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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com: Upcoming congressional committee events</title><link>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/activity/today/</link><description>Upcomfing committee hearings and meetings.</description><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 10:00:00 -0400</lastBuildDate><item><title>House Ways and Means - 9:00 a.m.</title><link>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/activity/2011/feb/17/</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Committee: House House Ways and Means&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Location: 1100 LHOB&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Event Time: 9:00 a.m.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Description: Full Committee.  Markup of H.R. 4 – Small Business Paperwork Mandate Elimination Act of 2011, and H.R. ___ - Comprehensive 1099 Taxpayer Protection and Repayment of Exchange Subsidy Overpayments Act of 2011.  &lt;/p&gt;
</description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 09:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/activity/2011/feb/17/</guid></item><item><title>House Veterans&amp;#39; Affairs - 9:30 a.m.</title><link>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/activity/2011/feb/17/</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Committee: House House Veterans&amp;#39; Affairs&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Location: 334 CHOB&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Event Time: 9:30 a.m.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Description: Full Committee.  On the FY 2012 budget request from the Department of Veterans Affairs.  Eric Shinseki, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs. &lt;/p&gt;
</description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 09:30:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/activity/2011/feb/17/</guid></item><item><title>House Oversight and Government Reform - 9:30 a.m.</title><link>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/activity/2011/feb/17/</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Committee: House House Oversight and Government Reform&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Location: HVC-210 Capitol&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Event Time: 9:30 a.m.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Description: Full Committee.  On oversight of federal spending.  Dept. and public witnesses.  &lt;/p&gt;
</description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 09:30:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/activity/2011/feb/17/</guid></item><item><title>Senate Armed Services - 9:30 a.m.</title><link>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/activity/2011/feb/17/</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Committee: Senate Senate Armed Services&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Location: SD-G50&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Event Time: 9:30 a.m.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Description: 	Hearings to examine the Defense Authorization request for fiscal year 2012 and the Future Years Defense Program.
     &lt;/p&gt;
</description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 09:30:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/activity/2011/feb/17/</guid></item><item><title>House Energy and Commerce - 9:30 a.m.</title><link>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/activity/2011/feb/17/</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Committee: House House Energy and Commerce&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Location: 2123 RHOB&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Event Time: 9:30 a.m.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Description: Health Subc.  On examining the state of the medical device industry and the impact of regulations on job creation and patient access.  Dept. and public witnesses.  &lt;/p&gt;
</description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 09:30:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/activity/2011/feb/17/</guid></item><item><title>House Judiciary - 10:00 a.m.</title><link>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/activity/2011/feb/17/</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Committee: House House Judiciary&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Location: 2141 RHOB&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Event Time: 10:00 a.m.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Description: Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Subc.  On electronic surveillance legal issues.  Dept. and public witnesses.  &lt;/p&gt;
</description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/activity/2011/feb/17/</guid></item><item><title>Senate Budget - 10:00 a.m.</title><link>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/activity/2011/feb/17/</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Committee: Senate Senate Budget&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Location: SD-608 &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Event Time: 10:00 a.m.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Description: 	Hearings to examine the President&amp;#39;s proposed budget request for fiscal year 2012 and revenue proposals.
&lt;/p&gt;
</description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/activity/2011/feb/17/</guid></item><item><title>House Science and Technology - 10:00 a.m.</title><link>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/activity/2011/feb/17/</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Committee: House House Science and Technology&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Location: 2318 RHOB&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Event Time: 10:00 a.m.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Description: Full Committee.  On an overview of the administration’s FY 2012 budget request for federal research and development programs.  John Holdren, Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy. &lt;/p&gt;
</description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/activity/2011/feb/17/</guid></item><item><title>House (Select) Intelligence - 10:00 a.m.</title><link>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/activity/2011/feb/17/</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Committee: House House (Select) Intelligence&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Location: HVC-304 Capitol&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Event Time: 10:00 a.m.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Description: Full Committee.  On the FY 2012 budget request for intelligence activities.  &lt;/p&gt;
</description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/activity/2011/feb/17/</guid></item><item><title>Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship - 10:00 a.m.</title><link>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/activity/2011/feb/17/</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Committee: Senate Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Location: SR-428A &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Event Time: 10:00 a.m.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Description: 	Hearings to examine reauthorization of the SBIR and STTR programs.
  &lt;/p&gt;
</description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/activity/2011/feb/17/</guid></item><item><title>House Homeland Security - 10:00 a.m.</title><link>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/activity/2011/feb/17/</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Committee: House House Homeland Security&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Location: 311 CHOB&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Event Time: 10:00 a.m.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Description: Full Committee.  On the FY 2012 budget request from the Department of Homeland Security.  Janet Napolitano, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security.  &lt;/p&gt;
</description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/activity/2011/feb/17/</guid></item><item><title>Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation - 10:00 a.m.</title><link>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/activity/2011/feb/17/</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Committee: Senate Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Location: SR-253&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Event Time: 10:00 a.m.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Description: 	Organizational business meeting to consider committee rules, and an original resolution authorizing expenditures by the committee during the 112th Congress.
 &lt;/p&gt;
</description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/activity/2011/feb/17/</guid></item><item><title>House Energy and Commerce - 10:00 a.m.</title><link>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/activity/2011/feb/17/</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Committee: House House Energy and Commerce&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Location: 2322 RHOB&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Event Time: 10:00 a.m.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Description: Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subc.  On a review of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act and the Consumer Product Safety Commission Resources.  Dept. and public witnesses.  &lt;/p&gt;
</description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/activity/2011/feb/17/</guid></item><item><title>House Agriculture - 10:00 a.m.</title><link>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/activity/2011/feb/17/</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Committee: House House Agriculture&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Location: 1300 LHOB&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Event Time: 10:00 a.m.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Description: Full Committee.  On reviewing the state of the farm economy.  &lt;/p&gt;
</description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/activity/2011/feb/17/</guid></item><item><title>House Transportation and Infrastructure - 10:00 a.m.</title><link>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/activity/2011/feb/17/</link><description>&lt;p&gt;Committee: House House Transportation and Infrastructure&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Location: 2167 RHOB&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Event Time: 10:00 a.m.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Description: Railroads, Pipelines and Hazardous Materials Subc.  On rehabilitating and improving railroad infrastructure.  Public witnesses.  &lt;/p&gt;
</description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 10:00:00 -0400</pubDate><guid>http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/activity/2011/feb/17/</guid></item></channel></rss>
