[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 76 (Thursday, May 8, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D580-D583]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                  Week of May 12 through May 17, 2008

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, Senate will be in a period of morning business.
  On Tuesday, Senate will resume consideration of S. 2284, Flood 
Insurance Reform and Modernization Act, vote on certain amendments and 
on passage of the bill; following which, Senate will vote on the motion 
to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 
980, Public Safety Employer-Employee Cooperative Act.
  During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared 
legislative and executive business.

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                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Appropriations: May 14, Subcommittee on Defense, to 
hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 
2009 for the United States National Guard and Reserve, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-192.
  May 14, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, 
to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 2009 for the Federal Trade Commission, 3 p.m., SD-192.
  May 15, Full Committee, business meeting to mark up the Emergency 
Supplemental Appropriations Bill for fiscal year 2008, 2 p.m., SD-
106.
  Committee on Armed Services: May 15, business meeting to consider 
pending military nominations, 9:30 a.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: May 15, to hold 
hearings to examine the condition of our nation's infrastructure, 
focusing on perspectives from our nation's mayors, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: May 13, to 
hold an oversight hearing to examine the President's proposed budget 
request for fiscal year 2009 for the Transportation Security 
Administration (TSA), 10 a.m., SR-253.
  May 14, Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Insurance, and 
Automotive Safety, to hold hearings to examine plastic additives in 
consumer products, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: May 13, to hold 
hearings to examine the impacts of climate change on the 
reliability, security, economics, and design of critical energy 
infrastructure in coastal regions, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  May 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine development of 
oil shale resources, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: May 13, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed legislation on mercury, 10 a.m., SD-
406.
  Committee on Finance: May 13, to hold hearings to examine cracking 
the code, focusing on tax reform for individuals, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: May 14, to hold hearings to 
examine responding to the global food crisis, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  May 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine United States-
China relations in the era of globalization, 2 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: May 14, 
Subcommittee on Children and Families, to hold hearings to examine 
addressing the challenge of children with food allergies, 2:30 p.m., 
SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: May 14, 
to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Paul A. Schneider, of 
Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security, 10 a.m., SD-
342.
  May 14, Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government 
Information, Federal Services, and International Security, to hold 
an oversight hearing to examine the National Archives, focusing on 
protecting our nation's history for future generations, 3 p.m., SD-
342.
  May 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine nuclear 
terrorism, focusing on providing medical care and meeting basic 
needs in an aftermath, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  May 15, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the 
Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings to 
examine the organizational structures of the State Department 
responsible for arms control, counterproliferation, and 
nonproliferation, focusing on the processes they have in place for 
optimizing national efforts, and how responsive those structures and 
processes are to the Executive Branch's nonproliferation and 
counterproliferation polices, 2 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: May 13, to hold an oversight hearing 
to examine the successes and shortfalls of Title IV of the Indian 
Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, focusing on 20 
years of self-governance, 2:30 p.m., SD-562.
  May 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine S. 1080, to 
develop a program to acquire interests in land from eligible 
individuals within the Crow Reservation in the State of Montana, 
H.R. 2120, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to proclaim as 
reservation for the benefit of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of 
Chippewa Indians a parcel of land now held in trust by the United 
States for that Indian tribe, S. 2494, to provide for equitable 
compensation to the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane 
Reservation for the use of tribal land for the production of 
hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam, H.R. 2963, to transfer certain 
land in Riverside County, California, and San Diego County, 
California, from the Bureau of Land Management to the United States 
to be held in trust for the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission 
Indians, and S. 531, to repeal section 10(f) of Public Law 93-531, 
commonly known as the ``Bennett Freeze'', 9:30 a.m., SD-562.
  Committee on the Judiciary: May 13, to hold hearings to examine 
the Bulletproof Vest Partnership program, focusing on protecting our 
nation's law enforcement officers, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  May 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine S. 2913, to 
provide a limitation on judicial remedies in copyright infringement 
cases involving orphan works, S. 2511, to amend the grant program 
for law enforcement armor vests to provide for a waiver of or 
reduction in the matching funds requirement in the case of fiscal 
hardship, S. 2565, to establish an awards mechanism to honor 
exceptional acts of bravery in the line of duty by Federal law 
enforcement officers, H.R. 4056, to establish an awards mechanism to 
honor Federal law enforcement officers injured in the line of duty, 
S. 2774, to provide for the appointment of additional Federal 
circuit and district judges, S. 1738, to establish a Special Counsel 
for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction within the Office 
of the Deputy Attorney General, to improve the Internet Crimes 
Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional 
computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase 
the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute 
predators, S. 2756, to amend the National Child Protection Act of 
1993 to establish a permanent background check system,

