[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 148 (Wednesday, October 14, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1178-D1179]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





           COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2009

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: 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 Paul K. 
Martin, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, and Elizabeth M. 
Robinson, of Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer, both of the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine the nominations 
of Jim R. Esquea, of New York, to be Assistant Secretary for 
Legislation, Ellen Gloninger Murray, of Virginia, to be Assistant 
Secretary for Resources and Technology, and Bryan Hayes Samuels, of 
Illinois, to be Commissioner on Children, Youth, and Families, all 
of the Department of Health and Human Services, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on International 
Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs and 
International Environmental Protection, to hold hearings to examine 
drought, flooding and refugees, focusing on the impacts of climate 
change, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Subcommittee on International Operations and Organizations, Human 
Rights, Democracy and Global Women's Issues, to hold hearings to 
examine United States international broadcasting into the war zones, 
focusing on Iraq and Afghanistan, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: 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: to hold 
hearings to examine domestic partner benefits, 10 a.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

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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.
  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, 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 Energy and Commerce, to mark up the following bills: 
H.R. 2994, Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act; H.R. 1147, 
Local Community Radio Act of 2009; H.R. 3633, Public Safety 
Interoperable Communications Grant Program Extension Act of 2009; 
and H.R. 3792, Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009, 
10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, hearing 
on The Minority Business Development Agency: Enhancing the Prospects 
for Success, 1 p.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled 
``Insured But Not Covered: The Problem of Underinsurance,'' 1:30 
p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Assistance, to continue consideration of 
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. 3639, Expedited CARD Reform for Consumers Act of 2009, 9:30 
a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, hearing on Afghanistan Policy at the 
Crossroads, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  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.
  Committee on the Judiciary, hearing on Ramifications of Auto 
Industry Bankruptcies, Part IV, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, 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, to mark up H.R. 
1506, To provide that claims of the United States to certain 
documents relating to Franklin Delano Roosevelt shall be treated as 
waived and relinquished in certain circumstances, 2 p.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, hearing on the 
Clean Water Act after 37 Years: Recommitting to the Protection of 
the Nation's Waters, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Economic 
Opportunity, hearing on VA Status Report on Post-9/11 G.I. Bill, 2 
p.m., 334 Cannon.
  Subcommittee on Health, hearing on Identifying the Causes of 
Inappropriate Billing Practices by the VA, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, to approve the reconciliation letter 
to the House Committee on the Budget, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, briefing on 
National Security Council Update, 12 p.m., 304-HVC.
  Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, 
hearing entitled ``Fraudulent Letters Opposing Clean Energy 
Legislation,'' 9:30 a.m., 210 Cannon.