[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 52 (Monday, April 11, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D385-D389]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,

                             APRIL 12, 2011

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2012 for the U.S. Agency 
for International Development, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine U.S. 
Pacific Command and U.S. Forces Korea in review of the Defense 
Authorization request for fiscal year 2012

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and the Future Years Defense Program; with the possibility of a 
closed session in SH-219 following the open session, 10 a.m., SD-
106.
  Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, to hold 
hearings to examine Department of Defense plans and programs 
relating to counterterrorism, counternarcotics, and building 
partnership capacity; 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: business meeting 
to consider the nominations of 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, and Eric L. 
Hirschhorn, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for 
Export Administration; to be immediately followed by a hearing to 
examine building the new derivatives regulatory framework, focusing 
on oversight of Title VII of the ``Dodd-Frank Act'', 2:45 p.m., SD-
538.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: business meeting to 
consider S. 99, to promote the production of molybdenum-99 in the 
United States for medical isotope production, and to condition and 
phase out the export of highly enriched uranium for the production 
of medical isotopes, S. 398, to amend the Energy Policy and 
Conservation Act to improve energy efficiency of certain appliances 
and equipment, S. 629, to improve hydropower, S. 630, to promote 
marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy research and development, 
an original hydropower bill, and the nomination of Peter Bruce 
Lyons, of New Mexico, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy 
(Nuclear Energy), 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: with the Subcommittee 
on Water and Wildlife, to hold joint hearings to examine natural gas 
drilling, focusing on public health and environmental impacts, 10 
a.m., SD-406.
  Full Committee, with the Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear 
Safety, to hold joint hearings to examine a review of the nuclear 
emergency in Japan and implications for the U.S., 2:45 p.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine the best 
practices in tax administration, focusing on a look across the 
globe, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: business meeting to consider S. 
Res. 109, honoring and supporting women in North Africa and the 
Middle East whose bravery, compassion, and commitment to putting the 
wellbeing of others before their own have proven that courage can be 
contagious, and the nominations of Nils Maarten Parin Daulaire, of 
Virginia, to be Representative of the United States on the Executive 
Board of the World Health Organization, Joseph M. Torsella, of 
Pennsylvania, to be Representative of the United States of America 
to the United Nations for U.N. Management and Reform, with the rank 
of Ambassador, and to be Alternate Representative of the United 
States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the 
United Nations, during his tenure of service as Representative of 
the United States of America to the United Nations for U.N. 
Management and Reform, Suzan D. Johnson Cook, of New York, to be 
Ambassador at Large for International Religious Freedom, Robert 
Patterson, of New York, to be Ambassador to Turkmenistan, Jonathan 
Scott Gration, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Kenya, Michelle D. Gavin, of the District of Columbia, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Botswana, David Bruce Shear, of New 
York, to be Ambassador to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, and 
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, all of the Department of 
State, and Ben S. Bernanke, of New Jersey, to be United States 
Alternate Governor of the International Monetary Fund, 2:15 p.m., S-
116, Capitol.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: 
Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government 
Information, Federal Services, and International Security, to hold 
hearings to examine the President's plan for eliminating wasteful 
spending in information technology, 10:30 a.m., SD-342.
  Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal 
Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings to examine 
financial literacy, focusing on empowering Americans to make 
informed financial decisions, 2:30 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution, to 
hold hearings to examine the ``Fair Elections Now Act'', focusing on 
a comprehensive response to Citizens United, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs, to hold hearings to examine cyber 
security, focusing on responding to the threat of cyber crime and 
terrorism, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, April 13, Subcommittee on General Farm 
Commodities and Risk Management, hearing on Implementing Dodd-Frank: 
A Review of the CFTC's Rulemaking Process, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  April 13, Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry, hearing 
on the state of the poultry industry, 2 p.m., 1300 Longworth.
  April 14, Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, and 
Credit, hearing on credit conditions in rural America, 10 a.m., 1300 
Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, April 13, Subcommittee on Defense, 
hearing on Defense Acquisition, 10 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  April 13, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Agencies, Members Day hearing, 11 a.m., HT-2 Capitol.
  April 13, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education and Related Agencies, hearing on Examining Fragmentation 
and Overlap of Federal Education Programs, 10:30 a.m., 2358-C 
Rayburn.
  April 14, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies, Public Witness Day, 9:30 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  April 14, Subcommittee on Defense, hearing on U.S. Pacific Command 
and U.S. Forces Korea, 10 a.m., H-140 Capitol. This is a closed 
hearing.

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  April 14, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General 
Government, hearing on U.S. Supreme Court--FY 2012 Budget, 10 a.m., 
2359 Rayburn.
  April 14, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education and Related Agencies, hearing on Department of Labor 
Enforcement Programs, 10 a.m., 2358-C Rayburn.
