Congress

Today in Congress: September 6, 2006

Reuters

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THE SENATE

In session.

Committees

Senate Appropriations (9 a.m.): Labor, HHS, Education Subcommittee holds a hearing on recent controversies in stem cell research. James Battey, chairman, National Institutes of Health Stem Cell Task Force; Robert Lanza of Advanced Cell Technologies; Kevin Eggan of Harvard University; and Ronald Green of Dartmouth College, testify. 124 Dirksen 124 Dirksen.

Senate Armed Services (10 a.m.): Meets to receive a closed briefing on the Army Field Manual on Interrogation. Witnesses TBA. 222 Russell.

Senate Environment and Public Works (9:30 a.m.): Holds a hearing on federal renewable fuels programs. William Wehrum, assistant administrator for the Office of Air and Radiation, Environmental Protection Agency; Assistant Energy Secretary Alexander Karsner, for energy efficiency and renewable energy; and Keith Collins, chief economist, Agriculture Department, testify. 406 Dirksen.

Senate (Select) Intelligence (2:30 p.m.): Meets to receive a closed briefing on intelligence matters. 219 Hart.

Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs (10 a.m.): Holds a hearing on “Stock Options Backdating.” Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Christopher Cox; Public Company Accounting Oversight Board Chairman Mark Olson; Erik Lie, associate professor of finance at the University of Iowa; Lynn Turner, managing director of research at Glass Lewis & Co. LLC and former SEC chief accountant; Russell Read, chief investment officer for the California Public Employees' Retirement System; and Kurt Schacht, managing director of the CFA Centre for Financial Market Integrity, testify. 538 Dirksen.

Senate Finance (10 a.m.): Holds a hearing on “Executive Compensation: Backdating to the Future/Oversight of current issues regarding executive compensation including backdating of stock options; and tax treatment of executive compensation, retirement and benefits.” Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Mark Everson; Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty; Linda Thompson, director, Division of Enforcement, Securities and Exchange Commission; Nell Minow, editor, The Corporate Library, Portland, Maine; Lucian Bebchuk, professor of law, economics, and finance, director, Program on Corporate Governance, Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Mass.; Charles Elson, chairman, John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance, Lerner College of Business and Economics, University of Delaware, Newark, Del.; and Steven Balsam, professor of accounting, The Fox School of Business and Management, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pa., testify. 215 Dirksen.

Senate Judiciary (11 a.m.): Holds a hearing on “Examining Competition in Group Health Care.” Sen. Tom Coburn (R-Okla.); Deputy Assistant Attorney General Bruce McDonald, for the Antitrust Division; David Wales, deputy director, Bureau of Competition, Federal Trade Commission; Mark Piasio, president, Pennsylvania Medical Society, Harrisburg, Pa.; Stephanie Kanwit of the American Association of Health Plans; Edward Langston, chairman-elect, American Medical Association Board of Trustees, Chicago, Ill.; and David Hyman, professor of law, University of Illinois College of Law, Champaign, Ill., testify. 226 Dirksen.

Senate Judiciary (2 p.m.): Holds a hearing on pending judicial nominations. Witnesses TBA. 226 Dirksen.

THE HOUSE

Meets at 2 p.m. to consider H.Res.605, Recognizing the life of Preston Robert Tisch and his outstanding contributions to New York City, the New York Giants Football Club, the National Football League, and the United States; H.Res.912, Supporting the goals and ideals of National Life Insurance Awareness Month; H.R.2491, the “International Solid Waste Importation and Management Act of 2005”; H.Res.875, Congratulating Spelman College on the occasion of its 125th anniversary; S.3534, the “YouthBuild Transfer Act”;and H.R.2808, the “Abraham Lincoln Commemorative Coin Act.”

Committees

House Foreign Affairs (2 p.m.): Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations Subcommittee holds a hearing on “The United Nations Human Rights Council: Reform or Regression?” Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Mark Lagon in the Bureau of International Organization Affairs; Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Erica Barks-Ruggles in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor; Brett Schaefer, fellow in international regulatory affairs at The Heritage Foundation; Hillel Neuer, executive director of United Nations Watch; and Jennifer Windsor, executive director of Freedom House, testify. 2172 Rayburn.

House Oversight and Government Reform (12:30 p.m.): Full committee field hearing on “MS-13 and Counting: Gang Activity in Montgomery and Prince George's Counties.” Jack Johnson, county executive, Prince George's County; George Leventhal, chairman, Montgomery County Council; John King, assistant chief, Montgomery County Police Department; Melvin High, chief, Prince George's County Police Department; Carolyn Colvin, director, Department of Health and Human Services, Montgomery County; Robert Green, warden, Montgomery County Correctional Facility; Mike Butler, gang prevention coordinator, Prince George's County; Luis Cardona, youth violence prevention coordinator, Montgomery County; Daniel Arretche, director of development, Crossroads Youth Opportunity Center; and Richard Brown, small business owner, testify. Takoma Park City Council Chambers, 7500 Maple Avenue, Takoma Park, Md..

House Oversight and Government Reform (1 p.m.): National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations Subcommittee holds a hearing on the “HIV Prevention: How Effective is The President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief?” U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator Mark Dybul; Kent Hill, assistant administrator, Bureau for Global Health, U.S. Agency for International Development; David Gootnick, director of international affairs and trade, Government Accountability Office; Helene Gayle, president and CEO, CARE USA; Lucy Sawere Nkya, member of Tanzanian Parliament (MP, Women Special Seats), medical chairperson, Medical Board of St. Mary's Hospital Morogoro, and director, Faraja Trust Fund; and Edward Green, senior research scientist, Harvard Center for Population and Development Studies, testify. 2154 Rayburn.

House Judiciary (1 p.m.): Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Subcommittee holds a hearing on “Legislative Proposals to Update the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) (H.R.4976, H.R.5223, H.R.5371, H.R.5825, S.2453, and S.2455).” Acting Assistant Attorney General Steve Bradbury, for the Office of Legal Counsel; Robert Deitz, general counsel, National Security Agency; Robert Alt, fellow in legal and international affairs, The John M. Ashbrook Center for Public Affairs, Ashland University; and Jim Dempsey, political director, Center for Democracy and Technology, testify. 2141 Rayburn.

House Rules (5 p.m.): Meets to formulate a rule on H.R.503, to amend the “Horse Protection Act” to prohibit the shipping, transporting, moving, delivering, receiving, possessing, purchasing, selling or donation of horses and other equines to be slaughtered for human consumption. H-313, U.S. Capitol.

House Oversight and Government Reform (2 p.m.): Federalism and the Census Subcommittee holds a hearing on “2 Plus 2 Should Never Equal 3: Getting Intercensal Population Estimates Right the First Time.” Witnesses TBA. 2247 Rayburn.