[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 23, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D487-D489]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             APRIL 24, 2008

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction 
and Veterans' Affairs, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2009 for military 
construction, 10 a.m., SD-124.
  Committee on Armed Services: to receive a closed briefing on 
sensitive intelligence matters, 9:30 a.m., S-407, Capitol.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings 
to examine U.S. credit markets, focusing on the U.S. regulatory 
framework for assessing sovereign investments, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: business 
meeting to consider S. 2688, to improve the protections afforded 
under Federal law to consumers from contaminated seafood by 
directing the Secretary of Commerce to establish a program, in 
coordination with other appropriate Federal agencies, to strengthen 
activities for ensuring that seafood sold or offered for sale to the 
public in or affecting interstate commerce is fit for human 
consumption, S.J. Res. 28, disapproving the rule submitted by the 
Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media 
ownership, S. 2607, to make a technical correction to section 3009 
of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, S. 2507, to address the 
digital television transition in border states, H.R. 3985, to amend 
title 49, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
Transportation to register a person providing transportation by an 
over-the-road bus as a motor carrier of passengers only if

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the person is willing and able to comply with certain accessibility 
requirements in addition to other existing requirements, H.R. 802, 
to amend the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships to implement MARPOL 
Annex VI, S. 2657, to require the Secretary of Commerce to prescribe 
regulations to reduce the incidence of vessels colliding with North 
Atlantic right whales by limiting the speed of vessels, S. 2482, to 
repeal the provision of title 46, United States Code, requiring a 
license for employment in the business of salvaging on the coast of 
Florida, the nomination of Robert A. Sturgell, of Maryland, to be 
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, and certain 
promotion lists in the U.S. Coast Guard, 10:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Innovation, to hold 
hearings to examine national nanotechnology, focusing on charting 
the course for reauthorization, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water 
and Power, to hold hearings to examine S. 2680, to amend the 
Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992 to 
require the Secretary of the Interior to take certain actions to 
address environmental problems associated with the Leadville Mine 
Drainage Tunnel in the State of Colorado, S. 2805, to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of 
Reclamation, to assess the irrigation infrastructure of the Rio 
Grande Pueblos in the State of New Mexico and provide grants to, and 
enter into cooperative agreements with, the Rio Grande Pueblos to 
repair, rehabilitate, or reconstruct existing infrastructure, S. 
2814, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide 
financial assistance to the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water Authority 
for the planning, design, and construction of the Eastern New Mexico 
Rural Water System, H.R. 29, to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior to construct facilities to provide water for irrigation, 
municipal, domestic, military, and other uses from the Santa 
Margarita River, California, H.R. 1803, to direct the Secretary of 
the Interior to conduct a feasibility study to design and construct 
a four reservoir intertie system for the purposes of improving the 
water storage opportunities, water supply reliability, and water 
yield of San Vicente, El Capitan, Murray,and Loveland Reservoirs in 
San Diego County, California in consultation and cooperation with 
the City of San Diego and the Sweetwater Authority, and H.R. 123, to 
authorize appropriations for the San Gabriel Basin Restoration Fund, 
2:15 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine tax aspects of a 
cap-and-trade system, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine 
implementing smart power, focusing on setting an agenda for national 
security reform, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine international debt, 
focusing on building relief initiatives, 2 p.m., SD-419.
  Full Committee, to receive a briefing on certain intelligence 
matters, 4:45 p.m., S-407, Capitol.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold 
hearings to examine the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, focusing 
on its ability to keep America's families safe, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: 
Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government 
Information, Federal Services, and International Security, to hold 
hearings to examine addressing Iran's nuclear ambitions, focusing on 
policy options for the U.S. and its allies, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal 
Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings to examine 
reforming export licensing agencies for national security and 
economic interests, focusing on the structure of the Federal 
government's agencies that are responsible for licensing controlled 
exports, the process in place for licensing, how the structures help 
or hinder their decision making for licenses, human capital 
challenges of the export control bureaucracy, and the 
recommendations for improving the export control processes and 
personal, 2 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business; to be immediately followed by an oversight 
hearing to examine recommendations for improving the federal 
acknowledgment process, 9 a.m., SD-562.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider 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. 2840, to establish a liaison with the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation in United States Citizenship and Immigration Services 
to expedite naturalization applications filed by members of the 
Armed Forces and to establish a deadline for processing such 
applications, S. Res. 511, recognizing that John Sidney McCain, III, 
is a natural born citizen, H. Con. Res. 292, honoring Margaret 
Truman Daniel and her lifetime of accomplishments, S. Res. 515, 
commemorating the life and work of Dith Pran, and the nominations of 
Michael G. McGinn, to be United States Marshal for the District of 
Minnesota, Ralph E. Martinez, of Florida, to be a Member of the 
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States, both of 
the Department of Justice, Mark S. Davis, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, David Gregory 
Kays, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of 
Missouri, and Stephen N. Limbaugh, Jr., to be United States District 
Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, 
to hold hearings to examine the Delta-Northwest airlines merger, 2 
p.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to 
examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Defense, on 
Biological Countermeasures and Threats, 10 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Terrorism, 
Unconventional Threats and Capabilities, and the Subcommittee on 
Research and Science Education of the

