Thursday, May 14, 2009
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Daily Digest
HIGHLIGHTS
House passed H.R. 2346, Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009.
Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5459-S5541
Measures Introduced: Twenty-three bills and three resolutions were
introduced, as follows: S. 1036-1058, and S. Res. 149-151.
Pages S5501-02
Measures Reported:
S. 1054, making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2009. (S. Rept. No. 111-20).
Page S5501
Measures Passed:
Commending South Charleston, West Virginia on 50th Annual Armed
Forces Day: Committee on Armed Services was discharged from further
consideration of S. Res. 146, commending South Charleston, West
Virginia, for celebrating its 50th annual Armed Forces Day on May 16,
2009, and the resolution was then agreed to.
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World Press Freedom Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 149, expressing
solidarity with the writers, journalists, and librarians of Cuba on
World Press Freedom Day and calling for the immediate release of
citizens of Cuba imprisoned for exercising rights associated with
freedom of the press.
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Commemorating and Celebrating Fallen Officers in the State of
Washington: Senate agreed to S. Res. 150, commemorating and celebrating
the lives of Officer Kristine Marie Fairbanks, Deputy Anne Marie
Jackson, and Sergeant Nelson Kai Ng who gave their lives in the service
of the people of Washington State in 2008.
Pages S5538-39
Measures Considered:
Credit Cardholders' Bill of Rights Act: Senate continued consideration
of H.R. 627, to amend the Truth in Lending Act to establish fair and
transparent practices relating to the extension of credit under an open
end consumer credit plan, taking action on the following amendments
proposed thereto:
Pages S5468-94, S5496
Pending:
Dodd/Shelby Amendment No. 1058, in the nature of a substitute.
Page S5468
Landrieu Modified Amendment No. 1079 (to Amendment No. 1058), to end
abuse, promote disclosure, and provide protections to small businesses
that rely on credit cards.
Pages S5468, S5471-74, S5488-92
Collins/Lieberman Modified Amendment No. 1107 (to Amendment No.
1058), to address stored value devices and cards.
Pages S5468, S5471
Lincoln Amendment No. 1126 (to Amendment No. 1107), to amend the
Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to the extension of certain
limitations.
Pages S5474-88
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing that no further
amendments be in order to the bill, except a managers amendment which
has been cleared by the mangers and the two Leaders, and that Senate
resume consideration of the bill at 10 a.m., on Tuesday, May 19, 2009,
and vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Dodd/Shelby Amendment No.
1058 (listed above); provided that if cloture is invoked on the
amendment, Senate consider any pending germane amendments, and that
upon disposition of those amendments, all post-cloture time be yielded
back, and the substitute amendment, as amended, be agreed to, and
Senate vote on passage of the bill; provided further that the motion to
invoke cloture on the bill, be withdrawn.
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House Messages:
Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act: Senate concurred in the
amendments of the House of Representatives to S. 386, to improve
enforcement of mortgage fraud, securities fraud, financial institution
fraud, and other frauds related to federal assistance
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and relief programs, for the recovery of funds lost to these frauds,
with an amendment.
Pages S5494-95
Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act: Senate disagreed to the
amendment of the House of Representatives to S. 454, to improve the
organization and procedures of the Department of Defense for the
acquisition of major weapon systems, agreed to the request for a
conference with the House thereon, and the Chair was authorized to
appoint the following conferees on the part of the Senate: Senators
Levin, Kennedy, Byrd, Lieberman, Reed, Akaka, Nelson (FL), Nelson (NE),
Bayh, Webb, McCaskill, Udall (CO), Hagan, Begich, Burris, McCain,
Inhofe, Sessions, Chambliss, Graham, Thune, Martinez, Wicker, Burr,
Vitter, and Collins.
Pages S5495-96
Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
Philip H. Gordon, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant
Secretary of State (European and Eurasian Affairs).
Fred P. Hochberg, of New York, to be President of the Export-Import
Bank of the United States for a term expiring January 20, 2013.
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Nominations Received: Senate received the following nominations:
Aneesh Chopra, of Virginia, to be an Associate Director of the Office
of Science and Technology Policy.
Capricia Penavic Marshall, of the District of Columbia, to be Chief
of Protocol, and to have the rank of Ambassador during her tenure of
service.
39 Air Force nominations in the rank of general.
Routine lists in the Air Force, National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, and Navy.
Pages S5539-41
Messages from the House:
Pages S5499-S5500
Measures Referred:
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Measures Placed on the Calendar:
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Executive Communications:
Pages S5500-01
Executive Reports of Committees:
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Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S5502-04
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S5504-30
Additional Statements:
Pages S5497-99
Amendments Submitted:
Pages S5530-37
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
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Authorities for Committees to Meet:
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Privileges of the Floor:
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Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 7:19 p.m.,
until 2:00 p.m. on Monday, May 18, 2009. (For Senate's program, see the
remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S5539.)
