[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 99 (Monday, July 6, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D783-D786]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY

                              JULY 7, 2009

          (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Jonathan Steven Adelstein, of South Dakota, to 
be Administrator, Rural Utilities Service, Kevin W. Concannon, of Maine, 
to be Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, and 
Evan J. Segal, of Pennsylvania, to be Chief Financial Officer, all of the 
Department of Agriculture, 10 a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Appropriations: business meeting to mark up proposed 
budget estimates for fiscal year 2010 for Agriculture, Rural Development, 
Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, 3 p.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine legal issues 
regarding military commissions and the trial of detainees for violations 
of the law of war, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
Housing, Transportation, and Community Development, to hold hearings to 
examine public transportation, focusing on a core climate solution, 9:30 
a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on 
Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard, to hold an oversight 
hearing to examine the United States Coast Guard, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: business meeting to consider 
the nominations of Colin Scott Cole Fulton, of Maryland, to be an 
Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and Paul 
T. Anastas, of Connecticut, to be an Assistant Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency, Time to be announced, Room to be 
announced.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine legislative tools used to 
move America toward a clean energy economy and reducing global warming 
pollution, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Timothy J. Roemer, of Indiana, to be Ambassador to India, 
Richard J. Schmierer, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Sultanate of 
Oman, and Gordon Gray, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Tunisia, all of the Department of State, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Full Committee, business meeting to consider the nominations of 
Christopher William Dell, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Kosovo, Nancy J. Powell, of Iowa, to be Director General of the 
Foreign Service, Capricia Penavic Marshall, of the District of Columbia, 
to be Chief of Protocol, and to have the rank of Ambassador during her 
tenure of service, Maria Otero, of the District of Columbia, to be Under 
Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs, and Philip L. Verveer, of the 
District of Columbia, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of 
service as Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Communications 
and Information Policy in the Bureau of Economic, Energy, and Business 
Affairs and United States Coordinator for International Communications 
and Information Policy, all of the Department of State, 2:15 p.m., S-116, 
Capitol.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Laurie 
Susan Fulton, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to Denmark, Louis B. Susman, 
of Illinois, to be Ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and 
Northern Ireland, Charles H. Rivkin, of California, to be Ambassador to 
France, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as 
Ambassador to Monaco, and Mark Henry Gitenstein, of the District of 
Columbia, to be Ambassador to Romania, all of the Department of State, 3 
p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: business meeting 
to continue consideration of Affordable Health Choices Act, subcommittee 
assignments, and any pending nominations, 10 a.m., SR-325.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee 
on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal 
Services, and International Security, to hold hearings to examine the 
strengthening of United States-Pakistan relations, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.

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  Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition 
Policy, and Consumer Rights, to hold hearings to examine if the Bowl 
Championship Series is in fair compliance with the Antitrust Law, 2:30 
p.m., SD-226.


                                  House

  No committee meetings were held.
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                       CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                  Week of July 7 through July 11, 2009

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, at approximately 11 a.m., Senate will begin consideration of 
H.R. 2892, Homeland Security Appropriations Act.
  During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared 
legislative and executive business.


