Friday, July 21, 2006 [[Page D818]] Daily Digest Senate Chamber Action Routine Proceedings, pages S8095-S8111 Measures Introduced: Two bills and two resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 3712-3713, S. Res. 538, and S. Con. Res. 113. Page S8103 Measures Reported: S. 2146, to extend relocation expenses test programs for Federal employees. (S. Rept. No. 109-289) Page S8103 Measures Passed: Senate Legal Counsel: Senate agreed to S. Res. 538, to authorize representation by the Senate Legal Counsel in the case of Rockefeller v. Bingaman, et al. Page S8105 Commending NASA: Senate agreed to H. Con. Res. 448, commending the National Aeronautics and Space Administration on the completion of the Space Shuttle's second Return-to-Flight mission. Pages S8105-06 Child Custody Protection Act: Senate began consideration of S. 403, to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit taking minors across State lines in circumvention of laws requiring the involvement of parents in abortion decisions. Pages S8095-97 A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for further consideration of the bill on Tuesday, July 25, 2006; that only certain amendments to be proposed, with time limitations, be in order; that there be 1 hour, equally divided and controlled, for debate on the bill; and that following disposition of the amendments and upon the use, or yielding back of time, Senate vote on final passage of the bill. Pages S8104-05 Holmes Nomination--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing that at 3 p.m. on Monday, July 24, 2006, Senate begin consideration of the nomination of Jerome A. Holmes, of Oklahoma, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit; that there be 2 hours of debate, equally divided and controlled, between the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on the Judiciary, or their designees; that on Tuesday, July 25, 2006, there be 2 hours of debate, equally divided and controlled, between the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on the Judiciary, or their designees; and that upon the use, or yielding back of time, Senate vote on confirmation of the nomination. Page S8105 Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations: Sue C. Payton, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force. Martin J. Jackley, of South Dakota, to be United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota for the term of four years. Brett L. Tolman, of Utah, to be United States Attorney for the District of Utah for the term of four years. Charles E. McQueary, of North Carolina, to be Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, Department of Defense. 31 Air Force nominations in the rank of general. 22 Army nominations in the rank of general. 5 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general. 12 Navy nominations in the rank of admiral. Routine lists in the Air Force, Army, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Navy. Pages S8110-11 Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations: Bijan Rafiekian, of California, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States for the remainder of the term expiring January 20, 2007. Sharon Lynn Hays, of Virginia, to be an Associate Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. Robert W. Johnson, of Nevada, to be Commissioner of Reclamation. James R. Kunder, of Virginia, to be Deputy Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development. Karen B. Stewart, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Belarus. Mary Martin Ourisman, of Florida, to be Ambassador to Barbados, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to [[Page D819]] St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Antigua and Barbuda, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Jane M. Doggett, of Montana, to be a Member of the National Council on the Humanities for a term expiring January 26, 2012. Ronald J. James, of Ohio, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army. Major General Todd I. Stewart, USAF, (Ret.), of Ohio, to be a Member of the National Security Education Board for a term of four years. Routine lists in the Navy. Pages S8108-10 Messages From the House: Page S8103 Measures Placed on Calendar: Pages S8103, S8106 Additional Cosponsors: Pages S8103-04 Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: Page S8104 Additional Statements: Pages S8102-03 Authorities for Committees to Meet: Page S8104 Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m., and adjourned at 12:13 p.m., until 2 p.m., on Monday, July 24, 2006. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S8107.) Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) U.S.-U.K. EXTRADITION TREATY Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the Extradition Treaty Between the United States of America and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and related exchanges of letters, signed at Washington on March 31, 2003 (Treaty Doc. 108-23), after receiving testimony from Paul J. McNulty, Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice; Samuel M. Witten, Deputy Legal Adviser, Department of State; John J. Meehan, Jr., Ancient Order of Hibernians, Quincy, Massachusetts; Robert C. Linnon, Irish American Unity Conference, Boynton Beach, Florida; and Madeline Morris, Duke University Law School, Durham, North Carolina. House of Representatives Chamber Action The House was not in session today. The House is scheduled to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, July 24, 2006. Committee Meetings POLICING CAPITAL SITES Committee on Government Reform: Held a hearing entitled ``Policing Capital Sites: Improving Coordination, Training and Equipment.'' Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: RADM Terence McKnight, USN, Commandant, Naval District Washington, Department of the Navy; and MG Guy C. Swan, III, USA, Military District of Washington, Department of the Army; Joseph W. Trindal, Regional Director, National Capital Region, Federal Protective Service, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security; and Michael D. Fogarty, Assistant Chief of Police, U.S. Park Police, National Park Service, Department of the Interior. CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD Week of July 24 through July 29, 2006 Senate Chamber On Monday, at 3 p.m., Senate will begin consideration of the nomination of Jerome A. Holmes, of Oklahoma, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit. On Tuesday, Senate will resume consideration of S. 403, Child Custody Protection Act, consider certain amendments, and after a period of debate, vote on final passage thereon. Also, Senate will continue consideration of the nomination of Jerome A. Holmes, of Oklahoma, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit, with a vote on confirmation of the nomination to occur thereon. During the balance of the week, Senate will continue consideration of 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: July 26, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Michael [[Page D820]] V. Dunn, of Iowa, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Nancy Montanez-Johner, of Nebraska, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, and to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation, Margo M. McKay, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, and Bruce I. Knight, of South Dakota, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, and to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation, 9:30 a.m., SR-328A. July 27, Subcommittee on Forestry, Conservation, and Rural Revitalization, to hold an oversight hearing to examine the Department of Agriculture's use of technical service providers, 10 a.m., SR-328A. Committee on Armed Services: July 25, Subcommittee on Airland, to hold hearings to examine the F-22A multiyear procurement proposal in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2007, 9:30 a.m., SR-222. Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: July 25, to hold hearings to examine regulation of hedge funds, 10 a.m., SD-538. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: July 25, Subcommittee on Aviation, to hold an oversight hearing to examine the Joint Planning and Development Office, 10 a.m., SR-253. July 27, Full Committee, to hold a hearing to examine pending nominations, 11 a.m., SR-253. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: July 26, business meeting to consider the nominations of John Ray Correll, of Indiana, to be Director of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, and Mark Myers, of Alaska, to be Director of the United States Geological Survey, both of the Department of the Interior, and Drue Pearce, of Alaska, to be Federal Coordinator for Alaska Natural Gas Transportation Projects, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 10 a.m., SD-366. July 27, Subcommittee on Water and Power, to hold hearings to examine S. 3638, to encourage the Secretary of the Interior to participate in projects to plan, design, and construct water supply projects and to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to encourage the design, planning, and construction of projects to treat impaired surface water, reclaim and reuse impaired groundwater, and provide brine disposal in the State of California, S. 3639, to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to provide standards and procedures for the review of water reclamation and reuse projects, H.R. 177, to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Prado Basin Natural Treatment System Project, to authorize the Secretary to carry out a program to assist agencies in projects to construct regional brine lines in California, to authorize the Secretary to participate in the Lower Chino Dairy Area desalination demonstration and reclamation project, H.R. 2341, to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the design, planning, and construction of a project to reclaim and reuse wastewater within and outside of the service area of the City of Austin Water and Wastewater Utility, Texas, and H.R. 3418, to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the Central Texas Water Recycling and Reuse Project, 2:30 p.m., SD-366. Committee on Environment and Public Works: July 27, to hold hearings to examine a path forward for the nation's emergency preparedness and response system relating to the Stafford Act, 9:30 a.m., SD-406. Committee on Finance: July 25, Subcommittee on Health Care, to hold hearings to examine a decade of covering children relating to State Children's Health Insurance Program, 2:30 p.m., SD-215. July 26, Subcommittee on Taxation and IRS Oversight, to hold hearings to examine the size and sources of the tax gap, 2 p.m., SD- 215. Committee on Foreign Relations: July 27, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of John Robert Bolton, of Maryland, to be the U.S. Representative to the United Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador, and the U.S. Representative in the Security Council of the United Nations, to which position he was appointed during the recess of the Senate from July 29, 2005, to September 1, 2005, and to be U.S. Representative to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations during his tenure of service as U.S. Representative to the United Nations, to which position he was appointed during the recess of the Senate from July 29, 2005, to September 1, 2005, 9:30 a.m., SD-419. