[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 9713]
[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, May 20, 2008 may be found in the 
Daily Digest of today's Record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED

                                 MAY 21
     Time to be announced
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
         Business meeting to consider the nomination of Paul A. 
           Schneider, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of 
           Homeland Security.
                                                    S-216, Capitol
     9:15 a.m.
       Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings to examine treaty Between the Government 
           of the United States of America and the Government of 
           the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern 
           Ireland Concerning Defense Trade Cooperation, done at 
           Washington and London on June 21 and 26, 2007 (Treaty 
           Doc. 110-07), and treaty Between the Government of the 
           United States of America and the Government of 
           Australia Concerning Defense Trade Cooperation, done at 
           Sydney, September 5, 2007 (Treaty Doc. 110-10).
                                                            SD-419
     9:30 a.m.
       Veterans' Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine pending health care 
           legislation.
                                                            SR-418
     10 a.m.
       Environment and Public Works
         Business meeting to consider pending calendar business.
                                                            SD-406
       Judiciary
         To hold hearings to examine the skyrocketing price of 
           oil.
                                                            SD-226
     2 p.m.
       Rules and Administration
         To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Cynthia L. 
           Bauerly, of Minnesota, Caroline C. Hunter, of Florida, 
           and Donald F. McGahn, of the District of Columbia, each 
           to be a Member of the Federal Election Commission; to 
           be followed by a business meeting to consider and vote 
           on the nominations, 2:45 p.m., SR-301.
                                                            SR-301
     2:30 p.m.
       Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
         To hold hearings to examine efforts to create jobs with 
           climate solutions, focusing on the ways agriculture and 
           forestry can help lower costs in a low-carbon economy.
                                                           SR-328A

                                 MAY 22
     9:30 a.m.
       Armed Services
         To hold hearings to examine the nominations of General 
           David H. Petraeus, USA, for reappointment to the grade 
           of general and to be Commander, United States Central 
           Command, and Lieutenant General Raymond T. Odierno, 
           USA, for appointment to the grade of general and to be 
           Commander, Multi-National Force--Iraq.
                                                            SD-106
       Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings to examine the International Convention 
           Against Doping in Sport, adopted by the United Nations 
           Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization on 
           October 19, 2005 (Treaty Doc. 110-14).
                                                            SD-419
       Indian Affairs
         To hold oversight hearings to examine the status of 
           backlogs at the Department of the Interior.
                                                            SD-562
     10 a.m.
       Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine the nomination of Steven C. 
           Preston, of Illinois, to be Secretary of Housing and 
           Urban Development.
                                                            SD-538
       Finance
         To hold hearings to examine S. 1919, to establish trade 
           enforcement priorities for the United States, to 
           strengthen the provisions relating to trade remedies.
                                                            SD-215
       Judiciary
         Business meeting to consider S. 2756, to amend the 
           National Child Protection Act of 1993 to establish a 
           permanent background check system, S. 2982, to amend 
           the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to authorize 
           appropriations, S. 1210, to extend the grant program 
           for drug-endangered children, S. Res. 563, designating 
           September 13, 2008, as ``National Childhood Cancer 
           Awareness Day'', and the nominations of Elisebeth C. 
           Cook, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General 
           for the Office of Legal Policy, Department of Justice, 
           William T. Lawrence, of Indiana, to be United States 
           District Judge for the Southern District of Indiana, 
           and G. Murray Snow, of Arizona, to be United States 
           District Judge for the District of Arizona.
                                                            SD-226
     10:30 a.m.
       Aging
         To hold hearings to examine improving Medicare for the 
           most vulnerable, focusing on senior citizens at risk.
                                                            SH-216
     2 p.m.
       Judiciary
         To hold hearings to examine closing the justice gap, 
           focusing on providing civil legal assistance to low-
           income Americans.
                                                            SD-226
     2:30 p.m.
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
       Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, 
           and the District of Columbia Subcommittee
         To continue hearings to examine improving the security 
           clearance process, focusing on reform efforts to 
           streamline, standardize, and update the process.
                                                            SD-342

                                 JUNE 3
     9:30 a.m.
       Armed Services
         To hold hearings to examine the acquisition of major 
           weapons systems by the Department of Defense.
                                                            SD-106

                                 JUNE 4
     9:30 a.m.
       Veterans' Affairs
         To hold an oversight hearing to examine systemic 
           indifference to invisible wounds.
                                                            SR-418

                                 JUNE 5
     9:30 a.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold hearings to examine off-highway vehicle 
           management on public lands.
                                                            SD-366

                                JUNE 26
     9:30 a.m.
       Veterans' Affairs
         Business meeting to markup pending calendar business.
                                                            SR-418