[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 68 (Tuesday, May 17, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D514-D515]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
  No hearings were held.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.


                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                              MAY 18, 2011

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Department of 
Defense, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and 
justification for fiscal year 2012 for the Department of the Army, 
10:30 a.m., SD-192.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 
2012 for the Department of Energy, 2:30 p.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness and 
Management Support, to hold hearings to examine the current materiel 
readiness of U.S. Forces in review of the Defense Authorization 
Request for fiscal year 2012 and the Future Years Defense Program, 
10 a.m., SR-232A.
  Subcommittee on SeaPower, to hold hearings to examine Marine Corps 
acquisition programs 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 state of the securitization markets, 9:30 a.m., SD-538.

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  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Science and Space, to hold hearings to examine contributions of 
space to national imperatives, 10:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Public 
Lands and Forests, to hold hearings to examine S. 220, to provide 
for the reforestation of forest landscapes, protection of old growth 
forests, and management of national forests in the eastside forests 
of the State of Oregon, S. 270, to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to convey certain Federal land to Deschutes County, Oregon, 
S. 271, to require the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into a 
property conveyance with the city of Wallowa, Oregon, S. 278, to 
provide for the exchange of certain land located in the Arapaho-
Roosevelt National Forests in the State of Colorado, S. 292, to 
resolve the claims of the Bering Straits Native Corporation and the 
State of Alaska to land adjacent to Salmon Lake in the State of 
Alaska and to provide for the conveyance to the Bering Straits 
Native Corporation of certain other public land in partial 
satisfaction of the land entitlement of the Corporation under the 
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, S. 322, to expand the Alpine 
Lakes Wilderness in the State of Washington, to designate the Middle 
Fork Snoqualmie River and Pratt River as wild and scenic rivers, S. 
382, to amend the National Forest Ski Area Permit Act of 1986 to 
clarify the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture regarding 
additional recreational uses of National Forest System land that is 
subject to ski area permits, and for other permits, S. 427, to 
withdraw certain land located in Clark County, Nevada, from 
location, entry, and patent under the mining laws and disposition 
under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or 
mineral materials, S. 526, to provide for the conveyance of certain 
Bureau of Land Management land in Mohave County, Arizona, to the 
Arizona Game and Fish Commission, for use as a public shooting 
range, S. 566, to provide for the establishment of the National 
Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System, S. 590, 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, S. 607, to designate certain land in the 
State of Oregon as wilderness, to provide for the exchange of 
certain Federal land and non-Federal land, S. 617, to require the 
Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal land to Elko 
County, Nevada, and to take land into trust for the Te-moak Tribe of 
Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada, S. 683, to provide for the 
conveyance of certain parcels of land to the town of Mantua, Utah, 
S. 684, to provide for the conveyance of certain parcels of land to 
the town of Alta, Utah, S. 667, to establish the Rio Grande del 
Norte National Conservation Area in the State of New Mexico, S. 729, 
to validate final patent number 27-2005-0081, S. 766, to provide for 
the designation of the Devil's Staircase Wilderness Area in the 
State of Oregon, to designate segments of Wasson and Franklin Creeks 
in the State of Oregon as wild rivers, S. 896, to amend the Public 
Land Corps Act of 1993 to expand the authorization of the 
Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, and the Interior to provide 
service opportunities for young Americans; help restore the nation's 
natural, cultural, historic, archaeological, recreational and scenic 
resources; train a new generation of public land managers and 
enthusiasts; and promote the value of public service, and S. 897, to 
amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to 
clarify that uncertified States and Indian tribes have the authority 
to use certain payments for certain noncoal reclamation projects and 
acid mine remediation programs, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on European Affairs, 
to hold hearings to examine Administration priorities for Europe in 
the 112th Congress, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Business 
meeting to consider the nominations of Cora B. Marrett, of 
Wisconsin, to be Deputy Director of the National Science Foundation, 
Martha Wagner Weinberg, of Massachusetts, Paula Barker Duffy, of 
Illinois, Cathy N. Davidson, of North Carolina, Constance M. 
Carroll, of California, and Albert J. Beveridge III, of the District 
of Columbia, all to be a Member of the National Council on the 
Humanities, Clyde E. Terry, of New Hampshire, and Janice Lehrer-
Stein, of California, both to be a Member of the National Council on 
Disability, Judith A. Ansley, of Massachusetts, and John A. 
Lancaster, of New York, both to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the United States Institute of Peace, Aaron Paul 
Dworkin, of Michigan, to be a Member of the National Council on the 
Arts, and a routine list in the Public Health Service, Time to be 
announced, S-211, Capitol.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Business 
meeting to continue consideration of S. 772, to protect Federal 
employees and visitors, improve the security of Federal facilities 
and authorize and modernize the Federal Protective Service, S. 550, 
to improve the provision of assistance to fire departments, and S. 
792, to authorize the waiver of certain debts relating to assistance 
provided to individuals and households since 2005, 9:45 a.m., SD-
342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: To hold hearings to examine improving 
efficiency and ensuring justice in the immigration court system, 10 
a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: To hold hearings to examine 
seamless transition, focusing on improving Veterans Affairs and 
Department of Defense collaboration, 10 a.m., SR-418.


                                 House

  No hearings are scheduled.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: To hold hearings 
to examine what dissidents need from the Internet, focusing on 
changes in technologies and social media platforms that enable 
dissidents to access information and to communicate, 2 p.m., 2218, 
Rayburn Building.