Wednesday, July 18, 2007 [[Page D999]] Daily Digest HIGHLIGHTS House committees order reported 10 sundry measures. Senate Chamber Action The Senate was not in session today. The Senate is scheduled to meet at 10 a.m. on Thursday, July 19, 2007. Committee Meetings No committee meetings were held today. House of Representatives Chamber Action Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 18 public bills, H.R. 3073, 3074-3091; 1 private bill, H.R. 3092; and 5 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 186-188; and H. Res. 555-556, were introduced. Pages H8120, H8121 Additional Cosponsors: Pages H8121-22 Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows: H.R. 2831, to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to clarify that a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice that is unlawful under such Acts occurs each time compensation is paid pursuant to the discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, with an amendment (H. Rept. 110-237); H.R. 3074, making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008 (H. Rept. 110-238); and H.R. 2693, to direct the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to issue a standard regulating worker exposure to diacetyl, with an amendment (H. Rept. 110-239). Page H8119 Chaplain: The prayer was offered by the guest Chaplain, Rev. Martin B. Lavengood, Wesley Enhanced Living at Evangelical Manor, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Page H7997 Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008: The House resumed consideration of H.R. 3043, to make appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008. Further consideration is expected to resume tomorrow, July 19th. Pages H8000-H8119 Agreed by unanimous consent that during further consideration of H.R. 3043 in the Committee of the Whole pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 547, no further amendment to the bill will be in order except those provided on a list at the desk. Page H8000 Agreed to: Holt amendment (No. 34 printed in the Congressional Record of July 17, 2007) that increases funding, by offset, for Children and Families Services Programs for activities authorized by the Help America Vote Act of 2002 by $21 million; Page H8005 Ferguson amendment that redirects $10 million in funding under the Departmental Management heading in Title II; Pages H8010-13 Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX) amendment (No. 36 printed in the Congressional Record of July 17, [[Page D1000]] 2007) that increases funding, by offset, for Safe Schools and Citizenship Education by $46,500,000; Pages H8013-14 Cooper amendment that increases funding, by offset, under the Higher Education heading by $125 million for Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Historically Black Graduate Institutions; Pages H8045-48 Ferguson amendment that increases funding, by offset, for Special Education by $50 million (by a recorded vote of 419 ayes to 11 noes, Roll No. 658); Pages H8031-32, H8092-93 Dingell amendment that prohibits funds from being used to pay the basic pay of any individual serving as Deputy Commissioner of Social Security, Social Security Administration, whose appointment to such position has not been confirmed by a vote of the Senate pursuant to section 702(b)(1) of the Social Security Act (by a recorded vote of 231 ayes to 199 noes, Roll No. 665); Pages H8077-78, H8097-98 Gingrey amendment that prohibits funds from being used to establish or implement any requirement that individuals receive vaccination for human papillomavirus (HPV) as a condition of school admittance or matriculation; Page H8106 Ehlers amendment (No. 8 printed in the Congressional Record of July 17, 2007) that adds a new section providing for $15,665,760 in increased funding, by offset, for math and science education; Pages H8106-07 Souder amendment that prohibits funds from being used by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to implement the final rule published on March 30, 2007, on page 15275 of volume 72, Federal Register; Page H8111 Moore (WI) amendment (No. 22 printed in the Congressional Record of July 17, 2007) that prohibits funds from being used to carry out the evaluation of the Upward Bound program described in the absolute priority for Upward Bound Program participant selection and evaluation published by the Department of Education in the Federal Register on September 22, 2006; Pages H8111-13 Jackson-Lee (TX) amendment (No. 30 printed in the Congressional Record of July 17, 2007) regarding funding for the Office of Civil Rights at the Department of Education; and Pages H8115-16 Jackson-Lee (TX) amendment (No. 31 printed in the Congressional Record of July 17, 2007) regarding funding for Education for the Disadvantaged. Pages H8116-19 Rejected: Hensarling amendment (No. 44 printed in the Congressional Record of July 17, 2007) that sought to reduce funding for the Administration on Aging by $21,400,000; Pages H8008-09 Brady (TX) amendment (No. 52 printed in the Congressional Record of July 17, 2007) that sought to reduce funding for Safe Schools and Citizenship Education by $72,674,000; Pages H8029-31 Stearns amendment (that was debated on July 17th) that sought to increase funding, by offset, for the Health Resources and Services Administration by $12.5 million and to increase funding, by offset, for Higher Education by $12.5 million (by a recorded vote of 182 ayes to 242 