[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 119 (Monday, July 21, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Page S6978]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          NOTICES OF HEARINGS


                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 continue its hearing entitled, ``Tax 
Haven Banks and U.S. Tax Compliance'' on Friday, July 25, 2008, to call 
Peter S. Lowy as a witness. Mr. Lowy was originally scheduled to be a 
witness at the subcommittee's July 17 hearing. The subcommittee hearing 
will continue to 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 continue to examine how U.S. domestic and 
international tax enforcement efforts could be strengthened. The 
subcommittee issued a staff report on July 17 summarizing its 
investigative findings.
  The subcommittee hearing is scheduled for Friday, July 25, 2008, at 
9:30 a.m., in Room 342 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. For 
further information, please contact Elise Bean of the Permanent 
Subcommittee on Investigations at 224-9505.


                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, ``Payroll Tax 
Abuse: Businesses Owe Billions and What Needs To Be Done About It.'' 
The subcommittee hearing will examine the magnitude of outstanding 
payroll tax debt, the policies and procedures that are used to collect 
unpaid payroll taxes, and whether some businesses are engaged in 
abusive or potentially criminal activities with regard to the payment 
of payroll taxes. The subcommittee will release a Government 
Accountability Office, GAO, report entitled, ``Tax Compliance: 
Businesses Owe Billions in Federal Payroll Taxes.'' Witnesses for the 
upcoming hearing will include representatives from the Government 
Accountability Office and the Internal Revenue Service. A final witness 
list will be available Friday, July 25, 2008.
  The subcommittee hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, July 29, 2008, at 
9:30 a.m., in Room 342 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. For 
further information, please contact Elise Bean of the Permanent 
Subcommittee on Investigations at 224-9505.


               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 hearing has been 
scheduled before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. 
The hearing will be held on Thursday, July 31, 2008, at 9:30 a.m., in 
room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
  The purpose of the hearing is to conduct oversight on the state of 
the Nation's transmission grid, as well as the implementation of the 
2005 Energy Policy Act transmission provisions, including reliability, 
siting and infrastructure investment.
  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 may do so by sending it to the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, 
Washington, D.C. 20510-6150, or by e-mail to Gina 
W[email protected].
  For further information, please contact Leon Lowery at (202) 224-2209 
or Gina Weinstock at (202) 224-5684.

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