[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 134 (Monday, September 12, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D952-D953]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,

                           SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Department of 
Defense, business meeting to mark up proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 2012 for Defense, 10:30 a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Ashton B. Carter, of Massachusetts, to be Deputy 
Secretary of Defense, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings 
to examine housing finance reform, focusing on if there should be a 
government guarantee, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Finance: Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and 
Economic Growth, to hold hearings to examine whether there is a role 
for tax reform in comprehensive deficit reduction and United States 
fiscal policy, 2 p.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: business meeting to consider the 
nominations of Wendy Ruth Sherman, of Maryland, to be Under 
Secretary for Political Affairs, John A. Heffern, of Missouri, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Armenia, Francis Joseph Ricciardone, 
Jr., of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Turkey, 
Robert Stephen Ford, of Vermont, to be Ambassador to the Syrian Arab 
Republic, and Norman L. Eisen, of the District of Columbia, to be 
Ambassador to the Czech Republic, all of the Department of State, 
2:15 p.m., S-116, Capitol.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Subcommittee 
on Primary Health and Aging, to hold hearings to examine poverty, 10 
a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold 
hearings to examine ten years after 9/11, focusing on if we are 
safer, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal 
Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings to examine 
agro-defense, focusing on responding to threats against America's 
agriculture and food system, 2:30 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold an oversight hearing to 
examine the Civil Rights Division, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold a joint hearing with the 
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence to examine the 
anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, 9:30 a.m., HVC-210.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Rural Development, 
Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture, hearing on 
Agricultural Program Audit: Examination of USDA Rural Development 
Programs, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  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 Outside Experts, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on 
Workforce Protections, hearing entitled ``Workforce Challenges 
Facing the Agriculture Industry.'' 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy, markup 
of the following: H.R. 2250, the ``EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 
2011;'' and H.R. 2681, the ``Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act of 
2011.'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Capital Markets 
and Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing entitled ``Ensuring 
Appropriate Regulatory Oversight of Broker-Dealers and Legislative 
Proposals to Improve Investment Adviser Oversight.'' 10 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Domestic Policy and Technology, hearing entitled 
``Road Map to Sound Money: A Legislative Hearing on H.R. 1098 and 
Restoring the Dollar.'' 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western 
Hemisphere and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation, joint 
hearing entitled ``Has Merida Evolved? Part One: The Evolution of 
Drug Cartels and the Threat to Mexico's Governance.'' 2 p.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Border and 
Maritime Security, hearing entitled ``Ten Years after 9/11: Can 
Terrorists Still Exploit our Visa System?'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and 
Homeland Security, hearing on H.R. 822, the ``National Right-to-
Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011.'' 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on National Parks, 
Forests and Public Lands, hearing on the following legislation: H.R. 
302, the ``Preserve Land Freedom For Americans Act of 2011''; H.R. 
758, the ``National Monument Designation Transparency and 
Accountability Act''; H.R. 817, to amend the Antiquities Act of 1906 
to place additional requirements on the establishment of national 
monuments under that Act, and for other purposes; H.R. 845, the 
``Montana Land Sovereignty Act''; H.R. 846, the ``Idaho Land 
Sovereignty Act''; and H.R. 2147, the ``Utah Land Sovereignty Act.'' 
10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, hearing on the 
following legislation: H.R. 2360 the ``Providing for Our Workforce 
and Energy Resources Act'' (POWER Act); H.R. 2752, the ``BLM Live 
Internet Auctions Act''; and H.R. 2803, to direct the Secretary of 
the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, 
Regulation and Enforcement, to conduct a technological capability 
assessment, survey, and economic feasibility study regarding 
recovery of minerals, other than oil and natural gas, from the 
shallow and deep seabed of the United States. 10 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on 
Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight and Government Spending, 
hearing entitled ``Take Two: The President's Proposal to Stimulate 
the Economy and Create Jobs.'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``STEM in Action: Inspiring the Science and 
Engineering Workforce of Tomorrow.'' 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Full Committee, hearing on 
Veterans Employment Summit, 9:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction: to hold hearings to 
examine the history and drivers of our nation's debt and its threat, 
10:30 a.m., SH-216.