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“House Committee Meetings” mentioning the Federal Reserve System was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D312-D315 on March 27, 2012.
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Committee Meetings
CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR ACHIEVING HEALTHIER NATIONAL FORESTS
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry held a hearing entitled ``U.S. Forest Service Land Management: Challenges and Opportunities for Achieving Healthier National Forests''. Testimony was heard from Tom Tidwell, Chief, Forest Service, Department of Agriculture; Gary Barth, Director, Business and Community Services, Clackamas County, Oregon; and public witnesses.
APPROPRIATIONS--AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE PUBLIC WITNESS DAY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies held a hearing for American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witnesses. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
APPROPRIATIONS--GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government held a hearing on FY 2013 Budget Request for the General Services Administration. Testimony was heard from Martha N. Johnson, Administrator, General Services Administration; Robert Peck, Public Building Commissioner, General Services Administration; and Steven Kempf, Federal Acquisition Service Commissioner, General Services Administration.
APPROPRIATIONS--ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies held a hearing on FY for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Fossil Energy, Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability. Testimony was heard from Henry Kelly, Acting Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy; Patricia Hoffman, Assistant Secretary for Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability; and Charles McConnell, Acting Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy.
APPROPRIATIONS--HOUSE OFFICERS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative Branch held a hearing on FY 2013 Budget Request for U.S. House of Representatives Officers. Testimony was heard from Daniel J. Strodel, Chief Administrative Officer; Karen L. Haas, Clerk; and Paul D. Irving, Sergeant At Arms.
APPROPRIATIONS--DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs held a hearing on FY 2013 Budget Request for the Department of the Treasury. Testimony was heard from Timothy Geithner, Secretary of the Treasury.
APPROPRIATIONS--DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies held a hearing on the FY 2013 Budget for the Department of Education, K-12. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
APPROPRIATIONS--AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE PUBLIC WITNESS DAY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies held a hearing for American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witnesses. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
APPROPRIATIONS--NATIONAL DRUG CONTROL POLICY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government held a hearing on FY 2013 Budget Request National Drug Policy. Testimony was heard from R. Gil Kerlikowske, Director, National Drug Control Policy.
UNDERSTANDING FUTURE IRREGULAR WARFARE CHALLENGES
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities held a hearing on understanding future irregular warfare challenges. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
ROTOCRAFT MODERNIZATION PROGRAMS
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces held a hearing on Fiscal Year 2013 DOD Rotocraft Modernization Programs. Testimony was heard from Lieutenant General Terry G. Robling, USMC, Deputy Commandant for Aviation, U.S. Marine Corps; Rear Admiral William F. Moran, USN, Director, Air Warfare Division, U.S. Navy; Richard Gilpin, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Air Programs Office; Major General William T. Crosby, USA, PEO Aviation Headquarters, U.S. Army; Major General Noel T. Jones, USAF, Director, Operational Capability Requirements, U.S. Air Force; and Major General Robert C. Kane, USAF, Director, Global Reach Programs, U.S. Air Force.
LEARNING FROM THE UPPER BIG BRANCH TRAGEDY
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``Learning from the Upper Big Branch Tragedy''. Testimony was heard from Joseph A. Main, Assistant Secretary, Mine Safety and Health Administration, Department of Labor; Jeffery Kohler, Director, Office of Mine Safety and Health Research, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; Howard L. Shapiro, Counsel to the Inspector General, Office of Inspector General, Department of Labor; and public witness.
IT SUPPLY CHAIN SECURITY
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing entitled ``IT Supply Chain Security: Review of Government an Industry Efforts''. Testimony was heard from Gregory C. Wilshusen, Director of Information Security Issues, Government Accountability Office; Mitchell Komaroff, Director, Trusted Mission Systems Networks, Department of Defense; Gil Vega, Associate CIO for Cybersecurity and Chief Information Security Officer, Department of Energy; and public witnesses.
CURRENT STATE OF COSMETICS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing entitled ``Examining the Current State of Cosmetics''. Testimony was heard from Michael M. Landa, Director, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Food and Drug Administration; Michael J. DiBartolomeis, Chief Occupational Lead Poisoning Prevention Program and California, Safe Cosmetics Program California Department of Public Health; and public witnesses.
FEDERAL RESERVE AID TO THE EUROZONE
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology held a hearing entitled ``Federal Reserve Aid to the Eurozone: Its Impact on the U.S. and the Dollar''. Testimony was heard from William C. Dudley, President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of New York; and Steven B. Kamin, Director, Division of International Finance, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a markup of H.R. 4264, the ``FHA Emergency Fiscal Solvency Act of 2012''; H.R. 2446, the
``RESPA Home Warranty Clarification Act of 2011''; H.R. 3283, the
``Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act''; and H.R. 4235, the ``Swap Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 2012''. The following bills were ordered reported, as amended: H.R. 2446; H.R. 3283; and H.R. 4235. The following bill was ordered reported, without amendment: H.R. 4264.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Services held a markup of H.R. 1940, the ``International Child Abduction Prevention and Return Act of 2011''; H.R. 3605, the Global Online Freedom Act of 2011''; and H.R. 4141 the ``International Food Assistance Improvement Act of 2012''. The following bills were ordered reported, as amended: H.R. 1940; H.R. 3605; and H.R. 4141.
