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for Saturday, April 21 through Friday, April 27, 2012:
Saturday, April 21
(GOP/RADIO/BLUNT) ADVISORY — At 11:06 a.m., Sen. Roy
Blunt (R-Mo.) delivers the Republican response to the
president’s weekly radio address.
Contact: 202-225-5107 (GOP Conference) or Kevin
Smith (Boehner), 202-225-4000 or Don Stewart (McConnell),
202-224-2979
Note: The GOP weekly address YouTube page is:
http://www.youtube.com/user/gopweeklyaddress
Sunday, April 22
No items added or updated.
Monday, April 23
7:45 a.m. — (HEALTH/DISABILITY/EDUCATION) SEMINAR —
The National Association of Councils on Developmental
Disabilities holds its 2012 Disability Policy Seminar, April
23-25.
Highlights
10:45 a.m.: Assistant Attorney General
for the Civil Rights Division Thomas Perez delivers keynote
remarks.
Location: The Grand Hyatt, 1000 H Street NW
Contact: Kristen McKiernan, 641-641-0297,
mckiernan@thearc.org
Note: Register at
http://www.thearc.org/page.aspx?pid=2829
ADDS HOLDER
9:45 a.m. — (HOLOCAUST/OBAMA/HOLDER) EVENT —
President Barack Obama delivers remarks commemorating the
Holocaust and discusses how the United States is honoring the
pledge of ”never again” by developing a comprehensive strategy
to prevent and respond to mass atrocities. Participants include
Attorney General Eric Holder; and Nobel Peace Prize laureate
and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel.
Location: U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, 100 Raoul
Wallenberg Place SW
Contact: Patrick Shearns, 202-305-5131 (Media
planning and logistical purposes) or 202-456-2580 (White House)
Note: Pool press for cameras and open to
correspondents. Media access from 7:30 a.m. to 8 a.m. Media
RSVP to
http://www.whitehouse.gov/webform/media-rsvp-president-obama-de
liver-remarks-holocaust-museum-0423 by noon on Sunday, April
22.
1 p.m. — (CRIME/JUSTICE/LAW) SYMPOSIUM — The George
Mason University (GMU) Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy;
University of Maryland; University of Pennsylvania; and
University of Cambridge hold the 12th annual Jerry Lee
Symposium, April 23-24.
Highlights
1:05 p.m.: Nick Herbert, minister of
state for policiing and criminal justice of the United Kingdom,
delivers keynote remarks on ”Smart on Crime.”
3:30 p.m.: Bernard Melekian, director of
the Justice Department’s Office of Community Oriented Policing
Services, participates in a discussion on ”Can Evidence-Based
Criminal Justice Policy Deliver at a Time of Dramatic
Cost-Cutting?.”
Location: 902 Hart Senate Office Building
Contact: Corey Telep, 703-993-4901,
Note: Media RSVP to Corey Ray at 202-514-5328 or
Corey.Ray@usdoj.gov. All media must present government-issued
photo ID (such as driver’s license) as well as valid media
credentials.
3:30 p.m. — (US-IRAQ/ENERGY) MEDIA AVAILABILITY — The
Iraq-U.S. Joint Coordinating Committee (JCC) on Energy holds a
media availability following the inaugural meeting of the JCC
on Energy at the Energy Department. Participants include Iraqi
Deputy Prime Minister Sharistani; Deputy Energy Secretary
Daniel Poneman; and Carlos Pascual, State Department special
envoy and coordinator for international energy affairs.
Location: The State Department, 2201 C Street NW,
Main Briefing Room
Contact: Mike Lavalle, 202-647-5812,
lavalleemp@state.gov; or Gregg Adams, 202-647-7959,
adamsgm@state.gov
Note: Valid government-issued media credentials or
media photo ID and official photo ID are required. Members of
the media without a Department of State Press Pass, arrive with
by 3 p.m. at the 23rd Street entrance for security check and
escort to the Briefing Room. Last escort departs the 23rd
Street entrance at 3:20 p.m.
