[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 48 (Thursday, March 19, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D294-D297]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                Week of March 23 through March 28, 2009

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at approximately 3:00 p.m., Senate will resume 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of H.R. 1388, 
Generations Invigorating Volunteerism and Education Act, and vote on 
the motion to invoke cloture thereon at 6:00 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 Appropriations: March 25, Subcommittee on Defense, to 
hold hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for 
fiscal year 2010 for National Guard and Reserve, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: March 24, to hold hearings to examine 
United States European Command and United States Joint Forces 
Command; with the possibility of a closed session following in SR-
222, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Personnel, to hold hearings to examine 
reserve component programs of the Department of Defense, 2:30 p.m., 
SR-232A.
  March 26, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Ashton B. Carter, of Massachusetts, to be Under 
Secretary for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, James N. 
Miller, Jr., of Virginia, to be Deputy Under Secretary for Policy, 
and Alexander Vershbow, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant 
Secretary for International Security Affairs, all of the Department 
of Defense, 9:30 a.m., SH-215.
  March 26, Subcommittee on Airland, to hold hearings to examine 
current and future roles, missions, and capabilities of United 
States military land power, 2 p.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: March 24, to 
continue hearings to examine modernizing bank supervision and 
regulation, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  March 26, Full Committee, to continue hearings to examine 
enhancing investor protection and the regulation of securities 
markets, 9:30 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: March 25, 
Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security, to hold 
hearings to examine Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization, 
focusing on NextGen and the benefits of modernization, 2:30 p.m., 
SR-253.
  March 26, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine health 
insurance industry practices, 10:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: March 24, to hold 
hearings to examine the nomination of Thomas L. Strickland, of 
Colorado, to be Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife, 
Department of the Interior, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Energy, to hold hearings to examine how 
to improve energy market transparency and regulation, 2 p.m., SD-
366.
  March 26, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine legislation 
to strengthen American manufacturing through improved industrial 
energy efficiency, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: March 24, Subcommittee 
on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety, to hold hearings to examine Three 
Mile Island, focusing on lessons learned over the past 30 years, 
10:30 a.m., SD-406.
  March 25, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
transportation investment, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  March 26, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Jonathan Z. Cannon, of Virginia, to be Deputy 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and Thomas L. 
Strickland, of Colorado, to be Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
Wildlife, Department of the Interior, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: March 25, Subcommittee on Health Care, to 
hold hearings to examine the role of long-term care in health 
reform, 2:30 p.m., SD-215.
  March 26, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine middle 
income tax relief, 10 a.m., SD-215.

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  Committee on Foreign Relations: March 24, to hold hearings to 
examine alleviating global hunger, focusing on challenges and 
opportunities for United States leadership, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  March 24, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Richard Rahul Verma, of Maryland, to be an Assistant 
Secretary for Legislative Affairs, and Melanne Verveer, of the 
District of Columbia, to be Ambassador at Large for Women's Global 
Issues, both of the Department of State, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  March 25, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Christopher R. Hill, of Rhode Island, a Career Member 
of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career Minister, to be 
Ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of Iraq, 
9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  March 25, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine foreign 
policy and the global economic crisis, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  March 26, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Karl Winfrid Eikenberry, of Florida, to be Ambassador 
of the United States of America to the Islamic Republic of 
Afghanistan, Department of State, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: March 24, to 
hold hearings to examine addressing insurance market reform in 
national health reform, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: March 25, 
to hold hearings to examine Southern border violence, focusing on 
homeland security threats, vulnerabilities, and responsibilities, 
9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  March 26, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Jane Holl Lute, of New York, to be Deputy Secretary of 
Homeland Security, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  March 26, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of John Berry, of the District of Columbia, to be 
Director of the Office of Personnel Management, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: March 24, Subcommittee on 
Administrative Oversight and the Courts, to hold hearings to examine 
abusive credit card practices and bankruptcy, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  March 25, Full Committee, to hold oversight hearing to examine the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  March 26, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 515, to 
amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform, 
and the nomination of Tony West, of California, to be an Assistant 
Attorney General, Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: March 25, to 
hold hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for 
fiscal year 2010 for the Small Business Administration, 10:30 a.m., 
SR-428A.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: March 25, to hold hearings to 
examine State-of-the-Art information technology (IT) solutions for 
Veterans Affairs benefits delivery, 9:30 a.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: March 24, to hold closed 
hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  March 26, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: March 25, to hold hearings to examine 
an update from the Alzheimer's Study Group, 10:30 a.m., SD-106.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, March 25, Subcommittee on Conservation, 
Credit, Energy and Research, hearing to review the USDA 
administration of conservation program contracts, 10 a.m., 1300 
Longworth.
