This Week's Senate Committee Schedule

Here are the United States Senate committee meetings scheduled for this week:

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

Jan 17, 2007 at 9:30 a.m. To hold hearings to examine conservation security program and environmental quality incentives program relating to working land conservation.

Appropriations

Jan 19, 2007 at 9:30 a.m. To hold joint hearings to examine stem cell research. (Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee)

Armed Services

Jan 17, 2007 at 2:30 p.m. To hold hearings to examine practices in Department of Defense contracting for services and inter-agency contracting. (Readiness and Management Support Subcommittee)

Jan 18, 2007 at 2:30 p.m. To receive a closed briefing on intelligence assessments on the situation in Iraq.

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

Jan 18, 2007 at 10 a.m. Organizational business meeting to consider an original resolution authorizing expenditures for committee operations, committee's rules of procedure for the 110th Congress, and subcommittee assignments.

To be followed by a hearing to examine the state of transit security.

Budget

Jan 18, 2007 at 10 a.m. To hold hearings to examine long-term economic and budget challenges.

Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Jan 17, 2007 at 10 a.m. To hold hearings to examine aviation security, focusing on the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission.

Jan 18, 2007 at 10 a.m. To hold oversight hearings to examine Federal efforts for rail and surface transportation security.

Energy and Natural Resources

Jan 18, 2007 at 9:30 a.m. To hold an oversight hearing to examine issues relating to oil and gas royalty management at the Department of the Interior.

Environment and Public Works

Jan 17, 2007 at 9:45 a.m. To hold a full committee business meeting to establish committee rules.

Finance

Jan 17, 2007 at 10 a.m. Organizational business meeting to consider an original resolution authorizing expenditures for committee operations, committee's rules of procedure for the 110th Congress, and subcommittee assignments.

Committee will also consider The Small Business and Work Opportunity Act of 2007.

Foreign Relations

Jan 17, 2007 at 9:30 a.m. To hold hearings to examine the remaining options and regional diplomatic strategy relating to securing America's interests in Iraq.

Jan 18, 2007 at 9:30 a.m. To hold hearings to examine the military and security strategy relating to securing America's interests in Iraq.

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Jan 16, 2007 at 10 a.m. To hold hearings to examine economic opportunity and security for working families.

Indian Affairs

Jan 18, 2007 at 10 a.m. Organizational business meeting to consider an original resolution authorizing expenditures for committee operations, committee's rules of procedure for the 110th Congress, and subcommittee assignments.

Intelligence

Jan 17, 2007 at 2:30 p.m. To hold closed hearings to examine intelligence matters.

Jan 18, 2007 at 2:30 p.m. To hold closed hearings to examine intelligence matters.

Judiciary

Jan 16, 2007 at 2 p.m. To hold hearings to examine the plight of Iraqi refugees.

Jan 17, 2007 at 10 a.m. To hold hearings to examine paying off generics to prevent competition with brand name drugs.

Jan 18, 2007 at 9:30 a.m. To hold an oversight hearing to examine the Department of Justice.

Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Jan 18, 2007 at 9 a.m. Organizational business meeting to consider an original resolution authorizing expenditures for committee operations, committee's rules of procedure for the 110th Congress, and subcommittee assignments.