[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 5362-5364]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                       SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate on February 
4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized 
schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate committees, 
subcommittees, joint committees, and committees of conference. This 
title requires all such committees to notify the Office of the Senate 
Daily Digest--designated by the Rules Committee--of the time, place, 
and purpose of the meetings, when scheduled, and any cancellations or 
changes in the meetings as they occur.
  As an additional procedure along with the computerization of this 
information, the Office of the Senate Daily Digest will prepare this 
information for printing in the Extensions of Remarks section of the 
Congressional Record on Monday and Wednesday of each week.
  Meetings scheduled for Tuesday, April 24, 2012 may be found in the 
Daily Digest of today's Record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED
                                APRIL 25
     9 a.m.
       Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
         Business meeting to consider the 2012 Farm Bill.
                                                           SR-328A
     9:30 a.m.
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
         Business meeting to consider S. 2218, to reauthorize the 
           United States Fire Administration, and for other 
           purposes, S. 241, to expand whistleblower protections 
           to non-Federal employees whose disclosures involve 
           misuse of Federal funds, S. 2061, to provide for an 
           exchange of land between the Department of Homeland 
           Security and the

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           South Carolina State Ports Authority, S. 1673, 
           establish the Office of Agriculture Inspection within 
           the Department of Homeland Security, which shall be 
           headed by the Assistant Commissioner for Agriculture 
           Inspection, and for other purposes, S. 2170, to amend 
           the provisions of title 5, United States Code, which 
           are commonly referred to as the ``Hatch Act'' to 
           eliminate the provision preventing certain State and 
           local employees from seeking elective office, clarify 
           the application of certain provisions to the District 
           of Columbia, and modify the penalties which may be 
           imposed for certain violations under subchapter III of 
           chapter 73 of that title, S. 1998, to obtain an 
           unqualified audit opinion, and improve financial 
           accountability and management at the Department of 
           Homeland Security, H.R. 3902, to amend the District of 
           Columbia Home Rule Act to revise the timing of special 
           elections for local office in the District of Columbia, 
           H.R. 2668, to designate the station of the United 
           States Border Patrol located at 2136 South Naco Highway 
           in Bisbee, Arizona, as the ``Brian A. Terry Border 
           Patrol Station'', S. Res. 419, expressing the sense of 
           the Senate that public servants should be commended for 
           their dedication and continued service to the United 
           States during Public Service Recognition week, H.R. 
           298, to designate the facility of the United States 
           Postal Service located at 500 East Whitestone Boulevard 
           in Cedar Park, Texas, as the ``Army Specialist Matthew 
           Troy Morris Post Office Building'', H.R. 1423, to 
           designate the facility of the United States Postal 
           Service located at 115 4th Avenue Southwest in Ardmore, 
           Oklahoma, as the ``Specialist Micheal E. Phillips Post 
           Office'', H.R. 2079, to designate the facility of the 
           United States Postal Service located at 10 Main Street 
           in East Rockaway, New York, as the ``John J. Cook Post 
           Office'', H.R. 2213, to designate the facility of the 
           United States Postal Service located at 801 West 
           Eastport Street in Iuka, Mississippi, as the ``Sergeant 
           Jason W. Vaughn Post Office'', H.R. 2244, to designate 
           the facility of the United States Postal Service 
           located at 67 Castle Street in Geneva, New York, as the 
           ``Corporal Steven Blaine Riccione Post Office'', H.R. 
           2660, to designate the facility of the United States 
           Postal Service located at 122 North Holderrieth 
           Boulevard in Tomball, Texas, as the ``Tomball Veterans 
           Post Office'', H.R. 2767, to designate the facility of 
           the United States Postal Service located at 8 West 
           Silver Street in Westfield, Massachusetts, as the 
           ``William T. Trant Post Office Building'', H.R. 3004, 
           to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
           Service located at 260 California Drive in Yountville, 
           California, as the ``Private First Class Alejandro R. 
           Ruiz Post Office Building'', H.R. 3246, to designate 
           the facility of the United States Postal Service 
           located at 15455 Manchester Road in Ballwin, Missouri, 
           as the ``Specialist Peter J. Navarro Post Office 
           Building'', H.R. 3247, to designate the facility of the 
           United States Postal Service located at 1100 Town and 
           Country Commons in Chesterfield, Missouri, as the 
           ``Lance Corporal Matthew P. Pathenos Post Office 
           Building'', H.R. 3248, to designate the facility of the 
           United States Postal Service located at 112 South 5th 
           Street in Saint Charles, Missouri, as the ``Lance 
           Corporal Drew W. Weaver Post Office Building'', and the 
           nominations of Tony Hammond, of Missouri, to be a 
           Commissioner of the Postal Regulatory Commission, Mark 
           A. Robbins, of California, to be a Member of the Merit 
           Systems Protection Board, and Roy Wallace McLeese III, 
           to be an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia 
           Court of Appeals.
                                                            SD-342
       Judiciary
         To hold an oversight hearing to examine the Department of 
           Homeland Security.
                                                            SD-226
       Rules and Administration
         To hold hearings to examine S. 219, to require Senate 
           candidates to file designations, statements, and 
           reports in electronic form.
                                                            SR-301
       Veterans' Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine Veterans' Affairs mental 
           health care, focusing on evaluating access and 
           assessing care.
                                                            SD-138
     10 a.m.
       Finance
         To hold hearings to examine tax reform, focusing on what 
           it means for state and local tax and fiscal policy.
                                                            SD-215
       Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
         Business meeting to consider an original bill entitled 
           ``Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation 
           Act'', and any pending nominations.
                                                            SD-106
       Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
       Housing, Transportation and Community Development 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine helping homeowners save money 
           through refinancing.
                                                            SD-538
     10:30 a.m.
       Appropriations
       Department of Defense Subcommittee
         To hold closed hearings to examine proposed budget 
           estimates for fiscal year 2013 for national and 
           military intelligence programs.
                                                           SVC-217
     2 p.m.
       Armed Services
       Personnel Subcommittee
         To resume hearings to examine the Active, Guard, Reserve, 
           and civilian personnel programs in review of the 
           Defense Authorization request for fiscal year 2013 and 
           the Future Years Defense Program.
                                                            SD-106
     2:30 p.m.
       Appropriations
       Financial Service and General Government Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine expanding broadband access, 
           promoting innovation, and protecting consumers in a 
           communications revolution, focusing on fiscal year 2013 
           resource needs for the Federal Communications 
           Commission.
                                                            SD-138
       Armed Services
       Readiness and Management Support Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine current readiness of U.S. 
           forces in review of the Defense Authorization request 
           for fiscal year 2013 and the Future Years Defense 
           Program.
                                                           SR-232A
       Armed Services
       Strategic Forces Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine ballistic missile defense 
           policies and programs in review of the Defense 
           Authorization Request for fiscal year 2013 and the 
           Future Years Defense Program; with the possibility of a 
           closed session in SVC-217 following the open session.
                                                            SR-222

