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“House Committee Meetings” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D166-D168 on Feb. 24, 2009.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Committee Meetings
ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies held a hearing on Corps of Engineers Oversight. Testimony was heard from LTG Robert L. Van Antwerp, USA, Commanding General, Army Corps of Engineers and Chief of Engineers.
INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies held a hearing on Possible Move of Forest Service to the Department of the Interior. Testimony was heard from Robin Nazzaro, Director, Natural Resources and Environment, GAO; Mike Dombeck, former Chief, Forest Service, USDA, and Acting Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; Leah MacSwords, Forester, State of Kentucky; and public witnesses.
MILITARY LANDS ACQUISITION/DISPOSAL
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness held a hearing on Acquisition and Disposal of Military Lands: Department of Defense's Real Property Management Challenges in the 21st Century. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Wayne Arny, Deputy Under Secretary, Installations and Environment; Keith Eastin, Assistant Secretary of the Army, Installations and Environment; and B. J. Penn, Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Installations and Environment; and Kevin W. Billings, Acting Assistant Secretary, Air Force, Installations, Environment and Logistics.
WORKER RETIREMENT SECURITY
Committee on Education and Labor: Held a hearing on Strengthening Worker Retirement Security. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
SATELLITE HOME VIEWER EXTENSION AND REAUTHORIZATION ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet held a hearing on Reauthorization of the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
CLIMATE LEGISLATION--ENERGY EFFICIENCY
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Environment held a hearing on Energy Efficiency: Complementary Policies for Climate Legislation. Testimony was heard from Philip Giudice, Commissioner, Department of Energy Resources, State of Massachusetts; and public witnesses.
MORTGAGE MODIFICATIONS
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Housing and Community held a hearing entitled ``Loan Modifications: Are Mortgage Servicers Assisting Borrowers with Unaffordable Mortgages.'' Testimony was heard from Vance Morris, Director, Single Family Asset Management, Department of Housing and Urban Development; Grovetta Gardineer, Managing Director, Corporation and International Activities, Office of Thrift Supervision; and Joseph H. Evers, Deputy Comptroller, Large Bank Supervision, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, both with the Department of the Treasury; and Patrick J. Lawler, Chief Economist, Federal Housing Finance Agency; and public witnesses.
TARP OVERSIGHT
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing entitled ``A Review of TARP Oversight, Accountability and Transparency for U.S. Taxpayers.'' Testimony was heard from Neil M. Barofsky, Special Inspector General, Office of the Special Inspector General, Troubled Asset Relief Program, Department of the Treasury; Gene L. Dadaro, Acting Comptroller General, GAO; and Elizabeth Warren, Chair, Congressional Oversight Panel.
OFFSHORE DRILLING
Committee on Natural Resources: Continued oversight hearings entitled
``Offshore Drilling: State Perspectives. Testimony was heard from Representatives Farr and Rohrabacher; Frank W. Wagner, State Senator, Virginia; Mike Chrisman, Secretary, Natural Resources Agency, California; Robert G. Marvinney, Geologist and Director, Geological Survey, State of Maine; Garrett Graves, Director, Office of Coastal Activities, Governor's Office, State of Louisiana; and a public witness.
Hearings continue tomorrow.
OMNIBUS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2009
Committee on Rules: Committee granted, by a non-record vote, a rule providing for consideration of H.R. 1105, the ``Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009''. The rule provides one hour of general debate in the House equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations.
The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The rule provides the amendment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules shall be considered as adopted and that the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against the bill, as amended. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Finally, the resolution lays on the table House Resolution 158. Testimony was heard from Chairman Obey, Representatives Lincoln Diaz-Balart of Florida, Smith of New Jersey, Castle, Pence, Dent, Schmidt, Lance and Paulsen.
MONITORING GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy and Environment held a hearing on How Do We Know What We Are Emitting? Monitoring, Reporting and Verifying Greenhouse Gas Emissions. Testimony was heard from John Stephenson, Director, Natural Resources and Environment, GAO; and public witnesses.
U.S. AIRWAYS FLIGHT 1549 ACCIDENT
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Aviation held a hearing on U.S. Airways Flight 1549 Accident. Testimony was heard from Robert L. Sumwalt, III, member, National Transportation Safety Board; Margaret Gilligan, Associate Administrator, Aviation Safety; and Patrick F. Harten, Air Traffic Control Specialist, New York Terminal Radar Approach Control, both with the FAA, Department of Transportation; the following members of the crew of Airways Flight 1549: CAPT Chesley B. Sullenberger, III; First Officer Jeffrey B. Skiles; Sheila Dail; Donna Dent and Doreen Welsh, all Flight Attendants; and public witnesses.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures met for organizational purposes.
Joint Meetings
No joint committee meetings were held.
