[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 121 (Tuesday, September 11, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D844-D845]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                           SEPTEMBER 12, 2012

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings to examine the path from low-Earth orbit (LEO) to Mars, 2 
p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to 
examine S. 3469, to establish a new organization to manage nuclear 
waste, provide a consensual process for siting nuclear waste 
facilities, ensure adequate funding for managing nuclear waste, 9:30 
a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: with the Subcommittee 
on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety, to hold a joint oversight hearing 
to examine the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) implementation 
of recommendations for enhancing nuclear reactor safety in the 21st 
century, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to receive a closed briefing on an 
intelligence update on Syria and Iran, 10 a.m., SVC-217.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of 
Joseph E. Macmanus, of New York, to be Representative to the Vienna 
Office of the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador, and to be 
Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency, with the 
rank of Ambassador, Sharon English Woods Villarosa, of Texas, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Mauritius, and to serve concurrently 
and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Republic of 
Seychelles, and Walter North, of Washington, to be Ambassador to 
Papua New Guinea, and to serve concurrently and without additional 
compensation as Ambassador to the Solomon Islands, and Ambassador to 
the Republic of Vanuatu, all of the Department of State, 2:45 p.m., 
SD-419.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold 
hearings to examine the future of the General Services 
Administration, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine the 
Citizens United court and the continuing importance of the ``Voting 
Rights Act'', 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: business meeting to consider 
pending calendar business, 10 a.m., SR-418.


                                 House

  Committee on Armed Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Operational Support: Learning from the Past and Preparing for the 
Future'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on Health, 
Employment, Labor, and Pensions; and Subcommittee on Higher 
Education and Workforce Training, joint hearing entitled ``Expanding 
the Power of Big Labor: The NLRB's Growing Intrusion into Higher 
Education'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Commerce, 
Manufacturing, and Trade, hearing entitled ``Where the Jobs Are: 
There's an App for That'', 9:45 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.

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  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled 
``DOE's Nuclear Weapons Complex: Challenges to Safety, Security, and 
Taxpayer Stewardship'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, markup of H.R. 
2827, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to clarify 
provisions relating to the regulation of municipal advisors, and for 
other purposes; and the ``Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act of 
2012'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, markup of H.R. 6313, 
to promote peaceful and collaborative resolution of maritime 
territorial disputes in the South China Sea and its environs and 
other maritime areas adjacent to the East Asian mainland; and 
hearing entitled ``Beijing as an Emerging Power in the South China 
Sea'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations; and Subcommittee on 
Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights, joint hearing entitled 
``Organ Harvesting of Religious and Political Dissidents by the 
Chinese Communist Party'', 2:00 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity 
Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies, hearing 
entitled ``The EMP Threat: Examining the Consequences'', 10 a.m., 
311 Cannon.
  Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and 
Communication, hearing entitled ``Resilient Communications: Current 
Challenges and Future Advancements'', 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``The 
Obama Administration's Abuse of Power'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on 
National Security, Homeland Defense and Foreign Operations, hearing 
entitled ``Dawood National Military Hospital Afghanistan: What 
Happened and What Went Wrong? Part II'', 9:45 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 6213, the ``No 
More Solyndras Act''; the ``National Security and Job Protection 
Act''; and ``Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013'', 3 p.m., H-313, 
Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on Space 
and Aeronautics, hearing entitled ``Examining NASA's Development of 
the Space Launch System and Orion Crew Capsule'', 10 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight, hearing entitled 
``Mismanagement of Funds at the National Weather Service and the 
Impact on the Future of Weather Forecasting'', 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``User Fees in the Aviation Industry: Turbulence Ahead'', 1 p.m., 
2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Aviation, hearing entitled ``A Review of and Update on the 
Management of FAA's NextGen Program'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security, 
hearing entitled ``Direct Deposit of Social Security Benefits'', 9 
a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Implementation of 
Health Insurance Exchanges and Related Provisions'', 10 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.