[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 57 (Thursday, April 19, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D375-D377]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies held a markup of Appropriations Bill FY 
2013. The bill was forwarded without amendment.
SECURITY SITUATION IN THE SYRIAN ARAB REPUBLIC
Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a hearing on Recent 
Developments in the Middle East: The Security Situation in the Syrian 
Arab Republic. Testimony was heard from Leon E. Panetta, Secretary of 
Defense; and General Martin Dempsey, USA, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of 
Staff.

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LEGISLATIVE MEASURE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Environment and the 
Economy held a hearing on H.R. 4345, the ``Domestic Fuels Protection 
Act of 2012''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
CAN AMERICAN MANUFACTURING THRIVE AGAIN?
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, 
Manufacturing, and Trade held a hearing entitled ``Where the Jobs Are: 
Can American Manufacturing Thrive Again?''. Testimony was heard from 
John Bryson, Secretary, Department of Commerce; and public witnesses.
OFFICE OF FINANCIAL RESEARCH
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Budget Hearing--the Office of 
Financial Research''. Testimony was heard from Michelle Shannon, Chief 
Operating Officer, Office of Financial Research, Department of the 
Treasury.
DHS AND DOE NATIONAL LABS: FINDING EFFICIENCIES AND OPTIMIZING OUTPUTS 
IN HOMELAND SECURITY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, 
Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies held a hearing 
entitled ``The DHS and DOE National Labs: Finding Efficiencies and 
Optimizing Outputs in Homeland Security Research and Development''. 
Testimony was heard from Daniel M. Gerstein, Deputy Under Secretary for 
Science and Technology, Department of Homeland Security; Huban Gowadia, 
Deputy Director, Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, Department of 
Homeland Security; Daniel Morgan, Specialist in Science and Technology 
Policy Resources, Sciences and Industry Division, Congressional 
Research Service; Jill Hruby, Vice President, International, Homeland 
and Nuclear Security, Sandia National Laboratories; and Michael Robert 
Carter, Senior Scientist, National Ignition Facility and Photon Science 
Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
PROSECUTION OF FORMER SENATOR TED STEVENS
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and 
Homeland Security held a hearing entitled ``The Prosecution of Former 
Senator Ted Stevens''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURE
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, 
Oceans and Insular Affairs held a hearing on H.R. 4043, the ``Military 
Readiness and Southern Sea Otter Conservation Act''. Testimony was 
heard from Donald Schregardus, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy; 
Alexandra Pitts, Deputy Regional Director, Pacific Southwest Region, 
Fish and Wildlife Service; and public witnesses.
HYDRAULIC FRACTURING IMPACT ON INDIAN TRIBAL ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs held a hearing 
entitled ``Bureau of Land Management's Hydraulic Fracturing Rule's 
Impact on Indian Tribal Energy Development''. Testimony was heard from 
Tim Spisak, Deputy Assistant Director Minerals and Realty Management, 
Bureau of Land Management; and public witnesses.
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE: CLOSING THE TAX GAP AND PREVENTING IDENTITY 
THEFT
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on 
Government Organization, Efficiency and Financial Management held a 
hearing entitled ``Problems at the Internal Revenue Service: Closing 
the Tax Gap and Preventing Identity Theft''. Testimony was heard from 
Steven Miller, Deputy Commissioner of Service and Enforcement, Internal 
Revenue Service; Nina Olson, National Taxpayer Advocate, Internal 
Revenue Service; J. Russell George, Inspector General, Treasury 
Inspector General for Tax Administration; and James White, Director, 
Strategic Issues, Government Accountability Office.
IMPACT OF TAX POLICIES ON THE COMMERCIAL APPLICATION OF RENEWABLE 
ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on 
Investigations and Oversight; and Subcommittee on Energy and 
Environment held a joint hearing entitled ``Impact of Tax Policies on 
the Commercial Application of Renewable Energy and Technology''. 
Testimony was heard from Molly F. Sherlock, Specialist in Public 
Finance, Congressional Research Service; John Parcell, Acting Deputy 
Tax Legislative Counsel, Department of the Treasury; Michael Pacheco, 
Vice President, Deployment and Market Transformation, National 
Renewable Energy Laboratory; and public witnesses.
EQUITY FINANCE: CATALYST FOR SMALL BUSINESS GROWTH
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and 
Capital Access held a hearing entitled ``Equity Finance: Catalyst for 
Small Business Growth''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

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USE OF TECHNOLOGY TO BETTER TARGET BENEFITS AND ELIMINATE WASTE, FRAUD, 
AND ABUSE
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources held a 
hearing entitled ``Use of Technology to Better Target Benefits and 
Eliminate Waste, Fraud, and Abuse''. Testimony was heard from Donna 
Roy, Executive Director, National Information Exchange Model (NIEM), 
Department of Homeland Security; George Sheldon, Acting Assistant 
Secretary, Administration for Children and Families, Department of 
Health and Human Services; Robert Doar, Commissioner, Human Resources 
Administration; and public witnesses.

Joint Meetings

  No joint committee meetings were held.