[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 92 (Thursday, June 18, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D729-D731]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT; AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, AND FDA 
APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2010
Committee on Appropriations: Ordered reported the following 
appropriations for 2010: Interior, Environment; and the Agriculture, 
Rural Development, FDA.
BEHAVIORAL ADVERTISING
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and 
Consumer Protection, and the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology 
and the Internet held a joint hearing on Behavioral Advertising: 
Industry Practices and Consumers' Expectations. Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
MEDICAL DEVICE REGULATION
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``Medical Devices: Are Current Regulations Doing Enough for 
Patients?'' Testimony was heard from Marcia Cross, GAO; and public 
witnesses.
FHA/HUD OVERSIGHT
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Strengthening Oversight and 
Preventing Fraud in FHA and Other HUD Programs.'' Testimony was heard 
from Kenneth M. Donohue, Sr., Inspector General, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development; and public witnesses.
CHEMICAL FACILITY ANTITERRORISM ACT OF 2009
Committee on Homeland Security: Began markup of H.R. 2868, Chemical 
Facility Antiterrorism Act of 2009.
  Will continue tomorrow.
NOAA OCEAN CONSERVATION
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans 
and Wildlife held a hearing on H.R. 21, Ocean Conservation Education, 
and National Strategy for the 21st Century Act. Testimony was heard 
from Representative Sam Farr; Monica Medina, Senior Advisor to the 
Under Secretary of Commerce, Oceans and Atmosphere, NOAA, Department of 
Commerce; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Ordered reported the 
following measures: H. Con. Res. 127, Recognizing the significance of 
National Caribbean-American Heritage Month; H. Con. Res. 142, 
Supporting National Men's Health Week; H. Res. 350, Honoring the life 
and accomplishments of Harry Kalas for his invaluable contributions to 
the national past-time of baseball, and the Nation; H. Res. 469, 
Honoring the life of Wayman Lawrence Tisdale and expressing the 
condolences of the House of Representatives on his passing; H. Res. 
476, amended, Celebrating the 30th anniversary of June as ``Black Music 
Month;'' H. Res. 483, Supporting the goals and ideals of Veterans of 
Foreign Wars Day; H.R. 2004, To designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 4282 Beach Street in Akron, Michigan, 
as the ``Akron Veterans Memorial Post Office;'' and H.R. 2760, To 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
1615 North Wilcox Avenue in Los Angeles, California, as the ``Johnny 
Grant Hollywood Post Office Building.''
FEDERAL DEFENSE CONTRACTOR WORKERS' COMPENSATION
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on Domestic 
Policy held a hearing entitled `` After Injury, the Battle Begins: 
Evaluating Workers' Compensation for Civilian Contractors in War 
Zones.'' Testimony was heard from Seth D. Harris, Deputy Secretary of 
Labor; and public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2010
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a non-record vote, a structured rule 
providing for consideration for H.R. 2918, the Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 2010. The rule provides for one hour of debate 
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member 
of the Committee on Appropriations.
  The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill 
except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The rule 
provides that the bill shall be considered as read. The rule waives all 
points of order against provisions in the bill for failure to comply 
with clause 2 of rule XXI. The rule makes in order the amendment 
printed in the Rules Committee report, if offered by Representative 
McCarthy of New York or her designee, which shall be in order without 
intervention of any point of order, except clauses 9 and 10 of rule 
XXI, shall be considered as read, shall be separately debatable for 10 
minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 
opponent, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the 
question. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or without 
instructions.

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  The rule also provides that it shall be in order, any rule of the 
House to the contrary notwithstanding, to consider concurrent 
resolutions providing for the adjournment of the House and Senate 
during the month of July. Testimony was heard from Representatives 
Arcuri, McCarthy (NY), Burton (IN), Hastings (WA), Flake, Heller and 
Jordan (OH).
NASA BUDGET
Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Space and 
Aeronautics held a hearing on External Perspectives on the FY 2010 NASA 
Budget Request and Related Issues. Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Advisory Council of NASA: Kenneth Ford, 
Chair; and Robert Hanisee, Chair, Audit and Finance Committee; and 
public witnesses.
TEXTILE IMPORT ENFORCEMENT
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Rural Development, 
Entrepreneurship and Trade held a hearing on Textile Import 
Enforcement: Is the Playing Field Level for American Small Businesses? 
Testimony was received from Dan Baldwin, Assistant Commissioner, Office 
of International Trade, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department 
of Homeland Security; Loren Yager, Director, International Affairs and 
Trade, GAO; and public witnesses.
VA CLAIMS BACKLOG
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Disability Assistance 
and Memorial Affairs held a hearing on Addressing the Backlog: Can VA 
Manage One Million Claims? Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the Department of Veterans Affairs: LTG James Scott, USA 
(Ret.), Chairman, Advisory Committee on Disability Compensation; and 
Michael Walcoff, Deputy Under Secretary, Benefits, Veterans Benefits 
Administration; RADM Gregory Timberlake, USN, Acting Director, DOD/VA 
Interagency Program Office; representatives of veterans organizations; 
and a public witness.
VETERANS MEASURES
Committee on Veterans Affairs: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on 
the following measures: H.R. 2770, Veterans Nonprofit Research and 
Education Corporations Enhancement Act of 2009; H.R. 1293, Disabled 
Veterans Home Improvement and Structural Alteration Grant Increase Act 
of 2009; H.R. 1197, Medal of Honor Health Care Equity Act of 2009; H.R. 
1302, To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the position 
of Director of Physician Assistant Services within the office of the 
Under Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health; H.R. 1335, To amend 
title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs from collecting certain copayments from veterans who are 
catastrophically disabled; H.R. 1546, Caring for Veterans with 
Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 2009; H.R. 2734, Health Care for Family 
Caregivers Act of 2009; H.R. 2738, to amend title 38, United States 
Code, to provide travel expenses for family caregivers accompanying 
veterans to medical treatment facilities; and Draft Legislation on 
Extending Healthcare to Vietnam-era Veterans Exposed to Herbicides and 
Gulf War Veterans, Providing Supportive Services for Family Caregivers 
of Veterans, and Requiring VA to Collect Survey Data on Family 
Caregivers. Testimony was heard from Representatives Mitchell, Hare, 
Halvorson, McNerney, Perriello and Teague.
NEW MARKET TAX CREDIT PROGRAM
Committee on Ways and Means: and the Subcommittee on Select Revenue 
Measures and the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and 
Technology of the Committee on Financial Services held a joint hearing 
on New Market Tax Credit Program. `` Testimony was heard from Donna J. 
Gambrell, Director, Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, 
Department of the Treasury; Michael Brostek, Director, Tax Issues, 
Strategic Issues Team, GAO; and public witnesses.
INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2010
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Ordered reported as amended 
H.R. 2701, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010.
GLOBAL WARMING'S GROWING CONCERNS
Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming: Held a 
hearing entitled ``Global Warming's Growing Concerns: Impacts on 
Agriculture and Forestry.'' Testimony was heard from Jerry Hatfield, 
Supervisory Plant Physiologist, USDA; and public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
UPCOMING KYRGYZSTAN ELECTIONS
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Commission concluded 
a hearing to examine upcoming Kyrgyzstan elections, after receiving 
testimony from Zamira Sydykova, Ambassador of the Republic of 
Kyrgyzstan to the United States; and Erica Marat, The Jamestown 
Foundation, and Laura Jewett, National Democratic Institute, both of 
Washington, DC.

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