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
APPROPRIATIONS: NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense concluded a closed
hearing to examine the proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2010
for national intelligence program and military intelligence program,
after receiving testimony from Dennis Blair, Director of National
Intelligence; and James R. Clapper, Jr., Under Secretary of Defense for
Intelligence.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Appropriations: Committee ordered favorably reported a
bill providing supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for
Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and pandemic flu, with amendments.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine
the defense authorization request for fiscal year 2010 for the Future
Years Defense Program, after receiving testimony from Robert M. Gates,
Secretary, and Robert F. Hale, Under Secretary (Comptroller) and Chief
Financial Officer, both of the Department of Defense; and Admiral
Michael G. Mullen, USN, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Armed Services: Committee ordered favorably reported the
nominations of Raymond Edwin Mabus, Jr., of Mississippi, to be
Secretary, and Robert O. Work, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary, both
of the Department of the Navy, Andrew Charles Weber, of Virginia, to be
Assistant to the Secretary for Nuclear and Chemical and Biological
Defense Programs, Paul N. Stockton, of California, to be Assistant
Secretary for Homeland Defense and Americas' Security Affairs, Thomas
R. Lamont, of Illinois, to be Assistant Secretary of the Army for
Manpower and Reserve Affairs, and Charles A. Blanchard, of Arizona, to
be General Counsel of the Department of the Air Force, all of the
Department of Defense.
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CARBON CAPTURE AND SEQUESTRATION PROGRAM
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a
hearing to examine S. 1013, the Department of Energy Carbon Capture and
Sequestration Program Amendments Act of 2009, after receiving testimony
from Victor K. Der, Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of Fossil
Energy, Department of Energy; Kit Batten, Science Advisor in the Office
of the Deputy Secretary, Department of the Interior; Wyoming State
Representative Thomas E. Lubnau II, Gillette; John Tombari,
Schlumberger Carbon Services, Houston, Texas; Karl Moor, Southern
Company, Atlanta, Georgia; A. Scott Anderson, Environmental Defense
Fund, Austin, Texas; and Chiara Trabucchi, Industrial Economics
Incorporated, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee ordered favorably
reported the following items:
S. 1005, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act and the
Safe Drinking Water Act to improve water and wastewater infrastructure
in the United States, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
S. 849, to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency to conduct a study on black carbon emissions;
H.R. 80, to amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to treat nonhuman
primates as prohibited wildlife species under that Act, to make
corrections in the provisions relating to captive wildlife offenses
under that Act;
H.R. 388, to assist in the conservation of cranes by supporting and
providing, through projects of persons and organizations with expertise
in crane conservation, financial resources for the conservation
programs of countries the activities of which directly or indirectly
affect cranes and the ecosystems of cranes;
S. 529, to assist in the conservation of rare fields and rare canids
by supporting and providing financial resources for the conservation
programs of countries within the range of rare felid and rare canid
populations and projects of persons with demonstrated expertise in the
conservation of rare felid and rare canid populations;
H.R. 813, to designate the Federal building and United States
courthouse located at 306 East Main Street in Elizabeth City, North
Carolina, as the ``J. Herbert W. Small Federal Building and United
States Courthouse'';
H.R. 837, to designate the Federal building located at 799 United
Nations Plaza in New York, New York, as the ``Ronald H. Brown United
States Mission to the United Nations Building''; and
Army Corps of Engineers Study Resolution: Miles City and Vicinity,
Montana.
HEALTH CARE COVERAGE
Committee on Finance: Committee met in closed session to discuss
expanding health care coverage.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to
examine the nominations of Jeffrey D. Feltman, of Ohio, to be Assistant
Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs, and Robert Orris Blake, Jr., of
Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs, who was
introduced by Senator Whitehouse, both of the Department of State,
after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own
behalf.
MIDDLE EAST ROAD TO PEACE
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to
examine the Middle East, focusing on the road to peace, after receiving
testimony from the Right Honorable Tony Blair, former Prime Minister of
the United Kingdom, Quartet Representative, London, United Kingdom.
DELIVERY REFORM
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee
concluded a hearing to examine delivery reform, focusing on the roles
of primary and specialty care in innovative new delivery models, after
receiving testimony from Kenneth E. Thorpe, Emory University, Atlanta,
Georgia; Richard A. Cooper, University of Pennsylvania School of
Medicine, Philadelphia; Steven Schlossberg, American Urological
Association, Norfolk, Virginia, on behalf of the Alliance of Specialty
Medicine; Michael Nochomovitz, University Hospitals Medical Practices
and University Hospitals Management Services Organization, Cleveland,
Ohio; and Marsha Raulerson, American Academy of Pediatrics, Brewton,
Alabama.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee ordered favorably reported the
nomination of Larry J. Echo Hawk, of Utah, to be Assistant Secretary of
the Interior for Indian Affairs.
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House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 47 public bills, H.R. 2403-
2449; and 13 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 127 and H. Res. 437-448 were
introduced.
Pages H5663-67
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages H5667-68
Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
H.R. 689, to interchange the administrative jurisdiction of certain
Federal lands between the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land
Management, with an amendment (H. Rept. 111-108) and
H.R. 1170, to amend chapter 21 of title 38, United States Code, to
establish a grant program to encourage the development of new assistive
technologies for specially adapted housing, with an amendment (H. Rept.
111-109).
H.R. 1088, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a
one-year period for the training of new disabled veterans' outreach
program specialists and local veterans' employment representatives by
National Veterans' Employment and Training Services Institute (H. Rept.
111-110); and
H.R. 1089, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the
enforcement through the Office of Special Counsel of the employment and
unemployment rights of veterans and members of the Armed Forces
employed by Federal executive agencies, with amendments (H. Rept. 111-
111).
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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she appointed
Representative Tauscher to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
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21st Century Green High-Performing Public School Facilities Act: The
House passed H.R. 2187, to direct the Secretary of Education to make
grants to State educational agencies for the modernization, renovation,
or repair of public school facilities, by a recorded vote of 275 ayes
to 155 noes, Roll No. 259.
