[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 133 (Monday, September 21, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2324]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                       SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate on February 
4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized 
schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate committees, 
subcommittees, joint committees, and committees of conference. This 
title requires all such committees to notify the Office of the Senate 
Daily Digest--designated by the Rules Committee--of the time, place, 
and purpose of the meetings, when scheduled, and any cancellations or 
changes in the meetings as they occur.
  As an additional procedure along with the computerization of this 
information, the Office of the Senate Daily Digest will prepare this 
information for printing in the Extensions of Remarks section of the 
Congressional Record on Monday and Wednesday of each week.
  Meetings scheduled for Tuesday, September 22, 2009 may be found in 
the Daily Digest of today's Record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED

                              SEPTEMBER 23
     9:30 a.m.
       United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics 
           Control
         To hold hearings to examine prison gangs and their 
           connection to the drug trade.
                                                            SD-562
     10 a.m.
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine the Defense Contract Audit 
           Agency, focusing on reform.
                                                            SD-342
       Judiciary
         To hold hearings to examine reauthorizing the USA PATRIOT 
           Act.
                                                            SD-226
     2:30 p.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         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.
                                                            SR-253
       Judiciary
         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.
                                                            SD-226

                              SEPTEMBER 24
     9:30 a.m.
       Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine the Emergency Economic 
           Stabilization Act, focusing on one year later.
                                                            SD-538
     10 a.m.
       Armed Services
         To hold hearings to examine the President's decision on 
           missile defense in Europe.
                                                            SD-106
       Judiciary
         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, 
           S. 1670, to reform and modernize the limitations on 
           exclusive rights relating to secondary transmissions of 
           certain signals, and an original bill to extend 
           expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act, 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, and Joseph A. Greenaway, Jr., of New Jersey, 
           to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third 
           Circuit, Roberto A. Lange, to be United States District 
           Judge for the District of South Dakota, Irene Cornelia 
           Berger, to be United States District Judge for the 
           Southern District of West Virginia, and Charlene 
           Edwards Honeywell, to be United States District Judge 
           for the Middle District of Florida.
                                                            SD-226
       Joint Economic Committee
         To hold hearings to examine the future of newspapers, 
           focusing on the impact on the economy and democracy.
                                                          210-CHOB
     10:30 a.m.
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
       Federal Financial Management, Government Information, 
           Federal Services, and International Security 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the government, focusing on 
           performance.
                                                            SD-342
     2:30 p.m.
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
       Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, 
           and the District of Columbia Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine a review of United States 
           diplomatic readiness, focusing on the staffing and 
           foreign language challenges facing the foreign service.
                                                            SD-342
       Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
       Securities, Insurance and Investment Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine securitization of assets, 
           focusing on problems and solutions.
                                                            SD-538
       Intelligence
         Closed business meeting to consider pending intelligence 
           matters.
                                                    S-407, Capitol

                              SEPTEMBER 29
     9:30 a.m.
       Judiciary
       Immigration, Refugees and Border Security Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine comprehensive immigration 
           reform, focusing on faith-based perspectives.
                                                            SD-226
     10 a.m.
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
       Contracting Oversight Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine improving transparency and 
           accessibility of federal contracting databases.
                                                            SD-342
     2:30 p.m.
       Judiciary
       Crime and Drugs Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine body building products and 
           hidden steroids, focusing on enforcement barriers.
                                                            SD-226

                              SEPTEMBER 30
     9:30 a.m.
       Veterans' Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine Veterans Affairs contracts 
           for health services.
                                                            SR-418
     10 a.m.
       Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
         To hold hearings to examine the nominations of 
           Bartholomew Chilton, of Maryland, Jill Sommers, of 
           Kansas, and Scott D. O'Malia, of Michigan, all to be a 
           Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading 
           Commission, Edward M. Avalos, of New Mexico, to be 
           Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, 
           Edward M. Avalos, and Harris D. Sherman, of California, 
           to be Under Secretary for Natural Resources and 
           Environment, both to be a Member of the Board of 
           Directors of the Commodity Credit Corporation, both of 
           the Department of Agriculture, and Kenneth Albert 
           Spearman, of Florida, to be a Member of the Farm Credit 
           Administration Board, Farm Credit Administration.
                                                           SR-328A
       Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
         Business meeting to consider an original bill entitled 
           ``Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 
           2009'', and the nominations of Brenda Dann-Messier, of 
           Rhode Island, to be Assistant Secretary for Vocational 
           and Adult Education, and Alexa E. Posny, of Kansas, to 
           be Assistant Secretary for Special Education and 
           Rehabilitative Services, both of the Department of 
           Education, and George H. Cohen, of Virginia, to be 
           Federal Mediation and Conciliation Director, Federal 
           Mediation and Conciliation Service.
                                                            SD-430
       Judiciary
         To hold hearings to examine advancing freedom of 
           information in the New Era of Responsibility.
                                                            SD-226

                               OCTOBER 1
     2:30 p.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
       Public Lands and Forests Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine managing Federal forests in 
           response to climate change, including for natural 
           resource adaptation and carbon sequestration.
                                                            SD-366