[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 111 (Tuesday, July 8, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6447-S6448]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          NOTICES OF HEARINGS


               Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

  Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the 
information of the Senate and the public that a legislative hearing has 
been scheduled before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural 
Resources. The hearing will be held on Tuesday, July 15, 2008, at 10 
a.m., in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony regarding 
legislation to improve the availability of financing for deployment of 
clean energy and energy efficiency technologies and to enhance United 
States' competitiveness in this market. Specific bills to be considered 
are S. 3233, introduced by

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Senator Bingaman and S. 2730, introduced by Senator Domenici.
  Because of the limited time available for the hearing, witnesses may 
testify by invitation only. However, those wishing to submit written 
testimony for the hearing record should send it to the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, Washington, DC 
20510-6150, or by e-mail to rachel_pasternack@energy
.senate.gov.
  For further information, please contact Rachel Pasternack at (202) 
224-0883 or Michael Carr at 202-224-8164.


                PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIONS

  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the 
information of the Senate and the public that the Permanent 
Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs will hold a hearing entitled, ``Tax Haven 
Banks and U.S. Tax Compliance.'' The Permanent Subcommittee on 
Investigations hearing will examine how financial institutions located 
in offshore tax havens, including Liechtenstein and Switzerland, may be 
engaged in banking practices that could facilitate, and in some 
instances have resulted in, tax evasion and other misconduct by U.S. 
clients. The hearing will also examine how U.S. domestic and 
international tax enforcement efforts could be strengthened. The 
Subcommittee expects to issue a Subcommittee staff report in 
conjunction with the hearing summarizing its investigative findings. A 
witness list will be available Monday, July 14, 2008.
  The Subcommittee hearing is scheduled for Thursday, July 17, 2008, at 
9:30 a.m., in room 106 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. For 
further information, please contact Elise Bean of the Permanent 
Subcommittee on Investigations at 224-9505.

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