[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 145 (Thursday, October 8, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1158-D1159]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
DEFENSE RAPID ACQUISITION PROCESS
Committee on Armed Services: Defense Acquisition Reform Panel held a 
hearing on the Department of Defense's Rapid Acquisition Process: Is It 
a Model for Improving Acquisition? Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Department of Defense: BG Michael Brogan, 
USMC, Commander, Marine Corps Systems Command; and Tom Dee, Director, 
Joint Rapid Acquisition Cell, Office of the Under Secretary, 
Acquisition, Technology and Logistics; Mike Sullivan, Director, 
Acquisition and Sourcing Management, GAO; and Dov Zakheim, former Under 
Secretary (Comptroller), Department of Defense.
IMPROVING CHILD NUTRITION
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Healthy Families and 
Communities held a hearing to Examining Innovative Practices to Improve 
Child Nutrition. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications, 
Technology, and the Internet approved for full Committee action the 
following bills: H.R. 1147, amended, Local Community Radio Act of 2009; 
H.R. 1084, amended, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act; 
H.R. 1258, as amended, Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009; and H.R. 3633, 
To allow the funding for the interoperable emergency communications 
grant program established under the Digital Television Transition and 
Public Safety Act of 2005 to remain available until expended through 
fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.
CREDIT CARD REFORM
Committee on Financial Services: Held a hearing on the following bills: 
H.R. 2382, Credit Card Interchange Fees Act of 2009; and H.R. 3639, 
Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009. Testimony was heard 
from Representatives Welch and Shuster; and public witnesses.
FEDERAL HOUSING ADMINISTRATION CAPITAL RESERVES
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Housing and Community 
Opportunity held a hearing entitled ``The Future of the Federal Housing 
Administration's Capital Reserves: Assumptions, Predictions and 
Implications for Homebuyers.'' Testimony was heard from David Stevens, 
Assistant Secretary, Housing and Federal Housing Administration 
Commissioner, Department of Housing and Urban Development; and public 
witnesses.
SUPREME COURT CIVIL RIGHTS DECISIONS
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights 
and Civil Liberties held a hearing on Civil Rights Under Fire: Recent 
Supreme Court Decisions. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
HEALTH INSURANCE ANTITRUST ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 2009
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts and Competition 
Policy held a hearing on H.R. 3596, Health Insurance Industry Antitrust 
Enforcement Act of 2009. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
HIGH-RISK, HIGH-REWARD RESEARCH
Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Research and 
Science Education held a hearing on Investing in High-Risk, High-Reward 
Research. Testimony was heard from James Collins, Assistant Director, 
Biological Sciences, NSF; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Finance and Tax held a 
hearing on the following bills: H.R. 3723, Small Business Credit 
Expansion and Loan Markets Stabilization Act; H.R. 3739, Job Creation 
and Economic Development Through CDC Modernization Act of 2009; H.R. 
3737, Small Business Microlending Expansion Act of 2009; H.R. 3740,

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Small Business Investment Company Modernization and Improvement Act of 
2009; H.R. 3722, Enhanced New Markets and Expanded Investment in 
Renewable Energy for Small Manufacturers Act of 2009; H.R. 3014, Small 
Business Health Information Technology Financing Act; H.R. 3738, Small 
Business Early Stage Investment Act of 2009; and H.R. 3743, Small 
Business Disaster Readiness and Reform Act of 2009.
VETERANS MEASURES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Disability Assistance 
and Memorial Affairs held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 761, 
to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the eligibility 
of parents of certain deceased veterans for interment in national 
cemeteries; H.R. 3485, Veterans Pensions Protection Act; H.R. 2243, 
Surviving Spouses' Benefit Improvement Act of 2009; H.R. 3544, National 
Cemeteries Expansion Act of 2009; and draft legislation. Testimony was 
heard from Representative Frank of Massachusetts; the following 
officials of the Department of Veterans Affairs: Steve L. Muro, Acting 
Under Secretary, Memorial Affairs, National Cemetery Administration; 
James P. Terry, Chairman, Board of Veterans' Appeals; and Thomas 
Pamperin, Deputy Director, Policy and Procedures, Compensation and 
Pension Service, Veterans Benefit Administration; representatives of 
veterans organizations; and public witnesses.
VETERANS MEASURES
Committee on Veterans' affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity 
approved for full Committee action the following bills: H.R. 2696, 
amended, Servicemembers' Rights Protection Act; H.R. 1182, Military 
Spouses Residence Relief Act; H.R. 2416, To require the Department of 
Veterans Affairs to use purchases of goods or services through the 
Federal supply schedules for the purpose of meeting certain contracting 
goals for participation by small business concerns owned and controlled 
by veterans, including veterans with service-connected disabilities; 
H.R. 2461, Veterans Small Business Verification Act; H.R. 2614, 
Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education Reauthorization Act of 2009; 
H.R. 2874, amended, Helping Active Duty Deployed Act of 2009; and H.R. 
1168, amended, Veterans Retraining Act of 2009.
SAFETY NET PROGRAMS RESPONSE DURING RECESSION
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Income Security and Family 
Support held a hearing to evaluate the response of ``safety net'' 
programs during the recession. Testimony was heard from Chip Rogers, 
Senate Majority Leader, Legislature, State of Georgia; Ismael Ahmed, 
Director, Department of Human Services, State of Michigan; Virginia T. 
Lodge, Commissioner, Department of Human Services, State of Tennessee; 
and public witnesses.
BRIEFING--AFGHANISTAN CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to 
receive a briefing on Afghanistan Center of Excellence. The Committee 
was briefed by departmental witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.