[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 54 (Monday, April 16, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D347-D351]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Appropriations: April 17, Subcommittee on Commerce, 
Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, business meeting to markup 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2013 for Commerce, 
Justice, Science and related agencies, 2:30 p.m., SD-192.
  April 17, Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies, business meeting to markup 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2013 for Transportation, 
Housing and Urban Development and related agencies, 3:30 p.m., SD-
138.
  April 18, Subcommittee on Department of the Interior, Environment, 
and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget 
estimates for fiscal year 2013 for the United States Forest Service, 
9:30 a.m., SD-124.
  April 18, Subcommittee on Department of Defense, to hold hearings 
to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2013 for the 
Missile Defense Agency, 10:30 a.m., SD-192.
  April 18, Subcommittee on Financial Service and General 
Government, to hold hearings to examine the General Services 
Administration, focusing on a review of the recent Inspector General 
management deficiency report and an assessment of the fiscal year 
2013 General Services Administration (GSA) funding request, 2:30 
p.m., SD-138.
  April 19, 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 Food 
and Drug Administration, 2 p.m., SD-124.
  Committee on Armed Services: April 17, Subcommittee on Emerging 
Threats and Capabilities, to hold hearings to examine the health and 
status of the Department of Defense science and technology 
laboratories and enterprise in review of the Defense Authorization 
request for fiscal year 2013 and the Future Years Defense Program, 
2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  April 18, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to hold hearings to 
examine the National Security Administration management of its 
National Security Laboratories, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  April 18, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, to 
hold hearings to examine financial management and business 
transformation at the Department of Defense, 2:30 p.m., SD-G50.
  April 19, Subcommittee on SeaPower, to hold hearings to examine 
Navy shipbuilding programs in review of the Defense Authorization 
request for fiscal year 2013 and the Future Years Defense Program, 
9:30 a.m., SR-232A.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: April 17, to 
hold hearings to examine the Export-Import Bank reauthorization, 
focusing on saving American jobs and supporting American exporters, 
10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: April 18, business meeting to consider 
the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2013, 2 
p.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: April 17, 
Subcommittee on Competitiveness, Innovation, and

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Export Promotion, to hold hearings to examine promoting American 
competitiveness, focusing on filling jobs today and training workers 
for tomorrow, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  April 18, Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant 
Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security, to hold hearings to 
examine protecting commuters, focusing on ensuring accountability 
and oversight in tolling, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: April 19, to hold 
hearings to examine the impacts of sea level rise on domestic energy 
and water infrastructure, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: April 17, Subcommittee 
on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety, to hold hearings to examine mercury 
pollution's impacts to public health and the environment, 10 a.m., 
SD-406.
  April 18, Full Committee, to hold an oversight hearing to examine 
the General Services Administration (GSA), 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: April 18, Subcommittee on International 
Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness, to hold a hearing to 
examine the Asia Pacific, focusing on trade opportunities for 
agriculture and food producers from the Great Plains to the Pacific 
Northwest, 2 p.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: April 18, to receive a closed 
briefing on an intelligence update on Iran and Syria, 10 a.m., SVC-
217.
  April 18, Subcommittee on African Affairs, to hold hearings to 
examine the United States policy response to entrenched African 
leadership, 2:15 p.m., SD-419.
  April 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Syria, 
focusing on United States policy options, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: April 18, to 
hold hearings to examine effective strategies for accelerated 
learning, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  April 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine delays in 
OSHA's standard-setting process and the impact on worker safety, 10 
a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: April 17, 
Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight, to hold hearings to 
examine S. 2139, to enhance security, increase accountability, and 
improve the contracting of the Federal Government for overseas 
contingency operations, 10:30 a.m., SD-342.
  April 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Joseph G. Jordan, of Massachusetts, to be 
Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, Executive Office of 
the President, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: April 19, to hold hearings to examine 
S. 1684, to amend the Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-
Determination Act of 2005, 2:15 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: April 17, Subcommittee on the 
Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights, to hold hearings to 
examine ending racial profiling in America, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  April 18, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of James Xavier Dempsey, of California, Elisebeth 
Collins Cook, of Illinois, Rachel L. Brand, of Iowa, David Medine, 
of Maryland, to be Chairman, and Patricia M. Wald, of the District 
of Columbia, all to be a Member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties 
Oversight Board, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  April 19, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the 
nominations of William J. Kayatta, Jr., of Maine, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit, 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, Michael P. Shea, of Connecticut, to be United 
States District Judge for the District of Connecticut, Gonzalo P. 
Curiel, of California, to be United States District Judge for the 
Southern District of California, and Robert J. Shelby, of Utah, to 
be United States District Judge for the District of Utah, 10 a.m., 
SD-226.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: April 18, to 
hold hearings to examine perspectives from the entrepreneurial 
ecosystem, focusing on creating jobs and growing businesses through 
entrepreneurship, 10 a.m., SR-428A.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: April 17, to hold closed 
hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  April 18, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: April 18, to hold hearings to examine 
the future of long-term care, focusing on saving money by serving 
seniors, 2 p.m., SH-216.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, April 18, Full Committee, business 
meeting to consider a proposal to satisfy the Committee's 
reconciliation instructions required by H. Con. Res. 112, 10 a.m., 
1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, April 18, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Water, markup of Appropriations Bill FY 2013, 9:30 a.m., 2362-B 
Rayburn.
  April 19, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, markup of 
Appropriations Bill FY 2013, 9:30 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, April 17, Full Committee, Member's 
day on national defense priorities for the fiscal year 2013 national 
defense authorization bill, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  April 17, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing on FY 2013 
National Defense Budget Request for Atomic Energy Defense Activities 
and Nuclear Forces Programs, 3 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  April 18, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on 
the Navy's 30 Year Shipbuilding Plan--Assumptions and Associated 
Risks to National Security, 3 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  April 19, Full Committee, hearing on Recent Developments in the 
Middle East: The Security Situation in the Syrian Arab Republic, 10 
a.m., 2118 Rayburn.

