[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 184 (Wednesday, December 9, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1434-D1436]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
CHESAPEAKE BAY WATERSHED
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, 
and Research held a hearing to review the regulatory and legislative 
strategies in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Testimony was heard from 
Ann Mills, Deputy Under Secretary, National Resources and Environment, 
USDA; J. Charles Fox, Senior Advisor to the Administrator, EPA; Russell 
C. Redding, Acting Secretary, Department of Agriculture, State of 
Pennsylvania; and public witnesses.
SOCIAL SAFETY NET: RECESSION/RECOVERY ACT
Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on The Social Safety Net: 
Impact of the Recession and of the Recovery Act. Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and 
Consumer Protection approved for full Committee action, as amended, 
H.R. 390, amended, College Football Playoff Act of 2009.
SECURITIES INVESTOR PROTECTION REFORM
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets, 
Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises held a hearing entitled 
``Additional Reforms to the Securities Investor Protection Act.'' 
Testimony was heard from Michael Conley, Deputy Solicitor, SEC; and 
public witnesses.
AEROSPACE EXPORTS STRATEGIC/ECONOMIC REVIEW
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Terrorism, 
Nonproliferation, and Trade, held a hearing on A Strategic and Economic 
Review of Aerospace Exports. Testimony was heard from Matthew S. 
Borman, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Export

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Administration, Department of Commerce; Robert S. Kovac, Acting Deputy 
Assistant Secretary, Defense Trade, Bureau of Political-Military 
Affairs, Department of State; and public witnesses.
CARIBBEAN BASIN SECURITY INITIATIVE
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere 
held a hearing on New Direction or Old Path? Caribbean Basin Security 
Initiative (CBSI). Testimony was heard from Julissa Reynoso, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, Department 
of State; and public witnesses.
GUANTANAMO DETAINEES TRANSFERS SALAHIS SUBPOENAS
Committee on Homeland Security: Ordered reported, as amended, H. Res. 
922, Directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to transmit to the 
House of Representatives all information in the possession of the 
Department of Homeland Security relating to the Department's planning, 
information sharing, and coordination with any state or locality 
receiving detainees held at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba on or 
after January 20, 2009; and the Committee authorized the issuance of 
subpoenas for Mr. Tareq Salahi; and Mrs. Michaele Salahi.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Adversely reported H. Res. 920, Directing 
the Attorney General to transmit to the House of Representatives all 
information in the Attorney General's possession regarding certain 
matters pertaining to detainees held at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, 
Cuba who are transferred into the United States.
  The Committee also met and considered the following measures: H.R. 
3190, Discount Pricing Consumer Protection Act of 2009; and H.R. 569, 
Equal Justice for Our Military Act of 2009.
GLOBAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on 
Government Management, Organization and Procurement held a hearing 
entitled ``Protecting Intellectual Property Rights in a Global Economy: 
Current Trends and Future Challenges.'' Testimony was heard from 
Stanford K. McCoy, Assistant U.S. Trade Representatives, Intellectual 
Property and Innovation, Office of the U.S. Trade Representatives; 
Robert L. Stoll, Commissioner, Patents, U.S. Patent and Trademark 
Office, Department of Commerce; Jason Weinstein, Deputy Assistant 
Attorney General, Criminal Division, Department of Justice; William E. 
Craft, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Economics, Energy 
and Business Affairs, Department of State; Loren Yager, Director, 
International Affairs and Trade, GAO; former Representative Dan 
Glickman, of Kansas; and public witnesses.
U.S. AID TO PAKISTAN
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on National 
Security and Foreign Affairs held a hearing entitled ``U.S. Aid to 
Pakistan: Planning and Accountability.'' Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2010--CONFERENCE REPORT
  Committee on Rules: Granted, by a record vote of 8-4, a rule 
providing for consideration of the Conference Report to accompany 
H.R. 3288, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010. The rule waives 
all points of order against the conference report and against its 
consideration. The rule provides that the conference report shall be 
considered as read. Finally, the rule provides that the previous 
question shall be considered as ordered without intervention of any 
motion except one hour of debate and one motion to recommit. 
Testimony was heard from Representatives Olver and Latham.
SAME-DAY CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN RESOLUTIONS REPORTED BY THE RULES 
COMMITTEE
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a record vote of 9-3, a rule waiving 
clause 6(a) of rule XIII (requiring a two-thirds vote to consider a 
rule on the same day it is reported from the Rules Committee) against 
certain resolutions reported from the Rules Committee. The rule applies 
the waiver to any resolution reported on the legislative day of 
December 10, 2009, providing for further consideration or disposition 
of the bill (H.R. 4173) to provide for financial regulatory reform, to 
protect consumers and investors, to enhance Federal understanding of 
insurance issues, to regulate the over-the-counter derivatives markets, 
and for other purposes. Testimony was heard by Representatives 
Gutierrez, Watt, Minnick, Peters, Maffei, Stupak, Inslee, Kucinich, 
Tierney, Corrine Brown (FL), Michaud, McMahon, Murphy (NY), Royce, 
Lance, Burgess, Sessions, Ryan (WI), Kingston, and Inglis.
MARITIME DOMAIN AWARENESS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast 
Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing on Maritime Domain 
Awareness. Testimony was heard from RADM Brian M. Salerno, USCG, 
Assistant Commandant, Marine Safety, Security and Stewardship, U.S. 
Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security; and a public witness.

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TVA KINGSTON ASH SLIDE
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water 
Resources and Environment held a hearing on the One Year Anniversary of 
the Tennessee Valley Authority's Kingston Ash Slide: Evaluating Current 
Cleanup Progress and Assessing Future Environmental Goals. Testimony 
was heard from the following officials of the TVA: Tom Kilgore, 
President and Chief Executive Officer; and Richard Moore, Inspector 
General; Stan Meiburg, Acting Regional Administrator, Region 4, EPA; 
and public witnesses.
BRIEFING--AFGHANISTAN/PAKISTAN
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to 
receive a briefing on Afghanistan/Pakistan Update. The Committee was 
briefed by departmental witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.