[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 148 (Wednesday, October 5, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1052-D1053]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                            OCTOBER 6, 2011

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: business meeting 
to consider the nominations of Richard Cordray, of Ohio, to be 
Director, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, Alan B. Krueger, 
of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Council of Economic Advisers, 
Executive Office of the President, David A. Montoya, of Texas, to be 
Inspector General, Department of Housing and Urban Development, 
Cyrus Amir-Mokri, of New York, to be Assistant Secretary of the 
Treasury, and Patricia M. Loui, of Hawaii, and Larry W. Walther, of 
Arkansas, both to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the 
Export-Import Bank of the United States; to be immediately followed 
by a hearing to examine the Financial Stability Oversight Council 
annual report to Congress, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: business 
meeting to consider the nomination of John Edgar Bryson, of 
California, to be Secretary of Commerce, and promotion lists in the 
U.S. Coast Guard and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration Commissioned Corps, Time to be announced, Room to be 
announced.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on 
Children's Health and Environmental Responsibility, to hold an 
oversight hearing to examine Federal actions to clean up 
contamination from legacy uranium mining and milling operations, 10 
a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine tax reform 
options, focusing on incentives for homeownership, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on Western 
Hemisphere, Peace Corps and Global Narcotics Affairs, to hold 
hearings to examine the Peace Corps, focusing on the next fifty 
years, 10:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold an oversight hearing to 
examine internet infrastructure in native communities, focusing on 
equal access to e-commerce, jobs and the global marketplace, 2:15 
p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider S. 1301, 
to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2012 to 2015 for the 
Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, to enhance measures to 
combat trafficking in person, H.R. 368, to amend title 28, United 
States Code, to clarify and improve certain provisions relating to 
the removal of litigation against Federal officers or agencies to 
Federal courts, S. 1636, to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
clarify the jurisdiction of the Federal courts, H.R. 394, to amend 
title 28, United States Code, to clarify the jurisdiction of the 
Federal courts, S. 1637, to clarify appeal time limits in civil 
actions to which United States officers or employees are parties, 
H.R. 2633, to amend title 28, United States Code, to clarify the 
time limits for appeals in civil cases to which United States 
officers or employees are parties, S. 1014, to provide for 
additional Federal district judgeships, and the nominations of Evan 
Jonathan Wallach, of New York, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Federal Circuit, Dana L. Christensen, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Montana, Cathy Ann Bencivengo, to 
be United States District Judge for the Southern District of 
California, Gina Marie Groh, to be United States District Judge for 
the Northern District of West Virginia, Margo Kitsy Brodie, to be 
United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, 
Adalberto Jose Jordan, of Florida, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Eleventh Circuit, John M. Gerrard, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Nebraska, Mary Elizabeth 
Phillips, to be United States District Judge for the Western 
District of Missouri, Thomas Owen Rice, to be United States District 
Judge for the Eastern District of Washington, David Nuffer, to be 
United States District Judge for the District of Utah, and Steven R. 
Frank, to be United States Marshal for the Western District of 
Pennsylvania, Martin J. Pane, to be United States Marshal for the 
Middle District of Pennsylvania, and David Blake Webb, to be United 
States Marshal for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, all of the 
Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  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 Auditability Reform, hearing entitled ``Is the Financial 
Management Workforce Positioned to

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Achieve DOD's Financial Improvement Goals?'' 8 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Environment and 
the Economy, hearing entitled ``Chemical Risk Assessment: What Works 
for Jobs and the Economy?'' 9 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``The Annual Report of the Financial Stability Oversight Council.'' 
2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity, 
hearing entitled ``The Obama Administration's Response to the 
Housing Crisis.'' 9:30 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, 
Infrastructure Protection and Security Technologies, hearing 
entitled ``Cloud Computing: What are the Security Implications?'' 10 
a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee, markup of the 
following: H.R. 313, the ``Drug Trafficking Safe Harbor Elimination 
Act of 2011''; H.R. 1254, the ``Synthetic Drug Control Act of 
2011''; H.R. 2471, to amend section 2710 of title 18, United States 
Code, to clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain a 
consumer's informed, written consent on an ongoing basis and that 
consent may be obtained through the Internet; and H.R. 2870, the 
``Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 2011''. 10:30 a.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on 
Health Care, District of Columbia, Census and the National Archives, 
hearing entitled ``Obamacare's Employer Penalty and its Impact on 
Temporary Workers.'' 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, and 
Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform, hearing entitled 
``Protecting Taxpayer Dollars: Are Federal Agencies Making Full Use 
of Suspension and Debarment Sanctions?'' 9:30 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Contracting and 
Workforce, hearing entitled ``Subpar Subcontracting: Challenges for 
Small Businesses Contractors.'' 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Health, hearing 
entitled ``The Federal Recovery Coordination Program: Assessing 
Progress Toward Improvement.'' 8:30 a.m., 340 Cannon.
  Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, 
hearing entitled ``Arlington National Cemetery: An Update on Reform 
and Progress.'' 10:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Human Resources, 
hearing reviewing unemployment benefit proposals in the President's 
latest jobs plan and assessing whether they will help the long-term 
unemployed return to work, 9 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Domestic Threat Intelligence.'' 10 a.m., HVC 210.