Next Week on the Hill

A roundup of relevant hearings on Capitol Hill next week: Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Monday, April 28, 2008 4:00 pm Dirksen 419 Hearings to examine the nominations of William J. Burns, of the District of Columbia, to be an Under Secretary of State (Political Affairs), Janice L. Jacobs, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Bureau of Consular Affairs), and T. Vance McMahan, of Texas, to be Representative of the United States of America on the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador. Presiding: Senator Nelson House Committee on Appropriations Wednesday, April 30, 2008 10:00am H-140, The Capitol Defense Outsourcing. Hearing of the Defense Subcommittee, John P. Murtha (D-PA), Chair Witnesses:

  • John J. Young, Jr. Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics
  • Dr. David S. C. Chu Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness

House Committee on Foreign Affairs Wednesday, April 30, 2008: 1:30pm 2172 Rayburn Markup of:

  • H.R. ­­­___, Security Assistance and Arms Export Control Reform Act of 2008
  • H.R. 3658, To amend the Foreign Service Act of 1980 to permit rest and recuperation travel to United States territories for members of the Foreign Service
  • H.R. 5834, North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2008
  • H. Res. 389, Supporting the goals and ideals of Malaria Awareness Day
  • H. Res. 1011, Calling on the United States Government and the international community to promptly develop, fund, and implement a comprehensive regional strategy to protect civilians, facilitate humanitarian operations, contain and reduce violence, and contribute to conditions for sustainable peace and good governance in Chad, as well as in the wider region that includes the northern region of the Central African Republic and the Darfur region of Sudan
  • H. Res. 1063, Marking the 225th anniversary of the Treaty of Paris of 1783, which ended the Revolutionary War with the Kingdom of Great Britain and recognized the independence of the United States of America, and acknowledging the shared values and close friendship between the peoples and governments of the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • H. Res. 1109, Honoring the memory of Dith Pran by remembering his life's work and continuing to acknowledge and remember the victims of genocides that have taken place around the globe
  • H. Con. Res. 317, Condemning the Burmese regime's undemocratic constitution and scheduled referendum
  • H. Con. Res. 318, Supporting the goals and ideals of the International Year of Sanitation

House Committee on Foreign Affairs Thursday, May 01, 2008: 10:00am 2172 Rayburn No Direction Home: An NGO Perspective on Iraqi Refugees and IDPs. Hearing of the Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia and the Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight Witnesses: Panel I

  • The Honorable Earl Blumenauer Member of Congress

Panel II

  • Mr. Rabih Torbay Vice President of International Operations, International Medical Corps
  • Mr. David Holdridge Middle East Regional Director, Mercy Corps
  • Mrs. Anastasia Brown Director, Office of Refugee Programs, Migration and Refugee Services, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops