[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 140 (Thursday, October 1, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1119-D1121]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Finance: Committee continued consideration of an original 
bill entitled, ``America's Healthy Future Act of 2009'', but did not 
complete action thereon, and recessed subject to the call and will meet 
again on Friday, October 2, 2009.

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AFGHANISTAN'S IMPACT ON PAKISTAN
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine Afghanistan's impact on Pakistan, after receiving testimony 
from Maleeha Lodhi, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, 
and Steve Coll, New America Foundation, both of Washington, D.C.; and 
Milton A. Bearden, Reston, Virginia.
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine violence against women, focusing on global costs and 
consequences, after receiving testimony from Melanne Verveer, 
Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues, and Stephen J. Rapp, 
Ambassador-at-Large for War Crime Issues, both of the Department of 
State; Major General Patrick Cammaert (Ret.), United Nations Department 
of Peacekeeping Operations, New York, New York; Donald Steinberg, 
International Crisis Group, Brussels, Belgium; Geeta Rao Gupta, 
International Center for Research on Women, Washington, D.C.; and Esta 
Soler, Family Violence Prevention Fund, San Francisco, California.
NOMINATION
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of David S. Ferriero, of 
North Carolina, to be Archivist of the United States, National Archives 
and Records Administration, after the nominee, who was introduced by 
Senator Hagan, testified and answered questions in his own behalf.
  On July 31, 2009, committee announced the following subcommittee 
assignments:
  Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations: Senators Levin (Chair), 
Carper, Pryor, McCaskill, Tester, Bennet, Coburn, Collins, McCain, and 
Ensign.
  Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal 
Workforce, and the District of Columbia: Senators Akaka (Chair), Levin, 
Landrieu, Burris, Bennet, Voinovich, Graham, and Bennett.
  Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, 
Federal Services, and International Security: Senators Carper (Chair), 
Levin, Akaka, Pryor, McCaskill, Burris, McCain, Coburn, Voinovich, and 
Ensign.
  Ad Hoc Subcommittee on State, Local, and Private Sector Preparedness 
and Integration: Senators Pryor (Chair), Akaka, Landrieu, Tester, 
Bennet, Ensign, Voinovich, and Graham.
  Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery: Senators Landrieu (Chair), 
McCaskill, Burris, Graham, and Bennett.
  Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight: Senators McCaskill 
(Chair), Levin, Carper, Pryor, Tester, Bennet, Bennett, Collins, 
Coburn, McCain, and Graham.
  (The Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of the Full Committee are 
also ex-officio members of every subcommittee.)
  On September 29, 2009, committee announced the following subcommittee 
assignments:
  Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations: Senators Levin (Chair), 
Carper, Pryor, McCaskill, Tester, Kirk, Coburn, Collins, McCain, and 
Ensign.
  Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal 
Workforce, and the District of Columbia: Senators Akaka (Chair), Levin, 
Landrieu, Burris, Kirk, Voinovich, Graham, and Bennett.
  Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, 
Federal Services, and International Security: Senators Carper (Chair), 
Levin, Akaka, Pryor, McCaskill, Burris, McCain, Coburn, Voinovich, and 
Ensign.
  Ad Hoc Subcommittee on State, Local, and Private Sector Preparedness 
and Integration: Senators Pryor (Chair), Akaka, Landrieu, Tester, 
Ensign, Voinovich, and Graham.
  Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery: Senators Landrieu (Chair), 
McCaskill, Burris, Graham, and Bennett.
  Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight: Senators McCaskill 
(Chair), Levin, Carper, Pryor, Tester, Kirk, Bennett, Collins, Coburn, 
McCain, and Graham.
  (The Chairman and Ranking Minority Member of the Full Committee are 
also ex-officio members of every subcommittee.)
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favorably reported 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, Charlene Edwards Honeywell, to be United States District 
Judge for the Middle District of Florida, 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.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed hearings on 
intelligence matters, receiving testimony from officials of the 
intelligence community.
  Committee recessed subject to call.

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