noes, Roll No. 647); Pages H8037-38 Jindal amendment (that was debated on July 17th) that sought to redirect $37,200,000 in funding within the Health Resources and Services Administration account (by a recorded vote of 206 ayes to 217 noes, Roll No. 648); Pages H8038-39 Barton (TX) amendment (that was debated on July 17th) that sought to strike the proviso on page 36, beginning at line 5, relating to funding for metropolitan or transitional areas under part A of title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act (by a recorded vote of 196 ayes to 230 noes, Roll No. 649); Pages H8039-40 Graves amendment that sought to increase funding, by offset, for Special Education by $125 million (by a recorded vote of 203 ayes to 224 noes, Roll No. 650); Pages H8000-01, H8040 Hensarling amendment (No. 41 printed in the Congressional Record of July 17, 2007) that sought to reduce funding for Children and Families Services Programs by $8 million (by a recorded vote of 58 ayes to 370 noes, Roll No. 651); Pages H8005-07, H8040-41 Hensarling amendment (No. 42 printed in the Congressional Record of July 17, 2007) that sought to reduce funding for Children and Families Services Programs by $5 million (by a recorded vote of 80 ayes to 347 noes, Roll No. 652); Pages H8007-08, H8041-42 Price (GA) amendment that sought to increase funding, by offset, for Innovation and Improvement under title III by $21 million (by a recorded vote of 149 ayes to 274 noes, Roll No. 653); Pages H8015-17, H8042 Garrett (NJ) amendment that sought to reduce funding for School Improvement Programs by $33,907,000 (by a recorded vote of 74 ayes to 352 noes, with 1 voting ``present'', Roll No. 654); Pages H8017-24, H8043 Foxx amendment that sought to increase funding, by offset, for Special Education by $10 million (by a recorded vote of 186 ayes to 241 noes, Roll No. 655); Pages H8024-27, H8043-44 Barrett (SC) amendment (No. 54 printed in the Congressional Record of July 17, 2007) that sought [[Page D1001]] to reduce funding under the Higher Education heading by $40,590,000 for the Byrd Honors Scholarship Program; Pages H8044-45 Holt amendment (No. 33 printed in the Congressional Record of July 17, 2007) that sought to add a new section relating to funding for math and science partnerships; Pages H8049-50 Hensarling amendment (No. 57 printed in the Congressional Record of July 17, 2007) that sought to prohibit funds from being used for Twin Cities Public Television, St. Paul, MN; Pages H8081-82 Flake amendment (No. 9 printed in the Congressional Record of July 17, 2007) that sought to prohibit funds from being used for the Burpee Museum, Rockford, Illinois, for educational programming and exhibits; Pages H8082-83 Flake amendment (No. 14 printed in the Congressional Record of July 17, 2007) that sought to prohibit funds from being used for Rhode Island College, Providence, Rhode Island, for development of a Portuguese and Lusophone Studies Program; Pages H8083-85 Flake amendment (No. 13 printed in the Congressional Record of July 17, 2007) that sought to prohibit funds from being used for the Shedd Aquarium, Chicago, Illinois, for exhibits and community outreach; Pages H8089-90 Shadegg amendment (No. 49 printed in the Congressional Record of July 17, 2007) that sought to reduce funding for Innovation and Improvement under title III by $10,695,000 (by a recorded vote of 116 ayes to 309 noes, Roll No. 656); Pages H8027-28, H8091-92 Westmoreland amendment (No. 50 printed in the Congressional Record of July 17, 2007) that sought to reduce funding for Innovation and Improvement under title III by $23,533,000 (by a recorded vote of 97 ayes to 331 noes, Roll No. 657); Pages H8028-29, H8092 Garrett (NJ) amendment that sought to reduce funding for Rehabilitation Services and Disability Research by $2,279,000 (by a recorded vote of 95 ayes to 335 noes, Roll No. 659); Pages H8032-35, H8093-94 Price (GA) amendment (No. 65 printed in the Congressional Record of July 17, 2007) that sought to reduce funding for Student Financial Assistance by $64,987,000 (by a recorded vote 79 ayes to 349 noes, Roll No. 660); Pages H8035-36 H8094 Shadegg amendment (No. 55 printed in the Congressional Record of July 17, 2007) that sought to reduce funding for the Corporation for National and Community Service by $255,625,000 (by a recorded vote of 96 ayes to 334 noes, Roll No. 661); Pages H8050-52, H8094-95 Lamborn amendment (No. 56 printed in the Congressional Record of July 17, 2007) that relates to funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (by a recorded vote of 72 ayes to 357 noes, Roll No. 662); Pages H8052-56 H8095-96 Obey amendment that sought to prohibit the use of funds for a list of sundry projects contained in the bill (by a recorded vote of 53 ayes to 369 noes, with 8 voting ``present'', Roll No. 663); Pages H8056-65 H8096 Flake amendment (No. 19 printed in the Congressional Record of July 17, 2007) that sought to prohibit funds from being used for the Exploratorium, San Francisco, California, for its Bay Area Science Teacher Recruitment, Retention, and Improvement Initiative (by a recorded vote of 89 ayes to 341 noes, Roll No. 664); Pages H8076-77, H8096-97 Barton (TX) amendment that sought to prohibit funds made available in this Act for the National Institutes of Health from being used for activities under section 241(a) of the Public Health Service Act (by a recorded vote of 181 ayes to 249 noes, Roll No. 666); Pages