[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 71 (Thursday, May 17, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D491-D493]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
FORMULATION OF THE 2012 FARM BILL: COMMODITY PROGRAMS AND CROP 
INSURANCE
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and 
Risk Management held a hearing entitled ``Formulation of the 2012 Farm 
Bill: Commodity Programs and Crop Insurance''. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Appropriations: Full Committee held a markup of Defense 
Appropriations Bill for FY 2013. The bill was ordered reported, as 
amended.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Appropriations: Full Committee held a markup of State, 
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Bill for FY 
2013. The bill was ordered reported, as amended.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Full Committee held a markup of H.R. 
4471, the ``Gasoline Regulations Act of 2012''; and H.R. 4480, the 
``Strategic Energy Production Act of 2012''. H.R. 4471 was ordered 
reported, without amendment and H.R. 4480 was ordered reported, as 
amended.
EXAMINING THE SETTLEMENT PRACTICES OF U.S. FINANCIAL REGULATORS
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Examining the Settlement Practices of U.S. Financial Regulators''. 
Testimony was heard from Scott Alvarez, General Counsel, Board of 
Governors, Federal Reserve System; Robert Khuzami, Director, Division 
of Enforcement, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission; Richard J. 
Osterman, Jr., Deputy General Counsel, Litigation and Resolutions 
Branch, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Daniel P. Stipano, 
Deputy Chief Counsel, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, 
William F. Galvin, Secretary, Commonwealth of Massachusetts; and public 
witnesses.
U.S. INSURANCE SECTOR: INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS AND JOBS
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and 
Community Opportunity held a hearing entitled ``U.S. Insurance Sector: 
International Competitiveness and Jobs''. Testimony was heard from 
Michael T. McRaith, Director, Federal Insurance Office, Department of 
the Treasury; and public witnesses.
IRAN SANCTIONS: STRATEGY, IMPLEMENTATION, AND ENFORCEMENT
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Iran Sanctions: Strategy, Implementation, and Enforcement''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT: CHALLENGES AND POTENTIAL
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Terrorism, 
Nonproliferation, and Trade; and Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific 
held a joint hearing entitled ``The Trans-Pacific Partnership 
Agreement: Challenges and Potential''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
CUBA'S GLOBAL NETWORK OF TERRORISM, INTELLIGENCE, AND WARFARE
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere 
held a hearing entitled ``Cuba's Global Network of Terrorism, 
Intelligence, and Warfare''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY: AN EXAMINATION OF ETHICAL STANDARDS
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Oversight, 
Investigations, and Management held a hearing entitled ``Department of 
Homeland Security: An Examination of Ethical Standards''. Testimony was 
heard from the following Department of Homeland Security officials: 
Charles K. Edwards, Acting Inspector General; Thomas S. Winkowski, 
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Deputy Commissioner, Customs and Border Protection; James G. Duncan, 
Assistant Administrator, Office of Professional Responsibility, 
Transportation Security Administration; and Timothy Moynihan, Assistant 
Director, Office of Professional Responsibility, Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURE
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and 
Homeland Security held a hearing on H.R. 2168, the ``Geolocational 
Privacy and Surveillance Act''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURE
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and 
Enforcement held a hearing on H.R. 3039, the ``Welcoming Business 
Travelers and Tourists to America Act of 2011''. Testimony was heard 
from Representative Heck and public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURE
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution held a 
hearing on H.R. 3803, the ``District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn 
Child Protection Act''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, 
Oceans and Insular Affairs held a 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. Testimony was heard from 
Representative Shuler; Anthony M. Babauta, Assistant Secretary of the 
Interior for Insular Affairs, Department of the Interior; Gordon Myers, 
Executive Director, North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission; and 
public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests 
and Public Lands held a 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''. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Canseco; Lummis; Sablan; and Walden; Mike Pool, Deputy 
Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; Victor 
Knox, Associate Director for Park and Planning, Facilities and Lands, 
National Park Service, Department of the Interior; Pamela Watson Bain, 
Chairman Los Compadres de San Antonio Missions, and a public witness.
WORKING FOR A FIRE SAFE AMERICA: EXAMINING UNITED STATES FIRE 
ADMINISTRATION PRIORITIES
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology 
and Innovation held a hearing entitled ``Working for a Fire Safe 
America: Examining United States Fire Administration Priorities''. 
Testimony was heard from Ernest Mitchell, Jr., Administrator, United 
States Fire Administration; and public witnesses.
SUPPORTING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND JOB CREATION THROUGH CUSTOMS TRADE 
MODERNIZATION, FACILITATION, AND ENFORCEMENT
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing 
entitled ``Supporting Economic Growth and Job Creation Through Customs 
Trade Modernization, Facilitation, and Enforcement''. Testimony was 
heard from David Aguilar, Acting Commissioner, Customs and Border 
Protection, Department of Homeland Security; Kumar Kibble, Deputy 
Director, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland 
Security; Timothy Skud, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Tax, Trade and 
Tariff Policy, Department of the Treasury; and public witnesses.
STATE TANF SPENDING AND ITS IMPACT ON WORK REQUIREMENTS
  Subcommittee on Human Resources held a hearing entitled ``State TANF 
Spending and Its Impact on Work Requirements''. Testimony was heard 
from Kay E. Brown, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security, 
Government Accountability Office; Carol Cartledge, Director, Economic 
Assistance Policy Division, North Dakota Department of Human Services; 
and public witnesses.
INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013; AND ISR REPORT
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2013''; and ``Committee Report: Performance Audit of Defense 
Intelligence Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR)''. The 
``Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013'' was ordered 
reported, as amended; and the ``Committee Report: Performance Audit of 
Defense Intelligence Surveillance, and Reconnaissance'' was approved. 

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Joint Meetings
UKRAINE'S ELECTIONS
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Commission concluded a 
hearing to examine 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, after 
receiving testimony from David J. Kramer, Freedom House, Stephen B. Nix, 
International Republican Institute, Katie Fox, National Democratic 
Institute, and Gavin Weise, International Foundation for Electoral Systems, 
all of Washington, D.C.
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