[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 72 (Tuesday, May 12, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D540-D541]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                              MAY 13, 2009

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: 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.
  Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, to 
hold hearings to examine proposed budget request for fiscal year 
2010 for the Environmental Protection Agency, 10:30 a.m., SD-124.
  Subcommittee on Homeland Security, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget request for fiscal year 2010 for the Department of 
Homeland Security, 2 p.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
Economic Policy, to hold hearings to examine manufacturing and the 
credit crisis, 10:30 a.m., SD-538.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of 
Peter M. Rogoff, of Virginia, to be Federal Transit Administrator, 
Department of Transportation, Francisco J. Sanchez, of Florida, to 
be Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, Raphael 
William Bostic, of California, to be Assistant Secretary for Policy 
Development and Research, Sandra Brooks Henriquez, of Massachusetts, 
to be Assistant Secretary for Public and Indian Housing, and 
Mercedes Marquez, of California, to be Assistant Secretary for 
Community Planning and Development, all of the Department of Housing 
and Urban Development, and Michael S. Barr, of Michigan, to be 
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial Institutions, 2 
p.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Competitiveness, Innovation, and Export Promotion, to hold 
hearings to examine tourism in troubled times, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  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: business meeting to 
consider pending calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Philip J. Crowley, of Virginia, to be Assistant 
Secretary for Public Affairs, and Judith A. McHale, of Maryland, to 
be Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy, both of the Department of 
State, 9 a.m., SD-419.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of 
Daniel Benjamin, of the District of Columbia, to be Coordinator for 
Counterterrorism, with the rank and status of Ambassador at Large, 
and Bonnie D. Jenkins, of New York, for the rank of Ambassador 
during her tenure of service as Coordinator for Threat Reduction 
Programs, 10:30 a.m., SD-419.
  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.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: business 
meeting to consider any pending nominations, time to be announced, 
room to be announced.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold 
hearings to examine the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program, 
focusing on preserving school choice for all, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  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, and David Heyman, of the 
District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary of Homeland 
Security, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: 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: 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: 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.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on 
Secretary of Agriculture, 2 p.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, on 
Secretary of the Interior, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and 
Related Agencies, on Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 1:30 p.m., 2359 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, 
on State Department, 9:30 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.

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  Committee on Armed Services, hearing on the Fiscal Year 2010 
National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the Department of 
Defense, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  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.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Housing and 
Community Opportunity, hearing entitled ``The Role of NeighborWorks 
and Housing Counseling Intermediaries in Preventing Foreclosures,'' 
2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  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.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, hearing on Building Capacity to 
Protect U.S. National Security: The Fiscal Year 2010 International 
Affairs Budget, 1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, hearing entitled ``The President's 
FY 2010 Budget Request for the Department of Homeland Security,'' 10 
a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, to consider the following: pending 
Committee business, including a resolution expanding the 
responsibilities of the impeachment task force to conduct an inquiry 
into whether U.S. District Judge Samuel B. Kent should be impeached; 
and to mark up the following bills: H.R. 848, Performance Rights 
Act; the Webster Settlement Act of 2009; H.R. 1741 , Witness 
Security and Protection Grant Program Act of 2009; and H.R. 2247, 
Congressional Review Act Improvement Act, 10:15 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  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,'' 3 p.m., 
2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing on AIG: 
Where is the Taxpayer's Money Going? 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, to consider H.R. 2346, Making Supplemental 
Appropriations for the Fiscal Year ending September 30 2009, and for 
other purposes, 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science and Technology, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Environment, to mark up the National Climate Service Act of 2009, 10 
a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, hearing entitled ``The Role of Small 
Business Suppliers and Manufacturers in the Domestic Auto 
Industry,'' 10 a.m., and to mark up H.R. 2352, Job Creation through 
Entrepreneurship Act of 2009, 2 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Aviation, hearing on the Economic Viability of the Civil Reserve Air 
Fleet, (CRAF) Program, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  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.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, hearing on Innovative Technologies 
and Treatments Helping Veterans, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, briefing on 
Intelligence Community Diversity Report, 4 p.m., 304 HVC.