[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 49 (Monday, March 23, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D302-D303]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,

                             MARCH 24, 2009

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Armed Services: 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.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to continue 
hearings to examine modernizing bank supervision and regulation, 10 
a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: 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.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: 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.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine 
alleviating global hunger, focusing on challenges and opportunities 
for United States leadership, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of 
Richard Rahul Verma, of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary for 
Legislative Affairs, Melanne Verveer, of the District of Columbia, 
to be Ambassador at Large for Women's Global Issues, and Esther 
Brimmer, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary for 
International Organization Affairs, all of the Department of State, 
2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold 
hearings to examine addressing insurance market reform in national 
health reform, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Administrative 
Oversight and the Courts, to hold hearings to examine abusive credit 
card practices and bankruptcy, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to 
examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.

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                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, 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.
  Committee on Armed Services, 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.
  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.
  Committee on Education and Labor, Subcommittee on Health, 
Employment, Labor and Pensions, hearing on Retirement Security: The 
Importance of an Independent Investment Adviser, 10:30 a.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection, hearing on 
Consumer Credit and Debt: The Role of the Federal Trade Commission 
in Protecting the Public, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Health, hearing on Making Health Care Work for 
American Families: Improving Access to Care, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, hearing entitled ``Oversight of 
the Federal Government's Intervention at American International 
Group,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Middle East and 
South Asia, hearing on Update on Lebanon, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Law, hearing on H.R. 1478, Carmelo Rodriguez Military 
Medical Accountability Act of 2009, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, 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 a.m., 
1324 Longworth.
  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.
  Committee on Rules, to consider the following measures: H.R. 1404, 
Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement (FLAME) Act; and 
a resolution Providing for consideration of the Senate Amendments to 
(H.R. 146) Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, 2:30 p.m., H-
313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science and Technology, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Environment, hearing to Examine Federal Vehicle Technology Research 
and Development Programs, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Research and Science Education, hearing on 
Coordination of International Science Partnerships, 2 p.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, hearing on Overview of 
Coast Guard Acquisition Policies and Programs, 10 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security and 
the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support, joint 
hearing on Eliminating the Social Security Disability Backlog, 10:30 
a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Trade, hearing on Trade Aspects of Climate Change 
Legislation, 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, briefing on 
SRP, 1 p.m., HVC.