[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 43 (Tuesday, March 29, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D287-D289]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                             MARCH 30, 2011

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: To hold 
hearings to examine fundamentals and farming, focusing on evaluating 
high gas prices and how new rules and innovative farming can help, 
10:30 a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water 
Development, to hold hearings to examine nuclear safety in light of 
the impact of natural disasters on Japanese nuclear facilities, 10 
a.m., SD-138.
  Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, 
and Education, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2012 for the Department of 
Health and Human Services, 10 a.m., SD-124.
  Subcommittee on Department of Defense, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2012 for the Air Force, 
10:30 a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Personnel, to hold 
hearings to examine the Active, Guard, Reserve, and civilian 
personnel programs in review of the Defense Authorization request 
for fiscal year 2012 and the Future Years Defense Program, 1 p.m., 
SR-222.
  Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to hold hearings to examine 
strategic forces programs of the National Nuclear Security 
Administration in review of the Defense Authorization Request for 
fiscal year 2012 and the Future Years Defense Program, 2:30 p.m., 
SR-232A.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, 
Safety, and Security, to hold hearings to examine ensuring the 
safety of our nation's motorcoach passengers, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Public 
Lands and Forests, to hold hearings to examine the President's 
proposed budget request for fiscal year 2012 for the National Park 
Service, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: With the Subcommittee 
on Oversight, to hold joint hearings to examine the General Services 
Administration (GSA), focusing on opportunities to cut costs, 
improve energy performance, and eliminate waste, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: To hold hearings to examine how complexity, 
uncertainty and other factors impact responses to tax incentives, 10 
a.m., SD-215.

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  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: To hold 
hearings to examine ten years after 9/11, focusing on a report from 
the 9/11 Commission Chairman, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine securing the border, 
focusing on building on the progress made, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: To hold an oversight hearing to 
examine the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of 
Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be 
Solicitor General of the United States, Virginia A. Seitz, of the 
District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, and 
Denise Ellen O'Donnell, of New York, to be Director of the Bureau of 
Justice Assistance, all of the Department of Justice, 2:30 p.m., SD-
226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: To hold joint hearings to examine 
the legislative presentations from Paralyzed Veterans of America, 
Air Force Sergeants Association, Military Order of the Purple Heart, 
National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs, Wounded 
Warrior Project, Vietnam Veterans of America, The Retired Enlisted 
Association, American Ex-Prisoners of War, 10:30 a.m., SD-106.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, March 31, full Committee, hearing on 
Defining the Market: Entity and Product Classifications Under Title 
VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection 
Act, 2 p.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, March 30, Subcommittee on 
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies, hearing on FY 2012 Budget Request, 10 a.m., 2362-A 
Rayburn.
  March 30, Subcommittee Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies, hearing on Office of Justice Programs, FY 2012 Budget 
Request, 10 a.m., H-309 Capitol.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Defense, hearing on National Guard and 
Reserve Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Review, 10 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and 
Related Agencies, hearing on Department of Energy--Energy Efficiency 
and Renewable Energy, Fossil Energy, Electricity Delivery and Energy 
Reliability, FY 2012 Budget, 10 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  March 30, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related 
Agencies, hearing on Fiscal Year 2012 Budget Request for U.S. Agency 
for International Development (USAID), 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies, hearing on Bureau Indian Affairs FY 2012 Budget Oversight, 
1 p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and 
Related Agencies, hearing on Department of Energy--Environmental 
Management, Legacy Management, FY 2012 Budget, 2 p.m., 2362-B 
Rayburn.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General 
Government, hearing on FCC FY 2012 Budget, 1 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, hearing on Department 
of Homeland Security--Science and Technology--Budget, 3:30 p.m., 
2362-A Rayburn.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, 
and Related Agencies, hearing on FY 2012 Quality of Life in the 
Military, 2 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing and Urban 
Development and Related Agencies, hearing on Federal Highway 
Administrator FY 2012 Oversight and Budget, 2 p.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, March 30, full Committee, hearing on 
the fiscal year 2012 national defense authorization budget requests 
from the U.S. Southern Command, U.S. Northern Command, and U.S. 
European Command, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, March 30, full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Member's Day,'' 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, March 30, Subcommittee on 
Health, hearing entitled ``True Cost of PPACA: Effects on the Budget 
and Jobs,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, March 30, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``The Costs of 
Implementing the Dodd-Frank Act: Budgetary and Economic,'' 2 p.m., 
2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, March 30, Subcommittee on Oversight 
and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Is America's Foreign 
Broadcasting Consistent with Our Nation's Interest and our 
Commitment to Freedom?'' 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, March 30, full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Public Safety Communications: Are the Needs of Our First 
Responders Being Met?'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, March 30, Subcommittee on Crime, 
Terrorism and Homeland Security, hearing entitled ``The Permanent 
Provisions of the PATRIOT Act'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and 
the Internet, hearing on ``America Invents'' legislation, 1:30 p.m., 
2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, March 30, full Committee, hearing 
on Examining the Spending Priorities and the Missions of the Bureau 
of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE), and 
the President's FY Budget Proposal, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, March 30, 
Subcommittee on TARP, Financial Services, and Bailouts of Public and 
Private Programs, hearing entitled ``Has Dodd-Frank Ended Too Big to 
Fail?'' 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, 
Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement, hearing on ``Unfunded 
Mandates and Regulatory Overreach Part II,'' 1:30 p.m., 2154 
Rayburn.

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  Committee on Rules, March 30, full Committee, hearing on H.R. 658, 
FAA Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2011, 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, March 30, 
Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, hearing on a Review of NASA's 
Exploration Program in Transition: Issues for Congress and Industry, 
10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, March 30, full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Reducing Federal Agency Overreach: Modernizing the 
Regulatory Flexibility Act,'' 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, March 30, 
Subcommittee on Highways and Transmit, continued a hearing entitled 
``Improving and Reforming the Nation's Surface Transportation 
Programs,'' 10:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, 
and Emergency Management, hearing entitled ``Improving the Nation's 
Response to Catastrophic Disasters: How to Minimize Costs and 
Streamline our Emergency Management Programs,'' 10 a.m., 2253 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, March 30, full Committee, hearing on 
government policies and actions that are impediments to job 
creation, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  March 30, Subcommittee on Trade, hearing on pending trade 
agreement with Panama, 1:30 p.m., 1100 Longworth.