                                APRIL 26
     9:30 a.m.
       Armed Services
         To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Kathleen 
           H. Hicks, of Virginia, to be Principal Deputy Under 
           Secretary for Policy, and Derek H. Chollet, of 
           Nebraska, to be Assistant Secretary for International 
           Security Affairs, both of the Department of Defense.
                                                            SD-G50
       Energy and Natural Resources
         Business meeting to consider Adam E. Sieminski, of 
           Pennsylvania, to be Administrator of the Energy 
           Information Administration, Department of Energy, 
           Marcilynn A. Burke, of North Carolina, to be an 
           Assistant Secretary of the Interior, and Anthony T. 
           Clark, of North Dakota, and John Robert Norris, of 
           Iowa, both to be a Member of the Federal Energy 
           Regulatory Commission; to be immediately followed by a 
           hearing to examine weather related electrical outages.
                                                            SD-366
       Foreign Relations
         Business meeting to consider S. 2224, to require the 
           President to report to Congress on issues related to 
           Syria, H.R. 1016, to measure the progress of relief, 
           recovery, reconstruction, and development efforts in 
           Haiti following the earthquake of January 12, 2010, S. 
           Res. 401, expressing appreciation for Foreign Service 
           and Civil Service professionals who represent the 
           United States around the globe, an original resolution 
           calling for democratic change in Syria, the nominations 
           of Scott H. DeLisi, of Minnesota, to be Ambassador to 
           the Republic of Uganda, Michael A. Raynor, of Maryland, 
           to be Ambassador to the Republic of Benin, and Makila 
           James, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to 
           the Kingdom of Swaziland, all of the Department of 
           State, and lists in the Foreign Service.
                                                    S-116, Capitol
     10 a.m.
       Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine legislative proposals in the 
           Department of Housing and Urban Development's fiscal 
           year 2013 budget.
                                                            SD-538
       Finance
         To hold hearings to examine tax filing season, focusing 
           on improving the taxpayer experience.
                                                            SD-215
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine biological security, focusing 
           on the risk of dual-use research.
                                                            SD-342

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       Judiciary
         Business meeting to consider the nominations of Michael 
           P. Shea, to be United States District Judge for the 
           District of Connecticut, Gonzalo P. Curiel, to be 
           United States District Judge for the Southern District 
           of California, and Robert J. Shelby, to be United 
           States District Judge for the District of Utah, vice 
           Tena Campbell.
                                                            SD-226
       Armed Services
       SeaPower Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine Marine Corps acquisition 
           programs in review of the Defense Authorization request 
           for fiscal year 2013 and the Future Years Defense 
           Program.
                                                            SR-222
     2:15 p.m.
       Joint Economic Committee
         To hold hearings to examine gas prices in the Northeast, 
           focusing on the potential impact on the American 
           consumer due to loss of refining capacity.
                                                            SD-G50
     2:30 p.m.
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
       Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, 
           and the District of Columbia Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine financial literacy, focusing 
           on empowering Americans to prevent the next financial 
           crisis.
                                                            SD-342
     3 p.m.
       Foreign Relations
       East Asian and Pacific Affairs Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine United States policy on 
           Burma.
                                                            SD-419

                                APRIL 27
     10 a.m.
       Finance
         To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Mark J. 
           Mazur, of New Jersey, and Matthew S. Rutherford, of 
           Illinois, both to be an Assistant Secretary of the 
           Treasury, and Meredith M. Broadbent, of Virginia, to be 
           a Member of the United States International Trade 
           Commission.
                                                            SD-215

                                 MAY 9
     10 a.m.
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine the nomination of Joseph G. 
           Jordan, of Massachusetts, to be Administrator for 
           Federal Procurement Policy, Executive Office of the 
           President.
                                                            SD-342