[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 132 (Thursday, September 17, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1059-D1061]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                      Week of September 20 through

                           September 26, 2009

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at approximately 3 p.m., Senate will resume consideration 
of H.R. 2996, Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act.
  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 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: September 24, to 
hold hearings to examine the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act, 
focusing on one year later, 9:30 a.m., SD-538.
  September 24, Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance and 
Investment, to hold hearings to examine securitization of assets, 
focusing on problems and solutions, 2:30 p.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: September 23, 
to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Anne S. Ferro, of 
Maryland, to be Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration, and Cynthia L. Quarterman, of Georgia, to be 
Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 
Administration, both of the Department of Transportation, 2:30 p.m., 
SR-253.
  Committee on Finance: September 22, business meeting to consider 
an original bill providing for health care reform, 9 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: September 23, 
business meeting to consider an original bill entitled ``Ryan White 
HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009'', and any pending 
nominations, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: September 
22, to hold hearings to examine the Weapons of Mass Destruction 
Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2009, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  September 23, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
Defense Contract Audit Agency, focusing on reform, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  September 24, Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, 
Government Information, Federal Services, and International 
Security, to hold hearings to examine the government, focusing on 
performance, 10:30 a.m., SD-342.
  September 24, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, 
the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to hold 
hearings to examine a review of United States diplomatic readiness, 
focusing on the staffing and foreign language challenges facing the 
foreign service, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: September 22, Subcommittee on 
Immigration, Refugees and Border Security, to hold hearings to 
examine comprehensive immigration reform,

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focusing on how the current immigration law impacts America's 
agricultural industry and food security, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  September 22, Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security, to 
hold hearings to examine strengthening security and oversight at 
biological research laboratories, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  September 23, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
reauthorizing the USA PATRIOT Act, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  September 23, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Jacqueline H. Nguyen and Dolly M. Gee, both to be a 
United States District Judge for the Central District of California, 
and Richard Seeborg and Edward Milton Chen, both to be a United 
States District Judge for the Northern District of California, 2:30 
p.m., SD-226.
  September 24, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 448, 
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, 
S. 1670, to reform and modernize the limitations on exclusive rights 
relating to secondary transmissions of certain signals, and the 
nominations of Paul Joseph Fishman, to be United States Attorney for 
the District of New Jersey, Jenny A. Durkan, to be United States 
Attorney for the Western District of Washington, Florence T. 
Nakakuni, to be United States Attorney for the District of Hawaii, 
and Deborah K. R. Gilg, to be United States Attorney for the 
District of Nebraska, all of the Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-
226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: September 22, to hold closed 
hearings to consider certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., S-407, 
Capitol.
  September 24, Full Committee, closed business meeting to consider 
pending intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., S-407, Capitol.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, September 22, to continue hearings to 
review proposed legislation by the U.S. Department of Treasury 
regarding the regulation of over-the-counter derivatives markets, 
part two, 11 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Armed Services, September 24, Defense Acquisition 
Reform Panel, hearing on DOD Supply Chain Management: Can the 
Department Identify and Meet its Supply Needs Efficiently? 9:30 
a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and Labor, September 23, hearing on H.R. 
3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009, 10 a.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, September 22, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigation, hearing entitled ``Federal Oversight of 
High Containment Bio-Laboratories,'' 11 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  September 24, Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the 
Internet, hearing entitled ``A National Interoperable Broadband 
Network for Public Safety: Recent Developments,'' 10 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, September 23, hearing entitled `` 
The Administration's Proposals for Financial Regulatory Reform,'' 
9:30 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  September 24, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Experts' 
Perspectives on Systemic Risk and Resolution Issues,'' 10 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  September 24, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and 
Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing entitled ``Recent 
Innovations in Securitization,'' 2:30 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, September 24, Subcommittee on 
Intelligence, Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment, 
hearing entitled ``I&A Reconceived: Defining A Homeland Security 
Intelligence Role,'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, September 22, Subcommittee on the 
Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, hearing on the USA 
PATRIOT Act, 11 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  September 22, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland 
Security, hearing on Reauthorization of the Innocence Protection 
Act, 2:30 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  September 23, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, 
hearing on an Undue Hardship? Discharging Educational Debt in 
Bankruptcy, 1 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, September 22, Subcommittee on 
Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife, hearing on the following 
bills: H.R. 1054, To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 
to allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in 
Canada before the date the polar bear was determined to be a 
threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973; H.R. 
2213, To reauthorize the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation 
Act; H.R. 3433, To amend the North American Wetlands Conservation 
Act to establish requirements regarding payment of the non-Federal 
share of the costs of wetlands conservation projects in Canada that 
are funded under that Act, and for other purposes; and H.R. 3537, 
Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program Reauthorization 
Act of 2009, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  September 11, Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing on the 
following bills: H.R. 3563, Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act 
of 2009; H.R. 2288, Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Improvement 
Act of 2009; and H.R. 2316, Inland Empire Perchlorate Ground Water 
Plume Assessment Act of 2009, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, September 22, 
Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District 
of Columbia, hearing entitled ``The Local Role of the United States 
Parole Commission (USPC): Increasing Public Safety, Reducing 
Recidivism, and Using Alternatives to Re-incarceration in the 
District of Columbia,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  September 22, Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census and 
National Archives, hearing entitled `` The