H8079-81, H8098 Hensarling amendment (No. 59 printed in the Congressional Record of July 17, 2007) that sought to prohibit funds from being used for the On Location Entertainment Industry Craft and Technician Training project, West Los Angeles College, Culver City, CA (by a recorded vote of 114 ayes to 316 noes, Roll No. 667); Pages H8085-86, H8098-99 Flake amendment (No. 15 printed in the Congressional Record of July 17, 2007) that sought to prohibit funds from being used for the American Ballet Theatre, New York, New York, for educational activities (by a recorded vote of 118 ayes to 312 noes, Roll No. 668); Pages H8086-87, H8099-H8100 Flake amendment (No. 10 printed in the Congressional Record of July 17, 2007) that sought to prohibit funds from being used for the South Carolina Aquarium, Charleston, South Carolina, for exhibits and curriculum (by a recorded vote of 70 ayes to 360 noes, Roll No. 669); Pages H8087-88, H8100 Flake amendment (No. 12 printed in the Congressional Record of July 17, 2007) that sought to prohibit funds from being used for the Kansas Regional Prisons Museum, Lansing, Kansas, for educational and outreach programs (by a recorded vote of 112 ayes to 317 noes, Roll No. 670); and Pages H8088-89, H8100-01 Flake amendment (No. 11 printed in the Congressional Record of July 17, 2007) that sought to prohibit funds from being used for Jefferson's Poplar Forest, Forest, Virginia, for expansion of exhibits and outreach (by a recorded vote of 68 ayes to 360 noes, Roll No. 671). Pages H8090-91, H8101-02 [[Page D1002]] Withdrawn: Whitfield amendment (No. 28 printed in the Congressional Record of July 17, 2007) that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that would have increased funding, by offset, for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration by $10 million; Pages H8001-05 Walsh (NY) amendment that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that would have added a proviso relating to English language proficiency scores; Pages H8014-15 Campbell (CA) amendment that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that would have prohibited funds from being used for a list of sundry projects contained in the bill; Pages H8065-76 Schmidt amendment that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that would have prohibited funds from being made available to any provider of services under title X of the Public Health Service Act if it is made known to the Secretary of Health and Human Services that such provider has been found within the preceding 36-month period to have violated State law requirement notification or the reporting of child abuse, child molestation, sexual abuse, rape, or incest; Pages H8078-79 Hare amendment that was offered and subsequently withdrawn relating to Critical Access Hospitals; Page H8104 Pascrell amendment that was offered and subsequently withdrawn relating to funding for Traumatic Brain Injury programs; Pages H8104-05 Scott (VA) amendment that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that would have prohibited funds from being used to carry out the student drug testing pilot program of the Department of Education; Pages H8105-06 Conaway amendment (No. 2 printed in the Congressional Record of July 16, 2007) that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that stated the sense of the House that any reduction in the amount appropriated by this Act achieved as a result of amendments adopted by the House should be dedicated to deficit reduction; and Pages H8114-15 Conaway amendment (No. 1 printed in the Congressional Record of July 16, 2007) that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that would have prohibited funds made available for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program from being used while there continues in effect a Federal prohibition on the exploration, leasing, development, or production of oil or natural gas in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge or the Outer Continental Shelf. Page H8115 Proceedings Postponed: Davis (KY) amendment that seeks to prohibit funds from being used to pay a bonus or other performance-based cash award to any employee of the Social Security Administration or the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services who holds a position to which such employee was appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, or a Senior Executive Service position; Pages H8103-04 Gingrey amendment (No. 3 printed in the Congressional Record of July 16, 2007) that seeks to prohibit funds from being used by the Social Security Administration to administer Social Security benefit payments under any agreement between the United States and Mexico establishing totalization arrangements between the two countries; Pages H8107-09 Souder amendment that seeks to prohibit funds from being used by the National Labor Relations Board to recognize as the exclusive bargaining representative of employees any labor organization that has not been certified as such by the National Labor Relations Board pursuant to section 9(c) of the National Labor Relations Act; and Pages H8109-11 Camp (MI) amendment that seeks to prohibit the use of funds to implement any policy prohibiting a Medicare beneficiary from electing, during a coverage election period, to receive health care benefits under title XVIII of the Social Security Act through enrollment in a Medicare Advantage plan. Pages H8113-14 H. Res. 547, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was agreed to on Tuesday, July 17th. Moment of Silence: The House observed a moment of silence in honor of Julio Redecker and the victims of the Brazilian plane crash of July 17, 2007. Page H8042 Quorum Calls--Votes: Twenty-five recorded votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H8038-44, H8091-H8102. There were no quorum calls. Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 12:03 a.m. on Thursday, July 19th. Committee Meetings FARM BILL EXTENSION ACT Committee on Agriculture: Continued consideration of H.R. 2419, Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007. Will continue tomorrow. IRAQ--TRENDS AND RECENT SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on Iraq: Trends and Recent Security Developments. Testimony was heard from former Secretary of Defense William Perry; and public witnesses. [[Page D1003]] ALTERNATIVES FOR IRAQ's FUTURE Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations continued hearings on A Third Way: Alternatives for Iraq's Future, Part 2, Testimony was heard froma public witness. U.S. NUCLEAR WEAPONS POLICY Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces held a hearing on U.S. nuclear weapons policy. Testimony was heard from former Secretary of Defense William Perry; and public witnesses. PAUL WELLSTONE MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION EQUITY ACT OF 2007 Committee on Education and Labor: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 1424, Paul Wellstone Mental Health and Addiction Equity Act of 2007. MONETARY POLICY AND STATE OF THE ECONOMY Committee on Financial Services: Concluded hearings on Monetary Policy and the State of the Economy. Testimony was heard from Ben S. Bernanke, Chairman, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System. ETHIOPIA DEMOCRACY AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2007; FOOD SECURITY IN AFRICA Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa, and Global Health approved for full Committee action H.R. 2003, Ethiopia Democracy and Accountability Act of 2007. The Subcommittee also held a hearing on Food Security in Africa: The Impact of Agricultural Development. Testimony was heard from Michael E. Hess, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance, U.S. Agency for International Development, Department of State; and public witnesses. IRAQ'S OIL SECTOR RECONSTRUCTION Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia and the Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights and Oversight held a joint hearing on Reconstruction in Iraq's Oil Sector: Running on Empty? Testimony was heard from Joseph A. Christoff, Director, International Affairs and Trade, GAO; Issam Michael Saliba, Senior Foreign Law Specialist, Middle East and North Africa, Law Library of Congress; and a public witness. PATENT REFORM ACT OF 2007 Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 1908, Patent Reform Act of 2007. MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES Committee on Natural Resources: Ordered reported the following bills: H.R. 673, amended, Cocopah Lands Act; H.R. 1696, To amend the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act to allow the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Tribe to determine blood quantum requirements for membership in that Tribe; H.R. 2120, amended, To direct the Secretary of the Interior to proclaim as reservation for the benefit of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians a parcel of land now held in trust by the United States for that Indian Tribe; H.R. 2863, amended, To authorize the Coquille Indian Tribe of the State of Oregon to convey land and interests in land owned by the Tribe; H.R. 2952, amended, To authorize the Saginow Chippewa Tribe of Indians of the State of Michigan to convey land and interests land owned by the Tribe; and S. 375, A bill to waive application of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to a specific parcel of real property transferred by the United States to 2 Indian tribes in the State of Oregon. FEDERAL CONTRACTING Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement held a hearing on Federal Contracting: Do Poor Performers Keep Winning? Testimony was heard from William Woods, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, GAO; the following officials of the Department of Homeland Security: Elaine Duke, Chief Procurement Officer; and Richard Skinner, Inspector General; the following officials of the Department of Energy: William Desmond, Associate Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration; and Gregory Friedman, Inspector General; and public witnesses. MEDICAID DRUG REIMBURSEMENTS Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing entitled ``Medicaid Drug Reimbursements: Are CMS Cuts Bad Medicine for Small Businesses and Beneficiaries?'' Testimony was heard from Dennis Smith, Director, Center for Medicaid and State Operations, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services; and public witnesses. [[Page D1004]] SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER PRIVACY AND IDENTITY THEFT PREVENTION ACT; AND THE TAX COLLECTION RESPONSIBILITY ACT Committee on Ways and Means: Ordered reported, as amended, the following bills: H.R. 3046, Social Security Number Privacy and Identity Theft Prevention Act of 2007; and H.R. 3056, Tax Collection Responsibility Act of 2007. VOLUNTARY CARBON OFFSETS Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming: Held a hearing entitled ``Voluntary Carbon Offsets--Getting What You Pay For.