[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 111 (Wednesday, July 22, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D894-D895]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             JULY 23, 2009

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: business meeting 
to consider an original bill entitled ``The Public Transportation 
Extensions Act of 2009''; to be immediately followed by a hearing to 
examine establishing a framework for systemic risk regulation, 9:30 
a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water 
and Power, to hold hearings to examine S. 637, to authorize the 
construction of the Dry-Redwater Regional Water Authority System in 
the State of Montana and a portion of McKenzie County, North Dakota, 
S. 789, to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study 
on the feasibility and suitability of constructing a storage 
reservoir, outlet works, and a delivery system for the Tule River 
Indian Tribe of the Tule River Reservation in the State of 
California to provide a water supply for domestic, municipal, 
industrial, and agricultural purposes, S. 1080, to clarify the 
jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior with respect to the 
C.C. Cragin Dam and Reservoir, and S. 1453, to amend Public Law 106-
392 to maintain annual base funding for the Bureau of Reclamation 
for the Upper Colorado River and San Juan fish recovery programs 
through fiscal year 2023, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Finance: business meeting to consider S.J. Res. 17, 
approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the 
Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and the nominations of 
Miriam E. Sapiro, of the District of Columbia, to be a Deputy United 
States Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador, Executive 
Office of the President, Daniel M. Tangherlini, of the District of 
Columbia, to be Chief Financial Officer, William J. Wilkins, of the 
District of Columbia, to be Chief Counsel for the Internal Revenue 
Service and Assistant General Counsel, Kim N. Wallace, of Texas, to 
be Deputy Under Secretary, George Wheeler Madison, of Connecticut, 
to be General Counsel, and Rosa Gumataotao Rios, of California, to 
be Treasurer, all of the Department of the Treasury, 10 a.m., SD-
215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Jon M. Huntsman, Jr., of Utah, to be Ambassador to 
the People's Republic of China, John Victor Roos, of California, to 
be Ambassador to Japan, Jonathan S. Addleton, of Georgia, to be 
Ambassador to Mongolia, Teddy Bernard Taylor, of Maryland, to be 
Ambassador to Papua New Guinea, and to serve concurrently and 
without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Solomon Islands 
and Ambassador to the Republic of Vanuatu, Martha Larzelere 
Campbell, of Michigan, to be Ambassador to the Republic of the 
Marshall Islands, and Kenneth E. Gross, Jr., of Virginia, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Tajikistan, all of the Department of 
State, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: 
Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal 
Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to

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hold hearings to examine D.C. public schools, focusing on education 
reform, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Administrative 
Oversight and the Courts, to hold hearings to examine the 
reconsideration of bankruptcy reform, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to 
consider certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., S-407, Capitol.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, 
oversight hearing on the Capitol Visitor Center, 10 a.m., B-308 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing on 
proposed reconfiguration of the National Defense Stockpile, 9:30 
a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, to continue consideration of H.R. 
3045, Section 8 Voucher Reform acct of 2009, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific 
and the Global Environment, hearing on From L'Aquila to Copenhagen: 
Change and Vulnerable Societies, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Europe, hearing on Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty 
and Voice of America: Soft Power and the Free Flow of Information, 
10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Management, 
Investigations and Oversight, executive, hearing entitled 
``Protecting the Protectors: Examining the Personnel Challenges 
Facing the Federal Air Marshal Service,'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on House Administration, hearing on Engaging the 
Electorate--Strategies for Expanding Access to Democracy, 11 a.m., 
1310 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution, 
Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, hearing on Continuity of Congress 
in the Wake of a Catastrophic Attack, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border 
Security, and International Law, to mark up the following: September 
11 Family Humanitarian Relief and Patriotism Act of 2009; H. J. Res. 
26, Proclaiming Casmir Pulaski to be an honorary citizen of the 
United States posthumously; H.R. 42, Commission Wartime Relocation 
and Internment of Latin Americans of Japanese Descent Act; and H.R. 
1425, Wartime Treatment Study Act; and to consider requests to the 
Department of Homeland Security for Departmental Reports on the 
Beneficiaries of certain private bills, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resource, oversight hearing on Federal Geospatial Data Management, 
followed by a markup of H.R. 2489, America View Geospatial Imagery 
Mapping Program Act, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on 
Government Management, Organization and Procurement, hearing 
entitled ``E-Verify: Challenges and Opportunities,'' 10 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, to consider the Departments of Labor, Health 
and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2010, 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science and Technology, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Environment, hearing on Effective Transforming Our Electric Delivery 
System to a Smart Grid, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Finance and Tax, 
hearing entitled ``Legislative Proposals to Reform the SBA's Capital 
Access Programs,'' 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Disability 
Assistance and Memorial Affairs, hearing on Examining Quality of 
Life and Ancillary Benefits Issues, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Select Revenue 
Measures, hearing on possible Long-Term Financial Options for the 
Highway Trust Fund, including Member Proposals, 10 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: to hold hearings to examine balancing 
work and family in the recession, 10 a.m., 210, Cannon Building.
  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: to hold hearings 
to examine the future of the OSCE Mediterranean Partners for 
Cooperation, 2 p.m., 210, Cannon Building.