[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 86 (Wednesday, June 10, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D674-D676]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS OPERATED BY THE USDA
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Rural Development, 
Biotechnology, Specialty Crops and Foreign Agriculture held a hearing 
to review rural development programs operated by the U.S. Department of 
Agriculture. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
USDA: Dallas P. Tonsager, Under Secretary, Rural Development; and 
Phyllis Fong, Office of the Inspector General; and public witnesses.
INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and 
Related Agencies approved for full Committee action the Interior, 
Environment, and Related Agencies appropriations for fiscal year 2010.
EXAMINING THE SINGLE PAYER HEALTH CARE OPTION
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Health, Employment, 
Labor and Pensions held a hearing on Examining the Single Payer Health 
Care Option. Testimony was heard from Representative Conyers; and 
public witnesses.
RESOLUTIONS OF INQUIRY
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Ordered reported with no 
recommendation to the House the following: H. Res. 449, Of inquiry 
requesting the President to provide certain documents in his possession 
to the House of Representatives relating to the Environmental 
Protection Agency's April proposed finding that greenhouse gas 
emissions are a danger to public health and welfare; and H. Res. 462, 
Requesting that the President transmit to the House of Representatives 
all information in his possession relating to specific communications 
with Chrysler LLC (``Chrysler'').
FOOD SAFETY ENHANCEMENT ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health approved for 
full Committee action, as amended, H.R. 2749, Food Safety Enhancement 
Act of 2009.
UIGHURS: HISTORY OF PERSECUTION
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International 
Organizations, Human Rights and Oversight held a hearing on the 
Uighurs: A History of Persecution. Testimony was heard from Felice D. 
Gaer, Chair, U.S. Commission of International Religious Freedom; and 
public witnesses.
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL CRISIS--FOREIGN POLICY IMPLICATIONS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Terrorism, 
Nonproliferation and Trade held a hearing on Foreign Policy 
Implications of U.S. Efforts to Address the International Financial 
Crisis: TARP, TALF and the G-20 Plan. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
NATIONAL PROTECTION PROGRAMS BUDGET
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Transportation Security 
and Infrastructure Protection held a hearing entitled ``The FY 2010 
Budget for the National Protection and Programs Directorate and the 
Transportation Security Administration.'' Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Department of Homeland Security: Philip R. 
Reitinger, Deputy Under Secretary, National Protection and Programs 
Directorate; and Gale D. Rossides, Acting Administrator, Transportation 
Security Administration.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on House Administration: Ordered reported the following 
measures: H.R. 1196, To authorize the

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Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives to carry 
out a series of demonstration projects to promote the use of innovative 
technologies in reducing energy consumption and promoting energy 
efficiency and cost savings in the House of Representatives; H.R. 2510, 
Absentee Ballot Tract, Receive and Confirm Act; H.R. 1604, amended, 
Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2009; H.R. 512, amended, Federal 
Election Integrity Act of 2009; H.R. 2728, amended, William Orton Law 
Library Improvement and Modernization Act; H.R. 1752, amended, To 
provide that the usual day for paying salaries in or under the House of 
Representatives may be established by regulations of the Committee on 
House Administration; H.R. 2393, Military Voting Protection Act of 
2008; H. Con. Res. 135, Directing the Architect of the Capitol to place 
a marker in Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center which 
acknowledges the role that slave labor played in the construction of 
the United States Capitol; and H. Con. Res. 131, Directing the 
Architect of the Capitol to engrave the Pledge of Allegiance to the 
flag and the National Motto of `` In God We Trust'' in the Capitol 
Visitor Center.
FOREIGN DEFAMATION JUDGMENTS; IMPEACHMENT OF U.S. DISTRICT JUDGE SAMUEL 
B. KENT
Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported the following: H.R. 2765, 
To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit recognition and 
enforcement of foreign defamation judgments and certain foreign 
judgments against the providers of interactive computer services; and 
H. Res. 520, Impeaching Samuel B. Kent, judge of the United States 
District Court for the Southern District of Texas, for high crimes and 
misdemeanors.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Ordered reported, as amended, the 
following bills: H.R. 1612, Public Lands Service Corps Act of 2009; 
H.R. 556, Souther Sea Otter Recovery and Research Act; H.R. 934, To 
convey certain submerged lands to the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands in order to give that territory the same benefits in 
its submerged lands as Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa 
have in their submerged lands; H.R. 1080, Illegal, Unreported, and 
Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act of 2009; H.R. 2188, Joint Ventures 
for Bird Habitat Conservation Act of 2009; H.R. 509, Marine Turtle 
Conservation Reauthorization Act of 2009; H.R. 1454, Multinational 
Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp Act of 2009; H.R. 1275, 
Utah Recreational Land Exchange Act of 2009; 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. 129, To authorize the conveyance of certain 
National Forest System lands in the Los Padres National Forest in 
California; H.R. 409, To provide for the conveyance of certain Bureau 
of Land Management land in the State of Nevada to the Las Vegas Motor 
Speedway; and with no amendments H.R. 762, To validate final patent 
number 27-2005-0081.
OVERSIGHT--ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION PROGRAM AT SPRING VALLEY
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on Federal 
Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia held an 
oversight hearing on the Environmental Restoration Program at Spring 
Valley. Testimony was heard from Anu K. Mittal, Director, Natural 
Resources and Environment, GAO; Addison Davis, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary, Army Environment, Safety and Occupational Health, Department 
of the Army; and COL. Peter Mueller, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; 
William C. Early, Acting Regional Administrator, EPA; George Hawkins, 
Director, Department of the Environment, District of Columbia; and 
public witnesses.
WARTIME CONTRACTING COMMISSION'S FINDINGS
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on National 
Security and Foreign Affairs, held a hearing on the Wartime Contracting 
Commission's interim findings on government contract practices in Iraq 
and Afghanistan. Testimony was heard from the following officials of 
the Wartime Contracting Commission: Michael J. Thibault, Commissioner 
and Co-Chair; former Representative Christopher Shays of CT, 
Commissioner and Co-Chair; Charles Tiefer; and COL Grant S. Green, U.S. 
Army (Ret.), both Commissioners; and a public witness.
CYBER SECURITY R&D
Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Research and 
Science Education held a hearing on Cyber Security R&D. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
EXPANDING SMALL BUSINESS ACCESS TO CAPITAL
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing entitled ``Laying the 
Goundwork for Economic Recovery: Expanding Small Business Access to 
Capital.'' Testimony was heard frompublic witnesses.

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CONTROL OF ANTI-FOULING SYSTEMS ON SHIPS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast 
Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing on Control of Anti-
Fouling Systems on Ships. Testimony was heard from Jeffrey G. Lantz, 
Director, Commercial Regulations and Standards, U.S. Coast Guard, 
Department of Homeland Security; and James Jones, Acting Assistant 
Administrator, Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances, 
EPA.
VETERANS LEGISLATION
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Ordered reported the following bills: 
H.R. 1016, amended, Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency 
Act of 2009; H.R. 1211, amended, Women Veterans Health Care Improvement 
Act; H.R. 952, amended, COMBAT PTSD; H.R. 1037, amended, Pilot College 
Work Study Programs for Veterans Act of 2009; H.R. 1098, amended, 
Veterans' Worker Retraining Act of 2009; H.R. 1172, amended, 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, amended, 
Equity for Insured Veterans 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.
CYBER UPDATE
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Technical 
and Tactical Intelligence met in executive session to hold a briefing 
on Cyber Update. Testimony was heard from departmental witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.