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“House Committee Meetings” mentioning the Federal Reserve System was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D1490-D1491 on Nov. 7, 2007.
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Committee Meetings
MEAT INDUSTRY RECALLS
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry held a hearing to review recent recalls in the meat industry. Testimony was heard from Richard Raymond, M.D., Under Secretary, Food Safety, USDA.
INDIAN HEALTH CARE IMPROVEMENT ACT AMENDMENTS OF 2007
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health approved for full Committee action, as amended, H.R. 1328, Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments of 2007.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Financial Services: Ordered reported the following bills: H.R. 4043, Preserving and Expanding Minority Depository Institutions Act; H.R. 3915, Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act of 2007; H.R. 3837, amended, Escrow, Appraisal, and Mortgage Servicing Improvements Act; H.R. 4050, Levee-Like Structure Consideration Act of 2007.
Began markup of H.R. 4051, Housing Assistance Authorization Act of 2007.
Will continue tomorrow.
PAKISTAN
Committee on Foreign Affairs, hearing on Democracy, Authoritarianism, and Terrorism in Contemporary Pakistan. Testimony was heard from John D. Negroponte, Deputy Secretary of State.
U.S. CAPITOL POLICE AND LIBRARY OF CONGRESS POLICE MERGER; CAPITOL CONSTRUCTION AND SLAVE LABOR CONTRIBUTIONS
Committee on House Administration: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 3690, U.S. Capitol Police and Library of Congress Police Merger Implementation Act of 2007.
The Committee also held a hearing on the Construction of the United States Capital: Recognizing the Contributions of Slave Labor. Testimony was heard from Senator Lincoln; Representative Lewis of Georgia, former Representative J.C. Watts of Oklahoma; William C. Allen, Architectural Historian, Office of the Architect of the Capitol; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported the following bills: H.R. 1312, Arts Require Timely Service (ARTS) Act; H.R. 1759, amended, Managing Arson Through Criminal History (MATCH) Act of 2007; H.R. 2489, Genocide Accountability Act of 2007; H.R. 3971, amended, Death in Custody Reporting Act of 2007; H.R. 3992, Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization Act of 2007; and H.R. 971, amended, Community Pharmacy Fairness Act of 2007.
The Committee began markup of H.R. 3609, Emergency Home Ownership and Mortgage Equity Protection Act of 2007.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Ordered reported, as amended, the following measures: H.R. 3079, Northern Mariana Islands Covenant Implementation Act; Northern Mariana Islands Delegate Act; H.R. 1497, Legal Timber Protection Act; H.R. 3998, To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct special resources studies of certain lands and structures to determine the appropriate means for preservation, use and management of the resources associated with such lands and structures; H.R. 1662, To amend the Reclamation Safety Dams Act of 1978 to authorize improvements for the security of dams and other facilities; and H.R. 2246, To validate certain conveyances made by the Union Pacific Railroad Company of lands located in Reno, Nevada, that were originally conveyed by the United States to facilitate construction of transcontinental railroads.
DRUG RESISTANT INFECTIONS
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Held a hearing on Drug Resistant Infections in the Community: Consequences for Public Health. Testimony was heard from Julie Louise Gerberding, M.D., Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services; James Burns, M.D., Chief Deputy Commissioner, Public Health, Department of Health, State of Virginia; Elizabeth A. Bancroft, M.D., Medical Epidemiologist, Los Angeles County, Department of Health Services, Los Angeles, California; and public witnesses.
NEGOTIATING WITH IRANIANS
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs continued hearings on Iran: Reality, Options and Consequences, Part 2, Negotiating with Iranians: Missed Opportunities and Paths Forward. Testimony was heard from Kenneth Katzman, Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade Division, CRS, Library of Congress; and public witnesses.
CONFERENCE REPORT--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS FISCAL YEAR 2008
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a voice vote, a conference report rule waiving all points of order against the conference report on H.R. 3222, Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2008, and against its consideration and providing that the conference report shall be considered as read. Testimony was heard from Representative Murtha.
SMALL BUSINESS ECONOMY
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing entitled ``The State of The Small Business Economy,'' to examine the production, employment and output of our nation's small businesses. Testimony was heard from Frederic S. Mishkin, member, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System.
VETERANS EDUCATION BENEFITS
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 3882, To amend title 38, United States Code, to change the length of the obligated period of service on active duty required for receiving certain education benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
BRIEFINGS--PAKISTAN; AND CIA INSPECTOR GENERAL
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to receive a briefing on Pakistan. The Committee was briefed by departmental witnesses.
The Committee also met in executive session to receive a briefing on CIA Inspector General. The Committee was briefed by departmental witnesses.
OIL SHOCK: POTENTIAL FOR CRISIS
Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming: Held a hearing entitled ``Oil Shock: Potential for Crisis.'' Testimony was heard from ADM Dennis Blair, USN, (Ret.), former Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Command; and Carol P. Browner, former Administrator, EPA.
