House and Senate Face Active Committee Hearing Schedule

Both the House and Senate are in session this week, with each expected to consider numerous bills and resolutions. The House is planning to vote on a measure reauthorizing the federal Head Start program, while both the House and Senate may be forced to attempt to override President Bush’s veto of a supplemental spending bill which would call for a phased withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Iraq. In addition to legislation, both the House and Senate are again planning to hold a number of important committee hearings. These include one by the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee concerning the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act, as well as a House Armed Services Committee hearing on the fiscal year (FY) 2008 Defense Authorization. Here, courtesy of GovTrack and Thomas, is a quick rundown of all of this week’s House and Senate hearings:

Apr. 30

House

• House Appropriations -- Defense, on Missile Defense Agency, 1:30 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
• House Education and Labor -- Higher Education, Lifelong Learning and Competitiveness, hearing on ``Paying For a College Education: Barriers and Solutions for Students and Families,'' 1:30 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
• House Intelligence -- Select Intelligence Oversight Panel, on Defense Intelligence Agency, 5 p.m., H-140 Capitol.

  Senate

• Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation -- Interstate Commerce, Trade, and Tourism
  To hold hearings to examine Halliburton and United States business ties to Iran. [SR-253] -- Apr 30, 2007 at 2 p.m.
• Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs -- Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia
  To hold hearings to examine the Federal government's role in empowering Americans to make informed financial decisions. [SD-342] -- Apr 30, 2007 at 2:30 p.m.

  May 1

  House

• House Agriculture -- General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, hearing to review the crop insurance industry, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
• House Agriculture -- Specialty Crops, Rural Development, and Foreign Agriculture, hearing on review of rural broadband programs operated by the USDA's Rural Utilities Service, 1 p.m., 1302 Longworth.
• House Appropriations -- Defense, on Health Personnel Overview, 10 a.m., and on Preventative Medicine and Cancers Programs, 1:30 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
• House Appropriations -- Legislative Branch, on Public Witnesses, 1:30 p.m., H-144 Capitol.
• House Energy and Commerce -- Health, hearing on H.R. 1014, Heart Disease Education, Analysis Research, and Treatment for Women Act, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
• House Energy and Commerce -- Health, hearing on H.R. 20, Melanie Blocker-Stokes Postpartum Depression Research and Care Act, 12 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
• House Homeland Security, hearing entitled ``The Direction and Viability of the Federal Protective Service,'' 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
• House Intelligence, executive, to mark up the Fiscal Year 2008 Intelligence Authorization Act, time to be announced, H-405 Capitol.
• House Judiciary -- Commercial and Administrative Law, to consider issuing subpoenas to James Comey; followed by a hearing on the Second Anniversary of the Enactment of the Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005: Are Consumers Really Being Protected Under the Act: 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
• House Judiciary -- Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security, hearing on H.R. 1525, Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act of 2007, 1 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
• House Judiciary -- Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law, hearing on An Examination of Point Systems as a Method for Selecting Immigrants, 3 p.m., 2237 Rayburn.
• House Natural Resources -- Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans, oversight hearing on Gone with Wind: Impacts of Wind Turbines on Birds and Bats, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
• House Oversight and Government Reform, hearing on FDA's Critical Mission and Challenges for the Future, 10 a.m, 2154 Rayburn.
• House Rules, to consider the following: H.R. 1429, Improving Head Start Act of 2007; H.R. 1867, National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 2007; and H.R. 1868, Technology Innovation and Manufacturing Stimulation Act of 2007, 2:30 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
• House Ways and Means -- Social Security, hearing to examine the SSA's ability to hire Administrative Law Judges to address the growing disability claims backlog, 10 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.

