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“House Committee Meetings” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D462-D464 on April 28, 2009.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Committee Meetings
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, on the Department of Commerce. Testimony was heard from Gary Locke, Secretary of Commerce.
FINANCIAL SERVICES, GENERAL GOVERNMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Services, General Government and Related Agencies continued appropriations hearings. Testimony was heard from Members of Congress.
INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies continued appropriations hearings. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative Branch held a hearing on the GAO. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the GAO: Gene Dodaro, Acting Comptroller General; and Sallyanne Harper, Chief Administrative Officer.
The Subcommittee held a hearing on the Office of Compliance. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Office of Compliance: Tamara Chrisler, Executive Director; and Peter Eveleth, General Counsel.
The Subcommittee also held a hearing on the Public Printer of the United States. Testimony was heard from Robert Tapella, Public Printer, Government Printing Office.
DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on the Acquisition Workforce: Merely a Business Expense or a Force Multiplier for the Warfighter? Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: Shay Assad, Director, Defense Procurement Acquisition Policy and Strategic Sourcing, Acting Deputy Under Secretary, Acquisition and Technology; LTG Ross Thompson, USA, Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary, Acquisition, Logistics and Technology, Department of the Army; James Thomsen, Principal Civilian Deputy to the Assistant Secretary (Research, Development and Acquisition), Department of the Navy; and LTG Mark Shackelford, USAF, Military Deputy, Office of the Assistant Secretary, Acquisition, Department of the Air Force; and John K. Needham, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Issues, GAO.
WORKPLACE HEALTH SAFETY
Committee on Education and Labor: Held a hearing on OSHA's Penalties Adequate to Deter Health and Safety Violations. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
IRAN SANCTIONS ENABLING ACT; MORTGAGE REFORM AND ANTI-PREDATORY LENDING ACT
Committee on Financial Services: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 1327, Iran Sanctions Enabling Act of 2009.
The Committee began markup of H.R. 1728, Mortgage Reform and Anti-
Predatory Lending Act.
Will continue tomorrow.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Ordered reported the following bills: H.R. 1748, amended, Fight Fraud Act of 2009; H.R. 1788, False Claims Act Correction Act of 2009; and H.R. 1676, amended, PACT Act.
RETAILING PRICE FIXING
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy held a hearing on Bye Bye Bargains? Retail Price Fixing, the Leegin Decision, and Its Impact on Consumer Prices. Testimony was heard from Pamela Jones Harbour, Commissioner, FTC; and public witnesses.
AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT--BUREAU OF RECLAMATION/WATER RESOURCES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water and Power held an oversight hearing entitled ``American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Funds for the Bureau of Reclamation and the Water Resources Division of the United States Geological Survey (USGS),'' Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of the Interior: Bill McDonald, Acting Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation; and Matthew C. Larsen, Associate Director, Water, U.S. Geological Survey; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--USAID MANAGEMENT
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization and Procurement held an oversight hearing on U.S. Agency for International Development: Management Challenges and Strategic Objectives. Testimony was heard from Thomas Melito, Director, International Affairs and Trade, GAO; the following former officials of the U.S. Agency for International Development, Department of State: Mike Walsh, Director, Procurement; and Jim Kunder, Deputy Administrator; and a public witness.
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT HATE CRIMES PREVENTION ACT OF 2009
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a record vote of 7 to 3, a rule providing for consideration of H.R. 1913, the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009. The rule provides for one hour and twenty minutes of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary, who may yield control of blocks of that time.
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 that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary, modified by the amendment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules, shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against the bill, as amended. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from Chairman Conyers and Representative Goodlatte.
CONFERENCE REPORT--CONCURRENT BUDGET RESOLUTION FISCAL YEAR 2010
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a non-record vote, a rule providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany S. Con. Res. 13, the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2010. The rule provides one hour of debate on the conference report equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Budget. The rule waives all points of order against the conference report and against its consideration. The rule also provides that the conference report shall be considered as read.
HIGH--PERFORMANCE BUILDINGS/INDUSTRIES
Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy and Environment held a hearing on Pushing the Efficiency Envelope: R&D for High-Performance Buildings, Industries and Consumers. Testimony was heard from Steven Chalk, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy; and public witnesses.
SPACE ENVIRONMENT SAFETY
Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics held a hearing on Keeping the Space Environment Safe for Civil and Commercial Users. Testimony was heard from LTG Larry D. James, USAF, Commander, 14th Air Force, Air Force Space Command, and Commander, Joint Functional Component Command for Space, U.S. Strategic Command, Department of Defense; Nicholas Johnson, Chief Scientist, Orbital Debris, NASA; and public witnesses.
HIGH PRIORITY PROJECT PROGRAM
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure:, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit held a hearing on High Priority Project Program. Testimony was heard from Representatives Blumenauer, Heller, Larsen of Washington, Posey, DeGette, McKeon, Brown of South Carolina, Boozman, Edwards of Maryland, Dent, Carney, Davis of Kentucky, Driehaus, Foster, Melancon, Hare, Napolitano and Schrader.
FEDERAL RECOVERY COORDINATION PROGRAM
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on Leaving No One Behind: Is the Federal Recovery Coordination Program Working? Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of Veterans Affairs: Karen Guice, M.D., Executive Director, Federal Recovery Coordination Program; and Madhulika Agarwal, M.D., Chief Officer, Office of Patient Care Services, Veterans Health Administration; and representatives of veterans organizations; and public witnesses.
SSA RECOVERY ACT IMPLEMENTATION
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security held an oversight hearing on the Social Security Administration's provisions in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the SSA: Mary Glenn-Croft, Deputy Commissioner, Budget, Finance and Management; and Patrick O'Carroll, Inspector General; Rob Hewell, Acting Deputy Commissioner, Public Buildings Service, GSA; Valerie Melvin, Director of Information Management and Human Capital Issues, GAO; and Sylvester J. Schieber, Chairman, Social Security Advisory Board.
BRIEFING--FUNDING INTELLIGENCE PRIORITIES
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to receive a briefing on Funding Intelligence Priorities. The Committee was briefed by departmental witnesses.
Joint Meetings
BUDGET RESOLUTION
On Monday, April 27, 2009 Conferees agreed to file a conference report on the differences between the Senate and House passed versions of S. Con. Res. 13, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2011 through 2014.
GENDER PAY GAP
Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded a hearing to examine new evidence on the persistence of the gender pay gap, after receiving testimony from Andrew Sherrill, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security Issues, Government Accountability Office; Randy Albelda, University of Massachusetts Boston Center for Social Policy; and Lisa M. Maatz, American Association of University Women, and Diana Furchtgott-Roth, Hudson Institute, both of Washington, D.C.
