[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 66 (Thursday, April 24, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D501-D503]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


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                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                  Week of April 28 through May 3, 2008

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at 4:30 p.m., Senate will resume consideration of the 
motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 2881, FAA Reauthorization 
Act, and vote on the motion to invoke cloture thereon at 5:30 p.m.
  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 30, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Water Development, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget 
estimates for fiscal year 2009 for the Department of Energy and the 
U.S. nuclear weapon non-proliferation efforts, 9:30 a.m., SD-192.
  April 30, Subcommittee on Defense, to hold closed hearings to 
examine the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)/Space Programs, 10 
a.m., S-407, Capitol.
  April 30, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General 
Government, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates 
for fiscal year 2009 for the Consumer Product Safety Commission, 3 
p.m., SD-192.
  April 30, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2009 for the 
Office of the Architect of the Capitol, the United States Capitol 
Police, and the Library of Congress, 3:30 p.m., SD-138.
  May 1, Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans' 
Affairs, and Related Agencies, with the Subcommittee on 
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, 
to hold joint hearings to examine addressing the issue of homeless 
veterans in America, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  Committee on Armed Services: April 29, Subcommittee on Personnel, 
closed business meeting to markup those provisions which fall under 
the subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense 
Authorization Act for fiscal year 2009, 9:30 a.m., SR-222.
  April 29, Subcommittee on SeaPower, closed business meeting to 
markup those provisions which fall under the subcommittee's 
jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for 
fiscal year 2009, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  April 29, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, closed 
business meeting to markup those provisions which fall under the 
subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense 
Authorization Act for fiscal year 2009, 3 p.m., SR-232A.
  April 29, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, 
closed business meeting to markup those provisions which fall under 
the subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense 
Authorization Act for fiscal year 2009, 4 p.m., SR-222.
  April 30, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, closed business 
meeting to markup those provisions which fall under the 
subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense 
Authorization Act for fiscal year 2009, 9:30 a.m., SR-232A.
  April 30, Subcommittee on Airland, closed business meeting to 
markup those provisions which fall under the subcommittee's 
jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for 
fiscal year 2009, 10 a.m., SR-222.
  April 30, Full Committee, closed business meeting to markup the 
proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2009, 
2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  May 1, Full Committee, closed business meeting to markup the 
proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2009, 
9:30 a.m., SR-222.
  May 2, Full Committee, closed business meeting to markup the 
proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2009, 
9:30 a.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: May 1, 
Subcommittee on Economic Policy, to hold hearings to examine 
financial literacy for today's homebuyers, 2 p.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: April 29, 
Subcommittee on Interstate Commerce, Trade, and Tourism, to hold 
hearings to examine improving consumer protection in subprime home 
lending, 10:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: April 30, to hold 
hearings to examine the nominations of Kameran L. Onley, of 
Washington, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior, and 
Jeffrey F. Kupfer, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of Energy, 
3:30 p.m., SD-366.
  May 1, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the adequacy of 
state and federal regulatory structures for governing electric 
utility holding companies relating to the repeal of the Public 
Utility Holding Company Act in the Energy Policy Act of 2005, 9:30 
a.m., SD-366.
  May 1, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the military 
build-up on Guam, focusing on the impact on civilian community, 
planning, and response, 2:15 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: April 29, to hold an 
oversight hearing to examine the Environmental Protection Agency's 
toxic chemical policies, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: April 29, to hold an oversight hearing to 
examine trade functions, focusing on customs and other trade 
agencies, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: April 28, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of William J. Burns, of the District of 
Columbia, to be an Under Secretary of State (Political Affairs), 
Janice L. Jacobs, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State 
(Bureau of Consular Affairs), and T. Vance McMahan, of Texas, to be 
Representative of the United States of America on the Economic and 
Social Council of the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador, 4 
p.m., SD-419.
