[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 156 (Monday, October 26, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1230-D1231]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,

                            OCTOBER 27, 2009

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Subcommittee on 
Domestic and Foreign Marketing, Inspection, and Plant and Animal 
Health, with the Subcommittee on Production, Income Protection and 
Price Support, to hold joint hearings to examine low dairy prices, 
focusing on exploring avenues for federal action, 2:30 p.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: business 
meeting to consider the nominations of Anne S. Ferro, of Maryland, 
to be Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety 
Administration, Cynthia L. Quarterman, of Georgia, to be 
Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 
Administration, both of the Department of Transportation, Erroll G. 
Southers, of California, to be Assistant Secretary of Homeland 
Security for Transportation Security Administration, Patrick 
Gallagher, of Maryland, to be Director of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce, Elizabeth M. 
Robinson, of Virginia, to be Chief Financial Officer, and Paul K. 
Martin, of Maryland, to be Inspector General, both of the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration, and a promotion list in the 
Coast Guard, 2:15 p.m., S-216, Capitol.
  Full Committee, to hold an oversight hearing to examine the 
broadband stimulus programs in the American Recovery and 
Reinvestment Act, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.

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  Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to 
examine S. 1733, to create clean energy jobs, promote energy 
independence, reduce global warming pollution, and transition to a 
clean energy economy, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to 
consider certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., S-407, Capitol.


                                 House

  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Environment, hearing entitled ``Protecting the Electric Grid: H.R. 
2165, Bulk Power System Protection Act of 2009, and H.R. 2195, To 
amend the Federal Power Act to provide additional authorities to 
adequately protect the critical electric infrastructure against 
cyber attack,'' 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, to consider the following 
measures: October 1, 2009 Discussion Draft of the Private Fund 
Investment Advisers Registration Act of 2009 (to be reported as H.R. 
3818, To amend the Investment Advisers of 1940 to require advisers 
of certain unregistered investment companies to register with and 
provide information to the Securities and Exchange Commission); 
October 1, 2009 Discussion Draft of the Investor Protection Act of 
2009 (to be reported as H.R. 3817, To provide the Securities and 
Exchange Commission with additional authorities to protect investors 
from violations of the securities laws); Amendment in the nature of 
a substitute October 16 to H.R. 2609, Insurance Information Act of 
2009; and Discussion Draft (revised) of October 16, 2009 of the 
Accountability and Transparency in Rating Agencies Act, 10 a.m., 
2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western 
Hemisphere, the Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia and 
the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade, joint 
hearing on Iran in the Western Hemisphere, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Emergency 
Communications, Preparedness and Response, hearing entitled 
``Preparedness: What has $29 billion in homeland security grants 
bought and how do we know?'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity and Science, and 
Technology, hearing entitled ``Real-Time Assessment of the Federal 
Response to Pandemic Influenza,'' 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Law, hearing on the Legal Services Corporation, 11 
a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil 
Liberties, hearing on Access to Justice Denied: Ashcrof v. Igbal, 
2:30 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, 
Oceans and Wildlife, oversight hearing on Implementation of the 
Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Reauthorization 
Act of 2006, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Water and Power, oversight hearing entitled `` 
Water Management and Climate Variability: Information Support at the 
USGS and Bureau of Reclamation,'' 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on 
Government Management, Organization and Procurement, hearing 
entitled ``IT Procurement and Disposal: Application of the Federal 
Government's Green Policies in the Life Cycle Management of its IT 
Assets,'' 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science and Technology, Subcommittee on Technology 
and Innovation, hearing on Developing Research Priorities at DHS's 
Science and Technology Directorate, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management, 
hearing on Recovery Tracking Following the Dollars to the Jobs, 2 
p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, briefing on 
National Security Council Review, 3:30 p.m., 304 HVC.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, and the Subcommittee 
on Intelligence Community Management, joint hearing regarding the 
Congressional Notifications: Intelligence Community Policies, 
Practices, and Procedures, 10 a.m., 304 HVC.