[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 131 (Wednesday, September 7, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D927]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Appropriations: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
following business items:
  An original bill (H.R. 2112) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 2012;
  An original bill (H.R. 2354) making appropriations for Energy and Water 
Development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012; and
  An original bill (H.R. 2017) making appropriations for Homeland Security 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012.
  Also, Committee approved its 302(b) subcommittee allocations of budget 
outlays for fiscal year 2012.
NOMINATION
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the 
nomination of Wendy Ruth Sherman, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary of 
State for Political Affairs, after the nominee, who was introduced by 
Senator Mikulski, testified and answered questions in her own behalf.
DEFENDING THE NATION SINCE 9/11
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee concluded 
a hearing to examine defending the nation since 9/11, focusing on successful 
reforms and challenges ahead at the Department of Homeland Security, after 
receiving testimony from Jane Holl Lute, Deputy Secretary of Homeland 
Security; and Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States, and 
Cathleen A. Berrick, Director, Homeland Security and Justice Issues, both of 
the Government Accountability Office.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee ordered 
favorably reported the following business items:
  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.
UPDATING THE COMPUTER FRAUD AND ABUSE ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
cybercrime, focusing on updating the ``Computer Fraud and Abuse Act'' to 
protect cyberspace and combat emerging threats, including S. 1151, to 
prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of 
security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement 
assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent 
access, and misuse of personally identifiable information, after receiving 
testimony from James A. Baker, Associate Deputy Attorney General, Department 
of Justice; and Pablo A. Martinez, Deputy Special Agent in Charge, United 
States Secret Service, Department of Homeland Security.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the 
nominations of Evan Jonathan Wallach, of New York, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit, who was introduced by Senator Reid, 
Dana L. Christensen, to be United States District Judge for the District of 
Montana, who was introduced by Senators Baucus and Tester, Cathy Ann 
Bencivengo, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of 
California, who was introduced by Senator Feinstein, Gina Marie Groh, to be 
United States District Judge for the Northern District of West Virginia, who 
was introduced by Senator Manchin, and Margo Kitsy Brodie, to be United 
States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, who was 
introduced by Senator Schumer, after the nominees testified and answered 
questions in their own behalf.