[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 100 (Tuesday, June 17, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D758-D759]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                             JUNE 18, 2008

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies, business meeting to mark up proposed 
budget estimates for fiscal year 2009 for Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and related agencies, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  Subcommittee on Homeland Security, business meeting to mark up 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2009 for the Department of 
Homeland Security, 11 a.m., S-127, Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services: to receive a closed briefing on the 
report titled ``Investigation into the Shipment of Sensitive Missile 
Components to Taiwan,'' also known as the ``Donald Report'', 12:15 
p.m., S-407, Capitol.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to 
examine the preparedness of federal land management agencies for the 
2008 wildfire season, 2 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Finance: business meeting to consider S. J. Res. 38, 
waiving certain provisions of the Trade Act of 1974 relating to the 
appointment of a Deputy United States Trade Representative, an 
original bill entitled ``the Iran Sanctions of 2008'', and the 
nominations of Richard T. Morrison, David Gustafson, both of 
Virginia, and Elizabeth Crewson Paris, of the District of Columbia, 
each to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court, Eric M. Thorson, 
of Virginia, to be Inspector General, Department of the Treasury, 
Edwin Eck, of Montana, to be a Member of the Internal Revenue 
Service Oversight Board, and Deanna Tanner Okun, of Idaho, to be a 
Deputy United States Trade Representative, with the rank of 
Ambassador, Executive Office of the President, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold 
hearings to examine protecting personal information, focusing on 
steps the federal government has in place, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition 
Policy and Consumer Rights, with the Special Committee on Aging, to 
hold joint hearings to examine S. 2838, to amend chapter 1 of title 
9 of United States Code with respect to arbitration, 10:30 a.m., SD-
226.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: to hold hearings to examine 
improving energy efficiency, focusing on increasing the use of 
renewable sources of energy, and reducing the carbon footprint of 
the Capitol complex, 10 a.m., SR-301.
  Special Committee on Aging: with the Committee on the Judiciary, 
Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, 
to hold joint hearings to examine S. 2838, to amend chapter 1 of 
title 9 of United States Code with respect to arbitration, 10:30 
a.m., SD-226.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, to mark up the following: 
Subcommittee Allocations 302 (b)s; Homeland Security Appropriations 
for Fiscal Year 2009; and Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies for Fiscal Year 2009, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and Labor, to mark up the following bills: 
H.R. 3195, ADA Restoration Act of 2007; H.R. 2343, Education Begins 
at Home Act; and H.R. 3036, No Child Left Inside Act of 2007, 10 
a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, hearing entitled ``The 15th 
Replenishment of the International Development Association (IDA) and 
the 11th Replenishment of the African Development Fund (AfSF),'' 10 
a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, hearing on The Caucasus: Frozen 
Conflicts and Closed Borders; 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on House Administration, Subcommittee on Capitol 
Security, hearing on the United States Capitol Police Radio 
Upgrades, 2 p.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 
3195, ADA Restoration Act of 2007; H.R. 3546, To authorize the 
Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal 
year 2006 levels through 2012, 10:15 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil 
Liberties, hearing on: From the Department of Justice to Guantanamo 
Bay: Administration Lawyers and Administration Interrogation Rules, 
Part II, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries, 
Wildlife and Oceans, oversight hearing on the reauthorization of the 
National Marine Sanctuaries Act, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands and the 
Subcommittee on Water and Power, joint oversight hearing on Paying 
to Play: Implementation of Fee Authority on Federal Lands, 10 a.m., 
1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on 
National Security, and Foreign Affairs, hearing on Oversight of the 
U.S. Efforts to Train and Equip Police and Enhance the Justice 
Sector in Afghanistan, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science and Technology, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Environment, to mark up the following measures: H.R. 4174, Federal 
Ocean Acidification Research and Monitoring Act of 2007; H.R. 5618, 
National Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2008; and the 
Heavy Duty Plug-in-Hybrid Vehicles Research Program, 10 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Finance and Tax, 
hearing entitled ``S-corps: Recommended Reforms that Promote Parity, 
Growth and Development for Small Businesses, 10 a.m., 1539 
Longworth.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Aviation, hearing on Congestion Management in the New York Airspace, 
10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and 
Emergency Management, hearing on The Federal Protective Service: An 
Agency in Need of Rebuilding, 1 p.m., 2253 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, to mark up the Alternative Minimum 
Tax Relief Act of 2008, 10:30 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, 
hearing entitled ``Planning Communities for a Changing Climate--
Smart Growth, Public Demand and Private Opportunity,'' 9:30 a.m., 
311 Cannon.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on 
Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, with the Special 
Committee on Aging, to hold joint hearings to examine S. 2838, to 
amend chapter 1 of title 9 of United States Code with respect to 
arbitration, 10:30 a.m., SD-226.
  Joint Hearing: Senate Special Committee on Aging, with the 
Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition 
Policy and Consumer Rights, to hold joint hearings to examine S. 
2838, to amend chapter 1 of title 9 of United States Code with 
respect to arbitration, 10:30 a.m., SD-226.