[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 61 (Friday, April 24, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D446-D449]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                  Week of April 27 through May 2, 2009

                             Senate Chamber

   On Monday, at approximately 4:20 p.m., Senate will resume 
consideration of S. 386, Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act, and after 
a period of debate, vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute at 5:20 p.m.
   On Tuesday, at 10 a.m., Senate will begin consideration of the 
nomination of Kathleen Sebelius, to be Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, and after a period of debate, vote on confirmation thereon.
  On Tuesday, at 12 noon, Senate will vote on passage of S. 386, Fraud 
Enforcement and Recovery Act.
  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 Appropriations: April 30, Subcommittee on 
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, 
to hold hearings to examine the Department of Transportation's 
implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), 
9:15 a.m., SD-138.
  April 30, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine proposed 
budget estimates for fiscal year 2010 for the War Supplemental, 10 
a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Armed Services: April 28, to hold hearings to examine 
the nominations of Raymond Edwin Mabus, Jr., of Mississippi, to be 
Secretary, and Robert O. Work, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary, 
both of the Department of the Navy, Elizabeth Lee King, of the 
District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
Affairs, Michael Nacht, of California, to be Assistant Secretary for 
Global Strategic Affairs, and Wallace C. Gregson, of Colorado, to be 
Assistant Secretary for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs, all of 
the Department of Defense, Donald Michael Remy, of Virginia, to be 
General Counsel, and Jo-Ellen Darcy, of Maryland, to be Assistant 
Secretary for Civil Works, both of the Department of the Army, and 
Ines R. Triay, of New Mexico, to be Assistant Secretary of Energy 
for Environmental Management, 9 a.m., SD-106.
  April 29, Subcommittee on Personnel, to hold hearings to examine 
the implementation of Wounded Warrior policies and programs, 2:30 
p.m., SH-216.
  April 30, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
Secretary of Defense's 2010 budget recommendations, 9:30 a.m., SH-
216.
  April 30, Subcommittee on Airland, to hold hearings to examine the 
current and future roles, missions, and capabilities of U.S. 
military air power, 2 p.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: April 28, 
business meeting to consider the nominations of Ronald C. Sims, of 
Washington, to be Deputy Secretary, Peter A. Kovar, of Maryland, to 
be Assistant Secretary for Congressional and Intergovernmental 
Affairs, Helen R. Kanovsky, of Maryland, to be General Counsel, 
David H. Stevens, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for 
Housing-Federal Housing Commission, and John D. Trasvina, of 
California, to be Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal 
Opportunity, all of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
David S. Cohen, of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary of the 
Treasury for Terrorist Financing, and Fred P. Hochberg, of New York, 
to be President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, 10 
a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: April 28, 
Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance, 
to hold hearings to examine formaldehyde in textiles and consumer 
products, 10:30 a.m., SR-253.
  April 28, Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant 
Marine, to hold hearings to examine the future of national surface 
transportation policy, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: April 28, to hold 
hearings to examine financing for deployment of clean energy and 
energy efficiency technologies and to enhance United States' 
competitiveness in this market through the creation of a Clean 
Energy Deployment Administration within the Department of Energy, 10 
a.m., SD-366.
  April 30, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the 
nominations of Kristina M. Johnson, of Maryland, to be Under 
Secretary, Steven Elliot Koonin, of California, to be Under 
Secretary for Science, Ines R. Triay, of New Mexico, to be Assistant 
Secretary for Environmental Management, and Scott Blake Harris, of 
Virginia, to be General Counsel, all of the Department of Energy, 
Hilary Chandler Tompkins, of New Mexico, to

