[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 138 (Tuesday, September 29, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1104-D1105]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                           SEPTEMBER 30, 2009

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)

                                 Senate

  Committee on 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, 9:45 a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: 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 Finance: business meeting to continue consideration 
of an original bill entitled ``America's Healthy Future Act of 
2009'', 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on African Affairs, 
to hold hearings to examine exploring United States policy options 
toward Zimbabwe's transition, 10:15 a.m., SD-419.
  Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, to hold hearings 
to examine United States policy toward Burma, focusing on its impact 
and effectiveness, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on 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, and any pending 
nominations, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold 
hearings to examine eight years after 9/11, focusing on confronting 
the terrorist threat to the homeland, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  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.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine advancing 
freedom of information in the New Era of Responsibility, 10 a.m., 
SD-226.
  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.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold hearings to examine 
Veterans Affairs contracts for health services, 9:30 a.m., SR-418.
  Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine how 
successful health systems keep costs low and quality high, 11 a.m., 
SD-106.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, 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, hearing on the status of ongoing U.S. 
efforts in Iraq, 10 a.m., 210 HVC.
  Committee on Education and Labor, hearing on Teacher Equity: 
Effective Teachers for All Children, 11 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, to mark up the following bills: 
H.R. 2221, Data Accountability and Trust Act; H.R. 1319, Informed 
P2P User Act; and H.R. 2190, Mercury Pollution Reduction Act, 10 
a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, hearing entitled ``Perspectives 
on the Consumer Financial Protection Agency,'' 10 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government 
Sponsored Enterprises, hearing entitled ``Reforming Credit Rating 
Agencies,'' 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Transportation 
Security and Infrastructure Protection, hearing entitled ``The 
Future of the Registered Traveler Program,'' 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, 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, 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

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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.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing entitled 
``Credit Rating Agencies and the Next Financial Crisis,'' 10 a.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science and Technology, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Environment, to consider the following bills: H.R. 3650, 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.
  Committee on Small Business, 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, 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.
  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.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, hearing on Energy Efficiency at 
the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Subcommittee on 
Terrorism, Human Intelligence, Analysis, and Counterintelligence, 
executive, briefing on Hot Spots, 4 p.m., 304 HVC.


                             Joint Meetings

  Conference: meeting of conferees on H.R. 2997, making 
appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2010, 3 p.m., S-127, Capitol.