House and Senate Face Busy Week of Committee Hearings

by Conor Kenny — May 21, 2007 - 4:50pm
  • Topics: U.S. Congress, Democracy, U.S. Government
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    Both the House and Senate are in session this week, with each chamber expected to debate and consider several important bills and resolutions. Highlights include:

    After the jump is a full listing of this week's House and Senate hearings, courtesy of GovTrack and Thomas:

      May 21, 2007

      Senate

    • Senate Appropriations -- Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
      To continue hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2008 for the National Institutes of Health: A New Vision for Medical Research. [SD-116] -- May 21, 2007 at 2 p.m.
    • Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
      To hold hearings to examine S.1352, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 127 East Locust Street in Fairbury, Illinois, as the “Dr. Francis Townsend Post Office Building”, H.R.1402, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Servicelocated at 320 South Lecanto Highway in Lecanto, Florida, as the “Sergeant Dennis J. Flanagan Lecanto Post Office Building”, H.R.414, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Servicelocated at 60 Calle McKinley, West in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, as the “Miguel Angel Garcia Mendez Post Office Building”, H.R.625, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Servicelocated at 4230 Maine Avenue in Baldwin Park, California, as the “Atanacio Haro-Marin Post Office”, H.R.988, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Servicelocated at 5757 Tilton Avenue in Riverside, California, as the “Lieutenant Todd Jason Bryant Post Office”, H.R.437, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Servicelocated at 500 West Eisenhower Street in Rio Grande City, Texas, as the “Lino Perez, Jr. Post Office”, and the nomination of Howard Charles Weizmann, of Maryland, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Personnel Management. -- May 21, 2007 at 5:30 p.m.
      S. 1352: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 127 East Locust Street in Fairbury, Illinois, as the "Dr. Francis Townsend Post Office Building"
      H.R. 1402: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 320 South Lecanto Highway in Lecanto, Florida, as the "Sergeant Dennis J. Flanagan Lecanto Post Office Building"
      H.R. 414: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 60 Calle McKinley, West in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, as the "Miguel Angel Garcia Mendez Post Office Building"
      H.R. 625: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4230 Maine Avenue in Baldwin Park, California, as the "Atanacio Haro-Marin Post Office"
      H.R. 988: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5757 Tilton Avenue in Riverside, California, as the "Lieutenant Todd Jason Bryant Post Office"
      H.R. 437: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 500 West Eisenhower Street in Rio Grande City, Texas, as the "Lino Perez, Jr. Post Office."

      Senate

    • Senate Armed Services -- SeaPower
      Closed business meeting to markup those provisions which fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008. [SR-222] -- May 22, 2007 at 9 a.m.
    • Senate Armed Services -- Personnel
      Closed business meeting to markup those provisions which fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008. [SR-232A] -- May 22, 2007 at 10 a.m.
    • Senate Armed Services -- Airland
      Closed business meeting to markup those provisions which fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008. [SR-222] -- May 22, 2007 at 12:30 p.m.
    • Senate Armed Services -- Readiness and Management Support
      Closed business meeting to markup those provisions which fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008. [SR-222] -- May 22, 2007 at 4 p.m.
    • Senate Armed Services -- Emerging Threats and Capabilities
      Closed business meeting to markup those provisions which fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008. [SR-232A] -- May 22, 2007 at 5:30 p.m.
    • Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation -- Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety and Security
      To hold hearings to examine rail safety reauthorization. [SR-253] -- May 22, 2007 at 10 a.m.
    • Senate Energy and Natural Resources -- Energy
      To hold hearings to examine S.645, to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to provide an alternate sulfur dioxide removal measurement for certain coal gasification project goals, S.838, to authorize funding for eligible joint ventures between United States and Israeli businesses and academic persons, to establish the International Energy Advisory Board, S.1089, to amend the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act to allow the Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects to hire employees more efficiently, S.1203, to enhance the management of electricity programs at the Department of Energy, H.R.85, to provide for the establishment of centers to encourage demonstration and commercial application of advanced energy methods and technologies, and H.R.1126, to reauthorize the Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation andTechnology Competitiveness Act of 1988. [SD-366] -- May 22, 2007 at 2:30 p.m.
      S. 645: A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to provide an alternate sulfur dioxide removal measurement for certain coal gasification project goals
      S. 838: A bill to authorize funding for eligible joint ventures between United States and Israeli businesses and academic persons, to establish the International Energy Advisory Board, and for other purposes
      S. 1089: A bill to amend the Alaska Natural Gas Pipeline Act to allow the Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects to hire employees more efficiently, and for other purposes
      S. 1203: A bill to enhance the management of electricity programs at the Department of Energy
      H.R. 85: Energy Technology Transfer Act
      H.R. 1126: To reauthorize the Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation and Technology Competitiveness Act of 1988
    • Senate Environment and Public Works
      To hold hearings to examine the case for the California waiver. [SD-406] -- May 22, 2007 at 2:30 p.m.
    • Senate Finance
      To hold hearings to examine tax policy in the pipeline, focusing on oil and gas. [SD-215] -- May 22, 2007 at 10 a.m.
    • Senate Foreign Relations
      To hold hearings to examine the nominations of James R. Keith, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to Malaysia, Miriam K. Hughes, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia, Hans G. Klemm, of Michigan, to be Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, and Cameron R. Hume, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Indonesia. [SD-419] -- May 22, 2007 at 10 a.m.
    • Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions -- Employment and Workplace Safety
      To hold hearings to examine the progress of the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act [SD-628] -- May 22, 2007 at 10 a.m.
    • Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs -- Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia
      To hold joint hearings with the House Subcommittee on the Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia to examine Government Accountability Office Personnel reforms, focusing on expectations. [2154RHOB] -- May 22, 2007 at 10 a.m.
    • Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
      To hold hearings to examine implementing Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reform, focusing on the preparation for the 2007 hurricane season. [SD-342] -- May 22, 2007 at 3 p.m.
    • Senate Judiciary
      To hold hearings to examine restoring habeas corpus, focusing on protecting American values and the Great Writ. [SD-226] -- May 22, 2007 at 10 a.m.
    • Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship
      To hold hearings to examine minority entrepreneurship, focusing on the effectiveness of the Small Business Administration programs for the minority business community. [SR-428A] -- May 22, 2007 at 10 a.m.

