[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 33 (Thursday, March 1, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D171]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing 
and Urban Development, and Related Agencies concluded a hearing to 
examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2013 for the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, after receiving testimony 
from Shaun Donovan, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
APPROPRIATIONS: OFFICE OF THE ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL, LIBRARY OF 
CONGRESS, OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE, AND OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP CENTER
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative Branch 
concluded a hearing 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, after receiving testimony from Stephen T. Ayers, 
Architect of the Capitol; James H. Billington, Librarian of Congress; 
Tamara E. Chrisler, Executive Director, Office of Compliance; and John 
O'Keefe, Executive Director, Open World Leadership Center.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST AND THE FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
United States European Command and United States Africa Command in 
review of the Defense Authorization request for fiscal year 2013 and 
the Future Years Defense Program, after receiving testimony from 
Admiral James G. Stavridis, USN, Commander, United States European 
Command, and General Carter Ham, USA, Commander, United States Africa 
Command, both of the Department of Defense.
SEMIANNUAL MONETARY POLICY REPORT TO THE CONGRESS
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the 
Congress, after receiving testimony from Ben S. Bernanke, Chairman, 
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
TAX REFORM
Committee on the Budget: Committee concluded a hearing to examine tax 
reform to encourage growth, reduce the deficit, and promote fairness, 
after receiving testimony from Leonard E. Burman, Syracuse University 
Maxwell School, Syracuse, New York; Diane Lim Rogers, Concord 
Coalition, Arlington, Virginia; and Daniel Mitchell, Cato Institute, 
Washington, D.C.
CRUISE SHIP INDUSTRY REGULATIONS
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded 
an oversight hearing to examine the cruise ship industry, focusing on 
if current regulations are sufficient to protect passengers and the 
environment, after receiving testimony from Vice Admiral Brian M. 
Salerno, Deputy Commandant for Operations, United States Coast Guard, 
Department of Homeland Security; Bill Johnson, Miami-Dade County 
PortMiami, Miami, Florida; William H. Doherty, Nexus Consulting Group, 
Centerville, Massachusetts; Ross A. Klein, Memorial University of 
Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada; and Christine Duffy, 
Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), Arlington, Virginia.
SYRIA
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine Syria, focusing on the crisis and its implications, after 
receiving testimony from Jeffrey D. Feltman, Assistant Secretary for 
Near Eastern Affairs, and Robert Ford, Ambassador of the United States 
to Syria, both of the Department of State.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
nomination of Andrew David Hurwitz, of Arizona, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed hearings on 
intelligence matters, receiving testimony from officials of the 
intelligence community.
  Committee recessed subject to the call.