This Week in Congress - September 12, 2011

September 12, 2011











Date Committee
Time & Location
Title
Description
UNITED STATES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
9/14/2011 Oversight & Government Reform
9:30 a.m.
2154 Rayburn
How A Broken Process Leads To Flawed Regulations
House Committee on Oversight, & Government Reform Website
9/14/2011 Budget
10:00 a.m.
210 Cannon
The Need for Pro-Growth Tax Reform
Witnesses: Scott Hodge, President, Tax Foundation; Michael Wall, Vice President of Tax, Case New Holland
House Committee on the Budget Website
9/14/2011 Financial Services Subcommittee Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity
2:00 p.m.
2128 Rayburn HOB
HUD and Neighbor Works Housing Counseling Oversight
House Committee on Financial Services Website
9/15/2011 Financial Services
10:00 a.m.
2128 Rayburn HOB
Fixing the Watchdog: Legislative Proposals to Improve and Enhance the Securities and Exchange Commission
House Committee on Financial Services Website
UNITED STATES SENATE
9/13/20111 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
9:30 a.m.
538 Dirksen
Hearings to examine housing finance reform, focusing on if there should be a government guarantee.
Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Website
9/132011 Finance: Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Growth
2:00 p.m.
215 Dirksen
Hearings to examine whether there is a role for tax reform in comprehensive deficit reduction and United States fiscal policy.
Senate Committee on Finance Website
9/14/2011 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance and Investment
9:30 a.m.
538 Dirksen
Hearings to examine emerging issues in insurance regulation.
Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Website
9/14/2011 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation and Community Development
2:00 p.m.
538 Dirksen
Hearings to examine new ideas for refinancing and restructuring mortgage loans.
Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Website 
9/15/2011 Judiciary
10:00 a.m.
226 Dirksen
Business meeting to consider S. 1151, to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information, S. 1408, to require Federal agencies, and persons engaged in interstate commerce, in possession of data containing sensitive personally identifiable information, to disclose any breach of such information, an original bill entitled, "Personal Data Protection and Breach Accountability Act of 2011"
Senate Judiciary Committee Website


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