[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 164 (Thursday, November 5, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1297-D1299]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
U.S. IRAQ/AFGHANISTAN STRATEGY
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing on Iraq and Afghanistan: Perspectives on 
U.S. Strategy, Part II. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
PREVENTING CHILD ABUSE
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Healthy Families and 
Communities held a hearing on Preventing Child Abuse and Improving 
Responses to Families in Crisis. Testimony was heard from Rodney 
Hammond, Director, Division of Violence Prevention, National Center for 
Injury Prevention and Control, Center for Disease Control and 
Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services and public 
witnesses.
COMMITTEE PRINT--FINANCIAL STABILITY IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2009
Committee on Financial Services: Began consideration of Committee Print 
of the Financial Stability Improvement Act of 2009.
  Will continue tomorrow.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
  Committee on the Judiciary: ordered reported the following bills: 
H.R. 3845, as amended, USA PATRIOT Amendments Act of 2009; H.R. 984, 
as amended, State

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Secret Protection Act of 2009; and H. Res. 871, Directing the 
Attorney General to transmit to the House of Representatives certain 
documents, records, memos, correspondence, and other communications 
regarding medical malpractice reform.
COMBATING ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and 
Homeland Security held a hearing on Combating Organized Retail Crime--
The Role of Federal Law Enforcement. Testimony was heard from David J. 
Johnson, Section Chief, Violent Crime Section, Criminal Investigation 
Division, FBI, Department of Justice; Janice Ayala, Deputy Assistant 
Director, Office of Investigations, Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement; and John R. Large, Special Agent in Charge, Criminal 
Investigations Division, both with the Department of Homeland Security; 
and Zane Hill, Deputy Chief Postal Inspector, U.S. Postal Service.
RENEWABLE ENERGY SITING TRANSMISSION MODELS
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources and the Subcommittee on Water and Power held a joint 
oversight hearing entitled ``Getting Past Gridlock: Models for 
Renewable Energy Siting and Transmission.'' Testimony was heard from 
Marcilynn Burke, Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department 
of the Interior; Patricia Hoffman, Acting Assistant Secretary, Office 
of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, Department of Energy; 
Dian Grueneich, Commissioner, Public Utilities Commission, State of 
California; and public witnesses.
GUAM PUBLIC EDUCATION PROGRAM
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans 
and Wildlife held a hearing on H.R. 3940, To authorize the Secretary of 
the Interior to extend grants and other assistance to facilitate a 
political status public education program for the people of Guam. 
Testimony was heard from Nikolao Pula, Director, Office of Insular 
Affairs, Department of the Interior; and Felix P. Camacho, Governor of 
Guam.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests 
and Public Lands, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 765, Nellis 
Dunes National Off-Highway Vehicle Recreation Area Act of 2009; H.R. 
1769, Alpine Lakes Wilderness Additions and Pratt and Middle Fork 
Snoqualmie Rivers Protection Act; H.R. 2476, Ski Area Recreational 
Opportunity Enhancement Act of 2009; H.R. 3388, Petersburg National 
Battlefield Boundary Modification Act; H.R. 3603, To rename the 
Ocmulgee National Monument; H.R. 3759, BLM Contract Extension Act; and 
H.R. 3804, National Park Service Authorities and Corrections Act of 
2009. Testimony was heard from Representatives Forbes Marshall, 
Reichert, Heller, Polis and Tonko; Katherine H. Stevenson, Assistant 
Director, Business Services, National Park Service, Department of the 
Interior; Jim Bedwell, Director, Recreation and Heritage Resources, 
Forest Service, USDA; and public witnesses.
POSTAL SERVICE DIVERSIFICATION
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on Federal 
Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia held a hearing 
entitled ``More than Stamps: Adapting the Postal Service to a Changing 
World.'' Testimony was heard from Robert Bernstock, President, Mailing 
and Shipping Services, U.S. Postal Service; Ruth Goldway, Chairman, 
U.S. Postal Regulatory Commission; Phillip Herr, Director, Physical 
Infrastructure, GAO: Michael Coughlin, Deputy Postmaster General, U.S. 
Postal Service; and a public witness.
NATIONAL ARCHIVES ELECTRONIC RECORDS
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on 
Information Policy, Census and the National Archives held a hearing 
entitled ``The National Archives' Ability to Safeguard the Nation's 
Electronic Records.'' Testimony was heard from the following officials 
of the National Archives and Records Administration: Adrienne Thomas. 
Acting Archivist of the United States; and Paul Brachfeld, Inspector 
General; David A. Powner, Director, Information Technology, Management 
Issues, GAO; and a public witness.
GEOENGINEERING/CLIMATE INTERVENTION
Committee on Science and Technology: Held a hearing on Geoengineering: 
Assessing the Implications of Large-Scale Climate Intervention. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Approved the following 
measures: the Hazardous Material Transportation Safety Act of 2009; 
H.R. 3377, as amended, Disaster Response, Recovery, and Mitigation 
Enhancement Act of 2009; H.R. 1174, as amended, FEMA Independence Act 
of 2009; H. Res. 841, Expressing support for designation of November 
29, 2009, as ``Drive Safer Sunday;'' and General Services 
Administration Capital Investment and Leasing Program Resolutions.

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FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNT REPORTING
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures 
held a hearing on Foreign Bank Account Reporting and Tax Compliance. 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of 
the Treasury: Stephen E. Shay, Deputy Assistant Secretary, 
International Tax Affairs; and William J. Wilkins, Chief Counsel, IRS; 
and public witnesses.
CLASSIFIED INFORMATION ACCESS
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met and voted on non-
committee member requests for access to classified information.
BRIEFING ON PERU
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Oversight 
and Investigations met in executive session to receive a briefing on 
Peru. Subcommittee was briefed by departmental witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.


            COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2009

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  No meetings/hearings scheduled.


                                 House

  Committee on Financial Services, to continue markup of Committee 
Print of the Financial Stability Improvement Act of 2009, 12 p.m., 
2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and 
Homeland Security, hearing on H.R. 2811, To amend title 18, United 
States Code, to include constrictor snakes of the species Python 
genera as an injurious animal, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, to consider H.R. 3962, Affordable Health Care 
for America Act of 2009, 2 p.m., H-3123 Capitol.


                             Joint Meetings

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