[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 136 (Wednesday, September 14, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D968-D969]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





           COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

     (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                                        Senate

       Committee on Appropriations: Business meeting to mark up 
     proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2012 for Defense, 
     Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, Financial 
     Services and General Government, and the Legislative Branch, 
     2 p.m., SH-216.
       Committee on the Budget: To hold hearings to examine policy 
     prescriptions for the economy, 9:30 a.m., SD-608.
       Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: To hold hearings 
     to examine the nominations of Gregory Howard Woods, of New 
     York, to be General Counsel, David T. Danielson, of 
     California, to be Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency 
     and Renewable Energy, and LaDoris Guess Harris, of Georgia, 
     to be Director of the Office of Minority Economic Impact, all 
     of the Department of Energy, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
       Committee on Finance: To hold hearings to examine tax 
     reform options, focusing on promoting retirement security, 10 
     a.m., SD-215.
       Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: To 
     hold hearings to examine the future of employment for people 
     with the most significant disabilities, 10 a.m., SD-106.
       Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: 
     Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government 
     Information, Federal Services, and International Security, to 
     hold hearings to examine improving financial accountability 
     at the Department of Defense, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
       Committee on Indian Affairs: To hold an oversight hearing 
     to examine tribal transportation, focusing on paving the way 
     for jobs, infrastructure, and safety in native communities, 
     2:15 p.m., SD-628.

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       Committee on the Judiciary: Business meeting to consider 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, S. 1535, to protect consumers 
     by mitigating the vulnerability of personally identifiable 
     information to theft through a security breach, providing 
     notice and remedies to consumers in the wake of such a 
     breach, holding companies accountable for preventable 
     breaches, facilitating the sharing of post-breach technical 
     information between companies, and enhancing criminal and 
     civil penalties and other protections against the 
     unauthorized collection or use of personally identifiable 
     information, H.R. 2480, to amend title 5, United States Code, 
     to authorize appropriations for the Administrative Conference 
     of the United States for fiscal years 2012, 2013, and 2014, 
     and the nominations of Edgardo Ramos, of Connecticut, Andrew 
     L. Carter, Jr., and Jesse M. Furman, all to be a United 
     States District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 
     and James Rodney Gilstrap, to be United States District Judge 
     for the Eastern District of Texas, 10 a.m., SD-226.
       Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: To hold 
     hearings to examine disaster recovery, focusing on evaluating 
     the role of America's small business in rebuilding their 
     communities, 10 a.m., SR-428A.
       Select Committee on Intelligence: To hold closed hearings 
     to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                                         House

       Committee on Armed Services, Panel on Defense Financial 
     Management and Audibility Reform, hearing on organizational 
     challenges in achieving sound financial management and audit 
     readiness, 8 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
       Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing on sustaining GPS 
     for national security, 11:30 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
       Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Commerce, 
     Manufacturing, and Trade, hearing entitled ``Internet 
     Privacy: The Impact and Burden of EU Regulation.'' 9:30 a.m., 
     2322 Rayburn.
       Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Cutting the Red 
     Tape: Saving Jobs from PPACA's Harmful Regulations.'' 10 
     a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
       Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, hearing 
     entitled ``Fixing the Watchdog: Legislative Proposals to 
     Improve and Enhance the Securities and Exchange Commission.'' 
     10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
       Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade, 
     hearing entitled ``The Impact of the World Bank and Multi-
     Lateral Development Banks on National Security.'' 2 p.m., 
     2128 Rayburn.
       Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee, markup of the 
     following: H.R. 2885, the ``Legal Workforce Act''; and H.R. 
     2847, the ``American Specialty Agriculture Act.'' 11:15 a.m., 
     2141 Rayburn.
       Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and 
     Mineral Resources, hearing on legislation regarding to 
     establish in the Department of the Interior an Under 
     Secretary for Energy, Lands, and Minerals and a Bureau of 
     Ocean Energy, an Ocean Energy Safety Service, and an Office 
     of Natural Resources Revenue, and for other purposes, 9:30 
     a.m., 1324 Longworth.
       Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, 
     hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1162, to provide the 
     Quileute Indian Tribe Tsunami and Flood Protection, and for 
     other purposes; H.R. 2087, to remove restrictions from a 
     parcel of land situated in the Atlantic District, Accomack 
     County, Virginia; H.R. 2336, the ``York River Wild and Scenic 
     River Study Act of 2011''; H.R. 2351, the ``North Cascades 
     National Park Service Complex Fish Stocking Act''; H.R. 2352, 
     to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to adjust the 
     boundary of the Stephen Mather Wilderness and the North 
     Cascades National Park in order to allow the rebuilding of a 
     road outside; H.R. 2606, the ``New York City Natural Gas 
     Supply Enhancement Act''; and H.R. 2687, the ``Fort Pulaski 
     National Monument Lease Authorization Act.'' 10 a.m., 1334 
     Longworth.
       Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee 
     on TARP, Financial Services, and Bailouts of the Public and 
     Private Programs, hearing entitled ``Crowdfunding: Connecting 
     Investors and Job Creators.'' 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
       Subcommittee on National Security, Homeland Defense, and 
     Foreign Operations, hearing entitled ``Defense Department 
     Contracting in Afghanistan: Are We Doing Enough to Combat 
     Corruption?'' 10:30 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
       Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Full 
     Committee, hearing entitled ``Out of Thin Air: EPA's Cross-
     State Air Pollution Rule.'' 9:30 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
       Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Contracting 
     and Workforce, hearing entitled ``Helping Small Businesses 
     Compete: Challenges within Programs Designed to Assist Small 
     Contractors.'' 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.