[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 64 (Wednesday, May 11, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D487-D489]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                              MAY 12, 2011

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)

                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation and 
Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2012 
for the Federal Aviation Administration, 9:30 a.m., SD-138.
  Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2012 for the Secretary of 
the Senate, the Senate Sergeant at

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Arms, and the United States Capitol Police, 1:30 p.m., SD-138.
  Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on SeaPower, to receive 
a closed briefing on threats faced by our naval forces and the 
capabilities of our naval forces to respond to those threats in 
review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2012 and 
the Future Years Defense Program, 2:30 p.m., SVC-217.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: business meeting 
to consider the nominations of Peter A. Diamond, of Massachusetts, 
to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
System, David S. Cohen, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary for 
Terrorism and Financial Crimes, Daniel L. Glaser, of the District of 
Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing, and 
Timothy G. Massad, of Connecticut, to be Assistant Secretary, all of 
the Department of the Treasury, and Wanda Felton, of New York, to be 
First Vice President, and Sean Robert Mulvaney, of Illinois, to be a 
Member, both of the Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of 
the United States; to be immediately followed by an oversight 
hearing to examine the Dodd-Frank implementation, focusing on 
monitoring systemic risk and promoting financial stability, 9:30 
a.m., SD-538.
  Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation and Community Development, 
to hold hearings to examine the need for national mortgage servicing 
standards, 2 p.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to 
examine carbon capture and sequestration legislation, including S. 
699, to authorize the Secretary of Energy to carry out a program to 
demonstrate the commercial application of integrated systems for 
long-term geological storage of carbon dioxide, and S. 757, to 
provide incentives to encourage the development and implementation 
of technology to capture carbon dioxide from dilute sources on a 
significant scale using direct air capture technologies, 9 a.m., SD-
366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on Clean 
Air and Nuclear Safety, to hold hearings to examine Federal efforts 
to protect public health by reducing diesel emissions, 2:30 p.m., 
SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine oil and gas tax 
incentives and rising energy prices, 9 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine 
assessing the situation in Libya, 9:15 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold 
hearings to examine the middle class, focusing on if the American 
dream is slipping out of reach for American families, 9:15 a.m., SD-
430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold 
hearings to examine ten years after 9/11, focusing on if 
intelligence reform is working, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider S. 350, 
to require restitution for victims of criminal violations of the 
Federal Water Pollution Control Act, S. 623, to amend chapter 111 of 
title 28, United States Code, relating to protective orders, sealing 
of cases, disclosures of discovery information in civil actions, S. 
890, ``Fighting Fraud to Protect Taxpayers Act of 2011'', and the 
nominations of Henry F. Floyd, of South Carolina, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit, Kathleen M. Williams, 
to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of 
Florida, Nelva Gonzales Ramos, to be United States District Judge 
for the Southern District of Texas, Richard Brooke Jackson, to be 
United States District Judge for the District of Colorado, Sara Lynn 
Darrow, to be United States District Judge for the Central District 
of Illinois, and Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., of the District of 
Columbia, to be Solicitor General of the United States, Department 
of Justice, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to 
examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Full Committee, hearing to review 
pending free trade agreements, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Interior, 
Environment, and Related Agencies, hearing on Smithsonian 
Institution FY12 Budget Oversight, 9:30 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, hearing on the House of 
Representatives FY 2012, 11 a.m., HC-5, Capitol.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on 
Workforce Protections, hearing on Reviewing Workers' Compensation 
for Federal Employees, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Commerce, 
Manufacturing, and Trade, markup of legislation regarding the 
Enhancing CPSC Authority and Discretion Act of 2011 (ECADA). 9 a.m., 
2322 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Health, markup of H.R. 1683, the State Flexibility 
Act of 2011, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, markup on the 
following legislation: H.R. 1309, the Flood Insurance Reform Act of 
2011; 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; H.R. 1121, the 
Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2011; 
H.R. 1315, the Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness 
Improvement Act of 2011; and H.R. 1667, 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.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, hearing on Export 
Controls, Arms Sales, and Reform: Balancing U.S. Interests, Part 1, 
10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Emergency 
Preparedness, Response, and Communications, hearing entitled 
``Taking Measure of Countermeasures (Part 2): A Review of Efforts to 
Protect the Homeland Through Distribution and Dispensing of CBRN 
Medical Countermeasures.'' 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.

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  Subcommittee on Transportation Security, markup of the following: 
H.R. 1690, MODERN Security Credentials Act; H.R. 1801, Risk-Based 
Security Screening for Members of The Armed Forces Act; and H.R. 
1165, Transportation Security Administration Ombudsman Act of 2011. 
11 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water and Power, 
hearing on the following: H.R. 470, to further allocate and expand 
the availability of hydroelectric power generated at Hoover Dam, and 
for other purposes; H.R. 489, to clarify the jurisdiction of the 
Secretary of the Interior with respect to the C.C. Cragin Dam and 
Reservoir, and for other purposes; and H.R. 818, to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to allow for prepayment of repayment 
contracts between the United States and the Uintah Water Conservancy 
District. 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs, 
hearing on the following: H.R. 295, to amend the Hydrographic 
Services Improvement Act of 1998 to authorize funds to acquire 
hydrographic data and provide hydrographic services specific to the 
Arctic for safe navigation, delineating the United States extended 
continental shelf, and the monitoring and description of coastal 
changes; H.R. 670, to convey certain submerged lands to the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in order to give that 
territory the same benefits in its submerged lands as Guam, the 
Virgin Islands, and American Samoa have in their submerged lands; 
H.R. 991, to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow 
importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada 
before the date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened 
species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973; H.R. 1160, 
McKinney Lake National Fish Hatchery Conveyance Act; H.R. 1670, 
Sikes Act Amendments Act. 11 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on 
Health Care, DC, Census and the National Archives, hearing entitled 
``The District of Columbia's Fiscal Year 2012 Budget: Ensuring 
Fiscal Sustainability.'' 8:45 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service and Labor 
Policy, hearing entitled ``Where Have All the Letters Gone?--The 
Mailing Industry and Its Future.'' 1:30 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Full Committee and the Committee on Small Business, joint hearing 
entitled ``Politicizing Procurement: Will President Obama's Proposal 
Curb Free Speech and Hurt Small Business?'' 1:30 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Oversight, 
Investigations and Regulations, hearing entitled ``Green Isn't 
Always Gold: Are EPA Regulations Harming Small Businesses?'' 10 
a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, 
hearing on How to Stop Sitting on Our Assets: A Review of the 
Civilian Property Realignment Act, 10:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Full Committee, markup of the 
following: H.R. 1407, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living 
Adjustment Act of 2011; 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. 1383, 
Restoring GI Bill Fairness Act of 2011; 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 H.R. 802, to 
direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a VetStar 
Award Program; 3 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Full Committee, hearing on the 
burdens that the tax code imposes on American companies and how such 
burdens place them at a competitive disadvantage as they try to sell 
goods and services around the world, 9 a.m., 1100 Longworth.