Daybook

PRESIDENT BUSH

Traveling to Ukraine, Romania, Croatia and Russia. Participates, with first lady Laura Bush, in an arrival ceremony in Kiev. Meets with Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko. Visits, with Mrs. Bush, St. Sophia’s Cathedral and School 57 in Kiev. Travels to Bucharest, Romania.

ECONOMIC REPORTS

10 a.m. — Census Bureau releases the construction put in place for February. Location: 1401 Constitution Ave. NW. Contact: 202/482-2235.

FEDERAL AGENCIES

9 a.m. — Employee Benefits Security Administration holds a hearing on the department’s proposed regulation under section 408(b)(2) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the related proposed class exemption. Location: Labor Department, 200 Constitution Ave. NW, Room S-4215 A-C. Contact: 202/693-8510.

9 a.m. — Federal Aviation Administration holds a meeting of the RTCA Special Committee 210 Cabin Systems and Equipment. Location: RTCA Inc., 1828 L St. NW, Suite 805. Contact: 202/833-9339.

SUPREME COURT

No oral arguments are scheduled. Contact: 202/479-3211.

SENATE

In session. Roll-call votes scheduled. Contact: Republican Cloakroom, 202/224-8601, or Democratic Cloakroom, 202/224-8541.

SENATE COMMITTEES

10 a.m. — Finance Committee holds a hearing on “Anti-Terrorism Financing: Progress Made and the Challenges Ahead.” Treasury Undersecretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Stuart Levey testifies. Location: 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building. Contact: 202/224-4515.

10 a.m. — Health, Education, Labor and Pensions employment and workplace safety subcommittee holds a hearing on “Serious OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration) Violations: Strategies for Breaking Dangerous Problems.” Eric Frumin, director of Unite Here’s occupational safety and health program, New York; and Doris Morrow, member of the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union’s Local Union 227, Robards, Ky., testify. Location: 430 Dirksen Senate Office Building. Contact: 202/224-5375.

2:30 p.m. — Energy and Natural Resources Committee holds a hearing on the “Forest Landscape Restoration Act of 2008” to establish a program at the USDA Forest Service and the Department of the Interior to carry out collaborative ecological restoration treatments for priority forest landscapes on public land. Gail Kimbell, chief of Forest Service; and Henri Bisson, deputy director of the Interior Department’s Bureau of Land Management, testify. Location: 366 Dirksen Senate Office Building. Contact: 202/224-4971.

HOUSE

Meets at 10:30 a.m. for morning-hour debate and noon to consider expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the creation of refugee populations in the Middle East, North Africa and the Persian Gulf region as a result of human rights violations. Contact: Republican Cloakroom, 202/225-2020, or Democratic Cloakroom, 202/225-1600.

HOUSE COMMITTEES

10 a.m. — Appropriations commerce, justice, science and related agencies subcommittee holds a hearing on the “Federal Bureau of Investigation.” FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III testifies. Location: 2358-A Rayburn House Office Building. Contact: 202/225-2771.

10 a.m. — Judiciary constitution, civil rights and civil liberties subcommittee and immigration, citizenship, refugees, border security and international law subcommittee holds a joint hearing on “Paying With Their Lives: The Status of Compensation for 9/11 Health Effects.” Kenneth Feinberg, former special master of the Victim Compensation Fund; and James Melius, administrator of the New York State Laborers’ Health and Safety Trust Fund, testify. Location: 2141 Rayburn House Office Building. Contact: 202/225-3951.

10 a.m. — Veterans Affairs health subcommittee holds a hearing on “Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Treatment and Research: Moving Ahead Toward Recovery.” Army Col. Charles Hoge, director of the Division of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, testifies. Location: 334 Cannon House Office Building. Contact: 202/225-9756.

GENERAL AGENDA

Border conference — all day — The Border Trade Alliance holds its international conference on “Understanding Wait Times: Border Delays’ Impact on Trade.” Events begin at 8 a.m.

Highlights — 9 a.m. — Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, Texas Republican, delivers remarks.

10 a.m. — Rep. Bart Stupak, Michigan Democrat, delivers remarks.

12:15 p.m. — Sen. John Cornyn, Texas Republican, delivers remarks.

12:45 p.m. — Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez delivers remarks.

