[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 48 (Tuesday, April 5, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D357-D359]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                             APRIL 6, 2011

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)

                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: organizational 
business meeting to consider subcommittee membership, Time to be 
announced, Room to be announced.
  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Department of 
Defense, to hold hearings to examine Department of Defense Health 
Programs, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to 
hold hearings to examine strategic systems 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 SVC-217 
following the open session, 2:30 p.m., SR-232A.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
Securities, Insurance and Investment, to hold hearings to examine 
the role of the accounting profession in preventing another 
financial crisis, 9:30 a.m., SD-538.
  Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection, to 
hold hearings to examine the state of community banking, focusing on 
opportunities and challenges, 3 p.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: To hold hearings to 
examine state and local perspectives on transportation, 9:15 a.m., 
SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: To hold hearings to examine 
perspectives on the crisis in Libya, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of 
David Bruce Shear, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Socialist 
Republic of Vietnam, and

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Kurt Walter Tong, of Maryland, for the rank of Ambassador during his 
tenure of service as United States Senior Official for the Asia-
Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Forum, both of the Department of 
State, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: To hold 
hearings to examine the nomination of Rafael Borras, of Maryland, to 
be Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Management, 10 a.m., SD-
342.
  Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government 
Information, Federal Services, and International Security, to hold 
hearings to examine the census, focusing on learning lessons from 
2010 and planning for 2020, 1:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: To hold hearings to examine the 
Electronic Communications Privacy Act, focusing on government 
perspectives on protecting privacy in the digital age, 10 a.m., SD-
226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: To hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Allison A. Hickey, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary 
for Benefits and Steve L. Muro, of California, to be Under Secretary 
for Memorial Affairs, both of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 10 
a.m., SR-418.
  United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control: To 
hold hearings to examine the dangers of synthetic cannabinoids and 
stimulants, 2:30 p.m., SD-138.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and 
Poultry, hearing on the state of the beef industry, 9:30 a.m., 1300 
Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies, hearing on Federal Bureau of 
Investigations--FY 2012 Budget Request, 9 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Homeland Security, hearing on FEMA budget, 10 
a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and 
Related Agencies, hearing on National Labor Relations Board--FY 
2012, 10 a.m., 2358-C Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations and Related Agencies, 
hearing on FY 2012 Budget Request for the United Nations and other 
International Organizations, 9 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing and Urban Development 
and Related Agencies, hearing on Federal Aviation Administration--FY 
2012 Oversight and Budget, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, hearing 
on Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts--FY 2012 Budget, 2 p.m., 
2359 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and 
Related Agencies, hearing on the Army, 2 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, Full Committee, hearing on the fiscal 
year 2012 national defense authorization budget requests from the 
U.S. Pacific Command and U.S. Forces Korea, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, hearing on 
improving management and acquisition of information technology 
systems in the Department of Defense, 2:30 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, Full Committee, markup of the concurrent 
resolution on the budget for Fiscal Year 2012, 10:30 a.m., 210 
Cannon.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Full Committee, hearing 
on ``Streamlining Federal Education and Workforce Programs: A Look 
at the GAO Report on Government Waste.'' 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing entitled ``The U.S. Government Response to 
the Nuclear Power Plant Incident in Japan'', 9 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``The Cost of the Medical 
Liability System Proposals for Reform, including H.R. 5, the Help 
Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 
2011.'' 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Financial 
Institutions and Consumer Credit, hearing entitled ``Legislative 
Proposals to Improve the Structure of the Consumer Financial 
Protection Bureau,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Insurance and Housing, markup of H.R. 1309, flood 
insurance reform act of 2011, 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored 
Enterprises, continued markup on the following: H.R. 31, the Fannie 
Mae and Freddie Mac Accountability and Transparency for Taxpayers 
Act; H.R. 1221, the Equity in Government Compensation Act of 2011; 
H.R. 1222, the GSE Subsidy Elimination Act of 2011; H.R. 1223, GSE 
Credit Risk Equitable Treatment Act of 2011; H.R. 1224, the 
Portfolio Risk Reduction Act of 2011; H.R. 1225, the GSE Debt 
Issuance Approval Act of 2011; H.R. 1226, the GSE Mission 
Improvement Act of 2011; and H.R. 1227, the GSE Risk and Activities 
Limitation Act of 2011. This markup was continued to April 6, time 
and room TBA.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing on Is America's Overseas Broadcasting 
Undermining our National Interest and the Fight Against Tyrannical 
Regimes? 2 p.m., 2200 Rayburn. Testimony was heard from Jennifer 
Park Stout, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of East 
Asian and Pacific Affairs, Department of State; Philo L. Dibble, 
Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, 
Department of State; and public witnesses.
  Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade, hearing on 
Financial Hardball: Corralling Terrorists and Proliferators, 2 p.m., 
2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Counterterrorism 
and Intelligence, hearing entitled ``Unrest in the Middle East and 
North Africa: Ramifications for U.S. Homeland Security.'' 10:30 
a.m., 311 Cannon.

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  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, 
Competition and the Internet, hearing on Promoting Investment and 
Protecting Commerce Online: Legitimate Sites v. Parasites, Part II, 
10:45 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources, hearing on H.R. 1229, to amend the Outer Continental 
Shelf Lands Act to facilitate the safe and timely production of 
American energy resources from the Gulf of Mexico; H.R. 1230, 
Restarting American Offshore Leasing Now Act; and H.R. 1231, to 
amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to require that each 5-
year offshore oil and gas leasing program offer leasing in the areas 
with the most prospective oil and gas resources, to establish a 
domestic oil and natural gas production goal, and for other 
purposes, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on 
Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight and Government, hearing 
entitled ``Assessing the Impact of Greenhouse Gas Regulations on 
Small Business'', 1:30 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on 
Investigations and Oversight, hearing on Behavioral Science and 
Security: Evaluating TSA's SPOT Program, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, hearing on Offshore 
Drilling Safety and Response Technologies, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Help Wanted: How Passing Free Trade Agreements Will Help Small 
Businesses Create New Jobs'', 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, 
hearing on Can a Civilian BRAC Commission Consolidate Federal Office 
Space and Save Taxpayers Billions? 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.