[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 80 (Tuesday, May 25, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D597-D598]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
JAMES ZADROGA 9/11 HEALTH AND COMPENSATION ACT OF 2010
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 
847, James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010.
RENTAL ASSISTANCE INITIATIVE
Committee on Financial Services: Held a hearing entitled ``The 
Administration's Proposal to Preserve and Transform Public and Assisted 
Housing: The Transforming Rental Assistance Initiative.'' Testimony was 
heard from Shaun Donovan, Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development; Thomas Gleason, Executive Director, Housing, State of 
Massachusetts; Paul T. Graziano, Executive Director and Housing 
Commissioner, Housing Authority, Baltimore City, Maryland; John Rhea, 
Chairman, New York City Housing Authority; Mark Taylor, Executive 
Director, Charleston-Kanawha Housing Authority, Charleston, West 
Virginia; and public witnesses.
GREAT LAKES REGION
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health 
held a hearing on The Great Lakes Region: Current Conditions and U.S. 
Policy. Testimony was heard from following officials of the Department 
of State: Johnnie Carson, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African 
Affairs; and Franklin Moore, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for 
Africa, Office of the Assistant Administrator, U.S. Agency for 
International Development.
BUSINESS BANKUPTCY EMPLOYEE/RETIREE PROTECTION
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Law held a hearing on H.R. 4677, Protecting Employees 
and Retirees in Business Bankruptcies Act of 2010. Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
REMOVAL CLARIFICATION ACT OF 2010
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts and Competition 
Policy approved for full Committee action H.R. 5241, Removal 
Clarification Act of 2010.
  Prior to this action, the Subcommittee held a hearing on H.R. 5281. 
Testimony was heard from Irvin B. Nathan, General Counsel, Office of 
the General Counsel, House of Representatives; Beth S. Brinkmann, 
Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, Department of 
Justice; and public witnesses.
SENIOR FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT ACT OF 2009
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and 
Homeland Security held a hearing on H.R. 3040, Senior Financial 
Empowerment Act of 2009. Testimony was heard from Representatives 
Baldwin and Coble; and public witnesses.
SIKES ACT AMENDMENTS ACT OF 2010
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans 
and Wildlife, hearing on H.R. 5284, Sikes Act Amendments Act of 2010. 
Testimony was heard from Dan Ashe, Deputy Director, Policy, U.S. Fish 
and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Maureen Sullivan, 
Director, Environmental Management, Office of the Deputy Under 
Secretary, Installations and Environment, Department of Defense; and 
public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM OUTLOOK
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests 
and Public Lands held an oversight hearing on Building on America's 
Best Idea: The Next Century of the National Park System. Testimony was 
heard from Jonathan B. Jarvis, Director, National Park Service, 
Department of the Interior; former Representative Victor H. Fazio of 
California; the following former officials of the National Park 
Service, Department of the Interior: Denis Galvin, Deputy Director; and 
Jerry Rogers, Associate Director for Cultural Resources; and public 
witnesses.
SAME-DAY CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN RESOLUTIONS REPORTED BY THE RULES 
COMMITTEE
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a non-record vote, a rule waiving 
clause 6(a) of rule XIII (requiring a two-thirds vote to consider a 
rule on the same day it is reported from the Rules Committee) against 
certain rules reported from the Rules Committee. The rule applies the 
waiver to any rule reported on the legislative day of May 26th, 2010 
relating to consideration or disposition of the Senate amendment to the 
bill (H.R. 4213) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend 
certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes. The rule 
authorizes the Speaker to entertain motions that the House suspend the 
rules at any time through the calendar day of May 30, 2010. The Speaker 
or her designee shall consult with the Minority Leader or his designee 
on the designation of any matter for consideration pursuant to section 
2 of the rule.

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FEDERAL COURT HOUSE MANAGEMENT
Committee on Tranportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Economic 
Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management held a hearing 
on Eliminating Waste and Managing Space in Federal Courthouses: GAO 
Recommendations on Courthouse Construction, Courtroom Sharing, and 
Enforcing Congressionally Authorized Limits on Size and Cost. Testimony 
was heard from Mark Goldstein, Director, Physical Infrastructure, GAO; 
Robert Peck, Commissioner, Public Building Service, GSA; and the 
following Justices of the Judicial Conference of the United States: 
Michael A. Ponsor, Chairman, Committee on Space and Facilities; and 
Julie A. Robinson, Chair, Committee on Court Administration and Case 
Management.
BRIEFING--GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on 
Intelligence Community Management met in executive session to receive a 
briefing on Global Climate Change. The Subcommittee was briefed by 
departmental witnesses.

Joint Meetings
HOLOCAUST ERA ASSETS
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Commission concluded 
a hearing to examine Holocaust era assets after the Prague conference, 
after receiving testimony from Stuart Eizenstat, former Ambassador, 
European Union, Washington, D.C.