[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 130 (Tuesday, September 6, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D921-D922]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                             COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                                             SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

     (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                                        Senate

       Committee on Appropriations: Business meeting to markup 
     proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2012 for 
     Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, 
     and Related Agencies, Energy and Water Development, and 
     Homeland Security, 3 p.m., SD-106.
       Committee on Foreign Relations: To hold hearings to examine 
     the nomination of Wendy Ruth Sherman, of Maryland, to be 
     Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, 10 a.m., SD-
     419.
       Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: 
     Business meeting to consider S. 958, to amend the Public 
     Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to 
     children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education 
     programs, S. 1094, to reauthorize the Combating Autism Act of 
     2006 (Public Law 109-416), and the nominations of Constance 
     Smith Barker, of Alabama, to be a Member of the Equal 
     Employment Opportunity Commission, Robert J. Zimmer, of 
     Illinois, and Arnold F. Stancell, of Connecticut, both to be 
     a Member of the National Science Board, National Science 
     Foundation, Walter A. Barrows, of Virginia, to be a Member of 
     the Railroad Retirement Board, Charles R. Korsmo, of New 
     York, John H. Yopp, of Kentucky, Marcos Edward Galindo, of 
     Idaho, and Maria E. Rengifo-Ruess, of Virginia, all to be a 
     Member of the Board of Trustees of the Barry Goldwater 
     Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation, Robert C. 
     Granger, of New Jersey, and Anthony Bryk, of California, both 
     to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the National 
     Board for Education Sciences, and Matan Aryeh Koch, of New 
     York, to be a Member of the National Council on Disability, 
     10 a.m., SD-106.
       Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: To 
     hold hearings to examine defending the nation since 9/11, 
     focusing on successful reforms and challenges ahead at the 
     Department of Homeland Security, 10 a.m., SD-342.
       Committee on the Judiciary: To hold hearings to examine 
     cybercrime, focusing on updating the ``Computer Fraud and 
     Abuse Act'' to protect cyberspace and combat emerging 
     threats, 10 a.m., SD-226.
       Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations 
     of Evan Jonathan Wallach, of New York, to be United States 
     Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit, Dana L. Christensen, 
     to be United States District Judge for the District of 
     Montana, Cathy Ann Bencivengo, to be United States District 
     Judge for the Southern District of California, Gina Marie 
     Groh, to be United States District Judge for the Northern 
     District of West Virginia, and Margo Kitsy Brodie, to be 
     United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New 
     York, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.


                                              House Committees

       Committee on Agriculture, September 8, Subcommittee on 
     Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry, hearing on Agricultural 
     Program Audit: Examination of USDA Dairy Programs, 2 p.m., 
     1300 Longworth.
       Committee on Appropriations, September 8, Subcommittee on 
     Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, markup of the 
     FY 2012 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Bill, 4 
     p.m., 2358-A Rayburn.
       September 9, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
     Services, hearing on FY 2012 Labor, Health and Human Services 
     and Education Appropriations Bill, 9:30 a.m., 2358-B Rayburn.
       Committee on Armed Services, September 8, full Committee, 
     hearing on The Future of National Defense and the U.S. 
     Military Ten Years After 9/11: Perspectives from former 
     Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
       September 8, Panel on Defense Financial Management and 
     Auditability Reform, hearing on the Department of Defense 
     component audit efforts, 8 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
       September 9, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing on 
     the current status of suicide prevention programs in the 
     military, 9 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
       Committee on Energy and Commerce, September 8, Subcommittee 
     on Energy and Power, hearing on the following legislation: 
     H.R. 2250, the ``EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 2011''; and 
     H.R. 2681, the ``Cement Sector