  April 29, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Robert Stephen Beecroft, of California, to be 
Ambassador to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, James B. Cunningham, 
of New York, to be Ambassador

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to Israel, Richard E. Hoagland, of the District of Columbia, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Kazakhstan, George A. Krol, of New 
Jersey, to be Ambassador to Turkmenistan, and Joseph Evan LeBaron, 
of Oregon, to be Ambassador to the State of Qatar, all of the 
Department of State, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: April 29, to 
hold hearings to examine the Occupational Safety and Health 
Administration, focusing on penalties related to workplace safety, 
10 a.m., SD-430.
  May 1, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine preventing 
childhood injury, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: April 29, 
Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal 
Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings to examine 
the REAL ID Act and the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, 
focusing on the impact of implementation, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: May 1, to hold an oversight hearing 
to examine Indian energy development, focusing on regaining self-
determination over reservation resources, 9:30 a.m., SD-562.
  Committee on the Judiciary: April 29, to hold hearings to examine 
living on the street, focusing on finding solutions to protect 
runaway and homeless youth, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  April 30, Subcommittee on the Constitution, to hold hearings to 
examine secret law and the threat to democratic and accountable 
government, 9 a.m., SD-226.
  May 1, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations 
of G. Steven Agee, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Fourth Circuit, William T. Lawrence, to be United States 
District Judge for the Southern District of Indiana, and G. Murray 
Snow, to be United States District Judge for the District of 
Arizona, 2:15 p.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: April 29, closed business 
meeting to markup certain pending legislation, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  May 1, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine certain 
intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: April 30, to hold hearings to examine 
making government a model for hiring and retaining elderly workers, 
3 p.m., SH-216.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, April 29, Subcommittee on Defense/
Select Intelligence Oversight Panel, executive, Military 
Intelligence Program, 5 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  April 30, Subcommittee on Defense, on Defense Outsourcing, 10 
a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, April 29, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``The Heparin 
Disaster: Chinese Counterfeits and American Failures,'' 11 a.m., 
2123 Rayburn.
  May 1, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Drug and Device 
Provisions of the `Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act,' 
'' 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  May 1, Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, 
hearing on a measure Enhancing Access to Broadband Technology and 
Services for Persons with Disabilities, 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, April 30, to continue mark up of 
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, 9:30 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, April 30, to mark up the following 
measures: the Security Assistance and Arms Export Control Reform Act 
of 2008; H.R. 3658, To amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to 
permit rest and recuperation travel to United States territories for 
members of the Foreign Service; H.R. 5834, North Korean Human Rights 
Reauthorization Act of 2008; H. Res.389, Supporting the goals and 
ideals of Malaria Awareness Day; H.R. 1011, Calling on the United 
States Government and the international community to promptly 
develop, fund, and implement a comprehensive regional strategy to 
protect civilians, facilitate humanitarian operations, contain and 
reduce violence, and contribute to conditions for sustainable 
humanitarian operations, contain and reduce violence, and contribute 
to conditions for sustainable peace and good governance in Chad, as 
well as in the wider region that includes the northern region of the 
Central African Republic and the Darfur region of Sudan; H. Res. 
1063, Marking the 225th anniversary of the Treaty of Paris of 1783, 
which ended the Revolutionary War with the Kingdom of Great Britain 
and recognized the independence of the United States of America, and 
acknowledging the shared values and close friendship between the 
peoples and governments of the United States and the United Kingdom 
of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; H.Res. 1109, Honoring the 
memory of Dith Pran by remembering his life's work and continuing to 
acknowledge and remember the victims of genocides that have taken 
place around the globe; H.R. Con.317, Condemning the Burmese 
regimes's undemocratic constitution and scheduled referendum; and H. 
Con. Res. 318, Supporting the goals and ideals of the International 
Year of Sanitation, 1:30 p.m.,2172 Rayburn.