  April 14, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Agencies, Public Witness Day, 10:30 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  April 14, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, 
and Related Agencies, hearing on Pacific Command and Korea-
Commanders, 2 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  April 15, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies, Public Witness Days, 9:30 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  April 15, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General 
Government, hearing on Treasury [TIGTA] FY 2012 Budget, 10 a.m., 
2359 Rayburn.
  April 15, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education and Related Agencies, hearing on Health Reform, 10 a.m., 
Room TBD.
  Committee on Armed Services, April 13, Subcommittee on Oversight 
and Investigations, hearing to receive testimony on Guantanamo 
detainee transfer policy and recidivism, 2:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  April 13, Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing to receive testimony 
on the fiscal year 2012 national defense authorization budget 
request for military construction, base closure, environment, 
facilities operation and maintenance, 3:30 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  April 14, full Committee, hearing to receive testimony from 
Members on their national defense priorities for the fiscal year 
2012 national defense authorization bill, 9:30 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  April 14, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on 
accountability at Arlington National Cemetery, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, April 13, full 
Committee, hearing on Policies and Priorities of the U.S. Department 
of Health and Human Services, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  April 14, Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, hearing on 
Examining the Department of Labor's Implementation of the Davis-
Bacon Act, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, April 12, Subcommittee on 
Communications and Technology, hearing entitled ``Using Spectrum to 
Advance Public Safety, Promote Broadband, Create Jobs, and Reduce 
the Deficit,'' 1:30 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  April 13, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, hearing on Jobs and 
Energy Permitting Act of 2011 legislation, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  April 13, Subcommittee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing 
entitled ``Import Safety: Status of FDA's Screening Efforts at the 
Border,'' 10:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  April 14, Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, 
hearing ``Warning: The Growing Danger of Prescription Drug 
Diversion,'' 9 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  April 14, Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, hearing on 
H.R. 1391, the Recycling Coal Combustion Residuals Accessibility Act 
of 2011, 9:30 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  April 15, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, hearing on the Recent 
EPA Rulemakings Relating to Boilers, Cement Manufacturing Plants, 
and Utilities, 9 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, April 14, Subcommittee on Capital 
Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing entitled 
``Understanding the Implications and Consequences of the Proposed 
Rule on Risk Retention,'' 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  April 14, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``Oversight of the Financial Stability Oversight Council,'' 
10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, April 13, Subcommittee on the 
Western Hemisphere, hearing on Priorities for U.S. Assistance in the 
Western Hemisphere, 10:30 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  April 13, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights, 
hearing on Crisis in Cote d'Ivoire: Implications for the Country and 
Region, 9 a.m., 2172 Rayburn. The hearing will be followed by a 
markup of the following: H.R. 515, Belarus Democracy Reauthorization 
Act of 2011; and H. Res. 85, supporting the democratic aspirations 
of the Ivoirian people and calling on the United States to apply 
intense diplomatic pressure and provide humanitarian support in 
response to the political crisis in Cote d'Ivoire.
  April 13, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, hearing 
on Shifting Sands: Political Transitions in the Middle East, Part 1, 
2:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  April 14, full Committee, markup on H.R. 1016, Assessing Progress 
in Haiti Act; H.R. 1280, to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to 
require congressional approval of agreements for peaceful nuclear 
cooperation with foreign countries, and for other purposes; H.R. 
1321, North Korea Sanctions and Diplomatic Nonrecognition Act of 
2011; H. Res. 77, expressing the solidarity of the House of 
Representatives with the families of the victims and those displaced 
by the heavy rains and widespread flooding in Colombia; H. Res. 139, 
expressing condolences to the people of New Zealand for the terrible 
loss of life and property suffered as a result of the deadly 
earthquake that struck on February 22, 2011; and H. Res. 172, 
pressing heartfelt condolences and support for assistance to the 
people of Japan and all those affected in the aftermath of the 
deadly earthquake and tsunamis of March 11, 2011. 10 a.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  April 14, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation and Trade, 
hearing on the State Department's Counterterrorism Office: Budget, 
Reorganization, Policies, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  April 14, Subcommittee on Europe and Eurasia, hearing on Budget 
Oversight: Examining the President's 2012 Budget Request for Europe 
and Eurasia, 2:30 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Homeland Security, April 13, Subcommittee on 
Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications, hearing 
entitled ``Taking Measure of Countermeasures (Part 1): A review of 
government and industry efforts to protect the homeland through 
accelerated research, development, and acquisition of chemical, 
biological, radiological and nuclear medical countermeasures'', 2 
p.m., 311 Cannon.
