[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 139 (Wednesday, September 30, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1114-D1115]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                            OCTOBER 1, 2009

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  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: to hold hearings to examine 
Afghanistan's impact on Pakistan, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine violence against 
women, focusing on global costs and consequences, 2:30 p.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: 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: 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, and David Lyle Cargill, Jr., to 
be United States Marshal for the District of New Hampshire, and 
Timothy J. Heaphy, to be United States Attorney for the Western 
District of Virginia, both of the Department of Justice, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to 
consider certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., S-407, Capitol.


                                 House

  Committee on Armed Services, 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, hearing on Ensuring Economic 
Opportunities for Young Americans, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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, hearing entitled ``Federal 
Reserve Perspectives on Financial Regulatory Reform Proposals,'' 9 
a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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, 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, Subcommittee on Immigration, 
Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security and International Law, to 
consider Requests to the Department of Homeland Security for 
Departmental Reports on the Beneficiaries of two private relief 
bills, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, 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, 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, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Environment, hearing on Finding the Building Blocks of the Universe, 
11 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, hearing on 
Recovery Act: 225-Day Progress Report for Transportation 
Infrastructure Investment, 9:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on 
the following: H.R. 1017, Chiropractic Care 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

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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 to 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 Homelessness and Graduate Psychology 
Education, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, 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, Subcommittee on 
Intelligence Community Management, hearing on Update on Security 
Clearance Reform, 10 a.m., 2253 Rayburn.