[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 6269-6271]
[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

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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 Thursday, April 17, 2008 may be found in the 
Daily Digest of today's Record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED

                                APRIL 22
     10 a.m.
       Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine U.S. credit markets, focusing 
           on the role of the credit rating agencies.
                                                            SD-538
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold hearings to examine the future of the Internet.
                                                            SR-253
     10:30 a.m.
       Foreign Relations
       International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic 
           Affairs and International Environmental Protection 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine international deforestation 
           and climate change.
                                                            SD-419
     2:30 p.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold hearings to examine the National Surface 
           Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission, 
           focusing on a recent report on moving passengers and 
           freight into the future.
                                                            SR-253
       Energy and Natural Resources
       Public Lands and Forests Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine S. 934 and H.R. 1374, bills 
           to amend the Florida National Forest Land Management 
           Act of 2003 to authorize the conveyance of an 
           additional tract of National Forest System land under 
           that Act, S. 2833, to provide for the management of 
           certain public land in Owyhee County, Idaho, and S. 
           2834, to establish wilderness areas, promote 
           conservation, and improve public land in Washington 
           County, Utah.
                                                            SD-366

                                APRIL 23
     9:30 a.m.
       Veterans' Affairs
         To hold an oversight hearing to examine an update on 
           Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of 
           Defense cooperation and collaboration.
                                                            SR-418
     10 a.m.
       Judiciary
         To hold hearings to examine National Security Letters, 
           focusing on the need for greater accountability and 
           oversight.
                                                            SD-226
     2:30 p.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold hearings to examine phantom traffic.
                                                            SR-253
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine the nomination of Nanci E. 
           Langley, of Virginia, to be a Commissioner of the 
           Postal Regulatory Commission.
                                                            SD-342
     3 p.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold hearings to examine S. 662, to authorize the 
           Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource 
           study to evaluate resources at the Harriet Beecher 
           Stowe House in Brunswick, Maine, to determine the 
           suitability and feasibility of establishing the site as 
           a unit of the National Park System, S. 827, to 
           establish the Freedom's Way National Heritage Area in 
           the States of Massachusetts and New Hampshire, S. 923 
           and H.R. 1528, bills to amend the National Trails 
           System Act to designate the New England National Scenic 
           Trail, S. 956, to establish the Land Between the Rivers 
           National Heritage Area in the State of Illinois, S. 
           2073, to amend the National Trails System Act relating 
           to the statute of limitations that applies to certain 
           claims, S. 2513, to modify the boundary of the Minute 
           Man National Historical Park, S. 2604, to establish the 
           Baltimore National Heritage Area in the State of 
           Maryland, S. 2804, to adjust the boundary of the 
           Everglades National Park, H.R. 53, to authorize the 
           Secretary of the Interior to enter into a long-term 
           lease with the Government of the United States Virgin 
           Islandsto provide land on the island of Saint John, 
           Virgin Islands, for the establishment of a school, and 
           H.R. 1483, to amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands 
           Management Act of 1996 to extend the authorization for 
           certain national heritage areas.
                                                            SD-366

                                APRIL 24
     9:30 a.m.
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
       Federal Financial Management, Government Information, 
           Federal Services, and International Security 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine addressing Iran's nuclear 
           ambitions, focusing on policy options for the U.S. and 
           its allies.
                                                            SD-342
     10 a.m.
       Judiciary
         Business meeting to consider S. 2533, to enact a safe, 
           fair, and responsible state secrets privilege Act, S. 
           702, to authorize the Attorney General to award grants 
           to State courts to develop and implement State courts 
           interpreter programs, and the nominations of Michael G. 
           McGinn, of Minnesota, to be United States Marshal for 
           the District of Minnesota, and Ralph E. Martinez, of 
           Florida, to be a Member of the Foreign Claims 
           Settlement Commission of the United States, both of the 
           Department of Justice.
                                                            SD-226
       Appropriations
       Military Construction and Veterans' Affairs, and Related 
           Agencies Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
           fiscal year 2009 for military construction.
                                                            SD-124
     10:30 a.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         Business meeting to consider S. 2688, to improve the 
           protections afforded under Federal law to consumers 
           from contaminated seafood by directing the Secretary of 
           Commerce to establish a program, in coordination with 
           other appropriate Federal agencies, to strengthen 
           activities for ensuring that seafood sold or offered 
           for sale to the public in or affecting interstate 
           commerce is fit for human consumption, S. J.Res. 28, 
           disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal 
           Communications Commission with respect to broadcast 
           media ownership, S. 2607, to make a technical 
           correction to section 3009 of the Deficit Reduction Act 
           of 2005, H.R. 3985, to amend title 49, United States 
           Code, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to 
           register a person providing transportation by an over-
           the-road bus as a motor carrier of passengers only if 
           the person is willing and able to comply with certain 
           accessibility requirements in addition to other 
           existing requirements, H.R. 802, to amend the Act to 
           Prevent Pollution from Ships to implement MARPOL Annex 
           VI, and the nomination of Robert A. Sturgell, of 
           Maryland, to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
           Administration.
                                                            SR-253
     2 p.m.
       Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings to examine international debt, focusing 
           on building relief initiatives.
                                                            SD-419
     2:15 p.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
       Water and Power Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine S. 2680, to amend the 
           Reclamation Projects Authorization and Adjustment Act 
           of 1992 to require the Secretary of the Interior to 
           take certain actions to address environmental problems 
           associated with the Leadville Mine Drainage Tunnel in 
           the State of Colorado, S. 2805, to direct the Secretary 
           of the Interior, acting through the Commissioner of 
           Reclamation, to assess the irrigation infrastructure of 
           the Rio Grande Pueblos in the State of New Mexico and 
           provide grants to, and enter into cooperative 
           agreements with, the Rio Grande Pueblos to repair, 
           rehabilitate, or reconstruct existing infrastructure, 
           S. 2814, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
           provide financial assistance to the Eastern New Mexico 
           Rural Water Authority for the planning, design, and 
           construction of the Eastern New Mexico Rural Water 
           System, H.R. 29, to authorize the Secretary of the 
           Interior to construct facilities to provide water for 
           irrigation, municipal, domestic, military, and other 
           uses from the Santa Margarita River, California, H.R. 
           1803, to direct the Secretary of the Interior

