[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 82 (Wednesday, June 3, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D635-D637]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                              JUNE 4, 2009

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: to hold 
hearings to examine regulatory reform and derivatives markets, 2 
p.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed 
budget estimates for fiscal year 2010 for the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation, to be followed by a closed session at 11:15 a.m. in 
SVC-217, 9:30 a.m., SD-192.
  Subcommittee on Defense, to hold hearings to examine proposed 
budget estimates for fiscal year 2010 for the Department of the Air 
Force, 10:30 a.m., SD-138.
  Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2010 for the Department of 
Agriculture, 2 p.m., SD-192.
  Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2010 for the Library of 
Congress and the Open World Leadership Center, 2:30 p.m., SD-138.
  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine the 
Defense Authorization request for fiscal year 2010 and the Future 
Years Defense Program for the Department of the Navy; to be possibly 
followed by a closed session in SVC-217, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings 
to examine the nomination of Herbert M. Allison, Jr., of 
Connecticut, to be Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Financial 
Stability, 9:30 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: business meeting to 
consider pending energy legislation, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: business meeting to 
consider the nominations of Peter Silva Silva, of California, to be 
Assistant Administrator for Water, and Stephen Alan Owens, of 
Arizona, to be Assistant Administrator for Prevention, Pesticides, 
and Toxic Substances, both of the Environmental Protection Agency, 
Time to be announced, Room to be announced.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine 
challenges and opportunities for U.S.-China cooperation on climate 
change, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Ad Hoc 
Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery, to hold hearings to examine a 
status report on emergency preparedness for the 2009 hurricane 
season, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.

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  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, and 
the nominations of David F. Hamilton, of Indiana, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit, Andre M. Davis, of 
Maryland, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit, 
and Thomas E. Perez, of Maryland, to be Assistant Attorney General, 
Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: to hold hearings 
to examine SBIR and STTR reauthorization, focusing on ensuring a 
strong future for small business in federal research and 
development, 9:30 a.m., SR-428A.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to 
examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., S-407, Capitol.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities 
and Risk Management, hearing to review implications of the CFTC v. 
Zelener case, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies, to mark up the Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2010, 9 
a.m., H140 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, 
and Related Agencies, on the Secretary of Transportation, 10 a.m., 
2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing on Thinkers and Practitioners: Do Senior 
Professional Military Education Schools Produce Strategists? 10 
a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Terrorism Unconventional Threats and Capabilities, 
hearing on the Fiscal Year 2010 National Authorization Budget 
Request for the U.S. Special Operations Command, 1 p.m., 2212 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and Labor, hearing on Building on What 
Works at Charter Schools, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Communications, 
Technology and the Internet, hearing on oversight of the Internet 
Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), 10 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled 
``Commercial Sales of Military Technologies,'' 10 a.m., 2322 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Housing and 
Community Opportunity, hearing entitled ``The Section 8 Voucher 
Reform Act,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Africa and Global 
Health, hearing on Local and Regional Purchases: Opportunities to 
Enhance U.S. Food Aid, 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and Global Environment, hearing 
on Agent Orange: What Efforts Are Being Made To Address The 
Continuing Impact of Dioxin in Vietnam? 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on 
Management,Investigations, and Oversight, hearing entitled ``The FY 
2010 Budget for Departmental Management and Operations at DHS,'' 10 
a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Law, hearing on H.R. 1508, Sunshine in Litigation Act 
of 2009, 11 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil 
Liberties, hearing on H.R. 984, State Secret Protection Act of 2009, 
2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, hearing 
on Indigent Representation: A Growing National Crisis, 9:30 a.m., 
2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border 
Security and International Law, to mark up a measure to extend 
certain immigration programs, 3 p.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources, oversight hearing entitled ``Unconventional Fuels, Part 
I: Shale Gas Potential,'' 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands and the 
Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife, joint 
oversight hearing on White-nose Syndrome: What's Killing Bats in the 
Northeast, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, to mark up the 
following measures: Government Accountability Office Improvement Act 
of 2009; H.R. 1345, District of Columbia Hatch Act Reform Act of 
2009; H.R. 2392, Government Information Transparency Act; H. Res. 
420, Celebrating the symbol of the United States Flag and supporting 
the goals and ideals of Flag Day; H. Res. 435, Celebrating Asian 
Pacific American Heritage Month; H.R. 2325, To designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1300 
Matamoros Street in Laredo, Texas, as the ``Laredo Veterans Post 
Office;'' H.R. 2422, To designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 702 East University Avenue in Georgetown, 
Texas, as the ``Lyle G. West Post Office Building;'' and H.R. 2470, 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 19190 Cochran Boulevard FRNT in Port Charlotte, Florida, 
as the ``Lieutenant Commander Roy H. Boehm Post Office Building,'' 
10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science and Technology, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Environment, hearing on a New Direction for Federal Oil Spill 
Research and Development, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Contracting and 
Technology, hearing entitled ``Legislative Initiatives to Strengthen 
and Modernize the SBIR and STTR programs.'' 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to consider the 
following measures: H.R. 2093, Clean Coastal Environment and Public 
Health Act of 2009; H.R. 2650, Maritime Safety Act of 2009; H.R. 
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Workforce Development Act; H.R. 2652, Coast Guard Modernization Act; 
H.R. 2121, To provide for the transfer of certain Federal Property 
to the Galveston Historical Foundation; H.R. 1687, To designate the 
Federal building and United States Courthouse located at McKinley 
Avenue and Third Street, S. W., Canton, Ohio, as the ``Ralph Regula 
Federal Office Building and United States Courthouse;'' H.R. 2053, 
To designate the United States courthouse located at 525 Magoffin 
Avenue in El Paso, Texas, as the ``Albert Armendariz, Sr., United 
States Courthouse;'' H.R. 2498, To designate the Federal building 
located at 844 North Rush Street in Chicago, Illinois, as the 
``William O. Lipinski Federal Building;'' H. Res. 410, Recognizing 
the numerous contributions of the recreational boating community and 
the boating industry to the continuing prosperity and affluence of 
the United States; H. Res. 472, Congratulating and saluting the 
seventieth anniversary of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association 
(AOPA) and their dedication to general aviation, safety and the 
important contribution general aviation provides to the United 
States; H. Res. 484, Expressing support for designation of June 10th 
as the ``National Pipeline Safety Day; `` General Services 
Administration Section 11(b) resolutions, and other pending 
business, 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Economic 
Opportunity, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 1037, Pilot 
College Work Study Programs for Veterans Act of 2009; H.R. 1098, 
Veterans' Worker Retaining Act of 2009; H.R. 1172, To direct the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include on the Internet website of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs a list of organizations that 
provide scholarships to veterans and their survivors; H.R. 1821, 
Equity for Injured Veterans Act of 2009; H.R. 1879, National Guard 
Employment Protection Act of 2009; and H.R. 2180, To amend title 38, 
United States Code, to waive housing loan fees for certain veterans 
with service-connected disabilities called to active service, 1 
p.m., 340 Cannon.
  Subcommittee on Health, to mark up H.R. 1211, Women Veterans 
Health Care Improvement Act; followed by a hearing on Meeting the 
Needs of Family Caregivers of Veterans, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing on 
IRS operations, the fiscal year 2010 budget proposals, and the 2009 
tax return filing season, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, briefing on 
Intelligence Matters, 2 p.m., 304 HVC Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, executive, hearing 
on Intelligence Matters, 10 a.m., 304 HVC, Capitol.