[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 25]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 33576]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate on February 
4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized 
schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate committees, 
subcommittees, joint committees, and committees of conference. This 
title requires all such committees to notify the Office of the Senate 
Daily Digest--designated by the Rules Committee--of the time, place, 
and purpose of the meetings, when scheduled, and any cancellations or 
changes in the meetings as they occur.
  As an additional procedure along with the computerization of this 
information, the Office of the Senate Daily Digest will prepare this 
information for printing in the Extensions of Remarks section of the 
Congressional Record on Monday and Wednesday of each week.
  Meetings scheduled for Tuesday, December 11, 2007 may be found in the 
Daily Digest of today's Record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED

                              DECEMBER 12
     9:30 a.m.
       Judiciary
       Constitution Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine S. 1782, to amend chapter 1 
           of title 9 of United States Code with respect to 
           arbitration.
                                                            SD-226
     10 a.m.
       Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
         Business meeting to consider S. 579, to amend the Public 
           Health Service Act to authorize the Director of the 
           National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to 
           make grants for the development and operation of 
           research centers regarding environmental factors that 
           may be related to the etiology of breast cancer, and 
           any pending nominations.
                                                            SD-430
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Harvey E. 
           Johnson, Jr., of Virginia, to be Deputy Administrator 
           and Chief Operating Officer, Federal Emergency 
           Management Agency, and Jeffrey William Runge, of North 
           Carolina, to be Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs 
           and Chief Medical Officer, both of the Department of 
           Homeland Security.
                                                            SD-342
       Rules and Administration
         To hold hearings to examine a recently released 
           Government Accountability Office report, focusing on 
           funding challenges and facilities maintenance at the 
           Smithsonian Institution.
                                                            SR-301
     10:30 a.m.
       Aging
         To hold hearings to examine reverse mortgages, focusing 
           on polishing not tarnishing the golden years.
                                                            SD-628

                              DECEMBER 13
     9 a.m.
       Environment and Public Works
         To hold hearings to examine the Clean Water Act (Public 
           Law 92-500), focusing on the Supreme Court decisions in 
           Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County and Rapanos-
           Carabell.
                                                            SD-406
     9:30 a.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold hearings to examine ways to reform the Mining Law 
           of 1872.
                                                            SD-366
     10 a.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold an oversight hearing to examine the Federal 
           Communications Commission (FCC).
                                                            SR-253
       Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
       Employment and Workplace Safety Subcommittee
         To hold joint hearings with the House Committee on 
           Education and Labor Subcommittee on Health, Employment, 
           Labor and Pensions to examine the National Labor 
           Relations Board, focusing on decisions and their impact 
           on worker's rights.
                                                         2175-RHOB
       Finance
         To hold hearings to examine the housing decline, focusing 
           on the extent of the problem and potential remedies.
                                                            SD-215
       Judiciary
         To hold hearings to examine S. 2402, to provide for the 
           substitution of the United States in certain civil 
           actions, S. 344, to permit the televising of Supreme 
           Court proceedings, S. 1638, to adjust the salaries of 
           Federal justices and judges, S. 1829, to reauthorize 
           programs under the Missing Children's Assistance Act, 
           S. 431, to require convicted sex offenders to register 
           online identifiers, S. 2344, to create a competitive 
           grant program to provide for age-appropriate Internet 
           education for children, and S. Res. 388, designating 
           the week of February 4 through February 8, 2008, as 
           ``National Teen Dating Violence Awareness and 
           Prevention Week''.
                                                            SD-226
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
       Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, 
           and the District of Columbia Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine prioritizing management, 
           focusing on implementing chief management officers at 
           federal agencies.
                                                            SD-342
       Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
         To hold hearings to examine freedom of the media in the 
           Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe 
           (OSCE) region.
                                                         B318-RHOB
     10:30 a.m.
       Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine shopping smart and avoiding 
           scams, focusing on financial literacy during the 
           holiday season.
                                                            SD-538
     2 p.m.
       Appropriations
       Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related 
           Agencies Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine mine inspections, focusing on 
           the efficacy of the Mine Safety and Health 
           Administration (MSHA).
                                                            SD-124
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
       Investigations Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine United Nations Development 
           Program operations in North Korea.
                                                            SD-342
     2:30 p.m.
       Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings to examine perspectives on the next 
           phase of the global fight against HIV/AIDS, 
           tuberculosis, and malaria.
                                                            SD-419
       Energy and Natural Resources
       Public Lands and Forests Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine forest restoration and 
           hazardous fuels reduction efforts in the forests of 
           Oregon and Washington.
                                                            SD-366
       Intelligence
         To hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence 
           matters.
                                                            SH-219

                              DECEMBER 18
     10 a.m.
       Judiciary
         Business meeting to consider pending executive 
           nominations.
                                                            SD-226

                              DECEMBER 19
     10 a.m.
       Judiciary
         Business meeting to consider the nomination of Mark R. 
           Filip, of Illinois, to be Deputy Attorney General, 
           Department of Justice.
                                                            SD-226

                             POSTPONEMENTS

                              DECEMBER 12
     10 a.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
       Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, 
           Safety and Security Subcommittee
         To hold an oversight hearing to examine the Federal Motor 
           Carrier Safety Administration, focusing on truck driver 
           hours-of-service (HOS) rules and truck safety.
                                                            SR-253