[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 29 (Wednesday, March 3, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D183-D185]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             MARCH 4, 2010

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)

                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, 
Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2011 
for the Department of Transportation, 9:30 a.m., SD-124.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, 
to hold hearings to examine funding and oversight of the Department 
of Commerce, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2011 for the 
Department of Energy, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2011 for the Office of the 
Secretary of the Senate, the Office of the Senate Sergeant at Arms, 
and the Office of the U.S. Capitol Police, 2:30 p.m., SD-138.
  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2011 for the Air 
Force in review of the Defense Authorization and the Future Years 
Defense Program; with the possibility of a closed session in SVC-217 
following the open session, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on the Budget: to hold hearings to examine the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2011 for the 
Department of Defense, 2 p.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for 
fiscal year 2011 for the Department of Transportation, 2:30 p.m., 
SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to 
examine the Department of Energy's implementation of programs 
authorized and funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment 
Act of 2009, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of William D. Magwood, IV, of Maryland, 
William Charles Ostendorff, of Virginia, and George Apostolakis, of 
Massachusetts, all to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Arthur Allen Elkins, Jr., of Maryland, to be Inspector 
General, Environmental Protection Agency, Earl F. Gohl, Jr., of the 
District of Columbia, to be Federal Cochairman of the Appalachian 
Regional Commission, Sandford Blitz, of Maine, to be Federal 
Cochairperson of the Northern Border Regional Commission, and 
Marilyn A. Brown, of Georgia, Barbara Short Haskew, of Tennessee, 
Neil G. McBride, of Tennessee, and William B. Sansom, of Tennessee, 
all to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley 
Authority, Time to be announced, Room to be announced.
  Full Committee, with the Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear 
Safety, to hold joint hearings to examine S. 2995, to amend the 
Clean Air Act to establish a national uniform multiple air pollutant 
regulatory program for the electric generating sector, 10 a.m., SD-
406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine Middle 
East peace, focusing on ground truths, challenges ahead, 10 a.m., 
SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold 
hearings to examine childhood obesity, focusing on reversing the 
epidemic, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Ad Hoc 
Subcommittee on State, Local, and Private Sector Preparedness and 
Integration, to hold hearings to examine disaster preparedness in 
the private sector, 1 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider S. 1132, 
to amend title 18, United States Code, to improve the provisions 
relating to the carrying of concealed weapons by law enforcement 
officers, S. 1789, to restore fairness to Federal cocaine 
sentencing, S. 2772, to establish a criminal justice reinvestment 
grant program to help States and local jurisdictions reduce spending 
on corrections, control growth in the prison and jail populations, 
and increase public safety, 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. 1765, to amend the Hate 
Crime Statistics Act to include crimes against the homeless, S. 148, 
to restore the rule that agreements between manufacturers and 
retailers, distributors, or wholesalers to set the minimum price 
below which the manufacturer's product or service cannot be sold 
violates the Sherman Act, and the nominations of Dawn Elizabeth 
Johnsen, of Indiana, to be an Assistant Attorney General, Department 
of Justice, and Gloria M. Navarro, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of Nevada, Audrey Goldstein Fleissig, to be 
United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, 
Lucy Haeran Koh, to be United States District Judge for the Northern 
District of California, Jon E. DeGuilio, to be United States 
District Judge for the Northern District of Indiana, and Jane E. 
Magnus-Stinson and Tanya Walton Pratt, both to be United States 
District Judge for the Southern District of Indiana, 10 a.m., SD-
226.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: business meeting 
to consider S. 2989, to improve the Small Business Act, 10 a.m., SR-
485.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold hearings to examine 
legislative presentations from the Paralyzed Veterans of America, 
Jewish War Veterans, Military Order of the

