[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 70 (Thursday, May 7, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D524-D527]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                  Week of May 11 through May 16, 2009

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at approximately 3 p.m., Senate will begin consideration 
of H.R. 627, Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights 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: May 12, Subcommittee on State, 
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, business meeting to mark 
up proposed budget request for fiscal year 2009 supplemental for the 
Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, 2:30 
p.m., SD-138.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans 
Affairs, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed 
budget request for fiscal year 2010 for military construction, 
Veterans Affairs, and related agencies, 2:30 p.m., SD-124.
  May 13, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2010 for the Department of 
Labor, 9:45 a.m., SD-138.
  May 14, Full Committee, business meeting to mark up proposed 
budget request for fiscal year 2009 supplemental for Iraq, 
Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the pandemic flu, 2 p.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Armed Services: May 12, to hold hearings to examine 
the nominations of Andrew Charles Weber, of Virginia, to be 
Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear and Chemical and 
Biological Defense Programs, Paul N. Stockton, of California, to be 
Assistant Secretary for Homeland Defense and Americas' Security 
Affairs, Thomas R. Lamont, of Illinois, to be Assistant Secretary of 
the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, and Charles A. Blanchard, 
of Arizona, to be General Counsel of the Department of the Air 
Force, all of the Department of Defense, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  May 14, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine proposed 
defense authorization request for fiscal year 2010 for the Future 
Years Defense Program, 9:30 a.m., SR-325.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: May 13, 
Subcommittee on Economic Policy, to hold hearings to examine 
manufacturing and the credit crisis, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  May 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nomination 
of Peter M. Rogoff, of Virginia, to be Federal Transit 
Administrator, Federal Transit Administration, Department of 
Transportation, 2:30 p.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: May 12, to 
hold hearings to examine pending nominations, 10 a.m., SR-253.

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  May 13, Subcommittee on Competitiveness, Innovation, and Export 
Promotion, to hold hearings to examine tourism in troubled times, 10 
a.m., SR-253.
  May 13, Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security, 
to hold hearings to examine reauthorization of the Federal Aviation 
Administration (FAA), focusing on perspectives of aviation 
stakeholders, 2:15 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: May 12, to hold 
hearings to examine S. 967, to amend the Energy Policy and 
Conservation Act to create a petroleum product reserve, and S. 283, 
to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to modify the 
conditions for the release of products from the Northeast Home 
Heating Oil Reserve Account, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  May 13, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  May 14, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine S. 1013, the 
Department of Energy Carbon Capture and Sequestration Program 
Amendments Act of 2009, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: May 12, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed budget request for fiscal year 2010 for 
the Environmental Protection Agency, 9:45 a.m., SD-406.
  May 12, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Peter Silva Silva, of California, to be Assistant 
Administrator, and Stephen Alan Owens, of Arizona, to be Assistant 
Administrator for Toxic Substances, both of the Environmental 
Protection Agency, and Jo-Ellen Darcy, of Maryland, to be an 
Assistant Secretary of the Army, Department of Defense, 2:30 p.m., 
SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: May 12, to hold hearings to examine 
financing comprehensive health care reform, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: May 12, business meeting to 
consider the nominations of Harold Hongju Koh, of Connecticut, to be 
Legal Adviser of the Department of State, and Susan Flood Burk, of 
Virginia, to be Special Representative of the President for nuclear 
non-proliferation; to be immediately followed by a hearing to 
examine the United States strategy toward Pakistan, 10:15 a.m., SD-
419.
  May 12, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine energy 
security, focusing on historical perspectives and modern challenges, 
2 p.m., SD-419.
  May 13, Subcommittee on African Affairs, with the Subcommittee on 
International Operations and Organizations, Human Rights, Democracy 
and Global Women's Issues, to hold joint hearings to examine 
confronting rape and other forms of violence against women in 
conflict zones, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  May 14, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nomination 
of Jeffrey D. Feltman, of Ohio, to be Assistant Secretary of State 
for Near Eastern Affairs, 9:45 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: May 12, 
business meeting to consider an original bill entitled, Family 
Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act, and any pending 
nominations, 2:30 p.m., SD-430.
  May 14, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine delivery 
reform, focusing on the roles of primary and specialty care in 
innovative new delivery models, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: May 12, 
to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Cass R. Sunstein, of 
Massachusetts, to be Administrator of the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 10 a.m., SD-
342.
