[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 89 (Monday, June 15, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D697-D699]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,

                             JUNE 16, 2009

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Services 
and General Government, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget 
estimates for fiscal year 2010 for the Small Business Administration 
and the General Services Administration, 3:30 p.m., SD-138.

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  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine the 
Defense Authorization request for fiscal year 2010 and the Future 
Years Defense Program for ballistic missile defense programs; to be 
possibly followed by a closed session in SVC-217, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Subcommittee on Airland, to hold hearings to examine the Defense 
Authorization request for fiscal year 2010 and the Future Years 
Defense Program for Army modernization and management of the Future 
Combat Systems Program, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  Subcommittee on SeaPower, to hold hearings to examine the Defense 
Authorization request for fiscal year 2010 and the Future Years 
Defense Program for Navy shipbuilding programs, 2:30 p.m., SR-232A.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings 
to examine new ideas for sustainable development and economic 
growth, 9:30 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings to examine the nomination of Inez M. Tenenbaum, Chair, 
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), 10:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of 
Julius Genachowski, of the District of Columbia, to be Chairman, and 
Robert Malcolm McDowell, of Virginia, to be a Member, both of the 
Federal Communications Commission, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: business meeting to 
consider pending energy legislation, 10:15 a.m., SD-366.
  Subcommittee on National Parks, to hold hearings to examine the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2010 for the 
National Park Service and proposed expenditures under the American 
Recovery and Reinvestment Act, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to 
examine the status and progress of New Orleans hurricane and flood 
prevention and coastal Louisiana restoration, 2:30 p.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine climate change 
legislation, focusing on tax considerations, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: business meeting to consider S. 
962, to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 
to promote an enhanced strategic partnership with Pakistan and its 
people, S. Res. 182, recognizing the democratic accomplishments of 
the people of Albania and expressing the hope that the parliamentary 
elections on June 28, 2009, maintain and improve the transparency 
and fairness of democracy in Albania, S. Con. Res. 23, supporting 
the goals and objectives of the Prague Conference on Holocaust Era 
Assets, S. Res. 153, expressing the sense of the Senate on the 
restitution of or compensation for property seized during the Nazi 
and Communist eras, and the nominations of Eric P. Schwartz, of New 
York, to be Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees, and 
Migration, Andrew J. Shapiro, of New York, to be Assistant Secretary 
for Political-Military Affairs, Ellen O. Tauscher, of California, to 
be Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security, Kurt 
M. Campbell, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary 
of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Eric P. Goosby, of 
California, to be Ambassador at Large and Coordinator of United 
States Government Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS Globally, Bonnie D. 
Jenkins, of New York, for the rank of Ambassador during her tenure 
of service as Coordinator for Threat Reduction Programs, and a 
promotion list in the Foreign Service, 2:15 p.m., S-116, Capitol.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: 
Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal 
Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings to examine 
pandemic influenza preparedness and the federal workforce, 10 a.m., 
SD-342.
  Full Committee, business meeting to consider the nomination of 
Jeffrey D. Zients, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy 
Director for Management, Office of Management and Budget, 11:45 
a.m., S-216, Capitol.
  Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition 
Policy and Consumer Rights, to hold hearings to examine cell phone 
text messaging rate increases and the state of competition in the 
wireless market, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to 
examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., S-407, Capitol.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Military 
Construction, Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies, to mark up 
appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for Military Construction, 
Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies, 9 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and 
Related Agencies, on FAA: FY2010 Budget and Next Generation Air 
Transportation System, 9:30 a.m., 2358-A Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 
2647, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010; H.R. 
477, Federal Efficiency and Performance Act of 2009; and H.R. 478, 
Federal Agency Performance Review and Efficiency Act, 10 a.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and Labor, hearing on The Future of 
Learning: How Technology is Transforming Public Schools, 10 a.m., 
2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Communications, 
Technology and the Internet, hearing on draft legislation to 
reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Act, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled 
``Terminations of Individual Health Policies by Insurance 
Companies,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, 
Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing entitled 
``Systemic Risk and Insurance,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, hearing 
entitled ``H.R. 2336, GREEN Act of 2009,'' 2 p.m., 228 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Europe, hearing on 
Strengthening the Transatlantic Alliance: An

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Overview of the Obama Administration's Policies in Europe, 1:30 
p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights and 
Oversight, hearing on Exploring the Nature of Uighur Nationalism: 
Freedom Fighters or Terrorists? 9 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, hearing on H.R. 2868, Chemical 
Facility Antiterrorism Act of 2009, 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Law, hearing on Bankruptcy Judgeship Needs, 11 a.m., 
2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, 
Oceans and Wildlife, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 2055, 
Pacific Salmon Stronghold Conservation Act of 2009; and H.R. 2565, 
National Fish Habitat Conservation Act, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on National Parks, Forest and Public Lands, and the 
Subcommittee on Water and Power, joint oversight hearing entitled 
``Mountain Pine Beetle: Strategies for Protecting the West,'' 10 
a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on 
Government Management, Organization and Procurement, hearing 
entitled ``The State of Federal Contracting: Opportunities and 
Challenges for Strengthening Government Procurement and Acquisition 
Policies,'' 9 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs, hearing 
entitled ``U.S. Contributions to the Response to Pakistan's 
Humanitarian Crisis: The Situation and the Stakes,'' 2 p.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Science and Technology, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Environment, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 2693, Federal Oil 
Spill Research Program Act; H.R. 2729, to authorize the designation 
of National Environmental Research Parks by the Secretary of Energy; 
and H.R. 1622, To provide for a program of research, development, 
and demonstration on natural gas vehicles, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation, and the Subcommittee on 
Research and Science Education, joint hearing on Agency Response to 
Cyberspace Policy Review, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Water Resources and Environment, to continue hearings on Agency 
Budgets and Priorities for FY2010, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing on Endoscopy Procedures at the VA: What 
Happened, What Has Changed? 10:30 a.m., 340 Cannon.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: to hold hearings 
to examine instability in North Caucasus in Russia, 10 a.m., 1539, 
Longworth Building.