  March 26, Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, 
Nutrition and Forestry, hearing on the state of obesity in the 
United States, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, March 24, Subcommittee on Commerce, 
Justice, Science and Related Agencies, on Federal Law Enforcement 
Response to U.S.-Mexico Border Violence, 2 p.m., H-309 Capitol.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Defense, on Combat Aircraft Acquisition, 
10 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Financial Services, and General 
Government, on U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 10 a.m., 
2220 Rayburn.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Secret Service 
Protection and Inaugural Security, 2 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  March 25 and 26, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related 
Agencies, on Native--American and Alaska Natives Issues, 9:30 a.m., 
and 1:30 B-308 Rayburn.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education and Related Agencies, on Raising Wages and Living 
Standards for Families and Workers, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, 
and Related Agencies, on European Command, 10 a.m., and on 
Department of Defense/Veterans Affairs Medical Transition, 2 p.m., 
H-143 Capitol.
  March 25, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related 
Programs, on Public Witnesses, 9:30 a.m., room to be announced.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies, on Neighborhood Reinvestment 
Corporation and HUD, 2 p.m., 2358-A Rayburn.
  March 26, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on Department of Health 
and Human Services, Office of Inspector General, 10 a.m., 2362-A 
Rayburn.
  March 26, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies, on DEA, 10 a.m., H-309 Capitol.
  March 26, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on S&T Research and 
Transitioning Products Into Use, 10 a.m., 2358-A Rayburn.
  March 26, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education and Related Agencies, on NIH:

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Budget Overview, Implementation of ARRA and Status of the National 
Children's Study, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  March 26, Subcommittee on State, and Foreign Operations, and 
Related Programs, on public witnesses, 9:30 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, March 24, hearing on security 
development in the areas of responsibility of the U.S. Pacific 
Command, U.S. European Command, and U.S. Forces Korea, 1 p.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  March 24, Subcommittee on Military Personnel and the Subcommittee 
on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities, joint hearing 
on Department of Defense Health Information Technology: AHTLA is 
``Intolerable,'' Where Do We Go From Here? 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 25, full Committee, hearing on Effective Counterinsurgency: 
How the Use and Misuse of Reconstruction Funding Affects the War 
Effort in Iraq and Afghanistan, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on 
Contingency Contracting: Has the Call for Urgent Reform Been 
Answered? 4 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing on readiness and 
sustainment of the Navy's surface fleet, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 26, Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces, hearing on status 
of the future combat systems program, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 26, Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces, 
hearing on requirements for the future capabilities of the United 
States maritime forces, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 26, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing on future 
roles and missions of the Missile Defense Agency, 9 a.m., 2212 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and Labor, March 24, Subcommittee on 
Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions, hearing on Retirement 
Security: The Importance of an Independent Investment Adviser, 10:30 
a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  March 25, full Committee, hearing on GAO's Undercover 
Investigation: Wage Theft of America's Vulnerable Workers, 10 a.m., 
2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, March 24, hearing entitled 
``Oversight of the Federal Government's Intervention at American 
International Group,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  March 25, hearing entitled ``Exploring the Balance between 
Increased Credit Availability and Prudent Lending Standards,'' 10 
a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  March 26, hearing entitled ``Addressing the Need for Comprehensive 
Regulatory Reform,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, March 24, Subcommittee on the Middle 
East and South Asia, hearing on Update on Lebanon, 2 p.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  March 25, full Committee, to mark up H. Res. 152, Expressing the 
sense of the House of Representatives that the United States remains 
committed to the North Atlantic Treaty, 9:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, March 24, Subcommittee on Emerging 
Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology, hearing entitled 
``Security the Smart Grid from Cyber Attack,'' 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  March 26, Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and 
Oversight, hearing entitled ``Consolidating DHS: An Update on the 
St. Elizabeth Project,'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on House Administration, March 26, hearing on the 2008 
Election: A look back on what went right and wrong, 10 a.m., 1310 
Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, March 24, Subcommittee on Commercial 
and Administrative Law, hearing on H.R. 1478, Carmelo Rodriguez 
Military Medical Accountability Act of 2009, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  March 26, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security, 
hearing on the Representation of Indigent Defendants in Criminal 
Cases: A Constitutional Crisis in Michigan and Other States? 10 
a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, March 24, Subcommittee on Energy 
and Mineral Resources and the Subcommittee on Insular Affair, Oceans 
and Wildlife, joint oversight hearing entitled ``Energy Development 
on the Outer Continental Shelf and the Future of our Oceans, ``10 
am., 1324 Longworth.
  March 24, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public 
Lands, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 689, To interchange the 
administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal lands between the 
Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management; H.R. 1078, Harriet 
Tubman National Historical Park and Harriet Tubman Underground 
Railroad National Historical Park Act; and H.R. 1275, Utah 
Recreational Land Exchange Act of 2009, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  March 26, full Committee, oversight hearing entitled ``California 
Drought: Actions by Federal and State agencies to address impacts on 
lands, fisheries, and water users, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, March 23, 
Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census and National Archives, 
hearing on Census 2010: Assessing the Bureau's Strategy for Reducing 
the Undercount of Hard-to-Count Populations, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 25, Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service and 
the District of Columbia, to mark up H.R. 626, Federal Employees 
Paid Parental Leave Act of 2009, 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science and Technology, March 24, Subcommittee on 
Energy and Environment, hearing to Examine Federal Vehicle 
Technology Research and Development Programs, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  March 24, Subcommittee on Research and Science Education, hearing 
on Coordination of International Science Partnerships, 2 p.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  March 25, full Committee, to mark up the following: the Electronic 
Waste Research and Development Act; and H.R. 1145, National Water 
Research and Development Initiative Act of 2009, 10 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.

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  March 26, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, hearing on 
Aviation and the Emerging Use of Biofuels, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, March 25, hearing entitled 
``Oversight of the Small Business Administration and its Programs,'' 
2 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  March 26. Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, hearing 
entitled ``Expanding Equity Investment in Small Business, `` 10 
a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, March 24, 
Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, hearing on 
Overview of Coast Guard Acquisition Policies and Programs, 10 a.m., 
2167 Rayburn.
  March 26, full Committee, hearing on the Department of 
Transportation's Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Programs, 11 
a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, March 24. Subcommittee on 
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, hearing on the Nexus 
between Engaged in Combat with the Enemy and PTSD in an Era of 
Changing Warfare Tactics, 2 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  March 25, full Committee, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 
1171, Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program Reauthorization Act of 
2009; 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; and H.R. 1513, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living 
Adjustment Act of 2009, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, March 24, Subcommittee on Social 
Security and the Subcommittee on Income Security ad Family Support, 
joint hearing on Eliminating the Social Security Disability Backlog, 
10:30 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  March 24, Subcommittee on Trade, hearing on Trade Aspects of 
Climate Change Legislation, 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  March 26, full Committee, to continue climate change, to continue 
hearings on Climate Change Legislation, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.