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Purple Heart, Ex-Prisoners of War, Blinded Veterans Association, 
Military Officers Association of America, Air Force Sergeants 
Association, and the Wounded Warrior Project, 9:30 a.m., 345 Cannon 
Building.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to 
consider certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on 
Child Nutrition, 10 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, 
on Fiscal Year 2011 Budget for the Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and 
Explosives, 10 a.m., H-310 Capitol, and on Fiscal Year 2011 Budget 
for the Department of Commerce, 2 p.m. 2359 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Defense, executive, on Contingency Transportation 
and Logistics Issues, 10 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related 
Agencies, on Fiscal Year 2011 Budget for Nuclear Nonproliferation, 
DOE, 10 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Financial Services, and General Government, on 
Fiscal Year 2011 Budget for the Consumer Product Safety Commission, 
10 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on DHS Intelligence Programs 
and the Effectiveness of State and Local Fusion Centers, 10 a.m., 
2358-A Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Fiscal Year 2011 Budget for 
Transportation Security Administration: Are We Making Smart 
Investments for Real Transportation Security? 2 p.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Interior and Environment, and Related Agencies, on 
Strengthening Native American Communities: Fiscal Year 2011 Budget 
for Trust Resources and the Bureau of Indian Affairs, 2 p.m., B-308 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and 
Related Agencies, overview hearing on Combating Health Care Fraud 
and Abuse, 2 p.m., 2358-C Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and 
Related Agencies, on Fiscal Year 2011 Budget for the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs, on U.S. Agency for International Development, 10:30 a.m., 
2358-B Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, hearing on Defense Department Fiscal Year 
2011 Budget, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, 
and Consumer Protection, hearing on TSCA and Persistent, 
Bioaccumulative, and Toxic Chemicals: Examining Domestic and 
International Actions, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet, to 
continue hearings entitled ``Oversight of the American Recovery and 
Reinvestment Act: Broadband, Part 3,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on International 
Monetary Policy and Trade, hearing entitled ``Haiti Debt Relief,'' 
followed by consideration of H.R. 4573, Debt Relief for Earthquake 
Recovery in Haiti Act of 2010, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, to mark up H. Res. 252, Affirmation 
of the United States Record on the Armenian Genocide Resolution, 10 
a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights and 
Oversight, hearing on Restoring America's Reputation in the World: 
Why It Matters, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and 
Homeland Security, hearing on the Enforcement of the Criminal Laws 
Against Medicare and Medicaid Fraud, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, 
Oceans and Wildlife, oversight hearing on the President's Fiscal 
Year 2011 budget request for the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Water and Power, oversight hearing on the 
President's Fiscal Year 2011 Budget request for the Power Marketing 
Administrations, U.S. Department of Energy, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, to mark up the 
following measures: H.R. 4098, Secure Federal File Sharing Act; H.R. 
572, Contracting and Tax Accountability Act of 2009; H.R. 946, Plain 
Language Act of 2009; and H.R. 4621, Prevent Deceptive Census Look 
Alike Mailings Act; H. Res. 1036, Recognizing the contributions of 
Korean Americans to the United States; H.R. 4214, To designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 45300 
Portola Avenue in Palm Desert, California, as the ``Roy Wilson Post 
Office;'' H.R. 4547, To designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service at 119 Station Road in Cheyney, Pennsylvania, as the 
``Captain Luther H. Smith U.S. Army Air Forces Post Office;'' H.R. 
4628, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 216 Westwood Avenue in Westwood, New Jersey, as the 
``Sergeant Christopher R. Hrbek Post Office Building;'' H.R. 4624, 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service at 125 
Kerr Avenue in Rome City, Indiana, as the ``SPC Nicholas Scott 
Hartge Post Office;'' and H. Res. 1086, Recognizing the importance 
and significance of the 2010 Census and encouraging each community 
within the Indian Country to name an elder to be the first member of 
that community to answer the 2010 Census; followed by a hearing 
entitled ``Prostate Cancer: New Questions About Screening and 
Treatment,'' 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Domestic Policy, hearing entitled ``Continuing 
Problems in USDA's Enforcement of the Humane Methods of Slaughter 
Act,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science and Technology, hearing on Reform in K-12 
STEM Education, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, to mark up the Committee's Views and 
Estimates for Fiscal Year 2011, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management, 
hearing on U.S. Mayors Speak Out: Addressing Disasters in Cities, 2 
p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing on Agency 
Budgets and Priorities for Fiscal Year 2011, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans Affairs, Subcommittee on Economic 
Opportunity, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 3948, Test Prep 
for Heroes Act; H.R. 3484, To amend title 38, United States Code, to 
extend the authority for certain qualifying work-study activities 
for purposes of the educational assistance programs of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs; H.R. 3976, Helping Heroes Keep Their 
Homes Act of 2009; H.R. 4079, To amend title 38, United States Code, 
to temporarily remove the requirement for employers to increase 
wages for veterans enrolled in on-the-job training programs; H.R. 
4592, To provide for the establishment of a pilot program to 
encourage the employment of veterans in energy-related positions; 
H.R. 950, To amend chapter 33 of title 38, United States Code, to 
increase educational assistance for certain veterans pursuing a 
program of education offered through distance learning; H.R. 3561, 
To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of 
educational assistance provided to certain veterans for flight 
training; H.R. 3577, Education Assistance to Realign New 
Eligibilities for Dependents (EARNED) Act of 2009; H.R. 3579, To 
amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an increase in 
the amount of the reporting fees payable to educational institutions 
that enroll veterans receiving educational assistance from the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; H.R. 1879, 
National Guard Employment Protection Act of 2009; and H.R. 1169, To 
amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the amount of 
assistance provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disabled 
veterans for specially adapted housing and automobiles and adapted 
equipment, 1:30 p.m., 334 Cannon.