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: July 27, to hold hearings to examine S. 3128, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for uniform food safety warning notification requirements, 10 a.m., SD-430. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: July 25, business meeting to consider the nomination of Stephen S. McMillin, of Texas, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Time to be announced, Room to be announced. July 25, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings to examine the Department of Defense Supply Chain Management Plan, focusing on the extent to which the supply chain management improvement plan is integrated with other Department of Defense logistics strategies, concepts, and plans, and if the Department has identified valid performance metrics and data to use in monitoring initiatives and measuring progress, 10 a.m., SD-342. July 26, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings to examine a progress report on protecting and enforcing intellectual property rights here and abroad, focusing on the Administration's Strategy Targeting Organized Piracy (STOP!) and the extent to which it has been effective in educating businesses about the issues related to conducting business in the global economy, the progress made since the appointment [[Page D821]] of the IP Coordinator last July, and explore if the STOP! initiative has identified effective human capital and strategic plans to build on the existing program, and if it has the necessary resources required to complete its mission, 3:30 p.m., SD-342. July 27, Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, and International Security, to hold hearings to examine the Health Resources and Services Administration financial management of its budget in carrying out its mission to increase access to and quality of health care, 2:30 p.m., SD-342. July 28, Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, and International Security, to hold hearings to examine recovery and reconstitution of critical networks relating to cyber security, focusing on immediate steps that Department of Homeland Security and the private sector can take to formalize a partnership and to ensure effective response and recovery to major cyber network disruption, 9:30 a.m., SD-342. Committee on the Judiciary: July 25, to hold hearings to examine the authority to prosecute terrorists under the war crime provisions of Title 18, 9:30 a.m., SD-226. July 26, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the current and future status of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act which prescribes procedures for requesting judicial authorization for electronic surveillance and physical search of persons engaged in espionage or international terrorism against the United States on behalf of a foreign power, 9:30 a.m., SD-226. July 27, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Technology and Homeland Security, to hold hearings to examine detecting smuggled nuclear weapons, 2:30 p.m., SD-226. Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: July 27, business meeting to mark up an original bill to reauthorize the Small Business Administration, 10 a.m., SR-428A. Committee on Veterans' Affairs: July 27, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Patrick W. Dunne, of New York, to be Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Policy and Planning, and Thomas E. Harvey, of New York, to be Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Congressional Affairs, 10 a.m., SR-418. Select Committee on Intelligence: July 25, to hold a closed hearing regarding intelligence matters, 10 a.m., SH-219. July 26, Full Committee, to hold a closed meeting regarding intelligence matters, 10 a.m., SH-219. July 27, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing regarding intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219. Special Committee on Aging: July 27, to hold hearings to examine at home DNA tests, focusing on whether these should be considered a marketing scam or a medical breakthrough, 10 a.m., SD-106. House Committees Committee on Agriculture, July 27, Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Rural Development, and Research, hearing to review Conservation Issues, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth. Committee on Appropriations, July 26, Subcommittee on Defense, oversight hearing on Defense Contracting, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn. July 27, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, hearing on Border Security and Immigration Enforcement, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn. July 27, Subcommittee on Science, the Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, and Related Agencies, hearing on the Census, 9:30 a.m., H-309 Capitol. Committee on Armed Services, July 26, hearing on standards of military commissions and tribunals, 1 p.m., 2118 Rayburn. July 26, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing on plutonium disposition and the U.S. Mixed Oxide Fuel Facility, 3 p.m., 2212 Rayburn. Committee on Education and the Workforce, July 26, Subcommittee on Education Reform, hearing on Examining Views on English as the Official Language, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn. July 27, full Committee, hearing on No Child Left Behind: Can Growth Models Ensure Improved Education for All Students, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn. Committee on Energy and Commerce, July 25 and 27, Subcommittee on Health, hearings on How To Build a Payment System That Provides Quality, Efficient Care for Medicare Beneficiaries, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn. July 27, Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality, hearing