[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 28 (Monday, February 28, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D157]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
FEDERAL REGULATION ESTABLISHMENT REVIEW
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and 
Administrative Law held a hearing on the Administrative Procedure Act 
(APA) of 1946 at 65--Is Reform Needed to Create Jobs, Promote Economic 
Growth and Reduce Costs? Testimony was heard from Susan Dudley, 
Research Professor of Public Policy and Public Administration, 
Director, Regulatory Studies Center, the George Washington Institute of 
Public Policy; and public witnesses.
FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Rules: The Committee granted, by voice vote, a closed rule 
waiving all points of order against consideration of the joint 
resolution. The rule provides that the joint resolution shall be 
considered as read. The rule provides that all points of order against 
provisions in the joint resolution are waived. The rule provides one 
hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. The rule provides 
one motion to recommit. Testimony was heard from Chairman Harold Roger, 
Rep. Norm Dicks, and Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton.
PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Committee on 
Oversight and Government Reform held a joint hearing on America's 
Presidential Libraries. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the National Archives and Records Administration: David S. 
Ferriero, Archivist of the United States; Thomas Putnam, Director, John 
F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum; R. Duke Blackwood, 
Director, Ronald Reagan Presidential Library; Thomas Schwartz, 
Historian, State of Illinois, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and 
Museum; and public witnesses.
COMMITTEE BUDGET
Committee on Ways and Means: Met and approved the Committee's budget 
for the 112th Congress.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.