[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 22, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D475-D477]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                             APRIL 23, 2008

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2009 
for the Missile Defense Agency, 10:30 a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings to examine phantom traffic, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on 
National Parks, to hold hearings to examine S. 662, to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to 
evaluate resources at the Harriet Beecher Stowe House in Brunswick, 
Maine, to determine the suitability and feasibility of establishing 
the site as a unit of the National Park System, S. 827, to establish 
the Freedom's Way National Heritage Area in the States of 
Massachusetts and New Hampshire, S. 923 and H.R. 1528, bills to 
amend the National Trails System Act to designate the New England 
National Scenic Trail, S. 956, to establish the Land Between the 
Rivers National Heritage Area in the State of Illinois, S. 2073, to 
amend the National Trails System Act relating to the statute of 
limitations that applies to certain claims, S. 2513, to modify the 
boundary of the Minute Man National Historical Park, S. 2604, to 
establish the Baltimore National Heritage Area in the State of 
Maryland, S. 2804, to adjust the boundary of the Everglades National 
Park, H.R. 53, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter 
into a long-term lease with the Government of the United States 
Virgin Islands to provide land on the island of Saint John, Virgin 
Islands, for the establishment of a school, and H.R. 1483, to amend 
the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to extend 
the authorization for certain national heritage areas, 3 p.m., SD-
366.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the 
crisis in Darfur, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, to hold hearings 
to examine the crisis in Tibet, focusing on a path to peace, 2:30 
p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold 
hearings to examine the nomination of Nanci E. Langley, of Virginia, 
to be a Commissioner of the Postal Regulatory Commission, 2:30 p.m., 
SD-342.

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  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine National 
Security Letters, focusing on the need for greater accountability 
and oversight, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to continue oversight hearings to 
examine Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense 
cooperation and collaboration, 9:30 a.m., SR-418.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Defense/Select 
Intelligence Oversight Panel, executive, on the National Security 
Agency, 5 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and 
Related Agencies, on Department of Housing and Urban Development--
Status of Project-Based Section 8 Program, 10 a.m., and 1 p.m., 
2358-A Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing on challenges associated with achieving full 
dental readiness in the reserve component, 2:30 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and Labor, Subcommittee on Workforce 
Protections, hearing on Improving Workplace Safety: Strengthening 
OSHA Enforcement of Multi-Site Employers, 11:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health, to mark 
up the following bills: H.R. 1343, Health Centers Renewal Act of 
2007; H.R. 5669, Poison Center Support, Enhancement, and Awareness 
Act of 2008; H.R. 1553, Conquer Childhood Cancer Act of 2007; and 
H.R. 3112, Prenatally Diagnosed Condition Awareness Act of 2007, 10 
a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, to consider the following H.R. 
5818, Neighborhood Stabilization Act of 2008; and pending Committee 
business, 12 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, hearing on Foreign Assistance Reform 
in the Next Administration: Challenges and Solutions, 9:30 a.m., 
2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment, 
hearing on A New Beginning for the U.S.-South Korea Strategic 
Alliance, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Europe, hearing on the Bucharest Summit and the 
Way Forward for NATO, 1 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, hearing entitled ``Moving Beyond 
the First Five Years: Improving the Functionality, Governance, and 
Accountability of the Department of Homeland Security,'' 10 a.m., 
311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary,, oversight hearing on the FBI, 10:15 
a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, to consider H.R. 2801, Izembek and 
Alaska Peninsula Refuge and Wilderness Enhancement and King Cove 
Safe Access Act, 11 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans, to markup the 
following bills: H.R. 21, Oceans Conservation, Education, and 
National Strategy for the 21st Century Act; H.R. 2964, Captive 
Primate Safety Act; H.R. 5534, Bear Protection Act of 2008; and H.R. 
5618, National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2008, 2 
p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Water and Power, to markup the following bills: 
H.R. 2649, To make amendments to the Reclamation Project 
Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992; H.R. 3323, Goleta Water 
Distribution System Conveyance Act of 2007; and H.R. 4841, Soboba 
Band of Luiseno Indians Settlement Act, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing on Domestic 
Abstinence-Only Programs: Assessing the Evidence, 10 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives, 
hearing on H.R. 5811, Electronic Communications Preservation Act, 2 
p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science and Technology, hearing on Opportunities and 
Challenges for Nuclear Power, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Regulations, Health 
Care and Trade, hearing entitled ``Minority and Hispanic 
Participation in the Federal Workforce and the Impact on the Small 
Business Community,'' 12 p.m., 1539 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Aviation, hearing on the Reauthorization of the National 
Transportation Safety Board, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Railroad, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, 
hearing on Rail Capacity, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Economic 
Opportunity, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 5684, Veterans 
Education Improvement Act of 2008; H.R. 4884, Helping Our Veterans 
to Keep Their Homes Act of 2008; H.R. 4883, To amend the 
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for a limitation on the 
sale, foreclosure, or seizure of property owned by a servicemember 
during the one-year period following the servicemember's period of 
military service; H.R. 4889, The Guard and Reserved Are Fighting Too 
Act of 2008; H.R. 3681, Veterans Benefits Awareness Act of 2007; 
H.R. 3889, To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to conduct a longitudinal study of the 
vocational rehabilitation programs administered by the Secretary; 
H.R. 5664, To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to update at least once every six 
years the plans and specifications for specially adapted housing 
furnished to veterans by the Secretary; and H.R. 3467, Second Chance 
for America's Veterans Act, 1 p.m., 340 Cannon.
  Subcommittee on Health, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 2790, 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the position of 
Director of Physician Assistant Services within the office of the 
under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health; H.R. 3819, Veterans 
Emergency Care Fairness Act of 2007; H.R. 5729, Spina Bifida Health 
Care Program Expansion Act; H.R. 5554, Veterans Substance Use 
Disorders Prevention and Treatment Act of 2008; and H.R. 5856, 
Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Authorization and 
Lease Act of 2008, 2:30 p.m., 334 Cannon.

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  Committee on Ways and Means, hearing on Clearing the Disability 
Backlog, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, hearing on 
Fiscal Year 2009 Budget-Human Capital, 1 p.m., H-405 Capitol.