[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 33 (Wednesday, February 25, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D176-D177]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                           FEBRUARY 26, 2009

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine strategic 
options for the way ahead in Afghanistan and Pakistan, 9:30 a.m., 
SH-216.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings 
to examine the Administration's Homeowner Affordability and 
Stability Plan, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings to examine consumer protection and the credit crisis, 10 
a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to 
examine recommendations for reducing energy consumption in buildings 
through improved implementation of authorized Department of Energy 
(DOE) programs and through other innovative federal energy 
efficiency policies and programs, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine 
engaging with Muslim communities around the world, 2:30 p.m., SD-
419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold 
hearings to examine integrative care, focusing on a pathway to a 
healthier nation, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: 
Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal 
Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings to examine 
protecting public and animal health, focusing on homeland security 
and the federal veterinarian workforce, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold an oversight hearing to 
examine youth suicide in Indian country, 10 a.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: organizational business meeting to 
consider committee's rules of procedure for the 111th Congress; S. 
386, to improve enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities fraud, 
financial institution fraud, and other frauds related to Federal 
assistance and relief programs, for the recovery of funds lost to 
these frauds, S. 49, to help Federal prosecutors and investigators 
combat public corruption by strengthening and clarifying the law, S. 
146, to amend the Federal antitrust laws to provide expanded 
coverage and to eliminate exemptions from such laws that are 
contrary to the public interest with respect to railroads, and the 
nominations of David W. Ogden, of Virginia, to be Deputy Attorney 
General, Elena Kagan, of Massachusetts, to be Solicitor General of 
the United States, and Thomas John Perrelli, of Virginia, to be 
Associate Attorney General, all of the Department of Justice, 10 
a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold an oversight hearing to 
examine caring for veterans in rural areas, 10 a.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to 
examine certain intelligence matters from officials of the 
intelligence community, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Defense, hearing on 
Outsourcing, 10 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Homeland Security, hearing on Disaster Response: 
Is FEMA up to the Challenge? 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and Labor, Subcommittee on Higher 
Education, Lifelong Learning and Competitiveness, hearing on New 
Innovations and Best Practices Under the Workforce Investment Act, 
10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade 
and Consumer Protection, hearing on Revisiting the Toxic Substances 
Control Act of 1976, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, hearing on Renewable 
Energy: Complementary Policies for Climate Legislation, 9:30 a.m., 
2322 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Financial Services, to continue hearings on monetary 
policy and the state of the economy, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Middle East and 
South Asia, hearing on Building a Strategic Partnership: U.S.-India 
Relations in the Wake of Mumbai, 11 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Courts and Competition 
Policy, hearing on Competition in the Ticketing and Promotion 
Industry, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources, hearing on H.R. 699, Hardrock Mining and Reclamation Act 
of 2009, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing on How 
Convicts and Con Artists Receive New Federal Contracts, 10 a.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science and Technology, Subcommittee on Research and 
Science Education, hearing on Beyond the Classroom: Informal STEM 
Education, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Economic 
Opportunity, hearing on VA's Update on Short and Long-Term 
Strategies for Implementing New G.I. Bill Requirements, 1 p.m., 334 
Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing on 
IRS Assistance for Taxpayers Experiencing Economic Difficulties, 10 
a.m., 1100 Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: to hold hearings to examine restoring 
the economy, focusing on strategy for short-term and long-term 
change, 10 a.m., SD-106.