[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 58 (Tuesday, May 3, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D440-D442]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
AT RISK: AMERICAN JOBS, AGRICULTURE, HEALTH AND SPECIES--THE COSTS OF 
FEDERAL REGULATORY DYSFUNCTION
Committee on Agriculture and Committee on Natural Resources: Held a 
joint hearing on At Risk: American Jobs, Agriculture, Health and 
Species--the Costs of Federal Regulatory Dysfunction. Testimony was 
heard from Joseph Glauber, Chief Economist, Department of Agriculture; 
Steven Bradbury, Deputy Director, Office of Pesticide Programs, EPA; 
Rowan Gould, Acting Director, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of 
the Interior; Eric Schwab, Assistant Administrator for Fisheries, 
National Marine Fisheries Service, NOAA; Angela Beehler, District 
Manager, Benton County Mosquito Control District; and public witnesses.
NATIVE AMERICAN PUBLIC WITNESS HEARING
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and 
Related Agencies held a morning and an afternoon Native American public 
witness hearing. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
WHITE HOUSE TRANSPARENCY, VISITOR LOGS AND LOBBYISTS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``White House Transparency, 
Visitor Logs and Lobbyists.'' Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.

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MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets held 
markup of the following: H.R. 1070, Small Company Capital Formation Act 
of 2011; H.R. 1062, Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act; H.R. 33, to 
amend the Securities Act of 1933 to allow church plans to invest in 
collective trusts; H.R. 940, United States Covered Bonds Act of 2011; 
H.R. 1082, Small Business Capital Access and Job Preservation Act; H.R. 
1539, Asset-Backed Market Stabilization Act of 2011; and H.R. 1610, 
Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2011.
BORDER SECURITY AND ENFORCEMENT
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Border and Maritime 
Security held a hearing entitled ``Border Security and Enforcement--
Department of Homeland Security's Cooperation with State and Local Law 
Enforcement Stakeholders.'' Testimony was heard from Kumar Kibble, 
Deputy Director, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of 
Homeland Security; Ronald Vitiello, Deputy Chief, Customs and Border 
Protection, Department of Homeland Security, Larry Dever, Sheriff, 
Cochise County, Arizona; Todd Entrekin, Sheriff, Etowah County, 
Alabama; and Gomecindo Lopez, Commander, Special Operations Bureau, El 
Paso County Sheriff 's Office, Texas.
THREAT TO THE U.S. HOMELAND EMANATING FROM PAKISTAN
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and 
Intelligence held a hearing entitled ``The Threat to the U.S. Homeland 
Emanating from Pakistan.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a hearing on the 
Department of Justice. Testimony was heard from Eric Holder, Attorney 
General, Department of Justice.
PRESIDENTIAL RECORDS IN THE NEW MILLENNIUM
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Presidential Records in the New Millennium: Updating 
the Presidential Records Act and Other Federal Recordkeeping Statutes 
to Improve Electronic Records Preservation.'' Testimony was heard from 
Brook Colangelo, Chief Information Officer, White House Office of 
Administration, Executive Office of the President; and David S. 
Ferriero, Archivist of the United States, National Archives and Records 
Administration.
SACRED OBLIGATION: RESTORING VETERAN TRUST AND PATIENT SAFETY
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing on Sacred 
Obligation: Restoring Veteran Trust and Patient Safety. Testimony was 
heard from Robert A. Petzel, M.D., Under Secretary for Health, Veterans 
Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; John D. Daigh 
Jr., M.D., Assistant Inspector General for Healthcare Inspections, 
Office of the Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs; 
Randall B. Williamson, Director, Health Care Team, GAO; Michael Bell, 
M.D., Deputy Director, Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human 
Services; Anthony D. Watson, Director, Division of Anesthesiology, 
General Hospital, Infection Control, and Dental Devices; Office of 
Device Evaluation, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, FDA, 
Department of Health and Human Services.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity 
held a hearing on the following: H.R. 1383, Restoring GI Bill Fairness 
Act of 2011; H.R. 802, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
establish a VetStar Award Program; H.R. 1657, to amend title 38, United 
States Code, to revise the enforcement penalties for misrepresentation 
of a business concern as a small business concern owned and controlled 
by veterans or as a small business concern owned and controlled by 
service-disabled veterans; and legislation regarding the five year 
extension of Housing Grant Authority under Section 2102A of Title 38. 
Testimony was heard from Representative Weiner and public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Disability Assistance 
and Memorial Affairs held a hearing on the following: H.R. 811, 
Providing Military Honors for our Nation's Heroes Act; H.R. 1407, 
Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2011; H.R. 
1441, to amend title 38, United States Code, to codify the prohibition 
against the reservation of gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery, 
and for other purposes; H.R. 1484, Veterans Appeals Improvement Act of 
2011; H.R. 1627, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
certain requirements for the placement of monuments in Arlington 
National Cemetery, and for other purposes; H.R. 1647, Veterans' Choice 
in Filing Act of 2011; and H. Con. Res. 12, Expressing the sense of 
Congress that an appropriate site on Chaplains Hill in Arlington 
National Cemetery should be provided for a memorial marker to honor the 
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of the Jewish chaplains who died while on active duty in the Armed 
Forces of the United States. Testimony was heard from Senator Warner; 
Bruce E. Kasold, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans 
Claims; Diana M. Rubens, Associate Deputy Under Secretary for Field 
Operations, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs; and public witnesses.
CONSOLIDATED CRYPTOLOGIC PROGRAM
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee held a 
hearing on Consolidated Cryptologic Program FY2012 Budget Overview. 
This was a Closed hearing. Testimony was heard from departmental 
witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.