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“Senate Committees” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D347-D351 on April 16, 2012.
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Senate Committees
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Committee on Appropriations: April 17, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, business meeting to markup proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2013 for Commerce, Justice, Science and related agencies, 2:30 p.m., SD-192.
April 17, Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, business meeting to markup proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2013 for Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and related agencies, 3:30 p.m., SD-
138.
April 18, Subcommittee on Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2013 for the United States Forest Service, 9:30 a.m., SD-124.
April 18, Subcommittee on Department of Defense, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2013 for the Missile Defense Agency, 10:30 a.m., SD-192.
April 18, Subcommittee on Financial Service and General Government, to hold hearings to examine the General Services Administration, focusing on a review of the recent Inspector General management deficiency report and an assessment of the fiscal year 2013 General Services Administration (GSA) funding request, 2:30 p.m., SD-138.
April 19, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2013 for the Food and Drug Administration, 2 p.m., SD-124.
Committee on Armed Services: April 17, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, to hold hearings to examine the health and status of the Department of Defense science and technology laboratories and enterprise in review of the Defense Authorization request for fiscal year 2013 and the Future Years Defense Program, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
April 18, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to hold hearings to examine the National Security Administration management of its National Security Laboratories, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
April 18, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, to hold hearings to examine financial management and business transformation at the Department of Defense, 2:30 p.m., SD-G50.
April 19, Subcommittee on SeaPower, to hold hearings to examine Navy shipbuilding programs in review of the Defense Authorization request for fiscal year 2013 and the Future Years Defense Program, 9:30 a.m., SR-232A.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: April 17, to hold hearings to examine the Export-Import Bank reauthorization, focusing on saving American jobs and supporting American exporters, 10 a.m., SD-538.
Committee on the Budget: April 18, business meeting to consider the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2013, 2 p.m., SD-608.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: April 17, Subcommittee on Competitiveness, Innovation, and Export Promotion, to hold hearings to examine promoting American competitiveness, focusing on filling jobs today and training workers for tomorrow, 10 a.m., SR-253.
April 18, Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security, to hold hearings to examine protecting commuters, focusing on ensuring accountability and oversight in tolling, 10 a.m., SR-253.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: April 19, to hold hearings to examine the impacts of sea level rise on domestic energy and water infrastructure, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
Committee on Environment and Public Works: April 17, Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety, to hold hearings to examine mercury pollution's impacts to public health and the environment, 10 a.m., SD-406.
April 18, Full Committee, to hold an oversight hearing to examine the General Services Administration (GSA), 10 a.m., SD-406.
Committee on Finance: April 18, Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness, to hold a hearing to examine the Asia Pacific, focusing on trade opportunities for agriculture and food producers from the Great Plains to the Pacific Northwest, 2 p.m., SD-215.
Committee on Foreign Relations: April 18, to receive a closed briefing on an intelligence update on Iran and Syria, 10 a.m., SVC-
217.
April 18, Subcommittee on African Affairs, to hold hearings to examine the United States policy response to entrenched African leadership, 2:15 p.m., SD-419.
April 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Syria, focusing on United States policy options, 10 a.m., SD-419.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: April 18, to hold hearings to examine effective strategies for accelerated learning, 10 a.m., SD-430.
April 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine delays in OSHA's standard-setting process and the impact on worker safety, 10 a.m., SD-430.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: April 17, Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight, to hold hearings to examine S. 2139, to enhance security, increase accountability, and improve the contracting of the Federal Government for overseas contingency operations, 10:30 a.m., SD-342.
April 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Joseph G. Jordan, of Massachusetts, to be Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, Executive Office of the President, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
Committee on Indian Affairs: April 19, to hold hearings to examine S. 1684, to amend the Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-
Determination Act of 2005, 2:15 p.m., SD-628.
Committee on the Judiciary: April 17, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights, to hold hearings to examine ending racial profiling in America, 10 a.m., SD-226.
April 18, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of James Xavier Dempsey, of California, Elisebeth Collins Cook, of Illinois, Rachel L. Brand, of Iowa, David Medine, of Maryland, to be Chairman, and Patricia M. Wald, of the District of Columbia, all to be a Member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, 10 a.m., SD-226.
