[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 137 (Friday, September 25, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1094-D1097]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

              Week of September 28 through October 3, 2009

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, at approximately 1:30 p.m., Senate will resume 
consideration of H.R. 3326, Department of Defense Appropriations Act. 
Also, Senate will begin consideration of the nomination of Jeffrey L. 
Viken, to be United States District Judge for the District of South 
Dakota at 4:30 p.m., and after 60 minutes of debate, vote on 
confirmation of the nomination at 5:30 p.m.
  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 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: September 30, 
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, 9:45 a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Appropriations: September 29, Subcommittee on 
Financial Services and General Government, to resume hearings to 
examine the use, impact, and accomplishments of Federal 
appropriations provided to improve the education of children in the 
District of Columbia, 10:30 a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: September 29, to 
hold hearings to examine strengthening and streamlining Prudential 
Bank supervision, 2 p.m., SD-538.
  September 30, Subcommittee on Security and International Trade and 
Finance, to hold hearings to examine international cooperation to 
modernize financial regulation, 2:30 p.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: October 1, to hold 
hearings to examine energy and related economic effects of global 
climate change legislation, 9:45 a.m., SD-366.
  October 1, Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests, to hold 
hearings to examine managing Federal forests in response to climate 
change, including for natural resource adaptation and carbon 
sequestration, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: September 29, 
Subcommittee on Children's Health, to hold hearings to examine 
promoting and improving children's health protections, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: September 29, business meeting to resume 
consideration of an original bill entitled ``America's Healthy 
Future Act of 2009'', 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  October 1, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Jim R. Esquea, of New York, to be Assistant 
Secretary, and Bryan Hayes Samuels, of Illinois, to be Commissioner 
on Children, Youth, and Families, both of the Department of Health 
and Human Services, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: September 30, Subcommittee on 
African Affairs, to hold hearings to examine exploring United States 
policy options toward Zimbabwe's transition, 10:15 a.m., SD-419.
  September 30, Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, to 
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toward Burma, focusing on its impact and effectiveness, 2:30 p.m., 
SD-419.
  October 1, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
Afghanistan's impact on Pakistan, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  October 1, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine violence 
against women, focusing on global costs and consequences, 2:30 p.m., 
SH-216.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: September 30, 
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, and any pending 
nominations, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: September 
29, Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight, to hold hearings 
to examine improving transparency and accessibility of federal 
contracting databases, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  September 29, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the 
nominations of Richard Serino, of Massachusetts, to be Deputy 
Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of 
Homeland Security, and Daniel I. Werfel, of Virginia, to be 
Controller, Office of Federal Financial Management, Office of 
Management and Budget, 5:30 p.m., S-216, Capitol.
  September 30, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine eight 
years after 9/11, focusing on confronting the terrorist threat to 
the homeland, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  September 30, Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, 
Government Information, Federal Services, and International 
Security, to hold hearings to examine controlled substance abuse in 
Medicaid, 3 p.m., SD-342.
  October 1, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of David S. Ferriero, of North Carolina, to be Archivist 
of the United States, National Archives and Records Administration, 
2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: September 29, Subcommittee on Crime 
and Drugs, to hold hearings to examine body building products and 
hidden steroids, focusing on enforcement barriers, 2:30 p.m., SD-
226.
  September 30, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
advancing freedom of information in the New Era of Responsibility, 
10 a.m., SD-226.
  September 30, Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the 
Courts, to hold hearings to examine responding to the growing need 
for federal judgeships, focusing on the Federal Judgeship Act of 
2009, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  October 1, 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. 1692, to extend the sunset of certain provisions of the 
USA PATRIOT Act and the authority to issue national security 
letters, 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 Roberto A. Lange, to be 
United States District Judge for the District of South Dakota, 
Joseph A. Greenaway, Jr., of New Jersey, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Third Circuit, 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, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: September 30, to hold hearings to 
examine Veterans Affairs contracts for health services, 9:30 a.m., 
SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: October 1, to hold closed 
hearings to consider certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., S-407, 
Capitol.
  Special Committee on Aging: September 30, to hold hearings to 
examine how successful health systems keep costs low and quality 
high, 11 a.m., SD-106.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, September 30, Subcommittee on 
Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research, hearing to review the 
implementation of the research title of the 2008 Farm Bill, 10 a.m., 
1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Armed Services, September 30, hearing on the status 
of ongoing U.S. efforts in Iraq, 10 a.m., 210 HVC.
  October 1, hearing on the President's new plan for missile 
defenses in Europe and the implications for international security, 
9 a.m., 210 HVC.
  Committee on Education and Labor, September 30, hearing on Teacher 
Equity: Effective Teachers for All Children, 11 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  October 1, hearing on Ensuring Economic Opportunities for Young 
Americans, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce October 1, Subcommittee on Energy 
and Environment, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 3258, Drinking 
Water System Security Act of 2009 and H.R. 2868, Chemical Facility 
Anti-Terrorism Act of 2009, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, September 30, hearing entitled 
``Perspectives on the Consumer Financial Protection Agency,'' 10 
a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  September 30, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and 
Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing entitled ``Reforming 
Credit Rating Agencies,'' 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  October 1, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Federal Reserve 
Perspectives on Financial Regulatory Reform Proposals,'' 9 a.m., 
2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, October 1, Subcommittee on the 
Middle East and South Asia, hearing on the Afghan Elections: Who 
Lost What? 9 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, September 30, Subcommittee on 
Transportation Security and Infrastructure Protection, hearing 
entitled ``The Future of the Registered Traveler Program,'' 2 p.m., 
311 Cannon.

