[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 52 (Thursday, March 26, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D331-D335]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of March 30 through April 4, 2009

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at 11 a.m., Senate will begin consideration of the 
Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for fiscal year 2010.
  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 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: March 31, to 
hold hearings to examine Federal school meal programs, focusing on 
nutrition for kids in schools, 9:30 a.m., SR-328A.

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  April 1, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine pending 
nominations, 2 p.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Appropriations: April 1, Subcommittee on State, 
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, to hold hearings to 
examine assistance for civilian casualties of war, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  Committee on Armed Services: April 1, to hold hearings to examine 
United States policy toward Afghanistan and Pakistan, 9:30 a.m., SD-
106.
  April 1, Subcommittee on Personnel, to hold hearings to examine 
the implementation of Wounded Warrior policies and programs, 2:30 
p.m., SD-106.
  April 1, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, with the Subcommittee 
on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, to receive a joint closed 
briefing to examine nuclear terrorism, 3:30 p.m., SVC-217.
  April 2, Full Committee, business meeting to mark up S. 454, to 
improve the organization and procedures of the Department of Defense 
for the acquisition of major weapon systems, 9 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: March 31, 
business meeting to consider S. 414, to amend the Consumer Credit 
Protection Act, to ban abusive credit practices, enhance consumer 
disclosures, protect underage consumers, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  March 31, Subcommittee on Economic Policy, to hold hearings to 
examine lessons from the New Deal, 2:30 p.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: March 31, to 
continue hearings to examine health insurance industry practices, 10 
a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: March 31, business 
meeting to consider S. 531, to provide for the conduct of an in-
depth analysis of the impact of energy development and production on 
the water resources of the United States, S. 598, to amend the 
Energy Policy and Conservation Act to improve appliance standards, 
S. 661, to strengthen American manufacturing through improved 
industrial energy efficiency, Energy Innovation and Workforce 
Development Title, and the nomination of Thomas L. Strickland, of 
Colorado, to be Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, 
Department of the Interior, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: March 31, Subcommittee 
on Water and Wildlife, to hold hearings to examine Environmental 
Protection Agency's role in promoting water use efficiency, 10 a.m., 
SD-406.
  April 1, Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety, to hold an 
oversight hearing to examine the Environmental Protection Agency's 
renewable fuel standard, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  April 2, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Regina McCarthy, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 9:15 a.m., SD-
406.
  Committee on Finance: March 31, to hold an oversight hearing to 
examine a six-month update on the Troubled Asset Relief Program 
(TARP), 10 a.m., SD-215.
  April 2, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Kathleen Sebelius, of Kansas, to be Secretary of 
Health and Human Services, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: March 31, business meeting to 
consider S. 384, to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2010 
through 2014 to provide assistance to foreign countries to promote 
food security, to stimulate rural economies, and to improve 
emergency response to food crises, to amend the Foreign Assistance 
Act of 1961, S. 705, to reauthorize the programs of the Overseas 
Private Investment Corporation, proposed legislation expressing the 
sense of the Senate regarding the Fifth Summit of the Americas in 
Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, from April 17-19, 2009, S. Con. 
Res. 11, condemning all forms of anti-Semitism and reaffirming the 
support of Congress for the mandate of the Special Envoy to Monitor 
and Combat Anti-Semitism, S. Res. 9, commemorating 90 years of U.S.-
Polish diplomatic relations, during which Poland has proven to be an 
exceptionally strong partner to the United States in advancing 
freedom around the world, S. Res. 20, celebrating the 60th 
anniversary of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, S. Res. 56, 
urging the Government of Moldova to ensure a fair and democratic 
election process for the parliamentary elections on April 5, 2009, 
and the nominations of Esther Brimmer, of the District of Columbia, 
to be Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs, 
Karl Winfrid Eikenberry, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Islamic 
Republic of Afghanistan, Philip H. Gordon, of the District of 
Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian 
Affairs, Rose Eilene Gottemoeller, of Virginia, to be Assistant 
Secretary for Verification and Compliance, 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, 
Richard Rahul Verma, of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary for 
Legislative Affairs, and Melanne Verveer, of the District of 
Columbia, to be Ambassador at Large for Women's Global Issues, all 
of the Department of State, 2:15 p.m., S-116, Capitol.
