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“CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Commerce was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D121-D123 on Feb. 6, 2009.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD
Week of February 9 through February 14, 2009
Senate Chamber
On Monday, at approximately 1 p.m., Senate will resume consideration of H.R. 1, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the amendment offered by Senator Reid for Senators Collins and Nelson (NE) at 5:30 p.m.
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: February 11, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, to hold hearings to examine protecting residents of the Devils Lake region from rising water, 9:30 a.m., SD-138.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: February 10, business meeting to consider the nominations of Austan Dean Goolsbee, of Illinois, and Cecilia Elena Rouse, of California, both to be Members of the Council of Economic Advisers; and an original resolution authorizing expenditures for committee operations, committee's rules of procedure for the 111th Congress, and subcommittee assignments; to be followed by an oversight hearing to examine the financial rescue program, focusing on a new plan for the Trouble Asset Relief Program (TARP), 10 a.m., SD-106.
February 12, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine consumer protection in the financial regulatory system, focusing on strengthening credit card protections, 10 a.m., SD-538.
Committee on the Budget: February 10, to hold hearings to examine issues and budget options for health reform, 10 a.m., SD-608.
February 11, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine policies to address the crises in financial and housing markets, 10 a.m., SD-
608.
February 12, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Senate procedures for consideration of the budget resolution/
reconciliation, 10 a.m., SD-608.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: February 12, organizational business meeting to consider an original resolution authorizing expenditures for committee operations, and committee's rules of procedure for the 111th Congress; followed by a hearing to consider the nominations of Jane Lubchenco, of Oregon, to be Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, and John P. Holdren, of Massachusetts, to be Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, both of the Department of Commerce, 10 a.m., SR-
253.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: February 10, to hold hearings to examine renewable electricity standards proposal, 10 a.m., SD-366.
February 11, Full Committee, organizational business meeting to consider an original resolution authorizing expenditures for committee operations, and subcommittee assignments for the 111th Congress, 11:30 a.m., SD-366.
February 12, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the Department of Energy Loan Guarantee Program, authorized under Title 17 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, and how the delivery of services to support the deployment of clean energy technologies might be improved, 10 a.m., SD-366.
Committee on Foreign Relations: February 10, to receive a closed briefing on North Korea, 2:30 p.m., SVC-217.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: February 11, business meeting to consider S. 160, to provide the District of Columbia a voting seat and the State of Utah an additional seat in the House of Representatives, S. 303, to reauthorize and improve the Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999, S. 69, to establish a fact-finding Commission to extend the study of a prior Commission to investigate and determine facts and circumstances surrounding the relocation, internment, and deportation to Axis countries of Latin Americans of Japanese descent from December 1941 through February 1948, and the impact of those actions by the United States, and to recommend appropriate remedies, and S. 234, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2105 East Cook Street in Springfield, Illinois, as the ``Colonel John H. Wilson, Jr. Post Office Building'', an original resolution authorizing expenditures for committee operations, and committee's rules of procedure for the 111th Congress, 10 a.m., SD-342.
February 12, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine structuring national security and homeland security at the White House, 10 a.m., SD-342.
Committee on Indian Affairs: February 12, to hold an oversight hearing to examine matters relating to Indian affairs, 9:30 a.m., SD-628.
Committee on the Judiciary: February 10, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Elena Kagan, of Massachusetts, to be Solicitor General of the United States, and Thomas John Perrelli, of Virginia, to be Associate Attorney General, both of the Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
February 11, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the need for increased fraud enforcement in the wake of the economic downturn, 10 a.m., SD-226.
Committee on Rules and Administration: February 11, organizational business meeting to consider committee's funding resolution for the 111th Congress, and other pending business, 10:30 a.m., SR-301.
February 11, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Senate Committee budget requests, 10:45 a.m., SR-301.
