[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 127 (Tuesday, July 29, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D977-D979]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                              JULY 30, 2008

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Armed Services: closed business meeting to continue 
consideration of pending calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings to examine ways to improve consumer protection in the 
prepaid calling card market, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on 
National Parks, to hold hearings to examine S. 1816, to authorize 
the Secretary of the Interior to establish a commemorative trail in 
connection with the Women's Rights National Historical Park to link 
properties that are historically and thematically associated with 
the struggle for women's suffrage, S. 2093, to amend the Wild and 
Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of the Missisquoi and Trout 
Rivers in the State of Vermont for study for potential addition to 
the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, S. 2535, to revise the 
boundary of the Martin Van Buren National Historic Site, S. 2561, to 
require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a theme study to 
identify sites and resources to commemorate and interpret the Cold 
War, S. 3011, to amend the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic 
Site Act of 1991 to expand the boundaries of the historic site, S. 
3113, to reinstate the Interim Management Strategy governing off-
road vehicle use in the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North 
Carolina, pending the issuance of a final rule for

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off-road vehicle use by the National Park Service, S. 3148, to 
modify the boundary of the Oregon Caves National Monument, S. 3158, 
to extend the authority for the Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory 
Commission, S. 3226, to rename the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace 
National Historic Site in the State of Kentucky as the ``Abraham 
Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park'', S. 3247, to provide 
for the designation of the River Raisin National Battlefield Park in 
the State of Michigan, and H.R. 5137, to ensure that hunting remains 
a purpose of the New River Gorge National River, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to 
examine the nomination of Thomas J. Madison, of New York, to be 
Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, Department of 
Transportation, 3:15 p.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: business 
meeting to consider S. 2583, to amend the Improper Payments 
Information Act of 2002 (31 U.S.C. 3321 note) in order to prevent 
the loss of billions in taxpayer dollars, S. 3176, to amend the 
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to 
authorize the President to provide mental health and substance abuse 
services, S. 3341, to reauthorize and improve the Federal Financial 
Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999, H.R. 3068, to 
prohibit the award of contracts to provide guard services under the 
contract security guard program of the Federal Protective Service to 
a business concern that is owned, controlled, or operated by an 
individual who has been convicted of a felony, H.R. 404, to require 
the establishment of customer service standards for Federal 
agencies, S. 3328, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to 
provide for a one-year extension of other transaction authority, S. 
3241, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 1717 Orange Avenue in Fort Pierce, Florida, as the 
``CeeCee Ross Lyles Post Office Building'', H.R. 6150, to designate 
the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14500 
Lorain Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio, as the ``John P. Gallagher Post 
Office Building'', H.R. 6085, to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 42222 Rancho Las Palmas 
Drive in Rancho Mirage, California, as the ``Gerald R. Ford Post 
Office Building'', H.R. 5477, to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 120 South Del Mar Avenue in 
San Gabriel, California, as the ``Chi Mui Post Office Building'', 
H.R. 5631, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 1155 Seminole Trail in Charlottesville, Virginia, 
as the ``Corporal Bradley T. Arms Post Office Building'', H.R. 5483, 
to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 10449 White Granite Drive in Oakton, Virginia, as the 
``Private First Class David H. Sharrett II Post Office Building'', 
H.R. 6061, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 219 East Main Street in West Frankfort, Illinois, 
as the ``Kenneth James Gray Post Office Building'', H.R. 4210, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 401 Washington Avenue in Weldon, North Carolina, as the ``Dock M. 
Brown Post Office Building'', an original bill entitled, ``Federal 
Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 2008'', and the 
nominations of Gus P. Coldebella, of Massachusetts, to be General 
Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, James A. Williams, of 
Virginia, to be Administrator of General Services, Carol A. Dalton, 
Anthony C. Epstein, and Heidi M. Pasichow, all to be an Associate 
Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 10:15 a.m., 
SD-342.
  Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery, to hold hearings to 
examine planning for post-catastrophe housing needs, focusing on if 
the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has developed an 
effective strategy for housing large numbers of citizens displaced 
by a disaster, 12 noon, SD-562.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine hiring at 
the Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine S. J. Res. 45, 
expressing the consent and approval of Congress to an inter-state 
compact regarding water resources in the Great Lakes--St. Lawrence 
River Basin, 1 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: to hold hearings to examine 
S. 3212, to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to provide for 
auditable, independent verification of ballots, to ensure the 
security of voting systems, 10 a.m., SR-301.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: business meeting 
to mark up an original bill to reauthorize the Small Business 
Innovation Research Program, 10 a.m., SR-428A.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to 
examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                  House

