground forces, 1 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  April 10, hearing on Contingency Contracting: Implementing a Call 
for Urgent Reform, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces, hearing on Army 
acquisition programs, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and Labor, April 9, to mark up H.R. 5522, 
Combustible Dust Explosion and Fire Prevention Act of 2008, 10 a.m., 
2175 Rayburn.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Workplace Protections, hearing on the 
15th Anniversary of the Family Medical Leave Act: Achievements and 
Next Steps, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, April 10, hearing entitled 
``Strengths and Weaknesses of Regulating Greenhouse Gas Emissions 
Using Existing Clean Air Act Authorities,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, April 9 and 10, hearings entitled 
``Using FHA for Housing Stabilization and Homeownership Retention'', 
10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, April 8, Subcommittee on Asia, the 
Pacific, and the Global Environment, hearing on Central Asia: An 
Overview, 2 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  April 9, full Committee, hearing on Report on Iraq, 1 p.m., 2172 
Rayburn.

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  April 10, Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human 
Rights, and Oversight, hearing on War Power for the 21st Century: 
The Constitutional Perspective, 3 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  April 10, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, hearing and 
briefing on the Crisis in the Andes: The Border Dispute Between 
Columbia and Ecuador, and Implications for the Region, 11 a.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, April 9, Subcommittee on Emergency 
Communications, Preparedness, and Response, hearing entitled 
``Moving Beyond the First Five Years: Ensuring FEMA's Ability to 
Respond and Recover in the Wake of a National Catastrophe,'' 10 
a.m., 311 Cannon.
  April 9, Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and 
Oversight, hearing entitled ``Moving Beyond the First Five Years: 
Solving the Department of Homeland Security's Management 
Challenges'', 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on House Administration, April 9, hearing on the 2008 
Presidential Primaries and Caucuses: ``What we've learned so far,'' 
11:30 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, April 8, Subcommittee on Crime, 
Terrorism, and Homeland Security, hearing on S. 2135, Child Soldiers 
Accountability Act of 2007, 4 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, 
hearing on the Reauthorization and Improvement of DNA Initiatives of 
the Justice For All Act of 2004, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, April 9, hearing on the following: 
H.R. 5608, Consultation and Coordination With Indian Tribal 
Governments Act, H.R. 3522, To ratify a conveyance of a portion of 
the Jicarilla Apache Reservation to Rio Arriba County, State of New 
Mexico, pursuant to the settlement of litigation between the 
Jicarilla Apache Nation and Rio Arriba County, State of New Mexico, 
to authorize issuance of a patent for said lands, and to change the 
exterior boundary of the Jicarilla Apache Reservation accordingly, 
H.R. 3490, Tuolumme Me-Wuk Land Transfer Act of 2007, S. 2457, to 
provide for extensions of leases of certain land by Mashantucket 
Pequot (Western) Tribe, and a measure to amend certain laws relating 
to Native Americans to make certain adjustments, 10 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  April 10, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 5541, Federal Land 
Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act; and H.R. 5648, Emergency 
Wildland Fire Response Act of 2008, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, April 9, to consider 
the following bills: H.R. 5687, To amend the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act to increase the transparency and accountability of 
Federal advisory committees; H.R. 5683, Government Accountability 
Act of 2008; H.R. 4791, Federal Agency Data Protection Act; H.R. 
752, Federal Electronic Equipment Donation Act of 2007; H.R. 1734, 
To designate the United States Postal Service located at 630 
Northeast Killingsworth Avenue in Portland, Oregon, as the ``Dr. 
Martin Luther King, Jr. Post Office;'' H. Res. 1073, Expressing the 
sense of the House of Representatives that public servants should be 
commended for their dedication and continued service to the Nation 
during Public Service Recognition Week, May 5 through 11, 2008; and 
H. Res. 1026, Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the founding of 
the Congressional Club, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  April 9, full Committee, and the Subcommittee on Information 
Policy, Census, and National Archives, joint hearing on 2010 Census, 
Progress on the Development of the Field Data Collection Automation 
(FDCA) Program and the Decennial Response Integration System (DRIS), 
2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  April 9, Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and 
Procurement, hearing on Federal Security: ID Cards and Background 
Checks, 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  April 10, Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs, 
hearing on Investigation into the Sale of Sensitive, In-Demand 
Military Equipment and Supplies on the Internet, 10 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, April 8, to consider the following: H.R. 2016, 
National Landscape Conservation System Act; and H.R. 2537, Beach 
Protection Act of 2007, 5 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Small Business, April 9, Subcommittee on 
Investigations and Oversight, hearing entitled ``The Impact of 
Increasing Gas Prices on Small Businesses,'' 10 a.m., 1539 Rayburn.
  April 10, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Modernizing the Tax 
Code: Updating the Internal Revenue Code To Help Small Businesses 
Stimulate the Economy,'' 10 a.m., 1539 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, April 9, 
Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing on Aviation Delays and Consumer 
Issues, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  April 9, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, hearing on 
Transportation Challenges of Metropolitan Areas, 10 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, 
hearing on Cosco Busan and Marine Casualty Investigation, 10 a.m., 
2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans Affairs, April 9, hearing on Ending 
Homelessness for Our Nation's Veterans, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial 
Affairs, hearing on Veterans Disability Benefits Claims 
Modernization Act of 2008, 2 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, April 10, Subcommittee on Income 
Security and Family Support, hearing on extending unemployment 
insurance, 10 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, April 9, hearing on 
Assessing the Fight Against al-Qaeda, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  April 10, executive, briefing on Colombia, 8:30 a.m., and, 
executive, hearing on the Fiscal Year 2009 Budget--Cyber Initiative, 
10 a.m., H-405 Capitol.
  Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, April 
9, hearing entitled ``Healthy Planet, Healthy People: Global Warming 
and Public Health,'' 10 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.

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                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: April 10, to 
hold hearings to examine the Organization for Security and Co-
operation in Europe (OSCE), focusing on the displacement of Iraqi 
citizens in Jordan, Syria, Egypt, Turkey, and other surrounding 
countries in the region, 2:30 p.m., 1100 Longworth Building.