[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 100 (Tuesday, July 7, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D794-D795]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                              JULY 8, 2009

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: 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-
192.
  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 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: 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: 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 Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on Water 
and Wildlife, to hold hearings to examine threats to native wildlife 
species, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  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.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine how climate 
change legislation relates to international trade considerations, 10 
a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: 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, Time to be announced, S-116, Capitol.
  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.
  Subcommittee on European Affairs, to hold hearings to examine 
industrial competitiveness under climate policies, focusing on 
lessons from Europe, 2:30 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., SD-
106.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold 
hearings to examine reform in the Federal Protective Service, 10 
a.m., SD-342.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to receive a closed briefing on 
certain intelligence matters from officials of the intelligence 
community, 2:30 p.m., S-407, Capitol.


                                 House

  Committee on Education and Labor, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, 
Elementary and Secondary Education

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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, 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.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled 
``Regulation of Bottled Water,'' 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, to mark up H.R. 3045, Section 8 
Voucher Reform Act of 2009, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, hearing on Nuclear Cooperation with 
the United Arab Emirates: Review of the Proposed U.S.-UAE Agreement, 
10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, hearing entitled ``FEMA Housing: 
An Examination of Current Problems and Innovative Solutions,'' 10 
a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution, 
Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, hearing on Legal Issues 
Surrounding the Military Commissions System, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, hearing 
on National Prison Rape Elimination Commission Report and Standards, 
3 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
  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.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing entitled 
``Tracking the Money: Preventing Waste, Fraud, and Abuse of Recovery 
Act Funding.'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  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.
  Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization, and 
Procurement, hearing on Oversight of Federal Financial Management, 2 
p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, 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, Subcommittee on Technology 
and Innovation, hearing on the Reauthorization of the FIRE Grant 
Programs, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, 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.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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), 3 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.