Selected Congressional Hearings: Week of 10/29-11/2
Below the fold is a selected list of Congressional hearings scheduled for the upcoming week. A complete list of hearings is available here.
Of note: a Tuesday oversight hearing before the House Judiciary Committee on the Voting Rights Section of the Department of Justice, an examination by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday regarding amending FISA, and a hearing on Thursday to consider the nomination of John Tinder to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
Monday, October 29
House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Domestic Policy Field Hearing on Evaluating the Labor Department in New Orleans: DOL’s Performance in Investigating and Prosecuting Wage and Hour Violations and Protecting Guest Workers
Tuesday, October 30
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs to hold hearings to examine the role of local law enforcement in countering violent Islamist extremism.
House Financial Services: Preserving and Expanding Minority Banks
House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties Oversight Hearing on the Voting Section of the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. DOJ
House Judiciary Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law Hearing on Straightening Out the Mortgage Mess: How Can We Protect Home Ownership and Provide Relief to Consumers in Financial Distress? – Part II
House Energy and Commerce subsequent days as necessary, to consider the following legislation: H.R. 1534, the “Mercury Export Ban Act of 2007”, amended; H.R. 2830, the “Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2007”, as reported by the Committee on Homeland Security; H.R. 3461, the “Safeguarding America’s Families by Enhancing and Reorganizing New and Efficient Technologies Act of 2007”, amended; H.R. 2601, the “Do-Not-Call Registry Fee Extension Act of 2007”, amended; H.R. 3541, the “Do-Not Call Improvement Act of 2007”; H.R. 3526, To include all banking agencies within the existing regulatory authority under the Federal Trade Commission Act with respect to depository institutions, and for other purposes, amended; H.R. 3403, the “911 Modernization and Safety Act of 2007”, amended; and H.R. 3919, the “Broadband Census of America Act of 2007”.
House Financial Services: Additional Perspectives on the Need for Insurance Regulatory Reform
House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property Hearing on "Stifling or Stimulating - The Role of Gene Patents in Research and Genetic Testing"
Senate Judiciary to hold hearings to examine Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) amendments, focusing on ways to protect Americans' security and privacy while preserving the rule of law and government accountability.
House Administration Subcommittee on Elections Oversight Hearing on the "Use of ‘Robocalls' in Federal Campaigns"
House Judiciary: Hearing on Combating Modern Slavery: Reauthorization of Anti-Trafficking Programs
Thursday, November 1
Senate Judiciary: Business meeting to consider S. 1946, to help Federal prosecutors and investigators combat public corruption by strengthening and clarifying the law, S. 2168, to amend title 18, United States Code, to enable increased federal prosecution of identity theft crimes and to allow for restitution to victims of identity theft, S. 352, to provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings, and the nominations of John Daniel Tinder, of Indiana, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit, and Julie L. Myers, of Kansas, to be Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security.
Friday, November 2
House Financial Services: Progress in Administration and Other Efforts to Coordinate and Enhance Mortgage Foreclosure Prevention