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S. 1515, to establish a domestic violence volunteer attorney network 
to represent domestic violence victims, S. 2942, to authorize 
funding for the National Advocacy Center, S. 2982, to amend the 
Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize appropriations, and the 
nomination of G. Steven Agee, of Virginia, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit, 3:30 p.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: May 13, to hold closed hearings 
to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  May 15, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine certain 
intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: May 14, to hold hearings to examine 
the future of Alzheimer's disease, focusing on current breakthroughs 
and challenges, 10:30 a.m., SD-106.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Armed Services, May 14, to mark up H.R. 5658, 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009, 10 a.m., 
2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and Labor, May 14, hearing on the following 
bills: H.R. Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act; and H.R. 
5876, Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 
2008, 10:15 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, May 14, Subcommittee on Health, 
hearing entitled ``Discussion Draft of the `Food an Drug 
Administration Globalization Act' Legislation: Device and Cosmetic 
Safety Provisions,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  May 15, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on H.R. 5998, Protecting 
Children's Health Coverage Act of 2008, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  May 15, Subcommittee Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``In the Hands of Strangers: Are Nursing Home Safeguards 
Working?'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, May 14, hearing entitled 
``Contributing Factors and International Responses to the Global 
Food Crisis,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, May 14, to mark up Merida 
Partnership to Combat Illicit Narcotics and Reduce Violence 
Authorization Act of 2008, 11 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  May 14, Subcommittee on Europe, hearing on Improving America's 
Security, Strengthening Transatlantic Relations: An Update on the 
Expansion of the Visa Waiver Program, 1 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  May 14, Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia, hearing on 
U.S. Assistance to South Asia: Is there a strategy to go with all 
that money? 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  May 15, Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global 
Environment, hearing on Our Forgotten Responsibility: What Can We Do 
To Help Victims of Agent Orange? 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  May 15, Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, 
and Oversight, hearing on UN Security Resolution 1325: Recognizing 
Women's Vital Roles in Achieving Peace and Security, 2 p.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, May 14, Subcommittee on Emergency 
Communications, Preparedness, and Response, hearing entitled 
``Advancing Public Alert and Warning Systems to Build a More 
Resilient Nation, 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  May 14, Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure 
Protection, hearing entitled ``Partnering with the Private Sector to 
Secure Critical Infrastructure: Has the Department of Homeland 
Security Abandoned the Resilience-Based Approach?'' 2 p.m., 311 
Cannon.
  Committee on House Administration, May 14, Subcommittee on 
Elections, hearing on Election Contingency Plans: What Have We 
Learned and Is America Prepared? 2 p.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, May 14, Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Laws and the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and 
Homeland Security, joint hearing on Allegations of Selective 
Prosecution Part II: The Erosion of Public Confidence in Our Federal 
Justice System, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  May 15, Task Force on Competition Policy and Antitrust Laws, 
hearing on H.R. 5546, Credit Card Fair Fee Act of 2008, 11 a.m., 
2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, May 14, to mark up the following 
bills: H.R. 554, Paleontological Resources Preservation Act; H.R. 
3022, Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park Wilderness Act of 2007; 
H.R. 2632, Sabinoso Wilderness Act of 2007; H.R. 5680, To amend 
certain laws relating to Native Americans, and for other purposes; 
and H.R. 3682, California Desert and Mountain Heritage Act, 11 a.m., 
1324 Longworth.
  May 15, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans, oversight 
hearing on the management of West Coast salmon fisheries, 10 a.m., 
1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, May 14, hearing on 
Should FDA Drug and Medical Device Regulation Bar State Liability 
Claims? 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  May 14, Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and 
Procurement, hearing on Management of Civil Rights Programs at USDA, 
2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  May 15, full Committee, hearing on Defense Base Act Insurance: Are 
Taxpayers Paying Too Much? 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science and Technology, May 14, hearing on Water 
Supply Challenges for the 21st Century, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, May 14, Subcommittee on Regulations, 
Health Care and Trade, hearing on the Impact of CMS Regulations and 
Programs on Small Health Care Providers, 2 p.m., 1539 Longworth.
  May 15, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Food Prices and Small 
Businesses,'' 10 a.m., 1539 Longworth.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, May 14, 
Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing on Impact of Consolidation on the 
Aviation Industry, with a Focus on the Proposed Merger Between Delta 
Airlines and Northwest Airlines, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  May 14, Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous 
Materials, hearing on Amtrak Reauthorization, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Ways and Means, May 14, Subcommittee on Health, 
hearing on Health Savings Accounts and Consumer Driven Health Care: 
Cost Containment or Cost-Shift? 10:30 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, May 
14, hearing entitled ``Building Green, Saving Green: Construction 
Sustainable and Energy-Efficient Buildings, 2 p.m., room to be 
announced.
  Select Committee to Investigate the Voting Irregularities of 
August 2, 2007, May 13 and 14, hearings regarding Roll Call Vote 
814, 10 a.m., 1539 Longworth.