[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 106 (Wednesday, July 15, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D848-D849]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             JULY 16, 2009

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Armed Services: to receive a closed briefing to 
examine the START Treaty follow-on agreement, 9 a.m., SVC-217.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings 
to examine how to prevent home foreclosures, 9:30 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: to hold hearings to examine the long-term 
budget outlook, 9 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance, to hold 
hearings to examine competition in the health care marketplace, 10 
a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to 
examine moving toward a clean energy economy, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on East Asian and 
Pacific Affairs, to hold hearings to examine instability, terrorism, 
and economic disruption in relation to oil, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of 
Anne Elizabeth Derse, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Lithuania, Donald Sternoff Beyer, Jr., of Virginia, to be 
Ambassador to Switzerland, and to serve concurrently and without 
additional compensation as Ambassador to the Principality of 
Liechtenstein, Howard W. Gutman, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to 
Belgium, and David H. Thorne, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to 
the Italian Republic, and to serve concurrently and without 
additional compensation as Ambassador to the Republic of San Marino, 
all of the Department of State, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Subcommittee 
on Employment and Workplace Safety, to hold hearings to examine the 
Workforce Investment Act of 1998, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold 
hearings to examine the nominations of Christine

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M. Griffin, of Massachusetts, to be Deputy Director, Office of 
Personnel Management, and Stuart Gordon Nash, to be an Associate 
Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 10 a.m., 
SD-342.
  Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight, to hold hearings to 
examine contracting for Alaska native corporations, 2:30 p.m., SD-
342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to continue hearings to examine the 
nomination of Sonia Sotomayor, of New York, to be an Associate 
Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, 9:30 p.m., SH-
216.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: closed business meeting to 
continue mark-up of an original bill authorizing funds for fiscal 
year 2010 for the intelligence community, 2:30 p.m., SVC-217.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: to hold hearings 
to examine the impact of the Iran crisis on its OSCE neighbors, 2 
p.m., B318, Rayburn Building.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, hearing to review current issues in food 
safety, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Defense, executive, 
to mark up fiscal year 2010 appropriations, 9 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, hearing on Prosecuting Law of War 
Violations: Reforming the Military Commissions Act of 2006, 2 p.m., 
2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Defense Acquisition Reform Panel, hearing on 
Managing Serviced Contracts: What Works and What Doesn't? 8 a.m., 
2212 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces, oversight 
hearing for the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch Systems (EMALS), 10 
a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, hearing on Budgeting for Nuclear Waste 
Management, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and Labor, to continue to mark up H.R. 
3200, America's Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, 10 a.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, to mark up H.R. 3200, America's 
Affordable Health Care Choices Act of 2009, 2 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, hearing entitled ``Community and 
Consumer Advocates' Perspectives on the Obama Administration's 
Financial Regulatory Reform Proposals,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology, hearing 
entitled ``Regulatory Restructuring: Safeguarding Consumer 
Protection and the Role of the Federal Reserve,'' 2 p.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International 
Organizations, Human Rights and Oversight, hearing on Chinese 
Interrogation vs. Congressional Oversight: The Uighurs at 
Guantanamo, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Border, Maritime 
and Global Counterterrorism, hearing entitled ``Combating Border 
Violence: The Role of Interagency Coordination in Investigations,'' 
10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and the Subcommittee 
on Domestic Policy, to continue joint hearings entitled `` Bank of 
America and Merrill Lynch: How Did a Private Deal Turn Into a 
Federal Bailout? Part III,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science and Technology, Subcommittee on 
Investigations and Oversight, hearing on Providing Aviation Weather 
Services to the FAA, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, hearing on Enhancing the 
Relevance of Space to Address National Needs, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Investigations and 
Oversight, hearing entitled ``The Upcoming Highway Bill and Ensuring 
It Meets the Needs of Small Businesses,'' 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management, 
hearing on Green Buildings Offer Multiple Benefits: Cost Savings, 
Clean Environment and Jobs, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, hearing on The Importance of 
a Long-Term Surface Transportation Authorization in Sustaining 
Economic Recovery, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Disability 
Assistance and the Subcommittee on Memorial Affairs and Health, 
joint hearing on Eliminating the Gaps: Examining Women Veterans' 
Issues, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, hearing on State Approving 
Agencies, 1 p.m., 340 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, to mark up H.R. 3200, America's 
Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009, 9 a.m., 1100 Longworth.