[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 153 (Wednesday, October 21, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D1211]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                            OCTOBER 22, 2009

          (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Christine H. Fox, of Virginia, to be Director of Cost 
Assessment and Program Evaluation, Frank Kendall III, of Virginia, to be 
Deputy Under Secretary for Acquisition and Technology, Gladys Commons, of 
Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of the Navy, and Terry A. Yonkers, of 
Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, all of the 
Department of Defense, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), focusing on a strategic concept for 
transatlantic security, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Full Committee, to receive a briefing to examine Iran, 3 p.m., SVC-217.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold hearings 
to examine keeping America's families safe, focusing on reforming the 
food safety system, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold 
hearings to examine the past, present, and future of policy czars, 10 
a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business; to be immediately followed by an oversight hearing to 
examine Indian energy and energy efficiency, 2:15 p.m., SD-628.
  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. 1340, to 
establish a minimum funding level for programs under the Victims of Crime 
Act of 1984 for fiscal years 2010 to 2014 that ensures a reasonable 
growth in victim programs without jeopardizing the long-term 
sustainability of the Crime Victims Fund, and S. 714, to establish the 
National Criminal Justice Commission, and the nominations of Barbara 
Milano Keenan, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
Fourth Circuit, and Laurie O. Robinson, of the District of Columbia, to 
be an Assistant Attorney General, and Benjamin B. Wagner, to be United 
States Attorney for the Eastern District of California, both of the 
Department of Justice, 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 Agriculture, Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry, 
hearing to review the economic conditions facing the pork industry, 10 
a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing on Afghanistan and Irag: Perspectives on U.S. 
Strategy, 2 p.m., 210 HVC.
  Subcommittee on Terrorism Threats and Capabilities, hearing on 
counterterrorism within the Afghanistan counterinsurgency, 10:30 a.m., 
210 HVC.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Communications, 
Technology, and the Internet, hearing entitled ``Video Competition in a 
Digital Age,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Assistance, to continue mark up of the 
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), 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on International 
Organizations, Human Rights and Oversight, hearing on Concerns Regarding 
Possible Collusion in Northern Ireland: Police and Paramilitary Groups, 
10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Border, Maritime and 
Global Counterterrorism, hearing entitled ``Cargo Security at Land Ports 
of Entry: Are We Meeting the Challenge?'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Law, hearing on Too Big to Fail: The Role for Bankruptcy 
and antitrust Law in Financial Regulation Reform, 11 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science and Technology, Subcommittee on Research and 
Science Education, hearing on Engineering in K-12 Education, 10 a.m., 
2325 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, hearing on Strengthening NASA's 
Technology Development Programs, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation, hearing on Cybersecurity 
Activity at NIST's Information Technology Laboratory, 2 p.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans Affairs, Subcommittee on Health, to mark up the 
following: H.R. 2504, To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide 
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 mark certain improvements 
to the comprehensive service programs for homeless veterans; H.R. 3885, 
Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act, and a draft bill, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing on 
administration of the first-time homebuyer tax credit, 10 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Subcommittee on 
Intelligence Community Management, hearing on Statutory Requirements for 
Congressional Notifications, 10 a.m., 340 Cannon.
  Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, hearing 
entitled ``Building U.S. Resilience to Global Warming Impacts,'' 9:30 
a.m., 2175 Rayburn.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: to hold hearings to examine the economic 
outlook, 10 a.m., 210, Cannon Building.
  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: to receive a briefing 
on new media in authoritarian regimes, 2 p.m., 1539, Longworth Building.