[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 41 (Monday, March 9, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D231-D233]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





             COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 2009

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine current 
and future threats to the national security of the United States; 
with the possibility of a closed session to follow in SH-219, 9:30 
a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings 
to examine enhancing investor protection and the regulation of 
securities markets, 10:30 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: to hold hearings to examine the 
President's proposed budget for fiscal year 2010, 2:30 p.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to 
examine proposed legislation to provide for the conduct of an in-
depth analysis of the impact of energy

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development and production on the water resources of the United 
States, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine the President's 
fiscal year 2010 health care proposals, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold 
hearings to examine rebuilding economic security, focusing on 
empowering workers to restore the middle class, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the next generation of 
national service, 2:30 p.m., SD-430.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine patent 
reform in the 111th Congress, focusing on legislation and recent 
court decisions, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of 
Lanny A. Breuer, of the District of Columbia, Christine Anne Varney, 
of the District of Columbia, and Tony West, of California, each to 
be an Assistant Attorney General, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold an oversight hearing to 
examine budget for veterans programs for fiscal year 2010, 9:30 
a.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of David S. Kris, of Maryland, to be an Assistant 
Attorney General, 2:30 p.m., SD-106.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies, on Major Challenges Facing Federal 
Prisons, 10 a.m., and 2 p.m., and on Offender Drug Abuse Treatment 
Approaches, 3 p.m., H-309 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Defense, on Marine Corps Ground Equipment, 10 
a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, on 
Treasury Actions Relating to the Financial Crisis, 10 a.m., 2359 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Secure Border Initiative and 
Control of the Land Border, 10 a.m., and on Department of Homeland 
Security Response to Violence on the Border with Mexico, 11:30 a.m., 
2358-C Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on State and Operations, on The Merida Initiative, 10 
a.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and 
Related Agencies, on Department of Transportation Inspector General 
and GAO, Top Management Challenges and High Risk, 10 a.m., 2358-A 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Seapower and 
Expeditionary Forces, hearing on Littoral Combat Ship program 
update, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and Labor, Subcommittee on Health, 
Employment, Labor and Pensions, hearing on Strengthening Employer-
Based Health Care, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Environment, hearing on the Future of Coal under Climate 
Legislation, 9:30 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Health, hearing on Making Health Care Work for 
American Families with emphasis on Designing a High Performance 
Healthcare System, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, hearing entitled ``Exploring the 
Balance between Increased Credit Availability and Prudent Lending 
Standards,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, 
Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology, hearing entitled 
``Reviewing the Federal Cybersecurity, Mission,'' 2 p.m., 311 
Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, hearing on H.R. 848, Performance 
Rights Act, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security, hearing on 
Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA): Barriers to 
Timely Compliance by States, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water and Power, 
oversight hearing on Federal Power Marketing Administration 
Borrowing Authority: Defining Success, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, to mark up the 
following: the Electronic Message Preservation Act; H.R. 1320, 
Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments of 2009; H.R. 1323, 
Reducing Information Control Designations Act; Title IV of H.R. 
1256, Thrift Savings Plan Enhancement Act of 2009; H. Res. 166, 
Recognizing the 450th birthday of the settlement of Pensacola, 
Florida, and encouraging the people of the United States to observe 
the 450th birthday of the settlement of Pensacola, Florida, and 
remember how the rich history of Pensacola, Florida, has likewise 
contributed to the rich history of the United States; H. Res. 178, 
Expressing the need for enhanced public awareness of traumatic brain 
injury and support for the designation of a National Brain Injury 
Awareness Month; H. Res. 22, Expressing the sense of the House of 
Representatives that the Senate should ratify the Convention on the 
Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW); 
H.R. 918, To designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 300 East 3rd Street in Jamestown, New York, as 
the ``Stan Lundine Post Office Building;'' H.R. 955, to designate 
the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10355 
Northeast Valley Road in Rollingbay, Washington, as the ``John `Bud' 
Hawk Post Office;'' H.R. 987, To designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 1601 8th Street in Freedom 
Pennsylvania as the ``John Scott Challis, Jr., Post Office; H.R. 
1216, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 1100 Town and Country Commons in Chesterfield, Missouri, 
as the ``Lance Corporal Matthew P. Pathenos Post Office Building;'' 
H.R. 1217, To designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 15455 Manchester Road in Ballwin, Missouri, as 
the ``Specialist Peter J. Navarro Post Office Building;'' H.R. 1218, 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 112 South 5th Street in Saint Charles, Missouri, as the 
``Lance Corporal Drew W. Weaver Post Office Building;'' and H.R. 
1284, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Services 
located at 103 West Main Street in McLain, Mississippi, as the 
``Major Ed W. Freeman Post Office;'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Science and Technology, Subcommittee on Technology 
and Innovation, hearing on Strengthening Forensic Science in the 
United States: The Role of the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Lands and Emergency Management, hearing 
on EDA Reauthorization: Rating Past Performances and Setting Goals 
During an Economic Crisis, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, hearing on U.S. Department of 
Veterans Affairs Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2010, 2 p.m., 334 
Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Trade, to meet for 
organizational purposes, 11:15 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive briefing on 
National Intelligence Council, 4 p.m., 304 HVC.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: to hold hearings 
to examine the impact of potential climate remediation policies on 
carbon-intensive United States industries and creating climate-
friendly economic and trade polices, focusing on how the financial 
crisis impacts the implementation of climate-friendly policies 
within the United States and among trading partners, 10 a.m., SR-
428A.