[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 145 (Thursday, October 8, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1159-D1161]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

              Week of October 12 through October 17, 2009

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, at approximately 3 p.m., Senate will resume consideration 
of H.R. 2847, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, and vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the 
committee-reported amendment in the nature of a substitute at 5:30 p.m.
  Upon completion of H.R. 2847, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, Senate will resume consideration of the 
conference report to accompany H.R. 3183, Energy and Water Development 
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.
  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 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: October 14, 
Subcommittee on Financial Institutions, to hold hearings to examine 
the state of the banking industry, 2:30 p.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: October 14, to 
hold hearings to examine combating distracted

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driving, focusing on managing behavioral and technological risks, 
2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  October 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Erroll G. Southers, of California, to be Assistant 
Secretary of Homeland Security, Patrick Gallagher, of Maryland, to 
be Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, 
Department of Commerce, and Elizabeth M. Robinson, of Virginia, to 
be Chief Financial Officer, National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: October 14, to hold 
hearings to examine energy and related economic effects of global 
climate change legislation, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Finance: October 13, business meeting to resume 
consideration of an original bill entitled ``America's Healthy 
Future Act of 2009'', 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: October 15, Subcommittee on 
International Operations and Organizations, Human Rights, Democracy 
and Global Women's Issues, to hold hearings to examine, 2:30 p.m., 
SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: October 14, 
business meeting to consider any pending nominations, 10 a.m., SD-
430.
  October 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine equal 
health care for equal premiums, focusing on women, 10:30 a.m., SD-
430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: October 
14, to hold hearings to examine the past, present, and future of 
policy czars, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  October 14, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, 
the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, with the 
Special Committee on Aging, to hold joint hearings to examine the 
cost of federal long-term care insurance, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: October 14, to hold hearings to 
examine prohibiting price fixing and other anticompetitive conduct 
in the health insurance industry, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  October 15, 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. 369, to prohibit brand name drug companies from 
compensating generic drug companies to delay the entry of a generic 
drug into the market, and S. 379, to provide fair compensation to 
artists for use of their sound recordings, and the nominations of 
Jacqueline H. Nguyen and Dolly M. Gee, both to be a United States 
District Judge for the Central District of California, and Edward 
Milton Chen and Richard Seeborg, both to be a United States District 
Judge for the Northern District of California, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: October 15, to 
hold hearings to examine health care solutions for America's small 
businesses, 10 a.m., SD-628.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: October 13, to hold hearings to 
examine the nomination of David C. Gompert, of Virginia, to be 
Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence, Office of the 
Director of National Intelligence, 2:30 p.m., SD-106.
  October 15, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to consider 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., S-407, Capitol.
  Special Committee on Aging: October 14, with the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Subcommittee on 
Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the 
District of Columbia, to hold joint hearings to examine the cost of 
federal long-term care insurance, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Armed Services, October 14, hearing on Afghanistan: 
Getting the Strategy Right, 10 a.m., 210 HVC.
  October 15, Defense Acquisition Reform Panel, hearing on Can the 
Department of Defense Protect Taxpayers: When It Pays Its 
Contractors? 8 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on the Budget, October 14, hearing on the Cost of 
Current Defense Plans: An Analysis of Budget Issues, 10 a.m., 210 
Cannon.
  Committee on Education and Labor, October 14, Subcommittee on 
Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness, hearing on 
Ensuring Student Eligibility Requirements for Federal Aid, 10 a.m., 
2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, October 15, Subcommittee on 
Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, hearing on The Minority 
Business Development Agency: Enhancing the Prospects for Success, 1 
p.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  October 15, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``Insured But Not Covered: The Problem of Underinsurance,'' 
1:30 p.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  October 16, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, hearing on 
H.R. 515, Radioactive Import Deterrence Act, 9:30 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Assistance, October 14, to consider the 
following measures: October 2, Discussion Draft of the Over-the-
Counter Derivatives Markets Act of 2009; September 25, Discussion 
Draft of the Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 (to be 
reported as H.R. 3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 
2009); H.R. 3763, To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to provide 
for an exclusion from Red Flag Guidelines for certain businesses; 
and H.R. 3606, Credit CARD Technical Corrections Act of 2009, 10 
a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, October 14, Subcommittee on Asia, 
The Pacific and The Global Environment, to mark up H. Con. Res. 153, 
Honoring the 111th anniversary of the independence of the 
Philippines; followed by a hearing on the Future of APEC (Asian-
Pacific Economic Cooperation), 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  October 15, full Committee, hearing on Afghanistan Policy at the 
Crossroads, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  October 15, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, to mark up 
H.R. 2134, Western Hemisphere Drug Policy Commission Act of 2009; 
followed by a hearing on Assessing U.S. Drug Policy in the Americas, 
2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Homeland Security, October 14, hearing entitled 
``Diversity at the Department of Homeland Security: Continuing 
Challenges and New Opportunities,'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, October 15, hearing on Ramifications 
of Auto Industry Bankruptcies, Part IV, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, October 15, Subcommittee on 
Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife, hearing on H.R. 3644, Bay-
Watershed Education and Training (B-WET) Regional Program and 
National Environment Literacy Grant Program Act, 10 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, October 14, hearing 
at which the Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset Relief 
Program will report the results of his audit of bonus payments made 
to AIG executives, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science and Technology, October 14, Subcommittee on 
Technology and Innovation, to consider pending business, 10 a.m., 
2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, October 14, hearing entitled 
``Increasing Access to Capital for Small Businesses, 1 p.m., 2360 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, October 14, 
Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, 
hearing on High-Speed Rail in the United States: Opportunities and 
Challenges, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, October 14, hearing on the Update 
on the State of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 10 a.m., 
334 Cannon.
  October 15, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, hearing on VA 
Status Report on Post-9/11 G.I. Bill, 2 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  October 15, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on Identifying the 
Causes of Inappropriate Billing Practices by the VA, 10 a.m., 334 
Cannon.
  Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, 
October 15, hearing entitled ``Fraudulent Letters Opposing Clean 
Energy Legislation,'' 9:30 a.m., room to be announced.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: October 14, to 
hold hearings to examine promoting tolerance and understanding in 
the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) 
region, focusing on the role of the personal representatives, 10 
a.m., SVC-208/209.