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“COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2009-04-21” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Commerce was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D411-D412 on April 20, 2009.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,
APRIL 21, 2009
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Senate
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Cameron Kerry, to be General Counsel, and April S. Boyd, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary, both of the Department of Commerce, Dana G. Gresham, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary, Robert Rivkin, to be General Counsel, Roy W. Kienitz, of Pennsylvania, to be Under Secretary for Policy, Peter Appel to be the Administrator of Research and Innovative Technology Administration, and Joseph C. Szabo, of Illinois, to be Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration, all of the Department of Transportation; and Sherburne B. Abbott, of Texas, to be an Associate Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine reforming America's health care delivery system; to include a business meeting to consider the nomination of Kathleen Sebelius, of Kansas, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, 10 a.m., SH-216.
Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on African Affairs, to hold hearings to examine United States diplomatic capacity in Africa, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold hearings to examine empowering workers to rebuild America's economy and long-term competitiveness, focusing on green skills training for workers, 10:30 a.m., SD-430.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Ad Hoc Subcommittee on State, Local, and Private Sector Preparedness and Integration, to hold hearings to examine counternarcotics enforcement, focusing on coordination at the federal, state, and local level, 10:30 a.m., SD-342.
Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight, to hold hearings to examine improving the ability of inspectors general to detect, prevent, and prosecute contracting fraud, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security, to hold hearings to examine protecting national security and civil liberties, focusing on strategies for terrorism information sharing, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., S-407, Capitol.
House
No committee meetings are scheduled.
Joint Meetings
Joint Economic Committee: to hold hearings to examine the systemic threats of large financial institutions, 9:30 a.m., 210 Cannon Building.
