[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 89 (Monday, June 2, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D671-D672]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


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                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                  Week of June 3 through June 7, 2008

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, at 11:00 a.m., Senate will continue consideration of S. 
3036, Climate Security Act.
  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 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: June 4, to hold 
hearings to examine the nominations of Walter Lukken, of Indiana, to 
be Chairman, and Bartholomew H. Chilton, of Delaware, and Scott 
O'Malia, of Michigan, each to be a Commissioner, all of the 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 10 a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Appropriations: June 4, Subcommittee on Defense, to 
hold hearings to receive testimony from outside witnesses, 10 a.m., 
SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: June 3, to hold hearings to examine 
the acquisition of major weapons systems by the Department of 
Defense, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: June 3, to hold 
hearings to examine the nominations of Neel T. Kashkari, of 
California, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, 
Christopher R. Wall, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce, Michael E. Fryzel, of Illinois, to be a Member of the 
National Credit Union Administration Board, Donald B. Marron, of 
Maryland, to be a Member of the Council of Economic Advisers, Sheila 
McNamara Greenwood, of Louisiana, and Susan D. Peppler, of 
California, both to be an Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development, and Joseph J. Murin, of Pennsylvania, to be President, 
Government National Mortgage Association, Luis Aguilar, of Georgia, 
Troy A. Paredes, of Missouri, and Elisse Walter, of Maryland, each 
to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission, 2:30 p.m., 
SD-538.
  June 5, Full Committee, to continue hearings to examine the state 
of the banking industry, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: June 3, to 
hold hearings to examine energy market manipulation and federal 
enforcement regimes, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  June 4, Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs, Insurance, and 
Automotive Safety, to hold an oversight hearing to examine passenger 
vehicle roof strength safety, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  June 5, Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security, 
to hold hearings to examine National Transportation Safety Board 
(NTSB) reauthorization, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: June 5, to hold 
hearings to examine off-highway vehicle management on public lands, 
9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Finance: June 3, to hold hearings to examine rising 
costs and low quality in health care, focusing on the necessity for 
reform, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  June 5, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the choices 
for small business in advance of tax reform, focusing on Internal 
Revenue Service Form 1040 Schedule C, Form 1065 Schedule K-1, and 
Schedule S, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: June 4, Subcommittee on African 
Affairs, to hold hearings to examine China in Africa, focusing on 
the implications for the policy of the United States, 9:30 a.m., SD-
419.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: June 5, 
Ad Hoc Subcommittee on State, Local, and Private Sector Preparedness 
and Integration, to hold hearings to examine community preparedness 
for disasters, 10:30 a.m., SD-342.
  June 6, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the 
Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to continue 
hearings to examine the organizational structures of the Department 
of State responsible for arms control, counterproliferation, and 
nonproliferation, focusing on the processes they have in place for 
optimizing national efforts, 2 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: June 5, to hold an oversight hearing 
to examine predatory lending in Indian country, 9:30 a.m., SD-562.
  Committee on the Judiciary: June 4, to hold hearings to examine 
ways to improve the detainee policy, focusing on handling terrorism 
detainees within the American justice system, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: June 4, to hold an oversight 
hearing to examine systemic indifference to invisible wounds, 9:30 
a.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: June 5, to hold closed hearings 
to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Energy and Commerce, June 4, Subcommittee on Health, 
hearing entitled ``Discussion Draft of Health Information Technology 
and Privacy Legislation,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  June 5, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Committee 
Prints on Administration Legislative Proposals on the Animal Drug 
User Fee Act Amendments of 2008 and the Animal Generic Drug User Fee 
Act of 2008,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, June 4, Subcommittee on Housing 
and Community Development and the Subcommittee on Emergency 
Communications, Preparedness and Response of the Committee on 
Homeland Security, joint hearing entitled ``Examining the Roles and 
Responsibilities of HUD and FEMA in Responding to the Affordable 
Housing Needs of Gulf Coast States Following Emergencies and Natural 
Disasters,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  June 6, Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary 
Policy, Trade, and Technology, hearing entitled ``Examining the 
Administration's Proposal to Establish a Multilateral Clean 
Technology Fund,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, June 4, Subcommittee on 
International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight, hearing on 
City on the Hill or Prison on the Bay,

