[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 28 (Wednesday, February 11, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D142-D143]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                           FEBRUARY 12, 2009

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Armed Services: organizational business meeting to 
consider pending committee organizational matters for the 111th 
Congress, 9:30 a.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings 
to examine consumer protection in the financial regulatory system, 
focusing on strengthening credit card protections, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: to hold hearings to examine Senate 
procedures for consideration of the budget resolution/
reconciliation, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: organizational 
business meeting to consider an original resolution authorizing 
expenditures for committee operations, and committee's rules of 
procedure for the 111th Congress; to be followed by a hearing to 
consider the nominations of Jane Lubchenco, of Oregon, to be Under 
Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, and John P. Holdren, of 
Massachusetts, to be Director of the Office of Science and 
Technology Policy, both of the Department of Commerce, 10 a.m., SR-
253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to 
examine the Department of Energy Loan Guarantee Program, authorized 
under Title 17 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, and how the 
delivery of services to support the deployment of clean energy 
technologies might be improved, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: organizational business 
meeting to consider an original resolution authorizing expenditures 
for committee operations, and committee's rules of procedure for the 
111th Congress, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine United 
States relations with Sudan, 2 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold 
hearings to examine structuring national security and homeland 
security at the White House, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold an oversight hearing to 
examine matters relating to Indian affairs, 9:30 a.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: organizational business meeting to 
consider subcommittee assignments, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: organizational 
business meeting to consider an original resolution authorizing 
expenditures for committee operations, and committee's rules of 
procedure for the 111th Congress, 9:30 a.m., SR-428A.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold hearings to examine the 
world threat, 2:30 p.m., SH-216.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, to consider the Derivatives Markets 
Transparency and Accountability Act of 2009, 1 p.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Defense, hearing on 
Army Contracting, 10 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, hearing on addressing U.S. Strategy 
in Iraq and Afghanistan: Balancing Interests and Resources, 10:30 
a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and 
Capabilities, hearing on Strategies for Countering Violent Extremist 
Ideologies, 1 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, hearing on Building a Foundation for 
Families: Fighting Hunger, Investing in Children, 10 a.m., 210 
Cannon.
  Committee on Education and Labor, hearing on Examining Workers' 
Rights and Violence Against Labor Union Leaders in Colombia, 10 
a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning and 
Competitiveness, hearing on New Innovations and Best Practices, 
Under the Workforce Investment Act, 2:30 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Environment, hearing on The Climate Challenge: National Security 
Threats and Economic Opportunities, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, to mark up the Committee's 
Oversight Plan for the 111th Congress, 11 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, 
and the Global Environment, hearing on Smart Power: Remaking U.S. 
Foreign Policy in North Korea, 1 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, hearing on Gaza 
After the War: What Can Be Built on the Wreckage?, 9:30 a.m., 2172 
Rayburn.

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  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Law, hearing on Libel Tourism, 11 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources, hearing on H.R. 493, Coal Ash Reclamation, Environment, 
and Safety Act of 2009, 10 a.m.,1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on 
National Security and Foreign Affairs, hearing on Training and 
Equipping Afghan Security Forces: Unaccounted Weapons and Strategic 
Challenges, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science and Technology, Subcommittee on Technology 
and Innovation, hearing on an Overview of Transportation R&D: 
Priorities for Reauthorization, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to consider the 
following: H.R. 608, ``Smithsonian Institution Facilities 
Authorization Act of 2009;'' H.R. 813, To designate the Federal 
building and United States courthouse located at 306 East Main 
Street in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, as the ``J. Herbert W. 
Small Federal Building and United States Courthouse;'' H.R. 837, To 
designate the Federal building located at 799 United Nations Plaza 
in New York, New York, as the ``Ronald H. Brown United States 
Mission to the United Nations Building;'' H.R. 842, To designate the 
United States Courthouse to be constructed in Jackson, Mississippi, 
as the ``R. Jess Brown United States Courthouse;'' H.R. 869, To 
designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located 
at 101 Barr Street in Lexington, Kentucky, as the ``Scott Reed 
Federal Building and United States Courthouse;'' H.R. 887, To 
designate the United States courthouse located at 131 East 4th 
Street in Davenport, Iowa, as the ``James A. Leach United States 
Courthouse;'' H. Con. Res. 37, authorizing the use of the Capitol 
Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby; H. Con. Res. 38, 
authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the National Peace 
Officers' Memorial Service, 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Oversight, to meet 
for organizational purposes, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Social Security, to meet for organizational 
purposes, 1 p.m., 1105 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, to meet for 
organizational purposes, 10 a.m., 304 HVC.