This Week's Senate Committee Schedule

Hearings of Note: The Judiciary Committee has announced that "certain subpoenas" may be issued in connection with the suspect replacement of United States Attorneys by the Justice Department.

And, although we're all waiting to see how this one plays out, the nomination of major Swift-Boat donor Sam Fox to be U.S. Ambassador to Belgium is not scheduled to return to the Foreign Relations Committee for a vote this week.

Here's the full Senate Committee schedule for the week:

Appropriations

Mar 13, 2007 at 10 a.m. To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2008 for the Environmental Protection Agency. (Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee)

Mar 14, 2007 at 10:30 a.m. To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2008 for the Army. (Defense Subcommittee)

Mar 14, 2007 at 2:30 p.m. To hold hearings to examine federal funding for the No Child Left Behind Act. (Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee)

Mar 15, 2007 at 9:30 a.m. To hold hearings to examine solvency and reform proposals for the Federal Housing Administration. (Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee)

Mar 15, 2007 at 10 a.m. To hold hearings to examine international food assistance. (Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Subcommittee)

Mar 15, 2007 at 2 p.m. To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2008 for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee)

Mar 15, 2007 at 2:30 p.m. To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2008 for the Department of the Army, Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation and the Department of the Interior. (Energy and Water Development Subcommittee)

Mar 16, 2007 at 10 a.m. To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for the fiscal year 2008 for the Government Accountability Office, Government Printing Office, Congressional Budget Office, and the Office of Compliance. (Legislative Branch Subcommittee)

Armed Services

Mar 15, 2007 at 8:30 a.m. To receive a closed briefing on Iraq.

Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Mar 15, 2007 at 10 a.m. To hold an oversight hearing to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2008 for the U.S. Coast Guard. (Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard Subcommittee)

Environment and Public Works

Mar 15, 2007 at 10 a.m. To hold hearings to examine water resources needs and the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2008 for the Army Corps of Engineers. (Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee)

Finance

Mar 14, 2007 at 10 a.m. To hold hearings to examine charting a course for health care moving toward universal coverage.

Foreign Relations

Mar 13, 2007 at 3 p.m. To hold hearings to examine the nominations of James R. Kunder, of Virginia, to be Deputy Administrator, Douglas Menarchik, of Texas, to be an Assistant Administrator, Paul J. Bonicelli, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator, and Katherine Almquist, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator, all of the United States Agency for International Development.

Hearings will also be held on the nominations of Margrethe Lundsager, of Virginia, to be United States Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund, Eli Whitney Debevoise II, of Maryland, to be United States Executive Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and Curtis S. Chin, of New York, to be United States Director of the Asian Development Bank, with the rank of Ambassador.

Mar 14, 2007 at 2:30 p.m. To hold hearings to examine strategies to end the violence relating to extrajudicial killings in the Philippines. (East Asian and Pacific Affairs Subcommittee)

Mar 15, 2007 at 9:30 a.m. To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Zalmay Khalilzad to be a Representative to the United Nations, with the rank and status of Ambassador, and the Representative in the Security Council of the United Nations, and to be a Representative to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations during his tenure of service as Representative to the United Nations.

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Mar 13, 2007 at 9:30 a.m. To hold joint hearings with House Committee on Education and Labor to examine improving No Child Left Behind to close the achievement gap, relating to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act reauthorization.

Mar 14, 2007 at 10 a.m. Business meeting to consider S.624, to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide waivers relating to grants for preventive health measures with respect to breast and cervical cancers, Keeping Seniors Safe From Act of 2007, S.657, to amend the Public Health Service Act to add requirements regarding trauma care, and any pending nominations.

Mar 14, 2007 at 10:15 a.m. To hold hearings to examine enhancing patient access and drug safety relating to Prescription Drug User Fees.

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Mar 13, 2007 at 2:30 p.m. To hold hearings to examine United States international efforts to secure radiological materials, focusing on Department of Energy and Nuclear Regulatory Commission efforts to secure radiological materials through the International Atomic Energy Agency and the other multilateral organizations. (Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia Subcommittee)

Mar 14, 2007 at 9:30 a.m. To hold hearings to examine the threat of Islamic radicalism to the homeland.

Mar 15, 2007 at 10 a.m. To hold hearings to examine the nomination of Gregory B. Cade, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the United States Fire Administration, Department of Homeland Security.

Intelligence

Mar 13, 2007 at 2:30 p.m. To hold closed hearings to examine FY 2008 Budget -- Human Intelligence

Mar 15, 2007 at 2:30 p.m. To hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters.

Judiciary

Mar 13, 2007 at 10 a.m. To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Benjamin Hale Settle, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Washington, Frederick J. Kapala, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, and Halil Suleyman Ozerden, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi.

Mar 14, 2007 at 10 a.m. To hold hearings to examine reinvigorating the Freedom of Information Act relating to open government.

Mar 15, 2007 at 10 a.m. Business meeting to consider the following:

• S.236, to require reports to Congress on Federal agency use of data mining
• S.261, to amend title 18, United States Code, to strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting S.376, to amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the provisions relating to the carrying of concealed weapons by law enforcement officers
• S.231, to authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012
• S.368, to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to enhance the COPS ON THE BEAT grant program
• S.627, to amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to improve the health and well-being of maltreated infants and toddlers through the creation of a National Court Teams Resource Center, to assist local Court Teams
• S.Con.Res.14, commemorating the 85th anniversary of the founding of the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association, a leading association for the 1,300,000 United States citizens of Greek ancestry and Philhellenes in the United States.

There is also the possibility of certain subpoenas being issued in connection with investigation into replacement of United States Attorneys.

Rules and Administration

Mar 14, 2007 at 10 a.m. To hold hearings to examine S.223, to require Senate candidates to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form.