[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 30, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D528-D529]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                              MAY 1, 2008

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: 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 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: 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: to hold 
hearings to examine the nominations of Lily Fu Claffee, of Illinois, 
to be General Counsel, and William J. Brennan, of Maine, to be 
Assistant Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, both of the 
Department of Commerce, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: 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.
  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.

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  Committee on Foreign Relations: 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 to Israel, Richard E. Hoagland, of the 
District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Kazakhstan, 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: to hold 
hearings to examine preventing childhood injury, 10:30 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: 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: 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: to hold closed hearings to 
examine certain intelligence matters; to be immediately followed by 
a closed business meeting to mark up certain pending legislation, 
2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health, hearing 
on the Food and Drug Administration Globalization Act, focusing on 
Drug Safety Provisions, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  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, to continue markup of H.R. 5830, 
FHA Housing Stabilization and Homeownership Retention Act of 2008, 
10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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 Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure Protection, to consider the following: H.R. 4179, 
Fair, Accurate, Secure and Timely Redress Act of 2007; H.R. 4749, 
National Bombing Prevention Act of 2008; H.R. 5909, To amend the 
Aviation and Transportation Security Act to prohibit advance notice 
to certain individuals, including security screeners, of covert 
testing of security screening procedures for the purpose of 
enhancing transportation security at airports, and for other 
purposes; and H. Res. 1150, Expressing the sense of the House of 
Representatives that the Transportation Security Administration 
should, in accordance with the congressional mandate provided for in 
the Implementing Recommendations of the \9/11\ Commission Act of 
2007, enhance security against terrorist attack and other security 
threats to our Nation's rail and mass transit lines, 11 a.m., 311 
Cannon.
  Committee on House Administration, 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, Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Law, hearing on H.R. 5913, Protecting Americans from 
Unsafe Foreign Products Act, 9:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, hearing 
on the following bills: H.R. 4081, Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking 
Act of 2007; and H.R. 5689, Smuggled Tobacco Prevention Act of 2008, 
10 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, to consider the 
following measures: H.R. 5683, Government Accountability Office Act; 
H.R. 3774, Senior Executive Service Diversity Assurance Act; H.R. 
5787, Federal Real Property Disposal Enhancement Act of 2008; a 
measure to make tobacco products nonmailable; H.R. 5811, Electronic 
Communications Preservation Act; the Thrift Savings Plan Enhancement 
Act; H. Res. 923, Recognizing the State of Minnesota's 150th 
anniversary; H. Res. 1113. Celebrating the role of mothers in the 
United States and supporting the goals and ideals of Mother's Day; 
H. Res. 1114, Supporting the goals and ideals of the Arbor Day 
Foundation and National Arbor Day; H. Res. 1122, Recognizing Armed 
Forces Day; and H. Res. 1132, Supporting the goals and ideals of 
Peace Officers Memorial Day, 11 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science and Technology, 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, hearing entitled ``Rail 
Transportation Access for Small Businesses and Family Farmers,'' 10 
a.m., 1539 Longworth.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Select Revenue 
Measures, hearing on Education Tax Incentives, 10 a.m., Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: to hold hearings to examine how high 
food prices are impacting American families, 10 a.m., SH-216.