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“SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E911-E912 on May 16, 2011.
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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, May 17, 2011 may be found in the Daily Digest of today's Record.
MEETINGS SCHEDULED
MAY 189:30 a.m.
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Securities, Insurance and Investment Subcommittee
To hold hearings to examine the state of the securitization markets.
SD-53810 a.m.
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Business meeting to continue consideration of S. 772, to protect Federal employees and visitors, improve the security of Federal facilities and authorize and modernize the Federal Protective Service, S. 550, to improve the provision of assistance to fire departments, and S. 792, to authorize the waiver of certain debts relating to assistance provided to individuals and households since 2005.
SD-342
Judiciary
To hold hearings to examine improving efficiency and ensuring justice in the immigration court system.
SD-226
Armed Services
Readiness and Management Support Subcommittee
To hold hearings to examine the current materiel readiness of U.S. Forces in review of the Defense
Authorization Request for fiscal year 2012 and the
Future Years Defense Program.
SR-232A
Veterans' Affairs
To hold hearings to examine seamless transition, focusing on improving Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense collaboration.
SR-41810:30 a.m.
Appropriations
Department of Defense Subcommittee
To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2012 for the Department of the Army.
SD-192
Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Science and Space Subcommittee
To hold hearings to examine contributions of space to national imperatives.
SR-2532 p.m.
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
To hold hearings to examine what dissidents need from the internet, focusing on changes in technologies and social media platforms that enable dissidents to access information and to communicate.
2218, Rayburn Building2:30 p.m.
Appropriations
Energy and Water Development Subcommittee
To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2012 for the Department of Energy.
SD-192
Foreign Relations
European Affairs Subcommittee
To hold hearings to examine Administration priorities for
Europe in the 112th Congress.
SD-419
Energy and Natural Resources
Public Lands and Forests Subcommittee
To hold hearings to examine S. 220, to provide for the reforestation of forest landscapes, protection of old growth forests, and management of national forests in the eastside forests of the State of Oregon, S. 270, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain
Federal land to Deschutes County, Oregon, S. 271, to require the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into a property conveyance with the city of Wallowa, Oregon,
S. 278, to provide for the exchange of certain land located in the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests in the State of Colorado, S. 292, to resolve the claims of the Bering Straits Native Corporation and the State of
Alaska to land adjacent to Salmon Lake in the State of
Alaska and to provide for the conveyance to the Bering
Straits Native Corporation of certain other public land in partial satisfaction of the land entitlement of the
Corporation under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement
Act, S. 322, to expand the Alpine Lakes Wilderness in the State of Washington, to designate the Middle Fork
Snoqualmie River and Pratt River as wild and scenic rivers, S. 382, to amend the National Forest Ski Area
Permit Act of 1986 to clarify the authority of the
Secretary of Agriculture regarding additional recreational uses of National Forest System land that is subject to ski area permits, and for other permits,
S. 427, to withdraw certain land located in Clark
County, Nevada, from location, entry, and patent under the mining laws and disposition under all laws pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials, S. 526, to provide for the conveyance of certain Bureau of Land Management land in Mohave
County, Arizona, to the Arizona Game and Fish
Commission, for use as a public shooting range, S. 566, to provide for the establishment of the National
Volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System, S. 590, to convey certain submerged lands to the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in order to give that territory the same benefits in its submerged lands as
Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa have in their submerged lands, S. 607, to designate certain land in the State of Oregon as wilderness, to provide for the exchange of certain Federal land and non-
Federal land, S. 617, to require the Secretary of the
Interior to convey certain Federal land to Elko County,
Nevada, and to take land into trust for the Te-moak
Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada, S. 683, to provide for the conveyance of certain parcels of land to the town of Mantua, Utah, S. 684, to provide for the conveyance of certain parcels of land to the town of
Alta, Utah, S. 667, to establish the Rio Grande del
Norte National Conservation Area in the State of New
Mexico, S. 729, to validate final patent number 27-
2005-0081, S. 766, to provide for the designation of the Devil's Staircase Wilderness Area in the State of
Oregon, to designate segments of Wasson and Franklin
Creeks in the State of Oregon as wild rivers, S. 896, to amend the Public Land Corps Act of 1993 to expand the authorization of the Secretaries of Agriculture,
Commerce, and the Interior to provide service opportunities for young Americans; help restore the nation's natural, cultural, historic, archaeological, recreational and scenic resources; train a new generation of public land managers and enthusiasts; and promote the value of public service, and S. 897, to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of
1977 to clarify that uncertified States and Indian tribes have the authority to use certain payments for certain noncoal reclamation projects and acid mine remediation programs.
SD-366
Armed Services
SeaPower Subcommittee
To hold hearings to examine Marine Corps acquisition programs in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2012 and the Future Years Defense
Program; with the possibility of a closed session in
SVC-217 following the open session.
SR-232A
MAY 199:30 a.m.
Armed Services
To hold hearings to examine the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
Program in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2012 and the Future Years Defense
Program.
SD-G50 10 a.m.
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
To hold hearings to examine public transportation, focusing on priorities and challenges for reauthorization.
SD-538
Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance
Subcommittee
To hold hearings to examine consumer privacy and protection in the mobile marketplace.
