[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 20 (Wednesday, February 9, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D91-D92]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies held an oversight hearing on the 
Department of Justice and the Department of Commerce. Testimony was 
heard from Todd Zinser, Inspector General, Department of Commerce and 
Cynthia A. Schnedar, Acting Inspector General, Department of Justice.
FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Services and 
General Government held a hearing on the Department of the Treasury. 
Testimony was heard from J. Russell George, Inspector General, Tax 
Administration, Department of Treasury.
MORALE, WELFARE, AND RECREATION PROGRAMS
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel held a 
hearing on morale, welfare, and recreation programs overview. Testimony 
was heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: 
Robert L. Gordon, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Military Community and 
Family Policy; Richard Gorman, Chief Operating Officer, Family and 
Morale, Welfare and Recreation Command USA; Rogers Patrick, Acting 
Director, Fleet and Family Readiness Programs, Commander, Installations 
Command, USN; Timothy R. Larsen, Director, Personal and Family 
Readiness Division, Manpower and Reserve Affairs Department, 
Headquarters, USMC; and Charles E. Milam, Director, Air Force Services, 
Headquarters, USAF.
U.S. ECONOMY STATE
Committee on the Budget: Held a hearing on the State of the U.S. 
Economy. Testimony was heard from Ben S. Bernanke, Chairman, Board of 
Governors, Federal Reserve System.
HEALTH CARE LAW--IMPACT ON ECONOMY, EMPLOYERS, AND THE WORKFORCE
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Held a hearing on the Impact 
of the Health Care Law on the Economy, Employers, and the Workforce. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
ENERGY TAX PREVENTION ACT--2011
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power held 
a hearing on the Energy Tax Prevention Act of 2011. Testimony was heard 
from the following: Senator Inhofe of Oklahoma; Lisa Jackson, 
Administrator, EPA; Greg Abbott, Attorney General, State of Texas; and 
public witnesses.
PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
on a measure to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to 
modify special rules relating to coverage of abortion services under 
such Act. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
GSE REFORM
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets and 
Government Sponsored Enterprises held a hearing entitled ``GSE Reform: 
Immediate Steps To Protect Taxpayers and End the Bailout.'' Testimony 
was heard from public witnesses.
MONETARY POLICY AND JOB CREATION
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary 
Policy and Technology held a hearing entitled ``Can Monetary Policy 
Really Create Jobs?'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN EGYPT AND LEBANON; COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Held a hearing on Recent Developments in 
Egypt and Lebanon: Implications for U.S. Policy and Allies in the 
Broader Middle East. Testimony was heard from Lorne Craner, Former 
Assistant Secretary, Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, Department of 
State; and public witnesses.
  Hearings continue tomorrow.
  Prior to the hearing, the Committee met for organizational purposes. 
The Committee approved an Oversight Plan for the 112th Congress.

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HOMELAND THREAT LANDSCAPE
Committee on Homeland Security: Held a hearing entitled ``Understanding 
the Homeland Threat Landscape--Considerations for the 112th Congress.'' 
Testimony was heard from Janet Napolitano, Secretary, Department of 
Homeland Security and Michael E. Leiter, Director, National 
Counterterrorism Center.
HEALTH ACT--2011
Committee on the Judiciary: Began markup of H.R. 5, Help Efficient, 
Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011.
  Will continue February 16.
  Prior to the markup, the Committee met for organizational purposes. 
The Committee adopted an Oversight Plan for the 112th Congress.
STATE AND MUNICIPAL DEBT
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on TARP, 
Financial Services and Bailouts of Public and Private Programs held a 
hearing on State and Municipal Debt: The Coming Crisis? Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
USA PATRIOT EXTENSIONS
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a record vote of 7 to 2, a closed rule, 
providing for consideration of H.R. 514, To extend expiring provisions 
of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and 
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 relating to 
access to business records, individual terrorists as agents of foreign 
powers, and roving wiretaps until December 8, 2011. The rule waives all 
points of order against consideration of the bill and provides that the 
bill shall be considered as read. The rule provides that all points of 
order against provisions in the bill are waived. The rule provides one 
hour of debate, with 40 minutes equally divided and controlled by the 
chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary and 
20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. 
Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit.
PAPERWORK 1099 UPDATE
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing entitled ``Buried in 
Paperwork a 1099 Update.'' Testimony was heard from the following: 
Representative Daniel E. Lungren of California; and public witnesses.
FAA REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Aviation concluded hearings on Federal Aviation Administration 
Reauthorization: Stakeholders. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
SERVICEMEMBERS CIVIL RELIEF ACT VIOLATIONS--ALLEGED VIOLATIONS
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Held a hearing on alleged violations of 
the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA). Testimony was heard from 
COL Shawn Shumake, USA, Director, Office of Legal Policy, Office of the 
Secretary, Department of Defense; Hollister K. Petraeus, Team Lead, 
Office of Servicemember Affairs, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 
Implementation Team, Department of Treasury; and public witnesses.
TRADE POLICY
Committee on Ways and Means: Held a hearing on the status of the 
President's trade policy agenda. Testimony was heard from Ron Kirk, 
U.S. Trade Representative, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative.
SUBCOMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security met for 
organizational purposes.
COMMITTEE ORGANIZATION
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met for organizational 
purposes.