[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 14]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 20054-20055]
[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, September 23, 2008 may be found in 
the Daily Digest of today's Record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED

                              SEPTEMBER 24
     9:30 a.m.
       Foreign Relations
       African Affairs Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine Africa's management of its 
           extractive industries.
                                                            SD-419
       Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
         To hold hearings to examine the nomination of Mark 
           Everett Keenum, of Mississippi, to be a Member of the 
           Farm Credit Administration Board, Farm Credit 
           Administration for a term ending May 21, 2014.
                                                           SR-328A
       Veterans' Affairs
         To hold oversight hearings to examine cooperation and 
           collaboration by the Departments of Veterans Affairs 
           and Defense on information technology efforts.
                                                            SR-418
     10 a.m.
       Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
       Disaster Recovery Subcommittee
         To hold joint hearings to examine the effectiveness of 
           agricultural disaster assistance programs in the wake 
           of the 2008 Midwest floods, Hurricane Gustav, and 
           Hurricane Ike.
                                                           SR-328A
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine domestic partner benefits for 
           federal employees.
                                                            SD-342
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
       Interstate Commerce, Trade, and Tourism Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the imbalance in United 
           States-Korea automobile trade.
                                                            SR-253
       Joint Economic Committee
         To hold hearings to examine the current economic outlook.
                                                            SD-106
     10:30 a.m.
       Aging
         To hold hearings to examine ways to respect Americans' 
           choices at the end of life.
                                                            SD-562
     10:45 a.m.
       Judiciary
       Human Rights and the Law Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine extracting natural resources, 
           focusing on corporate responsibility and the rule of 
           law.
                                                            SH-216
     2:30 p.m.
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
       State, Local, and Private Sector Preparedness and 
           Integration Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the Federal Emergency 
           Management Agency's (FEMA) future preparedness 
           planning.
                                                            SD-342
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold hearings to examine the safety and security of 
           spent nuclear fuel transportation.
                                                            SR-253
       Environment and Public Works
         To hold hearings to examine the Bush Administration's 
           environmental record at the Department of the Interior 
           and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
                                                            SD-406
       Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings to examine the nomination of James 
           Franklin Jeffrey, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the 
           Republic of Turkey.
                                                            SD-419
       Judiciary
       Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the Visa Waiver Program, 
           focusing on mitigating risks to ensure the safety of 
           all Americans.
                                                            SH-216

                              SEPTEMBER 25
     9:30 a.m.
       Armed Services
         To hold hearings to examine the authorization of Survival 
           Evasion Resistance and Escape techniques for 
           interrogations in Iraq, focusing on the Committee's 
           inquiry into the treatment of detainees in United 
           States custody.
                                                            SD-106
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine ways to prevent nuclear 
           terrorism, focusing on hard lessons learned from 
           troubled investments.
                                                            SD-342
     10 a.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold hearings to examine broadband providers and 
           consumer privacy.
                                                            SR-253
       Environment and Public Works
         To hold oversight hearings to examine the Environmental 
           Protection Agency's (EPA) cleanup of the Superfund site 
           in Libby, Montana.
                                                            SD-406
       Judiciary
         Business meeting to consider S. 3259, to amend title 11, 
           United States Code, with respect to the priority of 
           certain high cost credit debts, H.R. 3971, to encourage 
           States to report to the Attorney General certain 
           information regarding the deaths of individuals in the 
           custody of law enforcement agencies, S. 3501, to ensure 
           that Congress is notified when the Department of 
           Justice determines that the Executive Branch is not 
           bound by a statute, H.R. 1943, to provide for an 
           effective HIV/AIDS program in Federal prisons, S. Res. 
           659, A resolution designating September 27, 2008, as 
           Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Day, the 
           nominations of Clark Waddoups to be United States 
           District Judge for the District of Utah, Michael M. 
           Anello to be United States District Judge for the 
           Southern District of California, Mary Stenson Scriven 
           to be United States District Judge for the Middle 
           District of Florida, Christine M. Arguello to be United 
           States District Judge for the District of Colorado, 
           Philip A. Brimmer to be United States District Judge 
           for the District of Colorado, and Gregory G. Garre of 
           Maryland, to be Solicitor General of the United States, 
           George W. Venables to be United States Marshal for the 
           Southern District of California, A. Brian Albritton to 
           be United States Attorney for the Middle District of 
           Florida, and Dennis Michael Klein to be United States 
           Marshal for the Eastern District of Kentucky, all of 
           the Department of Justice, and the authorization for 
           subpoenas relating to the Department of Justice Office 
           of Legal Counsel.
                                                            SH-216
       Joint Economic Committee
         To hold hearings to examine ways to reduce the number of 
           American families living in poverty.
                                                            SD-562
     2:15 p.m.
       Indian Affairs
         Business meeting to consider H.R. 1294, to extend Federal 
           recognition to the Chickahominy Indian Tribe, the 
           Chickahominy Indian Tribe-Eastern Division, the Upper 
           Mattaponi Tribe, the Rappahannock Tribe, Inc., the 
           Monacan Indian Nation, andthe Nansemond Indian Tribe, 
           S. 514, to extend Federal recognition to the Muscogee 
           Nation of Florida, S. 724, to extend the Federal 
           recognition to the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa 
           Indians of Montana, and S.

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           1058, to expedite review of the Grand River Bands of 
           Ottawa Indians of Michigan to secure a timely and just 
           determination of whether the Bands are entitled to 
           recognition as a Federal Indian tribe so that the Bands 
           may receive eligible funds before the funds are no 
           longer available.
                                                            SD-628
     2:30 p.m.
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
       Federal Financial Management, Government Information, 
           Federal Services, and International Security 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine addressing cost growth of 
           major Department of Defense (DOD) weapons systems.
                                                            SD-342
       Rules and Administration
         Business meeting to consider the nominations of Gracia M. 
           Hillman, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of 
           the Election Assistance Commission, Donetta Davidson, 
           of Colorado, to be a Member of the Election Assistance 
           Commission, Rosemary E. Rodriguez, of Colorado, to be a 
           Member of the Election Assistance Commission, and 
           Gineen Bresso Beach, of New York, to be a Member of the 
           Election Assistance Commission for the remainder of the 
           term expiring December 12, 2009.
                                                            SR-301
       Intelligence
         To hold hearings to examine the nomination of J. Patrick 
           Rowan, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney 
           General.
                                                            SD-G50
     3 p.m.
       Foreign Relations
       Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the Middle East peace 
           process, focusing on progress and prospects.
                                                            SD-419
     10 p.m.
       Judiciary
         To hold hearings to examine S. 3501, to ensure that 
           Congress is notified when the Department of Justice 
           determines that the Executive Branch is not bound by a 
           statute.
                                                            SD-215

                             CANCELLATIONS

                              SEPTEMBER 24
     10 a.m.
       Finance
         To hold hearings to examine infrastructure needs and the 
           consequences of inaction.
                                                            SD-215