  March 31, Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian 
Affairs, to hold hearings to examine the return and resettlement of 
displaced Iraqis, 2:45 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: March 31, to 
hold hearings to examine the nomination of Kathleen Sebelius, of 
Kansas, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, 10 a.m., SD-
430.
  April 1, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: March 31, 
Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal 
Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings to examine 
the Office of the Chief Financial Officer, focusing on the progress 
it has made since the financial crisis of the 1990s, the financial 
management challenges in the years ahead, and the steps that are 
being taken to address those challenges, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  April 2, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine recovery and 
reinvestment spending, 10 a.m., SD-342.

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  Committee on Indian Affairs: April 2, to hold hearings to examine 
S. 313, to resolve water rights claims of the White Mountain Apache 
Tribe in the State of Arizona, S. 443, to transfer certain land to 
the United States to be held in trust for the Hoh Indian Tribe, to 
place land into trust for the Hoh Indian Tribe, S. 633, to establish 
a program for tribal colleges and universities within the Department 
of Health and Human Services and to amend the Native American 
Programs Act of 1974 to authorize the provision of grants and 
cooperative agreements to tribal colleges and universities, and H.R. 
326, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to take lands in Yuma 
County, Arizona, into trust as part of the reservation of the 
Cocopah Tribe of Arizona, 2:15 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: March 31, business meeting to consider 
pending calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  April 1, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of David F. Hamilton, of Indiana, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit, and Ronald H. Weich, of the 
District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, 
Department of Justice, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: April 1, to hold 
hearings to examine the nomination of Karen Gordon Mills, of Maine, 
to be Administrator of the Small Business Administration, 9:30 a.m., 
SR-428A.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: April 1, to hold hearings to 
examine the nomination of W. Scott Gould, of the District of 
Columbia, to be Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 10 a.m., SR-
418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: March 31, to hold closed 
hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  April 2, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, March 31, Subcommittee on Rural 
Development, Biotechnolgy, Specialty Crops, and Foreign Agriculture, 
hearing to review innovative approaches to rural development, 1 
p.m., 1300 Longworth.
  April 1, Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk 
Management, hearing to review the state of the farm economy, 11 
a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  April 2, full Committee, to review Federal food safety systems, 10 
a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, March 30, Subcommittee on Select 
Intelligence Oversight Panel, on Intelligence Community Research and 
Development, 10 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  March 31, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on Agriculture, Rural 
Development and FDA, 10 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  March 31, Subcommittee on Defense, on Army: Future Combat System 
and Precision Weapons Programs, 10 a.m., and on Army Aviation, 1 
p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  March 31, Subcommittee on Financial Services, and General 
Government, on FTC, 10 a.m., 2358-A Rayburn.
  March 31, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Securing the 
Nation's Rail and Transit Systems, Improving the Efficiency of the 
Aviation Security System, 10 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  March 31, Subcommittee in Interior, Environment and Related 
Agencies, on Federal Role in the Arts, 10:30 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  April 1, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies, on Legal Services Corporation, 10 a.m., and on Justice 
Reinvestment, 1:30 p.m., H-309 Capitol.
  April 1, Subcommittee on Defense, on Shipbuilding Programs, 10 
a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  April 1, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Cargo and Container 
Security: Keeping a Lid on Threats, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  April 1, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies, on USFS and DOI--Budgeting for Wildfire Suppression, 9:30 
a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  April 1, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education and Related Agencies, on Pathways to Health Reform: 
Implementing the National Strategy to Reduce Healthcare-Associated 
Infections, 10 a.m., 2358-C Rayburn.
