[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 11 (Wednesday, January 27, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D53-D55]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
AL QA'IDA IN 2010
Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on AL Qa'ida in 2010: How 
Should the U.S. Respond? Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
CBO'S BUDGET AND ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on the Budget and Economic 
Outlook. Testimony was heard from Douglas Elmendorf, Director, CBO.
ADMINISTRATION'S HEALTH CARE REFORM DOCUMENTS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Ordered reported without 
recommendation H. Res. 983, Requesting the President, and directing the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services, to transmit to the House of 
Representatives copies of documents, records, and communications in 
their possession relating to certain agreements regarding health care 
reform.
BEREAVED CONSUMER'S BILL OF RIGHTS ACT OF 2010
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and 
Consumer Protection held a hearing on H.R. 3655, Bereaved Consumer's 
Bill of Rights Act of 2009. Testimony was heard from Chuck Harwood, 
Deputy Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, FTC; and public 
witnesses.
STATE OF GLOBAL MICROFINANCE
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on International Monetary 
Policy and Trade, held a hearing entitled ``The State of Global 
Microfinance: How Public and Private Funds Can Effectively Promote 
Financial Inclusion for All.'' Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
FLIGHT 253--BOMBING ATTEMPTS LESSONS
Committee on Homeland Security: Held a hearing entitled ``Flight 253: 
Learning Lessons from an Averted Tragedy.'' Testimony was heard from 
Jane Holl Lute, Deputy Secretary, Department of Homeland Security; 
Patrick F. Kennedy, Under Secretary, Management, Department of State; 
and Michael E. Leiter, Director, National Counterterrorism Center, 
Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
COMMITTEE FUNDING REVIEW
Committee on House Administration: Held a hearing on Review of the Use 
of Committee Funds in the First Session of the 111th Congress. 
Testimony was heard from the following Committees, Chairman and Ranking 
Members: Chairwoman Zoe Lofgren of California and Jo Bonner, Ranking 
Member, Committee on Standards of Official Conduct; Chairman Silvestre 
Reyes, Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence; Chairman Charles B. 
Rangel and Dave Camp, Ranking Member, Committee on Ways and Means; 
Chairman Henry A. Waxman and Joe Barton of Texas, Ranking Member, 
Committee on Energy and Commerce; Chairman Collin C. Peterson and Frank 
D. Lucas, Ranking Member, Committee on Agriculture; Chairman Bob Filner 
and Steve Buyer, Ranking Member, Committee on Veterans Affairs; 
Chairman Howard L. Berman and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Ranking Member, 
Committee on Foreign Affairs; Chairman James L. Oberstar and John L. 
Mica, Ranking Member, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure; 
Chairman Edward J. Markey and F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr., Ranking 
Member, Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming; 
Chairman Bart Gordon of Tennessee and Ralph M. Hall of Texas, Ranking 
Member, Committee on Science and Technology; Chairman Bennie G. 
Thompson of Mississippi and Pete Olson of Texas, Ranking Member, 
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Homeland Security; Chairman George Miller of California and John Kline 
of Minnesota, Ranking Member, Committee on Education and Labor; 
Chairman John M. Spratt, Jr., Committee on the Budget; Chairman Ike 
Skelton and Howard P. McKeon, Ranking Member, Committee on Armed 
Services; and Chairwoman Nydia M. Velazquez and Sam Graves, Ranking 
Member, Committee on Small Business.
  Hearings continue February 3.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported the following measures: 
H.R. 569, as amended, Equal Justice for Our Military Act of 2009; H.R. 
3695, as amended, Billy's Law; H. Res. 1031, Impeaching G. Thomas 
Porteous, Jr., judge of the United States District Court for the 
Eastern District of Louisiana, for high crimes and misdemeanors; and 
H.R. 4506, Bankruptcy Judgeship Act of 2010.
GREAT APE CONSERVATION REAUTHORIZATION AMENDMENTS
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans 
and Wildlife held a hearing on H.R. 4416, Great Ape Conservation 
Reauthorization Amendments Act of 2010. Testimony was heard from Jane 
Lyder, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Fish, Wildlife and Parks, Department 
of the Interior; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES; FEDERAL BAILOUT OF AIG
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Ordered reported the 
following measures: H. Res. 267, Recognizing the cultural and 
historical significance of Nowruz, expressing appreciation to Iranian-
Americans for their contributions to society, and wishing Iranian-
Americans and the people of Iran a prosperous new year; H. Res. 957, 
Honoring Jimmie Johnson, 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion; H. Res. 1014, 
Recognizing and supporting the goals and ideals of North American 
Inclusion Month; H.R. 4238, To designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 930 39th Avenue in Greeley, Colorado, 
as the ``W.D. Farr Post Office Building;'' H.R. 4425, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2-116th Street 
in North Troy, New York, as the ``Martin G. `Marty' Mahar Post 
Office;'' and H.R. 4495, To designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 100 North Taylor Lane in Patagonia, Arizona, 
as the ``Jim Kolbe Post Office.''
  The Committee also held a hearing entitled ``The Federal Bailout of 
AIG.'' Testimony was heard from Timothy F. Geithner, Secretary of the 
Treasury; Thomas C. Baxter, General Counsel, Federal Reserve Bank of 
New York; Neil M. Barofsky, Special Inspector General, Troubled Asset 
Relief Program; Henry N. Paulson, Jr., former Secretary of the 
Treasury; and Stephen Friedman, former Chairman, Federal Reserve Bank 
of New York; and a public witness.
U.S. ENERGY INNOVATION SYSTEM
Committee on Science and Technology: Held a hearing on the Advanced 
Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E): Assessing the Agency's 
Progress and Promise in Transforming the U.S. Energy Innovation System. 
Testimony was heard from Arun Majumdar, Director, Advanced Research 
Projects Agency, Department of Energy; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Ordered reported, as 
amended, the following measures: H.R. 3562, To designate the Federal 
building under construction at 1220 Echelon Parkway in Jackson, 
Mississippi, as the ``Chaney, Goodman, Schwerner Federal Building;'' H. 
Res. 197, To commend the American Sail Training Association for its 
advancement of character building under sail and for its advancement of 
international goodwill; H. Res. 917, Recognizing the Florida Keys 
Highway on the occasion of its designation as an All American Road by 
the U.S. Department of Transportation; and H. Res. 995, Of Inquiry 
requesting the President to transmit to the House of Representatives 
all information in the possession of the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency relating to nutrient management of the 
Illinois River Watershed, Arkansas and Oklahoma.
NTSB REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Aviation held a hearing on Reauthorization of the National 
Transportation Safety Board. Testimony was heard from Deborah A.P. 
Hersman, Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board; and Gerald 
Dillingham, Director, Physical Infrastructure Issues, GAO.
BRIEFING--FORT HOOD
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to 
receive a briefing on Fort Hood. The Committee was briefed by 
departmental witnesses.
BRIEFING--PERU
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Oversight 
and Investigations met in executive session to receive a briefing on 
Peru. The Subcommittee was briefed by departmental witnesses.

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Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.