[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 9] [Extensions of Remarks] [Pages 11902-11903] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]RECOGNIZING THE RETIREMENT OF POLICE SERGEANT TIMOTHY P. GRACE FROM THE FAIRFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT ______ HON. ELLEN O. TAUSCHER of california in the house of representatives Monday, June 9, 2008 Mrs. TAUSCHER. Madam Speaker, I rise to recognize Police Sergeant Timothy P. Grace who faithfully served the residents of the city of Fairfield for 31 years. Sergeant Grace began his service with the Fairfield Police Department on September 27, 1975, where he worked in several capacities including drunk driving enforcement grants, the traffic unit, patrol, investigations and the training and communications unit. Sergeant Grace continued to serve as a defensive tactics instructor as well as a field training officer. Sergeant Grace earned his well-deserved promotion to the position of police sergeant in 2000. He worked as a valiant leader in both the patrol and the professional standards unit, where his dedication to these units made a valuable impact on the operations of the overall department. Sergeant Grace evidenced a commitment to his community on a daily basis. He served as a loyal representative of the law and is admired by his community for his hard work, dedication and positive influence on the entire department. SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate on February 4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate committees, subcommittees, joint committees, and committees of conference. This title requires all such committees to notify the Office of the Senate Daily Digest--designated by the Rules Committee--of the time, place, and purpose of the meetings, when scheduled, and any cancellations or changes in the meetings as they occur. As an additional procedure along with the computerization of this information, the Office of the Senate Daily Digest will prepare this information for printing in the Extensions of Remarks section of the Congressional Record on Monday and Wednesday of each week. Meetings scheduled for Tuesday, June 10, 2008 may be found in the Daily Digest of today's Record. MEETINGS SCHEDULED JUNE 11 9:30 a.m. Foreign Relations To hold hearings to examine sovereign wealth funds, focusing on foreign policy consequences in an era of new money. SD-419 10 a.m. Judiciary To hold hearings to examine short-change for consumers and short-shrift for Congress, focusing on the Supreme Court's treatment of laws that protect Americans health, safety, jobs, and retirement. SD-226 2 p.m. Judiciary To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Paul G. Gardephe, and Cathy Seibel, both to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York, Kiyo A. Matsumoto, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, and Glenn T. Suddaby, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of New York. SD-226 3 p.m. Commerce, Science, and Transportation To hold hearings to examine the impact and policy implications of spyware on consumers and businesses. SR-253 JUNE 12 10 a.m. Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs To hold hearings to examine the condition of our nation's infrastructure, focusing on perspectives from our nation's mayors. SD-538 Finance To hold an oversight hearing to examine the United States Trade Preference programs. SD-215 Judiciary Business meeting to consider S. 2979, to exempt the African National Congress [[Page 11903]] from treatment as a terrorist organization, H.R. 5690, to remove the African National Congress from treatment as a terrorist organization for certain acts or events, provide relief for certain members of the African National Congress regarding admissibility, S. 2892, to promote the prosecution and enforcement of frauds against the United States by suspending the statute of limitations during times when Congress has authorized the use of military force, H.R. 3480, to direct the United States Sentencing Commission to assure appropriate punishment enhancements for those involved in receiving stolen property where that property consists of grave markers of veterans, S. 1211, to amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide enhanced penalties for marketing controlled substances to minors, S. Res. 576, designating August 2008 as ``Digital Television Transition Awareness Month'', and the nominations of Helene N. White, of Michigan, and Raymond M. Kethledge, of Michigan, each to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, and Stephen Joseph Murphy III, of Michigan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan. SD-226 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety and Security Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine supply chain security, focusing on the secure freight initiative and the implementation of 100 percent scanning. SR-253 Joint Economic Committee To hold hearings to examine the future costs of funding the war in Iraq. SD-106 2:15 p.m. Energy and Natural Resources To hold an oversight hearing to examine the relationship between United States fuels policy and food prices. SD-366 2:30 p.m. Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine addressing the United States- Pakistan strategic relationship. SD-342 Foreign Relations To hold hearings to examine energy from Central Asia to Europe, focusing on oil, oligarchs, and opportunity. SD-419 JUNE 17 9:30 a.m. Armed Services To hold hearings to examine the origins of aggressive interrogation techniques, focusing on Part I of the Committee's inquiry into the treatment of detainees in U.S. custody. SD-106 2:30 p.m. Energy and Natural Resources National Parks Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine S. 1774, to designate the John Krebs Wilderness in the State of California, to add certain land to the Sequoia-Kings Canyon National Park Wilderness, S. 2255, to amend the National Trails System Act to provide for studies of the Chisholm Trail and Great Western Trail to determine whether to add the trails to the National Trails System, S. 2359, to establish the St. Augustine 450th Commemoration Commission, S. 2943, to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail, S. 3017, to designate the Beaver Basin Wilderness at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in the State of Michigan, S. 3010, to reauthorize the Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program, S. 3045, to establish the Kenai Mountains-Turnagain Arm National Forest Heritage Area in the State of Alaska, H.R. 1143, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease certain lands in Virgin Islands National Park, and S. 3096, to amend the National Cave and Karst Research Institute Act of 1998 to authorize appropriations for the National Cave and Karst Research Institute. SD-366 JUNE 18 10 a.m. Rules and Administration To hold hearings to examine improving energy efficiency, focusing on increasing the use of renewable sources of energy, and reducing the carbon footprint of the Capitol complex. SR-301 2 p.m. Energy and Natural Resources To hold hearings to examine the preparedness of federal land management agencies for the 2008 wildfire season. SD-366 JUNE 19 10 a.m. Commerce, Science, and Transportation Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety and Security Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine cruise ship safety, focusing on potential steps for keeping Americans safe at sea. SR-253 JUNE 24 10:30 a.m. Commerce, Science, and Transportation To hold hearings to examine climate change impacts on the transportation sector. SR-253 JUNE 26 9:30 a.m. Veterans' Affairs Business meeting to markup pending calendar business. SR-418 POSTPONEMENTS JUNE 11 9:30 a.m. Commerce, Science, and Transportation Interstate Commerce, Trade, and Tourism Subcommittee To hold hearings to examine imbalance in the United States-Korea automobile trade. SR-253