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“CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Commerce was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D1634-D1635 on Dec. 14, 2007.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD
Week of December 17 through December 22, 2007
Senate Chamber
On Monday, at 10 a.m., Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 2248, FISA Amendments Act, and vote on the motion to invoke cloture thereon at approximately 12 noon.
During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared legislative and executive business.
Senate Committees
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Committee on Armed Services: December 18, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Mary Beth Long, of Virginia, and James Shinn, of New Jersey, both to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, and Craig W. Duehring, of Minnesota, and John H. Gibson, of Texas, both to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, all of the Department of Defense, 10 a.m., SH-216.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: December 18, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Carl T. Johnson, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Department of Transportation, Francis Mulvey, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Surface Transportation Board, and Denver Stutler, Jr., of Florida, Nancy A. Naples, of New York, and Thomas C. Carper, of Illinois, all to be a Members of the Reform Board (Amtrak), 11 a.m., SR-253.
December 18, Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard, to hold hearings to examine oil spills from non-tank vessels, focusing on threats, risks, and vulnerabilities, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
December 19, Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety and Security, to hold an oversight hearing to examine the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, focusing on truck driver hours-of-service (HOS) rules and truck safety, 10 a.m., SR-253.
December 20, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Robert A. Sturgell, of Maryland, to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, and Simon Charles Gros, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Secretary, both of the Department of Transportation, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: December 18, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Jon Wellinghoff, of Nevada, to be a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 10:30 a.m., SD-366.
December 19, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the nomination of Jon Wellinghoff, of Nevada, to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 11:30 a.m., SD-366.
Committee on Foreign Relations: December 19, to receive a closed briefing on Kosovo, focusing on future challenges, 11 a.m., S-407, Capitol.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: December 18, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Steven H. Murdock, of Texas, to be Director of the Census, Department of Commerce, 3:30 p.m., SD-342.
December 19, Full Committee, business meeting to consider H.R. 3974, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 797 Sam Bass Road in Round Rock, Texas, as the ``Marine Corps Corporal Steven P. Gill Post Office Building'', H.R. 3470, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 744 West Oglethorpe Highway in Hinesville, Georgia, as the ``John Sidney `Sid' Flowers Post Office Building', H.R. 4009, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 567 West Nepessing Street in Lapeer, Michigan, as the ``Turrill Post Office Building'', S. 2478, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 59 Colby Corner in East Hampstead, New Hampshire, as the ``Captain Jonathan D. Grassbaugh Post Office'', H.R. 3569, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 16731 Santa Ana Avenue in Fontana, California, as the ``Beatrice E. Watson Post Office Building'', and the nominations of Harvey E. Johnson, Jr., of Virginia, to be Deputy Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency, and Jeffrey William Runge, of North Carolina, to be Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs and Chief Medical Officer, both of the Department of Homeland Security, and Steven H. Murdock, of Texas, to be Director of the Census, Department of Commerce, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
Committee on the Judiciary: December 18, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Ondray T. Harris, of Virginia, to be Director, Community Relations Service, David W. Hagy, of Texas, to be Director of the National Institute of Justice, Cynthia Dyer, of Texas, to be Director of the Violence Against Women Office, Department of Justice, and Nathan J. Hochman, of California, to be an Assistant Attorney General, all of the Department of Justice, and Scott M. Burns, of Utah, to be Deputy Director of National Drug Control Policy, 10 a.m., SD-226.
December 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to consider the nomination of Mark R. Filip, of Illinois, to be Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
House Committees
Committee on Energy and Commerce, December 18, to continue consideration of H.R. 4040, Consumer Product Safety and Modernization Act, and to consider H.R. 1216, Cameron Gulbransen Kids and Cars Safety Act of 2007, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Committee on Foreign Affairs, December 19, Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight, hearing on the Extension of the United Nations Mandate for Iraq: Is the Iraqi Parliament Being Ignored? 10 a.m., 2200 Rayburn.
Committee on the Judiciary, December 18, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, oversight hearing on the Legacy of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
December 18, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, hearing on H.R. 4175, Privacy and Cybercrime Enforcement Act of 2007, 1 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
December 19, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, hearing on Enforcement of Federal Criminal Law to Protect Americans Working for U.S. Contractors in Iraq, 10:15 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
December 20, full Committee, hearing on Applicability of Federal Criminal Laws to the Interrogation of Detainees, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, December 20, Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs, hearing entitled ``Pakistani Elections: Will They Be Free and Fair or Fundamentally Flawed?'' 10 a.m., Rayburn.
Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, December 19, hearing entitled ``After Bali--UN Conference and the Impact on International Climate Change Policy,'' 9:30 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
