Volume 153, No. 157 covering the of the 110th Congress (2007 - 2008) was published by the Congressional Record.
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 Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D1371-D1372 on Oct. 17, 2007.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee ordered favorably reported the following:
An original bill to authorize State and local governments to divest assets in companies conduct business operations in Sudan, to prohibit United States Government contracts with such companies;
An original bill entitled ``Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007''; and
An original bill to amend the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, to restore the financial solvency of the flood insurance fund.
CONSUMER WIRELESS ISSUES
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded a hearing to examine consumer wireless telephone issues, including S. 2033, to provide for greater disclosure to, and empowerment of, consumers who have entered into a contract for cellular telephone service, after receiving testimony from Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson, Saint Paul; Patrick Pearlman, West Virginia Public Service Commission, Charleston; Chris Murray, Consumers Union, on behalf of the Consumer Federation of America and Free Press, and Lowell C. McAdam, Verizon Wireless, both of Washington, D.C.; Michael Higgins, Jr., Central Texas Telephone Cooperative, Inc., Goldthwaite, Texas, on behalf of sundry organizations; and Jerry Ellig, George Mason University Mercatus Center, Arlington, Virginia.
DIGITAL TELEVISION TRANSITION
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the digital television transition, focusing on government and industry perspectives, after receiving testimony from Jonathan S. Adelstein, Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission; John M.R. Kneuer, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information, National Telecommunications and Information Administration; and John Gieselman, DIRECTV, Inc., John Lawson, Association of Public Television Stations, Kyle McSlarrow, National Cable and Telecommunications Association, Marc A. Pearl, Consumer Electronics Retailers Coalition, and David K. Rehr, National Association of Broadcasters, all of Washington, D.C.
FEDERAL SUPERFUND PROGRAM
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on Superfund and Environmental Health concluded an oversight to examine the federal Superfund Program and its activities to protect public health, after receiving testimony from Susan Parker Bodine, Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, Environmental Protection Agency; Lenny Siegel, Center for Public Environmental Oversight, Mountain View, California; Michael W. Steinberg, Morgan, Lewis and Bockius, LLP, Washington, D.C., on behalf of the Superfund Settlements Project; Bradley M. Campbell, Bradley M. Campbell, LLC and Minotaur Consulting, LLC, Trenton, New Jersey; J. Winston Porter, Waste Policy Center (WPC), Leesburg, Virginia; and Rena Steinzor, University of Maryland School of Law, Baltimore.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Daniel V. Speckhard, of Wisconsin, to be Ambassador to Greece, who was introduced by Senator Feingold; Thomas F. Stephenson, of California, to be Ambassador to the Portuguese Republic; and Vincent Obsitnik, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Slovak Republic, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
DHS CONTRACTORS
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the Department of Homeland Security, focusing on contractors and the work of the government, the types of professional and management support services the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has contracted for and the circumstances that drove its contracting decisions, and DHS's consideration and management of risk when contracting for such services, including S. 680, to ensure proper oversight and accountability in Federal contracting, after receiving testimony from John P. Hutton, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, Government Accountability Office; Elaine C. Duke, Chief Procurement Officer, Department of Homeland Security; and Steven L. Schooner, George Washington University Law School, Washington, D.C.
NOMINATION
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee began consideration of the nomination of Michael B. Mukasey, of New York, to be Attorney General, who was introduced by Senators Schumer and Lieberman, after the nominee testified and answered questions in his own behalf, but did not complete action thereon.
Hearing will next convene on Thursday, October 18, 2007 at 10 a.m.
VA/DOD COLLABORATION
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee concluded an oversight hearing to examine Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense collaboration, focusing on the report of the President's Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded Warriors, the report of the Veterans Disability Benefit Commission, and other related reports, after receiving testimony from former Senator Bob Dole, and Donna E. Shalala, both Co-Chair, President's Commission on Care for America's Returning Wounded Warriors; Lieutenant General James Terry Scott, USA (Ret.), Veterans Disability Benefits Commission; Rear Admiral Patrick W. Dunne, USN (Ret.), Assistant Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Policy and Planning; Colonel Peter Duffy, USARNG (Ret.), National Guard Association of the United States, Togo D. West, Jr., Independent Review Group, and Gerald T. Manar, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, on behalf of the Independent Budget, all of Washington, D.C; Meredith Beck, Wounded Warrior Project, Jacksonville, Florida; Colonel Steve Strobridge, USAF (Ret.), Military Officers Association of America, Alexandria, Virginia; and Ariana Del Negro, Waialua, Hawaii.
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