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be Solicitor of the Department of the Interior, and pending 
legislation on Renewable Electricity Standard and Siting of 
Interstate Electric Transmission Facilities, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: April 28, to hold 
hearings to examine the nominations of Michelle DePass, of New York, 
and Cynthia J. Giles, of Rhode Island, both to be Assistant 
Administrators, and Mathy Stanislaus, of New Jersey, to be Assistant 
Administrator for Office of Solid Waste, all of the Environmental 
Protection Agency, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: April 30, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of William V. Corr, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary 
of Health and Human Services, and Alan B. Krueger, of New Jersey, to 
be Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy, 10 a.m., 
SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: April 28, to hold hearings to 
examine war powers in the 21st Century, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  April 28, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Harold Hongju Koh, of Connecticut, to be Legal Adviser 
of the Department of State, 2:15 p.m., SD-419.
  April 29, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Johnnie Carson, of Illinois, to be Assistant 
Secretary for African Affairs, and Luis C. de Baca, of Virginia, to 
be Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking, both of 
the Department of State, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  April 30, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the U.S. 
strategy toward Pakistan, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: April 28, 
Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety, to hold hearings to 
examine introducing meaningful incentives for safe workplaces and 
meaningful roles for victims and their families, 10:30 a.m., SD-430.
  April 28, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine individual 
state experiences with health care reform coverage initiatives in 
the context of national reform, 2:30 p.m., SD-430.
  April 29, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  April 30, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine primary 
health care access reform, focusing on community health centers and 
the national health service corps, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  April 30, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine pending 
nominations, 2 p.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: April 27, 
business meeting to consider the nominations of William Craig 
Fugate, of Florida, to be Administrator of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, and John Morton, of Virginia, to be Assistant 
Secretary for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, both of the 
Department of Homeland Security, 5:30 p.m., S-216, Capitol.
  April 28, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine cyber 
security, focusing on developing a national strategy, 10 a.m., SD-
342.
  April 28, Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government 
Information, Federal Services, and International Security, to hold 
hearings to examine advancing America into the 21st Century and a 
digital future, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  April 29, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Ivan K. Fong, of Ohio, to be General Counsel, 
Department of Homeland Security; to be immediately followed by a 
hearing to examine the nomination of Timothy W. Manning, of New 
Mexico, to be Deputy Administrator for National Preparedness, 
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland 
Security, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  April 29, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the 
Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings to 
examine the Federal government's role in empowering Americans to 
make informed financial decisions, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  April 30, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the 
Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings to 
examine national security reform, focusing on implementing a 
national security service workforce, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: April 30, business meeting to 
consider the nomination of Yvette Roubideaux, of Arizona, to be 
Director of the Indian Health Service, Department of Health and 
Human Services, Time to be announced, SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: April 28, to hold hearings to examine 
the Victims of Crime Act, focusing on 25 years of protecting and 
supporting victims, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  April 29, Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs, to hold hearings to 
examine restoring fairness to federal sentencing, focusing on 
addressing the crack-powder disparity, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  April 30, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 417, to 
enact a safe, fair, and responsible state secrets privilege Act, S. 
257, to amend title 11, U.S. Code, to disallow certain claims 
resulting from high cost credit debts, S. 448 and H.R. 985, bills to 
maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing 
conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by 
certain persons connected with the news media, S. 327, to amend the 
Violence Against Women Act of 1994 and the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 to improve assistance to domestic and 
sexual violence victims and provide for technical corrections, 10 
a.m., SD-226.
  April 30, Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border 
Security, to hold hearings to examine comprehensive immigration 
reform in 2009, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: April 29, to hold hearings to 
examine pending benefits related legislation, 9:30 a.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: April 28, to hold closed 
hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., S-407, 
Capitol.
  April 30, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., S-407, Capitol.
  Special Committee on Aging: April 29, to hold hearings to examine 
the life settlement market, focusing on what is at stake for 
seniors, 2 p.m., SD-106.

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                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, April 29, Subcommittee on Department 
Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry, hearing on the U.S. 
Department of Agriculture's Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Civil Rights, 10:30 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, April 27, Subcommittee on 
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, 
on Member Requests, time to be announced, 2358-A Rayburn.
  April 28, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related 
Agencies, on the Department of Commerce, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  April 28, Subcommittee on Financial Services, General Government 
and Related Agencies, on Member Requests, 10 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  April 28, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related 
Agencies, on Public Witnesses, 9:30 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  April 28, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, on GAO, and Office 
of Compliance, 1 p.m., H-144 Capitol.
  April 29, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies, on NASA, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  April 29, Subcommittee on Financial Services, General Government 
and Related Agencies, on the FCC, 10 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  April 29, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, on the Library of 
Congress and Open World Leadership Center, 1:30 p.m., H-144 Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, April 28, Subcommittee on Oversight 
and Investigations, hearing on the Acquisition Workforce: Merely a 
Business Expense or a Force Multiplier for the Warfighter? 10 a.m., 
2118 Rayburn.
  April 29, full Committee, hearing on Effective Counterinsurgency: 
The Administration's Perspective on the Future of the U.S.-Pakistan 
Military Partnership, 1 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  April 29, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing on Military 
Health System: Health Affairs/TRICARE Management Activity 
Organization, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  April 30, full Committee, hearing on reform of major weapons 
systems acquisition and related legislative proposals, 10 a.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  April 30, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing on space 
system acquisitions and the industrial base, 1 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and Labor, April 28, hearing on OSHA's 
Penalties Adequate to Deter Health and Safety Violations, 10 a.m., 
2175 Rayburn.
  April 29, full Committee, hearing on Strengthening America's 
Competitiveness through Common Academic Standards, 10 a.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
  April 30, Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, hearing on 
Improving OSHA's Enhanced Enforcement Programs, 10 a.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, April 27, Subcommittee on 
Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, hearing on Examining the 
Status of U.S. Trade with Cuba and Its Impact on Economic Growth, 2 
p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  May 1, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection, 
hearing on The Bowl Championship Series: Money and Other Issues of 
Fairness for Publicly Financed Universities, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  May 1, Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the 
Internet, hearing on Cybersecurity: Network Threats and Policy 
Challenges, 1 p.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, April 28 to consider the 
following measures: H.R. 1327, Iran Sanctions Enabling Act of 2009; 
and H.R. 1728, Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act, 10 
a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, April 29, hearing on From Strategy 
to Implementation: The Future of the U.S.-Pakistan Relationship, 
1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  April 30, Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human 
Rights, and Oversight, hearing on International Efforts to Combat 
Maritime Piracy, 1 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, April 29, briefing on 
Transportation Worker Identification Card, 10 a.m., 2311 Cannon.
  April 30, Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global 
Counterterrorism, briefing to provide an update on the Department of 
Homeland Security's efforts to combat violence in the U.S.-Mexico 
border region, 10 a.m., 1539 Longworth.
  April 30, Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness 
and Response, briefing on the Department of Homeland Security's 
progress on the issue of interoperable emergency communications, 9 
a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on House Administration, April 29, hearing on Library of 
Congress IT Strategic Planning, 11 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, April 28, to mark up the following 
bills: H.R. 1748, Fight Fraud Act of 2009; H.R. 1788, False Claims 
Act Correction Act of 2009; H.R. 1676, PACT Act, H.R. 1667, War 
Profiteering Prevention Act of 2009; and H.R. 1741, Witness Security 
and Protection Grant Program Act of 2009, 10:15 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  April 28, Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy, hearing 
on Bye Bye Bargains? Retail Price Fixing, the Leegin Decision, and 
Its Impact on Consumer Prices, 3 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  April 30, full Committee, hearing on H.R. 1260, Patent Reform Act 
of 2009, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, April 28, Subcommittee on Water 
and Power, oversight hearing entitled ``American Recovery and 
Reinvestment Act Funds for the Bureau of Reclamation and the Water 
Resources Division of the United States Geological Survey (USGS),'' 
10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  April 29, full Committee, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 
1018, To amend the Wild and Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act to 
improve the management and long-term health of wild and free-roaming 
horses and burros, and for other purposes; and H.R. 689, To 
interchange the administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal

