[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 58 (Monday, April 23, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D380-D385]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                Week of April 24 through April 27, 2012

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, at approximately 10 a.m., Senate will continue 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 1925, 
Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act. At 10:30 a.m., Senate will 
continue consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of 
S.J. Res. 36, National Labor Relations Board. At 12:30 p.m., Senate 
will continue consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration 
of S. 1925, Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act. At 2:15 p.m., 
Senate will vote on the motion to proceed to consideration of S.J. Res. 
36, National Labor Relations Board. If the motion to proceed to 
consideration of S.J. Res. 36 is defeated, there will be several votes 
on or in relation to S. 1789, 21st Century Postal Service Act, 
following the vote at 2:15 p.m.
  During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared 
legislative and executive business.

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                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: April 25, 
business meeting to consider the 2012 Farm Bill, 9 a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Appropriations: April 24, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Water Development, business meeting to markup proposed budget 
estimates for fiscal year 2013 for Energy and Water Development, 
10:30 a.m., SD-192.
  April 25, Subcommittee on Department of Defense, to hold closed 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2013 
for national and military intelligence programs, 10:30 a.m., SVC-
217.
  April 25, Subcommittee on Financial Service and General 
Government, to hold hearings to examine expanding broadband access, 
promoting innovation, and protecting consumers in a communications 
revolution, focusing on fiscal year 2013 resource needs for the 
Federal Communications Commission, 2:30 p.m., SD-138.
  Committee on Armed Services: April 25, Subcommittee on Personnel, 
to resume hearings to examine the Active, Guard, Reserve, and 
civilian personnel programs in review of the Defense Authorization 
request for fiscal year 2013 and the Future Years Defense Program, 2 
p.m., SD-106.
  April 25, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, to 
hold hearings to examine current readiness of U.S. forces in review 
of the Defense Authorization request for fiscal year 2013 and the 
Future Years Defense Program, 2:30 p.m., SR-232A.
  April 25, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to hold hearings to 
examine ballistic missile defense policies and programs 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.
  April 26, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Kathleen H. Hicks, of Virginia, to be Principal 
Deputy Under Secretary for Policy, and Derek H. Chollet, of 
Nebraska, to be Assistant Secretary for International Security 
Affairs, both of the Department of Defense, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  April 26, Subcommittee on SeaPower, to hold hearings to examine 
Marine Corps acquisition programs in review of the Defense 
Authorization request for fiscal year 2013 and the Future Years 
Defense Program, 10 a.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: April 24, to 
hold hearings to examine the collapse of MF Global, focusing on 
lessons learned and policy implications, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  April 25, Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation and Community 
Development, to hold hearings to examine helping homeowners save 
money through refinancing, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  April 26, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine legislative 
proposals in the Department of Housing and Urban Development's 
fiscal year 2013 budget, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: April 24, to 
hold hearings to examine the emergence of online video, focusing if 
it is the future, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: April 26, business 
meeting to consider Adam E. Sieminski, of Pennsylvania, to be 
Administrator of the Energy Information Administration, Department 
of Energy, Marcilynn A. Burke, of North Carolina, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of the Interior, and Anthony T. Clark, of North Dakota, 
and John Robert Norris, of Iowa, both to be a Member of the Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission; to be immediately followed by a 
hearing to examine weather related electrical outages, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: April 24, Subcommittee 
on Water and Wildlife, to hold hearings to examine S. 810, to 
prohibit the conducting of invasive research on great apes, S. 1249, 
to amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to 
facilitate the establishment of additional or expanded public target 
ranges in certain States, S. 2071, to grant the Secretary of the 
Interior permanent authority to authorize States to issue electronic 
duck stamps, S. 357, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
identify and declare wildlife disease emergencies and to coordinate 
rapid response to those emergencies, S. 1494, to reauthorize and 
amend the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, 
S. 1266, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a 
program to build on and help coordinate funding for the restoration 
and protection efforts of the 4-State Delaware River Basin region, 
S. 2156, to amend the Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamp 
Act to permit the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with 
the Migratory Bird Conservation Commission, to set prices for 
Federal Migratory Bird Hunting and Conservation Stamps and make 
limited waivers of stamp requirements for certain users, S. 2282, to 
extend the authorization of appropriations to carry out approved 
wetlands conservation projects under the North American Wetlands 
Conservation Act through fiscal year 2017, 10:15 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: April 24, to hold hearings to examine fraud, 
focusing on investigation and conviction, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  April 25, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine tax reform, 
focusing on what it means for state and local tax and fiscal policy, 
10 a.m., SD-215.
  April 26, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine tax filing 
season, focusing on improving the taxpayer experience, 10 a.m., SD-
215.
  April 27, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Mark J. Mazur, of New Jersey, and Matthew S. 
