[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 113 (Friday, July 24, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D914-D917]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of July 27 through August 1, 2009

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at approximately 3 p.m., Senate will begin consideration 
of H.R. 3183, Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, and that 
immediately after the bill is reported, Senator Dorgan be recognized to 
offer a substitute amendment.
  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 Appropriations: July 28, Subcommittee on Labor, 
Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, business 
meeting to mark up proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2010 
for the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related 
Agencies, 2:30 p.m., SD-138.
  July 29, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies, business meeting to mark up 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2010 for Transportation, 
Housing and Urban Development, 2:30 p.m., SD-138.
  Committee on Armed Services: July 30, to hold hearings to examine 
the nominations of John M. McHugh, of New York, to be Secretary of 
the Army, Joseph W. Westphal, of New York, to be Under Secretary of 
the Army, and Juan M. Garcia III, of Texas, to be Assistant 
Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, all of the 
Department of Defense, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: July 28, 
business meeting to consider the nomination of Deborah Matz, of 
Virginia, to be a Member of the National Credit Union Administration 
Board; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine regulatory 
modernization, focusing on insurance, 9:30 a.m., SD-538.
  July 29, Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance and Investment, to 
hold hearings to examine protecting shareholders and enhancing 
public confidence by improving corporate governance, 2:30 p.m., SD-
538.
  July 30, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine minimizing 
potential threats from Iran, focusing on assessing economic 
sanctions and other United States policy options, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: July 28, to 
hold hearings to examine national hurricane research, 10 a.m., SR-
253.
  July 29, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Christopher P. Bertram, of the District of Columbia, 
to be Assistant Secretary for Budget and Programs, and Chief 
Financial Officer, Daniel R. Elliott, III, of Ohio, to be a Member 
of the Surface Transportation Board, Susan L. Kurland, of Illinois, 
to be Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs, 
and Christoper A. Hart, of Colorado, to be a Member of the National 
Transportation Safety Board, all of the Department of 
Transportation, and Patricia D. Cahill, of Missouri, to be a Member 
of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public 
Broadcasting, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  July 30, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine climate 
services, focusing on solutions from commerce to communities, 2:30 
p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: July 28, business 
meeting to consider pending calendar business; to be immediately 
followed by a hearing to examine the nominations of Anthony Marion 
Babauta, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary, and Jonathan B. 
Jarvis, of California, to be Director, National Park Service, both 
of the Department of the Interior, James J. Markowsky, of 
Massachusetts, to be Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy, and 
Warren F. Miller, Jr., of New Mexico, to be Assistant Secretary for 
Nuclear Energy, and to be Director of the Office of the Civilian 
Radioactive Waste Management, both of the Department of Energy, 10 
a.m., SD-366.

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  Committee on Environment and Public Works: July 29, to hold 
hearings to examine the nomination of John R. Fernandez, of Indiana, 
to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development, 10 
a.m., SD-406.
  July 30, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine climate 
change and national security, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: July 28, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Michael H. Posner, of New York, to be 
Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Mark 
Henry Gitenstein, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to 
Romania, Ertharin Cousin, of Illinois, for the rank of Ambassador 
during her tenure of service as a Representative to the United 
Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture, David Killion, of the 
District of Columbia, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure 
of service as the Permanent Representative to the United Nations 
Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, Karen Kornbluh, 
of New York, to be Representative to the Organization for Economic 
Cooperation and Development, with the rank of Ambassador, and Glyn 
T. Davies, of the District of Columbia, to be Representative to the 
International Atomic Energy Agency, with the rank of Ambassador, all 
of the Department of State, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  July 28, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Philip D. Murphy, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to 
the Federal Republic of Germany, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  July 28, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business; to be immediately followed by a hearing to 
examine the nominations of William Carlton Eacho, III, of Maryland, 
to be Ambassador to the Republic of Austria, Matthew Winthrop 
Barzun, of Kentucky, to be Ambassador to Sweden, Bruce J. Oreck, of 
Colorado, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Finland, James B. 
Foley, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Croatia, 
Philip D. Murphy, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to the Federal 
Republic of Germany, Judith Gail Garber, of Virginia, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Latvia, and Douglas W. Kmiec, of 
California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Malta, all of the 
Department of State, in SD-419, 2:15 p.m., S-116, Capitol.
  July 29, Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian 
Affairs, to hold hearings to examine Pakistan's internally displaced 
persons (IDP) crisis, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  July 30, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine a 
comprehensive strategy for Sudan, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: July 28, 
to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Alexander G. Garza, of 
Missouri, to be Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs and Chief 
Medical Officer, Department of Homeland Security, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  July 29, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  July 29, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Rafael Borras, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of 
Homeland Security for Management, Ernest W. Dubester, of Virginia, 
to be a Member, and Julia Akins Clark, of Maryland, to be General 
Counsel, both of the Federal Labor Relations Authority, 3 p.m., SD-
342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: July 30, to hold hearings to examine 
the increase of gang activity in Indian country, 2:15 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: July 28, business meeting to consider 
the nominations of Sonia Sotomayor, of New York, to be an Associate 
Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, A. Thomas 
McLellan, of Pennsylvania, to be Deputy Director of National Drug 
Control Policy, Alejandro N. Mayorkas, of California, to be Director 
of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, 
Department of Homeland Security, and Christopher H. Schroeder, of 
North Carolina, to be an Assistant Attorney General, and Cranston J. 