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Committee on Science, joint hearing on the role of the social and 
behavioral sciences in national security, 9 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and Labor, hearing on Child Abuse and 
Deceptive Marketing by Residential Programs for Teens, 10 a.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health, hearing 
on the Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act, food 
provisions, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, to consider the following bills: 
H.R. 5830, FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeownership Retention Act 
of 2008; and H.R. 5829, Public Housing Asset Management Improvement 
Act of 2008; 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on International 
Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight, hearing on War Powers 
for the 21st Century: The Executive Branch Perspective, 2 p.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, hearing on U.S. 
Policy and the Road to Damascus: Who's Converting Whom? 9 a.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, hearing on 
U.S. Export Promotion Strategy, 10 a.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Intelligence, 
Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment, hearing entitled 
``Moving Beyond the First Five Years: Evolving the Office of 
Intelligence and Analysis to Better Serve State, Local and Tribal 
Needs,'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Task Force on Competition Policy and 
Antitrust Laws, hearing on Competition in the Airline Industry, 
10:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, to mark up the 
following bills: H.R. 5593. Congressional Review Act Improvement 
Act; and H.R. 4004, To amend the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and 
Consumer Protection Act to exempt from the means test in bankruptcy 
cases, for a limited period, qualifying reserve-component members 
who, after September 11, 2001, are called to active duty or to 
perform a homeland defense activity for not less than 60 days, 12 
p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries, 
Wildlife and Oceans, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 3639, 
Southern Sea Otter Recovery and Research Act; and H.R. 5350, To 
authorize the Secretary of Commerce to sell or exchange certain 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration property located in 
Norfolk, Virginia, and for other purposes, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, hearing 
on the following bills: H.R. 859, Sangre de Cristo National Heritage 
Area Act; H.R. 3227, To direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
continue stocking fish in certain lakes in the North Cascades 
National Park, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, and Lake Chelan 
National Recreation Area; H.R. 3667, Missisquoi and Trout Rivers 
Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2007; H.R. 3930, Lesser Prairie 
Chicken National Habitat Preservation Area Act of 2007, and for 
other purposes; H.R. 3981, Preserve America and Save America's 
Treasures Act; and H.R. 5540, Chesapeake Bay Gateways and 
Watertrails Network Continuing Authorization Act, 10 a.m., 1334 
Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on 
Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia, 
hearing on H.R. 1296, District of Columbia District Attorney 
Establishment Act, 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn; and a hearing entitled 
``Eliminating Smoke and Mirrors in the Mail,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science and Technology, Subcommittee on Space and 
Aeronautics, hearing on NASA's International Space Station Program: 
Status and Issues, 10:30 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation, hearing on Aviation 
Security Research and Development at the Department of Homeland 
Security, 1 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, hearing entitled ``The Role of Small 
Businesses in Stimulating the Economy,'' 10 a.m., 1539 Rayburn,
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Highways and Transit, hearing on Freight Movement from Origin to 
Destination, 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Disability and 
Memorial Affairs, to mark up Veterans Disability Benefits Claims 
Modernization Act of 2008, 11 a.m., 340 Cannon.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, briefing on 
hearing on Special Program, 9 a.m., and executive, hearing on Fiscal 
Year 2009 Budget--Special Program, 10 H-405 Capitol.
  Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, 
hearing entitled ``Pumping up Prices: The Strategic Petroleum 
Reserve and Record Gas Prices,'' 10 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: to hold hearings 
to examine women, migration and development in the OSCE region, 
focusing on the impact of migration on family and society, the 
special concerns of migrant women of color, and the economic 
contributions of women migrants to their home country through 
remittances, 10 a.m., B318, Rayburn Building.