[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 169 (Monday, November 16, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1331-D1335]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

             Week of November 17 through November 21, 2009

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, at approximately 11 a.m., Senate will continue 
consideration of H.R. 3082, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs 
Appropriations Act, vote on or in relation to certain amendments, and 
passage of the bill; following which, Senate will resume consideration 
of the nomination of David F. Hamilton, of Indiana, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit, and after a period of debate, 
vote on the motion to invoke cloture thereon.
  During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared 
legislative and executive business.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: November 17, to 
hold hearings to examine reauthorization of the United States child 
nutrition programs, focusing on opportunities to fight hunger and 
improve child health, 10:30 a.m., SD-562.
  November 18, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine reforming 
the United States financial market regulation; to be immediately 
followed by a hearing to examine the nomination of Jill Long 
Thompson, of Indiana, to be a Member of the Farm Credit 
Administration Board, Farm Credit Administration, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Armed Services: November 19, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Clifford L. Stanley, of Pennsylvania, to 
be Under Secretary for Personnel and Readiness, and Erin C. Conaton, 
of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary of the Air Force, 
both of the Department of Defense, and Lawrence G. Romo, of Texas, 
to be Director of the Selective Service, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: November 17, to 
hold hearings to examine protecting consumers from overdraft fees, 
focusing on the Fairness and Accountability in Receiving Overdraft 
Coverage Act, 3 p.m., SD-538.
  November 19, Full Committee, business meeting to consider an 
original bill entitled ``Restoring American Financial Stability Act 
of 2009'', 10 a.m., SR-325.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: November 17, 
to hold hearings to examine aggressive sales tactics on the Internet 
and their impact on American consumers, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  November 18, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Mark R. Rosekind, of California, to be a Member of 
the National Transportation Safety Board, Scott Boyer Quehl, of 
Pennsylvania, to be Assistant Secretary, and to be Chief Financial 
Officer, and Suresh Kumar, of New Jersey, to be Assistant Secretary 
and Director General of the United States and Foreign Commercial 
Service, both of the Department of Commerce, Philip E. Coyle, III, 
of California, to be an Associate Director of the Office of Science 
and Technology Policy, and Anthony R. Coscia, of New Jersey, and 
Albert DiClemente, of Delaware, both to be a Director of the Amtrak 
Board of Directors, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  November 19, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 592, 
to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications 
Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service, S. 
850, to amend the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection 
Act and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act 
to improve the conservation of sharks, S. 1224, to reauthorize the 
Chesapeake Bay Office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, S. 2764, to reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer 
Extension and Reuathorization Act of 2004, and S. 2768, to amend 
title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the 
National Transportation Safety Board for fiscal years 2010 through 
2014, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: November 17, to hold 
hearings to examine the international aspects of global climate 
change, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  November 18, Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests, to hold 
hearings to examine managing Federal forests in response to climate 
change, focusing on natural resource adaptation and carbon 
sequestration, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  November 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
environmental stewardship policies related to offshore energy 
production, 10:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: November 18, business 
meeting to consider an original bill entitled ``Economic Development 
Revitalization Act of 2009'', 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: November 19, to hold hearings to examine 
United States preference programs, focusing on options for reform, 
10 a.m., SD-215.
  November 20, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Mary John Miller, of Maryland, to be Assistant 
Secretary, and Charles Collyns, of Maryland, to be Deputy Under 
Secretary, both of the Department of the Treasury, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: November 17, Subcommittee on 
African Affairs, to hold hearings to examine United States 
counterterrorism priorities and strategy across Africa's Sahel 
region, 10:30 a.m., SD-419.
  November 17, Full Committee, 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. 2727, to provide 
for continued application of arrangements under the Protocol

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on Inspections and Continuous Monitoring Activities Relating to the 
Treaty Between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet 
Socialist Republics on the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic 
Offensive Arms in the period following the Protocol's termination on 
December 5, 2009, 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, S. Res. 341, supporting peace, security, and 
innocent civilians affected by conflict in Yemen, S. Res. 345, 
deploring the rape and assault of women in Guinea and the killing of 
political protesters, H. Con. Res. 36, calling on the President and 
the allies of the United States to raise in all appropriate 
bilateral and multilateral fora 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), 
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), 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, Cynthia 
Stroum, of Washington, to be Ambassador to Luxembourg, David 
Huebner, of California, to be Ambassador to New Zealand, and to 
serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador 
to Samoa, Robert R. King, of Virginia, to be Special Envoy on North 
Korean Human Rights Issues, with the rank of Ambassador, Peter Alan 
Prahar, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Federated States of 
Micronesia, Frederick D. Barton, of Maine, to be Representative of 
the United States of America on the Economic and Social Council of 
the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador, and to be an 
Alternate Representative to the Sessions of the General Assembly of 
the United Nations, during his tenure of service as Representative 
on the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations, and Carmen 
Lomellin, of Virginia, to be Permanent Representative of the United 
States of America to the Organization of American States, with the 
rank of Ambassador, all of the Department of State, James LaGarde 
Hudson, of the District of Columbia, to be United States Director of 
the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and any 
pending calendar business, 2:15 p.m., S-116, Capitol.