  April 1, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies, on The Future of High Speed Rail, 
Intercity Passenger Rail and Amtrak, 2 p.m., 2358-A Rayburn.
  April 2, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related 
Agencies, on Outside Witnesses and Members of Congress, 10 a.m., H-
309 Capitol.
  April 2, Subcommittee on Defense, executive, on Missile Defense 
Agency Overview, 10 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  April 2, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Immigration 
Enforcement and Citizenship Verification, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  April 2, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies, on Minerals Management Service Oversight, 9:30 a.m., B-308 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, April 1, Subcommittee on Defense 
Acquisition Reform Panel, hearing on Measuring Value and Efficiency: 
How to Assess the Performance of the Defense Acquisition System, 
7:30 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  April 1, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on 
Coordinating Contract Support on the Battlefield: Defense, State and 
U.S. AID, 1 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  April 1, Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing on the National 
Security Personnel System-the Way Forward, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  April 2, full Committee, hearing on New Strategy for Afghanistan 
and Pakistan and developments in U.S. Central Command and Special 
Operations Command, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  April 2, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing on improving 
recovery and full accounting of POW/MIA personnel from all past 
conflicts, 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  April 2, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and 
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New Age of Irregular Warfare: Challenges and Opportunities, 3:30 
p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and Labor, March 31, hearing on Green Jobs 
and their Role in our Economic Recovery, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, March 31, Subcommittee on 
Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, hearing on The Protecting 
Consumer Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2009, 11 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  March 31, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on Making Health Care 
Work for American Families: Protecting the Pubic Health, 10 a.m., 
2123 Rayburn.
  April 2, Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the 
Internet, hearing on Oversight of the American Recovery and 
Reinvestment Act: Broadband, 9:30 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  April 2, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on Making Health Care 
Work for American Families: Saving Money, Saving Lives, 10 a.m., 
2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, April 2, Subcommittee on 
Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, hearing on H.R. 1214, 
Payday Loan Reform Act of 2009, 2:30 p.m., 2128 Rayburn
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, April 2, Subcommittee on Asia, the 
Pacific, and the Global Environment, hearing on the South Pacific 
Tuna Treaty: Next Steps for Renewal, 10 a.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  April 2, Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia, hearing on 
U.S. Strategy for Afghanistan: Achieving Peace and Stability in the 
Graveyard of Empires, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  April 2, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade, 
hearing on Export Controls and Satellite Technology, on Export 
Controls on Satellite Technology, 1 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, March 31, Subcommittee on 
Emergency Communications, Preparedness, and Response, hearing 
entitled ``Examining Preparedness and Coordination Efforts of First 
Responders Along the Southwest Border,'' 10 a.m., followed by 
hearing on entitled ``Do the Payment Card Industry Data Standards 
Reduce Cybercrime?'' 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  April 1, Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing and 
Terrorism Risk Assessment, hearing entitled ``The Future of Fusion 
Centers: Potential Promise and Dangers,'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  April 2, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Homeland Security 
Policymaking: HSC at a Crossroads and Presidential Study Directive 
1,'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on House Administration, April 1, hearing on 2008 Audit 
Review and Agency Spending by the Election Assistance Commission, 10 
a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  April 1, full Committee, hearing on Management of Asbestos and 
Hazardous Materials at the Smithsonian Institution, 1 p.m., 1310 
Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, March 31, Subcommittee on Commercial 
and Administrative Law, hearing on VoIP: Who Has Jurisdiction to Tax 
It? 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  March 31, Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, 
Border Security and International Law, and the Subcommittee on 
Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, joint hearing on 
H.R. 847, James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2009, 10 
a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  April 2, full Committee, hearing on Proposals to Fight Fraud and 
Protect Taxpayers, including the following measures: Fight Fraud Act 
of 2009; H.R. 1292, To amend title I, of the Omnibus Crime Control 
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to establish a National White Collar 
Crime Center grants program for purposes of improving the 
identification, investigation, and prosecution of certain criminal 
conspiracies and activities and terrorist conspiracies and 
activities; H.R. 1667, War Profiteering Prevention Act of 2009; 
False Claims Corrections Act; Financial Crimes Resources Act of 
2009; Money Laundering Correction Act of 2009; and H.R. 78, Stop 
Mortgage Fraud Act, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  April 2, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, 
hearing on Consumer Debt: Are Credit Cards Bankrupting Americans? 2 
p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  April 2, Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, 
Border Security and International Law, and the Subcommittee on 
Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, joint hearing on the 
Public Safety and Civil Rights Implications of State and Local 
Enforcement of Federal Immigration Laws, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, March 31, oversight hearing on 