Pages H5588-93
Rejected the Thompson (PA) motion to recommit the bill to the
Committee on Education and Labor with instructions to report the bill
back to the House forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of
182 ayes to 247 noes, Roll No. 258.
Pages H5591-93
Agreed to:
Giffords amendment (No. 7 printed in H. Rept. 111-106) that was
debated on May 13th that specifies that local educational agencies
receiving funds under the act may encourage schools receiving funds for
projects to educate students about those projects, including how they
function, and their environmental, energy, sustainability, and other
benefits (by a recorded vote of 334 ayes to 97 noes, Roll No. 255);
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Bright amendment (No. 10 printed in H. Rept. 111-106) that was
debated on May 13th that requires the Secretary to reserve 5 percent of
section 102 grant funds for grants to local educational agencies
serving geographic areas with significant economic distress or
recovering from a natural disaster (by a recorded vote of 433 ayes with
none voting ``no'', Roll No. 256); and
Pages H5589-90
Griffith amendment (No. 11 printed in H. Rept. 111-106) that was
debated on May 13th that includes reducing the incidence and effects of
asthma and other respiratory illnesses in children among the voluntary
guidelines for high performing school buildings. It also adds reducing
the incidence and effects of asthma and other respiratory illnesses to
the list of demonstrable and expected benefits. The amendment includes
the reduction and elimination of human exposure to airborne particles
such as dust, sand, and pollens among the approved uses for grant funds
used by local educational agencies (by a recorded vote of 433 ayes with
none voting ``no'', Roll No. 257).
Pages H5590-91
Rejected:
Kline (MN) amendment to amend the title of the bill (by a recorded
vote of 149 ayes to 257 noes, Roll No. 260).
Pages H5593-94
Agreed that the Clerk be authorized to make technical and conforming
changes to reflect the actions of the House.
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H. Res. 427, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was
agreed to on Wednesday, May 13th.
Suspensions--Proceedings Resumed: The House agreed to suspend the rules
and pass the following measures which were debated on Wednesday, May
13th:
Recognizing Armed Forces Day and the exemplary service of the members
of the United States Armed Forces: H. Res. 377, to recognize Armed
Forces Day and the exemplary service of the members of the United
States Armed Forces, by a 2/3 yea-and-nay vote of 420 yeas with none
voting ``nay'', Roll No. 263;
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Granting the congressional gold medal, collectively, to the 100th
Infantry Battalion and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, United States
Army, in recognition of their dedicated service during World War II:
H.R. 347, to grant the congressional gold medal, collectively, to the
100th Infantry
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Battalion and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, United States Army, in
recognition of their dedicated service during World War II, by a 2/3
yea-and-nay vote of 411 yeas with none voting ``no'', Roll No. 266; and
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Medal of Honor Commemorative Coin Act of 2009: H.R. 1209, to require
the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition and
celebration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor in 1861,
America's highest award for valor in action against an enemy force
which can be bestowed upon an individual serving in the Armed Services
of the United States, to honor the American military men and women who
have been recipients of the Medal of Honor, and to promote awareness of
what the Medal of Honor represents and how ordinary Americans, through
courage, sacrifice, selfless service and patriotism, can challenge fate
and change the course of history.
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Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2009: The House passed H.R. 2346,
making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2009, by a yea-and-nay vote of 368 yeas to 60 nays, Roll No. 265.
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Rejected the Rogers (KY) motion to recommit the bill to the Committee
on Appropriations with instructions to report the same back to the
House forthwith with an amendment, by a yea-and-nay vote of 191 yeas to
237 nays, Roll No. 264.
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Pursuant to the rule, the amendment printed in H. Rept. 111-107 is
considered as adopted.
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Agreed that the Clerk be authorized to make technical and conforming
changes to reflect the actions of the House.
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H. Res. 434, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was
agreed to by a recorded vote of 247 ayes to 178 noes, Roll No. 262,
after agreeing to order the previous question by a yea-and-nay vote of
240 yeas to 188 nays, Roll No. 261.
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Moment of Silence: The House observed a moment of silence in honor of
police officers who have fallen in the line of duty.
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Meeting Hour: Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to
meet at 1 p.m. tomorrow, and further, when the House adjourns on that
day, it adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Monday, May 18th for morning
hour debate, and further, when the House adjourns on that day, it
adjourn to meet at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 19th for morning hour
debate and noon for legislative business.
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Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page
H5635.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Five yea-and-nay votes and seven recorded votes
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H5589,
H5590, H5590-91, H5592-93, H5593, H5593-94, H 5606, H5606-07, H5607,
H5631, H5632, H5633. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 8:41 p.m.
Committee Meetings
HORTICULTURE/ORGANIC AGRICULTURE SAFETY STANDARDS
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic
Agriculture held a hearing to review food safety standards for
horticulture and organic agriculture. Testimony was heard from David
W.K. Acheson, M.D., Associate Commissioner, Foods, FDA, Department of
Health and Human Services; David Shipman, Acting Administrator,
Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA; and public witnesses.
FINANCIAL SERVICES, GENERAL GOVERNMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES
APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Services,
General Government and Related Agencies held a hearing on the District
of Columbia. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
District of Columbia: Adrian Fenty, Mayor; Vincent Gray, Council
Chairman; and Natwar Gandhi, Chief Financial Officer.
INTERIOR AND ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior and Environment,
and Related Agencies held a hearing on National Park Service. Testimony
was heard from Dan Wenk, Acting Director, National Park Service,
Department of the Interior.
