[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 49 (Monday, March 26, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D300-D305]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                Week of March 27 through March 30, 2012

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, at approximately 11 a.m., Senate will continue 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 2204, Oil 
Tax Subsidies.
  During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared 
legislative and executive business.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Appropriations: March 27, Subcommittee on Military 
Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2013 
for the Department of Defense and the Department of the Army, 10 
a.m., SD-124.
  March 28, Subcommittee on Department of Defense, to hold hearings 
to examine Department of Defense health programs, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  March 28, Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2013 for the 
National Institutes of Health, 10 a.m., SD-124.
  March 28, Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans 
Affairs, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed 
budget estimates for fiscal year 2013 for the Department of the Navy 
and the Department of the Air Force, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  March 28, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 2013 for the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration, 2 p.m., SD-124.
  March 28, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2013 
for the Army Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation, 2:30 
p.m., SD-192.
  March 28, Subcommittee on Financial Service and General 
Government, to hold hearings to examine enhancing economic growth, 
focusing on the Department of the Treasury's responses to the 
foreclosure crisis and mounting student loan debt, 2:30 p.m., SD-
138.
  March 29, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2013 for the 
Department of Agriculture, 2 p.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: March 27, to hold hearings to examine 
U.S. Strategic Command and U.S. Cyber 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., SD-106.
  March 27, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, to 
hold hearings to examine the Department of Defense's role in 
implementation of the National Strategy for Counterterrorism and the 
National Strategy to Combat Transnational Organized Crime in review 
of the Defense Authorization request for fiscal year 2013 and the 
Future Years Defense Program, 2:30 p.m., SR-232A.
  March 27, Subcommittee on Airland, to hold a hearing to examine 
Army modernization in review of the Defense Authorization request 
for fiscal year 2013 and the Future Years Defense Program, 3:30 
p.m., SR-222.
  March 28, Subcommittee on SeaPower, to receive a closed briefing 
on the Ohio-class Replacement Program in review of the Defense 
Authorization request for fiscal year 2013 and the Future Years 
Defense Program, 9:30 a.m., SVC-217.
  March 28, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to hold hearings to 
examine Department of Defense nuclear forces and policies 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, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.

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  March 29, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Frank Kendall III, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary 
for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, James N. Miller, Jr., of 
Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Policy, Erin C. Conaton, of the 
District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary for Personnel and 
Readiness, Jessica Lynn Wright, of Pennsylvania, and Katharina G. 
McFarland, of Virginia, both to be an Assistant Secretary, and Heidi 
Shyu, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army, all 
of the Department of Defense, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: March 27, 
Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation and Community Development, 
to hold hearings to examine the choice neighborhoods initiative, 
focusing on a new community development model, 10:30 a.m., SD-538.
  March 28, Subcommittee on Economic Policy, to hold hearings to 
examine retirement, focusing on examining the retirement savings 
deficit, 2:30 p.m., SD-538.
  March 29, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the 
nominations of Jerome H. Powell, of Maryland, and Jeremy C. Stein, 
of Massachusetts, both to be a Member of the Board of Governors of 
the Federal Reserve System, Jeremiah O'Hear Norton, of Virginia, to 
be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Federal Deposit 
Insurance Corporation, and Richard B. Berner, of Massachusetts, to 
be Director, Office of Financial Research, and Christy L. Romero, of 
Virginia, to be Special Inspector General for the Troubled Asset 
Relief Program, both of the Department of the Treasury; to be 
immediately followed by a hearing to examine developing the 
framework for safe and efficient mobile payments, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: March 28, to 
hold hearings to examine the science and standards of forensics, 
2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: March 29, to hold 
hearings to examine current and near-term future price expectations 
and trends for motor gasoline and other refined petroleum fuels, 
9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: March 27, Subcommittee 
on Green Jobs and the New Economy, with the Subcommittee on 
Oversight, to hold a joint oversight hearing to examine the 
Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) work with other Federal 
entities to reduce pollution and improve environmental performance, 
10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: March 27, Subcommittee on Energy, Natural 
Resources, and Infrastructure, to hold hearings to examine renewable 
energy tax incentives, focusing on how have the recent and pending 
expirations of key incentives affected the renewable energy industry 
in the United States, 2:45 p.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: March 27, business meeting to 
consider S. Res. 356, expressing support for the people of Tibet, S. 
