[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 81 (Friday, June 1, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D544-D545]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
REMOVING THE BARRIERS TO FREE ENTERPRISE AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
Committee on the Budget: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Removing the Barriers to Free Enterprise and Economic Growth''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
AMERICAN MANUFACTURING COMPETITIVENESS ACT OF 2012; AND MOTOR VEHICLE 
INSURANCE COST REPORTING
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, 
Manufacturing, and Trade held a hearing on H.R. 5865, the ``American 
Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2012''; and legislation to repeal 
an obsolete provision in title 49, United States Code, requiring motor 
vehicle insurance cost reporting. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Lipinski and Kelly; Phillip Singerman, Associate 
Director for Innovation and Industry Services, National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce; and public witnesses.
CYBER THREATS TO CAPITAL MARKETS AND CORPORATE ACCOUNTS
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets and 
Government Sponsored Enterprises held a hearing entitled ``Cyber 
Threats to Capital Markets and Corporate Accounts''. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
CLASS ACTION SEVEN YEARS AFTER THE CLASS ACTION FAIRNESS ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution held a 
hearing entitled ``Class Action Seven Years After the Class Action 
Fairness Act''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
OBAMA ADMINISTRATION'S ACTIONS AGAINST THE SPRUCE COAL MINE: CANCELED 
PERMITS, LAWSUITS AND LOST JOBS
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources held a hearing entitled ``Obama Administration's Actions 
Against the Spruce Coal Mine: Canceled Permits, Lawsuits and Lost 
Jobs''. Testimony was heard from Lisa P. Jackson, EPA Administrator; 
Joseph Pizarchik, Director, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and 
Enforcement; Jo-Ellen Darcy, Assistant Secretary of the Army (Civil 
Works), Army Corps of Engineers; Art Kirkendoll, West Virginia State 
Senator; and public witnesses.
FUTURE OF THE NATIONAL MALL
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests 
and Public Lands held a hearing entitled ``Future of the National 
Mall''. Testimony was heard from Stephen E. Whitesell, Regional 
Director, National Capital Region National Park Service; Tom Luebke, 
Secretary, Commission of Fine Arts; Preston Bryant, Chairman, National 
Capital Planning Commission; and public witnesses.

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Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.