Volume 158, No. 16 covering the 2nd Session of the 112th Congress (2011 - 2012) was published by the Congressional Record.
The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.
“House Committee Meetings” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D62-D65 on Feb. 1, 2012.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Committee Meetings
FOB FRONTENAC, AFGHANISTAN
Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a hearing on the use of Afghan nationals to provide security to U.S. forces in light of attack on U.S. personnel at FOB Frontenac, Afghanistan in March 2011. Testimony was heard from David S. Sedney, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Afghanistan, Pakistan and Central Asia, Department of Defense; Gary J. Motsek, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Program Support, Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, Department of Defense; Brigadier General Stephen Townsend, USA, Director, Pakistan/Afghanistan Coordination Cell, Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Brigadier General Kenneth Dahl, USA, Deputy Commanding General for Support, 10th Mountain Division (LI).
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
Committee on the Budget: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``The Congressional Budget Office's Budget and Economic Outlook''. Testimony was heard from Douglas W. Elmendorf, Director, Congressional Budget Office.
JOB CREATION
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``Expanding Opportunities for Job Creation''. Testimony was heard from Rick Snyder, Governor, Michigan; Dannel Malloy, Governor, Connecticut; and public witnesses.
BLUE RIBBON COMMISSION ON AMERICA'S NUCLEAR FUTURE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy held a hearing entitled ``Recommendations of the Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future''. Testimony was heard from Lee Hamilton, Co-Chair, Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future, Director, The Center on Congress at The Indiana University, former Member, House of Representatives; Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft (Ret.), Co-
Chair, Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future, President, Scowcroft Group, former National Security Advisor to Presidents Gerald Ford and George H.W. Bush; and public witnesses.
REAUTHORIZATION OF PDUFA
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing entitled ``Reauthorization of PDUFA: What It Means for Jobs, Innovation, and Patients''. Testimony was heard from Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D., Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration; and public witnesses.
MANUFACTURED HOUSING IMPROVEMENT
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity held a hearing entitled ``Implementation of the Manufactured Housing Improvement Act of 2000''. Testimony was heard from Henry S. Czauski, Acting Deputy Administrator for Manufactured Housing Programs, Department of Housing and Urban Development; and public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit held a hearing on H.R. 3461, the ``Financial Institutions Examination Fairness and Reform Act''. Testimony was heard from Kevin M. Bertsch, Associate Director of the Division of Banking Supervision and Regulation, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Sandra L. Thompson, Director of the Division of Risk Management Supervision, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; David M. Marquis, Executive Director, National Credit Union Administration; Jennifer Kelly, Senior Deputy Comptroller for Mid-Size/Community Bank Supervision, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection and Security Technologies held a markup of H.R. 3674, the ``Promoting and Enhancing Cybersecurity and Information Sharing Effectiveness Act of 2011''. The bill was reported to the full Committee, as amended.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and Administrative Law held a hearing on H.R. 2469, the ``End Discriminatory State Taxes for Automobile Renters Act of 2011''. Testimony was heard from Raymond A. Warren, Deputy Commissioner of Revenue and Legal Counsel, Arlington County, Virginia; and public witnesses.
MANUFACTURING AND INNOVATION
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet held a hearing entitled ``Prior User Rights: Strengthening U.S. Manufacturing and Innovation''. Testimony was heard from David Kappos, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property, Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee held a markup of the following: H.R. 3407, the ``Alaskan Energy for American Jobs Act''; H.R. 3408, the ``Protecting Investment in Oil Shale the Next Generation of Environmental, Energy, and Resource Security Act''; and H.R. 3410, the ``Energy Security and Transportation Jobs Act''. The following were ordered reported, as amended: H.R. 3407, H.R. 3408, and H.R. 3410.
RECESS APPOINTMENTS
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``Uncharted Territory: What are the Consequences of President Obama's Unprecedented ``Recess'' Appointments?'' Testimony was heard from Senator Lee, Utah; and public witnesses.
BASELINE REFORM ACT OF 2011; AND PRO-GROWTH BUDGETING ACT OF 2011
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 3578, the
``Baseline Reform Act of 2011''; and H.R. 3582, the ``Pro-Growth Budgeting Act of 2011. The Committee granted, by voice vote, a structured rule for H.R. 3578 and provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Budget. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of the Rules Committee Print dated January 25, 2012, shall be considered as adopted, and provides that the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. The rule makes in order the amendment to H.R. 3578 printed in Part A of the Rules Committee report accompanying the resolution if offered by Representative Jackson Lee or her designee. The amendment shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 10 minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question. The rule waives all points of order against the amendment printed in Part A of the Rules Committee report.
The resolution further provides for consideration of H.R. 3582 under a structured rule. The rule provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Budget. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule makes in order as original text for purposes of amendment the amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of the Rules Committee Print dated January 25, 2012, and provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against the amendment in the nature of a substitute. The rule makes in order only those amendments to H.R. 3582 printed in Part B of the Rules Committee report accompanying the resolution. 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, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question. The rule waives all points of order against the amendments printed in Part B of the Rules Committee report. Finally the rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
Testimony was heard from Chairman Ryan of Wisconsin and Representative Van Hollen.
FAA MODERNIZATION AND REFORM ACT OF 2012
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 658, the
``FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012''. The Committee granted, by voice vote, a rule waiving all points of order against the conference report and against its consideration. The rule provides that the conference report shall be considered as read. The rule provides that the previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervention of any motion except one hour of debate and one motion to recommit if applicable. Debate on the conference report is divided pursuant to clause 8(d) of rule XXII. Testimony was heard from Representative Petri.
GROUND WATER RESEARCH
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy and Environment held a hearing entitled ``Fractured Science--Examining EPA's Approach to Ground Water Research: The Pavillion Analysis''. Testimony was heard from James B. Martin, Regional Administrator, Region 8, Environmental Protection Agency; Tom Doll, State Oil and Gas Supervisor, Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission; and public witnesses.
SMALL BUSINESS JOB CREATION
Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a hearing entitled
``The Path to Job Creation: The State of American Small Businesses''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
VETERANS' AFFAIRS PHARMACEUTICAL PRIME VENDOR CONTRACT
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled
``Examining VA's Pharmaceutical Prime Vendor Contract'', Testimony was heard from W. Scott Gould, Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Department of Veterans Affairs; Linda Halliday, Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Audits and Evaluations Office of Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs; and public witness.
HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND AND HARBOR MAINTENANCE TAX
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight and Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures held a joint hearing on the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund and the Harbor Maintenance Tax. Testimony was heard from Mike Strain, Commissioner, Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry; and public witnesses.
Joint Meetings
FAA AIR TRANSPORTATION MODERNIZATION AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENT ACT
Conferees agreed to file a conference report on the differences between the Senate and House passed versions of H.R. 658, to amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration for fiscal years 2011 through 2014, to streamline programs, create efficiencies, reduce waste, and improve aviation safety and capacity, to provide stable funding for the national aviation system.
TEMPORARY PAYROLL TAX CUT CONTINUATION ACT
Conferees met to resolve the differences between the Senate and House passed versions of H.R. 3630, to extend the payroll tax holiday, unemployment compensation, Medicare physician payment, provide for the consideration of the Keystone XL pipeline, but did not complete action thereon, and recessed subject to the call and will meet again on Thursday, February 2nd.
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