[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 65 (Wednesday, May 9, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D447]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                              MAY 10, 2012

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Department of 
Defense, to receive a closed briefing on proposed budget estimates 
for fiscal year 2013 for Pacific Command Programs, 10:30 a.m., SVC-
217.
  Committee on Armed Services: 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, 10 a.m., SR-
232A.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings to examine the nominations of Patricia K. Falcone, of 
California, to be an Associate Director of the Office of Science and 
Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President, Marietta S. 
Robinson, of Michigan, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product 
Safety Commission, and William P. Doyle, of Pennsylvania, and 
Richard A. Lidinsky, Jr., of Maryland, both to be a Federal Maritime 
Commissioner, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to 
examine S. 2374, to amend the Helium Act to ensure the expedient and 
responsible draw-down of the Federal Helium Reserve in a manner that 
protects the interests of private industry, the scientific, medical, 
and industrial communities, commercial users, and Federal agencies, 
9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine Medicare 
physician payments, focusing on understanding the past so we can 
envision the future, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), focusing on Chicago and 
beyond, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold 
hearings to examine helping the middle class balance work and 
family, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider S. 2276, 
to permit Federal officers to remove cases involving crimes of 
violence to Federal court, S. 2554, to amend title I of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend the 
authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program 
through fiscal year 2017, and the nominations of David Medine, of 
Maryland, to be Chairman, James Xavier Dempsey, of California, 
Elisebeth Collins Cook, of Illinois, Rachel L. Brand, of Iowa, 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.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Department Operations, 
Oversight, and Credit, hearing entitled ``Formulation of the 2012 
Farm Bill: Credit Programs'', 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce: Full Committee, continued markup 
of H.R. 5651, the ``Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 
2012'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on International 
Monetary Policy and Trade, hearing entitled ``The Costs and 
Consequences of Dodd-Frank Section 1502: Impacts on America and the 
Congo'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and 
Administrative Law, hearing on H.R. 4369, the ``Furthering Asbestos 
Claim Transparency (FACT) Act of 2012'', 9:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Where Are All the Watchdogs? Addressing Inspector 
General Vacancies'', 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on 
Energy and Environment, hearing entitled ``Supporting American Jobs 
and the Economy through Expanded Energy Production: Challenges and 
Opportunities of Unconventional Resources Technology'', 9:30 a.m., 
2318 Rayburn.
  House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee, 
hearing on ongoing intelligence activities, 9 a.m., HVC-304. This is 
a closed hearing.