NAVY BUDGET FY 2010; ARMY BUDGET 2010
Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on the Fiscal Year 2010
National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the Department of
the Navy. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
Department of the Navy: B.F. Penn, Acting Secretary; ADM Gary Roughead,
USN, Chief of Naval Operations; and GEN James T. Conway, USMC,
Commandant of the Marine Corps.
The Committee also held a hearing on the Fiscal Year 2010 National
Defense Authorization Budget Request from the Department of the Army.
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the
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Department of the Army: Pete Geren, Secretary; and GEN George W. Casey,
Jr., USA, Chief of Staff.
CHILD NUTRITION/OBESITY REDUCTION
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Health, Families and
Communities held a hearing on Improving Child Nutrition Programs to
Reduce Childhood Obesity. Testimony was heard from Representatives
Castle and Woolsey; Michele Paterson, wife of David Paterson, Governor
of New York; and public witnesses.
FEDERAL INSURANCE INDUSTRY/OVERSIGHT
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets,
Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises held a hearing entitled
``How Should the Federal Government Oversee Insurance?'' Testimony was
heard from Baird Webel, Specialist in Financial Economics,
Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress; and public
witnesses.
U.S.-TURKEY PARTNERSHIP
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe held a hearing on
The United States and Turkey: A Model Partnership. Testimony was heard
from public witnesses.
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION AUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Homeland Security: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R.
2200, Transportation Security Administration Authorization Act.
OVERSIGHT--JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
Committee on the Judiciary: Held an oversight hearing on the Department
of Justice. Testimony was heard from Eric H. Holder, The Attorney
General.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests
and Public Lands held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 129, To
authorize the conveyance of certain National Forest System lands in the
Los Padres National Forest in California; H.R. 762, To validate final
patent number 27-2005-0081, and for other purposes; H.R. 865, To convey
the New River State Park campground located in Mount Rodgers National
Recreation Area in the Jefferson National Forest in Carroll County,
Virginia, to the Commonwealth of Virginia, and for other purposes; H.R.
1442, To provide for the sale of the Federal Government's reversionary
interest in approximately 60 acres of land in Salt Lake City, Utah,
originally conveyed to the Mount Olivet Cemetery Association under the
Act of January 23, 1909; H.R. 1471, To expand the boundary of the Jimmy
Carter National Historic Site in the State of Georgia, to redesignate
the unit as a National Historical Park, and or other purposes; and H.R.
1641, Cascadia Marine Trail Study Act. Testimony was heard from
Representatives Bishop of Georgia, and Matheson; Stephen P. Whitesell,
Associate Director, Park Planning, Facilities, and Lands, National Park
Service, Department of the Interior; Tony L. Ferguson, Acting Director,
Lands and Realty Management, Forest Service, USDA; Representative
Michael A. Cheokas, member, State Legislature, Georgia; and a public
witness.
BONNEVILLE UNIT CLEAN HYDROPOWER FACILITATION ACT
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water and Power held a
hearing on H.R. 2008, Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower Facilitation
Act. Testimony was heard from Reed Murray, Program Director, Central
Utah Project Completion Act Office, Department of the Interior; and
public witnesses.
FEDERAL EMPLOYEE CONTRACTOR WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Held a hearing entitled
``Protecting the Public from Waste, Fraud, and Abuse: H.R. 1507,
Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2009.'' Testimony was heard
from Rajesh De, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal
Policy, Department of Justice; Franz Gayl, Science and Technology
Advisor to the Deputy Commandant for Plans, Policies and Operations/
Deputy Branch Head, U.S. Marine Corps, Department of Defense; Louis
Fisher, Special Assistant to the Law Librarian of Congress, Library of
Congress; Bunnatine H. Greenhouse, former Procurement Executive and
Principal Assistant Responsible for Contracting, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Department of Defense; Teresa Chambers, former Chief, U.S.
Park Police, National Park Service, Department of the Interior; and
public witnesses.
PROTECTING HINI FLU RESPONDERS
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on Federal
Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia held a hearing
entitled ``Protecting the Protectors: An Assessment of Front-line
Federal Workers in Response to the H1N1 Flu.'' Testimony was heard from
Thomas Galassi, Director, Technical Support and Emergency Management,
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Department of Labor;
David Weissman, Director, Division of Respiratory Disease Studies,
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human
Services; Nancy Kichak,
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Associate Director, Strategic Human Resources Policy Division, OPM;
Elaine Duke, Under Secretary, Management, Department of Homeland
Security; and public witnesses.
FY 2010 RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT BUDGET
Committee on Science and Technology: Held a hearing on An Overview of
the Federal R&D Budget for Fiscal Year 2010. Testimony was heard from
John P. Holdren, Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy.
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY IMPROVEMENT ACT
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing entitled ``The Consumer
Product Safety Improvement Act and Small Business.'' Testimony was
heard from Nancy A. Bird, Acting Chairman, Consumer Product Safety
Commission.
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DISASTER RESPONSE CAPABILITIES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Held a hearing on An
Independent FEMA: Restoring the Nation's Capabilities for Effective
Emergency Management and Disaster Response. Testimony was heard from
public witnesses.
TRANSPORTATION'S HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SAFETY PROGRAM REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on
Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials held a hearing on
Reauthorization of the Department of Transportation's Hazardous
Materials Safety Program. Testimony was heard from Cynthia Douglass,
Acting Deputy Administrator, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety
Administration, Department of Transportation; Deborah Hersman, member,
National Transportation Safety Board; and public witnesses.