  April 15, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection 
and Security Technologies, hearing entitled ``The DHS Cybersecurity 
Mission: Promoting Innovation and Securing Critical 
Infrastructure'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on House Administration, April 14, Subcommittee on 
Elections, hearing on H.R. 672, to terminate the Election Assistance 
Commission, and for other purposes, 10:30 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, April 12, Subcommittee on the 
Constitution, hearing on legislation on the Private Property Rights 
Protection Act, 4 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  April 13, Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement, 
hearing on the H-2A Visa Program: Meeting the Growing Needs of 
American Agriculture, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  April 13, Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative 
Law, hearing on legislation on the Business Activity Tax 
Simplification Act of 2011, 1:30 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  April 15, Subcommittee on the Constitution, hearing on Defending 
Marriage, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, April 13, full Committee, markup 
of H.R. 1229, Putting the Gulf of Mexico Back to Work Act; H.R. 
1230, Restarting American Offshore Leasing Now Act; and H.R. 1231, 
Reversing President Obama's Offshore Moratorium Act.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, April 13, full 
Committee, markup on the following: H.R. 828, Federal Employee Tax 
Accountability Act of 2011; H.R. 829, Contracting and Tax 
Accountability Act of 2011; H.R. 1470, to amend title 5, United 
States Code, to extend the probationary period applicable to 
appointments in the civil service, and for other purposes; and H.R. 
1423, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 115 4th Avenue Southwest in Ardmore, Oklahoma, as the 
``Specialist Micheal E. Phillips Post Office'', 9:30 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  April 13, Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service 
and Labor Policy, hearing entitled ``Federal Employees' Compensation 
Act: A Fair Approach?'' 1:30 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  April 14, full Committee, hearing entitled ``State and Municipal 
Debt: Tough Choices Ahead'', 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  April 14, Subcommittee on National Security, Homeland Defense and 
Foreign Operations, hearing entitled ``Tsunami Warning, 
Preparedness, and Interagency Cooperation: Lessons Learned'', 1:30 
p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  April 14, Subcommittee on Health Care, District of Columbia, 
Census and the National Archives, hearing entitled, ``Pathway to FDA 
Medical Device Approval: Is there a Better Way?'' 1:30 p.m., 2247 
Rayburn.
  April 15, Subcommittee on National Security, Homeland Defense and 
Foreign Operations and the Committee on Natural Resources, 
Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, joint 
hearing entitled, ``The Border: Are Environmental Laws and 
Regulations Impeding Security and Harming the Environment?'' 9:30 
a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  April 15, Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency and 
Financial Management, hearing entitled ``Improper Payments: Finding 
Solutions'', 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, April 12, full Committee, hearing on H.R. 
1217, to repeal the Prevention and Public Health Fund, 5 p.m., H-313 
Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, April 13, 
Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation, markup on legislation to 
create jobs through the Small Business Innovation Act of 2011, 10 
a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  April 13, Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, hearing on 
Green Jobs and Red Tape: Assessing Federal Efforts to Encourage 
Employment, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  April 14, full Committee, hearing to review Hydraulic Fracturing 
Technology and Practices, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  April 14, Subcommittee on Research and Science Education, hearing 
on Nanotechnology: Oversight of the National Nanotechnology 
Initiative and Priorities for the Future, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, April 13, full Committee, hearing on 
How Tax Complexity Hinders Small Businesses: The Impact on Job 
Creation and Economic Growth, 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  April 14, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Energy and Trade, hearing 
entitled ``Drilling for a Solution: Finding Ways to Curtail the 
Crushing Effect of High Gas Prices on Small Business'', 10 a.m., 
2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, April 12, 
Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, 
hearing on Reducing Regulatory Burdens and Ensuring Safe 
Transportation of Hazardous Materials, 3 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  April 13, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, 
hearing on Improving and Streamlining the Coast Guard's Acquisition 
Program, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  April 14, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, 
and Emergency Management, hearing entitled ``Richard H. Poff Federal 
Building Renovation: Is it Costing the Taxpayer Too Much?'' 10 a.m., 
2167 Rayburn.
  April 14, full Committee, hearing on Biometric IDs for Pilots and 
Transportation Workers: Diary of Failures, 9 a.m., 2253 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, April 13, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Inspect What You 
Expect: Construction Contracting Practices at the Department of 
Veterans Affairs'', 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, April 13, full Committee, hearing on 
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imposes on individual taxpayers and families and on the need for 
comprehensive tax reform to address these problems, 10 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.
  April 13, Subcommittee on Social Security, hearing on the role of 
Social Security numbers in identity theft and options to guard their 
privacy, 2 p.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  April 14, Subcommittee on Social Security, hearing on the Social 
Security Administration's (SSA's) role in verifying employment 
eligibility, 2 p.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, April 13, 
Subcommittee on Terrorism, HUMINT, Analysis, and 
Counterintelligence, hearing on Muslim Brotherhood, 2 p.m., 210 
Cannon.
  April 14, full Committee, hearing on FY 2012 Budget--Department of 
Homeland Security and Department of Justice, 10 a.m., HVC-304. This 
is a closed hearing.
  April 15, full Committee, hearing on FY 2012 Budget--Military 
Intelligence Program and General Defense Intelligence Program, 9 
a.m., HVC-304. This is a closed hearing.