Selected Congressional Hearings: Week of 12/03/2007
Follow the links for a complete list of House and Senate hearings. Here is the calendar for the House and Senate. Below the fold is a selected list of Congressional hearings.
Of note: on Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee will consider the Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2007 - a bill to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings, the Federal Judicial Salary Restoration Act of 2007, the Protect Our Children First Act and two Internet safety-related Acts, and the nomination of Ronald Jay Tenpas to Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division at the Department of Justice.
Tuesday, December 4
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Investigations Subcommittee: Hearings to examine credit card practices, focusing on unfair interest rate increases.
Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Business meeting to consider S. 2332, to promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership.
Wednesday, December 5
House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet: Hearing
Oversight of the Federal Communications Commission: Media Ownership
Senate Judiciary: Hearings to examine reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (Public Law 93-415), focusing on protecting children and communities.
Senate Judiciary: Hearings to examine the foreclosure crisis, focusing on helping families save their homes.
Senate Intelligence: Meeting of conferees on proposed legislation authorizing funds for fiscal year 2008 for the intelligence community.
Thursday, December 6
Senate Judiciary Business meeting to consider: S.352, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2007; S.344, A bill to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings: S.1638, Federal Judicial Salary Restoration Act of 2007; S.1829, Protect Our Children First Act of 2007; S.431, Keeping the Internet Devoid of Sexual Predators Act of 2007; S.2344, Internet Safety Education Act of 2007; Nomination of Ronald Jay Tenpas to be Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division, Department of Justice
House Financial Services: Accelerating Loan Modifications, Improving Foreclosure Prevention and Enhancing Enforcement
House Small Business: Full Committee Hearing on “Legislation to Improve the Regulatory Flexibility Act”