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses. COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 18, 2007 (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings to examine modernization of Federal Housing Administration programs, 9:30 a.m., SD-538. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold an oversight hearing to examine the federal response to ensuring the safety of Chinese imports, 10 a.m., SR-253. Committee on Finance: business meeting to consider an original bill entitled, ``The Children's Health Insurance Reauthorization Act'', 1:30 p.m., SD-219. Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider S. 1145, to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform, S. Res. 248, honoring the life and achievements of Dame Lois Browne Evans, Bermuda's first female barrister and Attorney General, and the first female Opposition Leader in the British Commonwealth, S. Res. 236, supporting the goals and ideals of the National Anthem Project, which has worked to restore America's voice by re-teaching Americans to sing the national anthem, S. 1060, to reauthorize the grant program for reentry of offenders into the community in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, to improve reentry planning and implementation, S. Res. 261, expressing appreciation for the profound public service and educational contributions of Donald Jeffry Herbert, fondly known as ``Mr. Wizard'', a bill entitled, ``School Safety and Law Enforcement Improvements Act'', and the nominations of Roslynn Renee Mauskopf, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, William Lindsay Osteen, Jr., to be United States District Judge for the Middle District of North Carolina, Martin Karl Reidinger, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina, Timothy D. DeGiusti, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma, Janis Lynn Sammartino, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of California, Rosa Emilia Rodriguez-Velez, to be United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico, and Joe W. Stecher, to be United States Attorney for the District of Nebraska, 10 a.m., SD-226. Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: to hold hearings to examine increasing government accountability and ensuring fairness in small business contracting, 2 p.m., SR-428A. Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine abuse of elderly citizens, focusing on prevention methods, 10:30 a.m., SD- 628. House Committee on Agriculture, to continue consideration of H.R. 2419, Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth. Committee on Appropriations, to consider the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Bill, Fiscal Year 2008, 9 a.m., 2359 Rayburn. Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces and the Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces, joint hearing on the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Vehicle Program, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn. Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 20, Melanie Blocker-Stokes Postpartum Depression Research and Care Act; H.R. 2295, ALS Registry Act; and H.R. 507, Vision Care for Kids Act of 2007, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn. Committee on Financial Services, hearing on H.R. 2895, National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act of 2007, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn. Committee on Foreign Affairs, hearing on Beyond Iraq: Envisioning a New U.S. Policy in the Middle East, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn. Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response, hearing entitled `` Leveraging the Private Sector to Strengthen Emergency Preparedness and Response,'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon. Committee on the Judiciary, Antitrust Task Force, hearing on Credit Card Interchange Fees, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn. Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, to consider the Executive Privilege claims asserted by White House Counsel in response to the subpoena for the production of documents issued to Joshua Bolten, White House Chief of Staff, or appropriate custodian of records, 1 p.m., 2141 Rayburn. Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, to mark up H.R. 3073, Pigford Claims Remedy Act of 2007, immediately following joint hearing, 2141 Rayburn. Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security and the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, joint oversight hearing on Law Enforcement Confidential Informant Practices, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn. Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 783, Mesa Verdi National Park Boundary Expansion Act of 2007; H.R. 1266, Butterfield [[Page D1005]] Overland Trail Study Act; and H.R. 1674, Battle of Camden Study Act, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing on FEMA Trailers; followed by a mark up of the following measures: H.R. 1520, Hudson-Fulton-Champlain Quadricentennial Commemoration Act of 2007; H.R. 1389, Star-Spangled Banner and War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission Act; H.R. 312, Civilian Service Recognition Act of 2007; H.R. 1664, To authorize grants for contributions toward the establishment of the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library; H.R. 3034, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 127 South Elm Street in Gardner, Kansas, as the ``Private First Class Shane R. Austin Post Office;'' H.R. 2654, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 202 South Dumont Avenue in Woonsocket, South Dakota, as the ``Eleanor McGovern Post Office Building;'' H.R. 1384, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 118 Minner Street in Bakersfield, California, as the Buck Owens Post Office;'' H. Res. 471, Congratulating the National Hockey League Champions, the Anaheim Ducks, on their victory in the 2007 Stanley Cup Finals;'' H. Res. 488, Congratulating the Detroit Tigers for winning the 2006 American League Pennant and for bringing the City of Detroit and the State of Michigan their first trip to the World Series in 22 years; H. Res. 442, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a National Youth Sports Week should be established; H. Con. Res. 143, Honoring the 50th anniversary of Stan Hywet & Gardens; H.R. 2688, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 103 South Getty Street in Uvalde, Texas, as the ``Dolph S. Briscoe, Jr. Postal Office Building''; H.R. 2467, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 69 Montgomery Street in Jersey City, New Jersey, as the ``Frank J. Guarini Post Office Building''; H.R. 2765, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 44 North Main Street in Hughesville, Pennsylvania, as the `` Master Sergeant Sean Michael Thomas Post Office''; H. Res. 519, Honoring the life and accomplishments of renowned artist Tom Lea on the 100th anniversary of his birth; H.R. 2825, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 326 South Main Street in Princeton, Illinois, as the `` Owen Lovejoy Princeton Post Office Building''; H.R. 954, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 365 West 125th Street in New York, New York, as the ``Percy Sutton Post Office Building''; H. Con. Res. 165, Supporting the goals and ideals of National Teen Driver Safety Week; H. Res. 490, Honoring the 2007 NBA champion San Antonio Spurs; H.R. 3052, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 954 Wheeling Avenue in Cambridge, Ohio, as the ``John Herschel Glenn, Jr. Post Office Building''; H.R. 2587, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 555 South 3rd Street Lobby in Memphis, Tennessee, as the ``Kenneth T. Whalum, Sr. Post Office''; H. Res. 551, Acknowledging the progress made and yet to be made to rebuild the Gulf Coast region after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita; H. Res. 501, Commending Craig Biggio of the Houston Astros for reaching 3,000 base hits as a Major League Baseball player and for his outstanding service to baseball and the Houston, Texas, region; and a resolution mourning the passing of former First Lady Lady Bird Johnson and celebrating her life and contributions to the people of the United States, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn. Subcommittee on Federal Work Force, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia, hearing on Inquiring Minds Want to Know: What Is the Postal Service Contracting Out? 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn. Committee on Rules, to consider H.R. 3074, Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, 11:15 a.m., H-313 Capitol. Committee on Science and Technology, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment and the Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, joint hearing on Tracking the Storm at the National Hurricane Center, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn. Committee on Small Business, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 2992, SBA Trade Programs Act of 2007; and H.R. 3020, Microloan Amendments and Modernization Act, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn. Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to continue hearings on the Status of the Nation's Waters, including Wetlands, Under the Jurisdiction of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn. Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, hearing on Federal Leadership by Example on Energy Conservation: No Cost Quick and Easy Steps for Immediate Results, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn. Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on Vet Centers, 2 p.m., 334 Cannon. 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Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 10 a.m., Thursday, July 19 House Chamber Program for Thursday: Complete consideration of H.R. 3043--Making appropriations for the Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008. _______________________________________________________________________ Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue HOUSE Berkley, Shelley, Nev., E1555 Brady, Robert A., Pa., E1553 Cole, Tom, Okla., E1551 Green, Gene, Tex., E1551 Hoyer, Steny H., Md., E1551 McGovern, James P., Mass., E1553 Miller, George, Calif., E1555 Moore, Dennis, Kans., E1554 Myrick, Sue Wilkins, N.C., E1553 Norton, Eleanor Holmes, D.C., E1554 Rangel, Charles B., N.Y., E1552 Rothman, Steven R., N.J., E1555 Royce, Edward R., Calif., E1551 Sali, Bill, Idaho, E1551 Schakowsky, Janice D., Ill., E1555 Wexler, Robert, Fla., E1554 Woolsey, Lynn C., Calif., E1552, E1553 Yarmuth, John A., Ky., E1553 Young, Don, Alaska, E1552