[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 43 (Wednesday, March 11, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D250-D251]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             MARCH 12, 2009

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings 
to examine sustainable transportation solutions, focusing on 
investing in transit to meet 21st century challenges, 10 a.m., SD-
538.
  Committee on the Budget: to hold hearings to examine the 
President's fiscal year 2010 budget and revenue proposals, 10 a.m., 
SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings to examine the nominations of John P. Holdren, of 
Massachusetts, to be Director of the Office of Science and 
Technology Policy, and Jane Lubchenco, of Oregon, to be Under 
Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, both of the 
Department of Commerce, and routine promotion lists in the Coast 
Guard, Time to be announced, S-216, Capitol.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine climate science, 
focusing on empowering our response to climate change, 10 a.m., SR-
253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to 
examine proposed legislation regarding siting of electricity 
transmission lines, including increased Federal siting authority and 
regional transmission planning, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of 
David J. Hayes, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior, 
2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine workforce issues 
in health care reform, focusing on assessing the present and 
preparing for the future; Business meeting to consider the 
nomination of Ronald Kirk, of Texas, to be United States Trade 
Representative, with the rank of Ambassador, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold hearings to examine the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2009 for tribal 
priorities, 9:30 a.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider S. 49, to 
help Federal prosecutors and investigators combat public corruption 
by strengthening and clarifying the law, and the nomination of Dawn 
Elizabeth Johnsen, of Indiana, to be an Assistant Attorney General, 
10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold joint hearings to examine 
legislative presentations of veterans' service organizations, 9:30 
a.m., SD-106.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: closed business meeting to mark 
up certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, to consider the Budget Views and 
Estimates Letter of the Committee on Agriculture for submission to 
the Committee on the Budget, 11:30 a.m., 1300 Longworth.

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  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Agriculture, on 
Domestic Nutrition Programs, 1 p.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, 
on what Works for Successful Prisoner Reentry, 9:30 a.m., H-309 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Defense, on Army and Marine Corps Force 
Protection, 10 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Securing the Nation's Rail 
and Transit Systems, 10 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, on 
Council on Environmental Quality, 9:30 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans' Affairs, and 
Related Agencies, on Review of VA Challenges, 10 a.m., and on Family 
and Troop Housing, 1:30 p.m., H-143 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, 
on Africa: Great Lakes, Sudan and the Horn, 11 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and 
Related Agencies, on Transportation Challenges of Rural America, 10 
a.m., 2358-A Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, hearing on the Department of Defense 
at High Risk: Recommendations of the Comptroller General for 
Improving Department Management, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing on military resale and 
morale, welfare and recreation overview, 1 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, hearing on Department of Education Fiscal 
Year 2010 Budget, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and Labor, Subcommittee on Healthy Families 
and Communities, and the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and 
Homeland Security of the Committee on the Judiciary, joint hearing 
on Lost Educational Opportunities in Alternative Settings, 10 a.m., 
2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee Communications, 
Technology and the Internet, hearing on Universal Service: Reforming 
the High-Cost Fund, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, hearing on Consumer 
Protection Policies for Climate Legislation, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, full Committee, to continue 
consideration of the following: S. 383, Special Inspector General 
for the Troubled Asset Relief Program Act of 2009; and a Committee 
Print entitled ``Views and Estimates of the Committee on Financial 
Services on Matters to be Set Forth in the Concurrent Resolution on 
the Budget for Fiscal Year 2010,'' 9:15 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government 
Sponsored Enterprises, hearing on Mark-to-Market Accounting: 
Practices and Implications, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade, hearing 
on H.R. 1327, Iran Sanctions Enabling Act of 2009, 10 a.m., 2220 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Terrorism, 
Nonproliferation and Trade, hearing on U.S. Foreign Economic Policy 
in the Global Crisis, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Border, Maritime 
and Global Counterterrorism, hearing entitled `` Border Violence: An 
Examination of DHS Strategies and Resources, 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on 
National Security, and Foreign Affairs, hearing on Money, Guns, and 
Drugs: Are U.S. Inputs Fueling Violence on the U.S.-Mexican Border? 
10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science and Technology, Subcommittee, on 
Investigations and Oversight, hearing on ATSDR: Problems in the 
Past, Potential for the Future, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Contracting and 
Technology, hearing on Ensuring Stimulus Contracts for Small and 
Veteran-owned Businesses, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Income Security and 
Family Support, to meet for organizational purposes; followed by a 
hearing on Protecting Lower-Income Families While Fighting Global 
Warming, 10 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, Briefing 
Intelligence Activities, 9:30 a.m., 304 HVC.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to hold 
joint hearings to examine legislative presentations of veterans' 
service organizations, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.