[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 39 (Wednesday, March 17, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D272-D273]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             MARCH 18, 2010

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, 
to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 2011 for the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, and the 
Office of Compliance, 2:30 p.m., SD-138.
  Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, to hold 
hearings to examine proposals for addressing the current financial 
situation facing the United States Postal Service, 2:30 p.m., SD-
192.
  Committee on Armed Services: to resume hearings to examine the 
``Don't Ask, Don't Tell'' policy, 9:45 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings to examine the nominations of Robert J. Papp Jr., to be a 
Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, Department of Homeland 
Security, Larry Robinson, of Florida, to be Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, Earl F. Weener, of Oregon, to be 
a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board, Michael F. 
Tillman, of California, and Daryl J. Boness, of Maine, both to be a 
Member of the Marine Mammal Commission, and Jeffrey R. Moreland, of 
Texas, to be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors, 10 a.m., 
SR-253.
  Subcommittee on Science and Space, to hold hearings to examine 
assessing commercial space capabilities, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to 
examine mobility and congestion in urban and rural America, 10 a.m., 
SD-406.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold an oversight hearing to 
examine Bureau of Indian Affairs and tribal police recruitment, 
training, hiring, and retention, 2:15 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider 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, S. 2960, to exempt aliens who are admitted 
as refugees or granted asylum and are employed overseas by the 
Federal Government from the 1-year physical presence requirement for 
adjustment of status to that of aliens lawfully admitted for 
permanent residence, S. 2974, to establish the Return of Talent 
Program to allow aliens who are legally present in the United States 
to return temporarily to the country of citizenship of the alien if 
that country is engaged in post-conflict or natural disaster 
reconstruction, 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, and the 
nominations of Josephine Staton Tucker, to be United States District 
Judge for the Central District of California, Mark A. Goldsmith, to 
be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of 
Michigan, Brian Anthony Jackson, to be United States District Judge 
for the Middle District of Louisiana, Elizabeth Erny Foote, to be 
United States District Judge for the Western District of Louisiana, 
Marc T. Treadwell, to be United States District Judge for the Middle 
District of Georgia, Wifredo A. Ferrer, to be United States Attorney 
for the Southern District of Florida, and William N. Nettles, to be 
United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina, 10 a.m., 
SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold hearings to examine 
legislative presentations from AMVETS, National Association of State 
Directors of Veterans Affairs, Non Commissioned Officers 
Association, Gold Star Wives, The Retired Enlisted Association, 
Fleet Reserve Association, Vietnam Veterans of America, and Iraq and 
Afghanistan Veterans of America, 9:30 a.m., SDG-50.
  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 
FY 2011 Budget for Food and Nutrition Service, 1 p.m., 2362-A 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, 
on FY 2011 Budget for the Bureau of Prisons, 10 a.m., H-310 Capitol, 
and on Major Challenges facing Federal Prisons: A View from the 
Inside, 2 p.m., H-309 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Defense, on U.S. Transportation Command, Air 
Mobility, and Mobility Acquisition, 10 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related 
Agencies, on Department of Energy: 2011 Budget for Science and ARPA-
E, 10 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, on FY 
2011 Budget for the Judiciary, 10 a.m., 2220 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on U.S. Secret Service FY 2011 
Budget, 10 a.m., 2358-C Rayburn; and on FY 2011 Budget for ICE, 2 
p.m., B318 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, on 
Conserving America's Land and Heritage: Department of the Interior 
FY 2011 Budget, 2:30 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and 
Related Agencies, on FY 2011 Budget: Department of Education, 10 
a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and 
Related Agencies, on U.S. Air Force Budget, 10 a.m., H-143 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs, on 
FY 2011 Budget Request for the Peace Corps, 1:30 p.m., B-308 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and 
Related Agencies, on Maintaining a Safe and Viable Aviation System 
(Including the FY 2011

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Budget Request for the FAA), 10 a.m., and on Maintaining a Safe and 
Viable Aviation System: Priorities from Aviation Stakeholders, 2 
p.m., 2358-A Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, hearing on FY 2011 National Defense 
Authorization Budget Requests from the U.S. Southern Command and 
U.S. Northern Command, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing on FY 2011 National Defense 
Authorization Budget Request for military construction, family 
housing, base closure, facilities operation and maintenance, 2 p.m., 
2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and Labor, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, 
Elementary and Secondary Education, hearing on Elementary and 
Secondary Education Act Reauthorization: Addressing the Needs of 
Diverse Students, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, 
and Consumer Protection, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1796, 
Residential Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Prevention Act; and H.R. 4805, 
Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products Act, 10 a.m., 
2322 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, hearing entitled 
``HomeStar: Job Creation through Home Energy Retrofits,'' 9:30 a.m., 
2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, 
Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing entitled 
``Insurance Holding Company Supervision,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Terrorism, 
Nonproliferation and Trade, hearing on National Strategy for 
Countering Biological Threats: Diplomacy and International Programs, 
10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, hearing on the Next Steps 
for Honduras, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Border, Maritime 
and Global Counterterrorism, and the Subcommittee on Management, 
Investigations, and Oversight, joint hearing entitled ``SBInet: Does 
it Pass the Border Security Test?'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Courts and Competition 
Policy, hearing on Legal Issues Concerning State Alcohol Regulation, 
1 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water and Power, 
hearing on the following bills: H.R. 4349, Hoover Power Allocation 
Act of 2009; and H.R. 4579, South San Diego County Water Reclamation 
Project of 2010, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing entitled 
``Rewarding Bad Actors: Why Do Poor Performing Contractors Continue 
to Get Government Business?'', followed by a markup of the 
following: H. Con. Res. 244, Expressing support for the designation 
of March 20, as a National Day of Recognition for Long-Term Care 
Physicians; H. Res. 1040, Honoring the life and accomplishments of 
Donald Harington for his contributions to literature in the United 
States; H.R. 1174, Supporting the goals and ideals of National 
Women's History Month; H.R. 4840, To designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 1979 Cleveland Avenue in 
Columbus, Ohio, as the `` Clarence D. Lumpkin Post Office,'' 10 
a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives, 
hearing entitled ``Administration of the Freedom of Information Act: 
Current Trends,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science and Technology, hearing on Geoengineering 
III: Domestic and International Research Governance, 12 p.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Subcommittee on 
Intelligence Community Management, executive, briefing, Management 
Challenges in the Intelligence Community, 1:30 p.m., 304 HVC.
  Subcommittee on Terrorism, Human Intelligence, Analysis and 
Counterintelligence, executive, briefing on Hot Spots, 3:30 p.m., 
304 HVC.