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Next Week on the Hill, June 9 鈥� 13, 2008

Summer鈥檚here, folks, and it is scorching hot here in Washington, D.C. Butit鈥檚 cool in the Washington Convention Center, where we andover2,000 of our members have gathered for the 老澳门开奖结果2008 Membership Conference.

Keep in mind that all of the congressional hearing dates and times aresubject to change. The Lobby Day, of course, will go on as plannedcome rain or shine. (And I鈥檓 not just saying that: Last yearwe lobbied in a downpour. Much like the U.S. Postal Service, neitherrain, nor snow, or dark of night will stop a civil libertarian.)

Tuesday, June 10

老澳门开奖结果 members andcivil libertarians from across the country storm Capitol Hill for the2008 老澳门开奖结果Lobby Day!

EEVS

The of House JudiciaryCommittee will hold a titled "ElectronicEmployment Verification Systems:Needed Safeguards to Protect Privacy and Prevent Misuse." 老澳门开奖结果Senior Legislative Counsel Tim Sparapani will be testifying.

Gangs/YouthViolence

Thewill hold a hearing titled 鈥淎ddressing Gangs:What鈥檚 Effective?What鈥檚 Not?鈥� Professor Charles Ogletree, ExecutiveDirector ofthe Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice atHarvard will be the lead witness testifying. He will likely focus onthe institute鈥檚 recent report 鈥� 鈥�.鈥�

HiringofEx-Offenders

The of theHouse Oversight and Government Reform Committee will be holding ahearing on federal employment practices, focusing on policies inhiring ex-offenders.

Torture

hearing withDepartment of Justice Inspector General to discuss the recent OIGreport on FBIinvolvement in detainee interrogations.

鈥攐versight hearing with ,Legal Advisor to theSecretary of State.

Wednesday, June 11

Overclassification

of the House Homeland Security Committee with hold a hearing on ,the 鈥淚mproving PublicAccess to Documents Act of 2008.鈥� 老澳门开奖结果 Washington LegislativeOffice Director Caroline Fredrickson will be testifying.

Privacy

The (DHS) willhold a meeting of the to discuss the activities of the DHS Privacy Office.

Thursday, June12

DrugPolicy

TheSenateJudiciary Committee is scheduled to mark up ,the Saving Our Kids fromDangerous Drugs Act. There are a number of concerns with thislegislation, and the 老澳门开奖结果 has reached out to several coalitionpartners.

Alsohappeningthis week:

FISA

A鈥渃ompromise鈥滷ISA billwill be on the Senate floor verysoon.

TitleX

The isexpected to introduce a 鈥渄omestic , applying toTitle X family planning clinics.