[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 50 (Tuesday, March 24, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D311-D313]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                             MARCH 25, 2009

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: 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: Subcommittee on Personnel, to hold 
hearings to examine reserve component programs of the Department of 
Defense, 2:30 p.m., SR-232A.
  Committee on the Budget: business meeting to mark up the 
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010, 2:30 p.m., 
SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security, to hold hearings to 
examine Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization, focusing on 
NextGen and the benefits of modernization, 9:45 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy, 
to hold hearings to examine how to improve energy market 
transparency and regulation, 2 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to 
examine transportation investment, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: Subcommittee on Health Care, to hold 
hearings to examine the role of long-term care in health reform, 
2:30 p.m., SD-215.

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  Committee on Foreign Relations: 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 to the Republic of Iraq, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine foreign policy and the 
global economic crisis, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold 
hearings to examine Southern border violence, focusing on homeland 
security threats, vulnerabilities, and responsibilities, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold an oversight hearing to 
examine the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: 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: to hold hearings to examine State-
of-the-Art information technology (IT) solutions for Veterans' 
Affairs benefits delivery, 9:30 a.m., SR-418.
  Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine an update 
from the Alzheimer's Study Group, 10:30 a.m., SD-106.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, 
Energy and Research, hearing to review the USDA administration of 
conservation program contracts, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Defense, on Combat 
Aircraft Acquisition, 10 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Financial Services, and General Government, on 
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 10 a.m., 2220 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Homeland Security and the Subcommittee on 
Legislative Branch, joint hearing on Protecting our Nation's 
Leaders: Challenges of 2008 Presidential Campaign and the 56th 
Presidential Inauguration, 2 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, on 
Native-American and Alaska Natives Issues, 9:30 a.m., and 1:30 p.m., 
B-308 Rayburn.
  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.
  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.
  Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs, on 
Public Witnesses, 9:30 a.m., 2358 A Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services,, 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.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on 
Contingency Contracting: Has the Call for Urgent Reform Been 
Answered? 4 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing on readiness and sustainment of 
the Navy's surface fleet, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, to mark the Concurrent Resolution on the 
Budget for Fiscal Year 2010, 10:30 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and Labor, hearing on GAO's Undercover 
Investigation: Wage Theft of America's Vulnerable Workers, 10 a.m., 
2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Environment, hearing on Adaptation Policies in Climate legislation, 
9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, hearing entitled ``Exploring the 
Balance between Increased Credit Availability and Prudent Lending 
Standards,'' 10 a.m., followed by a markup of the following 
measures: To amend the executive compensation provisions of the 
Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, to prohibit 
unreasonable and excessive compensation and compensation not based 
on performance standards; and H. Res. 251, Directing the Secretary 
of the Treasury to transmit to the House of Representatives all 
information in his possession relating to specific communications 
with American International Group, Inc, (AIG), 2:15 p.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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; followed by a 
hearing on Climate Change and the Arctic: New Frontiers of National 
Security, 9:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on House Administration, to mark up the following 
measures: Providing for the expenses of certain committees of the 
House of Representatives in the One Hundred Eleventh Congress; 
Dismissing the election contest relating to the office of 
Representatives from the First Congressional District of Hawaii; 
H.R. 1299, Capitol Police Administrative Technical Corrections Act 
of 2009; House Reservists Pay Adjustment Act of 2009; H.R. 151, 
Daniel Webster Congressional Clerkship Act of 2009; H.R. 749, To 
amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to permit candidates 
for election for Federal office to designate an individual who will 
be authorized to disburse funds of the authorized campaign 
committees of the candidate in the event of the death of the 
candidate; H.R. 415, Fallen Heroes Flag Act of 2009; and Committee 
Resolution No. 111-5, providing Official Mail Allowance to Committee 
of the House for the 111th Congress, 11 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, to continue markup of H.R. 1139, COPS 
Improvements Act of 2009; and to mark up H.R. 985, Free Flow of 
Information Act of 2009, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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, 
followed by a hearing on Restoring the Financial Stability of the 
U.S.

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Postal Service: What Needs to be Done? 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and 
Procurement, hearing on Roles and Responsibilities of Inspectors 
General in Financial Markets Regulatory Agencies, 2 p.m., 2247 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Science and Technology, to mark up the following: 
H.R. 1580, Electronic Waste Research and Development Act; and H.R. 
1145, National Water Research and Development Initiative Act of 
2009, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, hearing entitled ``Oversight of the 
Small Business Administration and its Programs,'' 2 p.m., 2360 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, briefing on 
NSA, 9:30 a.m., HVC.
  Subcommittee on Terrorism, Human Intelligence, Analysis and 
Counterintelligence, executive, briefing on Hot Spots, 4 p.m., HVC.