[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 135 (Tuesday, September 13, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D960-D961]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                             COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                                            SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

     (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                                        Senate

       Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial 
     Service and General Government, business meeting to markup 
     proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2012 for Financial 
     Services and General Government, 11:15 a.m., SD-138.
       Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
     Agencies, business meeting to markup proposed budget 
     estimates for fiscal year 2012 for Commerce, Justice, Science 
     and Related Agencies, 2:30 p.m., SD-192.
       Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Personnel, to 
     hold hearings to examine general and flag officer 
     requirements, 2 p.m., SR-232A.
       Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: 
     Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance and Investment, to hold 
     hearings to examine emerging issues in insurance regulation, 
     9:30 a.m., SD-538.
       Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation and Community 
     Development, to hold hearings to examine new ideas for 
     refinancing and restructuring mortgage loans, 2 p.m., SD-538.
       Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: 
     Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine 
     Infrastructure, Safety, and Security, to hold hearings to 
     examine moving intercity passenger rail into the future, 10 
     a.m., SR-253.
       Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine tax 
     reform options, focusing on marginal rates on high-income 
     taxpayers, capital gains and dividends, 10 a.m., SD-215.
       Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to 
     hold hearings to examine securing the pharmaceutical supply 
     chain, 10 a.m., SD-430.
       Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: 
     business meeting to consider an original bill entitled, 
     ``Department of Homeland Security Authorization Act of 
     2011'', 10 a.m., SD-342.
       Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine the 
     ``Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act'', 
     focusing on renewing the commitment to victims of human 
     trafficking, 10 a.m., SD-226.


                                                         House

       Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee Livestock, Dairy, 
     and Poultry, hearing on the examination of the issue of feed 
     availability and its effect on the livestock and poultry 
     industries, 1:30 p.m., 1300 Longworth.
       Committee on the Budget, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
     ``The Need for Pro-Growth Tax Reform.'' 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
       Committee on Education and the Workforce, Full Committee, 
     hearing entitled ``Examining the Federal Role in Public 
     School Accountability.'' 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
       Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy 
     and Power, hearing on the American Energy Initiative with a 
     focus on the impacts of the Environmental Protection Agency's 
     new and proposed power sector regulations on electric 
     reliability, 9 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
       Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
     entitled ``Solyndra and The DOE Loan Guarantee Program.'' 
     9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
       Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Financial 
     Institutions and Consumer Credit, hearing entitled 
     ``Cybersecurity: Threats to the Financial Sector.'' 10 a.m., 
     2128 Rayburn.
       Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community 
     Opportunity, hearing entitled ``HUD and NeighborWorks Housing 
     Counseling Oversight.'' 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.

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       Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, hearing 
     entitled ``Promoting Peace? Reexamining U.S. Aid to the 
     Palestinian Authority, Part II.'' 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
       Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, 
     hearing on U.S.-India Counterterrorism Cooperation: Deepening 
     the Partnership, 2 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
       Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on 
     Counterterrorism and Intelligence, hearing entitled ``United 
     States Secret Service: Examining Protective and Investigative 
     Missions and Challenges in 2012.'' 2 p.m., 210 Cannon.
       Subcommittee on Transportation Security, markup of the 
     Subcommittee print to authorize the programs of the 
     Transportation Security Administration relating to the 
     provision of transportation security, and for other purposes, 
     entitled the ``Transportation Security Administration 
     Authorization Act of 2011.'' 10:30 a.m., 311 Cannon.
       Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Immigration 
     Policy and Enforcement, hearing entitled ``The Investor Visa 
     Program: Key to Creating American Jobs.'' 1:30 p.m., 2141 
     Rayburn.
       Committee on Natural Resources, Full Committee, hearing 
     entitled ``Creating American Jobs by Harnessing Our 
     Resources: Domestic Mining Opportunities and Hurdles.'' 10 
     a.m., 1324 Longworth.
       Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing on the following 
     legislation: H.R. 200, the ``Inland Empire Perchlorate Ground 
     Water Plume Assessment Act of 2011''; and H.R. 2842, the 
     ``Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development 
     and Rural Jobs Act of 2011.'' 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
       Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Full 
     Committee, hearing entitled ``How A Broken Process Leads to 
     Flawed Regulations.'' 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
       Committee on Small Business, Full Committee, hearing 
     entitled ``Beyond the Size Standards: Sustainability of Small 
     Business Graduates.'' 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
       Committee on Ways and Means, Full Committee, markup of 
     legislation regarding the ``Child and Family Services 
     Improvement and Innovation Act.'' 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.