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: February 12, organizational business meeting to consider an original resolution authorizing expenditures for committee operations, and committee's rules of procedure for the 111th Congress, 9:30 a.m., SR-428A.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: February 11, to hold hearings to examine veterans' disability compensation, focusing on the appeals process, 9:30 a.m., SR-418.
Select Committee on Intelligence: February 10, to hold closed hearings to consider certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-
219.
February 11, Full Committee, closed business meeting to consider pending intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
February 12, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the world threat, 2:30 p.m., SH-216.
House Committees
Committee on Appropriations, February 11, Subcommittee on Defense, executive, hearing on Air Force Nuclear Enterprise, 10 a.m., and a hearing on Contract Services and Acquisition Management, 1:30 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
February 12, Subcommittee on Defense, hearing on Army Contracting, 10 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
Committee on Armed Services, February 12, hearing on addressing U.S. Strategy in Iraq and Afghanistan: Balancing Interests and Resources, 10:30 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
February 12, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and Capabilities, hearing on Strategies for Countering Violent Extremist Ideologies, 1 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
Committee on the Budget, February 12, hearing on Building a Foundation for Families: Fighting Hunger, Investing in Children, 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
Committee on Education and Labor, February 11, to mark up the Stop Child Abuse in Residential Programs for Teens Act of 2009; and to consider the Committee Oversight Plan for the 111th Congress, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
February 12, hearing on Examining Workers' Rights and Violence Against Labor Union Leaders in Colombia, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
February 12, Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning and Competitiveness, hearing on New Innovations and Best Practices, Under the Workforce Investment Act, 2:30 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, February 10, to meet for organizational purposes, and to consider the Committee's Oversight Plan for the 111th Congress, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
February 12, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, hearing on The Climate Challenge: National Security Threats and Economic Opportunities, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services, February 10, hearing entitled
``An Examination of the Extraordinary Efforts by the Federal Reserve Bank to Provide Liquidity in the Current Financial Crisis,'' 1 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
February 11, hearing entitled ``TARP Accountability: Use of Federal Assistance by the First TARP Recipients,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on Foreign Affairs, February 12, Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and the Global Environment, hearing on Smart Power: Remaking U.S. Foreign Policy in North Korea, 1 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
February 12, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, hearing on Gaza After the War: What Can Be Built on the Wreckage? 9:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on House Administration, February 11, to consider Committee Funding for the 111th Congress, 10 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
Committee on the Judiciary, February 11, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, hearing on Youth Violence: Trends, Myths and Solutions, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
February 12. Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law, hearing on Libel Tourism, 11 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Natural Resources, February 11, oversight hearing entitled, ``Offshore Drilling: Environmental and Commercial Perspectives,'' 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
February 12, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, hearing on H.R. 493, Coal Ash Reclamation, Environment, and Safety Act of 2009, 10 a.m.,1324 Longworth.
Committee on Rules, February 10, to consider S. 22, Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, 4:30 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
Committee on Science and Technology, February 11, hearing on Electronic Waste: Investing in Research and Innovation to Reuse, Reduce, and Recycle, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
February 12, Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation, hearing on an Overview of Transportation R&D: Priorities for Reauthorization, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
Committee on Small Business, February 11, hearing entitled ``The State of SBA's Entrepreneurial Development Programs and Their Role in Promoting an Economic Recovery,'' 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
February 11, Subcommittee on Rural Development, Entrepreneurship and Trade, hearing entitled ``The Impact of Competitive Bidding on Small Businesses in the Durable Medical Equipment Community,'' 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, February 11, Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing on the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2009, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
February 12, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, hearing on GSA's Economic Recovery Role: Job Creation, Repair, and Energy Efficiency in Federal Buildings and Accountability, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, February 12, executive, to meet for organizational purposes, 10 a.m., 304 HVC.
February 13, executive, briefing on Hot-Spots, 9 a.m.; and executive, briefing on Counter Intelligence, 10 a.m., 304 HVC.
