[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 86 (Wednesday, June 15, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D645-D646]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Appropriations: Full Committee held a markup of the Energy 
and Water Appropriations bill, FY 2012. The bill was ordered reported, 
as amended.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Full Committee held a markup 
of H.R. 1217, to prohibit the Department of Education from overreaching 
into academic affairs and program eligibility under title IV of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965. The bill was ordered reported, as 
amended.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power held 
a markup of H.R. 1938, the North American-Made Energy Security Act, the 
bill was forwarded without amendment.
GREATER PROTECTION FOR SENSITIVE CONSUMER DATA AND TIMELY NOTIFICATION 
IN CASE OF BREACH
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, 
Manufacturing, and Trade held a hearing on legislation to require 
greater protection for sensitive consumer data and timely notification 
in case of breach. Testimony was heard from Edith Ramirez, 
Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission, and public witnesses.
PPACA'S EFFECTS ON MAINTAINING HEALTH COVERAGE AND JOBS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health continued a 
hearing from June 2, entitled ``PPACA's Effects on Maintaining Health 
Coverage and Jobs: A Review of the Health Care Law's Regulatory 
Burden.'' Testimony was heard from Steve Larsen, Director, Center for 
Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, Centers for Medicare and 
Medicaid Services.
GLOBAL MARITIME PIRACY
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Terrorism, 
Nonproliferation, and Trade held a hearing on Global Maritime Piracy: 
Fueling Terrorism, Harming Trade. Testimony was heard from Andrew J. 
Shapiro, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, 
Department of State; William F. Wechsler, Deputy Assistant Secretary, 
Counternarcotics and Global Threats, Department of Defense.
THREAT OF MUSLIM-AMERICAN RADICALIZATION IN U.S. PRISONS
Committee on Homeland Security: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``The Threat of Muslim-American Radicalization in U.S. Prisons.'' 
Testimony was heard from Michael P. Downing, Commanding Officer, 
Counter-Terrorism and Special Operations Bureau, LAPD, Patrick T. 
Dunleavy, retired Deputy Inspector General, Criminal Intelligence Unit, 
New York State Department of Correctional Services; and public 
witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and 
Enforcement held a hearing on legislation regarding the Legal Workforce 
Act. Testimony was heard from Rep. Calvert; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a markup of H. J. Res. 
1, proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the 
United States. The bill was ordered reported, as amended.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee held a markup of the 
following: H.R. 295, to amend the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act 
of 1998 to

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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. 320, the Distinguished Flying 
Cross National Memorial Act; H.R. 441, the Kantishna Hills Renewable 
Energy Act of 2010; H.R. 470, the Hoover Power Allocation Act of 2011; 
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; H.R. 643, the Sugar Loaf Fire Protection District Land 
Exchange Act; 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. 686, 
the Utah National Guard Readiness Act; H.R. 765, the Ski Area 
Recreational Opportunity Enhancement Act of 2011; 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; H.R. 1141, the Rota Cultural and 
Natural Resources Study Act; H.R. 1160, the McKinney Lake National Fish 
Hatchery Conveyance Act; and S. 266, to redesignate the Noxubee 
National Wildlife Refuge as the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National 
Wildlife Refuge. The following bills were ordered reported without 
amendment: H.R. 295, H.R. 320, H.R. 470, H.R. 489, H.R. 670, H.R. 765, 
H.R. 944, H.R. 1022, H.R. 1141, H.R. 1160, and S. 266. The following 
bills were ordered reported, as amended: H.R. 441, H.R. 643, and H.R. 
686.
OPERATION FAST AND FURIOUS: RECKLESS DECISIONS, TRAGIC OUTCOMES
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Operation Fast and Furious: Reckless Decisions, 
Tragic Outcomes.'' Testimony was heard from Sen. Grassley, John Dodson, 
Special Agent, Phoenix Field Division, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 
Firearms and Explosives; Olindo ``Lee'' Casa, Special Agent, Phoenix 
Field Division, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; 
Peter Forcelli, Group Supervisor, Phoenix Field Division, Bureau of 
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; Ronald Weich, Assistant 
Attorney General, Department of Justice; and public witnesses.
POSTAL INFRASTRUCTURE: HOW MUCH CAN WE AFFORD
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on Federal 
Workforce, U.S. Postal Service and Labor Policy held a hearing entitled 
``Postal Infrastructure: How Much Can We Afford?'' Testimony was heard 
from David E. Williams, Vice President, Network Operations Management, 
United States Postal Service; Phillip Herr, Director, Physical 
Infrastructure Issues, GAO; and public witnesses.
DOE'S CLEAN TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy and 
Environment held a hearing on An Examination of DOE's Clean Technology 
Programs. Testimony was heard from the following Department of Energy 
witnesses: Arun Majumdar, Acting Under Secretary for Energy, and 
Director, Advanced Research Projects Agency--Energy; Henry Kelly, 
Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable 
Energy; and David Frantz, Director, Loan Guarantee Program Office.
GROWING JOBS BY REDUCING REGULATORY BURDENS
Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Lifting the Weight of Regulations: Growing Jobs by Reducing 
Regulatory Burdens.'' The focus of the hearing was on the following 
bills: H.R. 527, the Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2011; 
and H.R. 585, the Small Business Size Standard Flexibility Act of 2011. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.