[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 151 (Tuesday, October 11, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1078-D1079]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                             COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                                              OCTOBER 12, 2011

     (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                                        Senate

       Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Department of 
     Homeland Security, to hold hearings to examine the Federal 
     role in disaster recovery and response, 2:30 p.m., SD-192.
       Committee on the Budget: To hold hearings to examine 
     improving the congressional budget process, 9:30 a.m., SD-
     608.
       Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: To hold 
     hearings to examine universal service reform, focusing on 
     bringing broadband to all Americans, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
       Committee on Foreign Relations: Business meeting to 
     consider the nominations of Joyce A. Barr, of Washington, to 
     be Assistant Secretary for Administration, 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, Michael A. Hammer, of the 
     District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary for Public 
     Affairs, Susan Denise Page, of Illinois, to be Ambassador to 
     the Republic of South Sudan, Adrienne S. O'Neal, of Michigan, 
     to be Ambassador to the Republic of Cape Verde, Mary Beth 
     Leonard, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
     of Mali, and Mark Francis Brzezinski, of Virginia, to be 
     Ambassador to Sweden, all of the Department of State, Anne 
     Terman Wedner, of Illinois, to be a Member of the United 
     States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy, Katherine M. 
     Gehl, of Wisconsin, and Terry Lewis, of Michigan, both to be 
     a Member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private 
     Investment Corporation, Russ Carnahan, of Missouri, to be a 
     Representative of the United States of America to the Sixty-
     sixth Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, 
     and Ann Marie Buerkle, of New York, to be a Representative of 
     the United States of America to the Sixty-sixth Session of 
     the General Assembly of the United Nations, and routine lists 
     in the Foreign Service; to be immediately followed by a 
     hearing to examine the nomination of Michael Anthony McFaul, 
     of California, to be Ambassador to the Russian Federation, 
     Department of State, 2:15 p.m., S-116, Capitol.
       Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: To 
     hold hearings to examine the state of chronic disease 
     prevention, 2:30 p.m., SD-430.
       Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: To 
     hold hearings to examine ten years after 9/11, focusing on a 
     status report on information sharing, 10:30 a.m., SD-342.
       Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: Business 
     meeting to consider the nomination of Winslow Lorenzo 
     Sargeant, of Wisconsin, to be Chief Counsel for Advocacy, 
     Small Business Administration, Time to be announced, Room to 
     be announced.
       Special Committee on Aging: To hold hearings to examine 
     finding consensus in the Medicare reform debate, 2 p.m., SD-
     562.


                                                         House

       Committee on Agriculture, Full Committee, hearing to review 
     legislative proposals amending Title VII of the Dodd-Frank 
     Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, 10 a.m., 1300 
     Longworth.
       Committee on Armed Services, Full Committee, hearing 
     entitled ``The Future of National Defense and the U.S. 
     Military Ten Years After 9/11: Perspectives of Former 
     Chairmen of the Committee on Armed Services.'' 10 a.m., 2118 
     Rayburn.
       Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, hearing on 
     National Guard and Reserve component acquisition and 
     modernization, 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
       Committee on Education and the Workforce, Full Committee, 
     hearing on H.R. 3094, the ``Workforce Democracy and Fairness 
     Act.'' 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
       Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Commerce, 
     Manufacturing, and Trade; and the Subcommittee on Health, 
     joint hearing entitled ``Food Marketing: Can `Voluntary' 
     Government Restrictions Improve Children's Health?'' 10 a.m., 
     2123 Rayburn.

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       Subcommittee on Oversights and Investigations, hearing 
     entitled ``Cutting EPA Spending.'' 10:30 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
       Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on 
     International Monetary Policy, markup to consider the 
     discussion draft ``The Supporting Economic and National 
     Security by Maintaining U.S. Leadership in Multilateral 
     Development Banks Act.'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
       Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
     entitled ``Oversight of the Federal Home Loan Bank System.'' 
     1 p.m., 2220 Rayburn.
       Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, 
     hearing entitled H.R. 1418, the ``Small Business Lending 
     Enhancement Act of 2011.'' 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
       Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
     Investigations, hearing entitled ``The International 
     Exploitation of Drug Wars and What We Can Do About It.'' 10 
     a.m., 2200 Rayburn.
       Subcommittee on Foreign Affairs, hearing entitled 
     ``Narcoterrorism and the Long Reach of U.S. Law 
     Enforcement.'' 12:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
       Committee on Homeland Security, Full Committee, markup of 
     the following: H.R. 3116, the ``Department of Homeland 
     Security Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012.'' 10 a.m., 
     311 Cannon.
       Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crimes, 
     Terrorism, and Homeland Security, hearing entitled 
     ``Uncertain Justice: The Status of Federal Sentencing and the 
     U.S. Sentencing Commission Six Years after U.S. v. Booker.'' 
     10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
       Subcommittee on Immigration, hearing entitled ``U.S. 
     Immigration and Customs Enforcement: Priorities and the Rule 
     of Law.'' 3 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
       Committee on Natural Resources, Full Committee, hearing 
     entitled ``One Year after President Obama's Gulf of Mexico 6-
     Month Moratorium Officially Lifted: Examining the Lingering 
     Impacts on Jobs, Energy Production and Local Economies.'' 10 
     a.m., 1324 Longworth.
       Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee 
     on National Security, Homeland Defense and Foreign 
     Operations, hearing entitled ``Status Report on the 
     Transition to a Civilian-Led Mission in Iraq.'' 10 a.m., 2154 
     Rayburn.
       Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight and 
     Government Spending, hearing entitled ``Running on Empty: How 
     the Obama Administration's Green Energy Gamble Will Impact 
     Small Business and Consumers.'' 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
       Committee on Rules, Full Committee, hearing on the 
     following: H.R. 2273, the ``Coal Residuals Reuse and 
     Management Act'', and H.R. 358 the ``Protect Life Act.'' 
     10:15 a.m., H-313 Capitol.
       Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee 
     on Research and Science Education, hearing entitled ``What 
     Makes for Successful K-12 STEM Education: A Closer Look at 
     Effective STEM Education Approaches.'' 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
       Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, hearing entitled 
     ``The International Space Station: Lessons from the Soyuz 
     Rocket Failure and Return to Flight.'' 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
       Committee on Small Business, Full Committee, hearing 
     entitled ``LightSquared: The Impact to Small Business GPS 
     Users.'' 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
       Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
     Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, hearing entitled 
     ``National Infrastructure Bank: More Bureaucracy and More Red 
     Tape.'' 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
       Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Full Committee, hearing 
     entitled ``Failures at Miami VAMC: Window to a National 
     Problem.'' 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.


                                                Joint Meetings

       Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: to 
     receive a briefing on Mongolia, focusing on its intention to 
     seek status as a participating State in the Organization for 
     Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), 2 p.m., 210, 
     Cannon Building.