  May 1, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, and the 
Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights and 
Oversight, joint hearing on No Direction Home: An NGO Perspective on 
Iraqi Refugees and IDIs, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on House Administration, May 1, Subcommittee on Capitol 
Security, hearing on the Administration and Management of the United 
Sates Capitol, 11:30 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, April 30, Subcommittee on Immigration, 
Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law, 
hearing on Wasted Visas, Growing Backlogs, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  May 1, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, hearing 
on the Protecting Americans from Unsafe Foreign Products Act, 9:30 
a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  May 1, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, 
hearing on the following bills: H.R. 4081, Prevent All Cigarette 
Trafficking Act of 2007; and

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H.R. 5689. Smuggled Tobacco Prevention Act of 2008, 10 a.m., 2237 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, April 30, to markup the following 
bills: H.R. 3323, Goleta Water Distribution System Conveyance Act of 
2007; H.R. 2649, To make amendments to the Reclamation Projects 
Authorization and Adjustment Act of 1992; H.R. 4841, Soboba Band of 
Luiseno Indians Settlement Act; H.R. 5618, National Sea Grant 
College Program Amendments Act of 2008; H.R. 1464, Great Cats and 
Rare Canids Act of 2007; H.R. 1771, Crane Conservation Act of 2007; 
H.R.5540, Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Continuing 
Authorization Act; H.R. 3667, Missisquoi and Trout Rivers Wild and 
Scenic River Study Act of 2007; H.R. 3981, Preserve America and Save 
America's Treasures Act; H.R. 3930, Lesser Prairie Chicken National 
Habitat Preservation Area Act of 2007; and H.R. 5680, To amend 
certain laws relating to Native Americans, 1 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, April 29, full 
Committee and the Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign 
Affairs, joint hearing on Oversight of Defense Department 
Acquisitions, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  April 29, Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service and 
the District of Columbia, hearing on Catching Up: Benefits That Will 
Help Recruit and Retain Federal Employees; followed by a mark up of 
the following: H.R. 5550, To amend title 5, United States Code, to 
increase the maximum age to qualify for coverage as a ``child'' 
under the health benefits program for Federal employees; a measure 
to provide for automatic enrollment and automatic default to the 
Life Cycle Fund in the Thrift Savings Plan; a measure regarding 
nonprofit solicitations through the U.S. postal system; and a 
measure regarding the mailing of tobacco through the U.S. postal 
system, 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  April 30, Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs, 
hearing on Missile Defense, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science and Technology, April 30, hearing on E-Waste: 
Can the Nation Handle Modern Refuse in the Digital Age? 10 a.m., 
2318 Rayburn.
  May 1, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, hearing on NASA's 
Aeronautics Research and Development: Status and Issues, 10 a.m., 
2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, April 30, hearing entitled ``The 
Effect of the Credit Crunch on Small Business Access to Capital,'' 
10 a.m., 1539 Longworth.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, April 30, 
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and 
Emergency Management, hearing on Saving Lives and Money through the 
Pre-disaster Mitigation Program, 9 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  April 30, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing 
on Proposals for a Water Resources Development Act of 2008, 2 p.m., 
2167 Rayburn.
  May 1, Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous 
Materials, hearing on Amtrak Reauthorization, 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, April 30, to markup pending 
business, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, May 1, Subcommittee on Select Revenue 
Measures, hearing on Education Tax Incentives, 10 a.m., Longworth.
  Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, April 
29, hearing entitled ``Rising Tides, Rising Temperatures: Global 
Warming's Impact on the Oceans,'' 1:30 room to be announced.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: April 29, to 
hold hearings to examine challenges and opportunities of Europe's 
Black population, focusing on hate crimes and discrimination, anti-
immigration and national identity debates, and growing security 
concerns, 10 a.m., B318, Rayburn Building.
  Joint Economic Committee: May 1, to hold hearings to examine how 
high food prices are impacting American families, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Joint Economic Committee: May 2, to hold hearings to examine the 
employment-unemployment situation for April 2008, 9:30 a.m., SD-562.