VETERANS APPELLATE PROCESS
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Disability Assistance
and Memorial Affairs held a hearing on Examining Appellate Processes
and Their Impacts on Veterans. Testimony was heard from Judge Bruce E.
Kasold, U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims; the following
officials of the Department of Veterans Affairs: James P. Terry,
Chairman, Board of Veterans' Appeals; and Ronald S. Burke, Director,
Appeals Management Center, Veterans Benefits Administration;
representatives of veterans organizations; and a public witness.
FEDERAL CONTRACT COMPLIANCE
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity
held a hearing on Federal Contract Compliance. Testimony was heard from
Lorenzo Harrison, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Federal
Contract Compliance Programs, Department of Labor; Jan R. Frye, Deputy
Assistant Secretary, Acquisition and Logistics, Department of Veterans
Affairs; representatives of veterans organizations; and public
witnesses.
U.S. TRADE/INVESTMENT AGREEMENTS
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing on
Investment Protections in U.S. Trade and Investment Agreements.
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
BRIEFING--INTELLIGENCE SUPPORT IN AFGHANISTAN
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to
receive a briefing on Intelligence Support in Afghanistan. Testimony
was head from LTG Richard Zahner, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-2, U.S.
Army, Department of Defense.
Joint Meetings
No joint committee meetings were held.
COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR FRIDAY,
MAY 15, 2009
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Senate
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold
hearings to examine the nomination of Robert M. Groves, of Michigan,
to be Director of the Census, Department of Commerce, 9:30 a.m., SD-
342.
House
Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Military Personnel,
hearing on the Fiscal Year 2010 National Defense Authorization
Budget Request on Defense Health Program Overview, 9 a.m., 2118
Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Seapower and Expeditionary Forces, on Fiscal Year
2010 National Defense Authorization Budget Request for Department of
the Navy shipbuilding acquisition programs, 10 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD
Week of May 18 through May 23, 2009
Senate Chamber
On Tuesday, at 10 a.m., Senate will resume consideration of H.R. 627,
Credit Cardholders' Bill of
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Rights Act, and vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Dodd/Shelby
Amendment No. 1058.
During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared
legislative and executive business.
Senate Committees
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Committee on Appropriations: May 19, Subcommittee on Energy and
Water Development, to hold hearings to examine funding and oversight
of the Department of Energy, 10:15 a.m., SD-138.
May 19, Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans
Affairs, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed
budget estimates for fiscal year 2010 for the Department of Defense
and the Department of the Navy military construction programs, 2:30
p.m., SD-138.
May 20, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related
Programs, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for
fiscal year 2010 for the Department of State, 9:30 a.m., SD-192.
May 21, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services,
Education, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2010 for the National
Institutes of Health, 10:30 a.m., SD-138.
May 21, Subcommittee on Defense, to hold hearings to examine
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2010 for the Missile
Defense Agency, 10:30 a.m., SD-124.
May 21, Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans
Affairs, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed
budget estimates for fiscal year 2010 for the Department of Veterans
Affairs, 2 p.m., SD-124.
May 21, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, to hold hearings to
examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2010 for the
Government Accountability Office, the Government Printing Office,
and the Congressional Budget Office, 2:30 p.m., SD-138.
Committee on Armed Services: May 19, to hold hearings to examine
the Department of the Army proposed defense authorization request
for fiscal year 2010 and the Future Years Defense Program, 9:30
a.m., SH-216.
May 20, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to hold hearings to
examine the Defense Authorization request for fiscal year 2010 and
Future Years Defense Program for military space programs; to be
possibly followed by a closed session in SVC-217, 2 p.m., SR-232A.
May 20, Subcommittee on Personnel, to hold hearings to examine the
Defense Authorization request for fiscal year 2010 and Future Years
Defense Program for active component, reserve component, and
civilian personnel programs, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
May 21, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the Defense
Authorization request for fiscal year 2010 and the Future Years
Defense Program for the Department of the Air Force, 9:30 a.m., SD-
106.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: May 20, to hold
an oversight hearing to examine the Troubled Asset Relief Program
(TARP), 9:30 a.m., SD-538.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: May 19, to
hold hearings to examine the nominations of J. Randolph Babbitt, of
Virginia, to be Administrator of the Federal Aviation
Administration, and John D. Porcari, of Maryland, to be Deputy
Secretary, both of the Department of Transportation, Rebecca M.
Blank, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, and
Lawrence E. Strickling, of Illinois, to be Assistant Secretary for
Communications and Information, both of the Department of Commerce,
and Aneesh Chopra, to be Chief Technology Officer, Office of Science
and Technology Policy at the Executive Office of the President, 11
a.m., SR-253.
May 21, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and
Insurance, to hold hearings to examine health and product safety
issues associated with imported drywall, 10:30 a.m., SR-253.
May 21, Subcommittee on Science and Space, to hold hearings to
examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2010
for NASA, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: May 19, business
meeting to consider any pending calendar business, 2:15 p.m., SD-
366.
Committee on Environment and Public Works: May 19, to hold
hearings to examine business opportunities and climate policy, 10
a.m., SD-406.
May 21, Full Committee, to hold an oversight hearing to examine
the Economic Development Administration, 10 a.m., SD-406.
Committee on Finance: May 19, Subcommittee on Energy, Natural
Resources, and Infrastructure, to hold hearings to examine oil and
gas tax provisions, focusing on the President's Fiscal Year 2010
budget proposal, 10 a.m., SD-215.
