[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 79 (Wednesday, May 14, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D604-D605]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





             COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY, MAY 15, 2008

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: business meeting to mark up the 
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Bill for fiscal year 2008, 2 
p.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Armed Services: business meeting to consider pending 
military nominations, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: business meeting 
to consider H.R. 634, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to 
mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life 
while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States, S. 1100, to 
address the regulation of secondary mortgage market enterprises, and 
an original bill to make technical corrections to Title III of 
SAFETEA-LU, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: business 
meeting to consider pending calendar business, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to 
examine development of oil shale resources, 1:50 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine United 
States-China relations in the era of globalization, 2 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold 
hearings to examine nuclear terrorism, focusing on providing medical 
care and meeting basic needs in an aftermath, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  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 
policies, 2 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: 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: business meeting to consider 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. 2913, to provide a 
limitation on judicial remedies in copyright infringement cases 
involving orphan works, S. 2756, to amend the National Child 
Protection Act of 1993 to establish a permanent background check 
system, 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, 10 a.m., 
SD-226.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities 
and Risk Management, hearing to review the source of dramatic 
movements in community markets (agriculture and energy): A change in 
market fundamentals or influence of institutional investors? 10 
a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health, hearing 
on H.R. 5998, Protecting Children's Health Coverage Act of 2008, 10 
a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  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, Subcommittee on Housing 
and Community Opportunity, to consider the following measures: H.R. 
3397, Lead-Safe Housing for Kids Act of 2007; and H.R. 3329, Homes 
for Heroes Act of 2007, 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
  Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and 
Oversight, hearing on U.N. Security Resolution 1325: Recognizing 
Women's Vital Roles in Achieving Peace and Security, 2 p.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Intelligence, 
Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment, hearing on the 
Resilient Homeland: How DHS Intellligence Should Empower America To 
Prepare for, Prevent, and Withstand Terrorist Attacks, 10 a.m., 311 
Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, 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, 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, hearing on Defense 
Base Act Insurance: Are Taxpayers Paying Too Much? ; followed by 
consideration of the following measures: H. Res. 1144, expressing 
support for designation of a ``Frank Sinatra Day'' on May 13, 2008, 
in honor of the dedication of the Frank Sinatra commemorative stamp; 
H. Con. Res. 1152, Honoring Arnold Palmer for his distinguished 
career in the sport of golf and his commitment to excellence and 
sportsmanship; H. Res. 1153, Celebrating Asian Pacific American 
Heritage Month; H. Con. Res. 138, Supporting National Men's Health 
Week; and H. Con. Res. 334, Supporting the goals and objectives of a 
National Military Appreciation Month, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, hearing entitled ``Food Prices and 
Small Businesses,'' 10 a.m., 1539 Longworth.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to mark up the 
following: the Saving Energy Through Public Transportation Act of 
2008; H.R. 5788, Halting Airplane Noise to give US Peace Act of 
2008; H.R. 2452, Raw Sewage Overflow Community Right-to-Know Act; 
H.R. 5001, Old Post Office Building Redevelopment Act of 2008; H.R. 
1333, Civil Air Patrol Homeland Security Support Act of 2007; H.R. 
135, Twenty-First Century Water Commission Act of 2007; H.R. 5770, 
To provide for a study by the National Academy of Sciences of 
potential impacts of climate change on water resources and water 
quality; H.R. 5599, To designate the Federal building located at 
4600 Silver Hill Road in Suitland, Maryland, as the ``Thomas 
Jefferson Census Bureau Headquarters Building;'' H. Res. 1137, 
Supporting the goals and ideals of National Public Works Week; H. 
Con. Res. 305, Recognizing the importance of bicycling in 
transportation and recreation; H. Con. Res 309, Authorizing the use 
of the Capitol Grounds for the District of Columbia Special Olympics 
Law Enforcement Torch Run; H. Con. Res. 311, Authorizing the use of 
the Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby; H. 
Con. Res. 335, Authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for a 
celebration of the 100th anniversary of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, 
Incorporated; H. Res. 339, Supporting the goals of Motorcycle Safety 
Awareness Month; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Survey Resolution; and 
other pending business, 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, to mark up the Energy and Tax 
Extenders Act of 2008, 10:30 a.m., 1100 Longworth.