[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 33 (Tuesday, March 9, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D215-D217]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                             MARCH 10, 2010

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)

                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense, to hold 
hearings to examine Department of Defense health programs, 10 a.m., 
SD-192.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2011 for the 
National Nuclear Security Administration, 10:15 a.m., SD-116.
  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and 
Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget 
estimates for fiscal year 2011 for the Department of Health and 
Human Services, 2 p.m., SD-124.
  Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and 
Capabilities, to hold hearings to examine U.S. government efforts to 
counter violent extremism, 10 a.m., SR-222.
  Subcommittee on Personnel, to hold hearings to examine the Active, 
Guard, Reserve, and civilian personnel programs in review of the 
Defense Authorization request for fiscal year 2011 and the Future 
Years Defense Program, 10:30 a.m., SR-232A.
  Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to hold hearings to examine the 
military space programs in review of the Defense Authorization 
request for fiscal year 2011 and the Future Years Defense Program, 
2:30 p.m., SR-232A.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings to examine advancing American innovation and 
competitiveness, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to 
examine S. 1696, to require the Secretary of Energy to conduct a 
study of video game console energy efficiency, and S. 2908, to amend 
the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to require the Secretary of 
Energy to publish a final rule that establishes a uniform efficiency 
descriptor and accompanying test methods for covered water heaters, 
9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests, to hold hearings to 
examine S. 2895, to restore forest landscapes, protect old growth 
forests, and manage national forests in the eastside forests of the 
State of Oregon, S. 2907, to establish a coordinated avalanche 
protection program, S. 2966 and H.R. 4474, bills to authorize the 
continued use of certain water diversions located on National Forest 
System land in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness and 
the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness in the State of Idaho, and S. 2791 
and H.R. 3759, bills to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
grant market-related contract extensions of certain timber contracts 
between the Secretary of the Interior and timber purchasers, 2:30 
p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine new 
directions in global health, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Subcommittee on International Operations and Organizations, Human 
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Issues, to hold hearings to examine the future of U.S. public 
diplomacy, 3 p.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: business 
meeting to consider the nominations of Patrick K. Nakamura, of 
Alabama, to be a Member of the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review 
Commission, Gwendolyn E. Boyd, of Maryland, and Peggy Goldwater-
Clay, of California, both to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of 
the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education 
Foundation, and Sharon L. Browne, of California, Charles Norman 
Wiltse Keckler, of Virginia, and Victor B. Maddox, of Kentucky, all 
to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Legal Services 
Corporation, and Gary Blumenthal, of Massachusetts, Chester Alonzo 
Finn, of New York, Sara A. Gelser, of Oregon, Ari Ne'eman, of 
Maryland, Dongwoo Joseph Pak, of California, Carol Jean Reynolds, of 
Colorado, Fernando Torres-Gill, of California, and Jonathan M. 
Young, of Maryland, all to be a Member of the National Council on 
Disability, Time to be announced, Room to be announced.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold 
hearings to examine the lessons and implications of the Christmas 
day attack, focusing on watchlisting and pre-screening, 10 a.m., SD-
342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine corporate 
spending in American elections after Citizens United, 10 a.m., SD-
226.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of 
Gary Scott Feinerman, and Sharon Johnson Coleman, both to be United 
States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, and 
William Joseph Martinez, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of Colorado, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Department Operations, 
Oversight, Nutrition, and Forestry, hearing to review USDA's 
information technology systems, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on 
Food and Drug Administration, 10 a.m., 2362A Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, 
on Economic Development Administration, 10 a.m., H-310 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Defense, on Air Force Posture, 1:30 p.m., H-140 
Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related 
Agencies, on Fiscal Year 2011 Budget for DOE Nuclear 
Nonproliferation, 2 p.m., 2362B Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, on 
Fiscal Year 2011 Budget for the Department of the Treasury, 2 p.m., 
2359 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on FEMA--Preparing for 
Disasters and Minimizing Losses, 9:30 a.m., 2362B Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, on 
Science for America's Lands, Water and Biota: U.S. Geological Survey 
Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Request, 9:30 a.m., and on Reclaiming 
Abandoned Mines and Regulating Surface Coal Mining: Office of 
Surface Mining Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Request, 11 a.m., B308 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and 
Related Agencies, on Department of Labor Fiscal Year 2011 Budget 
Overview, 11 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, on Fiscal Year 2011 House of 
Representatives Budget, 10:15 a.m., H-144 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs and 
Related Agencies, on Navy/Marine Corps Budget, 10 a.m., H-143 
Capitol
  Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and 
Related Agencies, on Sustainability in Practice, 9:30 a.m., and on 
HUD and DOT's Sustainability and Livability Initiatives in the 
Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Request, 11 a.m., 2358A Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, on Fiscal Year 2011 National Defense 
Authorization Budget Requests from the U.S. European Command, U.S. 
Africa Command, and U.S. Joint Forces Command, 10 a.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces, hearing on Army acquisition 
and modernization programs, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and Labor, Subcommittee on Health, 
Employment, Labor and Pensions, hearing on H.R. 413, Public Safety 
Employer-Employee Cooperation Act of 2009, 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, to mark up the following bills: 
H.R. 3125, as amended, Radio Spectrum Inventory Act; H.R. 3019, 
Spectrum Relocation Improvement Act of 2009; and H.R. 1258, as 
amended, Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Drug Safety: An Update 
from the FDA,'' 2 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Financial 
Institutions and Consumer Credit, hearing entitled ``Regulation of 
Money Service Businesses,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity and the 
Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government Sponsored 
Enterprises, joint hearing entitled ``Approaches to Mitigating and 
Managing Natural Catastrophe Risk: H.R. 2555, Homeowners' Defense 
Act,'' 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, hearing on The Google Predicament: 
Transforming U.S. Cyberspace Policy to Advance Democracy, Security, 
and Trade, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade, and the 
Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights and 
Oversight, joint hearing on International Worker Rights, U.S. 
Foreign Policy and the International Economy, 2 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, hearing on U.S. Policy Toward 
the Americas in 2010 and Beyond, 2:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Natural Resources, oversight hearing on proposed 
settlement of the Corbell v. Salazar Litigation, 10 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  Committee on Science and Technology, hearing on Fiscal Year 2011 
Research and Development Budget Proposals and EPA and NOAA, 2 p.m., 
2318 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Research and Science Education, hearing on the 
National Science Foundation's Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Request, 10 
a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to mark up the following: H.R. 
3976, amended, Helping Heroes Keep Their Homes Act of 2009; H.R. 
3948, amended, Test Prep for Heroes Act; H.R. 4592, amended, To 
provide for the establishment of a pilot program to encourage the 
employment of veterans in energy-related positions; H.R. 1879, 
amended, National Guard Employment Protection Act of 2009; H.R. 
4667, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2010; 
and a discussion draft, To amend title 38, United States Code to 
make certain improvements in the services provided for homeless 
veterans under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs, followed by a hearing on Structuring the VA of the 21st 
Century, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, hearing on 
MIP and Service Elements Budget for Fiscal Year 2011, 10 a.m., and 
executive, hearing on Covert Action Budget for Fiscal Year 2011, 3 
p.m., 304 HVC.
  Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, 
hearing entitled ``The Clean Energy Recovery: Creating Jobs, 
Building New Industries and Saving Money,'' 9:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.