Rutherford, of Illinois, both to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
Treasury, and Meredith M. Broadbent, of Virginia, to be a Member of 
the United States International Trade Commission, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: April 24, Subcommittee on African 
Affairs, to hold hearings to examine United States policy to counter 
the Lord's Resistance Army, 10 a.m., SD-419.

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  April 26, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 2224, to 
require the President to report to Congress on issues related to 
Syria, H.R. 1016, to measure the progress of relief, recovery, 
reconstruction, and development efforts in Haiti following the 
earthquake of January 12, 2010, S. Res. 401, expressing appreciation 
for Foreign Service and Civil Service professionals who represent 
the United States around the globe, an original resolution calling 
for democratic change in Syria, the nominations of Scott H. DeLisi, 
of Minnesota, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Uganda, Michael A. 
Raynor, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Benin, and 
Makila James, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the 
Kingdom of Swaziland, all of the Department of State, and lists in 
the Foreign Service, 9:30 a.m., S-116, Capitol.
  April 26, Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, to hold 
hearings to examine United States policy on Burma, 3 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: April 25, 
business meeting to consider an original bill entitled ``Food and 
Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act'', and any pending 
nominations, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: April 25, 
business meeting to consider S. 2218, to reauthorize the United 
States Fire Administration, and for other purposes; S. 241, to 
expand whistleblower protections to non-Federal employees whose 
disclosures involve misuse of Federal funds; S. 2061, to provide for 
an exchange of land between the Department of Homeland Security and 
the South Carolina State Ports Authority; S. 1673, to establish the 
Office of Agriculture Inspection within the Department of Homeland 
Security, which shall be headed by the Assistant Commissioner for 
Agriculture Inspection, and for other purposes; S. 2170, to amend 
the provisions of title 5, United States Code, which are commonly 
referred to as the ``Hatch Act'' to eliminate the provision 
preventing certain State and local employees from seeking elective 
office, clarify the application of certain provisions to the 
District of Columbia, and modify the penalties which may be imposed 
for certain violations under subchapter III of chapter 73 of that 
title; S. 1998, to obtain an unqualified audit opinion, and improve 
financial accountability and management at the Department of 
Homeland Security; H.R. 3902, to amend the District of Columbia Home 
Rule Act to revise the timing of special elections for local office 
in the District of Columbia; H.R. 2668, to designate the station of 
the United States Border Patrol located at 2136 South Naco Highway 
in Bisbee, Arizona, as the ``Brian A. Terry Border Patrol Station''; 
S. Res. 419, expressing the sense of the Senate that public servants 
should be commended for their dedication and continued service to 
the United States during Public Service Recognition week; H.R. 298, 
to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 500 East Whitestone Boulevard in Cedar Park, Texas, as 
the ``Army Specialist Matthew Troy Morris Post Office Building''; 
H.R. 1423, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 115 4th Avenue Southwest in Ardmore, Oklahoma, as 
the ``Specialist Micheal E. Phillips Post Office''; H.R. 2079, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 10 Main Street in East Rockaway, New York, as the ``John J. Cook 
Post Office''; H.R. 2213, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 801 West Eastport Street in Iuka, 
Mississippi, as the ``Sergeant Jason W. Vaughn Post Office''; H.R. 
2244, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 67 Castle Street in Geneva, New York, as the ``Corporal 
Steven Blaine Riccione Post Office''; H.R. 2660, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 122 North 
Holderrieth Boulevard in Tomball, Texas, as the ``Tomball Veterans 
Post Office''; H.R. 2767, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 8 West Silver Street in Westfield, 
Massachusetts, as the ``William T. Trant Post Office Building''; 
H.R. 3004, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 260 California Drive in Yountville, California, 
as the ``Private First Class Alejandro R. Ruiz Post Office 
Building''; H.R. 3246, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 15455 Manchester Road in Ballwin, 
Missouri, as the ``Specialist Peter J. Navarro Post Office 
Building''; H.R. 3247, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 1100 Town and Country Commons in 
Chesterfield, Missouri, as the ``Lance Corporal Matthew P. Pathenos 
Post Office Building''; H.R. 3248, to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 112 South 5th Street in 
Saint Charles, Missouri, as the ``Lance Corporal Drew W. Weaver Post 
Office Building'', and the nominations of Tony Hammond, of Missouri, 
to be a Commissioner of the Postal Regulatory Commission, Mark A. 
Robbins, of California, to be a Member of the Merit Systems 
Protection Board, and Roy Wallace McLeese III, to be an Associate 
Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 9:30 a.m., SD-
342.
  April 26, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine biological 
security, focusing on the risk of dual-use research, 10 a.m., SD-
342.
