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“Senate Committee Meetings” mentioning the Federal Reserve System was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D171 on March 1, 2012.
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Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2013 for the Department of Housing and Urban Development, after receiving testimony from Shaun Donovan, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development.
APPROPRIATIONS: OFFICE OF THE ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE, AND OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP CENTER
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative Branch concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year for 2013 for the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, the Library of Congress, the Office of Compliance, and the Open World Leadership Center, after receiving testimony from Stephen T. Ayers, Architect of the Capitol; James H. Billington, Librarian of Congress; Tamara E. Chrisler, Executive Director, Office of Compliance; and John O'Keefe, Executive Director, Open World Leadership Center.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST AND THE FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine United States European Command and United States Africa Command in review of the Defense Authorization request for fiscal year 2013 and the Future Years Defense Program, after receiving testimony from Admiral James G. Stavridis, USN, Commander, United States European Command, and General Carter Ham, USA, Commander, United States Africa Command, both of the Department of Defense.
SEMIANNUAL MONETARY POLICY REPORT TO THE CONGRESS
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress, after receiving testimony from Ben S. Bernanke, Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
TAX REFORM
Committee on the Budget: Committee concluded a hearing to examine tax reform to encourage growth, reduce the deficit, and promote fairness, after receiving testimony from Leonard E. Burman, Syracuse University Maxwell School, Syracuse, New York; Diane Lim Rogers, Concord Coalition, Arlington, Virginia; and Daniel Mitchell, Cato Institute, Washington, D.C.
CRUISE SHIP INDUSTRY REGULATIONS
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded an oversight hearing to examine the cruise ship industry, focusing on if current regulations are sufficient to protect passengers and the environment, after receiving testimony from Vice Admiral Brian M. Salerno, Deputy Commandant for Operations, United States Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security; Bill Johnson, Miami-Dade County PortMiami, Miami, Florida; William H. Doherty, Nexus Consulting Group, Centerville, Massachusetts; Ross A. Klein, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada; and Christine Duffy, Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), Arlington, Virginia.
SYRIA
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to examine Syria, focusing on the crisis and its implications, after receiving testimony from Jeffrey D. Feltman, Assistant Secretary for Near Eastern Affairs, and Robert Ford, Ambassador of the United States to Syria, both of the Department of State.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favorably reported the nomination of Andrew David Hurwitz, of Arizona, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters, receiving testimony from officials of the intelligence community.
Committee recessed subject to the call.