Res. 395, expressing the sense of the Senate in support of the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization and the NATO summit to be held in 
Chicago, Illinois from May 20 through 21, 2012, S. Res. 397, 
promoting peace and stability in Sudan, S. Res. 80, condemning the 
Government of Iran for its state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i 
minority and its continued violation of the International Covenants 
on Human Rights, S. Res. 391, condemning violence by the Government 
of Syria against journalists, and expressing the sense of the Senate 
on freedom of the press in Syria, S. Res. 344, supporting the 
democratic aspirations of the Nicaraguan people and calling 
attention to the deterioration of constitutional order in Nicaragua, 
the nominations of Julissa Reynoso, of New York, to be Ambassador to 
the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, Gina K. Abercrombie-Winstanley, of 
Ohio, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Malta, Frederick D. 
Barton, of Maine, to be Assistant Secretary for Conflict and 
Stabilization Operations, and to be Coordinator for Reconstruction 
and Stabilization, William E. Todd, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to 
the Kingdom of Cambodia, Pamela A. White, of Maine, to be Ambassador 
to the Republic of Haiti, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, of Louisiana, to 
be Director General of the Foreign Service, Carlos Pascual, of the 
District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary for Energy 
Resources, John Christopher Stevens, of California, to be Ambassador 
to Libya, Jacob Walles, of Delaware, to be Ambassador to the 
Tunisian Republic, Tracey Ann Jacobson, of the District of Columbia, 
to be Ambassador to the Republic of Kosovo, Mark A. Pekala, of 
Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Latvia, Richard B. 
Norland, of Iowa, to be Ambassador to Georgia, Kenneth Merten, of 
Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Croatia, and Jeffrey 
D. Levine, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Estonia, all of the Department of State, and Sara Margalit Aviel, of 
California, to be United States Alternate Executive Director of the 
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and lists in 
the Foreign Service, 2:15 p.m., S-116, Capitol.
  March 28, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine United 
States policy on Iran, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  March 29, Subcommittee on African Affairs, to hold hearings to 
examine Nigeria, focusing on security, governance, and trade, 2:15 
p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: March 29, to 
hold hearings to examine Food and Drug Administration (FDA) user fee 
agreements, focusing on strengthening FDA and the medical products 
industry for the benefit of patients, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: March 28, 
Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government 
Information, Federal Services, and International Security, to hold 
hearings to examine assessing efforts to combat waste and fraud in 
Federal programs, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  March 29, Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight, to hold 
hearings to examine contractors, focusing on how much they are 
costing the government, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: March 27, Subcommittee on Immigration, 
Refugees and Border Security, to hold hearings to examine the 
economic imperative for promoting international travel to the United 
States, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  March 28, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the Special 
Counsel's report on the prosecution of Senator Ted Stevens, 10 a.m., 
SD-226.

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  March 28, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine certain 
nominations, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  March 29, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 2159, to 
extend the authorization of the Drug-Free Communities Support 
Program through fiscal year 2017, and the nominations of Richard 
Gary Taranto, of Maryland, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
Federal Circuit, William J. Kayatta, Jr., of Maine, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit, Robin S. Rosenbaum, to 
be United States District Judge for the Southern District of 
Florida, Gershwin A. Drain, to be United States District Judge for 
the Eastern District of Michigan, John Thomas Fowlkes, Jr., to be 
United States District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee, 
Kevin McNulty, and Michael A. Shipp, both to be a United States 
District Judge for the District of New Jersey, Stephanie Marie Rose, 
to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of 
Iowa, and Gregory K. Davis, to be United States Attorney for the 
Southern District of Mississippi, Department of Justice, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-226.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: March 29, to hold hearings 
to examine S. 2219, to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
1971 to provide for additional disclosure requirements for 
corporations, labor organizations, Super PACs and other entities, 10 
a.m., SR-301.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: March 29, to 
hold hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for 
fiscal year 2013 for the Small Business Administration, 10 a.m., SR-
428A.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: March 28, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Margaret Bartley, of Maryland, and Coral 
Wong Pietsch, of Hawaii, both to be a Judge of the United States 
Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, 9:45 a.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: March 27, to hold closed 
hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SVC-
217.