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     Regulatory Relief Act of 2011.'' 10:30 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
       Committee on Financial Services, September 8, Subcommittee 
     on International Monetary Policy and Trade, hearing entitled 
     ``The U.S. Housing Finance System in the Global Context: 
     Structure, Capital Sources, and Housing Dynamics.'' 10 a.m., 
     2128 Rayburn.
       September 8, 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, Part 2.'' 2 
     p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
       Committee on Foreign Affairs, September 8, Subcommittee on 
     Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights, hearing on 
     Addressing the Humanitarian Emergency in East Africa, 2 p.m., 
     2200 Rayburn.
       Committee on Homeland Security, September 8, full 
     Committee, hearing entitled ``The Attacks of September 11th: 
     Where are We Today.'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
       Committee on the Judiciary, September 8, Subcommittee on 
     Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law, hearing on H.R. 
     2533, the ``Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Venue Reform Act of 2011.'' 
     10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
       September 8, Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and 
     Enforcement, hearing on legislation regarding the American 
     Specialty Agriculture Act, 1:30 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
       September 9, Subcommittee on Constitution, hearing entitled 
     ``How Fraud and Abuse in the Asbestos Compensation System 
     Affect Victims, Jobs, the Economy, and the Legal System.'' 10 
     a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
       Committee on Natural Resources, September 8, full 
     Committee, hearing entitled ``Creating American Jobs by 
     Harnessing Our Resources: U.S. Offshore and Renewable Energy 
     Production.'' 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
       September 9, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, 
     hearing entitled ``Impacts to Onshore Jobs, Revenue, and 
     Energy: Review and Status of Sec. 390 Categorical Exclusions 
     of the Energy Policy Act of 2005.'' 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
       September 9, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and 
     Public Lands, hearing on the following legislation: H.R. 
     1444, to require that hunting activities be a land use in all 
     management plans for Federal land under the jurisdiction of 
     the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to the extent that such use is not clearly incompatible with 
     the purposes for which the Federal land is managed, and for 
     other purposes; legislation regarding the ``Recreational 
     Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act''; and 
     legislation regarding the ``Cabin Fee Act of 2011''. 10 a.m., 
     1334 Longworth.
       Committee on Rules, September 7, hearing on the following 
     legislation: H.R. 2218, the ``Empowering Parents Through 
     Quality Charter Schools Act''; and H.R. 1892, the 
     ``Intelligence Authorization Act for FY 2012''. 5 p.m., H-313 
     Capitol.
       Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, September 8, 
     Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation, hearing entitled 
     ``Empowering Consumers and Promoting Innovation through the 
     Smart Grid.'' 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
       September 8, full Committee, hearing entitled ``Impacts of 
     the LightSquared Network on Federal Science Activities.'' 2 
     p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
       Committee on Small Business, September 8, hearing entitled 
     ``Innovative Approaches to Meeting the Workforce Needs of 
     Small Businesses.'' 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
       Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, September 
     8, full Committee, hearing on the following legislation: H.R. 
     2594, the ``European Union Emissions Trading Scheme 
     Prohibition Act of 2011''; H.R. 2839, the ``Piracy 
     Suppression Act of 2011''; H.R. 2838, the ``Coast Guard and 
     Maritime Transportation Act of 2011''; legislation regarding 
     the Pipeline Safety and Job Creation Act of 2011; and 
     resolutions regarding the General Services Administration 
     Capital Investment and Leasing Program, 10 a.m., 2167 
     Rayburn.
       Committee on Veterans' Affairs, September 8, full 
     Committee, markup of the following legislation: H.R. 2433, 
     the ``Veterans Opportunity to Work Act of 2011''; H.R. 2646, 
     the ``Veterans Health Care Facilities Capital Improvement Act 
     of 2011''; H.R. 2302, to amend title 38, United States Code, 
     to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to notify 
     Congress of conferences sponsored by the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs; H.R. 2074, the ``Veterans Sexual Assault 
     Prevention Act''; H.R. 1025, to amend title 38, United States 
     Code, to recognize the service in the reserve components of 
     certain persons by honoring them with status as veterans 
     under law; and H.R. 1263, to amend the Servicemembers Civil 
     Relief Act to provide surviving spouses with certain 
     protections relating to mortgages and mortgage foreclosures, 
     10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
       Committee on Ways and Means, September 8, Subcommittee on 
     Human Resources, hearing on the reauthorization of the 
     Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, 
     including how States engage recipients in work activities 
     that move them toward self-sufficiency, 2 p.m., B-318 
     Rayburn.

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