  Senate

• Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
  To hold hearings to examine conservation policy recommendations for the farm bill. [SR-328A] -- May 1, 2007 at 2 p.m.
• Senate Appropriations -- Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
  To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2008 for United States Forest Service. [SD-124] -- May 1, 2007 at 10 a.m.
• Senate Armed Services -- SeaPower
  To hold hearings to examine the Department of Defense transportation programs in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2008 and the Future Years Defense Program. [SR-222] -- May 1, 2007 at 2:30 p.m.
• Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation -- Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security
  To hold hearings to examine improving air service to small and rural communities. [SR-253] -- May 1, 2007 at 10 a.m.
• Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation -- Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety and Security
  To hold hearings to examine Electronic On-Board Recorders (EOBR's) and truck driver fatigue reduction. [SR-253] -- May 1, 2007 at 2:30 p.m.
• Senate Finance -- Energy, Natural Resources, and Infrastructure
  To hold hearings to examine advanced technology vehicles, focusing on the road ahead. [SD-215] -- May 1, 2007 at 10 a.m.
• Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
  To hold hearings to examine No Child Left Behind Reauthorization, focusing on measuring progress and supporting effective interventions. [SD-106] -- May 1, 2007 at 10 a.m.
• Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
  To hold hearings to examine the nomination of Howard Charles Weizmann, of Maryland, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Personnel Management. [SD-342] -- May 1, 2007 at 9:30 a.m.
• Senate Intelligence (Select)
  To hold hearings to examine the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (Public Law 95-511). [SD-106] -- May 1, 2007 at 2:30 p.m.
• Senate Judiciary
  To hold hearings to examine process patents. [SD-226] -- May 1, 2007 at 10 a.m.

  May 2

  House

• House Administration, meeting of the Ad Hoc Election Panel to discuss matters pertaining to the Contested Election in the 13th Congressional District of Florida,10 a.m., 1309 Longworth.
• House Appropriations -- Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Appropriations, on Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, 9:30 a.m., 2362 Rayburn.
• House Appropriations -- Defense, on Defense Health Program Overview, 10 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
• House Appropriations -- Military Personnel, to mark up H.R. 1585, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, 11:30 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
• House Armed Services -- Strategic Forces, to mark up H.R. 1585, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, 1 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
• House Energy and Commerce -- Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection, hearing on H.R. 1902, Protecting Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2007, 3 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
• House Oversight and Government Reform -- Subcommittee on Domestic Policy, hearing on Evaluating Children's Dentistry Under Medicaid, 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
• House Science and Technology -- Space and Aeronautics, hearing on NASA's Space Science Programs: Review of Fiscal Year 2008 Budget Request and Issues, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
• House Ways and Means -- Health, hearing entitled ``Assessing the Impact of a Safe and Equitable Biosimilar Policy in the United States,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.

  Senate

• Senate Aging
  To hold hearings to examine the Nursing Home Reform Act (Public Law 100-203), focusing on what has been accomplished and what challenges still remain. [SD-628] -- May 2, 2007 at 10:30 a.m.
• Senate Appropriations -- Defense
  To hold closed hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2008 for defense intelligence. -- May 2, 2007 at 10:30 a.m.
• Senate Appropriations -- Financial Services and General Government
  To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2008 for the government of the District of Columbia, focusing on federally-funded entities. [SD-192] -- May 2, 2007 at 3 p.m.
• Senate Appropriations -- Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
  To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2008 for global health. [SD-124] -- May 2, 2007 at 9:30 a.m.
• Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation -- Interstate Commerce, Trade, and Tourism
  To hold hearings to examine United States trade relations with China. [SR-253] -- May 2, 2007 at 9:15 a.m.
• Senate Finance
  To hold hearings to examine the Medicare prescription drug benefit, focusing on monitoring early experiences. [SD-215] -- May 2, 2007 at 10 a.m.
• Senate Judiciary -- Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security
  To hold hearings to examine strengthening the security of international travel documents, focusing on interrupting terrorist travel. [SD-226] -- May 2, 2007 at 10 a.m.

