[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 32 (Friday, March 4, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D191-D195]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of March 7 through March 12, 2011

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at approximately 4:30 p.m., Senate will begin 
consideration of the nominations of Anthony J. Battaglia, of 
California, to be United States District Judge for the Southern 
District of California, Sue E. Myerscough, of Illinois, to be United 
States District Judge for the Central District of Illinois, and James 
E. Shadid, of Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the 
Central District of Illinois. At 5:30 p.m., the nomination of Sue E. 
Myerscough, will be confirmed, and Senate vote on confirmation of the 
nominations of Anthony J. Battaglia and James E. Shadid, to be followed 
by a vote on the motion to invoke cloture on S. 23, Patent Reform Act.
  During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared 
legislative and executive business.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Appropriations: March 8, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2012, 10:30 a.m., SH-216.
  March 9, Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to 
examine funding for the Social Security Administration in fiscal 
years 2011 and 2012, 9:30 a.m., SD-124.
  March 9, Subcommittee on Department of the Interior, Environment, 
and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget 
estimates for fiscal year 2012 for the Department of the Interior, 3 
p.m., SD-124.
  March 10, Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2012 for the Department of 
Transportation, 9:30 a.m., SD-138.
  March 10, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 2012 for the Department of Justice, 11 a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: March 8, to hold hearings to examine 
the Department of the Navy in review of the Defense Authorization 
request for fiscal year 2012 and the Future Years Defense Program; 
with the possibility of a closed session in SH-219 following the 
open session, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  March 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine on the 
current and future worldwide threats to the national security of the 
United States; with the possibility of a closed session in SH-219 
following the open session, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: March 8, to hold 
hearings to examine the nominations of Peter A. Diamond, of 
Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the 
Federal Reserve System, and Katharine G. Abraham, of Iowa, and Carl 
Shapiro, of California, both to be a Member of the Council of 
Economic Advisers, Executive Office of the President, 10 a.m., SD-
538.
  March 9, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the state of 
the housing market, 2:30 p.m., SD-538.
  March 10, Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance and Investment, to 
hold hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for 
fiscal year 2012 for the Securities and Exchange Commission, 9:30 
a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: March 8, to hold hearings to examine the 
report of the National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and 
Reform, 10 a.m., SD-608.

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  March 9, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine distribution 
and efficiency of spending in the tax code, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  March 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2012 for defense 
and international affairs, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: March 8, 
Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard, to 
hold hearings to examine implementation of the ``Magnuson-Stevens 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act'', 10:30 a.m., SR-253.
  March 8, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2012 for the 
Department of Transportation, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  March 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Philip E. Coyle, III, of California, to be an 
Associate Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, 
Executive Office of the President, Kathryn D. Sullivan, of Ohio, to 
be Assistant Secretary of Commerce, Frances M.D. Gulland, of 
California, to be a Member of the Marine Mammal Commission, and Ann 
D. Begeman, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Surface 
Transportation Board, Department of Transportation, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: March 8, to hold 
hearings to examine the nomination of Peter Bruce Lyons, of New 
Mexico, to be Assistant Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Energy, 10 
a.m., SD-366.
  March 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine S. 398, to 
amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to improve energy 
efficiency of certain appliances and equipment, and S. 395, to 
repeal certain amendments to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 
with respect to lighting energy efficiency, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: March 9, to hold 
hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for 
fiscal year 2012 for the Federal Highway Administration, 2:15 p.m., 
SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: March 8, to hold hearings to examine if the 
tax system supports economic efficiency, job creation and broad-
based economic growth, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  March 9, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
President's 2011 trade agenda, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  March 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine innovations 
in child welfare waivers, focusing on a pathway to reform, 10 a.m., 
SD-215.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: March 10, to 
hold hearings to examine Bridgepoint Education, Inc., focusing on a 
case study in for-profit education and oversight, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: March 8, 
Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal 
Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings to examine 
State Department training, focusing on investing in the workforce to 
address 21st century challenges, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  March 8, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Heather A. Higginbottom, of the District of Columbia, 
to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 
Executive Office of the President, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  March 9, Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government 
Information, Federal Services, and International Security, to hold 
hearings to examine new tools for curbing waste and fraud in 
Medicare and Medicaid, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  March 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Carolyn N. Lerner, of Maryland, to be Special Counsel, 
Office of Special Counsel, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  March 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine information 
sharing in the era of WikiLeaks, focusing on balancing security and 
collaboration, 3 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: March 9, to hold an oversight hearing 
to examine the Department of Homeland Security, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  March 10, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 193, to 
extend the sunset of certain provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act, S. 
