[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 53 (Monday, March 30, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D340-D341]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,

                             MARCH 31, 2009

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: to hold 
hearings to examine Federal school meal programs, focusing on 
nutrition for kids in schools, 9:30 a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: 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.
  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: to continue 
hearings to examine health insurance industry practices, 10:15 a.m., 
SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: 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: 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.
  Committee on Finance: to hold an oversight hearing to examine a 
six month update on the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), 10 
a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: 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 espressing 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.
  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: to hold 
hearings to examine the nomination of Kathleen Sebelius, of Kansas, 
to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: 
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 
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challenges in the years ahead, and the steps that are being taken to 
address those challenges, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to 
examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Rural Development, 
Biotechnology, Specialty Crops, and Foreign Agriculture, hearing to 
review innovative approaches to rural development, 1 p.m., 1300 
Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on 
Agriculture, on Rural Development and FDA, 10 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Defense, on Army: Aviation, 9:30 a.m., H-140 
Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Financial Services, and General Government, on 
FTC, 10 a.m., 2358-A Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Securing the Nation's Rail 
and Transit Systems, Improving the Efficiency of the Aviation 
Security System, 10:30 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  Subcommittee in Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, on 
Federal Role in the Arts, 10:30 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and Labor, Subcommittee on Workforce 
Protections, hearing on Green Jobs and their Role in our Economic 
Recovery, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, 
and Consumer Protection, hearing on H.R. 1706, Protecting Consumer 
Access to Generic Drugs Act of 2009, 11 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Health, hearing on Making Health Care Work for 
American Families: Protecting the Public Health, 10 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Emergency 
Communications, Preparedness, and Response, hearing entitled 
``Examining Preparedness and Coordination Efforts of First 
Responders Along the Southwest Border,'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Subcommittee on Emergency Threats, Cybersecurity and Science and 
Technology, hearing entitled ``Do the Payment Card Industry Data 
Standards Reduce Cybercrime?'' 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Law, hearing on VoIP: Who Has Jurisdiction to Tax It? 
2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border 
Security and International Law, and the Subcommittee on 
Constitutional, 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.
  Committee on Natural Resources, oversight hearing on ``The 
California Drought: Actions by Federal and State agencies to address 
impacts on lands, fisheries, and water users,'' 10:30 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on 
National Security and Foreign Affairs, hearing on Afghanistan and 
Pakistan: Understanding and Engaging Regional Stakeholders, 10 a.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, to consider the following: H.R. 1664, 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. Con. Res. 85, Setting forth the congressional budget for the 
United States Government for fiscal year 2010 and including the 
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 and 2011 through 
2014, 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science and Technology, 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 Coordination Act of 2009, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation, hearing on the Role of 
Research in Addressing Climate in Transportation Infrastructure, 10 
a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Select Revenue 
Measurers, hearing on Banking Secrecy Practices and Wealthy American 
Taxpayers, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, briefing on 
Armenia, 5 p.m., 304 HVC.