[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 190 (Monday, December 12, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1348-D1349]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,

                           DECEMBER 13, 2011

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: To hold 
hearings to examine MF Global bankruptcy, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Business meeting 
to consider the nominations of Maurice A. Jones, of Virginia, to be 
Deputy Secretary, and Carol J. Galante, of California, to be an 
Assistant Secretary, both of the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development,

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and Thomas Hoenig, to be Vice Chairperson and a Member of the Board 
of Directors of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; to be 
immediately followed by an oversight hearing to examine the Federal 
Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) part II, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation and Community Development, 
to hold hearings to examine helping homeowners harmed by 
foreclosures, focusing on ensuring accountability and transparency 
in appeals, 2:30 p.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: Business meeting to 
consider the nomination of Rebecca R. Wodder, of Virginia, to be 
Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Fish and Wildlife, Time to 
be announced, Room to be announced.
  Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife, to hold hearings to examine 
our nation's water infrastructure, focusing on challenges and 
opportunities, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Subcommittee 
on Children and Families, to hold hearings to examine child abuse, 
focusing on protection, prevention, intervention, and deterrence, 
10:15 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on the Judiciary: To hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Paul J. Watford, of California, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, 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 the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and 
Homeland Security, hearing on H.R. 1823, the ``Criminal Code 
Modernization and Simplification Act of 2011.'' 10 a.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on the Constitution, hearing entitled ``The Costs and 
Burdens of Civil Discovery.'' 1:30 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources, hearing on the following: H.R. 2512, the ``Three Kids 
Mine Remediation and Reclamation Act''; and H.R. 3479, the ``Natural 
Hazards Risk Reduction Act of 2011.'' 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, 
hearing entitled ``The Effectiveness of Our Nation's Public Alert 
System.'' 9:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.