The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.
“Senate Committee Meetings” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Energy was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D515-D517 on April 18, 2007.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMIC CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee concluded a hearing to examine economic challenges and opportunities facing American agricultural producers today, focusing on livestock, poultry and competition issues relating to the reenactment of the Farm Bill, after receiving testimony from Peter C. Carstensen, University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison; Lynn A. Hayes, Farmers' Legal Action Group, Inc., Saint Paul, Minnesota; Mary K. Muth, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina; Eric Nelson, R-CALF USA, Moville, Iowa; John Queen, National Cattlemen's Beef Association, Waynesville, North Carolina; Joy Philippi, National Pork Producers Council, Bruning, Nebraska; Ron Truex, Creighton Brothers, LLC, Warsaw, Indiana, on behalf of the United Egg Producers; Burdell Johnson, American Sheep Industry Association, Tuttle, North Dakota; William P. Roenigk, National Chicken Council, Washington, D.C. Tim Schmidt, Hawarden, Iowa; and Scott Hamilton, Phil Campbell, Alabama.
APPROPRIATIONS: HEALTH PROGRAMS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2008 for maternal and child health, and family planning and reproductive health after receiving testimony from Kent Hill, Assistant Administrator for Global Health, United States Agency International Development (USAID); Nils Daulaire, Global Health Council, and Laurie Garrett, Council on Foreign Relations, both of Washington, D.C.; and Helene Gayle, Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere (CARE), Atlanta, Georgia.
APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2008 for the Department of Energy after receiving testimony from Thomas P. D'Agostino, Acting Under Secretary for Nuclear Security and Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration, United States Department of Energy.
BUDGET: DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Personnel with the Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support concluded a joint hearing to examine the readiness impact of quality of life and family support programs to assist families of Active Duty, National Guard, and Reserve military personnel in review of the Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2008 and the Future Years Defense Program, after receiving testimony from Senator Chambliss; Michael L. Dominguez, Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness; Lynda C. Davis, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Military Personnel Policy; John McLaurin, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Human Resources; Lieutenant General Roger A. Brady, USAF, Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower and Personnel, Headquarters, United States Air Force; Joyce Wessel Raezer, National Military Family Association, Alexandria, Virginia; and certain other public witnesses.
FREE TRADE
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on Interstate Commerce, Trade, and Tourism concluded a hearing to examine the impacts of current United States trade policy, after receiving testimony from Leo Hindery, Jr., InterMedia Partners, New York, New York; Lori Wallach, Public Citizen, Christopher Wenk, United States Chamber of Commerce, and Edward Gresser, all of Washington, D.C.; and John Johnston, Modern Metal Cutting, LLC, Akron, Ohio.
COAST GUARD: BUDGET
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard concluded a hearing to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2008 for the United States Coast Guard, after receiving testimony from Admiral Thad W. Allen, Commandant, United States Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security.
NOMINATION
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of Lieutenant General Robert L. Van Antwerp, Jr. to be Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of the United States Army Corps of Engineers, after the nominee testified and answered questions in his own behalf.
TAX GAP
Committee on Finance: Committee held a hearing to examine the Administration's plan for addressing the issue of taxpayers' compliance with their federal tax obligations and the extent to which taxpayers do not file their tax returns and pay the correct tax on time, focusing on goals, benchmarks, and timetables for reducing noncompliance, receiving testimony from Henry M. Paulson, Jr., Secretary of the Treasury.
Hearing recessed subject to the call.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of R. Niels Marquardt, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Madagascar, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Union of Comoros, Janet E. Garvey, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Cameroon, and Phillip Carter III, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Guinea, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee ordered favorably reported the nomination of Gregory B. Cade, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the United States Fire Administration, Department of Homeland Security.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee ordered favorably reported the following:
S.1082, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to reauthorize and amend the prescription drug user fee provisions, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; and
The nominations of Douglas G. Myers, of California, Jeffrey Patchen, of Indiana, Lotsee Patterson, of Oklahoma, all to be Members of the National Museum and Library Services Board, Stephen W. Porter, of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the National Council on the Arts, and Cynthia Allen Wainscott, of Georgia, to be a Member of the National Council on Disability, and promotion lists for the Public Health Service.
ELECTION EXPENDITURES
Committee on Rules and Administration: Committee concluded a hearing to examine S. 1091, to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to repeal the limitation on party expenditures on behalf of candidates in general elections, after receiving testimony from John Samples, Cato Institute, Marc E. Elias, Perkins Coie LLP, Fred Wertheimer, Democracy 21, Thomas E. Mann, Brookings Institution, Gary Kalman, United States Public Interest Research Group, and Michael J. Malbin, Campaign Finance Institute, all of Washington, D.C.
SARBANES-OXLEY ACT AND SMALL BUSINESS
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (Public Law 107-204) and its impact on small public companies, after receiving testimony from Christopher Cox, Chairman, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; Mark W. Olson, Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, Washington, D.C.; Thomas R. Venables, Benjamin Franklin Bank, on behalf of the American Bankers Association, and Joseph Piche, Eikos, Inc., both of Franklin, Massachusetts; and Richard Wasielewski, Nortech Systems, Inc., Wayzata, Minnesota.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee ordered favorably reported the nomination of Thomas E. Harvey, of New York, to be an Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs (Congressional Affairs).
