[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 70 (Wednesday, May 16, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D480-D481]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





             COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY, MAY 17, 2012

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: business meeting to markup proposed 
budget estimates for fiscal year 2013 for Military Construction and 
Veteran Affairs, and Related Agencies and Department of Homeland 
Security, 10:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Subcommittee on Department of Defense, to receive a closed 
briefing on proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2013 for 
European Command and Special Operations Command Programs, 2 p.m., 
SVC-217.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard, to hold hearings 
to examine the United States response to tsunami generated marine 
debris, 10:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to 
examine S. 2146, to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act 
of 1978 to create a market-oriented standard for clean electric 
energy generation, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine the Social 
Security Administration, focusing on saving taxpayer dollars and 
serving the public, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Edward M. Alford, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of The Gambia, Mark L. Asquino, of the District of 
Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, 
Douglas M. Griffiths, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Mozambique, and David J. Lane, of Florida, for the rank of 
Ambassador during his tenure of service as U.S. Representative to 
the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture, all of the 
Department of State, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold an oversight hearing to 
examine fulfilling the Federal trust responsibility, focusing on the 
foundation of the government-to-government relationship, 2:15 p.m., 
SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider 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, S. 2276, to 
permit Federal officers to remove cases involving crimes of violence 
to Federal court, S. 2076, to improve security at State and local 
courthouses, S. 2370, to amend title 11, United States Code, to make 
bankruptcy organization more efficient for small business debtors, 
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 General Farm Commodities 
and Risk Management, hearing entitled ``Formulation of the 2012 Farm 
Bill: Commodity Programs and Crop Insurance'' public witness day, 10 
a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, Full Committee, markup of Defense 
Appropriations Bill for FY 2013, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Full Committee, markup of State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs Appropriations Bill for FY 2013, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Full Committee, continue markup 
of H.R. 4471, the ``Gasoline Regulations Act of 2012''; and H.R. 
4480, the ``Strategic Energy Production Act of 2012'', 10 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Examining the Settlement Practices of U.S. Financial Regulators'', 
10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity, 
hearing entitled ``U.S. Insurance Sector: International 
Competitiveness and Jobs'', 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Iran Sanctions: Strategy, Implementation, and Enforcement'', 10 
a.m., 2127 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade; and 
Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, joint hearing entitled ``The 
Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: Challenges and Potential'', 2 
p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, hearing entitled ``Cuba's 
Global Network of Terrorism, Intelligence, and Warfare'', 3 p.m., 
2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Oversight, 
Investigations, and Management, hearing entitled ``Department of 
Homeland Security: An Examination of Ethical Standards'', 9:30 a.m., 
311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and 
Homeland Security, hearing on H.R. 2168, the ``Geolocational Privacy 
and Surveillance Act'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement, hearing on 
H.R. 3039, the ``Welcoming Business Travelers and Tourists to 
America Act of 2011'', 1 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.

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  Subcommittee on the Constitution, hearing on H.R. 3803, the 
``District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act'', 4 
p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources,  Subcommittee on Fisheries, 
Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs, hearing on H.R. 3065, the 
``Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act''; and H.R. 
3706, to create the Office of Chief Financial Officer of the 
Government of the Virgin Islands, and for other purposes, 2 p.m., 
1334 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, hearing 
on H.R. 1103, the ``American Memorial Park Tinian Annex Act''; H.R. 
3100, the ``San Antonio Missions National Historical Park Boundary 
Expansion Act''; H.R. 3365, the ``Federal Land Transaction 
Facilitation Act Reauthorization of 2011''; H.R. 4400, the ``Thomas 
P. O'Neill, Jr. Salt Pond Visitor Center''; and S. 270, the ``La 
Pine Land Conveyance Act'', 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on 
Technology and Innovation, hearing entitled ``Working for a Fire 
Safe America: Examining United States Fire Administration 
Priorities'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Trade, hearing 
entitled ``Supporting Economic Growth and Job Creation Through 
Customs Trade Modernization, Facilitation, and Enforcement'', 10 
a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Human Resources, hearing entitled ``State TANF 
Spending and Its Impact on Work Requirements'', 2 p.m., 1100 
Longworth.
  House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2013''; and ``Committee Report: Performance Audit of Defense 
Intelligence Surveillance, and Reconnaissance'', 10 a.m., HVC-304. 
Portions of this hearing will be closed.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: to receive a 
briefing on Ukraine's upcoming elections, focusing on political 
parties, civil society and domestic observers ahead of the 
elections, the electoral framework, as well as the broader political 
context, 2 p.m., 210, Cannon Building.