SR-253
Energy and Natural Resources
To hold hearings to examine policies to reduce oil consumption through the promotion of advanced vehicle technologies and accelerated deployment of electric-
drive vehicles, including S. 734, to provide for a program of research, development, demonstration, and commercial application in vehicle technologies at the
Department of Education, and S. 948, to promote the deployment of plug-in electric drive vehicles.
SD-366
Judiciary
Business meeting to consider S. 350, to require restitution for victims of criminal violations of the
Federal Water Pollution Control Act, S. 623, to amend chapter 111 of title 28, United States Code, relating to protective orders, sealing of cases, disclosures of discovery information in civil actions, S. 890, to establish the supplemental fraud fighting account, S.
968, to prevent online threats to economic creativity and theft of intellectual property, S. 978, to amend the criminal penalty provision for criminal infringement of a copyright, and the nominations of
John Andrew Ross, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, Timothy M. Cain, to be United States District Judge for the District of
South Carolina, Nannette Jolivette Brown, to be United
States District Judge for the Eastern District of
Louisiana, Nancy Torresen, to be United States District
Judge for the District of Maine, and William Francis
Kuntz, II, to be United States District Judge for the
Eastern District of New York.
SD-226
Small Business and Entrepreneurship
To hold hearings to examine small business recovery, focusing on the progress report on ``Small Business
Jobs Act of 2010'' implementation.
SR-428A1:30 p.m.
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
To hold hearings to examine ten years after 9/11, focusing on if intelligence reform is working, part II.
SD-3422:30 p.m.
Foreign Relations
African Affairs Subcommittee
To hold hearings to examine the next steps in Cote d'Ivoire.
SD-419
Appropriations
Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related
Agencies Subcommittee
To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2012 for the United States Forest Service.
SD-124
Energy and Natural Resources
Water and Power Subcommittee
To hold hearings to examine S. 201, to clarify the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior with respect to the C.C. Cragin Dam and Reservoir, S. 333, to reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the Little Wood River Ranch, S. 334, to reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the American Falls
Reservoir, S. 419, to authorize the Dry-Redwater
Regional Water Authority System, S. 499, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to facilitate the development of hydroelectric power on the Diamond Fork
System of the Central Utah Project, S. 519, to further allocate and expand the availability of hydroelectric power generated at Hoover Dam, and S. 808, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to allow for prepayment of repayment contracts between the United States and the Uintah Water Conservancy District.
SD-366
Intelligence
To hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters.
SH-219
MAY 249 a.m.
Judiciary
Crime and Terrorism Subcommittee
To hold hearings to examine responding to the prescription drug epidemic, focusing on strategies for reducing abuse, misuse, diversion, and fraud.
SD-226
Foreign Relations
To hold hearings to examine al Qaeda, the Taliban, and other extremist groups in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
SD-4192:30 p.m.
Judiciary
To hold hearings to examine certain nominations.
SD-226
MAY 2510 a.m.
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
To hold hearings to examine how to save taxpayer dollars, focusing on case studies of duplication in the Federal government.
SD-342
Veterans' Affairs
To hold hearings to examine seamless transition, focusing on meeting the needs of service members and veterans.
SR-41810:30 a.m.
Appropriations
Department of Defense Subcommittee
To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2012 for the Missile Defense Agency.
SD-1922:30 p.m.
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Federal Financial Management, Government Information,
Federal Services, and International Security
Subcommittee
To hold hearings to examine assessing efforts to eliminate improper payments.
SD-342
Energy and Natural Resources
Public Lands and Forests Subcommittee
To hold hearings to examine S. 375, to authorize the
Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the
Interior to enter into cooperative agreements with
State foresters authorizing State foresters to provide certain forest, rangeland, and watershed restoration and protection services, S. 714, to reauthorize the
Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act, S. 730, to provide for the settlement of certain claims under the
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, S. 233, to withdraw certain Federal land and interests in that land from location, entry, and patent under the mining laws and disposition under the mineral and geothermal leasing laws, and S. 268, to sustain the economic development and recreational use of National Forest
System land and other public land in the State of
Montana, to add certain land to the National Wilderness
Preservation System, to release certain wilderness study areas, to designate new areas for recreation.
SD-366
Armed Services
SeaPower Subcommittee
To hold hearings to examine Navy shipbuilding programs in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2012 and the Future Years Defense Program.
SR-232A
MAY 2610:30 a.m.
Appropriations
Department of Defense Subcommittee
To receive a closed briefing on the United States Central
Command (CENTCOM) and United States African Command
(AFRICOM).
SVC-217
JUNE 1510:30 a.m.
Appropriations
Department of Defense Subcommittee
To hold hearings to examine the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
SD-192
JUNE 1610:30 a.m.
Energy and Natural Resources
To hold hearings to examine S. 343, to amend Title I of
PL 99-658 regarding the Compact of Free Association between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Palau, to approve the results of the 15-year review of the Compact, including the
Agreement Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Palau
Following the Compact of Free Association Section 432
Review, and to appropriate funds for the purposes of the amended PL 99-658 for fiscal years ending on or before September 30, 2024, to carry out the agreements resulting from that review.
SD-366
POSTPONEMENTS
MAY 1910 a.m.
Foreign Relations
To hold hearings to examine evaluating goals and progress in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
SD-419
