[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 66 (Wednesday, May 5, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D490-D491]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                              MAY 6, 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 Interagency 
Partnership for Sustainable Communities, 9:30 a.m., SD-138.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, to 
hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2011 
for the Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on SeaPower, to hold hearings 
to examine Navy shipbuilding programs in review of the Defense 
Authorization request for fiscal year 2011 and the Future Years Defense 
Program, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold hearings to 
examine competition in America, focusing on building a high-tech 
workforce, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: business meeting to consider 
the nominations of Philip D. Moeller, of Washington, and Cheryl A. 
LaFleur, of Massachusetts, both to be a Member of the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission, and Jeffrey A. Lane, of Virginia, to be Assistant 
Secretary of Energy for Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs, 9:30 
a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to examine 
the Water Resources Development Act of 2010, focusing on jobs and 
economic opportunities, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the meaning 
of Marjah, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold hearings 
to examine ensuring fairness for older workers, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider S. 1346, to 
penalize crimes against humanity and for other purposes, H.R. 3237, to 
enact certain laws relating to national and commercial space programs as 
title 51, United States Code, ``National and Commercial Space Programs'', 
S. Res. 511, commemorating and acknowledging the dedication and 
sacrifices made by the Federal, State, and local law enforcement officers 
who have been killed or injured in the line of duty, and the nominations 
of Kimberly J. Mueller, to be United States District Judge for the 
Eastern District of California, Richard Mark Gergel, and J. Michelle 
Childs, both to be United States District Judge for the District of South 
Carolina, Catherine C. Eagles, to be United States District Judge for the 
Middle District of North Carolina, Leonard Philip Stark,

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to be United States District Judge for the District of Delaware, Goodwin 
Liu, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth 
Circuit, and Raymond Joseph Lohier, Jr., of New York, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, and Parker Loren Carl, to be United 
States Marshal for the Eastern District of Kentucky, Gerald Sidney Holt, 
to be United States Marshal for the Western District of Virginia, Robert 
R. Almonte, to be United States Marshal for the Western District of 
Texas, and Jerry E. Martin, of Tennessee, to be United States Attorney 
for the Middle District of Tennessee, all of the Department of Justice, 
10 a.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to consider 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                  House

  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and 
Consumer Protection, hearing on the Motor Vehicle Safety Act, 11 a.m., 
2322 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Health, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 4700, 
Transparency in All Health Care Pricing Act of 2010; H.R. 2249, Health 
Care Price Transparency Promotion Act of 2009; and H.R. 4803, ``Patients' 
Right to Know Act;'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``The 
Role and Performance of FDA in Ensuring Food Safety,'' 2 p.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing entitled ``The End of Excess (Part One): 
Reversing Our Addiction to Debt and Leverage,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on International 
Organizations, Human Rights and Oversight, and the Subcommittee on Asia, 
the Pacific and the Global Environment, joint hearing on U.S. Leadership 
in the International Whaling Commission and H.R. 2455, International 
Whale Conservation and Protection Act of 2009, 10 a.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade, hearing on the 
Future of U.S. International Nuclear Cooperation, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on House Administration, hearing on H.R. 5175, Democracy is 
Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections Act, 11 a.m., 
Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Law, hearing on State Taxation: The Role of Congress in 
Developing Apportionment Standards, 11 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans 
and Wildlife, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 2864, To amend the 
Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998 to authorize funds to 
acquire hydrographic data and provide hydrographic services specific to 
the Arctic for safe navigation, delineating the United States extended 
continental shelf, and the monitoring and description of coastal changes; 
H.R. 3805, Electronic Duck Stamp Extension Act of 2009; and H.R. 4973, 
National Wildlife Refuge Volunteer Improvement Act of 2010, 10 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, to mark up the following 
measures: H. Con. Res. 268, Supporting the goals and ideals of National 
Women's Health Week; H. Res. 403, Expressing the sense of the House of 
Representatives that there should be established a National Teacher Day 
to honor and celebrate teachers in the United States; H. Res. 792, 
Honoring Robert Kelly Slater for his outstanding and unprecedented 
achievements in the world of surfing and for being an ambassador of the 
sport and excellent role model; H. Res. 879, Supporting the goals and 
ideals of American Education Week; H. Res. 1187, Expressing the sense of 
the House of Representatives with respect to raising public awareness of 
and helping to prevent attacks against Federal employees while engaged in 
or on account of the performance of official duties; H. Res. 1256, 
Congratulating Phil Mickelson on winning the 2010 Masters golf 
tournament; H. Res. 1297, Supporting the goals and ideals of American 
Craft Beer Week; H. Res. 1316, Celebrating Asian/Pacific American 
Heritage Month; H.R. 5051, To designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 23 Genesee Street in Hornell, New York, as the 
``Zachary Smith Post Office Building;'' H.R. 5099, To designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 15 Main Street in 
Sharon, Massachusetts, as the ``Michael C. Rothberg Post Office;'' H.R. 
5133, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 331 1st Street in Carlstadt, New Jersey, as the ``Staff 
Sergeant Frank T. Carvill, and Lance Corporal Michael A. Schwartz Post 
Office Building;'' H. Res. 1328, Honoring the life and accomplishments of 
William Earnes ``Ernie'' Harwell; and H. Res. 1294, Expressing support 
for designation of the first Saturday in May as National Explosive 
Ordnance Disposal Day to honor those who are serving and have served in 
the noble and self-sacrificing profession of Explosive Ordnance Disposal 
in the United States Armed Forces, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, hearing 
on Priorities for Disasters and Economic Disruption: The Proposed Fiscal 
Year 2011 Budgets for the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the 
Economic Development Administration, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance 
and Memorial Affairs, hearing on Quality vs. Quantity: Examining the 
Veterans Benefits Administration's Employee Work Credit and Management 
Systems, 2 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, hearing on Vocational 
Rehabilitation and Employment Program, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Income Security and Family 
Support, hearing to assess the solvency of State unemployed insurance 
programs, 10 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, and the Subcommittee on 
Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities of the Committee on 
Armed Services, executive, joint briefing on Operations in Iraq, 11 a.m., 
2118 Rayburn., and full Committee, executive, briefing on Update on 
Attempted Times Square Bombing Investigation, 3 p.m., 304 HVC.
  Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming, hearing 
entitled ``The Foundation for Climate Science,'' 9:30 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.