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03/31/09 02:45 PM

Location : SD-419
Hearings to examine the return and resettlement of displaced Iraqis.

03/31/09 02:30 PM

Location : SD-538
Hearings to examine lessons from the New Deal.

Location : SH-219
Closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters.

03/31/09 02:15 PM

Location : S-116
Business meeting to consider S.384, to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2010 through 2014 to provide assistance to foreign countries to promote food security, to stimulate rural economies, and to improve emergency response to food crises, to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, S.705, to reauthorize the programs of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, proposed legislation espressing the sense of the Senate regarding the Fifth Summit of the Americas in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, from April 17-19, 2009, S.Con.Res.11, condemning all forms of anti-Semitism and reaffirming the support of Congress for the mandate of the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, S.Res.9, commemorating 90 years of U.S.-Polish diplomatic relations, during which Poland has proven to be an exceptionally strong partner to the United States in advancing freedom around the world, S.Res.20, celebrating the 60th anniversary of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, S.Res.56, urging the Government of Moldova to ensure a fair and democratic election process for the parliamentary elections on April 5, 2009, and the nominations of Esther Brimmer, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs, Karl Winfrid Eikenberry, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, Philip H. Gordon, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs, Rose Eilene Gottemoeller, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for Verification and Compliance, Christopher R. Hill, of Rhode Island, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career Minister, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Iraq, Richard Rahul Verma, of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, and Melanne Verveer, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador at Large for Women's Global Issues, all of the Department of State.

03/31/09 10:15 AM

Location : SR-253
Hearings to examine health insurance industry practices.

03/31/09 10:00 AM

Location : SD-538
Business meeting to consider S.414, to amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act, to ban abusive credit practices, enhance consumer disclosures, protect underage consumers.

Location : SD-366
Business meeting to consider S.531, to provide for the conduct of an in-depth analysis of the impact of energy development and production on the water resources of the United States, S.598, to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to improve appliance standards, S.661, to strengthen American manufacturing through improved industrial energy efficiency, Energy Innovation and Workforce Development Title, and the nomination of Thomas L. Strickland, of Colorado, to be Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior.

Location : SD-226
Business meeting to consider pending calendar business.

Location : SD-430
Hearings to examine the nomination of Kathleen Sebelius, of Kansas, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services.

Location : SR-253
Hearings to examine health insurance industry practices.