[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 47 (Wednesday, March 18, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D283-D285]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             MARCH 19, 2009

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Armed Services: 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: to hold hearings 
to examine bank supervision and regulators, 10:30 a.m., SD-538.
  Subcommittee on Financial Institutions, to hold hearings to 
examine current issues in deposit insurance, 2 p.m., SD-538.

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  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: 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: to hold hearings to 
examine the Appliance Standards Improvement Act of 2009, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-366.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine 
prospects for engagement with Russia, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on the Judiciary: 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: to hold hearings 
to examine perspectives from main street on small business lending, 
10 a.m., SR-428A.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings on 
examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and 
Science, and Related Agencies, on Climate Satellite Requirements and 
NASA and NOAA Programs, 10 a.m., H-309 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Defense, on AFRICOM, 10 a.m., and on Military 
Personnel--Navy/Marine Corps, 1:30 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Financial Services, and General Government, on The 
Judiciary Fiscal Year 2010 Budget, 10 a.m., 2220 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Biometric Identification, 10 
a.m., 2362-B 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 Pacific Command, 1:30 p.m., H-143 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and 
Related Agencies, to continue on Livable Communities, Transit 
Oriented Development & Incorporating Green Building Practices into 
Federal Housing and Transportation Policy, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing on the Project on National Security Reform: 
Commentary and Alternative Views, 1 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and Labor, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, 
Elementary and Secondary Education, hearing on Improving Early 
Childhood Development Policies and Practices, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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, 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.
  Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, hearing 
entitled ``Examining the Home Affordable Program,'' 10 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Asia, The Pacific 
and the Global Environment to mark up H. Con. Res. 55, Recognizing 
the 30th anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act, 1 p.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Border, Maritime 
and Global Counterterrorism, hearing entitled ``Human Trafficking: 
Recent Trends,'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution, 
Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, hearing on Lessons Learned From 
the 2008 Election, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  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, 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.
  Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, 
oversight hearing on Restoring the Federal Public Lands Workforce, 
10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, oversight hearing on 
Prevention Stimulus Waste and Fraud: Who are the Watchdogs? 10 a.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science and Technology, 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 Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Water Resources and Environment, hearing on the Efforts to Address 
Urban Stormwater Runoff, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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.
  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.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing on 
Troubled Asset Relief Program (TSRP)

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and Oversight of Federal Borrowing and the Use of Federal Monies, 10 
a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Subcommittee on 
Intelligence Community Management, executive, briefing on Security 
Clearances, 10 a.m., 304-HVC.
  Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, 
hearing entitled ``Constructuring a Green Transportation Policy: 
Transit Modes and Infrastructure,'' 9:30 a.m., 2203 Rayburn.