Location: Kellogg Conference Hotel at Gallaudet University, 800 Florida Ave. NE. Contact: 800/333-5523.

Patent landscape — all day — The Georgetown University Law Center holds a conference on “The Changing Patent Landscape.” Events begin at 9 a.m.

Highlights — 9 a.m. — T. Alexander Aleinikoff, dean of the Georgetown University Law Center; and William Lee, co-managing partner at WilmerHale, deliver remarks.

12:45 p.m. — Judge Arthur Gajarsa of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit delivers luncheon address.

Location: Georgetown University Law Center, 600 New Jersey Ave. NW, McDonough Hall, Hart Auditorium. Contact: 202/662-0500.

Port authorities — all day — The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) holds open meetings as a part of its annual spring conference. Events begin at 8:15 a.m.

Highlights — 8:15 a.m. — AAPA President and CEO Kurt Nagle and Port of Longview, Wash., Executive Director Kenneth O’Hollaren deliver remarks.

8:45 a.m. — Deputy U.S. Trade Representative John Veroneau delivers remarks on “Trade Agreements in the Western Hemisphere.”

9:15 a.m. — Canadian Ambassador Michael Wilson delivers remarks on “North American Competitiveness in the Global Market.”

10 a.m. — Jack Schenendorf, vice chairman of the National Surface Transportation Policy and Revenue Study Commission; and Diego Ferrer, commercial counselor of the Embassy of Panama, participate in a panel discussion on “Making Freight Mobility a Priority for Our National Governments.”

Noon — Senate Appropriations Chairman Robert C. Byrd, West Virginia Democrat, delivers remarks on “Seaport Security” during the Washington People Luncheon.

Location: Willard Intercontinental Hotel, 1401 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Contact: 703/684-5700.

American Legion conference — 8:30 a.m. — The American Legion holds its 48th annual National Washington Conference.

Highlights — 8:45 a.m. — Army Secretary Pete Geren delivers remarks.

9:15 a.m. — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, delivers remarks.

9:30 a.m. — House Minority Leader John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, delivers remarks.

Location: Renaissance Hotel, 999 Ninth St. NW. Contact: 202/263-2982.

Arts breakfast — 8:30 a.m. — Americans for the Arts and the Congressional Arts Caucus hold its Congressional Arts Breakfast to celebrate Arts Advocacy Day, a hearing will follow on the importance of funding for the arts. Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick J. Leahy, Vermont Democrat; Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island Democrat; House Rules Chairman Louise M. Slaughter, New York Democrat; and Rep. Christopher Shays, Connecticut Republican, participate. Contact: 212/576-2700, ext. 242.

Health care conference — 10 a.m. — The American Medical Association holds its 6th annual National Advocacy Conference on its legislative health care agenda for the 110th Congress.

Highlights — 10 a.m. — Former White House press secretary Tony Snow delivers remarks on “An Insider’s View of the Elections and the Political Climate in Washington.”

11:30 a.m. — Sens. Ron Wyden, Oregon Democrat, and Tom Coburn, Oklahoma Republican, deliver remarks on “Health System Reform.”

12:30 p.m. — Sen. John Barrasso, Wyoming Republican, delivers remarks on “Physician Political Involvement.”

2:45 p.m. — Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl, Arizona Republican, delivers remarks on “Current Physician Issues in Congress.”

3:45 p.m. — Paul Begala, political strategist and former aid to President Clinton; and Tucker Carlson, MSNBC senior campaign correspondent, deliver remarks on “Presidential Politics.”

7 p.m. — House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer, Maryland Democrat, delivers remarks at the Nathan Davis Awards Dinner.

Location: Grand Hyatt Washington, 1000 H St. NW, Independence A Ballroom. Contact: 202/789-7447.

School dropouts — 10:30 a.m. — The America’s Promise Alliance holds a news conference and panel discussion on the scope of the high school dropout crisis and potential solutions. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Chairman Jeff Bingaman, New Mexico Democrat; Sen. Richard M. Burr, North Carolina Republican; Education Secretary Margaret Spellings; and former Secretary of State Colin L. Powell, founding chair of the America’s Promise Alliance, participate. Location: Union Station, 40 Massachusetts Ave. NE, Columbus Club. Contact: 202/745-5119.

•Compiled by FIND/AFP and The Washington Times