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Census 2010 Integrated Communications Campaign; Criteria for 
Implementation: Measurements for Success,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  September 23, full Committee, hearing entitled ``The Silent 
Depression: How Are Minorities Faring In The Economic Downturn?'' 10 
a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  September 24, hearing entitled ``Credit Rating Agencies and the 
Next Financial Crisis,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science and Technology, September 23, Subcommittee on 
Energy and Environment, to mark up the following measures: the 
Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act 
of 2009; the Solar Technology Roadmap Act; and the Energy and Water 
Research Integration Act, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  September 24, Subcommittee on Research and Science Education, to 
consider the Cybersecurity Research and Development Amendments Act 
of 2009, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  September 24, Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation, hearing 
on the Potential Need for Measurement Standards to Facilitate the 
Research and Development of Biologic Drugs, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, September 23, hearing entitled ``The 
Impact of Financial Regulatory Restructuring on Small Businesses and 
Community Lenders,'' 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  September 24, Subcommittee on Contracting and Technology, hearing 
entitled ``The Roles of Federal Labs in Spurring Innovation and 
Entrepreneurship Across the U.S.'' 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, September 22, 
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing on the 
reauthorization of the Chesapeake Bay Program, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  September 23, Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing on the FAA's Call 
to Action on Airline Safety and Pilot Training, 10 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  September 23, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public 
Buildings, and Emergency Management, hearing on Risk-based Security 
in Federal Buildings: Targeting Funds to Real Risks and Eliminating 
Unnecessary Security Obstacles, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, September 22, Subcommittee on 
Health, hearing on Is the VA Meeting the Pharmaceutical Needs of 
Veterans? An Examination of the VA National Formulary, Issues of 
Patient Safety, and Management of the Pharmacy Benefits Program, 2 
p.m., 334 Cannon.
  September 23, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation, hearing 
on the SES Bonuses and Other Administrative Issues at the U.S. 
Department of Veterans Affairs, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  September 24, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial 
Affairs, hearing on Honoring the Fallen: How Can We Better Serve 
America's Veterans and Their Families? 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  September 24, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, hearing on the 
following bills: H.R. 294, Veteran-Owned Small Business Promotion 
Act of 2009; H.R. 1169, To amend title 38, United States Code, to 
increase the amount of assistance provided by the Secretary of 
Veterans Affair to disabled veterans for specially adapted housing 
and automobiles and adapted equipment; H.R. 1182, Military Spouses 
Residency Relief Act; H.R. 2416, To require the Department of 
Veterans Affairs to use purchases of goods or services through the 
Federal supply schedules for the purpose of meeting certain 
contracting goals for participation by small business concerns owned 
and controlled by veterans, including veterans with service-
connected disabilities; H.R. 2461, Veterans Small Business 
Verification Act; H.R. 2614, Veterans' Advisory Committee on 
Education Reauthorization Act of 2009; H.R. 2696, Servicemembers 
Rights Protection Act; H.R. 2874, Helping Active Duty Deployed Act 
of 2009; H.R. 2928, To amend title 38, United States Code, to 
provide for an apprenticeship and on-job training program under the 
Post 9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Program; H.R. 3223, to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the Department of 
Veterans Affairs contracting goals and references for small business 
concerns owned and controlled by veterans; H.R. 3554, National Guard 
Education Equity Act; H.R. 3561, To amend title 38, United States 
Code, to increase the amount of educational assistance provided to 
certain veterans for flight training; H.R. 3577, Education 
Assistance to Realign New Eligibilities for Dependents (EARNED) Act 
of 2009; and other draft legislation, 1 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, September 23, 
executive, briefing on Afghanistan/Pakistan, 2 p.m., 304-HVC.
  September 23, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Human Intelligence, 
Analysis and Counterintelligence, executive, hearing on DHS Office 
of Intelligence and Analysis Reform Efforts, 4 p.m., 304-HVC.
  Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, 
September 24, hearing entitled ``Solar Heats Up: Accelerating 
Widespread Deployment,'' 1: 30 p.m., room to be announced.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: September 24, to hold hearings to 
examine the future of newspapers, focusing on the impact on the 
economy and democracy, 10 a.m., 210-CHOB.