[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 43 (Tuesday, March 29, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D286-D287]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing 
and Urban Development and Related Agencies held a hearing on FY 2012 
Oversight and Budget. Testimony was heard from Ray LaHood, Secretary of 
Transportation; and Chris Bertram, Assistant Secretary for Budget and 
Programs, Department of Transportation.

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TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing 
and Urban Development and Related Agencies held a hearing on HUD--
Housing Counseling with Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation FY 2012 
Oversight and Budget. Testimony was heard from Vicki Bott, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Single Family Housing, HUD; and public 
witnesses.
RAISING THE AGENCIES' GRADES
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and 
Administrative Law held a hearing entitled ``Raising the Agencies' 
Grades--Protecting the Economy, Assuring Regulatory Quality and 
Improving Assessments of Regulatory Need. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
SCHOLARSHIPS FOR OPPORTUNITY AND RESULTS ACT
Committee on Rules: The Committee granted, by a record vote of 7 to 2, 
a structured rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 471) to 
reauthorize the DC opportunity scholarship program, and for other 
purposes. The rule provides one hour of debate equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Oversight and Government Reform. The rule waives all points of order 
against consideration of the bill. The rule provides that the amendment 
recommended by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform now 
printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted. The rule provides 
that the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The rule waives 
all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. The 
rule makes in order the amendment printed in the report of the 
Committee on Rules accompanying the resolution, if offered by Delegate 
Norton of the District of Columbia or her designee, which shall be 
considered as read, and shall be debatable for 40 minutes equally 
divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent. The rule 
waives all points of order against the amendment printed in the report. 
Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or without 
instructions. Testimony was heard from Rep. Gowdy; and Rep. Norton.
SURFACE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subommittee on Highways 
and Transit began a hearing entitled ``Improving and Reforming the 
Nation's Surface Transportation Programs.'' Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses. The hearing will continue on March 30.
ONGOING INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee held a 
hearing on ongoing Intelligence Activities. This was a closed hearing.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.