[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 57 (Wednesday, April 21, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D418-D419]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             APRIL 22, 2010

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed 
budget estimates for fiscal year 2011 for the National Aeronautics 
and Space Administration, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans' Affairs, and 
Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget 
estimates for fiscal year 2011 for the Department of Army and the 
Department of Air Force, 10 a.m., SD-124.
  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine the 
Nuclear Posture Review, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
Economic Policy, to hold hearings to examine China's exchange rate 
policy and trade imbalances, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: business meeting to continue 
consideration of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 
year 2011, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard, to hold hearings 
to examine the environmental and economic impacts of ocean 
acidification, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the debt settlement 
industry, focusing on the consumer's experience, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine 
promoting global food security, focusing on the next steps for 
Congress and the Administration, 10:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to resume 
hearings to examine Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) 
reauthorization, focusing on meeting the needs of the whole student, 
10 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: 
Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal 
Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings to examine 
challenges and lessons learned in transitioning the Federal 
government, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government 
Information, Federal Services, and International Security, to hold 
hearings to examine the future of the United States Postal Service, 
3:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold hearings to examine the 
discussion draft of the ``Indian Energy Promotion and Parity Act of 
2010'', 2:15 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider S. 1346, 
to penalize crimes against humanity and for other purposes, S. 657, 
to provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings, S. 446, 
to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings, S. Res. 339, 
to express the sense of the Senate in support of permitting the 
televising of Supreme Court proceedings, S. 1684, to establish 
guidelines and incentives for States to establish criminal arsonist 
and criminal bomber registries and to require the Attorney General 
to establish a national criminal arsonist and criminal bomber 
registry program, and the nominations of Kerry B. Harvey, to be 
United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, David 
J. Hale, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of 
Kentucky, Kenneth J. Gonzales, to be United States Attorney for the 
District of New Mexico, and Alicia Anne Garrido Limtiaco, to be 
United States Attorney for the District of Guam and concurrently 
United States Attorney for the District of the Northern Mariana 
Islands, all of the Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of 
Raymond Joseph Lohier, Jr., of New York, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Second Circuit, and Leonard Philip Stark, to be United 
States District Judge for the District of Delaware, 3 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: to hold hearings to examine 
the filibuster, focusing on the history of the filibuster 1789-2008, 
10 a.m., SR-301.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to 
consider certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine the 
National Broadband Plan and health care technology, 2 p.m., SD-562.

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                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities 
and Risk Management, hearing to review proposals to establish 
exchanges trading ``movie futures,'' 10:30 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on 
USDA, Office of Inspector General Oversight, 10 a.m., 2362-A 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, 
on Office Justice Programs (OJP) FY 2011 Budget, 10 a.m., B-309 
Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Defense, on Defense Health Program/Wounded 
Warrior, 10 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Financial Services, and General Government, on 
Financial Crisis and TARP, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces, 
hearing on Army and Air Force National Guard and Reserve component 
equipment posture, 1:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and Labor, Subcommittee on Workforce 
Protections, hearing on H.R. 4855, Work-Life Balance Award Act, 10 
a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health, hearing 
entitled ``The Environment and Human Health: the Role of HHS,'' 9:30 
a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, to mark up the following: H.R. 
2336, GREEN Act of 2009; H.R. 5017, Rural Housing Preservation and 
Stabilization Act of 2010; H.R. 2555, Homeowners' Defense Act of 
2009; the FHA Reform Act of 2010; H.R. 1264, Multiple Peril 
Insurance Act of 2009; and the Flood Insurance Reform Priorities Act 
of 2010, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific 
and the Global Environment, hearing on the Legacies of War: 
Unexploded Ordnances in Laos, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Law, hearing on H.R. 5043, Private Student Loan 
Bankruptcy Fairness Act of 2010, 9:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil 
Liberties, oversight hearing on Achieving the Promise of the 
Americans with Disabilities Act in the Digital Age-Current Issues, 
Challenges, and Opportunities, 1 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, 
Oceans and Wildlife, oversight hearing on A Community Perspective on 
Catch Shares, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands, hearing 
on H.R. 4888, Cabin Fee Act of 2010, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on 
National Security and Foreign Affairs, hearing entitled ``Crisis in 
Kyrgyzstan: Fuel, Contractors, and Revolution along the Afghan 
Supply Chain,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science and Technology, Subcommittee on 
Investigations and Oversight, hearing on Caught by Surprise: Causes 
and Consequences of the Helium-3 Supply Crisis, 10 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, hearing on the 
Department of Transportation's Oversight and Management of Hazardous 
Materials Special Permits and Approvals, 10:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Disability 
Assistance and Memorial Affairs, hearing on Examining VA's Fiduciary 
Program: How Can VA Better Protect Vulnerable Veterans and Their 
Families? 2 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Income Security and 
Family Support, hearing to examine the role of education and 
training in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) 
program, 10 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, briefing on 
Guantanamo Detainee Task Force, 9 a.m., 304 HVC.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: to hold hearings 
to examine the link between revenue transparency and human rights, 
focusing on programs such as the Extractive Industries Transparency 
Initiative (EITI) and their ability to improve human rights in 
resource-rich countries, 2:30 p.m., SD-430.