[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 55 (Wednesday, April 1, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D391-D392]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             APRIL 2, 2009

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, 
Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, to hold 
hearings to examine the role of the Federal Housing Administration 
(FHA) in addressing the housing crisis, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  Committee on Armed Services: 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 Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to 
examine the nomination of Regina McCarthy, of Massachusetts, to be 
an Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation, of the 
Environmental Protection Agency, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: 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 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold 
hearings to examine recovery and reinvestment spending, 10 a.m., SD-
342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: 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, 10 a.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider S. 515, 
to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform, 
10 a.m., SD-226.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, to review Federal food safety systems, 
10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
Science and Related Agencies, on Outside Witnesses and Members of 
Congress, 10 a.m., H-309 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Defense, executive, on Missile Defense Agency 
Overview, 10 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Immigration Enforcement and 
Citizenship Verification, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, on 
Minerals Management Service Oversight, 1:30 p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, hearing on the New Strategy for 
Afghanistan and Pakistan and developments in

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U.S. Central Command and Special Operations Command, 10 a.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing on improving recovery 
and full accounting of POW/MIA personnel from all past conflicts, 2 
p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and 
Capabilities, hearing on Terrorism and the New Age of Irregular 
Warfare: Challenges and Opportunities, 3:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Communications, 
Technology, and the Internet, hearing on Oversight of the American 
Recovery and Reinvestment Act: Broadband, 9:30 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Health, hearing on Making Health Care Work for 
American Families: Saving Money, Saving Lives, 10 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Financial 
Institutions and Consumer Credit, to continue mark up of H.R. 627, 
Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act of 2009, 2 p.m., followed by 
a hearing on H.R. 1214, Payday Loan Reform Act of 2009, 2:30 p.m., 
2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
  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.
  Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade, hearing on 
Export Controls and Satellite Technology, 1 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, hearing entitled ``Homeland 
Security Policymaking: HSC at a Crossroads and Presidential Study 
Directive 1,'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Law, hearing on Consumer Debt: Are Credit Cards 
Bankrupting Americans? 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil 
Liberties, to mark up the John Hope Franklin Tulsa-Greenwood Race 
Riot Claims Accountability Act of 2009, 9:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  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,, 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, to consider the 
following measures: H. Res. 214, Recognizing the efforts of the 
countless volunteers who helped the Commonwealth of Kentucky recover 
from the ice storm of January 2009; H. Res. 254, Recognizing the 
designation of March 2009 as Irish American Heritage Month and 
honoring the significance of Irish Americans in the history and 
progress of the United States; H.R. 1516, To designate the facility 
of the United States Postal Service located at 37926 Church Street 
in Dade City, Florida, as the ``Sergeant Marcus Mathes Post 
Office;'' and H.R. 1595, To designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 3245 Latta Road in Rochester, New 
York, as the ``Brian K. Schramm Post Office Building,'' followed by 
a 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 Small Business, Subcommittee on Rural Development, 
Entrepreneurship and Trade, hearing on legislative Initiatives to 
Modernize the SBA's Entrepreneurial Development Programs, 10:30 
a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to consider the 
following measures: H.R. 1665, Coast Guard Acquisition Reform Act of 
2009; H.R. 1746, Pre-Disaster Mitigation Act of 2009; H.R. 1747, 
Great Lakes Icebreaker Replacement Act; H.R. 1178, To direct the 
Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on the 
use of Civil Air Patrol personnel and resources to support homeland 
security missions; a resolution Supporting the goals and ideals of 
National Public Works Week; H. Res. 269, Supporting the goals of 
Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month; and other pending business, 11 
a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Economic 
Opportunity, hearing on Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment 
Programs, 1 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, briefing on 
Signals Intelligence, 2 p.m., 304 HVC.
  Subcommittee on Terrorism, Human Intelligence, Analysis, and 
Counterintelligence, executive, briefing on Global Deployment, 10 
a.m., 304 HVC.