[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 63 (Tuesday, April 28, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D464-D465]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





            COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2009

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Personnel, to hold 
hearings to examine the implementation of Wounded Warrior policies 
and programs, 2:30 p.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Finance: to hold a closed meeting to examine 
transforming the health care delivery system, focusing on proposals 
to improve patient care and reduce health care costs, 10 a.m., SD-
215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: 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.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: business 
meeting to consider the nominations of Russlynn Ali, of California, 
to be Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Carmel Martin, of 
Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary for Planning, Evaluation, and 
Policy Development, Charles P. Rose, of Illinois, to be General 
Counsel, Peter Cunningham, of Illinois, to be Assistant Secretary 
for Communications and Outreach, and Gabriella Cecilia Gomez, of 
California, to be Assistant Secretary for Legislation and 
Congressional Affairs, all of the Department of Education, Brian 
Kennedy, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for Congressional 
and Intergovernmental Affairs, and T. Michael Kerr, of the District 
of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary for Administration and 
Management, both of the Department of Labor, and Thomasina Rogers, 
of Maryland, to be a Member of the Occupational Safety and Health 
Review Commission, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the swine flu 
epidemic, focusing on the public health and medical response, 3 
p.m., SD-430.

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  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold 
hearings to examine swine flu, focusing on coordinating the federal 
response, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  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.
  Committee on the Judiciary: 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.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold hearings to examine 
pending benefits related legislation, 9:30 a.m., SR-418.
  Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine the life 
settlement market, focusing on what is at stake for seniors, 2 p.m., 
SD-106.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, 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, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies, on NASA, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Financial Services, General Government and Related 
Agencies, on the FCC, 10 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  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, hearing on Effective 
Counterinsurgency: The Administration's Perspective on the Future of 
the U.S.-Pakistan Military Partnership, 1 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing on Military Health 
System: Health Affairs/TRICARE Management Activity Organization, 10 
a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and Labor, hearing on Strengthening 
America's Competitiveness through Common Academic Standards, 10 
a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, to continue markup of H.R. 1728, 
Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act, 10 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Member briefing on Transportation 
Worker Identification Card,. 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on House Administration, hearing on Library of Congress 
IT Strategic Planning, 11 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on Natural Resources, 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 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, 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.
  Subcommittee on National Security, hearing entitled ``National 
Security Implications of U.S. Policy toward Cuba,'' 2 p.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules to consider H.R. 627, Credit Cardholders' Bill 
of Rights Act of 2009, 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science and Technology, to mark up the following 
bills: H.R. 2020, 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.
  Committee on Small Business, hearing entitled ``Climate Change 
Solutions for Small Businesses and Family Farmers,'' 1 p.m., 2360 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, hearing on 
Recovery Act: 10-Week Progress Report for Transportation and 
Infrastructure Programs, 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, hearing on Funding the VA of the 
Future, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, to continue hearings on Health Reform 
in the 21st Century: Employer Sponsored Insurance, 10 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, a briefing 
on HUMINT/HUMINT-Enabling, 10 a.m., and, executive, a briefing on 
Overhead, 3:30 p.m., 304-HVC.