[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 140 (Tuesday, September 20, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D994-D995]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                           SEPTEMBER 21, 2011

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)

                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: business meeting to markup proposed 
budget estimates for fiscal year 2012 for Transportation, Housing 
and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, Department of State, 
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, and Labor, Health and 
Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, 3 p.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on 
National Parks, to hold hearings to examine a recently released 
report by the National Park Service, focusing on ``A Call to Action 
Preparing for a Second Century of Stewardship and Engagement'', 2:30 
p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: business meeting to 
consider S. 97, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to 
establish a grant program to support the restoration of San 
Francisco Bay, S. 893, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
provide financial assistance to the State of Louisiana for a pilot 
program to develop measures to eradicate or control feral swine and 
to assess and restore wetlands damaged by feral swine, S. 1400, to 
restore the natural resources, ecosystems, fisheries, marine and 
wildlife habitats, beaches, and coastal wetlands of Gulf Coast 
States, to create jobs and revive the economic health of communities 
adversely affected by the explosion on, and sinking of, the mobile 
offshore drilling unit Deepwater Horizon, the nomination of Kenneth 
J. Kopocis, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency, and proposed resolutions relating 
to the General Services Administration, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine dually-eligible 
beneficiaries, focusing on improving care while lowering costs, 10 
a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Robert A. Mandell, of Florida, to be Ambassador to 
Luxembourg, Thomas Charles Krajeski, of Virginia, to be Ambassador 
to the Kingdom of Bahrain, Dan W. Mozena, of Iowa, to be Ambassador 
to the People's Republic of Bangladesh, and Michael A. Hammer, of 
the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary for Public 
Affairs, all of the Department of State, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: business 
meeting to resume consideration of S. 1546, to authorize certain 
programs of the Department of Homeland Security, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine transforming wartime 
contracting, focusing on recommendations of the Commission on 
Wartime Contracting, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism, 
to hold hearings to examine countering terrorist financing, focusing 
on progress and priorities, 11 a.m., SD-226.
  Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, 
to hold hearings to examine Google, focusing on consumers and 
competition, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold joint hearings to examine 
the legislative presentation of The American Legion, 10 a.m., SDG-
50.


                                 House

  Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing on 
Army Reserve, Army National Guard and Air National Guard readiness, 
training and operations, 1 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget: Full Committee, hearing entitled ``The 
Broken Budget Process: Perspectives from Former CBO Directors.'' 10 
a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Early 
Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, hearing entitled 
``Education Reforms: Ensuring the Education System Is Accountable to 
Parents and Communities.'' 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce: Full Committee, continue markup 
of the following: H.R. 2250, the ``EPA Regulatory Relief Act of 
2011''; H.R. 2681, the ``Cement Sector Regulatory Relief Act of 
2011''; and H.R. 2937, the ``Pipeline Infrastructure and Community 
Protection Act of 2011.'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets 
and Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing entitled ``Legislative 
Proposals To Facilitate Small Business Capital Formation and Job 
Creation.'' 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 Foreign Affairs: Full Committee, markup of the 
following: H.R. 2699, to establish policies and procedures in the 
Peace Corps to provide for the safety and security of volunteers 
from rape and sexual assault, and for other purposes; and H.R. 2337, 
to amend the Peace Corps Act to require sexual assault risk-
reduction and response training, the development of sexual assault 
protocol and guidelines, the establishment of victims advocates, the 
establishment of a Sexual Assault Advisory Council, and for other 
purposes. 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, hearing entitled ``China's 
Monopoly on Rare Earths: Implications for U.S. Foreign and Security 
Policy.'' 1 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security: Full Committee, markup of the 
following: H. Res. 255, expressing the sense of the House of 
Representatives that effective sharing of passenger information from 
inbound international flight manifests is a crucial component of our 
national security and that the Department of Homeland Security must 
maintain the information sharing standards required under the 2007 
Passenger Name Record Agreement between the United States and the 
European Union; H.R. 915, the ``Jaime Zapata Border Enforcement 
Security Task Force Act''; H.R. 1165, the ``Transportation Security 
Administration Ombudsman Act of 2011''; H.R. 1299, the ``Secure 
Border Act of 2011''; H.R. 1447, the

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``Aviation Security Stakeholder Participation Act of 2011''; and 
H.R. 1801, the ``Risk-Based Security Screening for Members of The 
Armed Forces Act''. 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee, continued markup of 
the following: H.R. 2885, the ``Legal Workforce Act''; and H.R. 
2847, the ``American Specialty Agriculture Act.'' 10:15 a.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``ANWR: Jobs, Energy and Deficit Reduction.'' 10 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on 
Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and 
Procurement Reform, will hold a business meeting, 9:30 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Health Care, District of Columbia, Census and the 
National Archives, hearing entitled ``Examining Abuses of Medicaid 
Eligibility Rules.'' 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service and Labor 
Policy, will hold a business meeting, 1:30 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on 
Technology and Innovation, hearing entitled ``The Next IT 
Revolution? Cloud Computing Opportunities and Challenges.'' 10 a.m., 
2318 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Research and Science Education, hearing entitled 
``Oversight of the Networking and Information Technology Research 
and Development Program and Priorities for the Future.'' 2 p.m., 
2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business: Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Eliminating Job-Sapping Federal Rules through Retrospective 
Reviews--Oversight of the President's Efforts.'' 1 p.m., 2360 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Water Resources and Environment, hearing entitled ``The Economic 
Importance and Financial Challenges of Recapitalizing the Nation's 
Inland Waterways Transportation System.'' 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee, hearing to review and 
examine the variety of economic models used by the Joint Committee 
on Taxation (JCT) to analyze and score tax reform legislation, 10 
a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Full Committee, hearing to examine certain expiring Medicare 
provider payment provisions, 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: to hold hearings to examine 
manufacturing in the United States of America, focusing on how 
United States trade policy offshores jobs, 2 p.m., SH-216.