[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 134 (Tuesday, September 22, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1071-D1073]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
OVER-THE-COUNTER DERIVATIVES MARKET REGULATION
Committee on Agriculture: Continued hearings to review proposed 
legislation by the U.S. Department of Treasury regarding the regulation 
of over-the-counter derivatives markets, part two. Testimony was heard 
from Gary Gensler, Chairman, CFTC; and Mary L. Schapiro, Chairman, SEC.
HIGH CONTAINMENT BIO-LABORATORIES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigation held a hearing entitled ``Federal Oversight of High 
Containment Bio-Laboratories.'' Testimony was heard from Nancy 
Kingsbury, Managing Director, Applied Research and Methods, GAO; and a 
public witness.
USA PATRIOT ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil 
Rights, and Civil Liberties held a hearing on the USA PATRIOT Act. 
Testimony was heard from Representative Evans; Todd Hinnen, Deputy 
Assistant Attorney General, National Security Division, Department of 
Justice; Kenneth L. Wainstein, former Assistant Attorney General, 
National Security Division, Department of Justice; Suzanne Spauling, 
former Staff Director, House Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence; and a public witness.
INNOCENCE PROTECTION ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and 
Homeland Security held a hearing on Reauthorization of the Innocence 
Protection Act. Testimony was heard from Lynn Overmann, Senior Advisor, 
Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice; Pete Marone, 
Director, Department of Forensic Science, State of Virginia; and public 
witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans 
and Wildlife held a 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

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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. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the 
Interior: Rowan Gould, Deputy Director, Operations; and Paul Schmidt, 
Assistant Director, Migratory Birds; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water and Power held a 
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. Testimony was heard from 
Michael Connor, Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the 
Interior; Chris Tweeten, Chairman, Commission on Reserved Water Rights 
Compact, State of Montana; Patrick T. Tyrrell, Engineer, Office of the 
State Engineer, State of Wyoming; Craig Cooper, Water Right Holder, and 
Retired Water Division 3 Superintendent, State of Wyoming; and public 
witnesses.
U.S. PAROLE COMMISSION/D.C. PUBLIC SAFETY
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on Federal 
Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia held a 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.'' 
Testimony was heard from Isaac Fulwood, Jr., Chair, U.S. Parole 
Commission, Department of the Judiciary; Adrienne Poteat, Acting 
Director, Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency; Laura 
Hankins, Special Counsel, Office of the Public Defender, District of 
Columbia; and public witnesses.
CENSUS 2010 INTEGRATED COMMUNICATIONS CAMPAIGN
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on 
Information Policy, Census and National Archives held a hearing 
entitled ``The Census 2010 Integrated Communications Campaign: Criteria 
for Implementation: Measurements for Success.'' Testimony was heard 
from the following officials of the Department of Commerce; Robert 
Groves, Director, Bureau of the Census; and Judith J. Gordon, Principal 
Assistant Inspector General, Audit and Evaluation; and a public 
witness.
SANTA CRUZ VALLEY NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA ACT
Committee on Rules: Committee granted, by a non-record vote, a closed 
rule providing for consideration of H.R. 324, the ``Santa Cruz Valley 
National Heritage Area Act.'' The rule provides for one hour of debate 
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member 
of the Committee on Natural Resources.
  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 printed in the report shall be considered 
as adopted and provides that the bill, as amended, shall be considered 
as read. The rule waives all points of order against provisions of the 
bill, as amended.
  The rule provides one motion to recommit with or without 
instructions. Testimony was heard from Representative Grijalva.
CHESAPEAKE BAY PROGRAM REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water 
Resources and Environment held a hearing on the reauthorization of the 
Chesapeake Bay Program. Testimony was heard from Representatives 
Wittman and Connolly of Virginia; J. Charles Fox, Senior Advisor to the 
Administrator, EPA; Shari Wilson, Secretary, Department of the 
Environment, State of Maryland; L. Preston Bryant, Jr., Secretary, 
Natural Resources, State of Virginia; George S. Hawkins, Department of 
the Environment, District of Columbia; P. Michael Sturla, 
Representative, House of Representatives, State of Pennsylvania; 
Delegate John A. Cosgrove, House of Delegates, State of Virginia; and 
public witnesses.
VA PHARMACY BENEFITS PROGRAM
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Health held a 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. Testimony was heard from 
Solomon Iyasu, M.D., Director, Division of Epidemiology, Officer of 
Surveillance and Epidemiology, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, 
FDA, Department of Health and Human Services; the following officials 
of the Department of Veterans: Belinda J. Finn, Assistant Inspector 
General, Audits and Evaluations, Office of Inspector General; Michael 
Valentino, Chief Consultant, Pharmacy Benefits Management Services, 
Veterans Health Administration; a representative of a veterans 
organization, and public witnesses.

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Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.