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  Committee on the Budget, April 17, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Strengthening the Safety Net'', 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, April 17, Full 
Committee, hearing on H.R. 4297, the ``Workforce Investment 
Improvement Act of 2012'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  April 18, Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, 
hearing entitled ``Reviewing the Impact of the Office of Federal 
Contract Compliance Programs' Regulatory and Enforcement Actions'', 
10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, April 17, Subcommittee on Energy 
and Power, continued markup of the ``Gasoline Regulations Act of 
2012''; and the ``Strategic Energy Production Act of 2012'', 10 
a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  April 18, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``FDA User Fees 
2012: How Innovation Helps Patients and Jobs'', 10:15 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  April 18, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``Budget and Spending Concerns at DOE'', 10:30 a.m., 2322 
Rayburn.
  April 19, Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, hearing on 
H.R. 4345, the ``Domestic Fuels Protection Act of 2012'', 9:30 a.m., 
2322 Rayburn.
  April 19, Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, 
hearing entitled ``Where the Jobs Are: Can American Manufacturing 
Thrive Again?'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, April 17, Subcommittee on 
Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology, hearing entitled ``The 
Future of Money: Coinage Production'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  April 18, Full Committee, markup of the ``Affordable Housing and 
Self-Sufficiency Improvement Act of 2012'' and the Committee Print 
of Budget Reconciliation legislative recommendations of the 
Committee on Financial Services, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  April 19, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``Budget Hearing-the Office of Financial Research'', 10 
a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, April 17, Subcommittee on Africa, 
Global Health, and Human Rights, hearing entitled ``The Increasing 
American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act'', 2 p.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  April 18, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``North Korea after Kim 
Jong-il: Still Dangerous and Erratic'', 10 a.m., 2127 Rayburn.
  April 18, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, 
hearing entitled ``Bureau of Counterterrorism: Budget, Programs, and 
Policies'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, April 17, Subcommittee on Border 
and Maritime, hearing entitled ``Boots on the Ground or Eyes in the 
Sky: How Best to Utilize the National Guard to Achieve Operational 
Control'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  April 17, Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and 
Communications, hearing entitled ``Taking Measure of Countermeasures 
(Part 3): Protecting the Protectors'', 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  April 18, Subcommittee on Transportation Security, hearing 
entitled ``Building Secure Partnerships in Travel, Commerce, and 
Trade with the Asia-Pacific Region'', 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  April 18, Full Committee, markup of H.R. 3674, the ``PRECISE Act 
of 2011'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  April 19, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure 
Protection, and Security Technologies, hearing entitled ``The DHS 
and DOE National Labs: Finding Efficiencies and Optimizing Outputs 
in Homeland Security Research and Development'', 10 a.m., 311 
Cannon.
  Committee on House Administration, April 18, Subcommittee on 
Oversight, hearing entitled ``Library of Congress: Ensuring 
Continuity and Efficiency During Leadership Transitions'', 10 a.m., 
1310 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, April 17, Full Committee, begin markup 
of Committee Print of Material to be Transmitted to the Committee on 
the Budget Pursuant to Section 201 of H. Con. Res. 112, 2:15 p.m., 
2141 Rayburn.
  April 18, Subcommittee on the Constitution, hearing entitled 
``Voting Wrongs: Oversight of the Justice Department's Voting Rights 
Enforcement'', 9 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  April 18, Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement, 
hearing entitled ``Document Fraud in Employment Authorization: How 
an E-Verify Requirement Can Help'', 11:15 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  April 18, Full Committee, continue markup of Committee Print of 
Material to be Transmitted to the Committee on the Budget Pursuant 
to Section 201 of H. Con. Res. 112, 1:30 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  April 19, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, 
hearing entitled ``The Prosecution of Former Senator Ted Stevens'', 
9:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, April 17, Subcommittee on National 
Parks, Forests and Public Lands, hearing on the following measures: 
H.R. 3388, the ``Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Protection Act''; H.R. 
3874, the ``Black Hills Cemetery Act''; H.R. 4039, the ``Yerington 
Land Conveyance and Sustainable Development Act''; H.R. 4073, to 
authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to accept the quitclaim, 
disclaimer, and relinquishment of a railroad right of way within and 
adjacent to Pike National Forest in El Paso County, Colorado, 
originally granted to the Mt. Manitou Park and Incline Railway 
Company pursuant to the Act of March 3, 1875; H.R. 4193, the ``Land 
Acquisition to cut National Debt Act''; and H.R. 4222, to provide 
for the conveyance of certain land inholdings owned by the United 
States to the Tucson Unified School District and to the Pascua Yaqui 
Tribe of Arizona, and for other purposes, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  April 17, Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing on H.R. 460, 
the ``Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower Facilitation Act''; and H.R. 
2664, the ``Reauthorization of Water Desalination Act of 2011'', 2 
p.m., 1324 Longworth.