May 21, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine The United
States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement, 10 a.m., SD-215.
Committee on Foreign Relations: May 19, to hold hearings to
examine challenges and opportunities for U.S.-China cooperation on
climate change, 10:15 a.m., SD-419.
May 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine pathways to a
green global economic recovery, 2:15 p.m., SD-419.
May 19, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending
calendar business, 2:15 p.m., S-116, Capitol.
May 20, Subcommittee on African Affairs, to hold hearings to
examine developing a coordinated and sustainable strategy for
Somalia, 9 a.m., SD-419.
May 20, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine developments
on the ground in Pakistan and Afghanistan, 11 a.m., SVC-217.
May 20, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine foreign policy
priorities in the President's proposed budget request for fiscal
year 2010 for international affairs, 1:30 p.m., SH-216.
May 21, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine a new strategy
for Afghanistan and Pakistan, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: May 19,
business meeting to consider S. 982, to protect the
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public health by providing the Food and Drug Administration with
certain authority to regulate tobacco products, and any pending
nominations, 10 a.m., SD-430.
May 20, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 717, to
modernize cancer research, increase access to preventative cancer
services, provide cancer treatment and survivorship initiatives, and
any pending nominations, 2:30 p.m., SD-430.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: May 19,
Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal
Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings to examine
public health challenges in our nation's capital, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
May 21, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine financial
regulatory lessons from abroad, 2 p.m., SD-342.
Committee on Indian Affairs: May 21, to hold hearings to examine
executive branch authority to acquire trust lands for Indian tribes,
2:15 p.m., SD-628.
Committee on the Judiciary: May 19, Subcommittee on Administrative
Oversight and the Courts, to hold hearings to examine protecting
Americans, focusing on holding foreign manufacturers accountable, 10
a.m., SD-226.
May 19, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer
Rights, to hold hearings to examine the Discount Pricing Consumer
Protection Act, focusing on a ban on vertical price fixing, 2:30
p.m., SD-226.
May 20, Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and Border Security,
to hold hearings to examine securing the border and America's points
of entry, 10 a.m., SD-226.
May 20, Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs, to hold hearings to
examine criminal prosecution as a deterrent to health care fraud,
2:30 p.m., SD-226.
May 21, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 417, to
enact a safe, fair, and responsible state secrets privilege Act, S.
257, to amend title 11, United States Code, to disallow certain
claims resulting from high cost credit debts, S. 448 and H.R. 985,
bills to maintain the free flow of information to the public by
providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of
information by certain persons connected with the news media, the
nominations of Thomas E. Perez, of Maryland, to be Assistant
Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice,
David F. Hamilton, of Indiana, to be United States Circuit Judge for
the Seventh Circuit, Andre M. Davis, of Maryland, to be United
States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit, and committee's
subcommittee assignments, 10 a.m., SD-226.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: May 21, business meeting to mark
up pending legislation, 9:30 a.m., SR-418.
Select Committee on Intelligence: May 19, to hold closed hearings
to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., S-407, Capitol.
May 21, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the
nominations of Stephen Woolman Preston, of the District of Columbia,
to be General Counsel of the Central Intelligence Agency, and Robert
S. Litt, of Maryland, to be General Counsel of the Office of the
Director of National Intelligence, 2:30 p.m., SH-216.
Special Committee on Aging: May 20, to hold hearings to examine
pension plans, 2 p.m., SR-432.
May 21, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the role of
small business in stimulus contracting, 10 a.m., SR-428A.
House Committees
Committee on Agriculture, May 21, hearing to review low carbon
fuel standard proposals, 10:30 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
Committee on Appropriations, May 18, Select Intelligence Oversight
Panel, executive, on National Intelligence Program and Military
Intelligence Program, 5 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
May 19, Subcommittee on Financial Services, General Government and
Related Agencies, on IRS, 10 a.m., and on National Archives, 2 p.m.,
room to be announced.
May 19, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related
Agencies, on EPA, 9:30 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
May 19, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs,
and Related Agencies, on Department of Defense Overview, 10 a.m., H-
143 Capitol.
May 20, Subcommittee on Defense, on Department of Defense, 12:30
p.m., 210 HVC.
May 20, Subcommittee on Financial Services, General Government,
and Related Agencies, on OMB, 2 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
May 20, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs,
and Related Agencies, on Air Force Budget, 10 a.m., H-143 Capitol.
May 20, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related
Programs, on U.S. Agency for International Development, 9:30 a.m.;
on Millennium Challenge Corporation, 10:30 a.m.; and on Office of
Global AIDS Coordinator, 11:30 a.m., room to be announced.
May 20, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban
Development, and Related Agencies, on Member Requests, 10 a.m.,
2358-A Rayburn.
May 21, Subcommittee on Defense, on Defense Health Program, 10
a.m., H-140 Capitol.
May 21, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related
Agencies, on National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA):
Nuclear Nonproliferation and Weapons, 10 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
May 21, Subcommittee on Financial Services, General Government and
Related Agencies, on Treasury Department, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
May 21, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related
Agencies, on U.S. Geological Survey, 1:30 p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
Committee on Armed Services, May 19, hearing on the Fiscal Year
2010 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the
Department of the Air Force, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
May 19, Defense Acquisition Panel, hearing on Measuring
Performance: Developing Good Acquisition Metrics, 8 a.m., 2212
Rayburn.