Mitchell, of Virginia, to be a Commissioner of the United States 
Parole Commission, both of the Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SH-
216.
  July 28, Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security, to hold 
hearings to examine closing Guantanamo Bay, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  July 29, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine certain 
nominations, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  July 30, Subcommittee on the Constitution, business meeting to 
consider S. J.Res. 7, proposing an amendment to the Constitution 
relative to the election of Senators, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: July 29, to hold hearings to 
examine veteran's disability compensation, 9:30 a.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: July 28, to hold closed hearings 
to consider certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., S-407, Capitol.
  Special Committee on Aging: July 29, to hold hearings to examine 
medical research and education, 2 p.m., SD-562.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, July 28, Subcommittee Livestock, Dairy 
and Poultry, to continue hearings to review economic conditions 
facing the dairy industry, part three, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  July 30, Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and 
Research, hearing to review PL 83-566 watershed proposals for the 
Dunloup Creek Watershed and the Cape Cod Water Resources Restoration 
Project, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations July 28, Subcommittee on Agriculture, 
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
Agencies, hearing on Protecting the Public Health in a Global 
Economy Ensuring that Meat and Poultry Imports Meet U.S. Standards, 
11 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, July 28, Subcommittee on Oversight 
and Investigations, hearing on Investing in Our Military Leaders: 
The Role of Professional Military Education in Officer Development, 
1 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  July 28, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and 
Capabilities, hearing on chemical, biological, radiological, 
nuclear, and high-yield explosives consequence management, 10 a.m., 
2212 Rayburn.

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  July 29, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing on 
Psychological Stress in the Military: What Steps are Leaders Taking? 
2 p.m., 210 HVC-210.
  July 30, full Committee, hearing on the U.S. security relationship 
with Russia and its impact on transatlantic security, 10 a.m., 210 
HVC.
  July 30, Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces, 
hearing on efforts to improve shipbuilding effectiveness, 2 p.m., 
2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, July 30, Subcommittee on 
Communications, Technology and the Internet, hearing entitled 
``Oversight of the National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  July 30, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``Should Animal Disease Research Be Moved Off Plum 
Island?'' 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, July 28, to mark up H.R. 3269, 
Corporate and Financial Institution Compensation Fairness Act of 
2009, 9:30 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  July 29, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, 
hearing entitled ``Academic Perspectives on the Future of Public 
Housing,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, July 28, Subcommittee on Europe, 
hearing on the Reset Button Has Been Pushed: Kicking Off a New Era 
in U.S.-Russian Relations, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  July 29, full Committee, hearing on New Challenges for 
International Peacekeeping Operations, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  July 29, Subcommittee on Africa, and Global Health, hearing on 
Sudan: U.S. Policy and Implementation of the Comprehensive Peace 
Agreement, 3:30 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  July 29, Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific and the Global 
Environment, hearing on Ushering in Change: A New Era for U.S. 
Regional Policy in the Pacific, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, July 29, hearing entitled ``Beyond 
Readiness: An Examination of the Current Status and Future Outlook 
of the National Response to Pandemic Influenza,'' 2 p.m., 311 
Cannon.
  July 30, Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness 
and Response, briefing on Hurricane Preparedness for the 2009 
Hurricane Season, 2 p.m., 1539 Longworth.
  July 30, Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing and 
Terrorism Risk Assessment, hearing entitled ``Beyond ISE 
Implementation: Exploring the Way Forward for Information Sharing,'' 
10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on House Administration, July 29, hearing on Management 
of the Worklife Services Center at the Library of Congress, 11 a.m., 
1320 Longworth.
  July 30, hearing on a look at H.R. 1826, Fair Elections Now Act, 
and the Public Financing of Congressional Campaigns, 11 a.m., 1310 
Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, July 27, Subcommittee on Crime, 
Terrorism, and Homeland Security, hearing on H.R. 743, Executive 
Accountability Act of 2009, 3 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  July 28, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, 
hearing on Medical Debt: Is Our Healthcare System Bankrupting 
Americans? 11 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  July 30, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil 
Liberties, hearing on Proposals for Reform of the Military 
Commissions System, 1 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, July 28, Subcommittee on Insular 
Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife, hearing on H.R. 3086, Global Wildlife 
Conservation, Coordination, and Enhancement Act of 2009, 1 p.m., 
1324 Longworth.
  July 29, full Committee, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 
1916, Migratory Bird Habitat Investment and Enhancement Act; H.R. 
481, North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act of 
2009; H.R. 1641, Cascadia Marine Trail Study Act; H.R. 905, Thunder 
Bay National Sanctuary and Underwater Preserve Boundary Modification 
Act; H.R. 1771, Chesapeake Bay Science Education and Ecosystem 
Enhancement Act of 2009; and H.R. 1053, Chesapeake Bay 
Accountability and Recovery Act of 2009, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  July 30, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, to continue 
hearings entitled ``Unconventional Fuels, Part II: The Promise of 
Methane Hydrates,'' 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  July 30, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, 
hearing on the following bills: H.R. 2802, To provide for an 
extension of the legislative authority of the Adams Memorial 
Foundation to establish a commemorative work in honor of former 
President John Adams and his legacy; 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; and H.R. 3113, Upper Elk River Wild and Scenic Study 
Act, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, July 28, 
Subcommittee on National Security, and Foreign Affairs, hearing 
entitled ``From Hard Drives to Helicopters: What's the Plan for 
Withdrawal of U.S. Assets from Iraq?'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  July 29, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Inadvertent File 
Sharing Over Peer-to-Peer Networks: How it Endangers Citizens and 
Jeopardizes National Security,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  July 29, Subcommittee on Domestic Policy, hearing entitled 
``Examining the Impact of Leafy Greens Marketing Agreements,'' 2 
p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  July 30, Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the 
District of Columbia, hearing entitled ``Making Sense of It All: An 
Examination of USPS's Station and Branch Optimization Initiative and 
Delivery Route Adjustments,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  July 30, Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National 
Archives, hearing entitled ``National Archives and Records 
Administration Organizational Issues,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Rules, July 28, to consider H.R. 3326, Department of 
Defense Appropriations Act, 2010, 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science and Technology, July 29, to mark up the 
following bills: H.R. 3246, Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2009; 
H.R. 3165, Wind Energy Research and Development Act of 2009; H. R. 
3029, To establish a research, development, and technology 
demonstration program to improve the efficiency of gas turbines used 
in combine cycle power generation systems; and H.R. 3247, To 
establish a social and behavioral sciences research program at the 
Department of Energy, and for other purposes, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  July 30, Subcommittee on Research and Science Education, hearing 
on A Systems Approach to Improving K-12 STEM Education, 10 a.m., 
2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, July 29, hearing entitled ``Oversight 
of the Small Business Administration and its Programs,'' 1 p.m., 
2360 Rayburn.
  July 30, Subcommittee on Rural Development, Entrepreneurship and 
Trade, hearing entitled ``The Future of Specialty Crops for Small 
Family Farmers,'' 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, July 27, 
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency 
Management, hearing on Post-Katrina: What it Takes to Cut 
Bureaucracy and Assure a More Rapid Response After a Catastrophic 
Disaster, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  July 28, Subcommittee on Water Resources, and Environment, hearing 
on The Tennessee Valley Authority's Kingston Ash Slide: Evaluation 
of Potential Causes and Updates on Cleanup Efforts, 10 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  July 29, Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing on NextGen: Area 
Navigation (RNAV)/Required Navigation Performance (RNP), 10 a.m., 
2167 Rayburn.
  July 31, full Committee, hearing on Recovery Act: 160-Day Progress 
Report for Transportation and Infrastructure Programs, 10 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, July 29, hearing on Meeting the 
Needs of Injured Veterans in the Military Paralympic Program, 10 
a.m., 334 Cannon.
  July 30, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, hearing on VRE 
Contracts for Veteran Counseling, 1:30 p.m., 340 Cannon.
  July 30, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on 
the Implications of VA's Limited Scope of Gulf War Illness Research, 
10 a.m., 340 Cannon.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, July 28, executive, 
briefing on Department of Defense Quarterly Update, 1 p.m., 304 HVC.
  July 28, Subcommittee on Intelligence Community Management, 
executive, briefing on Information Sharing in the Intelligence 
Community, 2:30 p.m., 304 HVC.
  July 29, full Committee, executive, briefing on Peru Update, 12 
p.m., 304 HVC.
  July 29, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, executive, 
briefing on Peru Update, 10 a.m., 304 HVC.
  July 29, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Human Intelligence, Analysis 
and Counterterrorism, executive, briefing on Iran Update, 4 p.m., 
304 MVC.
  July 30, full Committee, executive, briefing on NSA Surveillance 
Authority Compliance, 3 p.m., 304 HVC.
  July 30, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Human Intelligence, Analysis 
and Counterintelligence, executive, briefing on Russia Collection 
Strategy, 12 p.m., 304 HVC.
  Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, July 
28, hearing entitled ``New Energy Technologies: What's Around the 
Corner?'' 9:30 a.m., room to be announced.
  July 29, hearing entitled ``Climate for Innovation: Technology and 
Intellectual Property in Global Climate Solutions,'' 9:30 a.m., 210 
Cannon.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: July 28, to hold hearings to examine 
current trends in foreclosures and what can be done to prevent them, 
10 a.m., 210 Cannon Building.