[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 131 (Wednesday, September 7, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D930-D931]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                           SEPTEMBER 8, 2011

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Business meeting 
to consider an original bill entitled, ``Export-Import Bank 
Reauthorization Act of 2011'', an original bill entitled, ``Flood 
Insurance Reform and Modernization Act of 2011'', and the 
nominations of Anthony Frank D'Agostino, of Maryland, and Gregory 
Karawan, of Virginia, both to be a Director of the Securities 
Investor Protection Corporation, Luis A. Aguilar, of Georgia, and 
Daniel M. Gallagher, Jr., of Maryland, both to be a Member of the 
Securities and Exchange Commission, S. Roy Woodall, Jr., of 
Kentucky, to be a Member of the Financial Stability Oversight 
Council, Martin J. Gruenberg, of Maryland, to be a Member and to be 
Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit 
Insurance Corporation, and Thomas J. Curry, of Massachusetts, to be 
Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the Treasury, 10 a.m., 
SD-538.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: Business meeting to 
consider an original bill entitled, ``The Surface Transportation 
Extension Act of 2012'', 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: To hold hearings to examine tax reform 
options, focusing on international issues, 9:30 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on International 
Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs and 
International Environmental Protection, to hold hearings to examine 
Afghanistan, focusing on right sizing the development footprint, 
2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Subcommittee 
on Children and Families, to hold hearings to examine quality and 
safety in child care, focusing on giving working families security, 
confidence, and peace of mind, 10:15 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on the Judiciary: Business meeting to consider S. 657, 
to encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout the 
United States in order to disseminate information when a law 
enforcement officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of 
duty, 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, S. 1408, to require Federal 
agencies, and persons engaged in interstate commerce, in possession 
of data containing sensitive personally identifiable information, to 
disclose any breach of such information, and the nominations of 
Morgan Christen, of Alaska, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Ninth Circuit, Scott Wesley Skavdahl, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Wyoming, Sharon L. Gleason, to be 
United States District Judge for the District of Alaska, Yvonne 
Gonzalez Rogers, to be United States District Judge for the Northern 
District of California, Richard G. Andrews, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Delaware, Edgardo Ramos, of

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Connecticut, Andrew L. Carter, Jr., and Jesse M. Furman, all to be a 
United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 
James Rodney Gilstrap, to be United States District Judge for the 
Eastern District of Texas, Jennifer Guerin Zipps, to be United 
States District Judge for the District of Arizona, and Edward M. 
Spooner, to be United States Marshal for the Northern District of 
Florida, Kenneth Magidson, to be United States Attorney for the 
Southern District of Texas, Robert Lee Pitman, to be United States 
Attorney for the Western District of Texas, S. Amanda Marshall, to 
be United States Attorney for the District of Oregon, John Malcolm 
Bales, to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of 
Texas, and Sarah Ruth Saldana, of Texas, to be United States 
Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, all of the Department 
of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights, 
to hold hearings to examine new state voting laws, focusing on 
barriers to the ballot, 2 p.m., SD-226.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and 
Poultry, hearing on Agricultural Program Audit: Examination of USDA 
Dairy Programs, 2 p.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Transportation, 
Housing and Urban Development, markup of the FY 2012 Transportation, 
Housing and Urban Development Bill, 4 p.m., 2358-A Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, 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.
  Panel on Defense Financial Management and Auditability Reform, 
hearing on the Department of Defense component audit efforts, 8 
a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 
Regulatory Relief Act of 2011.'' 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, Part 2.'' 2 p.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``The Attacks of September 11th: Where are We Today.'' 10 a.m., 311 
Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
  Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement, hearing on 
legislation regarding the American Specialty Agriculture Act, 1:30 
p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Creating American Jobs by Harnessing Our Resources: U.S. Offshore 
and Renewable Energy Production.'' 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on 
Technology and Innovation, hearing entitled ``Empowering Consumers 
and Promoting Innovation through the Smart Grid.'' 10 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Impacts of the LightSquared 
Network on Federal Science Activities.'' 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Innovative Approaches to Meeting the Workforce Needs of Small 
Businesses.'' 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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, 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, 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.