  May 3

  House

• House Appropriations -- Subcommittee on Defense, executive, on Mobility Aircraft, 10 a.m., and on Joint Strike Fighter and Tactical Aircraft, 1:30 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
• House Armed Services -- Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces, to mark up H.R. 1585, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, 9 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
• House Armed Services -- Readiness, to mark up H.R. 1585, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, 1 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
• House Armed Services -- Seapower and Expeditionary Forces, to mark up H.R. 1585, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, 11 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
• House Armed Services -- Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities, to mark up H.R. 1585, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, 9 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
• House Education and Labor -- Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions, hearing on Retirement Security: Strengthening Pension Protections, 2 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
• House Energy and Commerce -- Energy and Air Quality, hearing entitled ``Achieving--At Long Last--Appliance Efficiency Standards,'' 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
• House Energy and Commerce -- Energy and Air Quality, hearing entitled ``Facilitating the Transition to a Smart Electric Grid,'' 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
• House Energy and Commerce -- Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``2006 Prudhoe Bay Shutdown: Will Recent Regulatory Changes and BP Management Reforms Prevent Future Failures?' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
• House Financial Services, to consider the following bills: H.R. 698, Industrial Bank Holding Company Act of 2007; and H.R. 1852, Expanding American Homeownership Act of 2007, 4 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
• House Foreign Affairs, May 1, hearing on the Future of Political, Economic and Security Relations with China, 12:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
• House Foreign Affairs -- Europe and the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade, joint hearing on Do the United States and Europe Need A Missile Defense System? 1 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
• House Foreign Affairs -- International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight and the Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia, joint hearing on Arab Opinion on American Policies, Values, and People, 9:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
• House Judiciary -- Antitrust Task Force, to consider the findings and recommendations of the Antitrust Modernization Commission, as established by the Antitrust Modernization Commission Act of 2002, 1:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
• House Judiciary -- Commercial and Administrative Law, to continue hearings on the Continuing Investigation into the U.S. Attorneys Controversy, 9:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
• House Judiciary -- Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security, hearing on H.R. 660, Court Security Improvement Act of 2007, 10 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
• House Judiciary -- Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law, hearing on the U.S. Economy, U.S. Workers, and Immigration Reform, 3 p.m., 2137 Rayburn.
• House Natural Resources -- Energy and Mineral Resources and the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, joint oversight hearing on The Future of Fossil Fuels: Geological and Terrestrial Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
• House Natural Resources -- Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Oceans, oversight hearing on the Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) as a precursor to the Conference of the Parties, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
• House Science and Technology -- Energy and Environment, hearing on Reorienting the U.S. Global Change Research Program Toward a User-Driven Research Endeavor, H.R. 906, Global Change Research Data Management Act of 2007, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
• House Science and Technology -- Investigations and Oversight, hearing on Transitioning the Environmental Measurements Laboratory to the Department of Homeland Security, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
• House Transportation and Infrastructure -- Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, hearing on The SouthEast Crescent Authority, The Northern Border Economic Development Commission, and the Southwest Regional Border Authority, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
• House Veterans’ Affairs -- Economic Opportunity, hearing on Accelerated Education Benefits for Veterans, 2 p.m., 334 Cannon.
• House Ways and Means -- Health, hearing on financial assistance programs for low-income Medicare beneficiaries, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.