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  October 1, Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness 
and Response, hearing entitled ``Preparedness: State of Citizen and 
Community Preparedness,'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, September 29, Subcommittee on Crime, 
Terrorism and Homeland Security, hearing on Crime Victims Rights Act 
of 2004, 4 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  September 30, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland 
Security, hearing on Cyberbullying and other Online Safety Issues 
for Children, including the following bills: H.R. 1966, Megan Meier 
Cyberbullying Prevention Act; and H.R. 3630, Adolescent Web 
Awareness Requires Education Act, 3 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, September 30, to mark up the 
following bills: H.R. 2489, AmericaView Geospatial Imagery Mapping 
Program Act; H.R. 1471, To expand the boundary of the Jimmy Carter 
National Historic Site in the State of Georgia, to redesignate the 
unit as a National Historical Part, and for other purposes; H.R. 
2213, To reauthorize the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation 
Act; H.R. 3537, Junior Duck Stamp Conservation and Design Program 
Reauthorization Act of 2009; 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; H.R. 1065, White Mountain Apache Tribe Water 
Rights Quantification Act of 2009; H.R. 3254, Taos Pueblo Indian 
Rights Settlement Act; and H.R. 3342, Aamodt Litigation Settlement 
Act, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  October 1, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public 
Lands, hearing on the following bill: H.R. 86, To eliminate an 
unused lighthouse reservation, provide management consistency by 
bringing the rocks and small islands along the coast of Orange 
County, California and meet the original Congressional intent of 
preserving Orange County's rocks and small islands; H.R. 118, To 
authorize the addition of 100 acres to Morristown National 
Historical Park; H.R. 1925, America's Red Rock Wilderness Act of 
2009; H.R. 2689, To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study 
the suitability and feasibility of designating the National D-Day 
Memorial in Bedford, Virginia, as a unit of the National Park 
System; H.R. 2781, To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to 
designate segments of the Molalla River in Oregon, as components of 
the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; and H.R. 2888, Devil's 
Staircase Wilderness Act of 2009, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, September 29, 
hearing entitled ``The Administration's Flu Vaccine Program: Health, 
Safety and Distribution,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  September 30, hearing entitled ``Credit Rating Agencies and the 
Next Financial Crisis,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  October 1, Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and 
National Archives, hearing entitled ``Requirements and Compliance 
with the Federal Advisory Committee Act,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  October 1, Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs, 
hearing entitled ``Transnational Drug Enterprises Threats to Global 
Stability and U.S. National Security from Southwest Asia, Latin 
America, and West Africa,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science and Technology, September 30, Subcommittee on 
Energy and Environment, to consider the following measures: Harmful 
Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 
2009; H.R. 3585, Solar Technology Roadmap Act; and H.R. 3598, Energy 
and Water Research Integration Act, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  October 1, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, hearing on 
Finding the Building Blocks of the Universe, 1 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  October 1, Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation, hearing on 
the Department of Homeland Security's R&D Priorities for Fiscal Year 
2010, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, September 30, hearing entitled `` 
Expiring Tax Incentives: Examining Their Importance for Small 
Businesses on the Road to an Economic Recovery,'' 10 a.m., 2360 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, September 29, 
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency 
Management, hearing on Final Breakthrough on the Billion Dollar 
Katrina Infrastructure Logjam: How Is It Working? 2 p.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  September 30, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime 
Transportation, hearing on A Review of the Coast Guard's Search and 
Rescue Mission, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  September 30, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public 
Buildings and Emergency Management, hearing on This is NOT a Test: 
Will the Nation's Emergency Alert System Deliver the President's 
Message to the Public? 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  October 1, full committee, hearing on Recovery Act: 225-Day 
Progress Report for Transportation Infrastructure Investment, 9:30 
a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, September 30, hearing on Energy 
Efficiency at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 10 a.m., 334 
Cannon.
  October 1, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on the following: H.R. 
1017, Chiropractic Car Available to All Veterans Act; H.R. 1036, 
Veterans Physical Therapy Services Improvement Act of 2009; H.R. 
2504, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an 
increase in the annual amount authorized to be appropriated to the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out comprehensive service 
programs for homeless veterans; H.R. 2559, Help Our Homeless 
Veterans Act; H.R. 2735, To amend title 38, United States Code, to 
make improvements to the comprehensive service program for homeless 
veterans; H.R. 3073, To amend title 38, United States Code, to 
direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs establish a grant program 
to provide assistance to veterans who are at risk of becoming 
homeless; H.R. 3441, To provide for automatic enrollment of veterans 
returning from combat zones into the VA medical system; and a Draft 
Discussion on

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Homelessness and Graduate Psychology Education, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, October 1, hearing on funding levels 
of defined benefit pension plans and the rules that apply to 
investment advice, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, September 30, 
Subcommittee on Terrorism. Human Intelligence, Analysis, and 
Counterintelligence, executive, briefing on Hot Spots, 4 p.m., 304 
HVC.
  October 1, Subcommittee on Intelligence Community Management, 
hearing on Update on Security Clearance Reform, 10 a.m., 2253 
Rayburn.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: September 29, to 
hold hearings to examine the Western Balkans, focusing on policy 
responses to today's challenges, including current United States and 
the European Union efforts to maintain stability in the Western 
Balkans and prepare the countries of the region for European and 
Euro-Atlantic integration, 10:30 a.m., SVC-212/210.
  Joint Economic Committee: October 2, to hold hearings to examine 
the employment situation for September 2009, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Joint Economic Committee: September 30, to hold hearings to 
examine women and the economy, 10 a.m., 210, Cannon Building.