On May 10, 2007 the House Committee on Homeland Security held hearings on the topic of “Fixing the Homeland Security Information Network: Finding the Way Forward For Better Information Sharing.” The Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment met at 10:00 AM in 311 Cannon House Office Building on Capitol Hill.
On Thursday, May 10, the House Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a full committee open markup session to consider both H.R. 964, the “Securely Protect Yourself Against Cyber Trespass Act” (the Spy Act), and H.R. 948, the Social Security Number Protection Act of 2007. The markup will take place at 2:30pm in room 2123 Rayburn.
On Thursday, April 26, 2007 the House Committee on Financial Services‘ Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit will hold a hearing on Credit Card Practices: Current Consumer and Regulatory Issues. The hearing will take place in room 2128 Rayburn House Office Building. The witness List & Prepared Testimony: Ms. Cindy Zeldin, Federal Affairs Coordinator, Economic Opportunity Programs, Demos: A Network for Ideas & Action; Mr. Arthur E. Wilmarth, Jr., Professor of Law, George Washington University Law School; Mr. Edward L. Yingling, President and CEO, American Bankers Association; Mr. Todd J. Zywicki, Professor of Law, George Mason University Law School;
Thursday April 19, 2007 — The Senate Committee on the Judiciary will hold a Department of Justice oversight hearing hearing at 9:30 AM in room 216 Hart. The hearing’s only witness is the Honorable Alberto Gonzales, US Attorney General and will take place at 10:00 AM. Live Web Cast
On Thursday, April 26, 2007 the Committee on Armed Services will hold a hearing tto receive testimony on legal issues regarding individuals detained by the Department of Defense as unlawful enemy combatants. The hearing will begin at 10:00 AM in room 216 Hart.
On Thursday, April 19, 2007 the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs’ Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security Subcommittee will hold a hearing to examine the current state of the Postal Service along with the efforts underway to implement the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (Public Law 109-435).The hearing will take place in room 342 Dirksen. When President Bush signed the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act, he included a ‘signing statement‘ that may give the government the power to open citizens’ mail without a warrant. Under the law, the government must get warrants to open first-class
