[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 192 (Wednesday, December 14, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1364-D1365]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                           DECEMBER 15, 2011

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: To hold 
hearings to examine the nominations of Michael T. Scuse, of 
Delaware, to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign 
Agricultural Services, and to be a Member of the Board of Directors 
of the Commodity Credit Corporation, and Chester John Culver, of 
Iowa, and Bruce J. Sherrick, of Illinois, both to be a Member of the 
Board of Directors of the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation, 
Farm Credit Administration, 10:30 a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard, to hold hearings 
to examine environmental risks of genetically engineered fish, 10:30 
a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Business meeting to 
consider S. 1108, to provide local communities with tools to make 
solar permitting more efficient, S. 1142, to promote the mapping and 
development of the United States geothermal resources by 
establishing a direct loan program for high risk geothermal 
exploration wells, to amend the Energy Independence and Security Act 
of 2007 to improve geothermal energy technology and demonstrate the 
use of geothermal energy in large scale thermal applications, S. 
1149, to expand geothermal production, S. 1160, to improve the 
administration of the Department of Energy, and the nomination of 
Arunava Majumdar, of California, to be Under Secretary of Energy, 
9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: With the Subcommittee 
on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety, to hold

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joint hearings to examine the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) 
near-term task force recommendations for enhancing reactor safety in 
the 21st century, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on Western 
Hemisphere, Peace Corps and Global Narcotics Affairs, to hold 
hearings to examine the United States-Caribbean shared security 
partnership, focusing on responding to the growth of trafficking 
narcotics in the Caribbean, 11 a.m., SD-419.
  Subcommittee on African Affairs, to hold hearings to examine 
improving governance in the Democratic Republic of Congo, 2:15 p.m., 
SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: To hold 
hearings to examine prescription drug shortages, focusing on 
examining a public health concern and potential solutions, 10 a.m., 
SD-106.
  Committee on the Judiciary: Business meeting to consider S. 1821, 
to prevent the termination of the temporary office of bankruptcy 
judges in certain judicial districts, S. 1236, to reduce the 
trafficking of drugs and to prevent human smuggling across the 
Southwest Border by deterring the construction and use of border 
tunnels, and the nomination of Brian C. Wimes, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern and Western Districts of Missouri, 10 
a.m., SD-226.


                                 House

  Committee on the Budget, Full Committee, markup of H.R. 3521, the 
``Expedited Line-Item Veto and Rescissions Act of 2011.'' 10 a.m., 
210 Cannon.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Capital Markets 
and Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing on H.R. 3606, the 
``Reopening American Capital Markets to Emerging Growth Companies 
Act of 2011.'' 9:30 a.m., HVC-210 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity, 
hearing entitled ``The Homeless Children and Youth Act of 2011: 
Proposals to Promote Economic Independence for Homeless Children and 
Youth.'' 10 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled 
``The Collapse of MF Global.'' 1 p.m., HVC-210 Capitol.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western 
Hemisphere, markup of the following: H.R. 3401, to apply 
counterinsurgency tactics under a coordinated and targeted strategy 
to combat the terrorist insurgency in Mexico waged by transnational 
criminal organizations, and for other purposes; and H.R. 2542, to 
withhold twenty percent of United States assessed and voluntary 
contributions to the Organization of American States (OAS) for every 
permanent council meeting that takes place where Article 20 of the 
Inter-American Charter is not invoked with regard to Venezuela's 
recent constitutional reforms, and for other purposes. 11 a.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee, markup of H.R. 3261, 
the ``Stop Online Piracy Act.'' 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries, 
Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs, hearing on the following: the 
Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge and How the Federal Government 
Obtained Title to This Land and Promises Made to the Original 
Landowners; H.R. 1171, the ``Marine Debris Act Reauthorization 
Amendments of 2011''; and S. 363, to authorize the Secretary of 
Commerce to convey property of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration to the City of Pascagoula, Mississippi, and for other 
purposes. 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on 
TARP, Financial Services and Bailouts of Public and Private 
Programs, hearing entitled ``What the Euro Crisis Means for 
Taxpayers and the U.S. Economy, Pt. I.'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Investigations, 
Oversight and Regulations, hearing entitled ``New Medical Loss 
Ratios: Increasing Health Care Value or Just Eliminating Jobs?'' 10 
a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``California's High-Speed Rail Plan: Skyrocketing 
Costs & Project Concerns.'' 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Economic 
Opportunity, hearing entitled ``Reviewing the Implementation of the 
VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011.'' 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.