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“COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2008-07-15” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Labor was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D884-D885 on July 14, 2008.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,
JULY 15, 2008
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Senate
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings to examine the semiannual monetary policy report to Congress, 10 a.m., SR-325.
Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine recent developments in United State financial markets and regulatory responses to them, 11:30 a.m., SR-325.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security, to hold hearings to examine summer air travel, focusing on addressing congestion and delay, 10 a.m., SR-253.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to examine S. 3233, to promote development of a 21st century energy system to increase United States competitiveness in the world energy technology marketplace, and S. 2730, to facilitate the participation of private capital and skills in the strategic, economic, and environmental development of a diverse portfolio of clean energy and energy efficiency technologies within the United States, to facilitate the commercialization and market penetration of the technologies, 10 a.m., SD-366.
Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine international enforcement of intellectual property rights and American competitiveness, 10 a.m., SD-215.
Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the crisis in Zimbabwe and prospects for its resolution, 10:30 a.m., SD-
419.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold hearings to examine the Americans with Disabilities Act (Public Law 101-336), focusing on ways to determine the proper scope of coverage, 10 a.m., SD-106.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Gus P. Coldebella, of Massachusetts, to be General Counsel, Department of Homeland Security, 10 a.m., SD-342.
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, to hold hearings to examine the Google-
Yahoo agreement, focusing on the future of internet advertising, 10:30 a.m., SD-226.
House
Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on A New U.S. Grand Strategy, 10 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
Committee on Education and Labor, hearing on Is the Department of Labor Effectively Enforcing Our Wage and Hour Laws? 10:45 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, hearing entitled ``Next Steps Toward Permanent Nuclear Waste Disposal,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness and Response, hearing entitled
``Assessing the Framework and Coordination of the National Emergency Communications Plan, 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure, hearing entitled ``The Next Step in Aviation Security--Cargo Security: Is DHS Implementing the Requirements of the 9/11 Law Effectively?'' 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
Committee on the Judiciary, Task Force on Competition Policy and Antitrust Laws, hearing on Competition on the Internet, 1:30 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 6126, Fairness in Nursing Home Arbitration Act of 2008; H.R. 5312, Automobile Arbitration Fairness Act of 2008; and H.R. 3010, Arbitration Fairness Act of 2007, 12:30 p.m., 2237 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, to continue hearings on From the Department of Justice to Guantanamo Bay: Administration Lawyers and Administration Interrogation Rules, Part IV, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 6064, National Silver Alert Act; H.R. 5898, Silver Alert Grant Program Act of 2008; and H.R. 423, Kristen's Act Reauthorization of 2007; followed by a mark up of H.R. 6064, National Silver Alert Act, 2 p.m., 2237 Rayburn.
Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 2297, Arizona National Scenic Trail Act; H.R. 2299, Southern Nevada Limited Transition Area Act; H.R. 5335, To amend the National Trails System Act to provide for the inclusion of new trails segments, land components, and campgrounds associated with the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail, and for other purposes; H.R. 5671, To amend the laws establishing the Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area and the Columbia River National Gorge National Scenic Area, units of the National Forest System derived from the public domain, to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to retain and utilize special use permit fees collected by the Secretary in connection with the operation of marinas in the recreation area and the operation of the Multnomah Fall Lodge in the scenic area, and for other purposes; H.R. 5853, Minute Man National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act; H.R. 6159, Deafy Glade Land Exchange Act; H.R. 6176, To authorize the expansion of the Fort Davis National Historic Site in Fort Davis, Texas, and for other purposes; and H.R. 6305, To clarify the authorization for the use of certain National Park Service properties within Golden Gate National Parks and San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park, and for other purposes, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
Subcommittee on Water and Power, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 3437, Jackson Gulch Rehabilitation Act of 2007; H.R. 2535, Tule River Tribe Water Development Act; and H.R. 5293, Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation Water Rights Settlement Act, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia, to mark up H.R. 6322, Public Charter Schools Home Rule Act of 2008; followed by a hearing on H.R. 5600, District of Columbia Court, Offender Supervision, Parole, and Public Defender Employees Equity Act of 2008, 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs, hearing on AFRICOM: Rationales, Roles, and Progress on the Eve of Operations, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on Rules. to consider the following bills: H.R. 5959, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009; and H.R. 3999, National Highway Bridge Reconstruction and Inspection Act of 2007, 2:30 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
Committee on Science and Technology, Subcommittee on Research and Science Education, hearing on the Role of Non-Governmental Organizations and Universities in International Science and Technology Cooperation, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation, oversight hearing on Low-Level Plutonium Spill at NIST-Boulder; Contamination of Lab and Personnel, 11 a.m., 2325 Rayburn.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, Media Outreach to Veterans, 2 p.m., 334 Cannon.
Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on State Coverage Initiatives, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, briefing by Ambassador Chris Hill, 3:30 p.m., H-405 Capitol.
Joint Meetings
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: to hold hearings to examine the Supreme Court's recent decision in Boumediene v. Bush, focusing on foreign terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo Bay detention facility, 2:30 p.m., 2200 Rayburn Building.
