[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 90 (Wednesday, June 16, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D682-D683]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
DEVELOPMENTS IN AFGHANISTAN
Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on developments in 
Afghanistan. Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of Defense: Michele Flournoy, Under Secretary, Policy; and 
GEN David H. Petraeus, USA, Commander, U.S. Central Command.
FOREIGN MANUFACTURERS ACCOUNTABILITY; CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY EXPORT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and 
Consumer Protection held a hearing on the following bills: H.R. 4678, 
Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act; and H.R. 5156, Clean 
Energy Technology Manufacturing and Export Assistance Act. Testimony 
was heard from Jeremy Baskin, Office of the General Counsel, Consumer 
Product Safety Commission; Mary Saunders, Deputy Assistant Secretary, 
Manufacturing and Services, Department of Commerce; and public 
witnesses.
OIL SPILL HEALTH EFFECTS--HHS ACTIONS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``HHS Actions to Identify and Address Health Effects of the BP 
Oil Spill.'' Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of Health and Human Services: John Howard, M.D., Director, 
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention; Mike Taylor, Deputy Commissioner, 
Foods, FDA; Lisa Kaplowitz, M.D., Deputy Assistant Secretary, Policy, 
Office of the Assistant Secretary, Preparedness and Response; and 
Aubrey Miller, M.D., Senior Medical Advisor, National Institute of 
Environmental Health Sciences, NIH.
PRESS FREEDOM IN THE AMERICAS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere held a 
hearing on Press Freedom in the Americas. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
HOMELAND SECURITY'S CYBERSECURITY ROLE
Committee on Homeland Security: Held a hearing entitled 
``Cybersecurity: DHS' Role, Federal Efforts and National Policy.'' 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the Department of 
Homeland Security: Greg Schaffer, Assistant Secretary, Cybersecurity 
and Communications; and Richard Skinner, Inspector General; Gregory 
Wilshusen, Director, Information Technology, GAO; and a public witness.

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AIRLINE INDUSTRY COMPETITION
Committee on the Judiciary: Held a hearing on Competition in the 
Airline Industry. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Ordered reported the following 
measures: H. Res. 1406, Directing the Secretary of the Interior to 
transmit to the House of Representatives certain information relating 
to the potential designation of National Monuments; H.R. 1554, as 
amended, Fountainhead Property Land Transfer Act; H.R. 4445, as 
amended, Indian Pueblo Cultural Center Clarification Act; H.R. 2340, as 
amended, Salmon Lake Land Selection Resolution Act; H.R. 3914, as 
amended, San Juan Mountains Wilderness Act of 2009; H.R. 3923, as 
amended, Sugar Loaf Fire Protection District Land Exchange Act of 2009; 
H.R. 3967, To amend the National Great Black Americans Commemoration 
Act of 2004 to authorize appropriations through fiscal year 2015; H.R. 
4514, as amended, Colonel Charles Young Home Study Act; H.R. 4686, as 
amended, Rota Cultural and Natural Resources Study Act; H.R. 3989, 
Heart Mountain Relocation Center Study Act of 2009; H.R. 4773, Fort 
Pulaski National Monument Lease Authorization Act; H.R. 4973, as 
amended, National Wildlife Refuge Volunteer Improvement Act of 2010; 
and H.R. 2864, as amended, To amend the Hydrographic Services 
Improvement Act of 1998 to authorize funds to acquire hydrographic data 
and provide hydrographic services specific to the Arctic for safe 
navigation, delineating the United States extended continental shelf, 
and the monitoring and description of coastal changes.
SMALL BUSINESS LENDING FUND ACT OF 2010
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a non-record vote, a structured rule 
providing for further consideration of H.R. 5297, Small Business 
Lending Fund Act of 2010. The rule provides that pursuant to House 
Resolution 1436, it shall be in order to consider the amendments 
printed in the report of the Committee on Rules as though they were the 
last two amendments printed in part C of House Report 111-506.
RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy and 
Environment held a hearing on Real-Time Forecasting for Renewable 
Energy Development. Testimony was heard from Jamie Simler, Director, 
Office of Energy Policy and Innovation, Federal Energy Regulatory 
Commission, Department of Energy; and public witnesses.
PROPOSED UNITED-CONTINENTAL AIRLINE MERGER
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Aviation held a hearing on The Proposed United-Continental Merger: 
Possible Effects for Consumers and the Industry. Testimony was heard 
from Representatives Gutierrez, Payne and Kucinich; Glenn F. Tilton, 
Chairman, President and CEO, United Airlines Corporation; Jeffery 
Smisek, Chairman, President and CEO, Continental Airlines, Inc.; and 
public witnesses.
CHINA'S TRADE AND INDUSTRIAL POLICIES
Committee on Ways and Means: Held a hearing on China's Trade and 
Industrial Policies. Testimony was heard from Representatives Spratt, 
Larsen, Paulson, Schauer, and Schock; and public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
RESTORING AMERICAN FINANCIAL STABILITY ACT
Conferees met to resolve the differences between the Senate and House 
passed versions of H.R. 4173, to promote the financial stability of the 
United States by improving accountability and transparency in the 
financial system, to end ``too big to fail'', to protect the American 
taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect consumers from abusive 
financial services practices, but did not complete action thereon, and 
will meet again on Thursday, June 17th.
EUROPEAN SECURITY AND PARLIAMENTARY COOPERATION
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe. Commission concluded 
a hearing to examine global threats, European security and 
parliamentary cooperation, focusing on what parliamentarians can do to 
work together on some of the most significant challenges facing the 
world, after receiving testimony from Joao Soares, Organization for 
Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Parliamentary Assembly, 
Lisbon, Portugal.