[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 163 (Wednesday, November 4, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2721]
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                       SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate on February 
4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized 
schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate committees, 
subcommittees, joint committees, and committees of conference. This 
title requires all such committees to notify the Office of the Senate 
Daily Digest--designated by the Rules Committee--of the time, place, 
and purpose of the meetings, when scheduled, and any cancellations or 
changes in the meetings as they occur.
  As an additional procedure along with the computerization of this 
information, the Office of the Senate Daily Digest will prepare this 
information for printing in the Extensions of Remarks section of the 
Congressional Record on Monday and Wednesday of each week.
  Meetings scheduled for Thursday, November 5, 2009 may be found in the 
Daily Digest of today's Record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED

                               NOVEMBER 6
     9:30 a.m.
       Joint Economic Committee
         To hold hearings to examine the employment situation for 
           October 2009.
                                                            SD-106

                               NOVEMBER 9
     3 p.m.
       Environment and Public Works
       Water and Wildlife Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine S. 1816, to amend the Federal 
           Water Pollution Control Act to improve and reauthorize 
           the Chesapeake Bay Program, and S. 1311, to amend the 
           Federal Water Pollution Control Act to expand and 
           strengthen cooperative efforts to monitor, restore, and 
           protect the resource productivity, water quality, and 
           marine ecosystems of the Gulf of Mexico.
                                                            SD-406

                              NOVEMBER 10
     9 a.m.
       Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings to examine protocol Amending the 
           Convention between the Government of the United States 
           of America and the Government of the French Republic 
           for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention 
           of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and 
           Capital, signed at Paris on August 21, 1994, as Amended 
           by the Protocol signed on December 8, 2004, signed 
           January 13, 2009, at Paris, together with a related 
           Memorandum of Understanding, signed January 13, 2009 
           (Treaty Doc. 111-04), protocol Amending the Convention 
           between the United States of America and New Zealand 
           for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention 
           of Fiscal Evasion With Respect to Taxes on Income, 
           signed on December 1, 2008, at Washington (Treaty Doc. 
           111-03), convention Between the Government of the 
           United States of America and the Government of Malta 
           for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention 
           of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income, 
           signed on August 8, 2008, at Valletta (Treaty Doc. 111-
           01), treaty between the Government of the United States 
           of America and the Government of the Republic of Rwanda 
           Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection 
           of Investment, signed at Kigali on February 19, 2008 
           (Treaty Doc. 110-23), and international Treaty on Plant 
           Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, adopted by 
           the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United 
           Nations on November 3, 2001, and signed by the United 
           States on November 1, 2002 (the ``Treaty'') (Treaty 
           Doc. 110-19).
                                                            SD-419
     9:30 a.m.
       Budget
         To hold hearings to examine bipartisan process proposals 
           for long-term fiscal stability.
                                                            SD-608
     10 a.m.
       Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
       Children and Families Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine H1N1 and paid sick days.
                                                            SD-430
       Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold hearings to examine policy options for reducing 
           greenhouse gas emissions.
                                                            SD-366
       Finance
         To hold hearings to examine climate change legislation, 
           focusing on considerations for future jobs.
                                                            SD-215
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Erroll G. 
           Southers, of California, to be Assistant Secretary of 
           Homeland Security, and Daniel I. Gordon, of the 
           District of Columbia, to be Administrator for Federal 
           Procurement Policy.
                                                            SD-342
       Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
       Housing, Transportation and Community Development 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine ending veterans' 
           homelessness.
                                                            SD-538
       Judiciary
         To hold hearings to examine strengthening our criminal 
           justice system, focusing on extending the Innocence 
           Protection Act.
                                                            SD-226
     10:30 a.m.
       Foreign Relations
         To receive a briefing on Sudan.
                                                           SVC-217
     2:15 p.m.
       Foreign Relations
         Business meeting to consider S. 1524, to strengthen the 
           capacity, transparency, and accountability of United 
           States foreign assistance programs to effectively adapt 
           and respond to new challenges of the 21st century, S. 
           1739, to promote freedom of the press around the world, 
           S. 1067, to support stabilization and lasting peace in 
           northern Uganda and areas affected by the Lord's 
           Resistance Army through development of a regional 
           strategy to support multilateral efforts to 
           successfully protect civilians and eliminate the threat 
           posed by the Lord's Resistance Army and to authorize 
           funds for humanitarian relief and reconstruction, 
           reconciliation, and transitional justice, H. Con. Res. 
           36, calling on the President and the allies of the 
           United States to raise in all appropriate bilateral and 
           multilateral for a the case of Robert Levinson at every 
           opportunity, urging Iran to fulfill their promises of 
           assistance to the family of Robert Levinson, and 
           calling on Iran to share the results of its 
           investigation into the disappearance of Robert Levinson 
           with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Hague 
           Convention on the International Recovery of Child 
           Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance, adopted 
           at The Hague on November 23, 2007, and signed by the 
           United States on that same date (Treaty Doc. 110-21), 
           the nominations of Jose W. Fernandez, of New York, to 
           be Assistant Secretary for Economic, Energy, and 
           Business Affairs, William E. Kennard, of the District 
           of Columbia, to be Representative of the United States 
           of America to the European Union, with the rank and 
           status of Ambassador, John F. Tefft, of Virginia, to be 
           Ambassador to Ukraine, Michael C. Polt, of Tennessee, 
           to be Ambassador to the Republic of Estonia, and 
           Cynthia Stroum, of Washington, to be Ambassador to 
           Luxembourg, all of the Department of State, and James 
           LaGarde Hudson, of the District of Columbia, to be 
           United States Director of the European Bank for 
           Reconstruction and Development, and routine lists in 
           the Foreign Service.
                                                    S-116, Capitol
     3 p.m.
       Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine protecting consumers from 
           overdraft fees, focusing on the Fairness and 
           Accountability in Receiving Overdraft Coverage Act.
                                                            SD-538

                              NOVEMBER 17
     10:30 a.m.
       Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
         To hold hearings to examine reauthorization of the United 
           States child nutrition programs, focusing on 
           opportunities to fight hunger and improve child health.
                                                            SD-562
     2:30 p.m.
       Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings to examine the United States and the G-
           20, focusing on remaking the international economic 
           architecture.
                                                            SD-419

                              NOVEMBER 18
     9:30 a.m.
       Veterans' Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine easing the burdens through 
           employment.
                                                            SR-418
     2:30 p.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
       Public Lands and Forests Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine managing Federal forests in 
           response to climate change, focusing on natural 
           resource adaptation and carbon sequestration.
                                                            SD-366

                              NOVEMBER 19
     10 a.m.
       Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold hearings to examine environmental stewardship 
           policies related to offshore energy production.
                                                            SD-366