  November 17, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
United States and the G-20, focusing on remaking the international 
economic architecture, 3 p.m., SD-419.
  November 18, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Mary Burce Warlick, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of Serbia, James B. Warlick, Jr., of Virginia, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Bulgaria, and Eleni Tsakopoulos 
Kounalakis, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Hungary, all of the Department of State, 10:15 a.m., SD-419.
  November 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Leslie V. Rowe, of Washington, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of Mozambique, Alberto M. Fernandez, of Virginia, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, Mary Jo Wills, of 
the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Mauritius, and to serve concurrently and without additional 
compensation as Ambassador to the Republic of Seychelles, and Philip 
S. Goldberg, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary 
for Intelligence and Research, all of the Department of State, 3:30 
p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: November 18, 
business meeting to consider S. 510, to amend the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the safety of the food 
supply, and the nominations of David Morris Michaels, of Maryland, 
to be Assistant Secretary of Labor, and Pamela S. Hyde, of New 
Mexico, to be Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health 
Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, 
any pending nominations, and subcommittee assignments, 10 a.m., SD-
430.
  November 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
nominations for Commissioner and for General Counsel of the Equal 
Employment Opportunity Commission, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: November 
17, to hold hearings to examine H1N1 flu, focusing on getting the 
vaccine to where it is needed most, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  November 18, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the 
nomination of Daniel I. Gordon, of the District of Columbia, to be 
Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, Time to be announced, 
S-216, Capitol.
  November 18, Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight, to hold 
hearings to examine accountability for foreign contractors, focusing 
on the Lieutenant Colonel Dominic 'Rocky' Baragona Justice for 
American Heroes Harmed by Contractors Act, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  November 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the Fort 
Hood Attack, focusing on a preliminary assessment, 10 a.m., SD-342.

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  November 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Alan C. Kessler, of Pennsylvania, to be a Governor of 
the United States Postal Service, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: November 19, business meeting to 
consider pending calendar business; to be immediately followed by an 
oversight hearing to examine drug smuggling and gang activity in 
Indian country, 2:15 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: November 17, Subcommittee on Terrorism 
and Homeland Security, to hold hearings to examine cybersecurity, 
focusing on preventing terrorist attacks and protecting privacy in 
cyberspace, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  November 18, Full Committee, to hold an oversight hearing to 
examine the Department of Justice, 9:30 a.m., SDG-50.
  November 18, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Denny Chin, of New York, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Second Circuit, Rosanna Malouf Peterson, to be United 
States District Judge for the Eastern District of Washington, 
William M. Conley, to be United States District Judge for the 
Western District of Wisconsin, and Susan B. Carbon, of New 
Hampshire, to be Director of the Violence Against Women Office, and 
John H. Laub, of the District of Columbia, to be Director of the 
National Institute of Justice, both of the Department of Justice, 
2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  November 19, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 448, 
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. 714, to establish 
the National Criminal Justice Commission, S. 1624, to amend title 11 
of the United States Code, to provide protection for medical debt 
homeowners, to restore bankruptcy protections for individuals 
experiencing economic distress as caregivers to ill, injured, or 
disabled family members, and to exempt from means testing debtors 
whose financial problems were caused by serious medical problems, S. 
1147, to prevent tobacco smuggling, to ensure the collection of all 
tobacco taxes, S. 1765, to amend the Hate Crime Statistics Act to 
include crimes against the homeless, S. 1353, to amend title 1 of 
the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1986 to include 
nonprofit and volunteer ground and air ambulance crew members and 
first responders for certain benefits, S. 678, to reauthorize and 
improve the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, 
and the nominations of Jane Branstetter Stranch, of Tennessee, to be 
United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, Thomas I. 
Vanaskie, of Pennsylvania, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
Third Circuit, Christina Reiss, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of Vermont, Louis B. Butler, Jr., to be United 
States District Judge for the Western District of Wisconsin, Abdul 
K. Kallon, to be United States District Judge for the Northern 
District of Alabama, Victoria Angelica Espinel, of the District of 
Columbia, to be Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator, and 
Benjamin B. Tucker, of New York, to be Deputy Director for State, 
Local, and Tribal Affairs, Office of National Drug Control Policy, 
10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: November 18, to hold hearings to 
examine easing the burdens through employment, 9:30 a.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: November 17, to hold closed 
hearings to consider certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., S-407, 
Capitol.