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  April 19, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular 
Affairs, hearing on H.R. 4043, the ``Military Readiness and Southern 
Sea Otter Conservation Act'', 9:30 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  April 19, Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, 
hearing entitled ``Bureau of Land Management's Hydraulic Fracturing 
Rule's Impact on Indian Tribal Energy Development'', 11 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, April 17, 
Subcommittee on TARP, Financial Services and Bailouts of Public and 
Private Programs, hearing entitled ``The SEC's Aversion to Cost-
Benefit Analysis'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  April 18, Full Committee, markup of the following measures: H.R. 
538, the ``Federal Customer Service Enhancement Act''; H.R. 3609, 
the ``Taxpayers Right to Know Act''; H.R. 4257, the ``Federal 
Information Security Amendments Act of 2012''; legislation providing 
the authority to offer phased retirement to federal employees; 
legislation clarifying that Federal tax levies may be enforced 
against TSP accounts; and legislation reforming the law governing 
the pay of recess appointees, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  April 19, Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency and 
Financial Management, hearing entitled ``Problems at the Internal 
Revenue Service: Closing the Tax Gap and Preventing Identity 
Theft'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, April 17, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 9, 
the ``Small Business Tax Cut Act''; and the ``Surface Transportation 
Extension Act of 2012, Part II'', 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, April 17, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``Tapping America's Unconventional Oil 
Resources for Job Creation and Affordable Domestic Energy: 
Technology and Policy Pathways'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  April 18, Subcommittee on Research and Science Education, hearing 
entitled ``NSF Major Multi-User Research Facilities Management: 
Ensuring Fiscal Responsibility and Accountability'', 10 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  April 18, Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation, hearing 
entitled ``Avoiding the Spectrum Crunch: Growing the Wireless 
Economy through Innovation'', 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  April 19, Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight; and 
Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, joint hearing entitled 
``Impact of Tax Policies on the Commercial Application of Renewable 
Energy and Technology'', 9:30 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, April 18, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``The Tax Outlook for Small Businesses: What's on the 
Horizon?'', 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  April 19, Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access, 
hearing entitled ``Equity Finance: Catalyst for Small Business 
Growth'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, April 17, 
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and 
Emergency Management, hearing entitled ``GSA's Squandering of 
Taxpayer Dollars: A Pattern of Mismanagement, Excess, and Waste'', 
8:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  April 18, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing 
entitled ``How Reliability of the Inland Waterway System Impacts 
Economic Competitiveness'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, April 18, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``From the Inside Out: A Look at Claims Representatives' 
Role in the Disability Claims Process'', 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  April 18, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial 
Affairs, markup of H.R. 4114, the ``Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-
Living Adjustment Act of 2012''; H.R. 2377, the ``RAPID Claims 
Act''; and H.R. 4142, the ``American Heroes COLA Act'', 1:30 p.m., 
334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, April 17, Full Committee, hearing on 
tax reform and tax-favored retirement accounts, 10 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.
  April 19, Subcommittee on Human Resources, hearing entitled ``Use 
of Technology to Better Target Benefits and Eliminate Waste, Fraud, 
and Abuse'', 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: April 17, to hold hearings to examine 
how the taxation of capital affects growth and employment, 10 a.m., 
SH-216.


*These figures include all measures reported, even if there was no 
accompanying report. A total of 52 written reports have been filed 
in the Senate, 64 reports have been filed in the House.

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