[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 106 (Wednesday, July 15, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D847-D848]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
ADDRESSING WMD THREATS
Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on Addressing a New 
Generation of Threats from Weapons of Mass Destruction: Department of 
Energy Nonproliferation Programs and the Department of Defense 
Cooperative Threat Reduction Program. Testimony was heard from Thomas 
P. D'Agostino, Under Secretary, Nuclear Security, Administrator, 
National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of Energy; and 
Michael L. Nacht, Assistant Secretary, Global Strategic Affairs, Office 
of the Secretary, Policy, Department of Defense.
JUNIOR OFFICER PREPAREDNESS
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing on Beyond Service Core Competency: Are 
Our Junior Officers Prepared for Today's Security Environment? 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of 
Defense: BG Dana H. Born, USAF, Dean of the Faculty, U.S. Air Force 
Academy; BG Patrick Finnegan, USA, Dean of the Academic Board, U.S. 
Military Academy; CPT Matthew L. Klunder, USN, Commandant of 
Midshipmen, U.S. Naval Academy; and COL Brian D. Beaudreault, USMC, 
Director, U.S. Marine Corps Expeditionary Warfare School.
AMERICA'S AFFORDABLE HEALTH CHOICES ACT OF 2009
Committee on Education and Labor: Began mark up of H.R. 3200, America's 
Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009.
  Will continue tomorrow.
FINANCING REGULATION/RESTRUCTURING
Committee on Financial Services: Held a hearing entitled ``Banking 
Industry Perspectives on the Obama Administration's Financial 
Regulatory Reform Proposals.'' Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
FEDERAL/STATE ASSISTED AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee Housing and Community 
Opportunity continued hearings entitled `` Legislative Options for 
Preserving Federally- and State-Assisted Affordable Housing and 
Preventing Displacement of Low-Income, Elderly and Disabled Tenants.'' 
Testimony was heard from Tammye Trevino, Administrator, Rural Housing 
Service, USDA; and public witnesses.
GENERAL AVIATION SECURITY
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Transportation Security 
and Infrastructure Protection held a hearing entitled ``General 
Aviation Security: Assessing Risks and the Road Ahead.'' Testimony was 
heard from the following officials of the Department of Homeland 
Security: Carlton Mann, Assistant Inspector General, Office of the 
Inspector General; John Sammon, Assistant Administrator, Transportation 
Sector Network Management, Transportation Security Administration; and 
Charles Gallaway, Acting Director, Domestic Nuclear Detection Office; 
and public witnesses.
ELECTION STANDARDS--EXAMINING UNIFORMITY
Committee on House Administration: Subcommittee on Elections held a 
hearing on Examining Uniformity in Election Standards. Testimony was 
heard from Mary Herrera, Secretary of State, New Mexico; Ron 
Thornburgh, Secretary of State, Kansas; and public witnesses.
YOUTH PRISON REDUCTION
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and 
Homeland Security held a hearing on H.R. 1064, Youth Prison Reduction 
Through Opportunities, Mentoring, Intervention, Support and Education 
Act. Testimony was heard from Leroy D. Baca, Sheriff, Los Angeles 
County, Monterey Park, California; and public witnesses.

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TRIBAL MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Held a hearing on the following bills: 
H.R. 2678, Duwamish Tribal Recognition Act; H.R. 1358, Burt Lake of 
Ottawa and Chippewa Indians Reaffirmation Act; H.R. 3084, Chinook 
Nation Restoration Act; and H.R. 3120, Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa 
Indians Restoration Act of 2009. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives McDermott, Stupak, Baird and Rehberg; George Skibine, 
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Policy and Economic Development, Indian 
Affairs, Department of the Interior; and public witnesses.
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology and 
Innovation approved for full Committee action, as amended, H.R. 2569, 
To authorize surface transportation research, development, and 
technology transfer activities.
SMALL BUSINESS TAX STIMULUS
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing entitled ``Economic 
Recovery: Tax Stimulus Items that Benefitted Small Business with a Look 
Ahead.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
GSA'S NATIONAL BROKER CONTRACTS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management held a 
hearing on Evaluating GSA's First Experience with National Broker 
Contracts. Testimony was heard from Mark Goldstein, Director, Physical 
Infrastructure, GAO; the following officials of the GSA: Regina 
O'Brien, Principal Deputy Assistant Inspector General; and Samuel 
Morris, III, Assistant Commissioner--Office of Real Estate Acquisition, 
Public Building Service; and public witnesses.
CLEAN WATER TRUST FUND
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water 
Resources and Environment held a hearing on Opportunities and 
Challenges in the Creation of a Clean Water Trust Fund. Testimony was 
heard from Representative Blumenauer; Anu Mittal, Director, Natural 
Resources and Environment, GAO; Robert M. Summers, Deputy Secretary, 
Department of the Environment, State of Maryland; and public witnesses.
VETERANS MEASURES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Ordered reported the following bills: 
H.R. 2770, amended, 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. 
3155, amended, Caregiver Assistance and Resources Enhancement Act; and 
H.R. 3219, Veterans' Insurance and Health Care Improvements Act of 
2009.
BRIEFING--HOT SPOTS
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Terrorism, 
Human Intelligence, Analysis and Counterintelligence met in executive 
session to receive a briefing on Hot Spots. The Subcommittee was 
briefed by departmental witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.