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lands between the Forest Services and the Bureau of Land Management, 
and for other purposes, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, April 28, 
Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization and Procurement, 
oversight hearing on U.S. Agency for International Development: 
Management Challenges and Strategic Objectives, 9 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  April 29, Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service and 
the District of Columbia, oversight hearing on the Washington 
Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA), 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  April 29, Subcommittee on National Security, hearing entitled 
``National Security Implications of U.S. Policy toward Cuba,'' 2 
p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  April 30, full Committee, hearing on H.R. 1507, Whistleblower 
Protection Enhancement Act of 2009, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, April 28, to consider H.R. 1913, Local Law 
Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009, 1 p.m., H-313 
Capitol.
  Committee on Science and Technology, April 28, Subcommittee on 
Energy and Environment, hearing on Pushing the Efficiency Envelope: 
R&D for High-Performance Buildings, Industries and Consumers, 10 
a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  April 28, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, hearing on 
Keeping the Space Environment Safe for Civil and Commercial Users, 2 
p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  April 29, full Committee, to mark up the following: the Networking 
and Information Technology Research and Development Act of 2009; 
H.R. 1736, International Science and Technology Cooperation Act of 
2009; and H.R. 1709, STEM Education Coordination Act of 2009, 10 
a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  April 30, Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, hearing on 
the Role of Science in Regulatory Reform, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, April 29, hearing entitled ``Climate 
Change Solutions for Small Businesses and Family Farmers,'' 1 p.m., 
2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, April 28, 
Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, hearing on High Priority 
Project Program, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  April 29, full Committee, hearing on Recovery Act: 10-Week 
Progress Report for Transportation and Infrastructure Programs, 11 
a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  April 30, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing 
on Coal Combustion Waste Storage and Water Quality, 10 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, April 28, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations, hearing on Leaving No One Behind: Is 
the Federal Recovery Coordination Program Working? 10 a.m., 334 
Cannon.
  April 29, full Committee, hearing on Funding the VA of the Future, 
10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  April 30, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on Charting the VA's 
Progress on Meeting the Mental Health Needs of Our Veterans: 
Discussion of Funding, Mental Health Strategic Plan, and the Uniform 
Mental Health Services Handbook, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, April 28, Subcommittee on Social 
Security, oversight hearing on the Social Security Administration's 
provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, 2 
p.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  April 29, full Committee, to continue hearings on Health Reform in 
the 21st Century: Employer Sponsored Insurance, 10 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: April 28, to hold hearings to examine 
new evidence on the persistence of the gender pay gap, 10 a.m., 
2172-RHOB.
  Joint Economic Committee: April 30, to hold hearings to examine 
the economic outlook, 10 a.m., 210-CHOB.
  Conference: April 27, meeting of conferees on S. Con. Res. 13, 
setting forth the congressional budget for the U.S. Government for 
fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for 
fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels 
for fiscal years 2011 through 2014, 1 p.m., S-115, Capitol.