[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 55 (Tuesday, April 17, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D360-D361]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                             APRIL 18, 2012

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: 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.
  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.
  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.
  Committee on Armed Services: 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.
  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.
  Committee on the Budget: 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: 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 Environment and Public Works: to hold an oversight 
hearing to examine the General Services Administration (GSA), 10 
a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: 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: to receive a closed briefing on an 
intelligence update on Iran and Syria, 10 a.m., SVC-217.
  Subcommittee on African Affairs, to hold hearings to examine the 
United States policy response to entrenched African leadership, 2:15 
p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold 
hearings to examine effective strategies for accelerated learning, 
10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on the Judiciary: 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.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: 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: to hold closed hearings to 
examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine the future 
of long-term care, focusing on saving money by serving seniors, 2 
p.m., SH-216.

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                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture,  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, Subcommittee on Energy and Water, 
markup of Appropriations Bill FY 2013, 9:30 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, 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.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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, Subcommittee on Health, hearing 
entitled ``FDA User Fees 2012: How Innovation Helps Patients and 
Jobs'', 10:15 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled 
``Budget and Spending Concerns at DOE'', 10:30 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, 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.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``North Korea after Kim Jong-il: Still Dangerous and Erratic'', 10 
a.m., 2127 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, hearing 
entitled ``Bureau of Counterterrorism: Budget, Programs, and 
Policies'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security,  Subcommittee on Transportation 
Security, hearing entitled ``Building Secure Partnerships in Travel, 
Commerce, and Trade with the Asia-Pacific Region'', 2 p.m., 311 
Cannon.
  Full Committee, markup of H.R. 3674, the ``PRECISE Act of 2011'', 
10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on House Administration, Subcommittee on Oversight, 
hearing entitled ``Library of Congress: Ensuring Continuity and 
Efficiency During Leadership Transitions'', 10 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
  Subcommittee on the Constitution, hearing entitled ``Voting 
Wrongs: Oversight of the Justice Department's Voting Rights 
Enforcement'', 9 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  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.
  Full Committee, 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.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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''; H.R. 4363, providing the authority to offer phased 
retirement to federal employees; legislation clarifying that Federal 
tax levies may be enforced against TSP accounts; and H.R. 4364, 
reforming the law governing the pay of recess appointees, 10 a.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
  Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation, hearing entitled 
``Avoiding the Spectrum Crunch: Growing the Wireless Economy through 
Innovation'', 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``The Tax Outlook for Small Businesses: What's on the Horizon?'', 1 
p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``From the Inside Out: A Look at Claims Representatives' Role in the 
Disability Claims Process'', 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  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, Full Committee, markup of legislative 
proposals to comply with the reconciliation directive included in 
section 201 of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal 
Year 2013, H. Con. Res. 112, 9:30 a.m., 1100 Longworth.