April 19, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the nominations of William J. Kayatta, Jr., of Maine, to be United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit, John Thomas Fowlkes, Jr., to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee, Kevin McNulty, and Michael A. Shipp, both to be a United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey, Stephanie Marie Rose, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Iowa, Michael P. Shea, of Connecticut, to be United States District Judge for the District of Connecticut, Gonzalo P. Curiel, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of California, and Robert J. Shelby, of Utah, to be United States District Judge for the District of Utah, 10 a.m., SD-226.
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: April 18, to hold hearings to examine perspectives from the entrepreneurial ecosystem, focusing on creating jobs and growing businesses through entrepreneurship, 10 a.m., SR-428A.
Select Committee on Intelligence: April 17, to hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
April 18, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
Special Committee on Aging: April 18, to hold hearings to examine the future of long-term care, focusing on saving money by serving seniors, 2 p.m., SH-216.
House Committees
Committee on Agriculture, April 18, Full Committee, business meeting to consider a proposal to satisfy the Committee's reconciliation instructions required by H. Con. Res. 112, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
Committee on Appropriations, April 18, Subcommittee on Energy and Water, markup of Appropriations Bill FY 2013, 9:30 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
April 19, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, markup of Appropriations Bill FY 2013, 9:30 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
Committee on Armed Services, April 17, Full Committee, Member's day on national defense priorities for the fiscal year 2013 national defense authorization bill, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
April 17, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing on FY 2013 National Defense Budget Request for Atomic Energy Defense Activities and Nuclear Forces Programs, 3 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
April 18, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on the Navy's 30 Year Shipbuilding Plan--Assumptions and Associated Risks to National Security, 3 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
April 19, Full Committee, hearing on Recent Developments in the Middle East: The Security Situation in the Syrian Arab Republic, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
Committee on the Budget, April 17, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Strengthening the Safety Net'', 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
Committee on Education and the Workforce, April 17, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 4297, the ``Workforce Investment Improvement Act of 2012'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
April 18, Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, hearing entitled ``Reviewing the Impact of the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs' Regulatory and Enforcement Actions'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, April 17, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, continued markup of the ``Gasoline Regulations Act of 2012''; and the ``Strategic Energy Production Act of 2012'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
April 18, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``FDA User Fees 2012: How Innovation Helps Patients and Jobs'', 10:15 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
April 18, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Budget and Spending Concerns at DOE'', 10:30 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
April 19, Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, hearing on H.R. 4345, the ``Domestic Fuels Protection Act of 2012'', 9:30 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
April 19, Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, hearing entitled ``Where the Jobs Are: Can American Manufacturing Thrive Again?'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services, April 17, Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology, hearing entitled ``The Future of Money: Coinage Production'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
April 18, Full Committee, markup of the ``Affordable Housing and Self-Sufficiency Improvement Act of 2012'' and the Committee Print of Budget Reconciliation legislative recommendations of the Committee on Financial Services, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
April 19, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Budget Hearing-the Office of Financial Research'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on Foreign Affairs, April 17, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human Rights, hearing entitled ``The Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
April 18, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``North Korea after Kim Jong-il: Still Dangerous and Erratic'', 10 a.m., 2127 Rayburn.
April 18, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, hearing entitled ``Bureau of Counterterrorism: Budget, Programs, and Policies'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on Homeland Security, April 17, Subcommittee on Border and Maritime, hearing entitled ``Boots on the Ground or Eyes in the Sky: How Best to Utilize the National Guard to Achieve Operational Control'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
April 17, Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications, hearing entitled ``Taking Measure of Countermeasures
(Part 3): Protecting the Protectors'', 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
April 18, Subcommittee on Transportation Security, hearing entitled ``Building Secure Partnerships in Travel, Commerce, and Trade with the Asia-Pacific Region'', 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
April 18, Full Committee, markup of H.R. 3674, the ``PRECISE Act of 2011'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
April 19, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies, hearing entitled ``The DHS and DOE National Labs: Finding Efficiencies and Optimizing Outputs in Homeland Security Research and Development'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
Committee on House Administration, April 18, Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing entitled ``Library of Congress: Ensuring Continuity and Efficiency During Leadership Transitions'', 10 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
Committee on the Judiciary, April 17, Full Committee, begin markup of Committee Print of Material to be Transmitted to the Committee on the Budget Pursuant to Section 201 of H. Con. Res. 112, 2:15 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
