[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 44 (Thursday, March 12, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D261-D263]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                Week of March 16 through March 21, 2009

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at approximately 3 p.m., Senate will resume consideration 
of the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 146, Revolutionary 
War and War of 1812 Battlefield Protection Act, and vote on the motion 
to invoke cloture thereon at 5:30 p.m.
  During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared 
legislative and executive business.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Armed Services: March 17, to hold hearings to examine 
United States Southern Command, United States Northern Command, 
United States Africa Command, and United States Transportation 
Command, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  March 18, Subcommittee on Personnel, to hold hearings to examine 
the incidence of suicides of United States Servicemembers and 
initiatives within the Department of Defense to prevent military 
suicides, 2:45 p.m., SR-232A.
  March 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine United 
States Pacific Command, United States Strategic Command, and United 
States Forces Korea, with the possibility of a closed session 
following in SR-222, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: March 17, to 
hold hearings to examine perspectives on modernizing insurance 
regulation, 9:30 a.m., SD-538.
  March 18, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine risk 
management oversight at Federal financial regulations, 2:30 p.m., 
SD-538.
  March 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine bank 
supervision and regulators, 10:30 a.m., SD-538.
  March 19, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions, to hold hearings 
to examine current issues in deposit insurance, 2 p.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: March 19, to 
hold hearings to examine cybersecurity, focusing on assessing our 
vulnerabilities and developing an effective defense, 10 a.m., SR-
253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: March 17, to hold 
oversight hearings to examine energy development on public lands and 
the outer Continental Shelf, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  March 18, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine nuclear 
energy development; to be immediately followed by a business meeting 
to consider the nomination of David J. Hayes, of Virginia, to be 
Deputy Secretary of the Interior, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  March 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
Appliance Standards Improvement Act of 2009, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Finance: March 17, to hold hearings to examine tax 
issues related to fraud schemes and an update on offshore tax 
evasion legislation, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  March 18, Subcommittee on Health Care, to hold hearings to examine 
what is health care quality and who decides, 2:30 p.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: March 16, to hold closed hearings 
to receive a briefing on global counterterrorism efforts, 10 a.m., 
SVC-217.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: March 18, 
business meeting to consider S. 277, to amend the National and 
Community Service Act of 1990 to expand and improve opportunities 
for service, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on the Judiciary: March 17, Subcommittee on Crime and 
Drugs, with the United States Senate Caucus on International 
Narcotics Control, to hold joint hearings to examine law enforcement 
responses to Mexican drug cartels, 10:30 a.m., SD-226.
  March 18, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the National 
Academy of Science's report Strengthening Forensic Science in the 
United States: A Path Forward, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  March 19, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 515, to 
amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform, 
and the nomination of Dawn Elizabeth Johnsen, of Indiana, to be an 
Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: March 19, to 
hold hearings to examine perspectives from main street on small 
business lending, 10 a.m., SR-428A.

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  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: March 18, to hold joint hearings 
to examine the legislative presentation of the Veterans of Foreign 
Wars, 9:30 a.m., 334, Cannon Building.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: March 17, to hold closed 
hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  March 19, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control: 
March 17, with the Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime 
and Drugs, to hold joint hearings to examine law enforcement 
responses to Mexican drug cartels, 10:30 a.m., SD-226.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, March 16, Subcommittee on Defense, 
executive, Select Intelligence Oversight Panel: Afghanistan, 5 p.m., 
H-140 Capitol.
  March 17, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies, on Status of Climate Change Science, 10 a.m., H-309 
Capitol.
  March 17, Subcommittee on Defense, on Military Personnel-Air 
Force, 10 a.m., H-104 Capitol.
  March 17, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and 
Related Agencies, on Nuclear Weapons Complex, 1 p.m., 2362-B 
Rayburn.
  March 17, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Interoperable 
Communications, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  March 17, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, on Kickoff Meeting, 
3 p.m., H-144 Capitol.
  March 18, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related 
Agencies, on Critical On-going Satellite Climate Change Datasets, 10 
a.m., and 2 p.m., H-309 Capitol.
  March 18, Subcommittee on Defense, on Military Personnel-Army, 10 
a.m., and on NORTHCOM, 1:30 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  March 18, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education and Related Agencies, on Public Witnesses, 10 a.m., and 2 
p.m., 2358C Rayburn.
  March 18, and 19, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and 
Urban Development, and Related Agencies, on Livable Communities, 
Transit Oriented Development & Incorporating Green Building 
Practices into Federal Housing and Transportation Policy, 2 p.m., 
2359 Rayburn on March 18, and 10 a.m., 2358-A Rayburn on March 19.
  March 19, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science, and 
Related Agencies, on Climate Satellite Requirements and NASA and 
NOAA Programs, 10 a.m., H-309 Capitol.
  March 19, Subcommittee on Defense, on AFRICOM, 10 a.m., and on 
Military Personnel-Navy/Marine Corps, 1:30 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  March 19, Subcommittee on Financial Services, and General 
Government, on The Judiciary Fiscal Year 2010 Budget, 10 a.m., 2220 
Rayburn.