May 19, Subcommittee on Seapower, and Expeditionary Forces,
hearing on Fiscal Year 2010 National Defense Authorization Budget
Request for the Department of the Navy Aviation Programs, 3 p.m.,
2212 Rayburn.
May 20, Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces, hearing on Fiscal
Year 2010 National Defense Authorization
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Budget Request for Air Force Modernization Programs, 2:30 p.m., 2118
Rayburn.
May 20, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on
Another Crossroads? Professional Military Education Twenty Years
after the Goldwater-Nichols Act and the Skelton Panel, 1 p.m., 2118
Rayburn.
May 20, Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing on Fiscal Year 2010
National Defense Authorization Budget Request for the Military
Services' Operations and Maintenance Funding, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
May 20, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and
Capabilities, hearing on Fiscal Year 2010 National Defense
Authorization Budget Request for Department of Defense Science and
Technology Programs, 10:30 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
May 21, Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces, hearing on Fiscal
Year 2010 National Defense Authorization Budget Request for Army
Acquisition, Reset, and Modernization Programs, 10 a.m., 2118
Rayburn.
May 21, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing on Fiscal Year
2010 National Defense Authorization Budget Request on Military
Personnel Overview, 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
May 21, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing on Fiscal Year
2010 National Defense Authorization Budget Request for National
Security Space and Missile Defense Programs, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
Committee on the Budget, May 21, hearing on the State of the
Economy, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
Committee on Education and Labor, May 19, hearing on Examining the
Abusive and Deadly Use of Seclusion and Restraint in Schools, 10
a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
May 20, hearing on The Obama Administration's Education Agenda, 10
a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
May 21, hearing on Increasing Student Aid Through Loan Reform, 10
a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, May 18, to mark up the American
Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, 1 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
May 18, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection,
hearing entitled ``Auto Safety: Existing Mandates and Emerging
Issues,'' 2 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services, May 19, hearing entitled
``Capital Loss, Corruption and the Role of Western Financial
Institutions,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
May 19, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government
Sponsored Enterprises, hearing entitled ``Approaches to Improving
Credit Rating Agency Regulation,'' 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
May 20, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer
Credit, hearing entitled ``H.R. 2351, Credit Union Share Insurance
Stabilization Act,'' 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
May 21, Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity, hearing
entitled ``The Section 8 Voucher Reform Act,'' 2:30 p.m., 2128
Rayburn.
Committee on Foreign Affairs, May 20, to mark up the Foreign
Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011, 10 a.m.,
2172 Rayburn.
Committee on House Administration, May 21, hearing on Military and
Overseas Voting: Obstacles and Potential Solutions, 10 a.m., 1539
Longworth.
Committee on the Judiciary, May 20, oversight hearing on the
Federal Bureau of Investigation, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
May 21, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security,
hearing on Unfairness in Federal Cocaine Sentencing: Is It Time To
Crack the 100 to 1 Disparity? and to consider the following bills:
H.R. 1459, Fairness in Cocaine Sentencing Act of 2009; H.R. 1466,
Major Drug Trafficking Prosecution Act of 2009; H.R. 265, Drug
Sentencing Reform and Cocaine Kingpin Trafficking Act of 2009; H.R.
2178, Crack-Cocaine Equitable Sentencing Act of 2009; and H.R. 18,
Powder-Crack Cocaine Penalty Equalization Act of 2009, 10 a.m., 2141
Rayburn.
Committee on Natural Resources, May 19, Subcommittee on Insular
Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife, oversight hearing on Implementation of
Public Law 110-229 to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana
Islands and Guam, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
May 20, Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife,
oversight hearing on advance of the 61st meeting of the
International Whaling Commission (IWC) to be held in Madeira,
Portugal June 22-26, 1 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
May 21, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands,
oversight hearing on the Future of the Forest Economy, 10 a.m., 1324
Longworth.
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, May 19, Subcommittee
on Government Management, Organization, and Procurement, hearing
entitled ``The State of Federal Information Security,'' 9 a.m., 2247
Rayburn.
May 19, Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing entitled ``ONDCP's
Fiscal Year 2010 National Drug Control Budget and the Priorities,
Objectives, and Policies of the Office of National Drug Control
Policy under the New Administration,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
May 20, Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the
District of Columbia, to consider the following bills: H.R. 22, To
amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, to allow the United
States Postal Service to pay its share of contributions for
annuitants' health benefits out of the Postal Service Retiree Health
Benefits Fund; and H.R. 1345, District of Columbia Hatch Act Reform
Act of 2009, 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
May 21, full Committee, oversight hearing entitled ``The Future of
the V-22 Osprey: Costs, Capabilities, and Challenges,'' 10 a.m.,
2154 Rayburn.
May 21, Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National
Archives, hearing entitled ``Stakeholders' Views on the National
Archives and Records Administration (NARA),'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on Rules, May 18, Subcommittee on Rules and Organization
of the House, hearing on H.R. 2297, The White House Conference on
Food and Nutrition, 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
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Committee on Science and Technology, May 19, hearing on NASA's
Fiscal Year 2010 Budget Request, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
May 19, Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, hearing on
the Science of Insolvency, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
May 20, full Committee, to consider pending business, 10 a.m.,
2318 Rayburn.
Committee on Small Business, May 20, hearing entitled ``Heroes of
Small Business,'' 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
May 21, Subcommittee on Regulations and Healthcare, hearing
entitled ``Impacts of Outstanding Regulatory Policy on Small
Biofuels Producers and Family Farmers,'' 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, May 19,
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing on
Recommendations of the National Committee on Levee Safety, 2 p.m.,
2167 Rayburn.
May 20, Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing on Aviation Consumer
Issues: Emergency Contingency Planning and Outlook for Summer
Travel, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
May 20, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation,
hearing on Piracy Against U.S.-Flagged Vessels: Lessons Learned, 10
a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, May 19, Subcommittee on Health,
hearing on VA Medical Care: The Crown Jewel and Best Kept Secret, 2
p.m., 334 Cannon.