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, 
Energy, and Research, hearing to review electricity reliability in 
rural America, 10:30 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic Agriculture, hearing to 
review legal and technological capacity for full traceability in 
fresh produce, 1 p.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Defense, executive, 
to mark up the Defense Appropriation for Fiscal Year 2009, 11 a.m., 
H-140 Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, hearing on Implications of the 
Supreme Court's Boumediene Decision for Detainees at Guantanamo Bay, 
Cuba: Non-governmental Perspective 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, hearing on Rising Food Prices: Budget 
Challenges, 2 p.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and Labor, Subcommittee on Health, 
Employment and Pensions, hearing on the Proposed Delta/Northwest 
Airline Merger: The Impact on Workers, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, to mark up the following bills: 
H.R. 6308, Municipal Bond Fairness Act; H.R. 5772, Frank Melville 
Supportive Housing Investment Act of 2008; H.R. 5244, Credit 
Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2008; H.R. 6078, GREEN Act of 
2008; and H.R.

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840, Homeless Emergency Assistance and Rapid Transition to Housing 
Act of 2007, 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade 
and Technology, hearing entitled ``Examining Issues Related to 
Tactilely Distinguishable Currency,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Intelligence, 
Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment, hearing entitled 
``Reassessing the Threat: The Future of Al Qaeda and Its 
Implications for Homeland Security,'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight, hearing 
entitled ``The Quadrennial Homeland Security Review,'' 2 p.m., 311 
Cannon.
  Committee on House Administration, to mark up the following bills: 
H. R. 6339, Federal Employees Deserve to Volunteer on the Elections 
Act of 2008; and H.R. 6474, To authorize the Chief Administrative 
Officer of the House of Representatives to carry out a series of 
demonstration projects to promote the use of innovative technologies 
in reducing energy consumption and promoting energy efficiency and 
cost savings in the House of Representatives, 11 a.m., 1310 
Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, to consider the following: a 
resolution and report finding Karl Rove in contempt for failure to 
appear pursuant to subpoena and recommending to the House of 
Representatives that Mr. Rove be cited for contempt of Congress; and 
to mark up the following bills: H.R. 6577, Great Lakes-St. Lawrence 
River Basin Water Resources Compact; H.R. 6126, Fairness in Nursing 
Home Arbitration Act of 2008; H.R. 5950, Detainee Basic Medical Care 
Act of 2008; H.R. 6064, National Silver Act; H.R. 6503, Missing 
Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program Reauthorization of 2008; 
H.R. 6353, Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 
2008; H.R. 5167, Justice for Victims of Torture and Terrorism Act; 
H.R. 2140, Internet Gambling Study Act; H.R. 6088, National Domestic 
Violence Volunteer Attorney Network Act; and H.R. 4779, To enact 
certain laws relating to public contracts as title 41, United States 
Code, ``Public Contracts;'' and private relief bills, 10:15 a.m., 
2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing on Deficient 
Electrical Systems at U.S. Facilities in Iraq, 10 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives, 
hearing entitled ``Critical Budget Issues Affecting the 2010 
Census--Part 2,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, to consider H.R. 1338, Paycheck Fairness Act, 
4 p.m., Capitol.
  Committee on Science and Technology, hearing on NASA at 50: Past 
Accomplishments and Future Opportunities and Challenges, 10 a.m., 
2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Regulations, Health 
Care and Trade, hearing entitled Regulatory Burdens on Small Firms: 
What Rules Need Reform?'' 10 a.m., 1539 Longworth.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, 
hearing on Credit Crunch: A Hearing on the Effects on Federal 
Leasing and Construction, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing on 
Protecting and Restoring America's Great Waters--Part II: Chesapeake 
Bay, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive briefing on 
Congressional Notifications, 1 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Intelligence Community Management, hearing on 
Security Clearance Reform, 2:30 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, 
hearing entitled ``What's Cooking with Gas: the Role of Natural Gas 
in Energy Independence and Global Warming Solutions,'' 1 p.m., B-318 
Rayburn.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: to hold hearings to examine ways to 
solve the energy crisis, 10 a.m., SD-106.