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“CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Energy was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D22-D23 on Jan. 17, 2008.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD
Week of January 22 through January 26, 2008
Senate Chamber
On Tuesday, at 11 a.m., Senate will begin consideration of S.1200, to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to revise and extend the Act.
During the balance of the week Senate will consider any other cleared legislative and executive business, including appropriation bills, and conference reports, when available.
Senate Committees
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: January 24, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Ed Schafer, of North Dakota, to be Secretary of Agriculture, 2 p.m., SR-328A.
Committee on the Budget: January 24, to hold hearings to examine Congressional Budget Office budget and economic outlook, 10 a.m., SD-608.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: January 24, to hold oversight hearings to examine ways to reform the Mining Law of 1872, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
Committee on Finance: January 24, to hold hearings to examine stimulus that makes sense relating to strengthening America's economy, 10 a.m., SD-215.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: January 24, to hold hearings to examine S.1843, to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to clarify that an unlawful practice occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, 10 a.m., SD-430.
Committee on the Judiciary: January 22, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Kevin J. O'Connor, of Connecticut, to be Associate Attorney General, and Gregory G. Katsas, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Attorney General, 2 p.m., SD-226.
January 23, Full Committee, to hold oversight hearings to examine the Justice for All Act (Public Law 108-405), focusing on the administration of the Bloodsworth and Coverdell DNA Grant Programs by the Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: January 24, to hold oversight hearings to examine the report of the Veterans' Disability Benefits Commission, focusing on veterans disability compensation, 9:30 a.m., SD-562.
House Committees
Committee on Appropriations, January 23, Subcommittee on Defense, executive, hearing on Army Contracting Task Force, 10 a.m., and executive, on DOD Outsourcing--GAO, 3:30 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
January 23, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, hearing on Foreign Assistance in the 21st Century: Proposals for Reform and Restructuring, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
Committee on Armed Services, January 23, hearing on Assessment of U.S. Strategy and Operations in Afghanistan and the Way Ahead, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
January 23, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations to continue hearings on A Continuing Dialogue: Post-Surge Alternatives for Iraq (Part 2), 1 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
Committee on the Budget, January 23, hearing on the Congressional Budget Office's Budget and Economic Outlook, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
Committee on Education and Labor, January 23, hearing on Investing in Early Education: Paths to Improving Children's Success, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, January 23, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on H.R. 1232, Voluntary Public Health Workforce Expansion Act of 2007, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
January 23, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Combating Nuclear Proliferation: The Effectiveness of the Department of Energy's Initiatives for Proliferation Prevention
(IPP) Program,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Committee on Foreign Affairs, January 22, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, hearing on That which is not obligatory is prohibited: Censorship and Incitement in the Arab World, 12 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
January 23, Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight and the Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, joint hearing on the Proposed U.S. Security Commitment to Iraq: What Will Be In It and Should It Be a Treaty? 10 a.m., 2200 Rayburn.
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, January 23, Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs, hearing on Fortress America Abroad: Effective Diplomacy and the Future of U.S. Embassies, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on Small Business, January 23, hearing entitled
``Limited Health Care Options for Small Businesses in the Small Group Market,'' 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, January 23, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, hearing on Transportation Workers Identification Credentials--Follow-Up, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
January 23, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing on Progress Toward Improving Water Quality in the Great Lakes, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, January 23, hearing entitled ``Cap, Auctions and Trade: Auctions and Revenue Recycling Under Carbon Cap and Trade,'' 9:30 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