  March 19, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Biometric 
Identification, 10 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  March 19, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related 
Agencies, on Council on Environment, 9:30 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  March 19, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans' 
Affairs, and Related Agencies, on Pacific Command, 1:30 p.m., H-143 
Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, March 17, Subcommittee on Air and 
Land Forces, hearing on the status of the future combat systems 
program, 3 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 17, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing on the status 
of U.S. strategic programs, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 18, full Committee, hearing on security developments in the 
areas of responsibility of the U.S. Southern Command, Northern 
Command, Africa Command, and Joint Forces Command, 10 a.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  March 18, Subcommittee on Military Personnel and the Subcommittee 
on Readiness, joint hearing on Medical Infrastructure: Are Health 
Affairs/TRICARE Management Activity Priorities Aligned with Service 
Requirements? 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 19, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on 
the Project on National Security Reform: Commentary and Alternative 
Views, 1 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, March 17, hearing on Budgeting for 
Transportation: Financing Investments in Highways and Mass Transit, 
10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  March 18, hearing on Department of Defense Fiscal Year 2010 
Budget, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  March 18, to continue Members' Day--Part Two, 2 p.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and Labor, March 17, hearing on The 
Importance of Early Childhood Development, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  March 19, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and 
Secondary Education, hearing on Improving on Improving Early 
Childhood Development Policies and Practices, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, March 17, Subcommittee on 
Health, hearing on Making Health Care Work for American Families: 
Ensuring Affordable Coverage, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  March 17, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer 
Protection, hearing on Stimulating the Economy through Trade: 
Examining the Role of Export Promotion, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  March 18, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, hearing on 
Competitiveness and Climate Policy: Avoiding Leakage of Jobs and 
Emissions, 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  March 19, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``The Salmonella Outbreak: The Role of Industry in 
Protecting the Nation's Food Supply,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, March 17, hearing entitled 
``Perspectives on Regulation of Systemic Risk in the Financial 
Services Industry,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  March 18, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and 
Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing entitled ``American 
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Global Economy: During and After Federal Intervention,'' 10 a.m., 
2128 Rayburn.
  March 19, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer 
Credit, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 627, Credit 
Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009; and H.R. 1456, Consumer 
Overdraft Protection Fair Practice Act of 2009, 2:30 p.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  March 19, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, 
hearing entitled ``Examining the Home Affordable Program,'' 10 a.m., 
2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, March 18, hearing on Striking the 
Appropriate Balance: The Defense Department's Expanding Role in 
Foreign Assistance, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  March 18, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, hearing on Guns, 
Drugs and Violence: The Merida Initiative and the Challenge in 
Mexico, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  March 19, Subcommittee on Asia, The Pacific and the Global 
Environment, hearing on H. Con. Res. 55, Recognizing the 30th 
anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act, 1 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, March 17, Subcommittee on 
Emergency Communications, Preparedness and Response, hearing on 
PKEMRA Implementation: An Examination of FEMA's Preparedness and 
Response Mission, 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  March 18, Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing and 
Terrorism Risk Assessment, hearing on Homeland Security 
Intelligence: Its Relevance and Limitations, 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  March 18, Subcommittee on Transportation Security and 
Infrastructure Protection, hearing entitled ``100% Air Cargo 
Screening: Can We Secure America's Skies?'' 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  March 19, Subcommittee on Border, Maritime and Global 
Counterterrorism, hearing entitled ``Human Trafficking: Recent 
Trends,'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, March 19, Subcommittee on Immigration, 
Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security and International Law, 
hearing on the Treatment of Latin Americans of Japanese Descent, 
European Americans, and Jewish Refugees During World War II, 12 
p.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, March 17, Subcommittee on Energy 
and Mineral Resources, oversight hearing entitled ``Leasing and 
Development of Oil and Gas Resources on the Outer Continental 
Shelf,'' 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  March 18, full Committee, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 31, 
Lumbee Recognition Act; and H.R. 1385, Thomasina E. Jordan Indian 
Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act of 2009, 10 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  March 19, Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife, 
hearing on H.R. 1080, Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing 
Enforcement Act of 2009, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  March 19, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public 
Lands, oversight hearing on Restoring the Federal Public Lands 
Workforce, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Science and Technology, March 17, hearing on New 
Directions for Energy Research and Development at the U.S. 
Department of Energy, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  March 19, Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, hearing on 
Follow the Money: Accountability and Transparency in Recovery Act 
Science Funding, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, March 18, hearing entitled ``The 
Administration's FY Year 2010 Budget and Medicare: How Will Small 
Providers be Impacted?'' 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, March 18, 
Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing on ATC Modernization and NextGen: 
Near-Term Achievable Goals, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  March 19, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing 
on the Efforts to Address Urban Stormwater Runoff, 10 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, March 19, Subcommittee on Health, 
to mark up H.R. 1377, to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
expand veterans eligibility for reimbursement by the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs for emergency treatment furnished in a non-
Department facility, followed by a hearing on Closing the Health Gap 
of Veterans in Rural Areas: Discussion of Funding and Resources 
Coordination, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  March 19, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, to mark up the 
following bills: H.R. 228, to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to establish a scholarship program for students seeking a 
degree or certificate in the areas of visual impairment and 
orientation and mobility; H.R. 466, Wounded Veteran Job Security 
Act; H.R. 1088, Mandatory Veteran Specialist Training Act of 2009; 
H.R. 1089, Veterans Employment Rights Realignment Act of 2009; and 
H.R. 1171, Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program Reauthorization 
Act of 2009, 1 p.m., 340 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, March 17, Subcommittee on Health, 
hearing on MedPAC's Annual March Report to the Congress on Medicare 
Payment Policy, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  March 19, Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing on Troubled Asset 
Relief Program (TARP) and Oversight of Federal Borrowing and the Use 
of Federal Monies, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Hearing: March 18, Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to 
hold joint hearings to examine the legislative presentation of the 
Veterans of Foreign Wars, 9:30 a.m., 334, Cannon Building.