                            Senate Committees

          (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: July 7, to hold 
hearings to examine the nominations of Jonathan Steven Adelstein, of 
South Dakota, to be Administrator, Rural Utilities Service, Kevin W. 
Concannon, of Maine, to be Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and 
Consumer Services, and Evan J. Segal, of Pennsylvania, to be Chief 
Financial Officer, all of the Department of Agriculture, 10 a.m., SR-
328A.
  Committee on Appropriations: July 7, business meeting to mark up 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2010 for Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, 3 p.m., 
SD-106.
  July 8, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, business meeting 
to mark up proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2010 for Energy and 
Water Development, 10 a.m., SD-124.
  July 8, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, 
business meeting to mark up proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 
2010 for Financial Services and General Government, 1:30 p.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: July 7, to hold hearings to examine legal 
issues regarding military commissions and the trial of detainees for 
violations of the law of war, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  July 9, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of 
General James E. Cartwright, for reappointment as the Vice Chairman of 
the Joint Chiefs of Staff and reappointment to the grade of general, of 
the Marine Corps, and Admiral Robert F. Willard, for reappointment to the 
grade of admiral and to be Commander, Pacific Command, of the Navy, 9:30 
a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: July 7, Subcommittee 
on Housing, Transportation and Community Development, to hold hearings to 
examine public transportation, focusing on a core climate solution, 9:30 
a.m., SD-538.
  July 8, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions, to hold hearings to 
examine the effects of the economic crisis on community banks and credit 
unions in rural communities, 2 p.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: July 7, 
Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard, to hold 
an oversight hearing to examine the United States Coast Guard, 10 a.m., 
SR-253.
  July 8, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 588, to amend 
title 46, United States Code, to establish requirements to ensure the 
security and safety of passengers and crew on cruise vessels, S. 649, to 
require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Federal 
Communications Commission, S. 668, to reauthorize the Northwest Straits 
Marine Conservation Initiative Act to promote the protection of the 
resources of the Northwest Straits, S. 1194, to reauthorize the Coast 
Guard for fiscal years 2010 and 2011, and S. 1308, to reauthorize the 
Maritime Administration; to be immediately followed by a hearing to 
examine the nominations of Charles F. Bolden, Jr., of Texas, to be 
Administrator, Lori Garver, of Virginia, to be Deputy Administrator, both 
of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Deborah A.P. 
Hersman, of Virginia, to be Chairman of the National Transportation 
Safety Board, Richard A. Lidinsky, Jr., of Maryland, to be a Federal 
Maritime Commissioner, and Polly Trottenberg, of Maryland, to be 
Assistant Secretary of Transportation for Transportation Policy, 2 p.m., 
SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: July 9, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Wilma A. Lewis, of the Virgin Islands, to be 
an Assistant Secretary, and Robert V. Abbey, of Nevada, to be Director of 
the Bureau of Land Management, both of the Department of the Interior; 
and Richard G. Newell, of North Carolina, to be Administrator of the 
Energy Information Administration, Department of the Energy, 2 p.m., SD-
366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: July 7, business meeting to 
consider the nominations of Colin Scott Cole Fulton, of Maryland, to be 
an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and 
Paul T. Anastas, of Connecticut, to be an Assistant Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency, Time to be announced, Room to be 
announced.
  July 7, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine legislative tools 
used to move America toward a clean energy economy and reducing global 
warming pollution, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  July 8, Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife, to hold hearings to examine 
threats to native wildlife species, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  July 8, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of 
Robert Perciasepe, of New York, to be Deputy Administrator, and Craig E. 
Hooks, of Kansas, to be an Assistant Administrator, both of the 
Environmental Protection Agency, 2:30 p.m., SD-406.
  July 9, Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety, to hold an 
oversight hearing to examine the Environmental Protection Agency's clean 
air regulations, one year after the CAIR and CAMR federal court 
decisions, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: July 8, to hold hearings to examine how climate 
change legislation relates to international trade considerations, 10 
a.m., SD-215.
  July 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of 
William J. Wilkins, of the District of Columbia, to be Chief Counsel for 
the Internal Revenue Service and an Assistant General Counsel in the 
Department of the Treasury, 10 a.m., SD-215.

