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Health Insurance Exchanges and Related Provisions’’. 

Testimony was heard from Michael Consedine, Commissioner, Office of the Commissioner, Department 

of Insurance; and public witnesses. 

Joint Meetings No joint committee meetings were held. 

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COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY, 

SEPTEMBER 13, 2012 

(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) 

Senate 

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to 

hold hearings to examine holding the Consumer Financial 

Protection Bureau (CFPB) accountable, focusing on a review of the semi-annual report to Congress, 10 a.m., 

SD–538. 

Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the nominations Stephen D. Mull, of Virginia, to be 

Ambassador to the Republic of Poland, and Dawn M. 

Liberi, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 

Burundi, both of the Department of State, 10:30 a.m., 

SD–419. 

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to 

hold hearings to examine improving college affordability, 

focusing on a view from the states, 10:30 a.m., SD–430. 

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: 

Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, to hold hearings to examine issues related to the quality of disability 

benefit awards involving 300 case files of claimants under 

the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) programs involving initial applications and subsequent levels of appeal, 9:30 

a.m., SD–342. 

Committee on Indian Affairs: business meeting to consider S. 675, to express the policy of the United States 

regarding the United States relationship with Native Hawaiians and to provide a process for the recognition by 

the United States of the Native Hawaiian governing entity, S. 1345, to provide for equitable compensation to the 

Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation for 

the use of tribal land for the production of hydropower 

by the Grand Coulee Dam, and S. 1684, to amend the 

Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act of 2005, to be immediately followed by an oversight hearing to examine the impacts of the Carcieri and 

Patchak decisions, 2:15 p.m., SD–628. 

Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider 

S. 645, to amend the National Child Protection Act of 

1993 to establish a permanent background check system, 

H.R. 2471, to amend section 2710 of title 18, United 

States Code, to clarify that a video tape service provider 

may obtain a consumer’s informed, written consent on an 

ongoing basis and that consent may be obtained through 

the Internet, S. 3486, to implement the provisions of the 

Hague Agreement and the Patent Law Treaty, S. 1894, 

to deter terrorism, provide justice for victims, S. 3250, 

to amend the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 

2000 to provide for Debbie Smith grants for auditing 

sexual assault evidence backlogs and to establish a Sexual 

Assault Forensic Evidence Registry, S. 3523, Innovative 

Design Protection Act, and the nomination of William 

Joseph Baer, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney 

General, Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD–226. 

Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to 

examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH–219. 

House 

Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Tactical 

Air and Land Forces, hearing on F–22 pilot physiological 

issues, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn. 

Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing on the 

Federal Voting Assistance Program, 11:30 a.m., 2212 

Rayburn. 

Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing on Y–12 

Intrusion: Investigation, Response, and Accountability, 2 

p.m., 2118 Rayburn. 

Committee on Education and the Workforce, Full Committee, markup of H.J. Res. 118, providing for congressional disapproval of the Administration’s July 12, 2012 

waiver of welfare work requirements, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn. 

Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, hearing entitled ‘‘The American Energy 

Initiative’’, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn. 

Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, 

hearing entitled ‘‘Creating Opportunities through Improved Government Spectrum Efficiency’’, 10:15 a.m., 

2123 Rayburn. 

Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, hearing entitled 

‘‘Examining the Uses of Consumer Credit Data’’, 2 p.m., 

2128 Rayburn. 

Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, hearing entitled 

‘‘Combating the Haqqani Terrorist Network’’, 2 p.m., 

2172 Rayburn. 

Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Human 

Rights, hearing entitled ‘‘Assessing U.S. Policy on Peacekeeping Operations in Africa’’, 3 p.m., 2200 Rayburn. 

Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 

entitled ‘‘Conditions at Camp Liberty: U.S. and Iraqi 

Failures’’, 3 p.m., 2255 Rayburn. 

Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications; and 

Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, 

and Security Technologies, joint hearing entitled 

‘‘BioWatch Present and Future: Meeting Mission Needs 

for Effective Biosurveillance?’’, 2 p.m., 311 Cannon. 

Committee on Natural Resources, Full Committee, hearing 

entitled ‘‘Committee Oversight of Department of the Interior: Questioning of Key Department of the Interior 

Officials’’, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth. 

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on TARP, Financial Services, and Bailouts of 

Public and Private Programs and the Committee on Financial Services’ Subcommittee on Capital Markets and 

Government Sponsored Enterprises, joint hearing entitled 

‘‘The JOBS Act: Importance of Prompt Implementation 


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for Entrepreneurs, Capital Formation, and Job Creation’’, 

10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn. 

Subcommittee on National Security, Homeland Defense and Foreign Operations, hearing entitled ‘‘SIGAR 

Report: Document Destruction and Millions of Dollars 

Unaccounted for at the Department of Defense’’, 10 a.m., 

2247 Rayburn. 

Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Economic 

Growth, Capital Access and Tax, hearing entitled ‘‘Adding to Uncertainty: Small Businesses’ Perspectives on the 

Tax Cliff’’, 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn. 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, hearing entitled 

‘‘Evaluating the Effectiveness of DOT’s Truck and Bus 

Safety Program’’, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn. 

Committee on Ways and Means, Full Committee, markup 

of H.J. Res. 118, providing for congressional disapproval 

of the Administration’s July 12, 2012 waiver of welfare 

work requirements, 9:30 a.m., 1100 Longworth. 

House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Full 

Committee, hearing entitled ‘‘Investigation of the Security Threat Posed by Chinese Telecommunications Companies Huawei and ZTE’’, 10 a.m., HVC–210. 


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