[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 151 (Thursday, November 29, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D981-D983]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
ROLE OF RECEIVERS IN A SPECTRUM SCARCE WORLD
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications and 
Technology held a hearing entitled ``The Role of Receivers in a 
Spectrum Scarce World''. The testimony was heard from Ron Repasi, 
Deputy Chief, Office of Engineering and Technology, Federal 
Communications Commission; and public witnesses.

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EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF THE PROPOSED RULES TO IMPLEMENT BASEL III 
CAPITAL STANDARDS
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions 
and Consumer Credit; and Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and 
Community Opportunity held a joint hearing entitled ``Examining the 
Impact of the Proposed Rules to Implement Basel III Capital 
Standards''. Testimony was heard from George French, Deputy Director, 
Division of Risk Management Supervision, Federal Deposit Insurance 
Corporation; Michael S. Gibson, Director, Division of Banking 
Supervision and Regulation, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
System; John Lyons, Chief National Bank Examiner, Office of the 
Comptroller of the Currency; and public witnesses.
THE FUTURE OF MONEY: DOLLARS AND SENSE
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary 
Policy and Technology held a hearing entitled ``The Future of Money: 
Dollars and Sense''. Testimony was heard from Richard A. Peterson, 
Deputy Director, United States Mint; Lorelei St. James, Director, 
Physical Infrastructure Issues, Government Accountability Office; and 
public witnesses.
ISRAEL'S RIGHT TO DEFEND ITSELF: IMPLICATIONS FOR REGIONAL SECURITY AND 
U.S. INTERESTS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Israel's Right to Defend Itself: Implications for Regional Security 
and U.S. Interests''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere 
held a markup on H.R. 1798, to prevent foreign states that do business, 
issue securities, or borrow money in the United States, and then fail 
to satisfy United States court judgments totaling $100,000,000 or more 
based on such activities, from inflicting further economic injuries in 
the United States, from undermining the integrity of United States 
courts, and from discouraging responsible lending to poor and 
developing nations by undermining the secondary and primary markets for 
sovereign debt. The bill was forwarded, as amended.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURE
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, 
Oceans and Insular Affairs held a hearing on H.R. 511, to amend title 
18, United States Code, to prohibit the importation of various 
injurious species of constrictor snakes. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
IDENTITY THEFT AND TAX FRAUD: GROWING PROBLEMS FOR THE INTERNAL REVENUE 
SERVICES, PART 4
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on 
Government Organization, Efficiency and Financial Management held a 
hearing entitled ``Identity Theft and Tax Fraud: Growing Problems for 
the Internal Revenue Services, Part 4''. Testimony was heard from Beth 
Tucker, Deputy Commissioner for Operations Support, Internal Revenue 
Service; J. Russell George, Inspector General, Treasury Inspector 
General for Tax Administration; Nina E. Olson, National Taxpayer 
Advocate, Internal Revenue Service; and James R. White, Director, 
Strategic Issues, Government Accountability Office.
A LOOK INTO THE FEDERAL RESPONSE TO RISING RATES OF AUTISM
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``1 in 88 Children: A Look Into the Federal Response 
to Rising Rates of Autism''. Testimony was heard from Alan Guttmacher, 
Director, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and 
Human Development, National Institutes of Health; Coleen Boyle, 
Director of the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental 
Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and public 
witnesses.
HOW BEST TO IMPROVE OUR NATION'S AIRPORT PASSENGER SECURITY SYSTEM 
THROUGH COMMON SENSE SOLUTIONS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Aviation held a hearing entitled ``How Best to Improve our Nation's 
Airport Passenger Security System Through Common Sense Solutions''. 
Testimony was heard from John Pistole, Administrator, Transportation 
Security Administration; Charles K. Edwards, Acting Inspector General, 
Department of Homeland Security; Steve Lord, Director, Homeland 
Security and Justice Issues, Government Accountability Office; and 
public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.

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