[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 148 (Wednesday, October 5, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1050-D1052]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
WORKPLACE SAFETY
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Workforce 
Protections held a hearing entitled ``Workplace Safety: Ensuring a 
Responsible Regulatory Environment.'' Testimony was heard from David 
Michaels, Assistant Secretary, Occupational Safety and Health 
Administration, Department of Labor; and public witnesses.
CHILDREN'S PRIVACY IN AN ELECTRONIC WORLD
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, 
Manufacturing, and Trade held a hearing entitled ``Protecting 
Children's Privacy in an Electronic World.'' Testimony was heard from 
Mary Koelbel Engle, Associate Director, Division of Advertising 
Practices, Federal Trade Commission; and public witnesses.
LINE-BY-LINE BUDGET REVIEW
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing entitled ``Administration Efforts on Line-by-
Line Budget Review.'' Testimony was heard from Clinton T. Brass, 
Analyst in Government Organization and Management, Congressional 
Research Service; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets held a 
markup of the following: H.R. 1965, to amend the securities laws to 
establish certain thresholds for shareholder registration, and for 
other purposes; H.R. 2167, the ``Private Company Flexibility and Growth 
Act''; H.R. 2930, the ``Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act''; H.R. 
2940, the ``Access to Capital for Job Creators Act''; and legislation 
regarding the ``Small Company Job Growth and Regulatory Relief Act of 
2011.'' The following were forwarded, as amended: H.R. 1965; H.R. 2167; 
H.R. 2930; H.R. 2940; and the legislation regarding the ``Small Company 
Job Growth and Regulatory Relief Act of 2011.''
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a markup of the 
following: H.R. 2830, to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2012 
and 2013 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and for 
other purposes; and H.R. 2059, to prohibit funding to the United 
Nations Population Fund; and legislation to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal years 2012 and 2013 for the Trafficking Victims Protection 
Act of 2000, and for other purposes. H.R. 2830 was ordered reported, as 
amended. H.R. 2059 was ordered reported without amendment.
INTELLIGENCE SHARING AND TERRORIST TRAVEL
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and 
Intelligence held a hearing entitled ``Intelligence Sharing and 
Terrorist Travel: How DHS Addresses the Mission of Providing Security, 
Facilitating Commerce and Protecting Privacy for Passengers Engaged in 
International Travel.'' Testimony was heard from Mary Ellen Callahan, 
Chief Privacy Officer, Department of Homeland Security, Thomas Bush, 
Executive Director of Automation and Targeting, Office of Intelligence 
and Investigative Liaison, Customs and Border Protection; and David 
Heyman, Assistant Secretary for Policy, Department of Homeland 
Security.
INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR AND MARITIME TERRORISM AGREEMENTS
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and 
Homeland Security held a hearing entitled ``The Implementation of 
Certain International Nuclear and Maritime Terrorism Agreements.'' 
Testimony was heard from Thomas M. Countryman, Assistant Secretary, 
Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, Department of 
State; and Brad Wiegmann, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General 
for National Security, Department of Justice.

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MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and 
Enforcement held a markup to request a Department of Homeland Security 
Departmental Report on the Beneficiary of H.R. 1857, for the relief of 
Bartosz Kumor. The bill was forwarded without amendment.
FOREIGN GRADUATES OF U.S. UNIVERSITIES
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and 
Enforcement held a hearing entitled ``STEM the Tide: Should America Try 
to Prevent an Exodus of Foreign Graduates of U.S. Universities with 
Advanced Science Degrees?'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee held a markup of the 
following: H.R. 306, the ``Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act''; H.R. 
443, to provide for the conveyance of certain property from the United 
States to the Maniilaq Association located in Kotzebue, Alaska; H.R. 
588, to redesignate the Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge as the Sam D. 
Hamilton Noxubee National Wildlife Refuge; H.R. 850, to facilitate a 
proposed project in the Lower St. Croix Wild and Scenic River, and for 
other purposes; H.R. 991, to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 
1972 to allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts 
in Canada before the date the polar bear was determined to be a 
threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973; H.R. 1162, 
to provide the Quileute Indian Tribe Tsunami and Flood Protection, and 
for other purposes; H.R. 1461, the ``Mescalero Apache Tribe Leasing 
Authorization Act''; H.R. 1466, to resolve the status of certain 
persons legally residing in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands under the immigration laws of the United States; H.R. 1505, the 
``National Security and Federal Lands Protection Act''; H.R. 1556, to 
amend the Omnibus Indian Advancement Act to allow certain land to be 
used to generate income to provide funding for academic programs, and 
for other purposes; H.R. 1740, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 
to designate a segment of Illabot Creek in Skagit County, Washington, 
as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System; H.R. 
2060, the ``Central Oregon Jobs and Water Security Act''; 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 of the 
floodplain while ensuring that there is no net loss of acreage to the 
Park or the Wilderness, and for other purposes; H.R. 2360, the 
``Providing for Our Workforce and Energy Resources (POWER) Act''; H.R. 
2578, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act related to a segment of 
the Lower Merced River in California, and for other purposes; H.R. 
2752, the ``BLM Live Internet Auctions Act''; 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; H.R. 2842, the ``Bureau of 
Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act of 
2011''; H.R. 2915, the ``American Taxpayer and Western Area Power 
Administration Customer Protection Act of 2011''; and H.R. 3069, the 
``Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act''.
  The following were ordered reported without amendment: H.R. 588; H.R. 
1461; H.R. 1466; H.R. 1556; H.R. 2351; H.R. 2352; H.R. 2360; H.R. 2578; 
H.R. 2842; H.R. 2915; and H.R. 3069. The following were ordered 
reported, as amended: H.R. 306; H.R. 443; H.R. 850; H.R. 991; H.R. 
1162; H.R. 1505; H.R. 1740; H.R. 2060; H.R. 2752; and H.R. 2803.
IMPACT OF DOL/NLRB DECISIONS AND PROPOSED RULES ON SMALL BUSINESSES
Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Adding to Uncertainty: The Impact of DOL/NLRB Decisions and Proposed 
Rules on Small Businesses.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
FAA'S NEXTGEN PROGRAM
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Aviation held a hearing entitled ``A Comprehensive Review of FAA's 
NextGen Program: Costs, Benefits, Progress, and Management.'' Testimony 
was heard from Michael P. Huerta, Deputy Administrator, Federal 
Aviation Administration; Calvin L. Scovel, III, Inspector General, 
Department of Transportation; Gerald L. Dillingham, Director, Physical 
Infrastructure Division, Government Accountability Office; and public 
witnesses.
PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES PARALYMPICS AND THE DEPARTMENT OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity 
held a hearing entitled ``Reviewing the Progress of the Partnership 
between the United States Paralympics and the Department of

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Veterans Affairs to Promote Adaptive Sports.'' Testimony was heard from 
Christopher Nowak, Director, Office of National Veterans Sports Program 
and Special Events, Department of Veterans Affairs; and public 
witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee held a markup of the 
following: H.R. 3078, the ``United States-Colombia Trade Promotion 
Agreement Implementation Act''; H.R. 3079, the ``United States-Panama 
Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act''; and H.R. 3080, the 
``United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act''. The 
following were ordered reported, as amended: H.R. 3078; H.R. 3079; and 
H.R. 3080.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.