[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 51 (Wednesday, March 28, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D328-D329]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             MARCH 29, 2012

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: 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: 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: 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 Energy and Natural Resources: 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 Foreign Relations: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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.
  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 State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs, hearing on Security Challenges in 
Latin America, 8:30 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  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-A Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Defense, hearing on FY 2013 Budget Request for 
Intelligence Community, 9 a.m., H-405 Capitol. This is a closed 
hearing.
  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.
  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, 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.
  Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing on What Is the Price of Energy 
Security: from Battlefields to Bases, 11:30 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``The Semi-Annual Report of the Consumer Financial Protection 
Bureau'', 9:30 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Foreign Affairs,  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, 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,  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, 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 of 2011''; and H.R. 3074, the ``Cormorant Management 
and Natural Resources Protection Act'', 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, hearing 
on the following: 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, 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 Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on 
Investigations and Oversight, hearing entitled ``Federally Funded 
Research: Examining Public Access and Scholarly Publication 
Interests'', 9:30 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on 
individual and employer mandates in the Democrats' health care law, 
9 a.m., 1100 Longworth.