  March 29, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, March 27, Subcommittee on Conservation, 
Energy, and Forestry, hearing entitled ``U.S. Forest Service Land 
Management: Challenges and Opportunities for Achieving Healthier 
National Forests'', 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  March 28, Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk 
Management, hearing on H.R. 3283, the ``Swap Jurisdiction Certainly 
Act''; H.R. 1838, to repeal a provision of the Dodd-Frank Wall 
Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act prohibiting any Federal 
bailout of swap dealers or participants; and the Swap Data 
Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2012, 
10:30 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, March 27, Subcommittee on Interior, 
Environment, and Related Agencies, hearing for American Indian and 
Alaska Native Public Witnesses, 9:30 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  March 27, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General 
Government, hearing on FY 2013 Budget Request for the General 
Services Administration, 10 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  March 27, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and 
Related Agencies, hearing on FY 2013 Budget Request for Energy 
Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Fossil Energy, Electricity Delivery 
and Energy Reliability, 10 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  March 27, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, hearing on FY 2013 
Budget Request for U.S. House of Representatives: Chief 
Administrative Officer; Clerk of the House; and Sergeant at Arms, 10 
a.m., HT-2 Capitol.
  March 27, Subcommittee on State Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs, hearing on FY 2013 Budget Request for the Department of 
the Treasury, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  March 27, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education, and Related Agencies, hearing on the FY 2013 Budget for 
the Department of Education, K-12, 10:30 a.m., 2358-C Rayburn.
  March 27, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies, hearing for American Indian and Alaska Native Public 
Witnesses, 1 p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  March 27, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General 
Government, hearing on FY 2013 Budget Request National Drug Policy, 
2 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  March 28, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies, hearing on American Manufacturing and Job Repatriation, 9 
a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  March 28, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies, hearing for American Indian and Alaska Native Public 
Witnesses, 9:30 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  March 28, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General 
Government, hearing on FY 2013 Budget Request for Treasury, 10 a.m., 
2359 Rayburn.
  March 28, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education, and Related Agencies, hearing on FY 2013 Budget Request 
for Department of Labor, 10 a.m., 2358-C Rayburn.
  March 28, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and 
Related Agencies, hearing on FY 2013 Budget Request for Bureau of 
Reclamation, 10 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  March 28, Subcommittee on Defense, hearing on FY 2013 Budget 
Request for National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve, 10 a.m., H-140 
Capitol.
  March 28, Financial Services and General Government, hearing on FY 
2013 Budget Request for U.S. Judicial Conference and U.S. Courts, 2 
p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  March 28, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and 
Related Agencies, hearing on FY 2013 Budget Request for Loan 
Guarantee Program and Advanced Research Projects Agency Energy, 2 
p.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  March 28, Subcommittee on Defense, hearing on FY 2013 Budget 
Request for U.S. Pacific Command and U.S. Forces--Korea, 2 p.m., H-
140 Capitol. This is a closed hearing.

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  March 29, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs, hearing on Security Challenges in Latin America, 8:30 
a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  March 29, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies, hearing on Department of 
Transportation and Housing and Urban Development Management Issues 
Panel, 10 a.m., 2358 Rayburn.
  March 29, Subcommittee on Defense, hearing on FY 2013 Budget 
Request for Intelligence Community, 9 a.m., H-405 Capitol. This is a 
closed hearing.
  March 29, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education, and Related Agencies, hearing on FY 2013 Budget Issues 
for Public Witnesses, 9 a.m., 2358-C Rayburn.
