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1/30 10:00 am	Field Hearing: Offshore Drilling in Cuba and the Bahamas: The U.S. Coast Guard's Oil Spill Readiness and Response Planning Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
1/31 5:00 pm	Hearing: H.R. 3521 Expedited Legislative Line-Item Veto and Rescissions Act of 2011 Committee on Rules: Full Committee
2/1 12:00 am	Hearing: The Path to Job Creation: The State of American Small Businesses Committee on Small Business: Full Committee
2/1 9:30 am	Hearing: Uncharted Territory: What Are The Consequences Of The President's Unprecedented Recess Appts? Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee
2/1 9:30 am	Hearing: Uncharted Territory: What Are The Consequences Of The President's Unprecedented Recess Appts? Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee
2/1 9:30 am	Hearing: Recommendations of the Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy
2/1 10:00 am	Hearing: Energy and Environment Subcommittee - EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Research Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy and Environment
2/1 10:00 am	Hearing: Prior User Rights: Strengthening U.S. Manufacturing and Innovation Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the Internet
2/1 10:00 am	Hearing: Reauthorization of PDUFA: What It Means for Jobs, Innovation, and Patients Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health
2/1 10:00 am	Hearing: The use of Afghan nationals to provide security to U.S. forces Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee

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Legislative Day of January 27, 2012

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Time	Session
11:05 A.M. -	The Speaker announced that the House do now adjourn. The next meeting is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. on January 31, 2012.
11:05 A.M. -	The House received a message from the Clerk. Pursuant to the permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Clerk notified the House that she had received a message from the Secretary of the Senate on January 26, 2012, at 5:18 p.m., stating that that body had passed H.R. 3800 and H.R. 3801.
11:04 A.M. -	The House received a message from the Clerk. Pursuant to the permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Clerk notified the House that she had received a message from the Secretary of the Senate on January 26, 2012, at 5:50 p.m., stating that that body had passed S. 2039.
11:03 A.M. -	The House received a communication from Nick Strader, Central Oregon Office Director, Office of Rep. Greg Walden. Pursuant to Rule VII of the Rules of the House of Representatives, Mr. Strader notified the House that he had been served with a subpoena issued by the Circuit Court for the County of Deschutes, Oregon, for witness testimony and that after consultation with the Office of General Counsel, he would determine whether compliance with the subpoena is consistent with the privileges and rights of the House.
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Roll	Date	Bill	Result	Title/Description
11	01-25	H R 3801	Passed	Ultralight Aircraft Smuggling Prevention Act
10	01-25	H R 1022	Passed	Buffalo Soldiers in the National Parks Study Act
9	01-24	H R 3630	Passed	Temporary Payroll Tax Cut Continuation Act of 2011
8	01-24	H R 2070	Passed	World War II Memorial Prayer Act of 2011
7	01-24	H RES 516	Passed	Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the passage of a fiscal year 2013 Federal budget is of national importance

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