[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 71 (Wednesday, May 12, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D525-D526]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
RURAL ENERGY SAVINGS PROGRAM ACT
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy 
and Research held a hearing on H.R. 4785, Rural Energy Savings Program 
Act. Testimony was heard from Representatives Clyburn, Whitfield, and 
Perriello; Nivin Elgohary. Acting Assistant Administrator, Rural 
Utilities Services, USDA; former Representative Glenn English of 
Oklahoma; and public witnesses.
LABOR, HHS, EDUCATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, Education, and Related Agencies continued appropriation 
hearings. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FY 2011
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel 
approved for full Committee action H.R. 5136, National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FY 2011
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces approved 
for full Committee action H.R. 5136, National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2011.
PREMATURITY AND INFANT MORTALITY
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
on Prematurity and Infant Mortality: What Happens When Babies are Born 
Too Early? Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of Health and Human Services: William Callaghan, M.D., 
Senior Scientist, Maternal and Infant Health Branch, Division of 
Reproductive Health, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and 
Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and 
Catherine Spong, M.D., Branch Chief, National Institute of Child Health 
and Human Development, NIH; and public witnesses.
DEEPWATER HORIZON RIG OIL SPILL
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Inquiry into the Deepwater 
Horizon Gulf Coast Oil Spill.'' Testimony was heard from Steve Newman, 
President and CEO, Transocean Limited; Lamar McKay, Chairman and 
President, BP America, Inc., Tim Probert, President, Global Business 
Lines, Chief Health, Safety, and Environmental Officer, Halliburton; 
and Jack B. Moore, Director, President and CEO, Cameron International.
CREDIT INFORMATION USE REFORM
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions 
and Consumer Credit held a hearing entitled ``Use of Credit Information 
Beyond Lending: Issues and Reform Proposals.'' Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.

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MINORITIES AND WOMEN IN FINANCIAL REGULATORY REFORM
Committee on Financial Reform: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations and the Subcommittee on Housing and Community 
Opportunity held a joint hearing entitled ``Minorities and Women in 
Financial Regulatory Reform: The Need for Increasing Participation and 
Opportunities for Qualified Persons and Businesses.'' Testimony was 
heard from Orice M. Williams-Brown, Director, Financial Markets and 
Community Investment, GAO; and public witnesses.
HOMELAND SECURITY INTELLIGENCE ENTERPRISE
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Intelligence, 
Information Sharing and Terrorism Risk Assessment held a hearing 
entitled ``A DHS Intelligence Enterprise: Still Just a Vision or 
Reality?'' Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Office of Intelligence and Analysis, Department of Homeland Security; 
Caryn Wagner, Under Secretary, and Bart Johnson, Principal Deputy Under 
Secretary.
FEDERAL BUILDING RESTROOM GENDER PARITY
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Held a hearing on H.R. 
4869, Restroom Gender Parity in Federal Buildings Act. Testimony was 
heard from Representatives Clarke and Cohen; Robert Peck, Commissioner, 
Public Building Service, GSA; Sharon Pratt, former Mayor, D.C.; and 
public witnesses.
POSTAL SERVICE WORKSHARE DISCOUNTS PRODUCT COSTS
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on Federal 
Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia held an 
oversight hearing entitled ``The Price is Right, or is it?: An 
Examination of USPS Workshare Discounts and Products that Do Not Cover 
Their Costs.'' Testimony was heard from Maura Robinson, Vice President, 
Pricing, U.S. Postal Service; John D. Waller, Director, Office of 
Accountability and Compliance, Postal Regulatory Commission; and public 
witnesses.
GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY, EFFECTIVENESS, AND PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT ACT 
OF 2009
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on 
Government Management, Organization, and Procurement approved for full 
Committee action, as amended, H.R. 2142, Government Efficiency, 
Effectiveness, and Performance Improvement Act of 2009.
SMALL BUSINESS AND BROADBAND
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing entitled ``Small Businesses 
and Broadband: An Engine for Economic Growth and Job Creation.'' 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
VETERANS HEALTH MEASURES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Ordered reported the following bills: 
H.R. 1017, as amended, Chiropractic Care Available to All Veterans Act; 
H.R. 5145, Assuring Quality Care for Veterans Act; and H.R. 3885, 
Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act.
INDICATION AND WARNING METHODOLOGIES
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Terrorism, 
Human Intelligence, Analysis and Counterintelligence met in executive 
session to receive a briefing on Indication and Warning Methodologies. 
The Subcommittee was briefed by departmental witnesses.
FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Terrorism, 
Human Intelligence, Analysis and Counterintelligence met in executive 
session to receive a briefing on Financial Intelligence. The 
Subcommittee was briefed by Stuart Levey, Under Secretary, Terrorism 
and Financial Intelligence, Department of the Treasury.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.