[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 15 (Tuesday, January 31, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D54-D55]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine holding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 
(CFPB) accountable, focusing on a review of first semi-annual report, 
after receiving testimony from Richard Cordray, Director, Consumer 
Financial Protection Bureau.
U.S. AND GLOBAL ENERGY OUTLOOK
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the United States and global energy outlook for 
2012, after receiving testimony from Howard Gruenspecht, Acting 
Administrator, Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy; 
Richard H. Jones, International Energy Agency, Paris, France; Roger 
Diwan, PFC Energy, Washington, D.C.; and James Burkhard, IHS CERA, 
Cambridge, Massachusetts.
EXTENDERS AND TAX REFORM
Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
extenders and tax reform, focusing on long-term solutions, after 
receiving testimony from Rosanne Altshuler, Rutgers University, New 
Brunswick, New Jersey; Jason J. Fichtner, George Mason University 
Mercatus Center, Arlington, Virginia; and Caroline L. Harris, U.S. 
Chamber of Commerce, Washington, D.C.
VIDEO PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the 
Law concluded a hearing to examine the ``Video Privacy Protection 
Act'', focusing on protecting viewer privacy in the 21st century, 
including 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, after receiving testimony 
from Representative Watt; David

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Hyman, Netflix, Inc., Los Gatos, California; William McGeveran, 
University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis; and Marc Rotenberg, 
Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), and Christopher Wolf, 
Hogan Lovells US LLP, both of Washington, D.C.
WORLD THREAT
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine the world threat, after receiving testimony from James R. 
Clapper, Director of National Intelligence.