222, to limit investor and homeowner losses in foreclosures, and the 
nominations of Caitlin Joan Halligan, of New York, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, Jimmie V. 
Reyna, of Maryland, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
Federal Circuit, John A. Kronstadt, to be United States District 
Judge for the Central District of California, Vincent L. Briccetti, 
to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New 
York, Arenda L. Wright Allen, to be United States District Judge for 
the Eastern District of Virginia, and Michael Francis Urbanski, to 
be United States District Judge for the Western District of 
Virginia, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: March 9, 
business meeting to mark up the Small Business Innovation Research 
(SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Reauthorization 
Act of 2011, 10 a.m., SR-428A.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: March 8, to hold joint hearings to 
examine the legislative presentation from Veterans of Foreign Wars, 
9:30 a.m., 345 Cannon Building.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: March 8, to hold closed hearings 
to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  March 10, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, March 9, full Committee, hearing on H.R. 
872, The Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2011, 10 a.m., 1300 
Longworth.
  March 10, full Committee, hearing to review the impact of EPA 
regulation on agriculture, 2 p.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, March 8, Subcommittee on Interior, 
Environment, and Related Agencies, on Department of the Interior FY 
2012 Budget Oversight Hearing, 1 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  March 8, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General 
Government, on FY 2012 Budget--Small Business Administration, 3 
p.m., H-309 Capitol.

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  March 9, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies, on National Park Service FY 2012 Budget Oversight, 9:30 
a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  March 9, Subcommittee on Defense, on FY 2012 Navy/Marine Corps 
Budget Overview, 9:30 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  March 9, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related 
Agencies, on Army Corps of Engineers FY 2012 Budget Requests, 2 
p.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  March 9, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on FY 2012 Oversight 
and Budget, Department of Homeland Security, 9:30 a.m., B-318 
Rayburn.
  March 9, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education and Related Agencies, on Department of Health and Human 
Services FY12 Budget Request, 10:30 a.m., 2358-B Rayburn.
  March 9, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, 
and Related Agencies, on Oversight of Veterans Programs, 2 p.m., HT-
2 Capitol.
  March 9, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related 
Programs, on FY 2012 Budget Request for the Department of the 
Treasury International Programs, 1:30 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  March 10, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies, on Bureau of Land Management FY 2012 Budget Oversight, 
9:30 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  March 10, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on Department of 
Agriculture FY 2012 Budget Request, 10 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  March 10, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies, on National Science Foundation (NSF) FY 2012 Budget 
Request, 10 a.m., H-309 Capitol.
  March 10, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General 
Government on Executive Office of the President, 10 a.m., HT-2 
Capitol.
  March 10, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and 
Related Agencies, on Bureau of Reclamation FY 2012 Budget Requests, 
10 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  March 10, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education and Related Agencies, on Department of Education: FY12 
Budget Request, 10 a.m., 2358-B Rayburn.
  March 10, Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies, on FY 2012 Budget Request, 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 10 a.m., 2358-A 
Rayburn.
  March 10, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related 
Agencies, on State Department FY 2012 Budget Request, 10 a.m., 2359 
Rayburn.
