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Wednesday, May 16, 2012

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Time (EST)	Session
9:30 am	Hearing: The Obama Administration's Green Energy Gamble: What Have All the Taxpayer Subsidies Achieved? Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight and Government Spending
9:30 am	Hearing: Hatch Act: Options for Reform Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and Labor Policy
10:00 am	Markup: Full Committee Mark Up - FY 2013 Homeland Security Bill and FY 2013 Military Construction/Veterans Affairs Bill Committee on Appropriations: Multiple Subcommittees
10:00 am	Hearing: Formulation of the 2012 Farm Bill: Commodity Programs and Crop Insurance Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management
10:00 am	Hearing: Broadband Loans and Grants Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
10:00 am	Hearing: Hearing entitled “The Impact of the Dodd-Frank Act: What It Means to be a Systemically Important Financial Institution” Committee on Financial Services: Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit
10:00 am	Hearing: Boustany Announces Hearing on Tax Exempt Organizations Committee on Ways and Means: Oversight
10:00 am	Hearing: "Exploring State Success in Expanding Parent and Student Options" Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education
10:00 am	Hearing: Creating American Jobs and Assuring the Safety and Security of America's Waterways Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
10:00 am	Hearing: Optimizing Care for Veterans with Prosthetics Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Health
10:00 am	Hearing: Access Control Point Breaches at Our Nation's Airports: Anomalies or Systemic Failures? Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Transportation Security
10:00 am	Markup: Markup on H.R. 1192, H.R 3973, H.R 4043, H.R 4381, H.R 4382, H.R 4383 and H.R 4402 Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee
10:00 am	Hearing: Implementation of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee
10:15 am	Hearing: "Where the Jobs Are: Promoting Tourism to America Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade
1:45 pm	Hearing: Hearing entitled “Increasing Market Access for U.S. Financial Firms in China: Update on Progress of the Strategic & Economic Dialogue” Committee on Financial Services: International Monetary Policy and Trade
2:00 pm	Hearing: Examining Executive Order number 13607 and Its Impact and Schools and Veterans Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity
2:00 pm	Hearing: How the Taxation of Labor and Transfer Payments Affect Growth and Employment Joint Economic Committee:
2:00 pm	Hearing: Assessing U.S. Foreign Policy Priorities and Needs Amidst Economic Challenges in South Asia Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Middle East and South Asia
2:00 pm	Markup: Meeting for the purpose of authorizing and issuing a subpoena duces tecum to compel the production of records from the Department of Housing and Urban Development related to its oversight and administration of the HOME Investment Partnerships Program. Committee on Financial Services: Oversight and Investigations
2:00 pm	Hearing: Hearing entitled “Oversight of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s Structured Transaction Program” Committee on Financial Services: Oversight and Investigations
2:30 pm	Hearing: Status of the Processing of the Camp Ashraf Residents Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations

Legislative Day of May 16, 2012

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Time	Session
3:22 P.M. -	DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 4970.
3:22 P.M. -	Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4970 and H.R. 4310. Resolution provides for 1 hour of general debate on H.R. 4970. The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary, modified by the amendment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules, shall be considered as adopted. Previous question shall be considered as ordered on H.R. 4970, as amended, without intervening motions except one motion to recommit. Resolution provides for 1 hour of general debate on H.R. 4310. No further consideration of H.R. 4310 shall be in order except pursuant to a subsequent order of the House.
3:22 P.M. -	Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 656. H.R. 4970 — "To reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994."
3:22 P.M. -	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
3:21 P.M. -	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
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Roll	Date	Bill	Result	Title/Description
256	05-16	H R 4119	Passed	Border Tunnel Prevention Act of 2012
255	05-16	H RES 656	Passed	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4970) to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4310) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
254	05-16	H RES 656	Passed	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4970) to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4310) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
253	05-16	H RES 656	Passed	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4970) to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4310) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
252	05-15	H R 205	Passed	To amend the Act titled “An Act to authorize the leasing of restricted Indian lands for public, religious, educational, recreational, residential, business, and other purposes requiring the grant of long-term leases”, to provide for Indian tribes to enter into leases without approval from the Secretary of the Interior

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