  May 12, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nomination 
of Robert M. Groves, of Michigan, to be Director of the Census, 
Department of Commerce, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  May 12, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the proposed 
budget request for fiscal year 2010 for the Department of Homeland 
Security, 4 p.m., SD-342.
  May 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the D.C. 
Opportunity Scholarship Program, focusing on preserving school 
choice for all, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  May 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Florence Y. Pan, of the District of Columbia, and 
Marisa J. Demeo, of the District of Columbia, both to be an 
Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 3 
p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: May 14, business meeting to consider 
pending calendar business, Time to be announced, SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: May 12, to hold hearings to examine 
helping state and local law enforcement, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  May 12, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Gerard E. Lynch, of New York, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, and Mary L. Smith, of 
Illinois, to be Assistant Attorney General, Tax Division, Department 
of Justice, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  May 13, Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts, 
to hold hearings to examine torture and the Office of Legal Counsel 
in the Bush Administration, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: May 13, to hold hearings to 
examine problems for military and overseas voters, focusing on why 
many soldiers and their families cannot vote, 10 a.m., SR-301.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: May 13, to hold 
hearings to examine small business financing, focusing on a progress 
report on Recovery Act implementation and alternative sources of 
financing, 2:15 p.m., SR-428A.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: May 12, to hold closed hearings 
to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., S-407, Capitol.
  May 14, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine certain 
intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., S-407, Capitol.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, May 14, Subcommittee on Horticulture and 
Organic Agriculture, hearing to review food safety standards for 
horticulture and organic agriculture, 10 a.m., 1399 Longworth.

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  Committee on Appropriations, May 12, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Water Development, and Related Agencies, on Army Corps of Engineers, 
10 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Financial Services, General Government, 
and Related Agencies, on GSA, 2 p.m., 2220 Rayburn.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Secretary of 
Homeland Security, 1 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Interior and Environment, and Related 
Agencies, on Forest Service, 1:30 p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education and Related Agencies, on Secretary of Labor, 10 a.m., 2359 
Rayburn, and on Members Requests, 2 p.m., 2358-C Rayburn.
  May 13, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on Secretary of 
Agriculture, 2 p.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  May 13, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related 
Agencies, on Secretary of the Interior, 9:30 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  May 13, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, 
and Related Agencies, on Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 1:30 p.m., 
2359 Rayburn.
  May 13, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs, on State Department, 9:30 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  May 14, Subcommittee on Financial Services, General Government and 
Related Agencies, on District of Columbia, 9:15 a.m., 2362-A 
Rayburn.
  May 14, Subcommittee on Interior and Environment, and Related 
Agencies, on National Park Service, 9 a.m., and on Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 1:30 p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  May 15, Subcommittee on Interior and Environment, and Related 
Agencies, on Indian Health Service, 9:30 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, May 13, hearing on the Fiscal Year 
2010 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the 
Department of Defense, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  May 13, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing on the Fiscal 
Year 2010 National Defense Authorization Budget Request for the 
Department of Energy national security programs, 2 p.m., 2112 
Rayburn.