  November 19, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to consider 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., S-407, Capitol.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, November 17, hearing to review the 
Financial Stability Improvement Act discussion draft, 11 a.m., 1300 
Longworth.
  November 19, Subcommittee on Rural Development, Biotechnology, 
Specialty Crops, and Foreign Agriculture, to review rural broadband 
programs funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, 11 
a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, November 19, Subcommittee on Homeland 
Security, hearing on Confronting the Cartels: Addressing U.S.-
Mexican Border Security, 2 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, November 17, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations, to continue hearings on Afghanistan 
and Iraq: Perspectives on U.S. Strategy, Part III, 2 p.m., 210 HVC.
  November 18, full Committee, hearing on Resourcing the National 
Defense Strategy: Implications of Long Term Budget Trends, 10 a.m., 
210 HVC.
  Committee on the Budget, November 17, hearing on Building an 
Executive-Legislative Partnership for Performance Budgeting, 10 
a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and Labor, November 17, hearing on 
Protecting Employees, Employers and the Public: H1N1 and Sick Leave 
Policies, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  November 19, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and 
Secondary Education, hearing on Improving the Literacy Skills of 
Children and Young Adults, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, November 17, Subcommittee on 
Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection, hearing on Prioritizing 
Chemicals for Safety Determination, 11 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  November 17, Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the 
Internet, hearing on a discussion draft of the Universal Service 
Reform Act of 2009, 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  November 18, Subcommittee on Health and the Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations, joint hearing on H1N1 Preparedness: An 
Overview of Vaccine Production and Distribution, 10 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  November 19, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer 
Protection and the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and 
the Internet, joint hearing on Exploring the Offline and Online 
Collection and Use of Consumer Information, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Financial Services, November 17, to continue 
consideration of the Committee Print of the Financial Stability 
Improvement Act of 2009, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, November 18, Subcommittee on 
Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade, hearing on Flag on the Bag?: 
Foreign Assistance and the Struggle Against Terrorism, 2 p.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  November 19, full Committee, hearing on Is it Time to Lift the Ban 
on Travel to Cuba? 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  November 19, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, 
hearing on the State of Political and Religious Freedom in the 
Middle East, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, November 17, to mark up the 
following measures: H.R. 1517, To allow certain U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection employees who serve under an overseas limited 
appointment for at least 2 years, and whose service is rated fully 
successful or higher throughout that time, to be converted to a 
permanent appointment in the competitive service; H.R. 2611, To 
amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Securing 
the Cities Initiative of the Department of Homeland Security, and 
for other purposes; H.R. 3239, To require the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to submit a 
report on the effects of the Merida Initiative on the border 
security of the United States, and for other purposes; H.R. 3837, 
Strengthening and Updating Resources and Equipment Act; H.R. 3963, 
Criminal Investigative Training Restoration Act; H.R. 3978, First 
Responder Anti-Terrorism Training Resources Act; H.R. 3980, 
Redundancy Elimination and Enhanced Performance for Preparedness 
Grants Act; and H. Res. 28, Expressing the sense of the House of 
Representatives that the Transportation Security Administration 
should, in accordance with the congressional mandate provided for in 
the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, 
enhance security against terrorist attack and other security threats 
to our Nation's rail and mass transit lines, 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  November 18, hearing entitled ``Federal Protective Service: Will 
Continuing Challenges Weaken Transition and Impede Progress? `` 10 
a.m., 311 Cannon.
  November 18, Subcommittee on Transportation Security and 
Infrastructure Protection, hearing entitled `` Is the Flying Public 
Protected? An Assessment of Security at Foreign Repair Stations,'' 2 
p.m., 311 Cannon.
  November 19, Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing and 
Terrorism Risk Assessment hearing entitled ``Reassessing the 
Evolving al-Qa'ida Threat to the Homeland,'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, November 17 and 18, Task Force on 
Judicial Impeachment, to consider possible impeachment of U.S. 
District Judge G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., 10:30 a.m., on November 17, 
and 10 a.m., on November 18, 2141 Rayburn.
  November 17, Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy, 
hearing on Too Big to Fail: The Role for Bankruptcy, and Antitrust 
Law in Financial Regulation Reform, Part II, 1 p.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  November 19, Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, 
hearing on Transparency and Integrity in Corporate Monitoring, 11 
a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, November 17, Subcommittee on 
National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, hearing on the following 
bills: H.R. 2889, Oregon Caves National Monument Boundary Adjustment 
Act of 2009; H.R. 3339, FLTFA Reauthorization Act of 2009; H.R. 
