[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 45 (Monday, March 19, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D261-D262]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
APPROPRIATIONS--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Services, and 
General Government held a hearing on FY 2013 Budget Request for Federal 
Communications Commission. Testimony was heard from Julius Genachowski, 
Chairman, FCC; and Robert M. McDowell, Commissioner, FCC.

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EFFORTS TO PREVENT AND TREAT TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``A Review of Efforts to Prevent and Treat Traumatic Brain 
Injury''. Testimony was heard from Bonnie Strickland, Director, 
Division of Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs, 
Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and 
Human Services; William Ditto, Director of the New Jersey TBI Division, 
New Jersey Department of Health; and public witness.
TO REMOVE RESTRICTIONS FROM A PARCEL OF LAND SITUATED IN THE ATLANTIC 
DISTRICT, ACCOMACK COUNTY, VIRGINIA
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 2087, to 
remove restrictions from a parcel of land situated in the Atlantic 
District, Accomack County, Virginia. The Committee granted, by voice 
vote, a modified open rule providing one hour of general debate equally 
divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Natural Resources. The rule waives all points of order 
against consideration of the bill. The rule makes in order the 
amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on 
Natural Resources as original text for purpose of amendments and 
provides that it shall be considered as read. The rule waives all 
points of order against the amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
The rule makes in order only those amendments that are submitted for 
printing in the Congressional Record dated March 19, 2012, or pro forma 
amendments for the purpose of debate. Each amendment submitted for 
printing in the Congressional Record may be offered only by the Member 
who submitted it for printing or the Member's designee and shall be 
considered as read if printed. The rule provides one motion to recommit 
with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from Chairman 
Hastings, WA.
ONGOING INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
  Full Committee held a hearing on ongoing intelligence activities. 
This was a closed hearing.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.