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  Committee on Foreign Relations: July 7, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Timothy J. Roemer, of Indiana, to be Ambassador to India, 
Richard J. Schmierer, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Sultanate of 
Oman, and Gordon Gray, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Tunisia, all of the Department of State, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  July 7, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the nominations of 
Christopher William Dell, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Kosovo, Nancy J. Powell, of Iowa, to be Director General of the 
Foreign Service, Capricia Penavic Marshall, of the District of Columbia, 
to be Chief of Protocol, and to have the rank of Ambassador during her 
tenure of service, Maria Otero, of the District of Columbia, to be Under 
Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs, and Philip L. Verveer, of the 
District of Columbia, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of 
service as Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Communications 
and Information Policy in the Bureau of Economic, Energy, and Business 
Affairs and United States Coordinator for International Communications 
and Information Policy, all of the Department of State, 2:15 p.m., S-116, 
Capitol.
  July 7, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of 
Laurie Susan Fulton, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to Denmark, Louis B. 
Susman, of Illinois, to be Ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great 
Britain and Northern Ireland, Charles H. Rivkin, of California, to be 
Ambassador to France, and to serve concurrently and without additional 
compensation as Ambassador to Monaco, and Mark Henry Gitenstein, of the 
District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to Romania, all of the Department 
of State, 3 p.m., SD-419.
  July 8, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of 
Carlos Pascual, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to Mexico, 
Arturo A. Valenzuela, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant 
Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Kenneth H. Merten, of Virginia, 
to be Ambassador to the Republic of Haiti, and Thomas Alfred Shannon, 
Jr., of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Federative Republic of Brazil, 
all of the Department of State, 9 a.m., SD-419.
  July 8, Subcommittee on European Affairs, to hold hearings to examine 
industrial competitiveness under climate policies, focusing on lesson 
from Europe, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: July 7, business 
meeting to continue consideration of Affordable Health Choices Act, 
subcommittee assignments, and any pending nominations, 10 a.m., SR-325.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: July 7, 
Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, 
Federal Services, and International Security, to hold hearings to examine 
the strengthening of United States-Pakistan relations, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  July 8, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine reform in the 
Federal Protective Service, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: July 7, Subcommittee on Antitrust, 
Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, to hold hearings to examine if 
the Bowl Championship Series is in fair compliance with the Antitrust 
Law, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: July 9, to hold 
hearings to examine health care reform, focusing on the concerns and 
priorities from the perspective of small businesses, 10 a.m., SR-428A.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: July 8, to receive a closed briefing 
on certain intelligence matters from officials of the intelligence 
community, 2:30 p.m., S-407, Capitol.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, July 9, Subcommittee on Rural Development, 
Biotechnology, Specialty Crops, and Foreign Agriculture, hearing to 
review rural broadband programs, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  July 10, full Committee and the Committee on Financial Services, joint 
hearing to examine the regulation of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives, 
10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, July 7, to mark up the Energy and Water 
Development, and Related Agencies and the Financial Services and General 
Development appropriations for fiscal year 2010, 7 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  July 10, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, 
and Related Agencies, to mark up the 2010 appropriations for fiscal year 
2009, 9 a.m., 2358-C Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, July 9, Defense Acquisition Reform Panel, 
hearing on challenges to effective acquisition and management of 
information technology systems, 8 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  July 9, Subcommittees on Readiness, Air and Land Forces and Seapower 
and Expeditionary Forces, joint hearing on the status of Army and Marine 
Corps reset requirements, 9:30 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and Labor, July 8, Subcommittee on Early 
Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education and the Subcommittee on 
Healthy Families and Communities, joint hearing on Strengthening School 
Safety through Prevention of Bullying, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, July 8, Subcommittee on Commerce, 
Trade, and Consumer Protection, hearing to examine the Administration's 
proposal to create a new agency responsible for consumer protection with 
regard to financial products and services, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  July 8, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled 
``Regulation of Bottled Water,'' 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, July 9, hearing on H.R. 3068, TARP for 
Main Street Act of 2009, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  July 9, Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology, 
hearing entitled ``Regulatory Restructuring: Balancing the Independence 
of the Federal Reserve Monetary Policy with Systemic Risk Regulation,'' 2 
p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  July 10, full Committee and the Committee on Agriculture, joint hearing 
entitled ``A Review of the Administration's Proposal to Regulate the 
Over-the-Counter Derivatives Market.'' 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, July 8, hearing on Nuclear Cooperation 