April 18, Subcommittee on the Constitution, hearing entitled
``Voting Wrongs: Oversight of the Justice Department's Voting Rights Enforcement'', 9 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
April 18, Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement, hearing entitled ``Document Fraud in Employment Authorization: How an E-Verify Requirement Can Help'', 11:15 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
April 18, Full Committee, continue markup of Committee Print of Material to be Transmitted to the Committee on the Budget Pursuant to Section 201 of H. Con. Res. 112, 1:30 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
April 19, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, hearing entitled ``The Prosecution of Former Senator Ted Stevens'', 9:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Natural Resources, April 17, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, hearing on the following measures: H.R. 3388, the ``Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Protection Act''; H.R. 3874, the ``Black Hills Cemetery Act''; H.R. 4039, the ``Yerington Land Conveyance and Sustainable Development Act''; H.R. 4073, to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to accept the quitclaim, disclaimer, and relinquishment of a railroad right of way within and adjacent to Pike National Forest in El Paso County, Colorado, originally granted to the Mt. Manitou Park and Incline Railway Company pursuant to the Act of March 3, 1875; H.R. 4193, the ``Land Acquisition to cut National Debt Act''; and H.R. 4222, to provide for the conveyance of certain land inholdings owned by the United States to the Tucson Unified School District and to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona, and for other purposes, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
April 17, Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing on H.R. 460, the ``Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower Facilitation Act''; and H.R. 2664, the ``Reauthorization of Water Desalination Act of 2011'', 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
April 19, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs, hearing on H.R. 4043, the ``Military Readiness and Southern Sea Otter Conservation Act'', 9:30 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
April 19, Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, hearing entitled ``Bureau of Land Management's Hydraulic Fracturing Rule's Impact on Indian Tribal Energy Development'', 11 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, April 17, Subcommittee on TARP, Financial Services and Bailouts of Public and Private Programs, hearing entitled ``The SEC's Aversion to Cost-
Benefit Analysis'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
April 18, Full Committee, markup of the following measures: H.R. 538, the ``Federal Customer Service Enhancement Act''; H.R. 3609, the ``Taxpayers Right to Know Act''; H.R. 4257, the ``Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2012''; legislation providing the authority to offer phased retirement to federal employees; legislation clarifying that Federal tax levies may be enforced against TSP accounts; and legislation reforming the law governing the pay of recess appointees, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
April 19, Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency and Financial Management, hearing entitled ``Problems at the Internal Revenue Service: Closing the Tax Gap and Preventing Identity Theft'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on Rules, April 17, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 9, the ``Small Business Tax Cut Act''; and the ``Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2012, Part II'', 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, April 17, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Tapping America's Unconventional Oil Resources for Job Creation and Affordable Domestic Energy: Technology and Policy Pathways'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
April 18, Subcommittee on Research and Science Education, hearing entitled ``NSF Major Multi-User Research Facilities Management: Ensuring Fiscal Responsibility and Accountability'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
April 18, Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation, hearing entitled ``Avoiding the Spectrum Crunch: Growing the Wireless Economy through Innovation'', 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
April 19, Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight; and Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, joint hearing entitled
``Impact of Tax Policies on the Commercial Application of Renewable Energy and Technology'', 9:30 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
Committee on Small Business, April 18, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``The Tax Outlook for Small Businesses: What's on the Horizon?'', 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
April 19, Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access, hearing entitled ``Equity Finance: Catalyst for Small Business Growth'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, April 17, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, hearing entitled ``GSA's Squandering of Taxpayer Dollars: A Pattern of Mismanagement, Excess, and Waste'', 8:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
April 18, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing entitled ``How Reliability of the Inland Waterway System Impacts Economic Competitiveness'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, April 18, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``From the Inside Out: A Look at Claims Representatives' Role in the Disability Claims Process'', 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
April 18, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, markup of H.R. 4114, the ``Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-
Living Adjustment Act of 2012''; H.R. 2377, the ``RAPID Claims Act''; and H.R. 4142, the ``American Heroes COLA Act'', 1:30 p.m., 334 Cannon.
Committee on Ways and Means, April 17, Full Committee, hearing on tax reform and tax-favored retirement accounts, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
April 19, Subcommittee on Human Resources, hearing entitled ``Use of Technology to Better Target Benefits and Eliminate Waste, Fraud, and Abuse'', 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
Joint Meetings
Joint Economic Committee: April 17, to hold hearings to examine how the taxation of capital affects growth and employment, 10 a.m., SH-216.
*These figures include all measures reported, even if there was no accompanying report. A total of 52 written reports have been filed in the Senate, 64 reports have been filed in the House.
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