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Part III Guantanamo--the Role of the FBI, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  June 4, Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, 
and Oversight, briefing on the Future of U.S.--Irag Relations: The 
Perspective of the Iragi Parliament,'' 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  June 5, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, hearing on 
More Than Just Enrichment: Iran's Strategic Aspirations and the 
Future of the Middle East, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, June 5, Subcommittee on Border, 
Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism, hearing entitled ``The Merida 
Initiative: Examining U.S. Efforts to Combat Transnational Criminal 
Organizations,'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, June 4, Subcommittee on Immigration, 
Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law, 
hearing on Problems with Immigration Detainee Medical Care, 2 p.m., 
2141 Rayburn.
  June 5, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, hearing 
on H.R. 3652, Protecting Employees and Retirees in Business 
Bankruptcies Act of 2007, 9:30 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  June 5, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil 
Liberties and the Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human 
Rights and Oversight of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, joint 
hearing on U.S. Department of Homeland Security Inspector General 
Report OIG-08-18: The Removal of a Canadian Citizen to Syria, 10:30 
a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, June 4, Subcommittee on Fisheries, 
Wildlife and Oceans, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 2964, 
Captive Primate Safety Act; H.R. 5350, To authorize the Secretary of 
Commerce to sell or exchange certain National Oceanic and Atmosphere 
Administration property located in Norfolk, Virginia; H.R. 5451, 
Coastal Zone Reauthorization Act of 2008; and H.R. 5741, Shark 
Conservation Act of 2008, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  June 5, full Committee, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 2306, 
Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Judgment Fund Distribution Act of 2007; and 
H.R. 3699, To provide for the use and distribution of the funds 
awarded to the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe in Minnesota Chippewa Tribe 
v United States, Docket Nos. 19 and 188 United States Court of 
Federal Claims, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  June 5, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, 
hearing on the following bills: H.R. 573, Indiana Dunes National 
Lakeshore Corrections Act; H.R. 3702, Montana Cemetery Act of 2007; 
H.R. 3809, To amend the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage 
Corridor Act of 1988 regarding the local coordinating entity of the 
Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor; H.R. 4199, To amend 
the Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act of 1992 to add sites 
to the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park; H.R. 4828, 
Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic Site Boundary Expansion Act 
of 2007; and H.E. 5583, Grand Canyon Watersheds Protection Act of 
2008, 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, June 4, Subcommittee 
on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives, hearing on 
Does Federal Statistical Data Adequately Serve People Living with 
Disabilities? 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  June 4, Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs, 
hearing on Oversight of the State Department's Antiterrorism 
Assistance Program, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  June 5, Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and 
Procurement, hearing on Oversight of Federal Financial Management, 2 
p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, June 3, to consider the following bills: H.R. 
3021, 21st Century Green-Performing Public School Facilities Act; 
and H.R. 5540, Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network 
Continuing Authorization Act, 5 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science and Technology, June 4, to mark up H.R. 6063, 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 
2008, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  June 5, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, hearing on H.R. 
4174, Federal Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 
2007, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, June 5, hearing entitled ``The 
Housing Crisis--Identifying Tax Incentives to Stimulate the 
Economy,'' 10 a.m., 1539 Longworth.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, June 4, 
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and 
Emergency Management, hearing on Assuring Public Alert Systems Work 
to Warn American Citizens of Natural and Terrorist Disasters, 10 
a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  June 5, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, hearing on 
Maintaining our Nation's Highway and Transit Infrastructure, 10 
a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  June 5, Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous 
Materials, hearing on Historic Preservation of Railroad Property and 
Facilities, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  June 6, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, 
and Emergency Management, hearing on Making GSA Lease and 
Construction Process Efficient, Transparent, and User-friendly, 10 
a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, June 5, Subcommittee on Health, 
hearing on the following bills: H.R. 4089, To amend title 38, United 
States Code, to improve the collective bargaining rights and 
procedures for review of adverse actions of certain employees of the 
Department of Veterans, and for other purposes; H.R. 4463, Veterans 
Health Care Quality Improvement Act; and H.R. 5888, To amend title 
38, United States Code, to expand veteran eligibility for 
reimbursement by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for emergency 
treatment furnished in a non-Department facility, 10 a.m., 334 
Cannon.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe; June 3, to hold 
hearings to examine the challenges to minority communities in 
Kosovo, 3 p.m., 318 Rayburn Building.
  Joint Economic Committee: June 6, to hold hearings to examine the 
employment-unemployment situation for May 2008, 9:30 a.m., SD-562.