[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 73 (Wednesday, May 25, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D554-D556]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
HARMONIZING GLOBAL DERIVATIVES REFORM
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and 
Risk Management held a hearing on Harmonizing Global Derivatives 
Reform: Impact on U.S. Competitiveness and Market Stability. Testimony 
was heard from the following Commodity Futures Trading Commission 
officials: Jill E. Sommers, Commissioner; and Bart Chilton, 
Commissioner; and public witnesses.
TRANSPORTATION AND HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT--APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing 
and Urban Development and Related Agencies held a hearing on the Office 
of Public and Indian Housing (HUD) FY 2012 Budget Oversight. Testimony 
was heard from Sandra Henriquez, Assistant Secretary, Public and Indian 
Housing, HUD.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Full Committee held a markup 
of H.R. 1891, the Setting New Priorities in Education Spending Act. The 
bill was ordered reported, as amended.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Full Committee began 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. This markup will continue on May 
26, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
EXPANDING HEALTH CARE OPTIONS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``Expanding Health Care Options: Allowing Americans to 
Purchase Affordable Coverage Across State Lines.'' Testimony was heard 
from Steve Larsen, Director, Center for Consumer Information and 
Insurance Oversight, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; and 
public witnesses.
PUBLIC SAFETY NETWORK
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications and 
Technology held a hearing entitled ``Creating an Interoperable Public 
Safety Network.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
FUTURE ROLE OF FHA, RHS AND GNMA IN THE SINGLE- AND MULTI-FAMILY 
MORTGAGE MARKETS
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and 
Community Opportunity held a hearing entitled ``Legislative Proposals 
to Determine the Future Role of FHA, RHS and GNMA in the Single- and 
Multi-Family Mortgage Markets.'' Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
TRANSPARENCY, TRANSITION AND TAXPAYER PROTECTION: MORE STEPS TO END THE 
GSE BAILOUT
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets and 
Government Sponsored Enterprises held a hearing entitled 
``Transparency, Transition and Taxpayer Protection: More Steps to End 
the GSE Bailout.'' Testimony was heard from Edward J. DeMarco, Acting 
Director, Federal Housing Finance Agency; and public witnesses.
WAR POWERS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing on War 
Powers, United States Operations in Libya, and Related Legislation. 
Testimony was heard from Rep. Amash; Rep. Gibson; and Rep. Rooney.

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UN CLIMATE TALKS AND POWER POLITICS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing on UN Climate Talks and Power Politics: 
It's Not about the Temperature. Testimony was heard from Todd D. Stern, 
Special Envoy for Climate Change, Department of State; and public 
witnesses.
THREATS TO THE AMERICAN HOMELAND AFTER KILLING BIN LADEN
Committee on Homeland Security: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Threats to the American Homeland after Killing Bin Laden: An 
Assessment.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on House Administration: Full Committee held a markup of the 
following: H.R. 672, to Terminate the Election Assistance Commission, 
and for other purposes; and H.R. 1934, to Improve Certain 
Administrative Operations of the Library of Congress, and for other 
purposes. H.R. 672 was ordered reported, as amended. H.R. 1934 was 
ordered reported, without amendment.
CYBERSECURITY
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, 
Competition and the Internet held a hearing entitled ``Cybersecurity: 
Innovative Solutions to Challenging Problems.'' Testimony was heard 
from James A. Baker, Associate Deputy Attorney General, Department of 
Justice; Greg Schaffer, Assistant Secretary, Cybersecurity and 
Communications (CS&C); Department of Homeland Security; Ari Schwartz, 
Senior Internet Policy Advisor, National Institute of Standards and 
Technology (NIST), Department of Commerce; and public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE HEARING
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and 
Administrative Law held a hearing on H.R. 1864, the Mobile Workforce 
State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2011. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES AND GASOLINE PRICES
Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee held a markup of the 
following: H.R. 290, War Memorial Protection Act; and H.R. 1670, the 
Sikes Act Amendments Act. H.R. 290 was ordered reported, without 
amendment. H.R. 1671 was ordered reported, as amended. Following the 
markup a hearing was held on Harnessing American Resources to Create 
Jobs and Address Rising Gasoline Prices--Part III: Impacts on Seniors, 
Working Families and Memorial Day Vacations. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
OFFICE OF INFORMATION AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on 
Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and 
Procurement Reform held a hearing entitled ``Unfunded Mandates, 
Regulatory Burdens and the Role of the Office of Information and 
Regulatory Affairs.'' Testimony was heard from Cass R. Sunstein, 
Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, OMB.
CYBERSECURITY
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on National 
Security, Homeland Defense and Foreign Operations held a hearing 
entitled ``Cybersecurity: Assessing the Immediate Threat to the United 
States.'' Testimony was heard from Sean McGurk, Director, Control 
Systems Security Program, National Cyber Security Division, Department 
of Homeland Security; and public witnesses.
HOW FEDERAL RESERVE POLICIES ADD TO HARD TIMES AT THE PUMP
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on 
Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight and Government Spending held a 
hearing entitled ``How Federal Reserve Policies Add to Hard Times at 
the Pump.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
PROTECTING INFORMATION IN THE DIGITAL AGE
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on 
Research and Science Education; and Subcommittee on Technology and 
Innovation held a joint hearing on Protecting Information in the 
Digital Age: Federal Cybersecurity Research and Development Efforts. 
Testimony was heard from George Strawn, Director, National 
Coordination Office, Networking and Information Technology Research 
and Development Program; Farnam Jahanian, Assistant Director, 
Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering, 
National Science Foundation; Cita Furlani, Director, Information 
Technology Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and 
Technology; and Rear Admiral Michael A. Brown, Director, 
Cybersecurity Coordination, Department of Homeland Security.
DECREASING DUPLICATION AT SBA
Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Promoting Entrepreneurship and Job Creation by Decreasing Duplication 
at SBA.'' Testimony was heard from William B. Shear, Director, 
Financial Markets and Community Investment, GAO; and public witnesses.

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MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management held a 
markup of H.R. 1734, the Civilian Property Realignment Act. The bill 
was forwarded, as amended.
IMPROPER TAX PAYMENTS IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF REFUNDABLE TAX CREDITS
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing 
on improper tax payments in the administration of refundable tax 
credits. Testimony was heard from Steven Miller, Deputy Commissioner 
for Services and Enforcement, IRS; J. Russell George, Treasury 
Inspector General for Taxpayer Administration, Department of the 
Treasury; Michael Brostek, Director, Tax Policy and Administration, 
Strategic Issues, GSA; Nina E. Olson, National Taxpayer Advocate, IRS.

Joint Meetings
DRIVING INNOVATION AND JOB GROWTH
Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
driving innovation and job growth through the life sciences industry, 
after receiving testimony from Steve Tang, University City Science 
Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Thomas R. Kowalski, Texas 
Healthcare and Bioscience Institute, Austin; Arthur Sands, Lexicon 
Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Woodlands, Texas, on behalf of the Biotechnology 
Industry Organization (BIO); and Mark G. Heesen, National Venture 
Capital Association (NVCA), Arlington, Virginia.