[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 60 (Wednesday, April 25, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D404-D405]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             APRIL 26, 2012

          (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: business meeting to markup proposed budget 
estimates for fiscal year 2013 for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
and Drug Administration and related agencies and Energy and Water 
Development, 10:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Armed Services: 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.
  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: 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 Energy and Natural Resources: 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 Finance: to hold hearings to examine tax filing season, 
focusing on improving the taxpayer experience, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: 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, 2 p.m., S-116, 
Capitol.
  Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, to hold hearings to 
examine United States policy on Burma, 3 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold 
hearings to examine biological security, focusing on the risk of dual-use 
research, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  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: 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.


                                  House

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and 
Forestry, hearing entitled ``Formulation of the 2012 Farm Bill: 
Conservation Programs'', 9:30 a.m., 1300 Longworth.

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  Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry, hearing entitled 
``Formulation of the 2012 Farm Bill: Dairy Programs'', 2 p.m., 1300 
Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, Full Committee, markup of Commerce, 
Justice, and Science Appropriations Bill FY 2013, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, 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., 2212 Rayburn.
  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.
  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., 2122 Rayburn.
  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.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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 Foreign Affairs,  Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, 
and Human Rights, hearing entitled ``The North-South Sudan Conflict'', 2 
p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  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, 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.
  Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications, 
hearing entitled ``Ensuring the Efficiency, Effectiveness, and 
Transparency of Homeland Security Grants (Part II): Stakeholder 
Perspectives'', 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
  Subcommittee on the Constitution, hearing entitled ``Victims' Rights 
Amendment'', 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
  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.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Full Committee, markup to 
amend title 5, United States Code, to comply with the reconciliation 
directive included in section 201 of the Concurrent Resolution on the 
Budget for Fiscal Year 2013; H.R. 2008, the ``Keeping Politics Out of 
Federal Contracting Act of 2011''; H.R. 3609, the ``Taxpayers Right to 
Know Act''; H.R. 4078, the ``Regulatory Freeze for Jobs Act''; and the 
''Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2012'', 9 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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, 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,  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 Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures, 
hearing entitled ``Expiring Tax Provisions'', 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: 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.