  April 26, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the 
Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings to 
examine financial literacy, focusing on empowering Americans to 
prevent the next financial crisis, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: April 24, Subcommittee on Immigration, 
Refugees and Border Security, to hold hearings to examine the 
constitutionality and prudence of state and local governments 
enforcing immigration law, 10 a.m., SDG-50.
  April 25, Full Committee, to hold an oversight hearing to examine 
the Department of Homeland Security, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  April 26, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the 
nominations of Michael P. Shea, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of Connecticut, Gonzalo P. Curiel, to be United 
States District Judge for the Southern District of California, and 
Robert J. Shelby, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of Utah, vice Tena Campbell, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: April 25, to hold hearings 
to examine S. 219, to require Senate candidates

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to file designations, statements, and reports in electronic form, 
9:30 a.m., SR-301.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: April 25, to hold hearings to 
examine Veterans' Affairs mental health care, focusing on evaluating 
access and assessing care, 9:30 a.m., SD-138.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, April 25, Subcommittee on Rural 
Development, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture, 
hearing entitled ``Formulation of the 2012 Farm Bill: Rural 
Development Programs'', 2:30 p.m., 1300 Longworth.
  April 26, Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry, 
hearing entitled ``Formulation of the 2012 Farm Bill: Conservation 
Programs'', 9:30 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  April 26, Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry, hearing 
entitled ``Formulation of the 2012 Farm Bill: Dairy Programs'', 2 
p.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, April 25, Full Committee, markup of 
Energy and Water Appropriations Bill FY 2013; and report on the 
suballocation of Budget Allocations for FY 2013, 11 a.m., 2359 
Rayburn.
  April 26, Full Committee, markup of Commerce, Justice, and Science 
Appropriations Bill FY 2013, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, April 26, Subcommittee on Military 
Personnel, markup of H.R. 4310, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2013 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 
2013, and for other purposes, 10:30 a.m., 2112 Rayburn.
  April 26, Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, markup 
of H.R. 4310, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2013, and for other 
purposes, 12 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  April 26, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, markup of H.R. 4310, 
to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for fiscal year 2013, and for other purposes, 
1:30 p.m., 2211 Rayburn.
  April 26, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, 
markup of H.R. 4310, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2013 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2013, and for 
other purposes, 3:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  April 27, Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, markup of 
H.R. 4310, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for fiscal year 2013, and for other 
purposes, 9 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  April 27, Subcommittee on Readiness, markup of H.R. 4310, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for fiscal year 2013, and for other purposes, 
10:30 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, April 25, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Replacing the Sequester'', 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, April 26, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``Reviewing the President's Fiscal Year 
2013 Budget Proposal for the U.S. Department of Health and Human 
Services'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, April 24, Full Committee, markup 
of the ``Gasoline Regulations Act of 2012''; and the ``Strategic 
Energy Production Act of 2012''; and proposed matters for inclusion 
in reconciliation recommendations, 4 p.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, April 25, Subcommittee on Capital 
Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing entitled 
``Oversight of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission'', 10 
a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, April 25, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``LRA, Boko Haram, al-Shabaab, AQIM and Other Sources of 
Instability in Africa'', 9:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  April 25, Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia, hearing 
entitled ``Confronting Damascus: U.S. Policy Toward the Evolving 
Situation in Syria, Part II'', 1:30 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  April 25, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, hearing entitled 
``Western Hemisphere Budget Review 2013: What Are U.S. 
Priorities?'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  April 25, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, hearing entitled 
``Oversight of U.S. Policy Toward Burma'', 2:30 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  April 26, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights, 
hearing entitled ``The North-South Sudan Conflict'', 2 p.m., 2200 
Rayburn.
  April 26, Subcommittee on Europe and Eurasia, hearing entitled 
``NATO: The Chicago Summit and U.S. Policy'', 2:30 p.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, April 24, Subcommittee on 
Oversight, Investigations, and Management, hearing entitled 
``America is Under Cyber Attack: Why Urgent Action is Needed'', 2 
p.m., 311 Cannon.
  April 26, Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence; and 
Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, Protection, and 
Security Technologies, joint hearing entitled ``Iranian Cyber Threat 
to the U.S. Homeland'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  April 26, Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Responses, and 
Communications, hearing entitled ``Efficiency, Effectiveness, and 
Transparency of Homeland Security Grants (Part II): Stakeholders 
Perspectives'', 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, April 24, Subcommittee on the 
Constitution, hearing entitled ``The Department of Justice's 
Guidance on Access to Pools and Spas Under the ADA'', 4:30 p.m., 
2141 Rayburn.
  April 25, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, 
hearing on H.R. 3361, the ``Utilizing DNA Technology to Solve Cold 
Cases Act of 2011'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.

