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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, March 6, 2012 may be found in the Daily Digest of today's Record.
MEETINGS SCHEDULED
MARCH 79 a.m.
Armed Services
To hold hearings to examine the situation in Syria; with the possibility of a closed session in SVC 217 following the open session.
SD 1069:30 a.m.
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
To hold hearings to examine healthy food initiatives, local production, and nutrition.
SH 21610 a.m.
Commerce, Science, and Transportation
To hold hearings to examine priorities, plans, and progress of the nation's space program.
SR 253
Finance
To hold hearings to examine the President's 2012 trade agenda.
SD 215
Judiciary
To hold hearings to examine lending discrimination practices and foreclosure abuses.
SD 226
Appropriations
Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and
Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee
To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2013 for the Department of Health and Human
Services.
SD 124
Veterans' Affairs
To hold joint hearings to examine a legislative presentation from the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW).
SD G5010:30 a.m.
Appropriations
Department of Defense Subcommittee
To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2013 for the Department of the Navy.
SD 1922 p.m.
Aging
To hold hearings to examine opportunities for savings, focusing on removing obstacles for small business.
SD 5622:30 p.m.
Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard Subcommittee
To hold hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2013 for the Coast Guard and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
SR 253
Energy and Natural Resources
National Parks Subcommittee
To hold hearings to examine S. 29, to establish the
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta National Heritage Area, S.
1150, to establish the Susquehanna Gateway National
Heritage Area in the State of Pennsylvania, S. 1191, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a study regarding the suitability and feasibility of establishing the Naugatuck River Valley National
Heritage Area in Connecticut, S. 1198, to reauthorize the Essex National Heritage Area, S. 1215, to provide for the exchange of land located in the Lowell National
Historical Park, S. 1589, to extend the authorization for the Coastal Heritage Trail in the State of New
Jersey, S. 1708, to establish the John H. Chafee
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park, H.R.
1141, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating prehistoric, historic, and limestone forest sites on
Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, as a unit of the National Park System, H.R. 2606, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to allow the construction and operation of natural gas pipeline facilities in the Gateway National Recreation Area, S.
2131, to reauthorize the Rivers of Steel National
Heritage Area, the Lackawanna Valley National Heritage
Area, and the Delaware and Lehigh National Heritage
Corridor, and S. 2133, to reauthorize the America's
Agricultural Heritage Partnership in the State of Iowa.
SD 366
MARCH 89:30 a.m.
Armed Services
To hold hearings to examine the Department of the Army in review of the Defense Authorization request for fiscal year 2013 and the Future Years Defense Program.
SD 10610 a.m.
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
To hold hearings to examine addressing the housing crisis in Indian country, focusing on leveraging resources and coordinating efforts.
SD 538
Appropriations
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
Subcommittee
To examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2013 for the Department of Justice.
SD 124
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
To hold hearings to examine the key to America's global competitiveness, focusing on a quality education.
SD 430
Appropriations
Department of Homeland Security Subcommittee
To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2013 for the Department of Homeland
Security.
SD 192
Judiciary
Business meeting to consider S. 1002, to prohibit theft of medical products, and the nominations of Patty
Shwartz, of New Jersey, to be United States Circuit
Judge for the Third Circuit, Jeffrey J. Helmick, to be
United States District Judge for the Northern District of Ohio, Mary Geiger Lewis, to be United States
District Judge for the District of South Carolina,
Timothy S. Hillman, to be United States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts, and Thomas M.
Harrigan, of New York, to be Deputy Administrator of
Drug Enforcement, Department of Justice.
SD 226
Appropriations
Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and
Related Agencies Subcommittee
To hold hearings to examine an overview of the Federal
Housing Administration.
SD 1382:15 p.m.
Indian Affairs
To hold hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2013 for Native
Programs.
SD 6282:30 p.m.
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
To hold hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2013 for the Department of Homeland Security.
SD 342
Intelligence
To hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters.
SH 219
MARCH 139:30 a.m.
Armed Services
To hold hearings to examine U.S. Southern Command and
U.S. Northern Command 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.
SD G5010 a.m.
Energy and Natural Resources
To hold hearings to examine the report of the Independent
Consultant's Review with Respect to the Department of
Energy Loan and Loan Guarantee Portfolio.
SD 366
Foreign Relations
To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Frederick
D. Barton, of Maine, to be an Assistant Secretary of
State (Conflict and Stabilization Operations), and to be Coordinator for Reconstruction and
Stabilization, and William E. Todd, of Virginia, to be
Ambassador to the Kingdom of Cambodia, both of the
Department of State, and Sara Margalit Aviel, of
California, to be United States Alternate Executive
Director of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
SD 41910:30 a.m.
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Contracting Oversight Subcommittee
To hold hearings to examine contractors, focusing on how much they are costing the government.
