[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 21 (Wednesday, February 8, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D100-D101]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                            FEBRUARY 9, 2012

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)

                                 Senate

  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Admiral Samuel J. Locklear III, USN, for 
reappointment to the grade of admiral and to be Commander, United 
States Pacific Command, and Lieutenant General Thomas P. Bostick, 
USA, for reappointment to the grade of lieutenant general and to be 
Chief of Engineers, and Commanding General, United States Army Corps 
of Engineers, both of the Department of Defense, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings 
to examine the state of the housing market, focusing on removing 
barriers to economic recovery, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: to hold hearings to examine assessing 
inequality, mobility, and opportunity, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to 
examine H.R.1904, to facilitate the efficient extraction of mineral 
resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing an 
exchange of Federal and non-Federal land, and the Southeast Arizona 
Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2009, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold an oversight hearing to 
examine the Department of Justice's opinion on internet gaming, 
focusing on what's at stake for tribes, 2:15 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider S. 1945, 
to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings, and the 
nominations of John Z. Lee, and John J. Tharp, Jr., both to be a 
United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 
George Levi Russell III, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of Maryland, and Kristine Gerhard Baker, to be United 
States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas, 10 a.m., 
SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to 
examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.

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                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, 
hearing on the Architect of the Capitol FY 2013 budget request, 10 
a.m., HT-2 Capitol.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health, hearing 
entitled ``Review of the Proposed Generic Drug and Biosimilars, User 
Fees and Further Examination of Drug Shortages'', 10 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and 
Enforcement, hearing entitled ``Regional Perspectives on 
Agricultural Guestworker Programs'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Contracting and 
Workforce, hearing entitled ``Construction Contracting: Barriers to 
Small Business Participation'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing on Reforming VA's Flawed Fiduciary System, 
10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee, 
hearing on ongoing intelligence activities, 9 a.m., HVC-304. This is 
a closed hearing.