[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 18 (Friday, February 3, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D78-D79]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel and 
Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on accountability at 
Arlington National Cemetery. Testimony was heard from Lieutenant 
General Peter Vangjel, USA, Inspector General, Office of the Secretary 
of the Army; Kathryn A. Condon, Executive Director, Arlington National 
Cemetery; Brian Lepore, Director, Defense Capabilities and Management, 
Government Accountability Office; and Belva Martin, Director, 
Acquisition and Sourcing Management, Government Accountability Office.
CHEMICAL FACILITY ANTI-TERRORISM STANDARDS PROGRAM
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Environment and the 
Economy held a hearing entitled ``Evaluating Internal Operation and 
Implementation of the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards 
program (CFATS) by the Department of Homeland Security''. Testimony was 
heard from Rand Beers, Under Secretary for the National Protection and 
Programs Directorate (NPPD), Department of Homeland Security; and David 
Wulf, Deputy Director, Infrastructure Security Compliance Division, 
Office of Infrastructure Protection, National Protection and Programs 
Directorate, Department of Homeland Security.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power 
continued a hearing entitled ``American Jobs Now: A Legislative Hearing 
on H.R. 3548, the ``North American Energy Access Act.'' Testimony was 
heard from Margaret Gaffney-Smith, Chief, Regulatory, Army Corps of 
Engineers; Mike Pool, Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management, 
Department of the Interior; Steven M. Anderson, Brigadier General 
(retired), USA; and public witness.
IS DHS EFFECTIVELY IMPLEMENTING A STRATEGY TO COUNTER EMERGING THREATS?
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Oversight, 
Investigations, and Management held a hearing entitled ``Is DHS 
Effectively Implementing a Strategy to Counter Emerging Threats?'' 
Testimony was heard from Shawn Reese, Analyst, Emergency Management and 
Homeland Security Policy, Congressional Research Service; David Maurer, 
Director, Homeland Security and Justice Team, Government Accountability 
Office; Alan Cohn, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy, 
Department of Homeland Security; and public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURE
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and 
Administrative Law held a hearing on the following: H.R. 3041, the 
``Federal Consent Decree Fairness Act'' and H.R. 3862, the ``Sunshine 
for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act''. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests 
and Public Lands held a hearing on the following: H.R. 491, to modify 
the boundaries of Cibola National Forest in the State of New Mexico, to 
transfer certain Bureau of Land Management land for inclusion in the 
National Forest, and for other purposes; H.R. 3685, to amend the 
Herger-Feinstein Quincy Library Group Forest Recovery Act to extend and 
expand the scope of the pilot forest management project required by 
that Act; and S. 271, the ``Wallowa Forest Service Compound Conveyance 
Act''. Testimony was heard from Representatives Herger and Walden. 
Testimony was also heard from Leslie A.C. Weldon, Deputy Chief, 
National Forest System, Forest Service and public witnesses.
CIVILIAN PROPERTY REALIGNMENT ACT
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 1734, the 
``Civilian Property Realignment Act''. The Committee granted, by voice 
vote, a structured rule providing one hour of general debate equally 
divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. The rule waives all 
points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides 
that the amendment in the nature

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of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 112-11, 
shall be considered as adopted, and provides that the bill, as amended, 
shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order 
against provisions in the bill, as amended. The rule makes in order 
only those further amendments printed in the Rules Committee report 
accompanying the resolution. Each such amendment may be offered only in 
the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member 
designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be 
debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and 
controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to 
amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the 
question. The rule waives all points of order against the amendments 
printed in the Rules Committee report. Finally, the rule provides one 
motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was heard 
from Representatives Denham, Norton, Jackson Lee, and Butterfield.
FOSTERING QUALITY SCIENCE AT EPA
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy and 
Environment held a hearing entitled ``Fostering Quality Science at EPA: 
Perspectives on Common Sense Reform--Day II''. Testimony was heard from 
Deborah Swackhamer, Professor, Environmental Health Sciences, 
University of Minnesota, and Chairwoman, EPA Science Advisory Board; 
and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee held a markup of H.R. 3864, 
the ``American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Financing Act of 2012''. 
The bill was ordered reported without amendment.

Joint Meetings
EMPLOYMENT SITUATION
Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the 
employment situation for January 2012, after receiving testimony from 
John Galvin, Acting Commissioner, Bureau of Labor Statistics, 
Department of Labor.