[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 130 (Tuesday, September 15, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1040-D1041]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
PANDEMIC FLU PREPAREDNESS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Held a hearing to review the nation's 
readiness for the probable surge of cases of seasonal and pandemic H1N1 
influenza. Testimony was heard from Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of 
Health and Human Services.
MANDATORY BINDING ARBITRATION
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Law held a hearing on Mandatory Binding Arbitration: Is 
It Fair and Voluntary? Testimony was heard from Representatives Linda 
T. Sanchez of California and Johnson of Georgia; and public witnesses.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY--MANAGEMENT/ACQUISITION CHALLENGES
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on 
Government Management, Organization and Procurement held a hearing 
entitled ``Investment Management and Acquisition Challenges at the 
Department of Homeland Security.'' Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Department of Homeland Security: Elaine C. 
Duke, Deputy Under Secretary, Management; and James L. Taylor, Deputy 
Inspector General; and Randolph C. Hite, Director, Information 
Technology Architecture and Systems Issues, GAO.
ADVANCED VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY ACT OF 2009
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a non-record vote, a structured rule. 
The rule provides one hour of general debate on H.R. 3246, the Advanced 
Vehicle Technology Act of 2009, equally divided and controlled by the 
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Science and 
Technology. The rule waives all points of order against consideration 
of the bill except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The 
rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Science and Technology shall be 
considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment and shall 
be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against the 
amendment in the nature of a substitute except those arising clause 10 
of rule XXI.
  The rule further makes in order only those amendments printed in the 
Rules Committee report. The amendments made in order may be offered 
only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a 
Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be 
debatable for the time specified in this report equally divided and 
controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to 
amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the 
question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of 
order against the amendments except those arising under clause 9 or 10 
of rule XXI are waived.
  The rule provides one motion to recommit with or without 
instructions. The rule provides that the Chair may entertain a motion 
that the Committee rise only if offered by the Chair of the Committee 
on Science and Technology or a designee. The rule provides that the 
Chair may not entertain a motion to strike out the enacting words of 
the bill. Testimony was heard by Representatives Peters, Polis, Inglis, 
and Posey.
NASA'S HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT PROGRAM
Committee on Science and Technology: Held a hearing on Options and 
Issues for NASA's Human Space Flight Program Report of the ``Review of 
U.S. Human Space Flight Plans'' Committee. Testimony was heard from 
VADM Joe Dyer, USN (Ret,) Chair, Aerospace Safety Advisory Panel, NASA; 
Norman Augustine, Chair, Review of U.S. Human Space Flight Plans 
Committee; and a public witness.
INCREASING ADOPTIONS ACT OF 2009
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Income Security and Family 
Support held a hearing to review implementation of the Fostering 
Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 (P.L. 110-
351). Testimony was heard from Brenda Donald, Office of the Secretary, 
Department of Human Resources, State of Maryland; Erwin McEwen, 
Director, Department of Children and Family Services, State of 
Illinois; and public witnesses.

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BRIEFING--FBI COUNTERTERRORISM ISSUES
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to 
receive a briefing on FBI Counterterrorism Issues. The Committee was 
briefed by departmental witnesses.

Joint Meetings
   No joint committee meetings were held.