3444, Pinnacles National Park Act; H.R. 3538, Idaho Wilderness Water 
Resources Protection Act; and H.R. 3726, Castle Nugent National 
Historic Site Establishment Act of 2009, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  November 18, full Committee, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 
1672, Northwest Straits Marine Conservation Initiative 
Reauthorization Act of 2009; H.R. 2062, Migratory Bird Treaty Act 
Penalty and Enforcement Act of 2009; H.R. 3644, Bay-Watershed 
Education and Training (B-WET) Regional Program and National 
Environmental Literacy Grant Program Act; 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; H.R. 2288, Endangered Fish Recovery Programs 
Improvement Act of 2009; H.R. 3603, To rename the Ocmulgee National 
Monument; H.R. 3759, BLM Contract Extension Act; H.R. 3804, National 
Park Service Authorities and Corrections Act of 2009; and H.R. 3388, 
Petersburg National Battlefield Boundary Modification Act, 10 a.m., 
1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, November 17, and the 
Subcommittee on Domestic Policy, to continue joint hearings entitled 
``Bank of America and Merrill Lynch: How did a Private Deal Turn 
Into a Federal Bailout? Part IV, `` 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  November 18, full Committee, to mark up the following measures: 
H.R. 2517, Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act of 
2009; H.R. 3892, To designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 101 West Highway 64 Bypass in Roper, North 
Carolina, as the ``E.C. Wilkins Post Office;'' H.R. 3951, To 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 2000 Louisiana Avenue in New Orleans, Louisiana, as the ``Roy 
Rondeno, Sr., Post Office Building;'' and H.R. 4017, To designate 
the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 43 Maple 
Avenue in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, as the ``Ann Marie Blute Post 
Office;'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  November 18, Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service and 
the District of Columbia, hearing entitled ``Greater Autonomy for 
the Nation's Capital,'' with discussion of the following bills: H.R. 
960, District of Columbia Legislative Autonomy Act of 2009; and H.R. 
1045, District of Columbia Budget Autonomy Act of 2009, 10 a.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  November 19, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Tracking the 
Money: How Recovery Act Recipients Account for the Use of Stimulus 
Dollars,''10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.

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  November 19, Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign 
Affairs, hearing entitled ``Afghan Elections: What Happened and 
Where Do We Go From Here?'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, November 17, to consider the following bills: 
H.R. 3791, Fire Grants Reauthorization Act of 2009; and H.R. 2781, 
To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the 
Molalla River in Oregon, as components of the National Wild and 
Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes, 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science and Technology, November 17, Subcommittee on 
Investigations and Oversight, to continue hearings on The Science of 
Security Part II; Technical Problems Continue to Hinder Advanced 
Radiation Monitors, 1 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  November 18, full Committee, to mark up H.R. 4061, Cybersecurity 
Enhancement Act of 2009, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  November 19, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, hearing on the 
Growth of Global Space Capabilities: What's Happening and Why It 
Matters, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  November 19, Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation, hearing on 
the Research and Development Portfolio to Support the Priorities of 
the Department of Transportation, 10 a.m., 2325 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, November 19, hearing entitled 
``Oversight of the Small Business Administration and Its Programs,'' 
10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, November 18, 
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing on 
Proposals for a Water Resources Development Act of 2010, 2167 
Rayburn.
  November 19, full Committee, to mark up H.R. 4016, Hazardous 
Material Transportation Safety Act of 2009, 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, November 18, Subcommittee on 
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, to mark up a draft bill, 
and to consider pending business, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  November 19, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, hearing on 
Adaptive Housing Grants, 1 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  November 19, Subcommittee on Health, hearing to review VA Contract 
Health Care: Project HERO, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, November 17, Subcommittee on Trade, 
hearing on the Operation, Impact and Future of the U.S. Preference 
Programs, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  November 19, Subcommittee on Oversight, and the Subcommittee on 
Income Security and Family Support, joint hearing to review the 
effect of the economic downturn and increased unemployment on the 
demand for hunger-relief assistance at food banks and other 
charities, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  November 19, Subcommittee on Social Security, hearing on Clearing 
the Disability Claims Backlogs: The Social Security Administration's 
Progress and New Challenges Arising From the Recession, 1:30 p.m., 
B-318 Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, November 17, 
executive, briefing on Significant Activities, 12 p.m., 304 HVC.
  November 18, executive, briefing on Guantanamo Update, 4 p.m., 304 
HVC.
  November 19, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Human Intelligence, 
Analysis and Counterintelligence, executive, briefing on 
Afghanistan/Pakistan, 10 a.m., 304 HVC.