SD 342
Judiciary
To hold hearings to examine the Freedom of Information
Act, focusing on safeguarding critical infrastructure information and the public's right to know.
SD 226
MARCH 1410 a.m.
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
To hold hearings to examine risk management and commodities in the 2012 farm bill.
SH 216
Veterans' Affairs
To hold hearings to examine ending homelessness among veterans, focusing on Veterans' Affairs progress on its five year plan.
SR 4182 p.m.
Armed Services
Personnel Subcommittee
To hold 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.
SR 232A2:30 p.m.
Energy and Natural Resources
To hold hearings to examine the nominations of 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.
SD 366
Foreign Relations
To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Pamela A.
White, of Maine, to be Ambassador to the Republic of
Haiti, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, of Louisiana, to be
Director General of the Foreign Service, and Gina K.
Abercrombie-Winstanley, of Ohio, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Malta, all of the Department of State.
SD 419
MARCH 159:30 a.m.
Armed Services
To hold hearings to examine the Department of the Navy 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.
SD G502:15 p.m.
Indian Affairs
To hold an oversight hearing to examine Indian water rights, focusing on promoting the negotiation and implementation of water settlements in Indian country.
SD 628
MARCH 209:30 a.m.
Armed Services
To hold hearings to examine the Department of the Air
Force 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.
SD G50
MARCH 2110 a.m.
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
To hold hearings to examine retooling government for the
21st century, focusing on the President's reorganization plan and reducing duplication.
SD 342
Veterans' Affairs
To hold joint hearings to examine the legislative presentations of the Military Order of the Purple
Heart, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA),
Non Commissioned Officers Association, American Ex-
Prisoners of War, Vietnam Veterans of America, Wounded
Warrior Project, National Association of State
Directors of Veterans Affairs, and The Retired Enlisted
Association.
SD G502 p.m.
Judiciary
Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights
Subcommittee
To hold hearings to examine Verizon and cable deals.
SD 226
MARCH 2210 a.m.
Veterans' Affairs
To hold joint hearings to examine the legislative presentations of the Paralyzed Veterans of America, Air
Force Sergeants Association, Blinded Veterans
Association, American Veterans (AMVETS), Gold Star
Wives, Fleet Reserve Association, Military Officers
Association of America, and the Jewish War Veterans.
345, Cannon Building2:30 p.m.
Energy and Natural Resources
Public Lands and Forests Subcommittee
To hold hearings to examine S. 303, to amend the Omnibus
Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 to require the Bureau of Land Management to provide a claimant of a small miner waiver from claim maintenance fees with a period of 60 days after written receipt of 1 or more defects is provided to the claimant by registered mail to cure the 1 or more defects or pay the claim maintenance fee,
S. 1129, to amend the Federal Land Policy and
Management Act of 1976 to improve the management of grazing leases and permits, S. 1473, to amend Public
Law 99 548 to provide for the implementation of the multispecies habitat conservation plan for the Virgin
River, Nevada, and to extend the authority to purchase certain parcels of public land, S. 1492, to provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in Clark County,
Nevada, for the environmental remediation and reclamation of the Three Kids Mine Project Site, S.
1559, to establish the San Juan Islands National
Conservation Area in the San Juan Islands, Washington,
S. 1635, to designate certain lands in San Miguel,
Ouray, and San Juan Counties, Colorado, as wilderness,
S. 1687, to adjust the boundary of Carson National
Forest, New Mexico, S. 1774, to establish the Rocky
Mountain Front Conservation Management Area, to designate certain Federal land as wilderness, and to improve the management of noxious weeds in the Lewis and Clark National Forest, S. 1788, to designate the
Pine Forest Range Wilderness area in Humboldt County,
Nevada, S. 1906, to modify the Forest Service
Recreation Residence Program as the program applies to units of the National Forest System derived from the public domain by implementing a simple, equitable, and predictable procedure for determining cabin user fees,
S. 2001, to expand the Wild Rogue Wilderness Area in the State of Oregon, to make additional wild and scenic river designations in the Rogue River area, to provide additional protections for Rogue River tributaries, S.
2015, to require the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal land to the Powell Recreation
District in the State of Wyoming, and S. 2056, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain interests in Federal land acquired for the
Scofield Project in Carbon County, Utah.
SD 366
MARCH 272:30 p.m.
Armed Services
Airland Subcommittee
To hold a hearing to examine Army modernization in review of the Defense Authorization request for fiscal year
2013 and the Future Years Defense Program.
SR 222
MARCH 2810 a.m.
Veterans' Affairs
To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Margaret
Bartley, of Maryland, and Coral Wong Pietsch, of
Hawaii, both to be a Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.
SR 4182 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.
SR 232A