  March 29, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs 
and Related Agencies, hearing on FY 2013 Budget Request Pacific 
Command/Korea, 10:30 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, March 27, Subcommittee on Emerging 
Threats and Capabilities, hearing on understanding future irregular 
warfare challenges, 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  March 27, Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, hearing on 
Fiscal Year 2013 DOD Rotocraft Modernization Programs, 3 p.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  March 28, Full Committee, hearing on the security situation on the 
Korean Peninsula, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 28, Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing on the Army and 
Marine Corps Materiel Reset, 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  March 29, Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, hearing 
on oversight of U.S. Naval Vessel Acquisition Programs and Force 
Structure of the Department of the Navy in the Fiscal Year 2013 
National Defense Authorization Budget Request, 10 a.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  March 29, Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing on What is the Price 
of Energy Security: from Battlefields to Bases, 11:30 a.m., 2212 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, March 27, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``Learning from the Upper Big Branch 
Tragedy'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  March 28, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Reviewing the 
President's Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Proposal for the U.S. Department 
of Education'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, March 27, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``IT Supply Chair 
Security: Review of Government an Industry Efforts'', 10 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  March 27, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Examining the 
Current State of Cosmetics'', 10:15 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  March 28, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, hearing entitled ``The 
American Energy Initiative: A Focus on Legislative Responses to 
Rising Gasoline Prices'', 9:45 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  March 28, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, hearing 
entitled ``Cybersecurity: Threats to Communications Networks and 
Public-Sector Responses'', 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  March 29, Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, 
hearing entitled ``Balancing Privacy and Innovation: Does the 
President's Proposal Tip the Scale?'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, March 27, Subcommittee on 
Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology, hearing entitled ``Federal 
Reserve Aid to the Eurozone: Its Impact on the U.S. and the 
Dollar'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  March 27, Full Committee, markup of the ``FHA Emergency Fiscal 
Solvency Act of 2012''; H.R. 2446, the ``RESPA Home Warranty 
Clarification Act of 2011''; H.R. 3283, the ``Swap Jurisdiction 
Certainty Act''; and H.R. 4235, the ``Swap Data Repository and 
Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2012'', 1 p.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  March 28, Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored 
Enterprises, hearing entitled ``Accounting and Auditing Oversight: 
Pending Proposals and Emerging Issues Confronting Regulators, 
Standard Setters and the Economy'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  March 28, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``The Collapse of MF Global: Part 3'', 2 p.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  March 29, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``The Semi-Annual 
Report of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau'', 9:30 a.m., 
2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, March 27, Subcommittee on Africa, 
Global Health, and Human Services, markup of H.R. 1940, the 
``International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act of 2011''; 
H.R. 3605, the Global Online Freedom Act of 2011''; and H.R. 4141, 
the ``International Food Assistance Improvement Act of 2012'', 2 
p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  March 27, Subcommittee on Europe and Eurasia, hearing entitled 
``Creating Jobs: Economic Opportunities in Europe and Eurasia'', 2 
p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  March 28, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Investigating the 
Chinese Threat, Part One: Military and Economic Aggression'', 10 
a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  March 28, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``The Price of Public Diplomacy with China'', 2:30 p.m., 
2172 Rayburn.
  March 29, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights, 
hearing entitled ``Assessing China's Role and Influence in Africa'', 
2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, March 27, Subcommittee on Border 
and Maritime Security, markup of H.R. 4251, the ``SMART Port 
Security Act'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  March 28, Full Committee, markup of H.R. 2179, to amend title 49, 
United States Code, to direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland 
Security (Transportation Security Administration) to transfer 
unclaimed money recovered at airport security checkpoints to United 
Service Organizations, Incorporated, and for other purposes; H.R. 
2764, the ``WMD Intelligence and Information Sharing Act of 2011''; 
H.R. 3140, the ``Mass Transit Intelligence Prioritization Act''; and 
H.R. 3563, the ``Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 
2011'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.

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  March 28, Subcommittee on Transportation Security, hearing 
entitled ``Rightsizing TSA Bureaucracy and Workforce Without 
Compromising Security'', 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  March 29, Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and 
Communications, hearing entitled ``The Fiscal Year 2013 Budget 
Request for the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Health 
Affairs'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, March 27, Full Committee, markup of 
H.R. 3862, the ``Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act 
of 2012''; and H.R. 2299, the ``Child Interstate Abortion 
Notification Act'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  March 28, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security, 
markup of H.R. 4223, the ``Safe Doses Act''; H.R. 3668, the 
``Counterfeit Drug Penalty Enhancement Act of 2011''; and H.R. 4216, 