  March 10, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies, on Office of Surface Mining FY 2012 Budget Oversight, 11 
a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  March 10, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, 
and Related Agencies, on Navy and Marine Corps FY 2012 Budget 
Request, 2 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  March 10, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies, on Major Management Challenges at the Forest Service, 2 
p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  March 10, Subcommittee on Department of Homeland Security, on FY 
2012 Oversight and Budget, 2 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies, on Forest Service FY12 Budget Oversight Hearing, 9:30 
a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, on Food and Drug 
Administration, Department of Health and Human Services FY 2012 
Budget Request, 10 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies, on Members and Outside Witness Hearing, 10 a.m., H-309 
Capitol.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, on FY 2012 Oversight 
& Budget, Department of Homeland Security, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education and Related Agencies, on Status of Health Reform 
Implementation, 10 a.m., 2358-B Rayburn.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, on Library of 
Congress FY 2012 Budget, 10 a.m., HT-2 Capitol.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch on Government 
Accountability Office FY 2012 Budget, 11 a.m., HT-2 Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, March 9, Subcommittee on Tactical Air 
and Land Forces, hearing on Army modernization, 1:30 p.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  March 9, Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, hearing 
on Navy shipbuilding acquisition programs and budget requirements of 
the Navy's shipbuilding and construction plan, 3 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  March 10, Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing on global challenges 
to readiness and the fiscal year 2012 budget request, 10:30 a.m., 
2212 Rayburn.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, 
hearing on counter proliferation strategy and the fiscal year 2012 
national defense authorization budget request for the Defense Threat 
Reduction Agency and chemical biological defense program, 11:30 
a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, March 10, full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Lifting the Crushing Burden of Debt'', 10 a.m., 210 
Cannon.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, March 9, full Committee, 
hearing on The Budget and Policy Proposals of the U.S. Department of 
Education, 2 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  March 10, Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions, 
hearing on The Pressures of Rising Costs on Employer Provided Health 
Care, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, 
hearing on Education Regulations: Federal Overreach into Academic 
Affairs, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Energy and Commerce, March 8, Subcommittee on Energy 
and Power, hearing entitled ``Climate Science and EPA's Greenhouse 
Gas Regulations'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  March 9, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, hearing on 
H.J. Res. 37, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal 
Communications Commission with respect to regulating the Internet 
and broadband industry practices, 10:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  March 9, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Setting Fiscal 
Priorities in Health Care Funding'', 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Energy and Power and the Subcommittee on 
Environment and the Economy, joint hearing entitled ``The FY 2012 
EPA Budget'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, March 10, full Committee, markup 
of the following: H.R. 839, the HAMP Termination Act of 2011 and 
H.R. 861, the NSP Termination Act, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  March 10, Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored 
Enterprises, hearing entitled ``Oversight of the Securities and 
Exchange Commission's Operations, Activities, Challenges and FY 2012 
Budget Request'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  March 10, Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy, hearing 
entitled ``The Role of the Export-Import Bank in U.S. 
Competitiveness and Job Creation'', 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Capital Markets & Govt Sponsored 
Enterprises, hearing entitled ``Legislative Proposals to Create a 
Covered Bond Market in the United States'', 10 a.m., 2220 Rayburn.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community 
Opportunity, hearing entitled ``Legislative Proposals to Reform the 
National Flood Insurance Program'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, March 8, Subcommittee on Africa, 
Global Health, and Human Rights, The Democratic Republic of the 
Congo: Securing Peace in the Midst of Tragedy, 1 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  March 9, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, 
hearing on China's Indigenous Innovation Trade and Investment 
Policies: How Great a Threat? 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  March 10, full Committee, hearing on North Korea's Sea of Fire: 
Bullying, Brinkmanship and Blackmail, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  March 10, Subcommittee on Europe and Eurasia, Overview of U.S. 
Relations with Europe and Eurasia, 2:30 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  March 10, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, hearing 
on Assessing U.S. Foreign Policy Priorities and Needs Amidst 
Economic Challenges in the Middle East, 2 p.m., Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, March 9, Subcommittee on Emergency 
Preparedness, Response, and Communications, hearing entitled 
``Ensuring Effective Preparedness and Response--An Assessment of the 
Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Request for the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency'', 9:30 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  March 9, Subcommittee on Transportation Security, hearing entitled 
``Securing Air Commerce From the Threat of Terrorism'', 2 p.m., 311 
Cannon.
