[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 121 (Wednesday, July 23, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D938-D939]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                              JULY 24, 2008

          (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Armed Services: to receive a closed briefing on Iran, 9:30 
a.m., S-407, Capitol.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: business meeting to consider 
a committee resolution, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine the Cayman Islands, 
focusing on offshore tax issues, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Subcommittee on Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure, to hold 
hearings to examine tax and financing aspects of highway public-private 
partnerships, 2:15 p.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold 
hearings to examine the nomination of James A. Williams, of Virginia, to 
be Administrator of General Services Administration, 11:30 a.m., SD-342.
  Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, 
Federal Services, and International Security, to hold hearings to examine 
ways to improve federal program management using performance information, 
2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold an oversight hearing to examine 
tribal courts and the administration of justice in Indian country, 9:30 
a.m., SD-562.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine crimes 
associated with polygamy, focusing on the need for a coordinated state 
and federal response, 10 a.m., SD-226.


                                  House

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, 
and Research, hearing to review Renewable Fuels Standard implementation 
and agriculture producer eligibility, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Education and Labor, hearing on the Benefits of Physical 
and Health Education for Our Nation's Children, 10 a.m., and to mark up 
H.R. 1338, Paycheck Fairness Act, 1 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Environment and 
Hazardous Materials, hearing entitled ``Carbon Sequestration: Risks, 
Opportunities, and Protection of Drinking Water,'' 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Long-
Term Care Insurance: Are Consumers Protected for the Long Term?'' 10 
a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, to continue hearings entitled 
``Systemic Risk and the Financial Markets,'' 10 a.m., and to hold a 
hearing entitled ``Implications of a Weaker Dollar for Oil Prices and the 
U.S. Economy,'' 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, to mark up the following: a measure To 
provide for conditions for the implementation of the U.S.-Russia 
Agreement for Peaceful Nuclear Cooperation, and for other purposes; a 
resolution Calling on the Government of the People's Republic of China to 
immediately end its abuses of the human rights of China's citizens, 
including its Tibetan, Uighur, and other

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ethnic minority citizens and to end its support for the governments of 
Sudan and Burma to ensure that the Olympic games take place in an 
atmosphere that honors the Olympic traditions of freedom and openness; a 
resolution Commemorating nongovernmental organizations working to bring 
just and lasting peace between Israelis and Palestinians; H. Res. 1351, 
Expressing support for the United Nations African Union Mission in Darfur 
(NAMID) and calling upon United Nations Member States and the 
international community to contribute the resources necessary to ensure 
the success of UNAMID; H. Res. 1361, Expressing the sense of the House of 
Representatives that the United States should lead a high-level 
diplomatic effort to defeat the campaign by some members of the 
Organization of Islamic Conference to divert the United Nation's Durban 
Review Conference from a review of problems in this own and other 
countries by attacking Israel, promoting anti-Semitism, and undermining 
the Universal Charter of Human Rights and to ensure that the Durban 
Review Conference serves as a forum to review commitments to combat all 
forms of racism; and H. Con. Res. 374, Supporting the spirit of peace and 
desire for unity displayed in the letter from 138 Muslim scholars, and in 
the Pope's response, 9:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade, hearing on 
Saving the NPT and the Nonproliferation Regime in an Era of Nuclear 
Renaissance, 11 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Law, to mark up H.R. 3679, State Video Tax Fairness Act of 
2007, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, 
hearing on Lessons Learned from the 2004 Presidential Election, 1 p.m., 
2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, 
and International Law, hearing on Immigration Raids: Postville and 
Beyond, 11 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and 
Oceans, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 6537, Sanctuary Enhancement 
Act of 2008; and H.R. 6204, Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and 
Underwater Preserve Boundary Modification Act, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, oversight 
hearing on Expanding Access to Federal Lands for People with 
Disabilities, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing entitled ``The 
Medicare Drug Benefit: Are Private Insurers Getting Good Discounts for 
the Taxpayer?'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of 
Columbia, hearing entitled ``The Three R's of the Postal Network Plan: 
Realignment, Right-Sizing, and Responsiveness,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science and Technology, Subcommittee on Technology and 
Innovation, hearing on The National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program: 
Strengthening Windstorm Hazard Mitigation, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, hearing entitled ``Economic Stimulus for 
Small Business: A Look Back and Assessing Need for Additional Relief,'' 
10 a.m., 1539 Longworth.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, hearing on FMCSA's 
Progress in Improving Medical Oversight of Commercial Drivers, 2 p.m., 
2167 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing on Aviation Security: An Update, 10 
a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on 
promoting health information technology, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: to hold hearings to examine small market 
drugs, focusing on companies exploiting people with rare diseases, 10 
a.m., SD-106.