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           to conduct a feasibility study to design and construct 
           a four reservoir intertie system for the purposes of 
           improving the water storage opportunities, water supply 
           reliability, and water yield of San Vicente, El 
           Capitan, Murray, and Loveland Reservoirs in San Diego 
           County, California in consultation and cooperation with 
           the City of San Diego and the Sweetwater Authority, and 
           H.R. 123, to authorize appropriations for the San 
           Gabriel Basin Restoration Fund.
                                                            SD-366
     2:30 p.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
       Science, Technology, and Innovation Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine national nanotechnology, 
           focusing on charting the course for reauthorization.
                                                            SR-253

                                APRIL 29
     9:30 a.m.
       Armed Services
       Personnel Subcommittee
         Closed business meeting to mark up those provisions which 
           fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction of the 
           proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 
           year 2009.
                                                            SR-222
     10:30 a.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
       Interstate Commerce, Trade, and Tourism Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine improving consumer protection 
           in subprime home lending.
                                                            SR-253
     2:30 p.m.
       Armed Services
       SeaPower Subcommittee
         Closed business meeting to mark up those provisions which 
           fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction of the 
           proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 
           year 2009.
                                                            SR-222
     3 p.m.
       Armed Services
       Readiness and Management Support Subcommittee
         Closed business meeting to mark up those provisions which 
           fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction of the 
           proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 
           year 2009.
                                                           SR-232A
     4 p.m.
       Armed Services
       Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee
         Closed business meeting to mark up those provisions which 
           fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction of the 
           proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 
           year 2009.
                                                            SR-222

                                APRIL 30
     9 a.m.
       Judiciary
       Constitution Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine secret law and the threat to 
           democratic and accountable government.
                                                            SD-226
     9:30 a.m.
       Armed Services
       Strategic Forces Subcommittee
         Closed business meeting to mark up those provisions which 
           fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction of the 
           proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 
           year 2009.
                                                           SR-232A
     10 a.m.
       Armed Services
       Airland Subcommittee
         Closed business meeting to mark up those provisions which 
           fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction of the 
           proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 
           year 2009.
                                                            SR-222
     2:30 p.m.
       Armed Services
         Closed business meeting to mark up the proposed National 
           Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2009.
                                                            SR-222

                                 MAY 1
     9:30 a.m.
       Armed Services
         Closed business meeting to mark up the proposed National 
           Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2009.
                                                            SR-222
       Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold hearings to examine military build-up on Guam, 
           focusing on the impact on civilian community, planning, 
           and response.
                                                            SD-366

                                 MAY 2
     9:30 a.m.
       Armed Services
         Closed business meeting to mark up the proposed National 
           Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2009.
                                                            SR-222

                                 MAY 7
     9:30 a.m.
       Veterans' Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine pending benefits legislation.
                                                            SR-418

                                 MAY 21
     9:30 a.m.
       Veterans' Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine pending health care 
           legislation.
                                                            SR-418

                             CANCELLATIONS

                                APRIL 30
     10 a.m.
       Rules and Administration
         To hold hearings to examine electronic voting systems, 
           focusing on top-to-bottom inquiries by Secretaries of 
           State.
                                                            SR-301