  March 10, full Committee, hearing entitled ``The Extent of 
Radicalization in the American Muslim Community and that Community's 
Response'', 9:30 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on House Administration, March 9, full Committee, markup 
of a house resolution regarding Committee funding, 1 p.m., 1310 
Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, March 8, Subcommittee on Courts, 
Commercial and Administrative Law hearing on H.R. 10, the 
``Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2011'', 
4 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  March 9, Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and 
the Internet, hearing on Driving American Innovation: Creating Jobs 
and Boosting Our Economy, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  March 9, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security, 
hearing on the Reauthorization of the PATRIOT Act, 1:30 p.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  March 10, Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and 
the Internet, hearing on Review of Recent Judicial Decisions on 
Patent Law, 1:30 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  March 10, Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement, 
hearing on New Jobs in Recession and Recovery: Who Are Getting Them 
and Who Are Not, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  March 11, Subcommittee on the Constitution, hearing on a bill 
regarding lawsuit abuse reduction, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources; March 8, Subcommittee on Indian 
and Alaska Native Affairs, hearing on ``The effectiveness of federal 
spending on Native American programs, and on the President's FY 2012 
budget request for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Office of 
the Special Trustee for American Indians'', 11 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  March 8, Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, hearing 
on the effectiveness of federal spending on Native American 
programs, and on the President's FY 2012 budget request for the 
Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Office of the Special Trustee for 
American Indians, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  March 9, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, hearing to 
``Examine the Spending Priorities and the Missions of the U.S. 
Geological Survey and the President's FY 2012 Budget Proposal'', 2 
p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  March 10, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public 
Lands, hearing entitled ``Examining the Spending, Priorities and the 
Missions of National Park Service and the President's FY 2012 Budget 
Proposal'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, March 9, 
Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency and Financial 
Management, hearing entitled ``A Look at the FY2010 Consolidated 
Financial Report of the U.S. Government'', 9:30 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.

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  March 9, Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight 
and Government Spending, hearing entitled ``Assessing the Cumulative 
Impact of Regulation on U.S. Manufacturers'', 9:30 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  March 9, Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service 
and Labor Policy, hearing entitled ``Are Federal Workers 
Underpaid?'', 1:30 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 10, full Committee, organizational meeting, 9:30 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  March 10, Subcommittee on TARP, Financial Services and Bailouts of 
Public and Private Programs and the Subcommittee on Government 
Organization, Efficiency and Financial Management joint hearing 
entitled ``Financial Management, Work Force, and Operations at the 
SEC: Who's Watching Wall Street's Watchdog?'', 1:30 p.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, 
Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform, hearing entitled 
``Transparency Through Technology: Evaluating Federal Open-
Government Initiatives'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Gov't. Organization, Efficiency & 
Financial Management, hearing entitled ``Red to Black: Improving the 
Collection of Delinquent Debt Owed to the Government'', 10 a.m., 
2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, March 10, full 
Committee, An Overview of the Fiscal Year 2012 Research and 
Development Budget Proposals at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency, 10 a.m., 
2318 Rayburn.
  March 11, full Committee, An Overview of the Fiscal Year 2012 
Budget Proposals at the National Science Foundation and the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, March 9, full Committee, hearing on 
the Views and Estimates on the Small Business Administration's FY 
2012 budget request, 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation, March 8, Subcommittee on Water 
Resources and Environment hearing entitled ``Review of the FY 2012 
Budget and Priorities of the Army Corps of Engineers, Tennessee 
Valley Authority, and the Natural Resources Conservation Service: 
Finding Ways To Do More With Less'', 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  March 10, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, 
and Emergency Management, hearing on Cutting Spending and 
Consolidating Federal Office Space: GSA's Capital Investment and 
Leasing Program, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous 
Materials hearing on Finding Ways to Encourage and Increase Private 
Sector Participation in Passenger Rail Service, 10 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, March 11, Subcommittee on Health, 
hearing on Implementation of Caregiver Assistance: Are We Getting It 
Right?, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, March 11, Subcommittee on Human 
Resources, hearing on the use of data matching to improve the 
administration of government benefit programs, 10 a.m., B-318 
Rayburn.