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“House Committee Meetings” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D204-D206 on March 8, 2011.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
COMMITTEE MEETINGS
INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies held a hearing on the Department of the Interior FY 2012 Budget Oversight Hearing. Testimony was heard from the following Department of the Interior officials: Ken Salazar, Secretary; David Hayes, Deputy Secretary; and Pamela Haze, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Budget, Finance, Performance and Acquisition.
FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government held a hearing on FY 2012 Budget--Small Business Administration. Testimony was heard from Karen G. Mills, Small Business Administration.
CLIMATE, SCIENCE AND GREENHOUSE GAS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power held a hearing entitled ``Climate Science and EPA's Greenhouse Gas Regulations''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights held a hearing on the Democratic Republic of the Congo: Securing Peace in the Midst of Tragedy. Testimony was heard from Donald Y. Yamamoto, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State; Rajakumari Jandhyala, Deputy Assistant Administrator Bureau for Africa, Agency for International Development; and public witnesses.
EXECUTIVE IN NEED OF SCRUTINY
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law held a hearing on H.R. 10, the ``Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2011''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
FEDERAL SPENDING AND NATIVE AMERICAN PROGRAMS
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs held an oversight hearing on ``The effectiveness of federal spending on Native American programs, and on the President's FY 2012 budget request for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians.'' Testimony was heard from Larry EchoHawk, Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs; and Ray A. Joseph, Principal Deputy Special Trustee for American Indians.
FY 2012 BUDGET--BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT AND FOREST SERVICE
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs held a hearing on Examining the Spending, Priorities and the Missions of the Bureau of Land Management and the U.S. Forest Service and the President's FY 2012 Budget Proposal. Testimony was heard from Tom Tidwell, Chief, Forest Service, Department of Agriculture; and Robert Abbey, Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior.
FHA REFINANCE PROGRAM TERMINATION ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by record vote of 7 to 4, a modified open rule providing one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Financial Services. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule makes in order the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Financial Services as original text for purpose of amendment, and provides that each section shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. The rule makes in order only those amendments that have been submitted for printing in the Congressional Record not later than March 9, 2011 or pro forma amendments for the purpose of debate. The rule provides that each amendment submitted for printing in the Congressional Record may be offered only by the Member who submitted it for printing or their designee, and that each such amendment shall be considered as read if printed. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from Representatives Biggert, Frank of Massachusetts and Cardoza.
EMERGENCY MORTGAGE RELIEF PROGRAM TERMINATION ACT
Committee on Rules: Granted, by record vote of 7 to 4, a modified open rule providing one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Financial Services. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule makes in order the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Financial Services as original text for purpose of amendment, and provides that each section shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. The rule makes in order only those amendments that have been submitted for printing in the Congressional Record not later than March 9, 2011 or pro forma amendments for the purpose of debate. The rule provides that each amendment submitted for printing in the Congressional Record may be offered only by the Member who submitted it for printing or their designee, and that each such amendment shall be considered as read if printed. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from Representatives Biggert, Frank of Massachusetts and Cardoza.
FY 2012 BUDGET--ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
Committee on Transportation: Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment held a hearing entitled ``Review of the FY 2012 Budget and Priorities of the Army Corps of Engineers, Tennessee Valley Authority, and the Natural Resources Conservation Service: Finding Ways To Do More With Less.'' Testimony was heard from Jo Ellen Darcy, USA, Assistant Secretary of the Army--Civil Works; Robert Van Antwerp, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chief of Engineers, Lieutenant General; Thomas Christensen, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Regional Conservationist, Central Region, Department of Agriculture; and public witnesses.
Joint Meetings
No joint committee meetings were held.