with the United Arab Emirates: Review of the Proposed U.S.-UAE Agreement, 
10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  July 9. Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, hearing 
on The Export Administration Act: A Review of Outstanding Policy 
Considerations, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Homeland Security, July 8, hearing on FEMA Housing: An 
Examination of Current Problems and Innovative Solutions, 10 a.m., 311 
Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, July 8, Subcommittee on the Constitution, 
Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, hearing on Legal Issues Surrounding 
the Military Commissions System, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  July 8, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, 
hearing on National Prison Rape Elimination Commission Report and 
Standards, 3 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  July 9, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, hearing on 
Home Foreclosures: Will Voluntary Mortgage Modification Help Families 
Save Their Homes? 1 p.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  July 9, Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy, hearing on 
Trends Affecting Minority Broadcast Ownership, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, July 8, Subcommittee on Insular 
Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1771, 
Chesapeake Bay Science, Education, and Ecosystem Enhancement Act of 2009; 
H.R. 1053, Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act of 2009; and 
H.R. 905, Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve 
Boundary Modification Act, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  July 8, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, 
hearing on the following bills: H.R. 481, North Country National Scenic 
Trail Route Adjustment Act of 2009; H.R. 685, United States Civil Rights 
Trail System Act of 2009; H.R. 1593, To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers 
Act to designate a segment of Illabot Creek in Skagit County, Washington, 
as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; H.R. 2167, 
To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to assess 
the suitability and feasibility of designating certain lands as the Los 
Caminos del Rio National Heritage Corridor; and H.R. 2806, To authorize 
the Secretary of the Interior to adjust the boundary of the Stephen 
Mather Wilderness and the North Cascades National Park in order to allow 
the rebuilding of a road outside of the floodplain while ensuring that 
there is no net loss of acreage to the Park or the Wilderness, 10 a.m., 
1334 Longworth.
  July 9, full Committee, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 2314, 
Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2009; H.R. 1061, Hoh 
Indian Tribe Safe Homelands Act; H.R. 715, Saguaro National Park Boundary 
Expansion and Study Act of 2009; H.R. 1376, Waco Mammoth National 
Monument Establishment Act of 2009; and H.R. 1121, Blue Ridge Parkway and 
Town of Blowing Rock Land Exchange Act of 2009, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, July 8, hearing entitled 
``Tracking the Money: Preventing Waste, Fraud, and Abuse of Recovery Act 
Funding,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  July 8, Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the 
District of Columbia, hearing to examine H.R. 2517, Domestic Partnership 
Benefits and Obligations Act of 2009, 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  July 8, Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and 
Procurement, hearing on Oversight of Federal Financial Management, 2 
p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  July 9, full Committee, hearing on The Rise of the Mexican Drug Cartels 
and U.S. National Security, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  July 9, Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National 
Archives, hearing on Census Data and Its Use in Federal Formula Funding, 
2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  July 10, full Committee, to hold a business meeting, 10 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, July 7, to consider the following bills: H.R. 2965, 
Enhancing Small Business Research and Innovation Act of 2009; and H.R. 
2997, Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010, 5 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  July 8, to consider the following bills: H.R. 3081, Making 
appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and 
related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for 
other purposes; and H.R. 2701, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2010, 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science and Technology, July 8, Subcommittee on Technology 
and Innovation, hearing on the Reauthorization of the FIRE Grant 
Programs, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  July 9, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, hearing on the 
Technology Research and Development Efforts to the Energy and Water 
Linkage, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, July 8, hearing entitled ``The Looming 
Challenge for Small Medical Practices: The Projected Physician Shortage 
and How Health Care Reforms Can Address the Problem, 10 a.m., 2360 
Rayburn.
  July 9, Subcommittee on Contracting and Technology, hearing entitled 
``Helping Small Business Innovators through the Research and 
Experimentation Tax Credit,'' 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, July 8, Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, hearing 
on the General Services Administration's Fiscal Year 2010 Capital 
Investment and Leasing Program (CILP), 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  July 9, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, 
hearing on The National Maritime Center and Mariner Credentials, 10 a.m., 
2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, July 8, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing on Enforcement of VA's Brachytherapy Program 
Safety Standards, 1 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  July 9, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, to 
mark up pending business, 2 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  July 9, Subcommittee on Health, to mark up pending business, 10 a.m., 
334 Cannon.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: July 9, to hold hearings to examine 
commercial real estate, 10 a.m., 2226-RHOB.