the ``Foreign Counterfeit Prevention Act'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  March 28, Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement 
hearing entitled ``Holiday on ICE: The U.S. Department of Homeland 
Security's New Immigration Detention Standards'', 1:30 p.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  March 29, Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and 
the Internet, hearing on H.R. 1946, the ``Preserving Our Hometown 
Independent Pharmacies Act of 2011'', 9:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, March 27, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Harnessing American Resources to Create Jobs and Address 
Rising Gasoline Prices: Family Vacations and U.S. Tourism 
Industry'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  March 28, Full Committee, business meeting on a motion to 
authorize the Chairman to issue duces tecum subpoenas for the 
production of documents relating to investigations regarding: the 
Secretary of the Interior's decision and the process to rewrite the 
2008 Stream Buffer Zone Rule under the Surface Mining Reclamation 
and Control Act; and the process used in the preparation of a 
Department of the Interior report on offshore oil and natural gas 
operations under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act that implied 
that peer reviewers from the National Academy of Engineers had 
endorsed an offshore oil and natural gas drilling moratorium in the 
Gulf of Mexico, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  March 29, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular 
Affairs, hearing on the following: H.R. 1917, the ``Joint Ventures 
for Bird Habitat Conservation Act of 2011''; H.R. 1960, the ``North 
American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act 2011''; and H.R. 3074, 
the ``Cormorant Management and Natural Resources Protection Act'', 
10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  March 29, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public 
Lands, hearing entitled ``H.R. 1241, the `Rio Grande del Norte 
National Conservation Area Establishment Act' ''; H.R. 1818, the 
``Mt. Andrea Lawrence Designation Act of 2011''; H.R. 2984, the 
``Maine Coastal Islands Wilderness Act of 2011''; and H.R. 4234, the 
``Grazing Improvement Act of 2012''; 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, March 27, 
Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service and Labor 
Policy, hearing entitled ``Can a USPS-run Health Plan Solve Its 
Financial Crisis?'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 27, Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, 
Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform, hearing entitled 
``Labor Abuses, Human Trafficking, and Government Contracts: Is the 
Government Doing Enough to Protect Vulnerable Workers?'', 10 a.m., 
2247 Rayburn.
  March 29, Subcommittee on National Security, Homeland Defense, and 
Foreign Operations, hearing entitled ``Are Changes in Security 
Policy Jeopardizing USAID Reconstruction Projects and Personnel in 
Afghanistan?'', 8:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, March 27, Full Committee, hearing on H. Con. 
Res. 112, ``Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 
2013'', 2:30 p.m., H-313.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, March 27, 
Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation, hearing entitled 
``Fostering the U.S. Competitive Edge: Examining the Effects of 
Federal Policies on Competition, Innovation, and Job Growth'', 10 
a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  March 28, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Securing the Promise 
of the International Space Station: Challenges and Opportunities'', 
9:30 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  March 28, Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, hearing entitled 
``To Observe and Protect: How NOAA Procures Data for Weather 
Forecasting'', 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  March 29, Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, hearing 
entitled ``Federally Funded Research: Examining Public Access and 
Scholarly Publication Interests'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, March 28, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Large and Small Businesses: How Partnerships Can Promote 
Job Growth'', 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, March 27, 
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing entitled 
``A Review of the President's Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Request for 
the Army Corps of Engineers'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  March 28, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing 
entitled ``A Review of the President's Fiscal Year 2013 Budget 
Request for the Environmental Protection Agency'', 10 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, March 27, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``From the Ground Up: Assessing Ongoing Delays in VA Major 
Construction'', 10:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  March 28, Subcommittee on Disability and Memorial Affairs, hearing 
entitled ``Reevaluating the Transition from Service Member to 
Veteran: Honoring a Shared Commitment to Care for Those Who Defend 
Our Freedom'', 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  March 28, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, markup of pending 
legislation, 2 p.m., 334 Cannon.

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  March 29, Subcommittee on Disability and Memorial Affairs, hearing 
on the following: H.R. 4142, the ``American Heroes COLA Act''; H.R. 
4114, the ``Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 
2012''; H.R. 2051, the ``Veterans Missing in America Act of 2011''; 
H.R. 2498, the ``Veterans Day Moment of Silence Act''; H.R. 2377, 
the ``Rating and Processing Individuals' Disability Claims Act''; 
H.R. 2717, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to designate 
one city in the United States each year as an `American World War II 
City', and for other purposes; and H.R. 4168, the ``Caring for the 
Fallen Act'', 10 a.m., 340 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, March 29, Subcommittee on Health, 
hearing on individual and employer mandates in the Democrats' health 
care law, 9 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, March 27, Full 
Committee, hearing on ongoing intelligence activities, 9 a.m., HVC-
304. This is a closed hearing.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies--2012: March 
28, organizational business meeting to consider an original 
resolution authorizing expenditures for committee operations and 
committee's rules and procedure for the 112th Congress, 10:30 a.m., 
S-216, Capitol.
  Joint Economic Committee: March 27, to hold hearings to examine 
monetary policy going forward, focusing on why a sound dollar boosts 
growth and employment, 2 p.m., SH-216.