[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 133 (Friday, September 9, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D944]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAMS IN THE MILITARY
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel held a 
hearing on the current status of suicide prevention programs in the 
military. Testimony was heard from Major General Thomas P. Bostick USA, 
Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1, U.S. Army; Jonathan Woodson MD, Assistant 
Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs; Rear Admiral Anthony M. Kurta 
USN, Director, Military Personnel, Plans and Policy, U.S. Navy; 
Lieutenant General Robert E. Milstead Jr., USMC, Deputy Commandant for 
Manpower and Reserve Affairs, U.S. Marine Corps; and Lieutenant General 
Darrell D. Jones USAF, Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower and 
Personnel, U.S. Air Force.
ASBESTOS COMPENSATION SYSTEM
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Constitution held a hearing 
entitled ``How Fraud and Abuse in the Asbestos Compensation System 
Affect Victims, Jobs, the Economy, and the Legal System.'' Testimony 
was heard from public witnesses.
REVIEW AND STATUS OF SEC. 390 CATEGORICAL EXCLUSIONS OF THE ENERGY 
POLICY ACT OF 2005
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources held a hearing entitled ``Impacts to Onshore Jobs, Revenue, 
and Energy: Review and Status of Sec. 390 Categorical Exclusions of the 
Energy Policy Act of 2005.'' Testimony was heard from Mike Pool, Deputy 
Director, Bureau of Land Management; Mark Gaffigan, Managing Director, 
Natural Resources and Environment Division, GAO; and public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests 
and Public Lands held a 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''. Testimony was heard from Joel Holtrop, Deputy Chief, National 
Forest Systems, U.S. Forest Service, Department of Agriculture; Bob 
Ratcliffe, Deputy Assistant Director, Renewable Resources and Planning, 
Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; and public 
witnesses.
IMPACT HEALTH CARE CONSOLIDATION IS HAVING ON THE COST OF PRIVATE 
HEALTH INSURANCE
Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee held a hearing on the 
impact health care consolidation is having on the cost of private 
health insurance, Medicare spending, and beneficiary costs. Testimony 
was heard from public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.