[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 32 (Wednesday, February 29, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D167]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             MARCH 1, 2012

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation and 
Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2013 
for the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 10 a.m., SD-
138.
  Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year for 2013 for the Office of 
the Architect of the Capitol, the Library of Congress, the Office of 
Compliance, and the Open World Leadership Center, 2:30 p.m., SD-138.
  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine U.S. 
European Command and U.S. Africa Command in review of the Defense 
Authorization request for fiscal year 2013 and the Future Years 
Defense Program; with the possibility of a closed session in SVC-217 
following the open session, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings 
to examine the semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress, 10 
a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: to hold hearings to examine tax reform to 
encourage growth, reduce the deficit, and promote fairness, 10 a.m., 
SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold an 
oversight hearing to examine the cruise ship industry, focusing on 
if current regulations are sufficient to protect passengers and the 
environment, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine Syria, 
focusing on the crisis and its implications, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider S. 1002, 
to prohibit theft of medical products, and the nominations of Andrew 
David Hurwitz, of Arizona, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
Ninth Circuit, Patty Shwartz, of New Jersey, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, Jeffrey J. Helmick, to be 
United States District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, Mary 
Geiger Lewis, to be United States District Judge for the District of 
South Carolina, Timothy S. Hillman, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of Massachusetts, and Thomas M. Harrigan, of 
New York, to be Deputy Administrator of Drug Enforcement, Department 
of Justice, 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 Appropriations, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, 
hearing on the FY 2013 Budget for National Protection and Programs 
Directorate, 9:30 a.m. This is a closed hearing.
  Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, 
hearing on the FY 2013 Fish and Wildlife Service Budget, 9 a.m., B-
308 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, 
hearing on FY 2013 Budget, 10 a.m., H-309 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and 
Related Agencies, hearing on FY 2013 Budget, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies, hearing on the FY 2013 Budget 
for the Department of Agriculture, 10:30 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Defense, hearing on the FY 2013 Navy/Marine Corps 
Budget, 1 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, Full Committee, hearing on the Fiscal 
Year 2013 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from U.S. 
Pacific Command, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health, hearing 
entitled ``The FY 2013 HHS Budget'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, hearing 
entitled ``Prescription Drug Diversion: Combating the Scourge'', 
10:15 a.m. 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Financial 
Institutions and Consumer Credit, hearing entitled ``Understanding 
the Effects of the Repeal of Regulation Q on Financial Institutions 
and Small Businesses'', 9:30 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Terrorism, 
Nonproliferation, and Trade, markup of H.R. 3783, the ``Countering 
Iran in the Western Hemisphere Act of 2012'', 10 a.m., 2127 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Oversight, 
Investigations, and Management, hearing entitled ``Building One DHS: 
Why Can't Management Information be Integrated?'', 9:30 a.m., 311 
Cannon.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska 
Native Affairs, hearing entitled H.R. 1272, the ``Minnesota Chippewa 
Tribe Judgment Fund Distribution Act of 2011'', 11 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on 
Government Organization, Efficiency and Financial Management, 
hearing entitled ``The Status of Government Financial Management: A 
Look at the FY 2011 Consolidated Financial Statements'', 10 a.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``An Overview of the Department of Energy Research 
and Development Budget for Fiscal Year 2013'', 9:30 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation, Subcommittee on Economic Development, 
Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, markup of the following: 
H.R. 2903, the ``FEMA Reauthorization Act of 2011''; H.R. 3182, the 
``James M. Fitzgerald United States Courthouse''; H.R. 3556, the 
``Robert H. Jackson United States Courthouse''; the ``John F. 
Kennedy Center Reauthorization Act of 2012''; and General Services 
Administration resolutions, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Full Committee, markup of views and 
estimates submission, 9:30 a.m., 1100 Longworth.