[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 132 (Tuesday, September 28, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1027-D1029]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                           SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)

                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and 
Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to 
examine defending against public health threats, 2:30 p.m., SD-124.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
Security and International Trade and Finance, to hold hearings to 
examine a comparison of international housing finance systems, 2:30 
p.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy, 
to hold an oversight hearing to examine the Propane Education and 
Research Council (PERC) and National Oilheat Research Alliance 
(NORA), 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests, with the Subcommittee on 
National Parks, to hold joint hearings to examine S. 3261, to 
establish the Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area in the State of 
Texas, S. 3283, to designate Mt. Andrea Lawrence, S. 3291, to 
establish Coltsville National Historical Park in the State of 
Connecticut, S. 3524 and H.R. 4438, to authorize the Secretary of 
the Interior to expand the boundary of the Park,

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to conduct a study of potential land acquisitions, S. 3565, to 
provide for the conveyance of certain Bureau of Land Management land 
in Mohave County, Arizona, to the Arizona Game and Fish Commission, 
for use as a public shooting range, S. 3612, to amend the Marsh-
Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park Establishment Act to 
expand the boundary of the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National 
Historical Park in the State of Vermont, S. 3616, to withdraw 
certain land in the State of New Mexico, S. 3744, to establish 
Pinnacles National Park in the State of California as a unit of the 
National Park System, S. 3778 and H.R. 4773, to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to lease certain lands within Fort Pulaski 
National Monument, S. 3820, to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior to issue permits for a microhydro project in nonwilderness 
areas within the boundaries of Denali National Park and Preserve, to 
acquire land for Denali National Park and Preserve from Doyon 
Tourism, Inc, S. 3822, to adjust the boundary of the Carson National 
Forest, New Mexico, and H.R. 1858, to provide for a boundary 
adjustment and land conveyances involving Roosevelt National Forest, 
Colorado, to correct the effects of an erroneous land survey that 
resulted in approximately 7 acres of the Crystal Lakes Subdivision, 
Ninth Filing, encroaching on National Forest System land, 2:30 p.m., 
SD-366.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: To hold hearings to examine the 
al-Megrahi release, focusing on one year later, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 2982, to combat 
international violence against women and girls, S. 3688, to 
establish an international professional exchange program, S. 1633, 
to require the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with 
the Secretary of State, to establish a program to issue Asia-Pacific 
Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards, S.J. Res. 37, calling 
upon the President to issue a proclamation recognizing the 35th 
anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act, Treaty between the Government 
of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic 
of Rwanda Concerning the Encouragement and Reciprocal Protection of 
Investment, signed at Kigali on February 19, 2008 (Treaty Doc. 110-
23), and the nominations of Cameron Munter, of California, to be 
Ambassador Extraordinary to the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Mark 
M. Boulware, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Chad, 
Kristie Anne Kenney, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of 
Thailand, Christopher J. McMullen, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of Angola, Robert P. Mikulak, of Virginia, for the rank 
of Ambassador during his tenure of service as United States 
Representative to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical 
Weapons, Wanda L. Nesbitt, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Namibia, Jo Ellen Powell, of Maryland, to be Ambassador 
to the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Karen Brevard Stewart, of 
Florida, to be Ambassador to the Lao People's Democratic Republic, 
and Pamela Ann White, of Maine, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
The Gambia, all of the Department of State, and Nancy E. Lindborg, 
of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Administrator, and 
Donald Kenneth Steinberg, of California, to be Deputy Administrator, 
both of the United States Agency for International Development, 2:15 
p.m., S-116, Capitol.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Business 
meeting to consider S. 3817, to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and 
Treatment Act, the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, the 
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 
1978, and the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988 to 
reauthorize the Acts, and S. 3199, to amend the Public Health 
Service Act regarding early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of 
hearing loss, and any pending nominations, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Business 
meeting to consider S. 3806, to protect Federal employees and 
visitors, improve the security of Federal facilities and authorize 
and modernize the Federal Protective Service, H.R. 2142, to require 
quarterly performance assessments of Government programs for 
purposes of assessing agency performance and improvement, and to 
establish agency performance improvement officers and the 
Performance Improvement Council, S. 3794, to amend chapter 5 of 
title 40, United States Code, to include organizations whose 
membership comprises substantially veterans as recipient 
organizations for the donation of Federal surplus personal property 
through State agencies, H.R. 4543, to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 4285 Payne Avenue in San 
Jose, California, as the ``Anthony J. Cortese Post Office 
Building'', H.R. 5341, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 100 Orndorf Drive in Brighton, 
Michigan, as the ``Joyce Rogers Post Office Building'', H.R. 5390, 
to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 13301 Smith Road in Cleveland, Ohio, as the ``David John 
Donafee Post Office Building'', H.R. 5450, to designate the facility 
of the United States Postal Service located at 3894 Crenshaw 
Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, as the ``Tom Bradley Post 
Office Building'', and the nomination of Maria Elizabeth Raffinan, 
to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of 
Columbia, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government 
Information, Federal Services, and International Security, to hold 
hearings to examine improving financial accountability at the 
Department of Defense, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs, to 
hold hearings to examine crimes against America's homeless, focusing 
on if the violence is growing, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of 
James E. Graves, Jr., of Mississippi, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Fifth Circuit, Paul Kinloch Holmes III, to be United 
States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, Anthony 
J. Battaglia, to be United States District Judge for the Southern 
District of California, Edward J. Davila, to be United States 
District Judge for the Northern District of California, and Diana 
Saldana, to be United States District Judge for the Southern 
District of Texas, 2 p.m., SD-226.

