[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 47 (Wednesday, March 24, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D340-D341]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             MARCH 25, 2010

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: to hold hearings to examine the 
President's fiscal year 2010 War Supplemental Request, 2 p.m., S-
127, Capitol.
  Committee on Finance: Subcommittee on International Trade, 
Customs, and Global Competitiveness, to hold hearings to examine 
doubling United States exports, focusing on United States seaports, 
1 p.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold an oversight hearing to 
examine youth suicides and the need for mental health care resources 
in Indian country, 9:30 a.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider 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. 3111, to establish the Commission on Freedom of 
Information Act Processing Delays, S. 3031, to authorize Drug Free 
Communities enhancement grants to address major emerging drug issues 
or local drug crises, and the nominations of Sharon Johnson Coleman, 
and Gary Scott Feinerman, both to be United States District Judge 
for the Northern District of Illinois, William Joseph Martinez, to 
be United States District Judge for the District of Colorado, and 
David A. Capp, to be United States Attorney for the Northern 
District of Indiana, Anne M. Thompkins, to be United States Attorney 
for the Western District of North Carolina, Peter Christopher Munoz, 
to be United States Marshal for the Western District of Michigan, 
and Kelly McDade Nesbit, to be United States Marshal for the Western 
District of North Carolina, all of the Department of Justice, 10 
a.m., SD-226.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on 
FY 2011 Budget for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, 10 a.m., 
2362A Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, 
on U.S. Patent and Trademark Office FY 2011 Budget Overview, 2 p.m., 
H-309 Capitol.

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  Subcommittee on Defense, on Army and Marine Corps Ground 
Equipment, 1:30 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Financial Services, General Government, on FY 2011 
Budget for the SBA, 10 a.m., 2226 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on Homeland Security 
Headquarters Facilities: St. Elizabeths and Beyond, 10 a.m., B-318 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, on 
Issues from the Field: Members of Congress and public witnesses, 
9:30 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Related 
Agencies, on FY 2011 Budget Overview: Jobs, Training and Education, 
10 a.m., 2358-C Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, 
on U.S. Department of the Treasury International Programs, 1:30 
p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, 
and Related Agencies, on FY Budget Request for the National Highway 
Traffic Safety Administration, 10 a.m., 2358-A Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, hearing on FY 2011 National Defense 
Authorization Budget Request from the U.S. Pacific Command and U.S. 
Forces Korea, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing on FY 2011 National 
Defense Authorization Budget Request for Department of Energy atomic 
energy defense activities, 1:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Communications, 
Technology and the Internet, hearing entitled ``Oversight of the 
Federal Communications Commission: The National Broadband Plan,'' 10 
a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, hearing entitled ``Unwinding 
Emergency Federal Reserve Liquidity Programs and Implications for 
Economic Recovery,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, hearing entitled ``Visa Overstays: 
Can They Be Eliminated?'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Minerals Resources, oversight hearing on the President's Fiscal Year 
2011 budget requests for the Minerals Management Service, the Bureau 
of Land Management, the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and 
Enforcement, the United States Geological Survey (excluding the 
water resources program) and the USDA Forest Service, 10 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing entitled 
``Foreclosure Prevention: Is the Home Affordable Modification 
Program Preserving Homeownership?'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives, 
hearing entitled ``The 2010 Census: An Assessment of the Census 
Bureau's Preparedness,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, to 
consider a Committee Print that includes the following measures: 
Department of Energy Office of Science Authorization Act of 2010; 
ARPA-E Reauthorization Act of 2010; and the Energy Innovation Hubs 
Authorization Act of 2010, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on 
the following measures: H.R. 949, To amend title 38, United States 
Code, to improve the collective bargaining rights and procedures for 
review of adverse actions of certain employees of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, H.R. 1075, RECOVER Act (Restoring Essential Care 
for Our Veterans for Effective Recovery); H.R. 2698, Veterans and 
Survivors Behavioral Health Awareness Act; H.R. 2699, Armed Forces 
Behavioral Health Awareness Act; H.R. 2879, Rural Veterans Health 
Care Improvement Act of 2009; H.R. 3926, Armed Forces Breast Cancer 
Research Act; H.R. 4006, Rural American Indian Veterans Health Care 
Improvement Act of 2009; H.R. 84, Veterans Timely Access to Health 
Care Act, and 3 Discussion Drafts, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing on 
Internal Revenue Service operations and the 2010 tax return filing 
season, and FY 2011 budget proposals, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, hearing on 
National Security Agency Budget for Fiscal Year 2011, 9:30 a.m., 
304-HVC.