[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 149 (Thursday, September 18, 2008)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1124-D1125]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


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                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

            Week of September 22 through September 26, 2008

                             Senate Chamber

  To be announced.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  To be announced.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, September 24, Subcommittee on 
Legislative, on Capitol Visitor Center, oversight, 11 a.m., 2362A 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, September 23, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations, hearing on the Department of Defense's 
work with states, universities and students to transform the 
nation's foreign language capacity, 10 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  September 23, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing on 
Sexual Assault in the Military: Victim Support and Advocacy, 2 p.m., 
2212 Rayburn.
  September 24, full Committee, hearing on Consideration for an 
American Grand Strategy, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  September 24, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing on 
Military Health System Governance: Health Affairs/TRICARE Management 
Activity Organization, 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, September 25, hearing on Budget Reform 
Proposals for the 111th Congress, 2 p.m., 210 Cannon.
  September 26, full Committee, hearing on Federal Responses to 
Market Turmoil: What's the Impact on the Budget, 10 a.m., 210 
Cannon.
  Committee on Education and Labor, September 24, hearing on Child 
Labor Enforcement: Are We Adequately Protecting our Children? 11 
a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  September 25, full Committee, hearing on Safeguarding Retiree 
Benefits, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, September 24, Subcommittee on 
Environment and Hazardous Materials, hearing on Hazardous Substance 
Releases and Reporting under the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) and the 
Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 (EPCRA), 
10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, September 24, hearing on The 
Future of Financial Services: Exploring Solutions for the Market 
Crisis, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  September 25, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, 
hearing to Review of Continuing Security Concerns at DOE's National 
Labs, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  September 25, full Committee, oversight hearing to Examine Recent 
Treasury and FHFA Actions Regarding the Housing GSE's, 12 p.m, 2128 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, September 23, Subcommittee on 
Western Hemisphere, hearing on the Hurricanes in Haiti: Disaster and 
Recovery, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, September 24, Subcommittee on 
Intelligence, Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment, 
hearing on A Report Card on Homeland Security Information Sharing, 
10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on House Administration, September 25, hearing on 
Ensuring the Rights of College Students to Vote, 1:30 p.m., 1310 
Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, September 22, Subcommittee on Crime, 
Terrorism and Homeland Security, hearing on the following bills: 
H.R. 6713, E-fencing Enforcement Act of 2008; H.R. 6491, Organized 
Retail Crime Act of 2008; and S. 3434, Combating Organized Retail 
Crime Act of 2008, 4 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  September 23, Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, 
Border Security and International Law, hearing on the Executive 
Office of Immigration Review, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  September 24, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and 
Civil Liberties, and the Subcommittee on Elections of the Committee 
on House Administration, joint hearing on Federal, State and Local 
Efforts to Prepare for the 2008 General Election, 10 a.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, September 23, Subcommittee on 
Insular Affairs, oversight hearing on Identifying Labor Solutions 
for the Guam Military Build-Up, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  September 24, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans, 
oversight hearing on recent trends concerning annual budgets for the 
National Wildlife Refuge System and implications for management 
activities, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  September 25, Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing on the 
following legislation: H. R. 883, Oglala Sioux Tribe Angostura 
Irrigation Project Modernization and Development Act; H. R. 6754, 
White Mountain Apache Tribe Rural Water System Loan Authorization 
Act; H. R. 6768, To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting 
through the Commissioner of Reclamation, to develop water 
infrastructure in the Rio Grande Basin, and to approve the 
settlement of the water rights claims of the Pueblos of Nambe, 
Pojoaque, San Ildefonso, Tesuque, and Taos; and legislation to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program to 
facilitate the transfer to non-Federal ownership of appropriate 
reclamation projects or facilities, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, September 23, 
Subcommittee on Domestic Policy, hearing on Necessary Reform to 
Pediatric Dental Care under Medicaid, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  September 24, full Committee, hearing on Implementation and 
Enforcement of the Clean Water Act, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  September 24, Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, 
and Procurement, hearing on Passing the Baton: Preparing for the 
Presidential Transition, 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.

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  September 24, Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census and 
National Archives, hearing on How Information Policy Affects 
Competitive Viability in Minority Contracting, 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  September 24, Subcommittee on National Security, and Foreign 
Affairs, hearing on Oversight of U.S.--Pakistan Relations: From Ad 
Hoc and Transactional to Strategic and Enduring, 2 p.m., 2203 
Rayburn.
  September 25, Subcommittee on Domestic Policy, hearing on Tumors 
and Cell Phone use: What the Science says, 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, September 24, Subcommittee on 
Contracting and Technology, hearing on Small Business Recovery from 
the Midwest Disasters of 2008, 2 p.m., 1539 Longworth.
  September 25, full Committee, hearing on Small Business 
Competition Policy: Are Markets Open for Entrepreneurs? 10 a.m., 
1539 Longworth.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, September 23, 
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency 
Management, hearing on FEMA's Response to the 2008 Hurricane Season 
and the National Housing Strategy, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  September 24, full Committee, hearing on National Mediation Board 
Oversight of Elections for Union Representation, 2 p.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  September 25, Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing on Runway Safety: 
An Update, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, September 23, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations, hearing on Media Outreach to Veterans: 
An Update, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  September 24, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, to continue 
oversight hearings on G.I. Bill Implementation, 1 p.m., 340 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, September 23, Subcommittee on Health, 
hearing on the Health of the Private Health Insurance Market, 10 
a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  September 24, Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing on Pension 
Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, September 24, 
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, executive, to meet on 
ongoing matters/reports, 10 a.m., H-405 Capitol.
  September 24, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Human Intelligence, 
Analysis and Counterintelligence, executive, consideration of 
Reports, Preview of Future Reports, and Discussion of agenda (110th/
111th), 3 p.m., H-405.
  September 25, full Committee, executive, to consider pending 
business, 1:30 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
  September 24, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Human Intelligence, 
Analysis and Counterintelligence, briefing on Hot Spots, 8:45 a.m., 
H-405 Capitol.
  Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, 
September 25, hearing on The Future of LIHEAP Funding: Will Families 
Get The Cold Shoulder this Winder? 9:30 a..m., room to be announced.