This Week's Senate Committee Schedule

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

Armed Services

Jan 23, 2007 at 9:30 a.m. To hold hearings to examine the nomination of Lieutenant General David H. Petraeus, USA, to be General and Commander, Multi-National Forces-Iraq.

Jan 25, 2007 at 9:30 a.m. To hold hearings to examine the current situation in Iraq and on the Administration's recently announced strategy for continued United States assistance to the Iraqi government and for an increased United States military presence in Iraq.

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

Jan 25, 2007 at 9:30 a.m. To hold hearings to examine the billing, marketing, and disclosure practices of the credit card industry, and their impact on consumers.

Budget

Jan 23, 2007 at 10 a.m. To hold hearings to examine the growing tax gap and strategies for reducing it.

Jan 25, 2007 at 10 a.m. To hold hearings to examine the Congressional Budget Office budget and economic outlook.

Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Jan 24, 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 potential impact of airline mergers and industry consolidation relating to the state of the airline industry.

Energy and Natural Resources

Jan 24, 2007 at 9:45 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 an analysis completed by the Energy Information Administration entitled to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Intensity with a Cap and Trade System.

Jan 25, 2007 at 9:30 a.m. To hold hearings to examine oil and gas resources on the Outer Continental Shelf and areas available for leasing in the Gulf of Mexico.

Finance

Jan 24, 2007 at 10 a.m. To hold hearings to examine the nomination of Michael J. Astrue, of Massachusetts, to be Commissioner of Social Security.

Foreign Relations

Jan 23, 2007 at 9:15 a.m. Securing America’s Interests in Iraq: The Remaining Options.
Alternative Plans Continued – Federalism, Side with the Majority, Strategic Redeployment, or Negotiate?

Jan 24, 2007 at 9 a.m. Business meeting to consider S.Con.Res.2, expressing the bipartisan resolution on Iraq.

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Jan 24, 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 Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act.

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Jan 24, 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.

Jan 25, 2007 at 2:30 p.m. Oversight of Government Management Subcommittee, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia. To hold hearings to examine the Federal government's efforts to develop a foreign language strategy, focusing on the government's efforts to increase foreign language education to meet the Federal workforce, national security, and economic competitiveness needs.

Indian Affairs

Jan 25, 2007 at 9:30 a.m. Business meeting to consider an original resolution authorizing expenditures for committee operations, and committee's rules of procedure for the 110th Congress.

Intelligence

Jan 23, 2007 at 2:30 p.m. To hold hearings to examine intelligence reform.

Jan 25, 2007 at 2:30 p.m. To hold hearings to examine intelligence reform - FBI and Homeland Security

Judiciary

Jan 23, 2007 at 9:30 a.m. To hold hearings to examine challenges and strategies for securing the U.S. border.

Veterans' Affairs

Jan 23, 2007 at 9:30 a.m. To hold oversight hearings to examine Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs collaboration and cooperation to meet the needs of returning military service members.