[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 190 (Tuesday, December 15, 2009)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1469-D1470]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
TERROR SUSPECT TRIAL/DETENTION INFORMATION
Committee on Armed Services: Ordered reported, as amended, H. Res. 924, 
Directing the Secretary of Defense to transmit to the House of 
Representatives copies of any document, record, memo, correspondence, 
or other communication of the Department of Defense, or any portion of 
such communication, that refers or relates to the trial or detention of 
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Walid Muhammad Salih Murarek Bin `Attash, Ramzi 
Binalshibh, Ali Abdul Aziz Ali, or Mustafa Ahmed Adam al Hawsawi.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications, 
Technology, and the Internet held a hearing on the following bills: 
H.R. 3125, Radio Spectrum Inventory Act; and H.R. 3019, Spectrum 
Relocation Improvement Act of 2009. Testimony was heard from former 
Representative Steve Largent of Colorado; and public witnesses.
U.S. COVERED BONDS MARKET
Committee on Financial Services: Held a hearing entitled ``Covered 
Bonds: Prospects for a U.S. Market Going Forward.'' Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
LISBON TREATY IMPACTS BETWEEN U.S.-EU RELATIONS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe held a hearing on 
the Lisbon Treaty: Implications for Future Relations Between the 
European Union and the United States. Testimony was heard from Philip 
H. Gordon, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European Affairs, Department 
of State; and public witnesses.
VIOLENT EXTREMISM
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Intelligence, 
Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment held a hearing 
entitled ``Violent Extremism: How Are People Moved from 
Constitutionally-Protected Thought to Acts of Terrorism?'' Testimony 
was heard from public witnesses.

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JUDGE PORTEOUS IMPEACHMENT
Committee on the Judiciary, Task Force on Judicial Impeachment 
continued consideration of Possible Impeachment of United States 
District Judge G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., Part IV. Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
IRAN SANCTIONS
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on National 
Security and Foreign Affairs held a hearing entitled `` Iran Sanctions: 
Options, Opportunities, and Consequences. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
SAME-DAY CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN RESOLUTIONS REPORTED BY THE RULES 
COMMITTEE
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a non-record vote, 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 
any rule reported from the Rules Committee on the legislative day of 
December 16, 2009.
SSA NATIONAL COMPUTER CENTER REPLACEMENT
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security and the 
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency 
Management of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure held a 
joint hearing on Recovery Act Project to Replace the Social Security 
Administration's National Computer Center. Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the SSA: Michael Gallagher, Deputy Commissioner, 
Office of Budget, Finance and Management; and Patrick P. O'Carroll, 
Inspector General; and a public witness.
GUANTANAMO DETAINEES TRANSFERS--EFFECTS ON FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Ordered reported, as 
amended, H. Res. 923, Requesting the President to transmit to the House 
of Representatives all documents in the possession of the President 
related to the effects on foreign intelligence collection of the 
transfer of detainees held at Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, into 
the United States.
BRIEFING--PAKISTAN
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to 
receive a briefing on Pakistan. The Committee was briefed by 
departmental witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.