[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 69 (Wednesday, May 6, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D514-D515]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                              MAY 7, 2009

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: to hold 
hearings to examine the nominations of Krysta Harden, of Virginia, 
and Pearlie S. Reed, of Arkansas, both to be an Assistant Secretary, 
Rajiv J. Shah, of Washington, to be Under Secretary for Research, 
Education, and Economics, and Dallas P. Tonsager, of South Dakota, 
to be Under Secretary for Rural Development, all of the Department 
of Agriculture, 10:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies, to hold an oversight hearing to 
examine funding of the Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine 
the 2009 H1N1 virus, 10 a.m., SD-124.
  Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2010 for the Office of the 
Architect of the Capitol, and the Office of Compliance, 2:30 p.m., 
SD-138.
  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine the 
report of the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of 
the United States, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
Securities, Insurance and Investment, to hold hearings to examine 
strengthening the Securities and Exchange Commission's enforcement 
responsibilities, 2:30 p.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to 
examine a joint staff draft related to cybersecurity and critical 
electricity infrastructure, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Subcommittee on Energy, to hold hearings to examine net metering, 
interconnection standards, and other policies that promote the 
deployment of distributed generation to improve grid reliability, 
increase clean energy deployment, enable consumer choice, and 
diversify our nation's energy supply, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: business meeting to 
consider the nominations of Mathy Stanislaus, of New Jersey, to be 
Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste, Cynthia J. Giles, of 
Rhode Island, to be Assistant Administrator for Enforcement and 
Compliance, and Michelle DePass, of New York, to be Assistant 
Administrator for International Affairs, all of the Environmental 
Protection Agency, Time to be announced, Room to be announced.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine auctioning under 
cap and trade, focusing on design, participation, and distribution 
of revenues, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold 
hearings to examine the nominations of Seth David Harris, of New 
Jersey, to be Deputy Secretary, and M. Patricia Smith, of New York, 
to be Solicitor, both of the Department of Labor, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of 
Margaret A. Hamburg, of the District of Columbia, to be Commissioner 
of Food and Drugs, Department of Health and Human Services, 2 p.m., 
SD-430.
  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 
recruitment in the Federal Government, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Larry J. Echo Hawk, of Utah, to be Assistant Secretary 
of the Interior for Indian Affairs, 2:15 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider S. 417, 
to enact a safe, fair, and responsible state secrets privilege Act, 
S. 257, to amend title 11, United States 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, and the nominations of William K. Sessions III, of 
Vermont, to be Chair of the United States Sentencing Commission, and 
John Morton, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of Homeland 
Security, 10 a.m., SD-226.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, to mark up the Fiscal Year 2009 
Supplemental Appropriations, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, to mark up H.R. 2101, Weapons 
Acquisition System Reform Through Enhancing Technical Knowledge and 
Oversight Act of 2009, 12 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and 
Capabilities, hearing on Counterinsurgency and Irregular Warfare: 
Issues and Lessons Learned, 10 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and Labor,, hearing on Ensuring 
Preparedness Against the Flu Virus at School and Work, 10 a.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Communications, 
Technology and the Internet, hearing on An Examination of 
Competition in the Wireless Industry, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, 
Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing entitled 
``Perspectives on Hedge Fund Registration,'' 11 a.m., 2128 Rayburn .

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  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Africa and Global 
Health, hearing on Zimbabwe: Opportunities for a New Way Forward, 10 
a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, 
and Global Counterterrorism, hearing entitled ``Implementing the 
Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative at Land and Sea Ports: Are We 
Ready?'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on 
National Security and Foreign Affairs, hearing entitled ``GPS: Can 
We Avoid A Gap in Service?'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Finance and Tax, 
hearing entitled ``How the Complexity of the Tax Code Hinders Small 
Businesses,'' 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, hearing on the Financial Status of 
the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.