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES IN EUROPE AND EURASIA
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe and Eurasia held a hearing entitled ``Creating Jobs: Economic Opportunities in Europe and Eurasia''. Testimony was heard from Robert D. Hormats, Under Secretary, Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment, Department of State; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security held a markup of H.R. 4251, the ``SMART Port Security Act''. The bill was ordered reported, as amended.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a markup of H.R. 3862, the ``Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2012''; and H.R. 2299, the ``Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act''. H.R. 3862 was ordered reported, as amended; and H.R. 2299 was ordered reported, without amendment.
HARNESSING AMERICAN RESOURCES TO CREATE JOBS AND ADDRESS RISING GASOLINE PRICES
Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee held a hearing entitled
``Harnessing American Resources to Create Jobs and Address Rising Gasoline Prices: Family Vacations and U.S. Tourism Industry''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
CAN A USPS-RUN HEALTH PLAN SOLVE ITS FINANCIAL CRISIS?
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service and Labor Policy held a hearing entitled
``Can a USPS-Run Health Plan Solve its Financial Crisis?''. Testimony was heard from Patrick Donahoe, Postmaster General and CEO, United States Postal Service; and public witness.
LABOR ABUSES, HUMAN TRAFFICKING, AND GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental Relations and Procurement Reform held a hearing entitled ``Labor Abuses, Human Trafficking, and Government Contracts: Is the Government Doing Enough to Protect Vulnerable Workers?''. Testimony was heard from Senators Blumenthal and Portman; Luis C. deBaca, Ambassador at Large, Department of State; Cathy J. Read, Director, Office of Acquisitions Management, Department of State; Evelyn R. Klemstine, Assistant Inspector General for Audits, Department of State; Richard T. Ginman, Director, Defense Procurement and Acquisition Policy, Department of Defense; Sharon Cooper, Director, Defense Human Resources Activity, Department of Defense; and Kenneth P. Moorefield, Deputy Inspector General for Special Plans & Operations, Department of Defense.
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2013; AND SUSPENSION AUTHORITY
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H. Con. Res. 112, the ``Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2013''. The Committee, granted, by voice vote, a structured rule providing four hours of general debate, with three hours confined to the congressional budget equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Budget and one hour on the subject of economic goals and policies equally divided and controlled by Rep. Brady of Texas and Rep. Hinchey of New York or their designees. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the concurrent resolution. The rule makes in order only those amendments printed in the Rules Committee report. Each such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, and shall not be subject to amendment. The rule waives all points of order against the amendments printed in the report except that the adoption of an amendment in the nature of a substitute shall constitute the conclusion of consideration of the concurrent resolution for amendment. The rule provides, upon the conclusion of consideration of the concurrent resolution for amendment, a final period of general debate, which shall not exceed 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Budget. The rule permits the chair of the Committee on the Budget to offer amendments in the House pursuant to section 305(a)(5) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to achieve mathematical consistency. The rule provides that the concurrent resolution shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question. Finally, the rule provides that it shall be in order at any time on the legislative day of March 29, 2012, for the Speaker to entertain motions that the House suspend the rules, as though under clause 1 of rule XV, relating to a measure extending expiring surface transportation authority. Testimony was heard from the following Representatives: Chairman Ryan (WI); Van Hollen; Mulvaney; Honda; Scott
(VA); and Ellison.
FOSTERING THE U.S. COMPETITIVE EDGE
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation held a hearing entitled ``Fostering the U.S. Competitive Edge: Examining the Effects of Federal Policies on Competition, Innovation, and Job Growth''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
PRESIDENT'S FISCAL YEAR 2013 BUDGET REQUEST FOR THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment held a hearing entitled ``A Review of the President's Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Request for the Army Corps of Engineers''. Testimony was heard from Major General Meredith ``Bo'' Temple, Acting Chief of Engineers, United States Army Corps of Engineers.
FROM THE GROUND UP: ASSESSING ONGOING DELAYS IN VA MAJOR CONSTRUCTION
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled
``From the Ground Up: Assessing Ongoing Delays in VA Major Construction''. Testimony was heard from Robert A. Petzel, Under Secretary for Health Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; Glenn D. Haggstrom, Executive Director, Office of Acquisitions, Logistics, and Construction, Department of Veterans Affairs; and public witnesses.
ONGOING INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee held a hearing on ongoing intelligence activities. This was a closed hearing.
Joint Meetings
MONETARY POLICY
Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded a hearing to examine monetary policy going forward, focusing on why a sound dollar boosts growth and employment, after receiving testimony from John B. Taylor, Stanford University, Stanford, California; and Laurence H. Meyer, Macroeconomic Advisers, and William Poole, University of Delaware, both of Washington, D.C.
