[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 46 (Tuesday, March 20, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D276-D277]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                             MARCH 21, 2012

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Department of 
Homeland Security, to hold hearings to examine balancing prosperity 
and security, focusing on challenges for United States air travel in 
a 21st century global economy, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  Subcommittee on Department of Defense, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2013 for the Department of 
the Army, 10:30 a.m., SD-192.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2013 for the 
National Nuclear Security Administration, 2:30 p.m., SD-192.
  Subcommittee on Financial Service and General Government, to hold 
hearings to examine strengthening market oversight and integrity, 
focusing on fiscal year 2013 resource needs of the Commodity Futures 
Trading Commission, 2:30 p.m., SD-138.
  Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness and 
Management Support, to hold hearings to examine military 
construction, environmental, and base closure programs in review of 
the Defense Authorization request for fiscal year 2013 and the 
Future Years Defense Program, 10 a.m., SR-232A.
  Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to hold hearings to examine 
military space programs in review of the Defense Authorization 
request for fiscal year 2013 and the Future Years Defense Program, 
2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Tracey Ann Jacobson, of the District of Columbia, to 
be Ambassador to the Republic of Kosovo, Richard B. Norland, of 
Iowa, to be Ambassador to Georgia, Kenneth Merten, of Virginia, to 
be Ambassador to the Republic of Croatia, Mark A. Pekala, of 
Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Latvia, and Jeffrey D. 
Levine, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Estonia, 
all of the Department of State, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold 
hearings to examine retooling government for the 21st century, 
focusing on the President's reorganization plan and reducing 
duplication, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the President's 
proposed budget request for fiscal year 2013 for the Department of 
Homeland Security, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine convicting 
the guilty and exonerating the innocent, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, 
to hold hearings to examine Verizon and cable deals, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold joint hearings to examine 
the legislative presentations of the Military Order of the Purple 
Heart, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA), Non 
Commissioned Officers Association, American Ex-Prisoners of War, 
Vietnam Veterans of America, Wounded Warrior Project, National 
Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs, and The Retired 
Enlisted Association, 10 a.m., SD-G50.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Rural Development, 
Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture, hearing entitled 
``To Identify Duplicative Federal Rural Development Programs'', 10 
a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Projects, hearing on the FY 2013 Budget for 
Department of State, Near Eastern Affairs, 8:30 a.m., HVC-301. This 
is a closed hearing.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, 
hearing on FY 2013 Budget Request for National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration, 9 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and 
Related Agencies, hearing on FY 2013 Budget Request for Veterans 
Employment and Training Programs, 10 a.m., 2358-C Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies, hearing on FY 2013 Budget 
Request for the Department of Agriculture, 10 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Defense, hearing on FY 2013 Budget Request for the 
U.S. Central Command and the International Security Assistance 
Force, 10 a.m., H-140 Capitol. This is a closed hearing.

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  Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related 
Agencies, hearing on FY 2013 Budget Request for the Department of 
Energy, 10 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, hearing 
on FY 2013 Budget Request for Internal Revenue Service, 10 a.m., H-
309, Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and 
Related Agencies, hearing on FY 2013 Budget Request, 2 p.m., H-140 
Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Homeland Security, hearing on Department of 
Homeland Security Facilities, 10 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and 
Related Agencies, hearing on FY 2013 Budget Request for the 
Department of Housing and Urban Development, 10 a.m., 2358-A 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, 
hearing on FY 2013 Budget Issues, 1 p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, hearing 
on FY 2013 Budget Request for Small Business Administration, 2 p.m., 
2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, 
hearing on the Defense Health Program budget overview, 3 p.m., 2212 
Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget,  Full Committee, markup of the Concurrent 
Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2013, 10:30 a.m., 210 
Cannon.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Reviewing the President's Fiscal Year 2013 Budget 
Proposals for the U.S. Department of Labor'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing entitled ``The Center for Consumer 
Information and Insurance Oversight and the Anniversary of the 
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Capital Markets 
and Government Sponsored Enterprise, hearing on the Swap Data and 
Clearing House Indemnification Correction Act of 2012, 10 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation, business meeting to 
consider a motion authorizing the issuance of a subpoena ad 
testificandum for the appearance of Edith O'Brien, 2 p.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Russia 2012: Increased Repression, Rampant Corruption, Assisting 
Rogue Regimes'', 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, hearing entitled 
``Halting the Descent: U.S. Policy toward the Deteriorating 
Situation in Iraq'', 1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Iran, Hezbollah, and the Threat to the Homeland'', 9:30 a.m., 311 
Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and 
Homeland Security, hearing entitled ``Secure Identification: The 
REAL ID Act's Minimum Standards for Driver's Licenses and 
Identification Cards'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law, hearing 
entitled ``The Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs: Federal 
Regulations and Regulatory Reform under the Obama Administration'', 
1:30 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Harnessing American Resources to Create Jobs and Address Rising 
Gasoline Prices: Families and Cost-of-Life Impacts'', 10 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Europe's Sovereign Debt Crisis: Causes, 
Consequences for the United States and Lessons Learned'', 9:30 a.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental 
Relations and Procurement Reform, hearing entitled ``FOIA in the 
21st Century: Using Technology to Improve Transparency in 
Government'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``A 
Job Creation Roadmap: How America's Entrepreneurs Can Lead Our 
Economic Recovery'', 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Water Resources and Environment, hearing entitled ``Review of 
Innovative Financing Approaches for Community Water Infrastructure 
Projects--Part II'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: to hold hearings 
to examine prerequisites for progress in Northern Ireland, focusing 
on the 1998 Good Friday Agreement, and the current challenges to 
full implementation of the agreement and the action that is 
necessary for continued confidence and progress in the peace 
process, 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn Building.