[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 69 (Tuesday, April 29, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D518-D519]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





            COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 30, 2008

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: 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.
  Subcommittee on Defense, to hold closed hearings to examine the 
National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)/Space Programs, 10:30 a.m., S-
407, Capitol.
  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.
  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.
  Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, 
closed business meeting to mark up 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.
  Subcommittee on Airland, closed business meeting to mark up 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.
  Full Committee, closed business meeting to mark up the proposed 
National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2009, 2:30 p.m., 
SR-222.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: 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.
  Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution, to 
hold hearings to examine secret law and the threat to democratic and 
accountable government, 9 a.m., SD-226.
  Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine making 
government a model for hiring and retaining elderly workers, 3 p.m., 
SH-216.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Financial Services 
and General Government, on the District of Columbia, 2:30 p.m., 2359 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and Labor, to mark up H.R. 3021, 21st 
Century High-Performance Public School Facilities Act, 10 a.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, to continue markup 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, 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.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; H. 
Con. Res. 318, Supporting the goals and ideals of the International 
Year of Sanitation; and a resolution Honoring the Seeds of Peace for 
its 15th anniversary as an organization promoting understanding, 
reconciliation, acceptance, coexistence, and peace in the Middle 
East, South Asia, and other regions of conflict, 1:30 p.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, to mark up the following bills: 
H.R. 1333, Civil Air Patrol Homeland Security Support Act of 2007; 
H.R. 4183, National Urban Search and Rescue Response System Act of 
2007; and H.R. 5890, Citizen and Community Preparedness Act of 2008, 
2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 
4279, Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual 
Property Act of 2007; H.R. 5690, To exempt the African National 
Congress from treatment as a terrorist organization for certain acts 
or events, provide relief for certain members of the African 
National Congress regarding admissibility, and for other purposes; 
H.R. 1650, Railroad Antitrust Enforcement Act of 2007; H.R. 5593, 
Congressional Review Act Improvement Act; and H.R. 4044, National 
Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act of 2008, 10:15 a.m., 2141 
Rayburn.

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  Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border 
Security, and International Law, hearing on Wasted Visas, Growing 
Backlogs, 2:30 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, to mark up 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; and H.R. 3930, Lesser 
Prairie Chicken National Habitat Preservation Area Act of 2007; 1 
p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on 
National Security and Foreign Affairs, hearing on Oversight of 
Missile Defense (Part 3): Questions for Missile Defense Agency, 10 
a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science and Technology, hearing on E-Waste: Can the 
Nation Handle Modern Refuse in the Digital Age? 10 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, hearing entitled ``The Effect of the 
Credit Crunch on Small Business Access to Capital,'' 10 a.m., 1539 
Longworth.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
  Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing on 
Proposals for a Water Resources Development Act of 2008, 2 p.m., 
2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to mark up the following measures: 
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; H.R. 
5856, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Authorization 
and Lease Act; 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. 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. 4884, Helping Our 
Veterans to Keep Their Homes Act of 2008; H.R. 4889, The Guard and 
Reserves Are Fighting Too Act of 2008; H.R. 5664, To amend title 39, 
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; H.R. 5684, Veterans Education Improvement Act of 2008; 
H.R. 5826, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 
2008; and H.R. 5892, To amend title 38, United States Code, to 
direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure the accurate and 
timely delivery of compensation to veterans and their families and 
survivors, and for other purposes, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, hearing on 
the DNI Budget Wrap-up, 1 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Terrorism, Human Intelligence, Analysis and 
Counterintelligence, executive, briefing on Hot Spots, 10 a.m., H-
405 Capitol.