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  Committee on Rules and Administration: To resume hearings to 
examine the filibuster, focusing on ideas to reduce delay and 
encourage debate in the Senate, 10 a.m., SR-301.


                                 House

  Committee on Armed Services, hearing on the Department of 
Defense's efficiency initiative, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on Fighting 
Superbugs: DOD's Response to Multidrug-Resistant Infections in 
Military Treatment Facilities, 1:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and 
Capabilities, hearing on small business' role and opportunities in 
restoring affordability to the Department of Defense, 2 p.m., 2212 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, hearing entitled ``The Future of 
Housing Finance--A Review of Proposals to Address Market Structure 
and Transition,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, hearing 
entitled ``The Inclusive Home Design Act,'' 4 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations and the Subcommittee 
on International Monetary Policy and Trade, joint hearing entitled 
``Ex-Im Bank Oversight: The Role of Trade Finance in Doubling 
Exports over Five Years,'' 4 p.m., 2220 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, hearing on PEPFAR: From Emergency to 
Sustainability and Advances Against HIV/AIDS, 9:30 a.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment, 
hearing on Renewed Engagement: U.S. Policy Toward Pacific Island 
Nations, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade, hearing on 
U.S. Strategy for Countering Jihadist Websites, 1:30 p.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Emergency 
Communications, Preparedness and Response, hearing entitled 
``Emergency Logistics Management: Transforming the Delivery of 
Disaster Relief for the 21st Century,'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Subcommittee on Intelligence, Information Sharing and Terrorist 
Risk Assessment, hearing entitled ``Is the Office of Intelligence 
and Analysis Adequately Connected to the Broader Homeland 
Communities?'' 3:30 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, hearing on H.R. 5034, Comprehensive 
Alcohol Regulatory Effectiveness (CARE) Act of 2010, 11 a.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy, hearing on 
Courtroom Use: Access to Justice, Effective Judicial Administration, 
and Courtroom Security, 3 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, hearing 
on Reauthorization of the Second Chance Act, 4 p.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, Refugees, Border 
Security, and International Law, meeting to request the Department 
of Homeland Security's Departmental Report on the Beneficiary of 
H.R. 5401, For the relief of Allan Bolor Kelley, 3:30 p.m.,, 2322 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on 
Domestic Policy, hearing entitled, ``From Molecules to Minds: The 
Future of Neuroscience Research and Development,'' 2 p.m., 2203 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, to consider the following measures: H.R. 847, 
James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010; Senate 
Amendment to H.R. 2701, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2010; and H.R. 2378. Currency Reform for Fair Trade Act, 8:30 
a.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science and Technology, hearing on Averting the 
Storm: How Investments in Science Will Secure the Competitiveness 
and Economic Future of the U.S., 10:15 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, hearing on 
Recovery Act Transportation and Infrastructure Projects: Impacts on 
Local Communities and Business, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, hearing 
Continuing Examination of U.S. flagged Vessels in U.S. Foreign 
Trade, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Economic 
Opportunity, hearing on Federal Contractor Compliance, 1 p.m., 334 
Cannon.
  Subcommittee on Health, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 3843, 
Transparency for America's Heroes Act; H.R. 4041, To authorize 
certain improvements in the Federal Recovery Coordinator Programs; 
H.R. 5428, To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to educate 
certain staff of the Department of Veterans Affairs and to inform 
veterans about the Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of Rights; H.R. 
5543, To amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal the 
prohibition on collective bargaining with respect to matters and 
questions regarding compensation of employees of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs other than rates of basic pay; H.R. 5516, Access to 
Appropriate Immunizations for Veterans Act of 2010; H.R. 5641, 
Heroes at Home Act; H.R. 5996, To direct the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of 
veterans with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; H.R. 6123, 
Veterans' Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitative Services' 
Improvements Act of 2010; H.R. 6127, Extension of Health Care 
Eligibility for Veterans Who Served at Qarmat Ali; and Draft 
Legislation, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive briefing on 
Supply Chain Threats, 10 a.m., and executive, briefing on Threat 
Assessments Update. 11:30 a.m., 304-HVC.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: To hold hearings 
to examine charges against Mikhail Khodorkovsky's Yukos Oil Company, 
2 p.m., 1539, Longworth Building.