[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 128 (Friday, September 11, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1025-D1027]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

            Week of September 14 through September 19, 2009

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at approximately 3 p.m., Senate will resume consideration 
of H.R. 3288, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act.
  During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared 
legislative and executive business.

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                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Appropriations: September 14, Subcommittee on Labor, 
Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, to hold 
hearings to examine the health effects of cell phone use, 2 p.m., 
SD-138.
  September 16, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General 
Government, to hold hearings to examine the use, impact, and 
accomplishments of Federal appropriations provided to improve the 
education of children in the District of Columbia, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: September 15, to hold hearings to 
examine the nomination of Michael G. Mullen, for reappointment as 
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and reappointment to the 
grade of admiral, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: September 16, 
Subcommittee on Science and Space, to hold hearings to examine 
options from the review of the United States Human Space Flight 
Plans Committee, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: September 15, business 
meeting to consider pending nominations; to be immediately followed 
by a hearing to examine potential costs and price volatility in the 
energy sector, focusing on the greenhouse gas trading program, 2:30 
p.m., SD-366.
  September 17, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine energy 
and related economic effects of global climate change legislation, 
2:15 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Finance: September 15, to hold hearings to examine 
unemployment insurance benefits, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: September 15, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Alan D. Solomont, of Massachusetts, to be 
Ambassador to Spain, and to serve concurrently and without 
additional compensation as Ambassador to Andorra, Lee Andrew 
Feinstein, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Poland, 
Barry B. White, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to Norway, and 
Jose W. Fernandez, of New York, to be Assistant Secretary for 
Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs, all of the Department of 
State, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  September 16, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
exploring three strategies for Afghanistan, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  September 17, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the 
nomination of Michael H. Posner, of New York, to be Assistant 
Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Time to 
be announced, SD-419.
  September 17, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
countering the threat of failure in Afghanistan, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: September 
14, to hold hearings to examine cyber attacks, focusing on 
protecting industry against growing threats, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  September 15, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, 
the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to hold 
hearings to examine security clearance reform, focusing on 
modernization, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  September 16, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Daniel I. Werfel, of Virginia, to be Controller, 
Office of Federal Financial Management, Office of Management and 
Budget, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  September 16, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Richard Serino, of Massachusetts, to be Deputy 
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of 
Homeland Security, 2 p.m., SD-342.
  September 17, Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery, to hold 
hearings to examine improving transparency and accessibility of 
federal contracting databases, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: September 17, to hold an oversight 
hearing to examine federal tax treatment of health care benefits 
provided by tribal governments to their citizens, 2:15 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: September 15, Subcommittee on Human 
Rights and the Law, to hold hearings to examine human rights, 
focusing on mental illness in United States prisons and jails, 10 
a.m., SD-226.
  September 16, Full Committee, to hold an oversight hearing to 
examine the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), 10 a.m., SD-226.
  September 17, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 448 
and H.R. 985, bills to maintain the free flow of information to the 
public by providing conditions for the federally compelled 
disclosure of information by certain persons connected with the news 
media, S. 369, to prohibit brand name drug companies from 
compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic 
drug into the market, and the nominations of Paul Joseph Fishman, to 
be United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, and Jenny 
A. Durkan, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of 
Washington, both of the Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  September 17, Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs, to hold hearings to 
examine S. 1551, to amend section 20 of the Securities Exchange Act 
of 1934 to allow for a private civil action against a person that 
provides substantial assistance in violation of such Act, 2 p.m., 
SD-226.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: September 16, 
business meeting to consider the nominations of Winslow Lorenzo 
Sargeant, of Wisconsin, to be Chief Counsel for Advocacy, and Peggy 
E. Gustafson, of Illinois, to be Inspector General, both of the 
Small Business Administration, Time to be announced, Room to be 
announced.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: September 17, to hold hearings to 
examine veterans' disability compensations, focusing on benefits in 
the 21st century, 9:30 a.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: September 17, to hold closed 
hearings to consider certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., S-407, 
Capitol.

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                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, September 17, hearing to review proposed 
legislation by the U.S. Department of the Treasury regarding 
regulation of over-the-counter derivatives markets, Part One, 10:30 
a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Armed Services, September 17, Defense Acquisition 
Reform Panel, hearing on the Department of Defense and Industry: 
Does DOD Effectively Manage Its Industrial Base and Match Its 
Acquisition Strategies to the Marketplace? 8 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, September 15, hearing to review 
the nation's readiness for the probable surge of cases of seasonal 
and pandemic H1N1 influenza, 1 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  September 17, Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the 
Internet, hearing entitled ``Oversight of the Federal Communications 
Commission,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, September 16, hearing entitled 
``Proposals to Enhance the Community Reinvestment Act,'' 10 a.m., 
2128 Rayburn.
  September 17, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, 
hearing entitled `` Utilizing Technology to Improve TARP and 
Financial Oversight,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, September 17, Subcommittee on 
International Relations, Human Rights and Oversight, hearing on the 
United National Chapter VII Mandates and the U.S.-Iraq Bilateral 
Agreement, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, September 16, hearing entitled 
``Diversity at the Department of Homeland Security: Continuing 
Challenges and New Opportunities,'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  September 17, Subcommittee on Border, Maritime and Global 
Counterterorrism, hearing entitled ``The Secure Border Initiative: 
SBInet Three Years Later,'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, September 15, Subcommittee on 
Commercial and Administrative Law, hearing on Mandatory Binding 
Arbitration: Is It Fair and Voluntary? 1 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, September 16 and 17, hearings on 
H.R. 3534, Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 
2009, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, September 15, 
Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization and Procurement, 
hearing entitled ``Investment Management and Acquisition Challenges 
at the Department of Homeland Security,'' 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  September 16 and 17, Subcommittee on Domestic Policy, hearings 
entitled: Between You and Your Doctor: The Bureaucracy of Private 
Health Insurance, 10 a.m., on September 16 and 2 p.m., on September 
17, 2154 Rayburn.
  September 16, Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service 
and the District of Columbia, hearing entitled `` A Call to Arms: A 
Review of Benefits for Deployed Federal Employees,'' 2 p.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, September 15, to consider the following bills: 
H.R. 3221, Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009; and 
H.R. 3246, Advanced Vehicle Technology Act of 2009, 3 p.m., H-313 
Capitol.
  Committee on Science and Technology, September 15, hearing on 
Options and Issues for NASA's Human Space Flight Program: Report of 
the ``Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans'' Committee, 2 p.m., 
2318 Rayburn.
  September 17, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, hearing on 
Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia: Formulating an Action Plan, 2 
p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, September 16, hearing entitled ``The 
Economic Impact of Auto Dealer Closings on Rural Communities,'' 10 
a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, September 16, 
Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing on the Hudson River Airspace and 
Management of Uncontrolled Airspace Corridors, 10 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  September 17, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public 
Buildings, and Emergency Management, hearing on Doing Business with 
the Government: The Record and Goals for Small, Minority and 
Disadvantaged Businesses, 1:30 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, September 15, Subcommittee on Income 
Security and Family Support, hearing to review implementation of the 
Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 
2008 (P. L. 110-351), 1 p.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, September 15, 
executive, briefing on FBI Counterterrorism Issues, 3:30 p.m., 304 
HVC.
  September 16, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Human Intelligence, 
Analysis and Counterintelligence, executive, briefing on Hot Spots, 
4 p.m., 304 HVC.
  September 17, full Committee, executive, briefing on Notification 
Update, 10:30 a.m., 304 HVC.