[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 162 (Wednesday, October 26, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1146-D1147]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
DEFENSE SEQUESTRATION
Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a hearing on economic 
consequences of defense sequestration. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
ARMY ACQUISITION AND MODERNIZATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land 
Forces held a hearing on Army acquisition and modernization. Testimony 
was heard from Lieutenant General Robert P. Lennox, USA, Deputy Chief 
of Staff of the Army, G-8; Lieutenant General William N. Phillips, USA, 
Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, 
Logistics and Technology); and Belva M. Martin, Director, Acquisition 
and Sourcing Management Government Accountability Office.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Full Committee held a markup 
of H.R. 3094, the ``Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act.'' The bill 
was ordered reported, as amended.
CLASS CANCELLED
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations; and the Subcommittee on Health held a joint hearing 
entitled ``CLASS Cancelled: An Unsustainable Program and Its 
Consequences for the Nation's Deficit.'' Testimony was heard from Rep. 
Rehberg; Rep. Boustany; Rep. Deutch; Patrick J. Kennedy, former Member 
of Congress; Kathy Greenlee, Assistant Secretary for Aging, 
Administration on Aging (AOA), Department of Health and Human Services; 
and Sherry Glied, Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation 
(ASPE), Department of Health and Human Services.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a markup of the 
following: H.R. 2940, the ``Access to Capital for Job Creators Act''; 
H.R. 2167, the ``Private Company Flexibility and Growth Act''; H.R. 
1965, to amend the securities laws to establish certain thresholds for 
shareholder registration, and for other purposes; and H.R. 2930, the 
``Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act.'' H.R. 2930 was ordered reported, 
as amended. The following were ordered reported without amendment: H.R. 
1965; H.R. 2167; and H.R. 2940.
U.S.-KOREA ALLIANCE
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific held 
a hearing on ``The Expanding U.S.-Korea Alliance.'' Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
IRANIAN TERROR OPERATIONS
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and 
Intelligence; and Subcommittee on Oversight Investigations and 
Management held a joint hearing entitled ``Iranian Terror Operations on 
American Soil.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Oversight Hearing on the Department of Homeland Security.'' Testimony 
was heard from Janet Napolitano, Secretary, Department of Homeland 
Security.

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RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution held a 
hearing entitled ``The State of Religious Liberty in the United 
States.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
NATIONAL OCEAN POLICY
Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``The President's New National Ocean Policy--A Plan for Further 
Restrictions on Ocean, Coastal and Inland Activities.'' Testimony was 
heard from Nancy Sutley, Chair, Council on Environmental Quality, Co-
Chair, National Ocean Council; Jane Lubcheno, Under Secretary for 
Oceans and Atmosphere and Administrator, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration; and public witnesses.
NASA'S COMMERCIAL CREW DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``NASA's Commercial Crew Development Program: 
Accomplishments and Challenges.'' Testimony was heard from Paul K. 
Martin, Inspector General, NASA; Bill Gerstenmaier, Associate 
Administrator, Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, 
NASA; and public witnesses.
SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION'S FINANCING PROGRAMS
Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Oversight of the Small Business Administration's Financing 
Programs.'' Testimony was heard from Karen Mills, Administrator, Small 
Business Administration; and public witnesses.
ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE OF SEAPORTS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water 
Resources and Environment held a hearing entitled ``The Economic 
Importance of Seaports: Is the United States Prepared for 21st Century 
Trade Realities?'' Testimony was heard from Jo Ellen Darcy, Assistant 
Secretary of the Army-Civil Works, United States Department of the 
Army; and public witnesses.