[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 85 (Tuesday, June 9, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D663-D665]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS'; 
SUBCOMMITTEE ALLOCATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Ordered reported the following: as 
amended, the Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Appropriations for 
fiscal year 2010; and Subcommittee Allocations. 302(b).
ARMY POSTURE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing on 
Army Posture. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of the Army: Pete Geren, Secretary; and GEN George W. Casey, 
Chief of Staff.
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative Branch 
approved for full Committee action the Legislative Branch 
Appropriations for the fiscal year 2010.
DEFINING FAIR GREEN MARKETING PRACTICES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and 
Consumer Protection held a hearing entitled ``It's Too Easy Being 
Green: Defining Fair Green Marketing Practices.'' Testimony was heard 
from James Kohm, Director, Enforcement Division, FTC; and public 
witnesses.
CLIMATE LEGISLATION; ALLOWANCE ALLOCATION POLICIES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and 
Environment held a hearing entitled ``Allowance Allocation Policies in 
Climate Legislation: Assisting Consumers, Investing in A Clean Energy 
Future, and Adapting to Climate Change.'' Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
OVER-THE-COUNTER DERIVATIVES MARKET REGULATION
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets, 
Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing entitled ``The 
Effective Regulation of the Over-the-Counter Derivatives Markets.'' 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
GUATEMALA OUTLOOK
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere held a 
hearing on Guatemala at a Crossroads. Testimony was heard from Stephen 
Johnson, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Western 
Hemisphere Policy; Mark Schneider, former Director, Peace Corps; and 
public witnesses.
FEMA BUDGET
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee Emergency Communications, 
Preparedness and Response held a hearing entitled `` The FY 2010 Budget 
for the Federal Emergency Management Agency.'' Testimony was heard from 
W. Craig Fugate, Administrator, FEMA.
SCIENCE/HEALTH/NUCLEAR DETECTION BUDGETS
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, 
Cybersecurity and Science and Technology held a hearing entitled ``The 
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Budget for the Directorate for Science and Technology, the Office of 
Health Affairs, and the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office.'' Testimony 
was heard from the following officials of the Department of Homeland 
Security: Brad Buswell, Acting Under Secretary, Science and Technology 
Directorate; Chuck Gallaway, Acting Director, Domestic Nuclear 
Detection Office; and Jon Krohmer, Acting Assistant Secretary and Chief 
Medical Officer, Office of Health Affairs.
JUDGE SAMUEL B. KENT IMPEACHMENT
Committee on the Judiciary: Task Force on Judicial Impeachment voted to 
forward to the full Committee the articles of impeachment against U.S. 
District Judge Samuel B. Kent.
CELL TAX FAIRNESS ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Law held a hearing on H.R. 1521, Cell Tax Fairness Act 
of 2009. Testimony was heard from Mara Candelaria Reardon, member, 
House of Representatives, State of Indiana; Joseph A. Gibbons, member, 
House of Representatives, State of Florida; and public witnesses.
JUVENILE JUSTICE ACCOUNTABILITY AND IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2009
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and 
Homeland Security held a hearing on H.R. 2289, Juvenile Justice 
Accountability and Improvement Act of 2009. Testimony was heard from 
James Fox, District Attorney, San Mateo County, California; and public 
witnesses.
DRUGS/CHEMICALS WATER SUPPLY POLLUTION
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans 
and Wildlife held an oversight hearing entitled ``Overdose: How Drugs 
and Chemicals in Water Supplies and the Environment are Harming our 
Fish and Wildlife.'' Testimony was heard from Tracy Collier, Director, 
Environmental Conservation Division, Northwest Fisheries Science 
Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA, Department of 
Commerce; Matt Larsen, Associate Director, Water, U.S. Geological 
Survey, Department of the Interior; Anne C. Perry, member, House of 
Representatives, State of Maine; and public witnesses.
PAKISTAN ENDURING ASSISTANCE AND COOPERATION ENHANCEMENT ACT OF 2009
FOREIGN RELATIONS AUTHORIZATION ACT, FISCAL YEARS 2010 AND 2011
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a non-record vote, a structured rule 
for H.R. 1886, providing one hour of general debate in the House 
equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs. The rule waives all points 
of order against consideration of the bill except for clauses 9 and 10 
of rule XXI. The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs now printed in the bill, modified by 
the amendment printed in part A of the report of the Committee on 
Rules, shall be considered as adopted. The rule waives all points of 
order against provisions of the bill, as amended. The rule provides 
that the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The rule makes 
in order the further amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in 
part B of the report of the Committee on Rules, if offered by 
Representative Ros-Lehtinen of Florida or her designee, which shall be 
in order without intervention of any point of order except those 
arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI, shall be considered as read, 
and shall be separately debatable for 30 minutes equally divided and 
controlled by the proponent and an opponent. The rule provides one 
motion to recommit with or without instructions.
  The resolution also provides for consideration of H.R. 2410, the 
``Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011,'' 
under a structured rule. The rule provides one hour of debate equally 
divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs and waives all points of order against 
consideration of the bill except clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI. The rule 
provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended 
by the Committee on Foreign Affairs, now printed in the bill, 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 for clause 10 of rule 
XXI. The rule makes in order only those amendments printed in part C of 
the report of the Committee on Rules. The rule provides that the 
amendments made in order may be offered only in the order printed in 
the report of the Committee on Rules, may be offered only by a Member 
designated in the Committee report, shall be considered as read, shall 
be debatable for the time specified in this report 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 division of the 
question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. The rule waives 
all points of order against the amendments printed in the report except 
for clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI. The rule provides one motion to 
recommit H.R. 2410 with or without instructions. Finally, the rule 
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that in the engrossment of H.R. 2410, the text of H.R. 1886, as passed 
by the House, shall be added as new matter at the end of H.R. 2410. 
Testimony was heard from Chairman Berman and Representatives Polis, 
Nadler (NY), Holt, Davis (CA), Larsen (WA), McCollum, Cuellar, Ros-
Lehtinen, Smith (NJ), Burton (IN), Royce, Castle, and Kirk.
ENERGY DEPARTMENT ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy and 
Environment held a hearing on Environmental Research at the Department 
of Energy. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
WOMEN VETERANS HEALTH CARE; VA HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
on Assessing CARES and the Future of VA's Health Infrastructure. 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs: Everett Alvarez, Jr., Chairman, CARES Commission; and 
Donald H. Orndoff, Director, Office of Construction and Management; 
Mark Goldstein, Director, Physical Infrastructure Issues, GAO; and 
representatives of veterans organizations.
EARLY CHILDHOOD HOME VISITATION PROGRAMS
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Income Security and Family 
Support, held a hearing on Proposals to Provide Federal Funding for 
Early Childhood Home Visitation Programs. Testimony was heard from Joan 
Sharp, Executive Director, Council for Children and Families, State of 
Washington; and public witnesses.
HUMINT
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to 
hold a hearing on HUMINT. Testimony was heard from departmental 
witnesses.
HOT SPOTS BRIEFING
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Terrorism, 
Human Intelligence, Analysis and Counterintelligence met in executive 
session to receive a briefing on Hot Spots. The Committee was briefed 
by departmental witnesses.

Joint Meetings
TROUBLED ASSET RELIEF PROGRAM
Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the 
Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) accountability and oversight, 
focusing on the strength of financial institutions, after receiving 
testimony from Elizabeth Warren, Chair, Congressional Oversight Panel 
for the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), Department of the 
Treasury.