on the following: Pipeline Safety Improvement Act Reauthorization; and H.R. 5872, Pipeline Safety Improvement Act of 2006, 11 a.m., 2123 Rayburn. July 27, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, to continue hearings entitled ``Questions Surrounding the `Hockey Stick' Temperature Studies: Implications for Climate Change Assessments,'' 2 p.m., 2322 Rayburn. Committee on Financial Services, July 25, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, hearing entitled ``Changing Real Estate Market,'' 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn. July 25, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and the Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing, and Terrorism Risk Assessment of the Committee on Homeland Security, joint hearing entitled ``Terrorism Threats and the Insurance Market,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn. July 26, full Committee, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 5503, FHA Multifamily Loan Limit Adjustment Act of 2006; H.R. 5851, Hawaiian Ownership Opportunity Act; and H.R. 5637, Nonadmitted and Reinsurance Reform Act of 2006, 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn. July 27, Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology, hearing entitled ``Review of the Repatriation of Holocaust Art Assets in the United States,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn. Committee on Government Reform, July 25, Subcommittee on Federal Workforce and Agency Organization, hearing entitled ``Retirees Returning to the Rescue: Re-employing Annuitants in Times of National Need,'' 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn. July 25, Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations, hearing entitled ``DOD Excess Property: Inventory Control Breakdowns Present a Security Risk,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn. [[Page D822]] July 25, Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, hearing entitled ``Is the Federal Government Doing All It Can To Stem the Tide of Illegal Immigration,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn. July 26, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice, Drug Policy and Human Resources, hearing entitled ``Prescription Drug Abuse: What Is Being Done To Address This New Drug Epidemic,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn. July 26, Subcommittee on Government Management, Finance, and Accountability, hearing entitled ``Implementing FOIA--Does the Administration's Executive Order Improve Processing?'' 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn. July 27, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Code Yellow: Is The DHS Acquisition Bureaucracy a Formula for Disaster?'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn. July 27, Subcommittee on Energy and Resources, hearing entitled ``Royalty Relief and Price Thresholds III,'' 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn. Committee on Homeland Security, July 26, Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Science and Technology, hearing entitled ``Emergency Care Crisis: A Nation Unprepared for Public Health Disasters,'' 2 p.m., 210 Cannon. July 27, full Committee, to mark up H.R. 5695, Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Act of 2006, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon. Committee on House Administration, July 27, oversight hearing on the Library of Congress, 10 a.m., 1310 Longworth. Committee on International Relations, July 25, Subcommittee on Middle East and Central Asia, hearing on Assessing Energy and Security Issues in Central Asia, 2 p.m., 2200 Rayburn. July 26, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, hearing on Immigration: Responding to a Regional Crisis, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn. July 27, Subcommittee on Africa, Human Rights and International Operations, hearing to Review the Progress and Charting the Path Ahead: The Microenterprise Results and Accountability Act of 2004, 2 p.m., 2200 Rayburn. July 27, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, hearing on the Report of the Commission for Assistance to a Free Cuba, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn. Committee on the Judiciary, July 25, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, oversight hearing entitled ``The 60th Anniversary of the Administrative Procedure Act: Where Do We Go From Here?'' 11:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn. July 26, full Committee, to continue mark up of H.R. 1704, Second Chance Act of 2005; and to mark up the following bills: H.R. 2679, Public Expression of Religion Act of 2005; H.R. 5092, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATFE) Modernization and Reform Act of 2006; H.R. 5005, Firearms Corrections and Improvements Act; H.R. 1384, Firearm Commerce Modernization Act; and H.R. 1415, NICS Improvement Act of 2005, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn. July 27, Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property, hearing on H.R. 5055, To amend title 17, United States Code, to provide protection for fashion design, 9 a.m., 2141 Rayburn. July 27, Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security and Claims, oversight hearing on Whether Attempted Implementation of the Senate Immigration Bill Will Result in an Administrative and National Security Nightmare, 11:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn. Committee on Resources, July 25, Subcommittee on National Parks, oversight hearing entitled ``The Recently Released Final Draft of the National Park Service Management Policies,'' 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth. July 26, full Committee, to mark up H.R. 4893, To amend section 20 