  May 14, full Committee, hearing on the Fiscal Year 2010 National 
Defense Authorization Budget Request from the Department of the 
Navy, 10 a.m., and a hearing on the Fiscal Year 2010 National 
Defense Authorization Budget Request from the Department of the 
Army, 2:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  May 14, Subcommittee on Defense Acquisition Reform Panel, hearing 
on Can DOD Coordinate the Requirements, Budgets and Acquisition 
Processes to Reduce Cost Growth and Increase Efficiency in 
Acquisition? 7 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  May 15, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing on the Fiscal 
Year 2010 National Defense Authorization Budget Request on Defense 
Health Program Overview, 9 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  May 15, Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces, on 
Fiscal Year 2010 National Defense Authorization Budget Request for 
Department of the Navy shipbuilding acquisition programs, 10 a.m., 
2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and Labor, May 12, hearing on American's 
Competitiveness through High School Reform, 3 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  May 14, Subcommittee on Health, Families and Communities, hearing 
on Improving Child Nutrition Programs to Reduce Childhood Obesity, 
10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, May 12, Subcommittee on 
Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection, hearing on the following: 
Consumer Credit Protection Improvement Act and H.R. 2190, Mercury 
Pollution Reduction Act, 2 p.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  May 12, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on H.R. 1346, Medical 
Device Safety Act of 2009, 2 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, May 13, Subcommittee on Housing 
and Community Opportunity, hearing entitled ``The Section 8 Voucher 
Reform Act,'' 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  May 13, Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade, 
hearing entitled ``Implications of the G-20 Leaders Summit for Low 
Income Countries and the Global Economy,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  May 14, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government 
Sponsored Enterprises, hearing entitled ``How Should the Federal 
Government Oversee Insurance?'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, May 14, Subcommittee on Europe, 
hearing on the United States and Turkey: A Model Partnership, 10:30 
a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  May 14, Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights 
and Oversight, briefing on UN Office on Drugs and Crime's Role in 
Combating Piracy, 10 a.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, May 13, hearing entitled ``The 
President's FY 2010 Budget Request for the Department of Homeland 
Security,'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  May 13, Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure 
Protection, to mark up H.R. 2200, Transportation Security 
Administration Authorization Act, 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, May 13, Subcommittee on Crime, 
Terrorism, and Homeland Security, hearing on the National Research 
Council's publication ``Strengthening Forensic Science in the United 
States: A Path Forward,'' 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  May 14, full Committee, oversight hearing on the Department of 
Justice, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, May 13, Subcommittee on Insular 
Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 
1916, Migratory Bird Habitat Investment and Enhancement Act; H.R. 
2062, Migratory Bird Treaty Act Penalty and Enforcement Act of 2009; 
and H.R. 2188, Joint Ventures for Bird Habitat Conservation Act of 
2009, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.

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  May 14, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, 
hearing on the following bills: H.R. 129, To authorize the 
conveyance of certain National Forest System lands in the Los Padres 
National Forest in California; H.R. 762, To validate final patent 
number 27-2005-0081, and for other purposes; H.R. 865, To convey the 
New River State Park campground located in Mount Rodgers National 
Recreation Area in the Jefferson National Forest in Carroll County, 
Virginia, to the Commonwealth of Virginia, and for other purposes; 
H.R. 1442, To provide for the sale of the Federal Government's 
reversionary interest in approximately 60 acres of land in Salt Lake 
City, Utah, originally conveyed to the Mount Olivet Cemetery 
Association under the Act of January 23, 1909; H.R. 1471, To expand 
the boundary of the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site in the State 
of Georgia, to redesignate the unit as a National Historical Park, 
and or other purposes; and H.R. 1641, Cascadia Marine Trail Study 
Act, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  May 14, Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing on H.R. 2008, 
Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower Facilitation Act, 10 a.m., 1334 
Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, May 13, hearing on 
AIG: Where is the Taxpayer's Money Going? 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  May 14, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Protecting the Public 
from Waste, Fraud, and Abuse: H.R. 1507, Whistleblower Protection 
Enhancement Act of 2009,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  May 14, Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the 
District of Columbia, hearing entitled ``Protecting the Protectors: 
An Assessment of Front-line Federal Workers in Response to the H1N1 
Flu,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science and Technology, May 13, Subcommittee on 
Energy and Environment, to mark up the National Climate Service Act 
of 2009, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  May 14, full Committee, hearing on An Overview of the Federal R&D 
Budget for Fiscal Year 2010, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, May 13, hearing entitled ``The Role 
of Small Business Suppliers and Manufacturers in the Domestic Auto 
Industry,'' 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, May 13, 
Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing on the Economic Viability of the 
Civil Reserve Air Fleet, (CRAF) Program, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  May 13, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, 
hearing on Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Requests of the Coast Guard, 
Maritime Administration, and the Federal Maritime Commission, 2 
p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  May 14, full Committee, hearing on An Independent FEMA: Restoring 
the Nation's Capabilities for Effective Emergency Management and 
Disaster Response, 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  May 14, Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous 
Materials, hearing on Reauthorization of the Department of 
Transportation's Hazardous Materials Safety Program, 2 p.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, May 13, hearing on Innovative 
Technologies and Treatments Helping Veterans, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  May 14, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial 
Affairs, hearing on Examining Appellate Processes and Their Impacts 
on Veterans, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  May 14, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, hearing on Federal 
Contract Compliance, 1:30 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, May 14, Subcommittee on Trade, 
hearing on investment obligations in U.S. bilateral investment 
treaties (BITs) and free trade agreements (FTAs), 10 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: to hold hearings to examine the 
employment situation for April 2009, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.