[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 72 (Tuesday, May 24, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D542-D543]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                              MAY 25, 2011

          (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Department of Homeland 
Security, to hold hearings to examine protecting American jobs, focusing 
on strengthening trade enforcement including anti-dumping and maritime 
laws, 10 a.m., SD-124.
  Subcommittee on Financial Service and General Government, to hold 
hearings to examine creating jobs and transforming communities, focusing 
on funding for the Small Business Administration and the Community 
Development Financial Institutions Fund, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  Subcommittee on Department of Defense, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2012 for the Missile Defense 
Agency, 10:30 a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on SeaPower, to hold hearings 
to examine Navy shipbuilding programs in review of the Defense 
Authorization Request for fiscal year 2012 and the Future Years Defense 
Program, 2:30 p.m., SR-232A.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
Securities, Insurance and Investment, to hold hearings to examine 
derivatives clearinghouses, focusing on opportunities and challenges, 
9:30 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Public Lands 
and Forests, to hold hearings to examine S. 375, to authorize the 
Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to enter into 
cooperative agreements with State foresters authorizing State foresters 
to provide certain forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration and 
protection services, S. 714, to reauthorize the Federal Land Transaction 
Facilitation Act, S. 730, to provide for the settlement of certain claims 
under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, S. 233, to withdraw 
certain Federal land and interests in that land from location, entry, and 
patent under the mining laws and disposition under the mineral and 
geothermal leasing laws, and S. 268, to sustain the economic development 
and recreational use of National Forest System land and other public land 
in the State of Montana, to add certain land to the National Wilderness 
Preservation System, to release certain wilderness study areas, to 
designate new areas for recreation, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: To hold hearings to examine 
the nominations of William Charles Ostendorff, of Virginia, to be a 
Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Richard C. Howorth, of 
Mississippi, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee 
Valley Authority, and Lieutenant General Thomas P. Bostick, to be Chief 
of Engineers, and Commanding General, United States Army Corps of 
Engineers, Department of Defense, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: To hold hearings to examine the United States-
Panama Trade Promotion Agreement, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth, to hold 
hearings to examine the spread of tax fraud by identity theft, focusing 
on a threat to taxpayers, a drain on the public treasury, 2 p.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: To hold 
hearings to examine how to save taxpayer dollars, focusing on case 
studies of duplication in the Federal government, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, 
Federal Services, and International Security, to hold hearings to examine 
assessing efforts to eliminate improper payments, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: To hold hearings to examine holding 
criminals accountable, focusing on extending criminal jurisdiction to 
government contractors and employees abroad, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: To hold hearings to examine seamless 
transition, focusing on meeting the needs of service members and 
veterans, 10 a.m., SR-418.
  United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control: To hold 
hearings to examine combating drug violence in Central America, focusing 
on United States efforts to enhance security throughout Central America, 
2:30 p.m., SD-562.


                                  House

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and 
Risk Management, hearing on Harmonizing Global Derivatives Reform: Impact 
on U.S. Competitiveness and Market Stability, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing 
and Urban Development and Related Agencies, hearing on the Office of 
Public and Indian Housing (HUD) FY 2012 Budget Oversight, 10 a.m., 2358-A 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Full Committee, markup of 
H.R. 1891, the Setting New Priorities in Education Spending Act, 10 a.m., 
2175 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Full Committee, begin markup of the 
following: H.R. 908, the Full Implementation of the Chemical Facility 
Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) Act; and H.R. 1939, Enhancing CPSC 
Authority and Discretion Act of 2011, 4 p.m., 2123 Rayburn. This markup 
will continue on May 26, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Expanding Health Care 
Options: Allowing Americans to Purchase Affordable Coverage Across State 
Lines.'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, hearing entitled 
``Creating an Interoperable Public Safety Network,'' 10:30 a.m., 2322 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and 
Community Opportunity, hearing entitled ``Legislative Proposals to 
Determine the Future Role of FHA, RHS and GNMA in the Single- and Multi-
Family Mortgage Markets,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises, 
hearing entitled ``Transparency, Transition and Taxpayer Protection: More 
Steps to End the GSE Bailout,'' 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, hearing on War Powers, 
United States Operations in Libya, and Related Legislation, 10:30 a.m., 
2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on UN Climate 
Talks and Power Politics: It's Not About the Temperature, 2:30 p.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Threats to the American Homeland After Killing Bin Laden: An 
Assessment,'' 9:30 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on House Administration, Full Committee, markup of the 
following: H.R. 672, To Terminate the Election Assistance Commission, and 
for other purposes; and legislation To Improve Certain Administrative 
Operations of the Library of Congress, and for other purposes, 10:30 
a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, 
Competition and the Internet, hearing entitled ``Cybersecurity: 
Innovative Solutions to Challenging Problems,'' 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law, hearing on 
H.R. 1864, the Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 
2011, 1:30 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Full Committee, markup of the 
following: H.R. 290, War Memorial Protection Act; and H.R. 1670, the 
Sikes Act Amendments Act; followed by a hearing on Harnessing American 
Resources to Create Jobs and Address Rising Gasoline Prices--Part III: 
Impacts on Seniors, Working Families and Memorial Day Vacations, 10 a.m., 
1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on 
Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and 
Procurement Reform, hearing entitled ``Unfunded Mandates, Regulatory 
Burdens and the Role of the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs,'' 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on National Security, Homeland Defense and Foreign 
Operations, hearing entitled ``Cybersecurity: Assessing the Immediate 
Threat to the United States,'' 1:30 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight and Government 
Spending, hearing entitled ``How Federal Reserve Policies Add to Hard 
Times at the Pump,'' 1:30 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on Research 
and Science Education; and Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation, 
joint hearing on Protecting Information in the Digital Age: Federal 
Cybersecurity Research and Development Efforts, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Promoting Entrepreneurship and Job Creation by Decreasing Duplication 
at SBA,'' 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, markup 
of H.R. 1734, the Civilian Property Realignment Act, 10 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing on 
improper tax payments in the administration of refundable tax credits, 
10:30 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Full Committee, 
hearing with FBI Director Mueller, 2 p.m., HVC-210 Capitol. A classified 
session will follow.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: To hold hearings to examine driving 
innovation and job growth through the life sciences industry, 10:15 a.m., 
SH-216.