``The California Drought: Actions by Federal and State agencies to 
address impacts on lands, fisheries, and water users,'' 10 a.m., 
1324 Longworth.
  April 1, oversight hearing on Supreme Court decision Carcieri v. 
Salazar Ramifications to Indian Tribes, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  April 2, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, 
hearing on H.R. 1612, Public Lands Services Corps Act of 2009, 2 
p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, March 31, 
Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs, hearing on 
Afghanistan and Pakistan: Understanding and Engaging Regional 
Stakeholders, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  April 2, full Committee, hearing on the Collapse and Federal 
Rescue of AIG and What it Means for the U.S. Economy, 10 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, March 30, to consider H. Res. 279, Providing 
for the expenses of certain committees of the House of 
Representatives in the One Hundred Eleventh Congress, 4 p.m., H-313 
Capitol.
  Committee on Science and Technology, March 31, Subcommittee on 
Research and Science Education, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 
1736, International Science and Technology Cooperation Act of 2009, 
H.R. 1709, STEM Education Coordinaton Act of 2009, 2 p.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Technolgy and Innovation, hearing on the Role of 
Research in Addressing Climate in Transportation Infrastructure, 10 
a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  April 1, full Committee, hearing on Networking and Information 
Technology Research and Development Act of 2009, 10 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, April 2, Subcommittee on Rural 
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on legislative initiatives to Modernize SBA's Entrepreneurial 
Development Programs, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, March 31, 
Subcommittee on Water Resources, and Environment, hearing on the 
Tennessee Valley Authority's Kingston Ash Slide: Potential Water 
Quality Impacts of Coal Combustion Waste Storage, 2 p.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  April 1, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, 
hearing on Civil Rights Services and Diversity Initiatives in the 
Coast Guard, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, April 2, Subcommittee on Economic 
Opportunity, hearing on Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment 
Programs, 1 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, March 31, Subcommittee on Select 
Revenue Measures, hearing on Banking Secrecy Practices and Wealthy 
American Taxpayers, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  April 1, full Committee, hearing on Health Reform in the 21st 
Century: Reforming the Health Care Delivery System, 10 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.
  April 2, Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures, hearing on the 
Financial Crisis and Retirement Security: the 401(k) Way, 10 a.m., 
1100 Longworth
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, April 1, full 
Committee, executive, briefing on Armenia, 5 p.m., 304 HVC.
  April 1, full Committee, executive, briefing on North Korea 
update, 1 p.m., 304 HVC.
  April 1, Subcommittee on Intelligence Community Management, 
hearing on management issues in the Intelligence Community, 10 a.m., 
2203 Rayburn.
  April 2, full Committee, executive, briefing on Signals 
Intelligence, 2 p.m., 304 HVC.
  April 2, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Human Intelligence, Analysis, 
and Counterintelligence, executive, briefing on Global Deployment, 
10 a.m., 304 HVC.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Hearing: April 1, Senate Committee on Armed Services, 
Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, with the 
Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to 
receive a joint closed briefing to examine nuclear terrorism, 3:30 
p.m., SVC-217.
  April 1, Full Committee, with the Committee on Armed Services, 
Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, to receive a 
joint closed briefing to examine nuclear terrorism, 3:30 p.m., SVC-
217.
  Joint Economic Committee: April 3, to hold hearings to examine the 
employment situation for March 2009, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.