[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 26 (Thursday, February 17, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D142-D143]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
FARM ECONOMY STATE
Committee on Agriculture: Held a hearing to review the state of the 
farm economy. Testimony was heard from Tom Vilsack, Secretary of 
Agriculture.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION--AIR FORCE
Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on the Fiscal Year 2012 
national defense authorization budget request from the Department of 
the Air Force. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
U.S. Air Force, Department of Defense: Michael B. Donley, Secretary; 
and Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, Chief of Staff.
CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY LAWS' BURDENS ON BUSINESS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, 
Manufacturing, and Trade held a hearing entitled ``A Review of CPSIA 
and CPSC Resources.'' Testimony was heard from the following Consumer

[[Page D143]]

Product Safety Commission officials: Inez Tenenbaum, Chairman; Anne 
Northrup, Commissioner; and public witnesses.
MEDICAL DEVICE REGULATION
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``Impact of Medical Device Regulation on Jobs and Patients.'' 
Testimony was heard from Jeffrey E. Shuren, M.D., Director, Center for 
Devices and Radiological Health, FDA; and public witnesses.
FEDERAL RESERVE INTERCHANGE FEE PROPOSAL
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions 
and Consumer Credit held a hearing entitled ``Understanding the Federal 
Reserve's Proposed Rule on Interchange Fees: Implications and 
Consequences of the Durbin Amendment.'' Testimony was heard from Sarah 
Bloom Raskin, Governor, Federal Reserve Board, Federal Reserve System; 
and public witnesses.
LAWFUL ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and 
Homeland Security hearing on the Going Dark: Lawful Electronic 
Surveillance in the Face of New Technologies. Testimony was heard from 
Valerie E. Caproni, General Counsel, FBI, Department of Justice; Chief 
Mark A. Marshall, President, International Association of Chiefs of 
Police; and a public witness.
FEDERAL SPENDING BINGE
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Held a hearing on Waste 
and Abuse: The Refuse of the Federal Spending Binge. Testimony was 
heard from Senator McCaskill; Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General., 
GAO; and public witnesses.
FEDERAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT BUDGET
Committee on Science. Space, and Technology: Held a hearing on an 
Overview of the Administration's Federal Research and Development 
Budget for Fiscal Year 2012. Testimony was heard from John P. Holdren, 
Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy.
REHABILITATING AND IMPROVING THE NATION'S RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials hearing on Sitting on Our 
Assets: Rehabilitating and Improving Our Nation's Rail Infrastructure. 
Testimony was heard from John D. Porcari, Deputy Secretary of 
Transportation; and public witnesses.
VETERANS' AFFAIRS FY12 BUDGET REQUEST
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Held a hearing on Department of 
Veterans Affairs Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2012. Testimony was 
heard from Eric K. Shinseki, Secretary of Veterans Affairs; and 
representatives of veterans organizations.
  Prior to the hearing, the Committee met for organizational purposes.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Ways and Means: Ordered reported the following bills: H.R. 
4, Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011; and H.R. 
705, amended, Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of 
Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act of 2011.
FY11 BUDGET OVERVIEW
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to 
hold a hearing on FY 2011 Budget Overview.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.