[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 36 (Monday, March 2, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D193-D194]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,

                             MARCH 3, 2009

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine 
acquisition of major weapons systems by the Department of Defense, 
and S. 454, to improve the organization and procedures of the 
Department of Defense for the acquisition of major weapon systems, 
9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings 
to examine consumer protections in financial services, 10 a.m., SD-
538.
  Committee on the Budget: to hold hearings to examine economic and 
budget challenges for the short and long term, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold an oversight 
hearing to examine the progress on smart grid initiatives authorized 
in the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, and funded in 
the stimulus bill, and opportunities and impediments in installation 
of smart grid technologies, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine 
Iranian political and nuclear realities and United States policy 
options, 10 a.m., SD-419.

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  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to 
examine intelligence matters, receiving testimony from officials of 
the intelligence community, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies, on Science Overview, 10 a.m., and on 
The Place of NASA Science in the Overall Science Enterprise, 2 p.m., 
H-309 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Defense, on Psychological Health and Traumatic 
Brain Injury Programs, 10 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Health Services for 
Detainees in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Custody, 
10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, on 
Department of the Interior Oversight, 9:30 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, 
hearing on recruiting, retention and end strength overview, 10 a.m., 
2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing on Department of Defense fuel 
demand management at forward-deployed locations and operational 
initiatives, 1 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and 
Capabilities, hearing on Special Operations Forces: Challenges and 
Opportunities, 3:30 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, hearing on the President's Fiscal Year 
2010 Budget, 11 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and Labor, Subcommittee on Workforce 
Protections, hearing on Encouraging Family-Friendly Workplace 
Policies, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western 
Hemisphere, hearing on U.S.-Bolivia Relations: Looking Ahead, 2 
p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Emergency 
Communications, Preparedness and Response, hearing on FEMA's Gulf 
Coast Rebuilding Efforts: The Path Forward, 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, 
Oceans and Wildlife, oversight hearing on Managing Our Ocean and 
Wildlife Resources in a Dynamic Environment: Priorities for the New 
Administration and the 111th Congress, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, 
oversight hearing on the Role of Federal Lands in Combating Climate 
Change, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, hearing 
on the following bills: H.R. 1018, To amend the Wild Free-Roaming 
Horses and Burros Act to improve the management and long-term health 
of wild free-roaming horses and burros; H.R. 715, Saguaro National 
Park Boundary Expansion and Study Act of 2009; and H.R. 409, To 
provide for the conveyance of certain Bureau of Land Management land 
in the state of Nevada to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, 10 a.m., and 
an oversight hearing on the Role of Federal Lands in Combating 
Climate Change, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, to consider H.R. 157, District of Columbia 
House Voting Rights Act of 2009 and H.R. 1241, To increase the 
penalty for failure to file a partnership or S corporation return, 5 
p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on 
the following legislation: H.R. 784, To amend title 38, United 
States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit 
to Congress quarterly reports on vacancies in mental health 
professional positions in Department of Veterans Affairs medical 
facilities; H.R. 785, To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
carry out a pilot program to provide outreach and training to 
certain college and university mental health centers relating to the 
mental health of veterans of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation 
Enduring Freedom; and other draft legislation. 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs and the 
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation, joint hearing on 
Document Tampering and Mishandling at the Veterans Benefits 
Administration, 1:30 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, hearing on the President's Fiscal 
Year 2010 Budget Overview, 12:30 p.m. on March 3, and 2 p.m., on 
March 4, 1100 Longworth.