[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 31, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D351-D352]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                             APRIL 1, 2009

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: to hold 
hearings to examine the nominations of Joe Leonard, Jr., of the 
District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Agriculture 
for Civil Rights, Kathleen A. Merrigan, of Massachusetts, to be 
Deputy Secretary, James W. Miller, of Virginia, to be Under 
Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, and Dallas P. 
Tonsager, of South Dakota, to be Under Secretary for Rural 
Development, all of Department of Agriculture, 2 p.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Appropriations: 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: to hold hearings to examine United 
States policy toward Afghanistan and Pakistan, with the possibility 
of a closed session following in SR-222, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Subcommittee on Personnel, to hold hearings to examine the 
implementation of Wounded Warrior policies and programs, 2:30 p.m., 
SD-106.
  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.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: business meeting to 
consider the nomination of Thomas L. Strickland, of Colorado, to be 
Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Department of 
the Interior, Time to be announced, Room to be announced.
  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.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on International 
Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs and 
International Environmental Protection, to hold hearings to examine 
United States Agency for International Development (USAID) in the 
21st Century, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine enhanced partnership 
with Pakistan, 3 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: business 
meeting to consider H.R. 35, to amend chapter 22 of title 44, United 
States Code, popularly known as the Presidential Records Act, to 
establish procedures for the consideration of claims of 
constitutionally based privilege against disclosure of Presidential 
records, S. 599, to amend chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, 
to create a presumption that a disability or death of a Federal 
employee in fire protection activities caused by any certain 
diseases is the result of the performance of such employee's duty, 
S. 469, to amend chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, to 
modify the computation for part-time service under the Civil Service 
Retirement System, S. 615, to provide additional personnel 
authorities for the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan 
Reconstruction, S. 507, to provide for retirement equity for Federal 
employees in nonforeign areas outside the 48 contiguous States and 
the District of Columbia, S. 713, to require the Administrator of 
the Federal Emergency Management Agency to quickly and fairly 
address the abundance of surplus manufactures housing units stored 
by the Federal Government around the country at taxpayer expense, S. 
574, to enhance citizen access to Government information and 
services by establishing that Government documents issued to the 
public must be written clearly, S. Res. 87, expressing the sense of 
the Senate that public servants should be commended for their 
dedication and continued service to the Nation during Public Service 
Recognition Week, May 4 through 10, 2009, and the nominations of 
Jane Holl Lute, of New York, to be Deputy Secretary of Homeland 
Security, and 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: 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

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Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, 2:30 p.m., SD-
226.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: 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: 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.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities 
and Risk Management, hearing to review the state of the farm 
economy, 11 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies, on Legal Services Corporation, 9:30 
a.m.; and on Justice Reinvestment, 1:30 p.m., H-309 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Defense, on Shipbuilding Programs, 10 a.m., H-140 
Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Cargo and Container 
Security: Keeping a Lid on Threats, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, on 
USFS and DOI--Budgeting for Wildfire Suppression, 9:30 a.m., B-308 
Rayburn.
  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.
  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.
  Committee on Armed Services, 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.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on 
Coordinating Contract Support on the Battlefield: Defense, State and 
U.S. AID, 1 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing on the National Security 
Personnel System--The Way Forward, 2:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Financial 
Institutions and Consumer Credit, to consider H.R. 627, Credit 
Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009, 11 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, 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.
  Committee on House Administration, hearing on Management of 
Asbestos and Hazardous Materials at the Smithsonian Institution, 1 
p.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Elections, hearing on 2008 Audit Review and Agency 
Spending by the Election Assistance Commission, 10 a.m., 1310 
Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, hearing on Proposals to Fight Fraud 
and Protect Taxpayers, including the following measures: H.R. 1748, 
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; the 
False Claims Corrections Act; the Financial Crimes Resources Act of 
2009; the Money Laundering Correction Act of 2009; and H.R. 78, Stop 
Mortgage Fraud Act, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, oversight hearing on Supreme Court 
decision Carcieri v. Salazar Ramifications to Indian Tribes, 10 
a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, to consider 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, hearing on Networking and 
Information Technology Research and Development Act of 2009, 10 
a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, hearing on IRS Oversight: Are Tax 
Compliance Costs Slowing the Economic Recovery? 1 p.m., 2360 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 Ways and Means, hearing on Health Reform in the 21st 
Century: Reforming the Health Care Delivery System, 10 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, briefing on 
North Korea update, 12 p.m., and, executive, a briefing on 
Afghanistan, 4 p.m., 304 HVC.
  Subcommittee on Intelligence Community Management, hearing on 
Management Issues in the Intelligence Community, 10 a.m., 2203 
Rayburn.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Hearing: 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.
  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.