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to restrict off-reservation gaming, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth. July 27, Subcommittee on Fisheries and Oceans, oversight hearing to Examine Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation and Management, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth. July 27, Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 5760, Giant Sequoia National Monument Transition Act of 2006; H.R. 5149, Eastern Sierra Rural Heritage and Economic Enhancement Act; H.R. 4784, Eugene Land Conveyance Act; H.R. 4235, Browns Canyon Wilderness Act; H.R. 2718, Idaho Land Enhancement Act; H.R. 2030, and S. 225, Federal Land Recreational Visitor Protection Act of 2005, 1334 Longworth. July 27, Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 630, To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal lands to the City of Yuma, Arizona, in exchange for certain lands owned by the City of Yuma, Arizona; H.R. 5666, Southern Idaho Bureau of Reclamation Act of 2006; H.R. 5796, To direct the Secretary of the Interior to exclude and defer from the pooled reimbursable costs of the Central Valley Project the reimbursable capital costs of the unused capacity of the Folsom South Canal, Auburn-Folsom South Unit, Central Valley Project, and S. 895, Rural Water Supply Act of 2005, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth. Committee on Rules, July 24, to consider H.R. 1956, Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2006, 5 p.m., H-313 Capitol. July 25, to consider H.R. 5682, United States and India Nuclear Cooperation Promotion Act of 2006, 3:30 p.m., H-3113 Capitol. Committee on Science, July 25, hearing on Scientific and Technical Assessment and Advice for the U.S. Congress, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn. July 26, hearing on How Can Technologies Help Secure Our Borders? 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn. July 27, Subcommittee on Environment, Technology and Standards, hearing on Undersea Research and Ocean Exploration: H.R. 3835, National Ocean Exploration Program Act, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn. Committee on Small Business, July 25, hearing on the Failure to Comply with the Regulatory Flexibility Act: IRS Endangering Small Businesses Yet Again, 2 p.m., 2360 Rayburn. [[Page D823]] Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, July 25, Subcommittee on Railroads, oversight hearing on Human Factors Issues in Rail Safety, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn. July 26, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management, oversight hearing on proposed amendments to and reauthorization of the National Dam Safety Program Act, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn. Committee on Veterans' Affairs, July 27, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, oversight hearing on VA's accelerated education benefits, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon. Committee on Ways and Means, July 25, Subcommittee on Trade, hearing on Customs Budget Authorizations and Other Customs Issues, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth. July 26, full Committee, hearing on Impacts of Border Security and Immigration on Ways and Means Programs, 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth. July 27, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on Emergency Care, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth. Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, July 26, executive, hearing on Intelligence Community Acquisition Reform, 12:30 p.m., H- 405 Capitol. July 26, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Human Intelligence, Analysis and Counterintelligence, executive, hearing on DOD HUMINT Way Ahead, 3 p.m., H-405 Capitol. July 27, full Committee, executive, briefing on Global Updates/ Hotspots, 9 a.m., H-405 Capitol. July 27, hearing on FISA legislation, 1 p.m., 2212 Rayburn. 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Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 12:30 p.m., Monday, July 24 House Chamber Program for Monday: To be announced. _______________________________________________________________________ Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue HOUSE Baca, Joe, Calif., E1476 Bilirakis, Michael, Fla., E1479 Blackburn, Marsha, Tenn., E1490 Blumenauer, Earl, Ore., E1486 Boehlert, Sherwood, N.Y., E1485 Bordallo, Madeleine Z., Guam, E1486 Brown-Waite, Ginny, Fla., E1487 Cardoza, Dennis A., Calif., E1489 Conyers, John, Jr., Mich., E1479 Costa, Jim, Calif., E1483 Crowley, Joseph, N.Y., E1492 Cuellar, Henry, Tex., E1475, E1480 Cummings, Elijah E., Md., E1482 Davis, Susan A., Calif., E1490 Davis, Tom, Va., E1491 Diaz-Balart, Lincoln, Fla., E1481 Dingell, John D., Mich., E1478, E1484 Drake, Thelma D., Va., E1478 Eshoo, Anna G., Calif., E1476 Farr, Sam, Calif., E1477 Gordon, Bart, Tenn., E1490 Inslee, Jay, Wash., E1490 Jackson-Lee, Sheila, Tex., E1476 Johnson, Eddie Bernice, Tex., E1482 Kildee, Dale E., Mich., E1477 Kilpatrick, Carolyn C., Mich., E1477 McCaul, Michael T., Tex., E1475 McDermott, Jim, Wash., E1485 Maloney, Carolyn B., N.Y., E1486, E1488 Meehan, Martin T., Mass., E1492 Moore, Dennis, Kans., E1484 Moran, James P., Va., E1484 Murphy, Tim, Pa., E1488 Nussle, Jim, Iowa, E1490 Paul, Ron, Tex., E1483 Ramstad, Jim, Minn., E1481 Rangel, Charles B., N.Y., E1491 Rogers, Mike, Ala., E1477 Schakowsky, Janice D., Ill., E1482 Schwartz, Allyson Y., Pa., E1491 Stark, Fortney Pete, Calif., E1487 Thompson, Mike, Calif., E1482 Udall, Tom, N.M., E1489 Upton, Fred, Mich., E1478 Van Hollen, Chris, Md., E1488 Wexler, Robert, Fla., E1477 Whitfield, Ed, Ky., E1487 Woolsey, Lynn C., Calif., E1475, E1479, E1481