[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 64 (Tuesday, May 8, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D436-D437]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                              MAY 9, 2012

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Department of 
Homeland Security, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget 
estimates for fiscal year 2013 for the Coast Guard, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  Subcommittee on Department of Defense, to receive a closed 
briefing on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2013 for 
Central Command and Africa Command Programs, 10:30 a.m., SVC-217.
  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, 3:30 p.m., SD-138.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
Economic Policy, to hold hearings to examine the National Flood 
Insurance Program, focusing on the need for long-term 
reauthorization and reform, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection, to 
hold hearings to examine limiting Federal support for financial 
institutions, 2 p.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings to examine the need for privacy protections, focusing on 
perspectives from the Administration and the Federal Trade 
Commission, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: 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, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal 
Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings to examine 
building and maintaining an effective human resource workforce in 
the Federal government, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold an oversight hearing to 
examine the Office of the Intellectual Property Enforcement 
Coordinator, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of 
Robert E. Bacharach, of Oklahoma, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Tenth Circuit, Paul William Grimm, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Maryland, John E. Dowdell, to be 
United States District Judge for the Northern District of Oklahoma, 
Mark E. Walker, to be United States District Judge for the Northern 
District of Florida, and Brian J. Davis, to be United States 
District Judge for the Middle District of Florida, 2:30 p.m., SD-
226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to receive a closed briefing on 
certain intelligence matters from officials of the intelligence 
community, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Homeland Security, 
markup of Homeland Security Appropriations Bill FY 2013, 10:15 a.m., 
H-140 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, 
markup of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Bill FY 2013, 11 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee, 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 
a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and 
Power, hearing on H.R. 4273, the ``Resolving Environmental and Grid 
Reliability Conflicts Act of 2012''; and discussion draft of the 
``Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2012'', 9 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.

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  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation, hearing entitled 
``Budget and Spending Concerns at HHS'', 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Financial 
Institutions and Consumer Credit, hearing entitled ``Rising 
Regulatory Compliance Costs and Their Impact on the Health of Small 
Financial Institutions'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity, 
hearing entitled ``Oversight of the Federal Housing Administration's 
Reverse Mortgage Program for Seniors'', 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Middle East and 
South Asia, hearing entitled ``Assessing U.S. Foreign Policy 
Priorities and Needs Amidst Economic Challenges in the Middle 
East'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security: Full Committee, markup of H.R. 
3857, the ``Public Transit Security and Local Law Enforcement 
Support Act''; H.R. 4005, the ``Gauging American Port Security 
Act''; H.R. 3173, to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to 
reform the process for the enrollment, activation, issuance, and 
renewal of a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) 
to require, in total, not more than one in-person visit to a 
designated enrollment center; and H.R. 2356, the ``WMD Prevention 
and Preparedness Act of 2011'', 9:30 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and 
Communications; and Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure 
Protection, and Security Technology, joint hearing entitled ``First 
Responder Technologies: Ensuring a Prioritized Approach for Homeland 
Security Research and Development'', 11 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee, hearing on the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Evaluating President Obama's Offshore Drilling Plan and Impacts on 
Our Future'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Committee on 
Oversight and Government Reform; and Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure, hearing entitled ``TSA Oversight Part IV: Is TSA 
Effectively Procuring, Deploying, and Storing Aviation Security 
Equipment and Technology?'', 1 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on 
Research and Science Education, hearing entitled ``Ensuring the Best 
Stewardship of American Taxpayer Dollars at the National Science 
Foundation'', 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business: Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Running on Empty: The Effects of High Gasoline Prices on Small 
Businesses'', 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health, hearing 
entitled ``Medicare Durable Medical Equipment Competitive Bidding 
Program'', 9 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Social Security, hearing entitled ``The State of 
Social Security's Information Technology'', 2 p.m., B-318 Rayburn.