      Senate

    • Senate Armed Services -- Strategic Forces
      Closed business meeting to markup those provisions which fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008. [SR-222] -- May 23, 2007 at 11:30 a.m.
    • Senate Armed Services
      Closed business meeting to markup the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008. [SR-222] -- May 23, 2007 at 2:30 p.m.
    • Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs -- Security and International Trade and Finance
      To hold hearings to examine United States economic relations with China, focusing on strategies and options on exchange rates and market access. [SD-538] -- May 23, 2007 at 2:30 p.m.
    • Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
      To hold hearings to examine communications, taxation and federalism. [SR-253] -- May 23, 2007 at 10 a.m.
    • Senate Energy and Natural Resources
      Business meeting to consider pending calendar business. [SD-366] -- May 23, 2007 at 11:30 a.m.
    • Senate Finance
      To hold hearings to examine funding Social Security's administrative costs, focusing on the budget resolution. [SD-215] -- May 23, 2007 at 10 a.m.
    • Senate Judiciary -- Crime and Drugs
      To hold hearings to examine rising crime in the United States, focusing on the federal role in helping communities prevent and respond to violent crime. [SD-226] -- May 23, 2007 at 9:30 a.m.
    • Senate Judiciary
      To hold hearings to examine S.1257, to provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat in the House of Representatives, focusing on ending taxation without representation. [SD-226] -- May 23, 2007 at 1:30 p.m.
      S. 1257: A bill to provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat in the House of Representatives.
    • Senate Veterans' Affairs
      To hold hearings to examine health legislation. [SD-562] -- May 23, 2007 at 9:30 a.m.

      Senate

    • Senate Armed Services
      Closed business meeting to markup the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008. [SR-222] -- May 24, 2007 at 9:30 a.m.
    • Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
      To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Michael E. Baroody, of Virginia, to be Chairman and Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and Charles Darwin Snelling, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority. [SR-253] -- May 24, 2007 at 10 a.m.
    • Senate Energy and Natural Resources
      To hold an oversight hearing to examine opportunities and challenges associated with coal gasification, including coal-to-liquids and industrial gasification. [SD-366] -- May 24, 2007 at 9:30 a.m.
    • Senate Foreign Relations
      Business meeting to consider S.392, to ensure payment of United States assessments for United Nations peacekeeping operations for the 2005 through 2008 time period, S.Con.Res.25, condemning the recent violent actions of the Government of Zimbabwe against peaceful opposition party activists and members of civil society, S.Res.110, expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the 30th Anniversary of ASEAN-United States dialogue and relationship, and the nominations of Phillip Carter, III, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Guinea, R. Niels Marquardt, of California, to be Ambassador of America to the Republic of Madagascar, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador of America to the Union of Comoros, Janet E. Garvey, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Cameroon, Dell L. Dailey, of South Dakota, to be Coordinator for Counterterrorism, with the rank and status of Ambassador at Large, Mark P. Lagon, of Virginia, to be Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking, with the rank of Ambassador at Large, and James K. Glassman, of Connecticut, to be a Member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors, and a promotion list in the Foreign Service. -- May 24, 2007 at 11:30 a.m.
      S. 392: A bill to ensure payment of United States assessments for United Nations peacekeeping operations for the 2005 through 2008 time period
      S. Con. Res. 25: A concurrent resolution condemning the recent violent actions of the Government of Zimbabwe against peaceful opposition party activists and members of civil society
      S. Res. 110: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate regarding the 30th Anniversary of ASEAN-United States dialogue and relationship.
    • Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs -- Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security
      To hold hearings to examine federal real property, focusing on the property management problems highlighted in a recent Government Accountability Office report. [SD-342] -- May 24, 2007 at 10 a.m.
    • Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs -- Disaster Recovery
      To hold hearings to examine issues relative to residents of Louisiana affected by Hurricane Katrina or Rita, focusing on the goals, costs, management and impediments facing Louisiana's Road Home Program. [SD-342] -- May 24, 2007 at 3 p.m.
    • Senate Judiciary
      Business meeting to consider S.1327, to create and extend certain temporary district court judgeships, and S.185, to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States, and possible authorization of subpoenas in the connection with investigation into the replacement of U.S. attorneys. [SD-226] -- May 24, 2007 at 10 a.m.
      S. 1327: A bill to create and extend certain temporary district court judgeships
      S. 185: A bill to restore habeas corpus for those detained by the United States.