  Senate

• Senate Appropriations -- Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
  To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2008 for the Equal Employment Opportunity. [SD-192] -- May 3, 2007 at 10 a.m.
• Senate Appropriations -- Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
  To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2008 for the Department of Housing and Urban Development. [SD-138] -- May 3, 2007 at 10 a.m.
• Senate Appropriations -- Legislative Branch
  To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2088 for the Office of the Secretary of the Senate and the Library of Congress. [SD-124] -- May 3, 2007 at 10 a.m.
• Senate Armed Services
  To hold hearings to examine the United States Central Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2008 and the Future Years Defense Program, with the possibility of a closed session in S-407 following the open session. [SD-106] -- May 3, 2007 at 9:30 a.m.
• Senate Armed Services -- SeaPower
  To hold closed hearings to examine Navy force structure requirements and programs to meet those requirements in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2008 and the Future Years Defense Program; to be immediately followed by an open session in SR-222. [SR-222] -- May 3, 2007 at 2:30 p.m.
• Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
  To hold hearings to examine pending nominations. [SR-253] -- May 3, 2007 at 2:30 p.m.
• Senate Energy and Natural Resources -- Water and Power
  To hold hearings to examine S.27, to authorize the implementation of the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement. [SD-366] -- May 3, 2007 at 10 a.m.
  S. 27: San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act
• Senate Energy and Natural Resources -- Public Lands and Forests
  To hold hearings to examine S.390, to direct the exchange of certain land in Grand, San Juan, and Uintah Counties, Utah, S.647, to designate certain land in the State of Oregon as wilderness, S.1139, to establish the National Landscape Conservation System, H.R.276, to designate the Piedras Blancas Light Station and the surrounding public land as an Outstanding Natural Area to be administered as a part of the National Landscape Conservation System, and for otherpurposes, H.R.356, to remove certain restrictions on the Mammoth Community WaterDistrict's ability to use certain property acquired by that Districtfrom the United States, S.205, to grant rights-of-way for electric transmission lines over certain Native allotments in the State of Alaska, and H.R.865, to grant rights-of-way for electric transmission lines over certain Native allotments in the State of Alaska. [SD-366] -- May 3, 2007 at 2:30 p.m.
  S. 390: Utah Recreational Land Exchange Act of 2007
  S. 647: Lewis and Clark Mount Hood Wilderness Act of 2007
  S. 1139: National Landscape Conservation System Act
  H.R. 276: Piedras Blancas Historic Light Station Outstanding Natural Area Act of 2007
  H.R. 356: To remove certain restrictions on the Mammoth Community Water District's ability to use certain property acquired by that District from the United States
  S. 205: Copper Valley Native Allotment Resolution Act of 2007
  H.R. 865: Copper Valley Native Allotment Resolution Act of 2007
• Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
  To hold hearings to examine the internet as a portal to violent Islamist extremism. [SD-342] -- May 3, 2007 at 10 a.m.
• Senate Indian Affairs
  To hold hearings to examine S.310, a bill to express the policy of the United States regarding the United States relationship with Native Hawaiians and to provide a process for the recognition by the United States of the Native Hawaiian governing entity. [SR-485] -- May 3, 2007 at 9:30 p.m.
  S. 310: Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2007
• Senate Intelligence (Select)
  Closed business meeting to consider certain intelligence matters. [SH-219] -- May 3, 2007 at 2:30 p.m.
• Senate Judiciary
  Business meeting to consider S.376, to amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the provisions relating to the carrying of concealed weapons by law enforcement officers, S.221, to amend title 9, United States Code, to provide for greater fairness in the arbitration process relating to livestock and poultry contracts, S.495, to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information, S.239, to require Federal agencies, and persons engaged in interstate commerce, in possession of data containing sensitive personally identifiable information, to disclose any breach of such information, S.1202, to require agencies and persons in possession of computerized data containing sensitive personal information, to disclose security breaches where such breach poses a significant risk of identity theft, and the nominations of Debra Ann Livingston, of New York, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, Roslynn Renee Mauskopf, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, Richard Sullivan,to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York, and Joseph S. Van Bokkelen, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Indiana. [SD-226] -- May 3, 2007 at 10 a.m.
  S. 376: Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2007
  S. 221: A bill to amend title 9, United States Code, to provide for greater fairness in the arbitration process relating to livestock and poultry contracts
  S. 495: Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2007
  S. 239: Notification of Risk to Personal Data Act of 2007
  S. 1202: A bill to require agencies and persons in possession of computerized data containing sensitive personal information, to disclose security breaches where such breach poses a significant risk of identity theft