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  April 25, Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative 
Law, hearing on H.R. 4377, the ``Responsibly And Professionally 
Invigorating Development Act of 2012'', 12 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  April 25, 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; and H.R. 365, the ``National Blue Alert Act 
of 2011'', 1:30 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  April 26, Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and 
the Internet, hearing entitled ``International Patent Issues: 
Promoting a Level Playing Field for American Industry Abroad'', 10 
a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  April 26, Subcommittee on the Constitution, hearing entitled 
``Victims' Rights Amendment'', 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  April 27, Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement, 
hearing entitled E-Verify: The Perspective of Employers Who Use 
It'', 9:15 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, April 25, Full Committee, markup 
of the following measures: H.R. 460, the ``Bonneville Unit Clean 
Hydropower Facilitation Act''; H.R. 919, the ``Mohave Valley Land 
Conveyance Act of 2011''; H.R. 1237, to provide for a land exchange 
with the Trinity Public Utilities District of Trinity County, 
California, involving the transfer of land to the Bureau of Land 
Management and the Six Rivers National Forest in exchange for 
National Forest System land in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, 
and for other purposes; H.R. 1272, the ``Minnesota Chippewa Tribe 
Judgment Fund Distribution Act of 2011''; H.R. 1818, the ``Mt. 
Andrea Lawrence Designation Act of 2011''; H.R. 2467, the 
``Bridgeport Indian Colony Land Trust, Health, and Economic 
Development Act of 2011''; H.R. 2489, the ``American Battlefield 
Protection Program Amendments Act of 2011''; H.R. 2621, the 
``Chimney Rock National Monument Establishment Act''; H.R. 3874, the 
``Black Hills Cemetery Act''; H.R. 4027, to clarify authority 
granted under the Act entitled ``An Act to define the exterior 
boundary of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in the State of 
Utah, and for other purposes''; 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; S. 363, to authorize the Secretary 
of Commerce to convey property of the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration to the City of Pascagoula, Mississippi, 
and for other purposes; and S. 925, the ``Mt. Andrea Lawrence 
Designation Act of 2011'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  April 26, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Increased Electricity 
Costs for American Families and Small Businesses: The Potential 
Impacts of the Chu Memorandum'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  April 26, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, hearing on 
the following measures: H.R. 4381, the ``Planning for American 
Energy Act''; H.R. 4382, the ``Providing Leasing Certainty for 
American Energy Act''; H.R. 4383, the ``Streamlining Permitting of 
American Energy Act''; H.R. 4402, the ``National Strategic and 
Critical Minerals Production Act of 2012''; H.R. 1192, the ``Soda 
Ash Royalty Extension, Job Creation, and Export Enhancement Act of 
2011''; and H.R. 2176, the ``Clean Energy Promotion Act'', 3 p.m., 
1324 Longworth.
  April 27, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public 
Lands, hearing on H.R. 4094, the ``Preserving Access to Cape 
Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area Act''; and legislation 
on ``Access Denied: Turning Away Visitors to National Parks'', 9 
a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, April 25, 
Subcommittee on Health Care, District of Columbia, Census and 
National Archives; and Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus 
Oversight and Government Spending, joint hearing entitled ``Is 
Government Adequately Protecting Taxpayers from Medicaid Fraud?'', 
9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  April 26, Full Committee, business meeting, 9 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, April 25, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 
3523, the ``Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act of 2011'', 
3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, April 25, 
Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight; and Subcommittee on 
Healthcare and Technology, joint hearing entitled ``How the Report 
on Carcinogens Uses Science to Meet its Statutory Obligations, and 
its Impact on Small Business Jobs'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  April 26, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, hearing entitled 
``An Overview of the NASA Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate 
Budget for Fiscal Year 2013'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, April 26, Subcommittee on 
Agriculture, Energy and Trade, hearing entitled ``Small Business 
Innovators: On the Cutting Edge of Energy Solutions'', 10 a.m., 2360 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, April 25, 
Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing entitled ``A Review of Aviation 
Safety in the United States'', 9 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  April 26, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, 
hearing entitled ``Regulation of the Maritime Industry: Ensuring 
U.S. Job Growth While Improving Environmental and Worker Safety'', 9 
a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, April 27, Full Committee, markup 
of pending legislation, 9:45 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, April 25, Subcommittee on Oversight, 
hearing entitled ``Impact of Limitations on the Use of Tax-
Advantaged Accounts for the Purchase of Over-the-Counter 
Medication'', 2:30 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  April 26, Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures, hearing 
entitled ``Expiring Tax Provisions'', 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  April 27, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Medicare 
Premium Support Proposals'', 9 a.m., 1100 Longworth.

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                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: April 26, to hold hearings to examine 
gas prices in the Northeast, focusing on the potential impact on the 
American consumer due to loss of refining capacity, 2:15 p.m., SD-
G50.