[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 159 (Thursday, October 29, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1257-D1259]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
NEXT GENERATION BIOFUELS
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, 
and Research held a hearing to review the future of next generation 
biofuels. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the USDA: 
Dallas Tonsager, Under Secretary, Rural Development; and Rajiv Shah, 
Under Secretary, Research, Education, Economics; and public witnesses.
DEFENSE SMALL BUSINESS ACQUISITION
Committee on Armed Services: Defense Acquisition Reform Panel held a 
hearing on Can DOD Improve Innovation and Competition in Acquisition by 
Better Utilizing Small Business? Testimony was heard from Linda Oliver, 
Acting Director, Office of Small Business Programs, Department of 
Defense; and Calvin Jenkins, Deputy Associate Administrator, Government 
Contracting and Business Development, SBA.
DEFEATING IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICES
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing on Defeating the Improvised Explosive 
Device (IED) and Other Asymmetric Threats: Reviewing the Performance 
and Oversight of the Joint IED Defeat Organization (JIEDDO). Testimony 
was heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: 
LTG Thomas F. Metz, USA, Director, Joint Improvised Explosive Device 
(IED) Defeat Organization; and James A. Schear, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary, Partnership Strategy and Stability Operations; and William 
Solis, Director, Defense Capabilities and Management, GAO.
NEVADA'S WORKPLACE HEALTH AND SAFETY ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM
Committee on Education and Labor: Held a hearing on Nevada's Workplace 
Health and Safety Enforcement Program: OSHA's Finding and 
Recommendations. Testimony was heard from Senator Harry Reid of Nevada; 
Jordan Barab, Acting Assistant Secretary, OSHA, Department of Labor; 
Donald E. Jayne, Administrator, Division of Industrial Relations, 
Department of Business and Industry, State of Nevada; and public 
witnesses.
CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 
3126, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009.
SYSTEMIC REGULATION, PRUDENTIAL MATTERS, RESOLUTION AUTHORITY AND 
SECURITIZATION
Committee on Financial Services: Held a hearing entitled ``Systemic 
Regulation, Prudential Matters, Resolution Authority and 
Securitization.'' Testimony was heard from the following officials of 
the Department of the Treasury: Timothy F. Geithner, Secretary; John C. 
Dugan, Comptroller of the Currency; and John E. Bowman, Acting 
Director, Office of Thrift Supervision; Sheila Bair, Chairman, FDIC; 
Daniel K. Tarullo, Governor, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve 
System; Thomas R. Sullivan, Commissioner of Insurance, State of 
Connecticut; and public witnesses.
GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health 
held a hearing on A Call to Action on Food Security: the 
Administration's Global Strategy. Testimony was heard from Thomas 
Melito, Director, International Affairs and Trade Team, GAO; and public 
witnesses.
STANDARDIZING HOMELAND SECURITY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Management, 
Investigations and Oversight held a hearing entitled ``Creating `One 
DHS' Part I: Standardizing Department of Homeland Security Financial 
Management.'' Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of Homeland Security: James L. Taylor, Deputy Inspector 
General; and Peggy Sherry, Acting Chief Financial Office; and Kay L. 
Daly, Director, Financial Management and Assurance Issues, GAO.

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YOUTH PROMISE ACT; CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM RACIAL DISPARITIES
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and 
Homeland Security approved for full Committee action H.R. 1064, Youth 
PROMISE Act.
  The Subcommittee also held a hearing on Racial Disparities in the 
Criminal Justice System. Testimony was heard from Representative Cohen; 
and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Ordered reported the 
following measures: 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; H. Res. 
159, as amended, Honoring the New Hampshire State Senate for becoming 
the first statewide legislative body with a majority of women in the 
United States; H. Res. 727, Supporting the goals and ideals of National 
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month; H. Res. 736, Honoring President 
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address on `` Dedication Day,'' November 19, 2009; 
H. Res. 742, Congratulating the Warner Robins Little League softball 
team from Warner Robins, Georgia, on winning the 2009 Little League 
Softball World Series; H. Res. 743, Honoring the life of Frank McCourt 
for his many contributions to American literature, education and 
culture; H. Res. 780, Recognizing the celebration of Filipino American 
History Month in October; H. Res. 798, Conveying the best wishes of the 
House of Representatives to those celebrating Diwali; and H.R. 1849, as 
amended, World War I Memorial and Centennial Act of 2009; H.R. 3250, To 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
1210 West Main Street in Riverhead, New York, as the ``Private First 
Class Garfield M. Langhorn Post Office Building''; H.R. 3539, To 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
427 Harrison Avenue in Harrison, New Jersey, as the ``Patricia D. 
McGinty-Juhl Post Office Building''; H.R. 3634, To designate the United 
States Postal Service located at 109 Main Street in Swifton, Arkansas, 
as the ``George Kell Post Office''; H.R. 3667, To designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 16555 Springs 
Street in White Springs, Florida, as the ``Clyde L. Hillhouse Post 
Office Building''; H.R. 3767, To designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 170 North Main Street in Smithfield, 
Utah, as the ``W. Hazen Hillyard Post Office Building''; H.R. 3788, To 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
3900 Darrrow Road in Stow, Ohio, as the ``Corporal Joseph A. Tomci Post 
Office Building''; S. 748, To designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 2777 Logan Avenue in San Diego, 
California, as the ``Cesar E. Chavez Post Office''; and S. 1211, To 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
60 School Street, Orchard Park, New York, as the ``Jack F. Kemp Post 
Office Building.''
FUSION ENERGY RESEARCH
Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy and 
Environment held a hearing on the Next Generation of Fusion Energy 
Research. Testimony was heard from Edmund Synakowski, Director, Office 
of Fusion Energy Science, Department of Energy; and public witnesses.
ADDRESSING DISTRACTED DRIVING
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Highways and Transit held a hearing on Addressing the Problem of 
Distracted Driving. Testimony was heard from Representative McCarthy of 
New York; Ray LaHood, Secretary of Transportation; and public 
witnesses.
BRIEFING--HOT SPOTS
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Terrorism, 
Human Intelligence, Analysis and Counterintelligence met in executive 
session to receive a briefing on Hot Spots. The Subcommittee was 
briefed by departmental witnesses.
FRAUDULENT LETTERS OPPOSING CLEAN ENERGY LEGISLATION
Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming: Held a 
hearing entitled ``Fraudulent Letters Opposing Clean Energy 
Legislation.'' Testimony was heard from Representative Perriello; and 
public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
RECOVERY ACT ON ECONOMIC GROWTH
Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the 
impact of the Recovery Act on economic growth, after receiving 
testimony from J. Steven Landefeld, Director, Bureau of Economic 
Analysis, Department of Commerce; Karen E. Dynan, Brookings 
Institution, and Kevin A. Hassett, American Enterprise Institute, both 
of Washington, D.C; Simon Johnson, Massachusetts Institute of 
Technology Sloan School of Management, Cambridge; and Mark Zandi, 
Moody's Economy.com, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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