[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 58 (Tuesday, May 3, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D442-D443]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                              MAY 4, 2011

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)

                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations, 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 Labor, 10 a.m., SD-124.
  Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for 
fiscal year 2012 for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and 
for the Securities and Exchange Commission, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 
2012 for the National Nuclear Security Administration, 2:30 p.m., 
SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services, with the Select Committee on 
Intelligence, to receive a joint closed briefing on certain 
intelligence matters from officials of the intelligence community, 
10 a.m., SVC-217.
  Subcommittee on Personnel, to resume 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, 2 p.m., SR-222.
  Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to hold hearings to examine 
implementation of the New START Treaty and plans for future 
reductions in nuclear warheads and delivery systems post-New START 
Treaty; with the possibility of a closed session in SVC-217 
following the open session, 2:30 p.m., SR-232A.
  Committee on Finance, to hold hearings to examine budget 
enforcement mechanisms, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Daniel Benjamin Shapiro, of Illinois, to be 
Ambassador to Israel, Stuart E. Jones, of Virginia, to be Ambassador 
to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, George Albert Krol, of New 
Jersey, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Uzbekistan, and Henry S. 
Ensher, of California, to be Ambassador to the People's Democratic 
Republic of Algeria, all of the Department of State, 2:45 p.m., SD-
419.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, to hold 
hearings to examine securing the border, focusing on progress at the 
Federal level, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary, to hold an oversight hearing to 
examine the Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of 
John Andrew Ross, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern 
District of Missouri, Timothy M. Cain, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of South Carolina, Nannette Jolivette Brown, 
to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of 
Louisiana, Nancy Torresen, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of Maine, and William Francis Kuntz II, to be United 
States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, 2:30 
p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, business meeting to consider 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, Time to be announced, Room to be announced.
  Select Committee on Intelligence, with the Committee on Armed 
Services, to receive a joint closed briefing on certain intelligence 
matters from officials of the intelligence community, 10 a.m., SVC-
217.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Full committee, markup of H.R. 1573, to 
facilitate implementation of title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street 
Reform and Consumer Protection Act, promote regulatory coordination, 
and avoid market disruption, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry--Public, hearing to 
review the state of the pork industry, 2 p.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment 
and Related Agencies, Native American public witness hearing, 9:30 
a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, 
hearing on Office of Science and Technology Policy FY 2012 Budget, 
10 a.m., H-309 Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, 
markup on H.R. 1540, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for 
military construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes. 10:30 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, markup on H.R. 
1540, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense and for military 
construction, to prescribe

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military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2012, and for other 
purposes. Noon, 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, markup on H.R. 1540, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense and for military 
construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal 
year 2012, and for other purposes. 1:30 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, markup on H.R. 1540, 
to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense and for military 
construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal 
year 2012, and for other purposes. 3:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on 
Workforce Protections, hearing on Modernizing Mine Safety, 10 a.m., 
2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Commerce, 
Manufacturing, and Trade, hearing entitled ``The Threat of Data 
Theft to American Consumers.'' 9:30 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Power and the Subcommittee on 
Environment and the Economy, joint hearing entitled ``The Role of 
the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in America's Energy Future.'' 9:30 
a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Financial 
Institutions, markup on the following: H.R. 1121, Responsible 
Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2011; H.R. 1315, 
Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act 
of 2011; and legislation to postpone the date for the transfer of 
functions to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection if the 
Bureau does not yet have a Director in place. 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Capital Markets continued 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. 9:15 
a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Securing Our Nation's Mass Transit Systems Against a Terrorist 
Attack.'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Subcommittee on Transportation Security, markup on legislation on 
the MODERN Security Credentials Act, 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Courts Commercial and 
Administrative Law, hearing on Cost-Justifying Regulations: 
Protecting Jobs and the Economy by Presidential and Judicial Review 
of Costs and Benefits, 1:30 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the 
Internet, hearing on ICANN Generic Top-Level Domains (gTLD), 10 
a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on National Parks, 
Forests and Public Lands, markup on the following: H.R. 241, to 
authorize the conveyance of certain National Forest System lands in 
the Los Padres National Forest in California; H.R. 290, War Memorial 
Protection Act; H.R. 320, Distinguished Flying Cross National 
Monument; H.R. 441, Kantishna Hills Renewable Energy Act of 2010; 
H.R. 643, Sugar Loaf Fire Protection District Land Exchange Act; 
H.R. 686, Utah National Guard Readiness Act; H.R. 765, Ski Area 
Recreational Opportunity Enhancement Act of 2011; H.R. 850, to 
facilitate a proposed project in the Lower St. Croix Wild and Scenic 
River, and for other purposes; H.R. 944, to eliminate an unused 
lighthouse reservation, provide management consistency by 
incorporating the rocks and small islands along the coast of Orange 
County, California, into the California Coastal National Monument 
managed by the Bureau of Land Management, and meet the original 
Congressional intent of preserving Orange County's rocks and small 
islands, and for other purposes; H.R. 1022; Buffalo Soldiers in the 
National Parks Study Act; and H.R. 1141, Rota Cultural and Natural 
Resources Study Act. 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing entitled ``Protecting 
Federal Hydropower Investments in the West: A Stakeholder's 
Perspective,'' 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on 
National Security, Homeland Defense and Foreign Operations, hearing 
entitled ``Is This Any Way to Treat Our Troops? Part III: Transition 
Delays.'' 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 1229, Putting 
the Gulf of Mexico Back to Work; and H.R. 1230, Restarting American 
Offshore Leasing Now Act, 3 p.m., H-313, Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Full Committee, 
markup of H.R. 1425, Creating Jobs Through Small Business Innovation 
Act of 2011, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Full Committee, 
hearing on Stimulus Status: Two Years and Counting, 10 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.