May 19, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on
Gulf War Illness Research: Is Enough Being Done? 10 a.m., 334
Cannon.
May 20, full Committee, hearing on the Growing Needs of Women
Veterans: Is the VA Ready? 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
May 21, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, hearing on the
following bills: H.R. 1037, Pilot College Work Study Programs for
Veterans Act of 2009; H.R. 1098, Veterans Worker Retraining Act of
2009; H.R. 1168, Veterans Retraining Act of 2009; H.R. 1172, To
direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include on the Internet
website of the Department of Veterans Affairs a list of
organizations that provide scholarships to veterans and their
survivors; H.R. 1821, Equity for Injured Veterans Act of 2009; H.R.
1879, National Guard Employment Protection Act of 2009; and H.R.
2180, To amend title 38, United States Code, to waive housing loan
fees for certain veterans with service-connected disabilities called
to active service, 1 p.m., 340 Cannon.
Committee on Ways and Means, May 19, Subcommittee on Social
Security, hearing on Social Security Administration's (SSA's)
employment support programs for disability beneficiaries including
the Ticket to Work Program, 2 p.m. 1100 Longworth.
May 21, Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures, hearing on issues
involving tax-exempt and taxable governmental bonds, 10 a.m., 1100
Longworth.
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, May 19, Subcommittee
on Intelligence Community Management, hearing on GAO's upcoming
report on security clearance reform, ``Personnel Security
Clearances,'' 10 a.m., 2253 Rayburn.
Joint Meetings
Joint Economic Committee: May 20, to hold hearings to examine oil
and the economy, focusing on the impact of rising global demand on
the United States recovery, 10 a.m., 210, Cannon Building.
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HOUSE
Akin, W. Todd, Mo., E1171
Arcuri, Michael A., N.Y., E1165
Barton, Joe, Tex., E1162
Biggert, Judy, Ill., E1166
Bilbray, Brian P., Calif., E1151
Boozman, John, Ark., E1153, E1167
Brady, Robert A., Pa., E1166
Castle, Michael N., Del., E1157
Clay, Wm. Lacy, Mo., E1150
Cleaver, Emanuel, Mo., E1153
Coble, Howard, N.C., E1166
Connolly, Gerald E., Va., E1157
Crowley, Joseph, N.Y., E1155
Culberson, John Abney, Tex., E1155
Cummings, Elijah E., Md., E1161
Davis, Lincoln, Tenn., E1173
Davis, Susan A., Calif., E1174
DeGette, Diana, Colo., E1172
Delahunt, William D., Mass., E1156
Dingell, John D., Mich., E1154
Ehlers, Vernon J., Mich., E1169
Ellison, Kieth, Minn., E1173
Ellsworth, Brad, Ind., E1159
Etheridge, Bob, N.C., E1152, E1176
Fattah, Chaka, Pa., E1160
Frelinghuysen, Rodney P., N.J., E1162
Gallegly, Elton, Calif., E1150
Garrett, Scott, N.J., E1150
Gerlach, Jim, Pa., E1159
Gingrey, Phil, Ga., E1154, E1167, E1176
Graves, Sam, Mo., E1152, E1153, E1153, E1154, E1154, E1155
Green, Al, Tex., E1174
Hill, Baron P., Ind., E1149
Hirono, Mazie K., Hawaii, E1158
Honda, Michael M., Calif., E1162
Jackson-Lee, Sheila, Tex., E1155, E1160, E1163, E1176
Johnson, Timothy V., Ill., E1151
Kaptur, Marcy, Ohio, E1175
King, Peter T., N.Y., E1161
Kirkpatrick, Ann, Ariz., E1154, E1167
Kucinich, Dennis J., Ohio, E1149
Latham, Tom, Iowa, E1149, E1150, E1151, E1152
Lofgren, Zoe, Calif., E1173
Lowey, Nita M., N.Y., E1153
Lungren, Daniel E., Calif., E1160
McCarthy, Kevin, Calif., E1159
McCotter, Thaddeus G., Mich., E1176
Matsui, Doris O., Calif., E1159
Moore, Dennis, Kans., E1164
Neal, Richard E., Mass., E1158
Norton, Eleanor Holmes, D.C., E1173, E1175
Paul, Ron, Tex., E1161
Radanovich, George, Calif., E1161, E1163, E1166
Rangel, Charles B., N.Y., E1163
Reichert, David G., Wash., E1175
Rothman, Steven R., N.J., E1161
Roybal-Allard, Lucille, Calif., E1156, E1157
Sanchez, Loretta, Calif., E1165
Schauer, Mark H., Mich., E1158, E1159
Scott, David, Ga., E1168
Shuler, Heath, N.C., E1168
Smith, Adrian, Nebr., E1149, E1167
Stark, Fortney Pete, Calif., E1156
Thompson, Mike, Calif., E1149
Tiahrt, Todd, Kans., E1152
Van Hollen, Chris, Md., E1177
Westmoreland, Lynn A., Mac, Ga., E1151
Woolsey, Lynn C., Calif., E1158