Tuesday, April 24
UPDATES
THE HOUSE
Meets at noon for morning hour debate and 2 p.m. to
consider legislation under suspension of the rules: H.R.1038,
to authorize the conveyance of two small parcels of land within
the boundaries of the Coconino National Forest containing
private improvements that were developed based upon the
reliance of the landowners in an erroneous survey conducted in
May 1960; H.R.2050, the ”Idaho Wilderness Water Resources
Protection Act”; H.R.2157, to facilitate a land exchange
involving certain National Forest System lands in the Inyo
National Forest; H.R.491, to modify the boundaries of Cibola
National Forest in the State of New Mexico, to transfer certain
Bureau of Land Management land for inclusion in the national
forest and H.R.2240, the ”Lowell National Historical Park Land
Exchange Act of 2011.”
HOUSE ENERGY AND COMMERCE — 4 p.m. — Meets to markup
”Committee Prints: Proposed Matters for Inclusion in
Reconciliation Recommendations”; the ”Gasoline Regulations Act
of 2012”; and the ”Strategic Energy Production Act of 2012.”
2322 Rayburn
Contact: Alexa Marrero or Debbee Keller,
202-225-2927 or Sean Bonyun, 202-225-3761
Note: For opening statements only, the markup will
continue on April 25.
(OIL/GAS/BUSINESS) ADVISORY — At 11:30 a.m., the
American Petroleum Institute (API) holds a conference call
briefing on oil and natural gas company earnings. Participants
include John Felmy, API chief economist.
Contact: Carlton Carroll, 202-682-8114,
carrollc@api.org
Note: RSVP required. Call-in, 800-374-2418;
password, 74755750
7:45 a.m. — (HEALTH/DISABILITY/EDUCATION/HARKIN)
SEMINAR — The National Association of Councils on
Developmental Disabilities holds its 2012 Disability Policy
Seminar, April 23-25.
Highlights
9 a.m.: Education Assistant Secretary for
Special Education and Rehabilitative Services Alexa Posny
participates in a panel discussion on ”Education and Employment
Policy.”
Noon: White House Special Assistant to
the President for Disability Policy Kareem Dale delivers
luncheon address.
3:15 p.m.: Senate Health, Education,
Labor and Pensions Chairman Tom Harkin (D-Iowa), receives
”Leadership in Disability Policy Award.
Location: The Grand Hyatt, 1000 H Street NW
Contact: Kristen McKiernan, 651-641-0297,
mckiernan@thearc.org
Note: Register at
http://www.thearc.org/page.aspx?pid=2829
1 p.m. — (CRIME/JUSTICE/LAW) SYMPOSIUM — The George
Mason University (GMU) Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy;
University of Maryland (UMD); University of Pennsylvania; and
University of Cambridge hold the 12th annual Jerry Lee
Symposium, April 23-24.
Location: UMD, Inn and Conference Center, 3501
University Boulevard East, Room 1123, Hyattsville, Md.
Contact: Corey Telep, 703-993-4901,
Wednesday, April 25
UPDATES
THE HOUSE
Meets at 10 a.m. for morning hour debate and noon to
consider legislation under suspension of the rules: H.R.3336,
the ”Small Business Credit Availability Act” and H.R.2146, the
Digital Accountability and Transparency (DATA) Act.”
HOUSE ENERGY AND COMMERCE — 10 a.m. — Meets to markup
”Committee Prints: Proposed Matters for Inclusion in
Reconciliation Recommendations”; the ”Gasoline Regulations Act
of 2012”; and the ”Strategic Energy Production Act of 2012.”
2123 Rayburn
Contact: Alexa Marrero or Debbee Keller,
202-225-2927 or Sean Bonyun, 202-225-3761
Note: Continued from April 24.
