[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 72 (Tuesday, May 12, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D539-D540]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water 
Development, and Related Agencies held a hearing on the Army Corps of 
Engineers. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of the Army: Terrence Salt, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary, Civil Works; LTG Robert Van Antwerp, USA, Chief of 
Engineers; MG Merdith Temple, USA, Deputy Commanding General, Civil and 
Emergency; and Gary Loew, Chief, Programs Integration Division.
GSA
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Services, 
General Government, and Related Agencies held a hearing on the GSA. 
Testimony was heard from Paul F. Prouty, Administrator, GSA.
HOMELAND SECURITY APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Homeland Security held a 
hearing on the Secretary of Homeland Security. Testimony was heard from 
Janet Napolitano, Secretary of Homeland Security.
FOREST SERVICE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior and Environment, 
and Related Agencies held a hearing on Forest Service. Testimony was 
heard from Gail Kimbell, Chief, U.S. Forest Service, USDA.
LABOR, HHS, EDUCATION AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, Education and Related Agencies held a hearing on the 
Secretary of Labor. Testimony was heard from Hilda Solis, Secretary of 
Labor.
  The Subcommittee also continued appropriation hearings. Testimony was 
heard from Members of Congress.
U.S. COMPETITIVENESS--HIGH SCHOOL REFORM
Committee on Education and Labor: Held a hearing on American's 
Competitiveness through High School Reform. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Castle, Fattah, Grijalva, and Roe of Tennessee; and 
public witnesses.
CONSUMER CREDIT PROTECTION; MERCURY POLLUTION REDUCTION ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and 
Consumer Protection held a hearing on the following: Consumer Credit 
Protection Improvement Act and H.R. 2190, Mercury Pollution Reduction 
Act. Testimony was heard from Eileen Harrington, Acting Director, 
Bureau of Consumer Protection, FTC; and public witnesses.
MEDICAL DEVICE SAFETY ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
on H.R. 1346, Medical Device Safety Act of 2009. Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
21ST CENTURY GREEN HIGH-PERFORMING PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a non-record vote, a structured rule. 
The rule provides one hour of general debate on H.R., 2187, the 21st 
Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act, equally 
divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Education and Labor. The rule waives all points of order 
against consideration of the bill except those arising under clause 9 
or 10 of rule XXI. The rule provides that the amendment in the nature 
of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Education and Labor 
shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment 
and shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order 
against the amendment in the nature of a substitute except those 
arising under clause 10 of rule XXI. The rule makes in order only those 
amendments printed in the Rules Committee report. The amendments made 
in order may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be 
offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered 
as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the equally 
divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be 
subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for a 
division of the question in the House or in the Committee

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of the Whole. All points of order against the amendments except those 
arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI are waived. Finally, the rule 
provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony 
was heard by Chairman George Miller (CA) and Representatives Titus, 
Rose (TN), Foxx, and Kirk.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.