HOUSE NATURAL RESOURCES — 10 a.m. — Meets to markup
H.R.460, the ”Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower Facilitation
Act”; H.R.919, the ”Mohave Valley Land Conveyance Act of 2011”;
H.R.1237, to provide for a land exchange with the Trinity
Public Utilities District of Trinity County, California,
involving the transfer of land to the Bureau of Land Management
and the Six Rivers National Forest in exchange for National
Forest System land in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest;
H.R.1272, the ”Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Judgment Fund
Distribution Act of 2011”; H.R.1818, the ”Mt. Andrea Lawrence
Designation Act of 2011”; H.R.2467, the ”Bridgeport Indian
Colony Land Trust, Health, and Economic Development Act of
2011”; H.R.2489, the ”American Battlefield Protection Program
Amendments Act of 2011”; H.R.2621, the ”Chimney Rock National
Monument Establishment Act”; H.R.3874, the ”Black Hills
Cemetery Act”; H.R.4027, to clarify authority granted under the
Act entitled ”An Act to define the exterior boundary of the
Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in the State of Utah, and
for other purposes”; H.R.4222, to provide for the conveyance of
certain land inholdings owned by the United States to the
Tucson Unified School District and to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of
Arizona; S.363,to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to convey
property of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
to the City of Pascagoula, Mississippi, and for other purposes;
S.92, the ”Mt. Andrea Lawrence Designation Act of 2011.” 1324
Longworth
Contact: Jill Strait or Spencer Pederson,
202-226-9019
ADDS START TIME
(GRADS/BUSINESS/DUNCAN) ADVISORY — At 2 p.m.,
Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Small Business
Administration Administrator Karen Mills hold a Twitter Q&A;
event on helping college graduates start a business and the
Income-Based Repayment (IBR) Plan, which ”supports young
college graduates who are looking to open a business, join a
startup or work in a public service job by making federal
student loan repayments manageable.”
Contact: 202-401-1576,
Note: Follow the event and submit question at
hashtag #GradStartup
7:45 a.m. — (HEALTH/DISABILITY/EDUCATION) SEMINAR —
The National Association of Councils on Developmental
Disabilities holds its 2012 Disability Policy Seminar, April
23-25.
Location: The Grand Hyatt, 1000 H Street NW
Contact: Kristen McKiernan, 651-641-0297,
mckiernan@thearc.org
Note: Register at
http://www.thearc.org/page.aspx?pid=2829
12:30 p.m. — (STATE/HEALTH/AIDS) DISCUSSION — The
Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) holds a discussion on ”The
Global Fund at Ten Years: Reflecting on its Impact and Looking
Forward to Challenges Ahead.” Participants include Debrework
Zewdie, deputy general manager for The Global Fund to Fight
AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria; Yanzhong Huang, senior fellow
for global health at CFR.
Location: CFR, 1777 F Street NW
Contact: Lucy Dunderdale, 202-509-8525,
dcpressrsvp@cfr.org
Note: RSVP required.
5:30 p.m. — (MUSIC/GRAMMYS/BERMAN) EVENT — SESAC
holds the GRAMMY’s on the Hill awards ceremony. Participants
include Rep. Howard Berman (D-Calif.); folk/rock artist
Donovan; Cheap Trick guitarist Rick Nielsen; six-time GRAMMY
winner Buddy Guy; and seven-time GRAMMY-winning singer,
songwriter and producer John Mayer.
Highlights
8:30 p.m.: HHS Secretary Kathleen
Sebelius delivers remarks.
Location: The Liaison Capitol Hill Hotel, 415 New
Jersey Avenue NW
Contact: Jill Collins, 703-716-0925,
jill@jillcollinspr.com
Note: RSVP required.
Thursday, April 26
UPDATES
THE HOUSE
Meets at 10 a.m. for morning hour debate and noon to
consider legislation under suspension of the rules: H.R.2096,
the ”Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2011”; H.R.3834, the
”Advancing America’s Networking and Information Technology
Research and Development Act of 2012”; and H.R.4257, the
”Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2012”; and to
begin consideration of H.R.3523, the ”Cyber Intelligence
Sharing and Protection Act,” Rules Committee Print.
HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS — 2 p.m. — Africa, Global
Health, and Human Rights Subcommittee holds a hearing on ”The
North-South Sudan Conflict 2012.” Princeton Lyman, State
Department special envoy for Sudan; Nancy Lindborg, assistant
administrator of the U.S. Agency for International
Development’s Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian
Assistance; and Assistant Secretary of State Anne Richard of
the Bureau for Population, Refugees, and Migration, testify.
2200 Rayburn
Contact: Brad Goehner or Andeliz Castillo,
202-226-8467 or 202-225-5021
HOUSE FOREIGN AFFAIRS — 2 p.m. — Europe and Eurasia
Subcommittee holds a hearing on ”NATO: The Chicago Summit and
U.S. Policy.” Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State
Tina Kaidanow of the Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs;
Deputy Assistant Defense Secretary for European and NATO Policy
James Townsend; Damon Wilson, executive vice president of The
Atlantic Council; Luke Coffey, Margaret Thatcher fellow at The
Heritage Foundation; and Stephen Flanagan, Henry Kissinger
chair in diplomacy and national security at the Center for
Strategic and International Studies, testify. 2172 Rayburn
Contact: Brad Goehner or Andeliz Castillo,
202-226-8467 or 202-225-5021
8:30 a.m. — (HEALTH/HISPANICS) CONFERENCE — The
National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA) holds its 16th
annual conference ”Innovations that Improve the Health of
Hispanics, Families and Communities,” April 26-29.
Highlight
7 p.m.: National Institute for
Environmental Health Science Senior Adviser for Public Health
John Balbus delivers opening welcome.
Location: Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, 2660 Woodley
Road NW
Contact: 202-628-5895
Note: Register at
http://www.nhmamd.org/index.php/registration-for-annual-confere
nce
2 p.m. — (PAKISTAN/SECURITY) DISCUSSION — The
Brookings Institution holds a discussion on ”Pakistan and the
Terror Threat: One Year After the Death of bin Laden.”
Participants include Daniel Byman, director of research at the
Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings
Institution; Bruce Riedel, senior fellow in foreign policy at
the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings
Institution; and Michael O’Hanlon, director of research and
senior fellow in foreign policy at the 21st Century Defense
Initiative at the Brookings Institution.
Location: Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts
Avenue NW, Falk Auditorium
Contact: 202-797-6105,
Note: Register at
https://www.cvent.com/events/pakistan-and-the-terror-threat-one
-year-after-the-death-of-bin-laden/registration-83c9223cb64b4ce
28463aac50f5819aa.aspx
Friday, April 27
UPDATES
THE HOUSE
Meets at 9 a.m. to complete consideration of H.R.3523,
the ”Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act.”
7:30 a.m. — (HEALTH/HISPANICS) CONFERENCE — The
National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA) holds its 16th
annual conference ”Innovations that Improve the Health of
Hispanics, Families and Communities,” April 26-29.
Highlight
1:30 p.m.: HHS Secretary Kathleen
Sebelius; and Mexico Minister of Health Salomon Chertorivski
Woldenberg, deliver remarks.
Location: Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, 2660 Woodley
Road NW
Contact: 202-628-5895
Note: Register at
http://www.nhmamd.org/index.php/registration-for-annual-confere
nce
11 a.m. — (TELECOMS/TECH/FCC) MEETING — The Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) holds a meeting on billing for
unauthorized charges (cramming), fundraising for third-party
non-profit organizations, disclosure requirements for
television broadcast licensee public interest obligations,
innovation in television brands, and universal service
contribution methodology and a national broadband plan for the
future.
Location: FCC, 445 12th Street SW, Room TW-C-305
Contact: Meribeth McCarrick, 202-418-0500
Note: The event will be webcast at
http://www.fcc.gov/live
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April 20, 2012
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