[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 103 (Tuesday, July 13, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D780-D781]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                             JULY 14, 2010

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction 
and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, business meeting to mark 
up proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2011 for Military 
Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, 1:30 p.m., 
SD-124.
  Committee on Armed Services: to receive a briefing on the National 
Intelligence Estimate on the verifiability of the New START, 2:30 
p.m., SVC-217.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water 
and Power, to hold an oversight hearing to examine the Federal 
response to the discovery of the aquatic invasive species Asian carp 
in Lake Calumet, Illinois, 3:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine the future of 
individual tax rates, focusing on effects on economic growth and 
distribution, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global 
Competitiveness, to hold hearings to examine marine wealth, focusing 
on promoting conservation and advancing American exports, 3 p.m., 
SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold closed hearings to examine 
Treaty between the United States of America and the Russian 
Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of 
Strategic Offensive Arms, signed in Prague on April 8, 2010, with 
Protocol (Treaty Doc.111-05), 9:30 a.m., SVC-217.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Afghanistan, focusing 
on governance and civilian strategy, 2 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs, to 
hold hearings to examine S. 2930, to deter terrorism, provide 
justice for victims, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold hearings to examine 
veterans' claims processing, focusing on if current efforts are 
working, 9:30 a.m., SR-418.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, to consider H.R. 4785, Rural Energy 
Savings Program Act, 2 p.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Military 
Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, to mark up the 
FY 2011 Military Construction, VA Appropriations bill, 10 a.m., H-
140 Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Seapower and 
Expeditionary Forces, oversight hearing on the activities of the 
Maritime Administration, 1:30 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, hearing on the American Recovery and 
Reinvestment Act of 2009: An Update, 1 p.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and Labor, to mark up H.R. 5504, Improving 
Nutrition for America's Children Act, 2 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, 
and Consumer Protection, hearing on

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H.R. 4692, National Manufacturing Strategy Act of 2010, 2 p.m., 2322 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Antibiotic Resistance 
and the Use of Antibiotics in Animal Agriculture,'' 2 p.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Committee on House Administration, to consider the following: H.R. 
5493, To provide for the furnishing of statues by the District of 
Columbia for display in Statuary Hall in the United States Capitol; 
a measure concerning U.S. Territories in National Statuary Hall 
Collection; H.R. 5681, To improve certain administrative operations 
of the Library of Congress; H.R. 5682, To improve the operation of 
certain facilities and programs of the House of Representatives; a 
measure Relating to the Smithsonian National Zoological Park 
facility in Virginia; and the following Committee resolutions: to 
adopt voucher documentation standards; and pertaining to online 
advertising, 11 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Immigration, 
Citizenship, Refugees, Border Security, and International Law, 
hearing on the Ethical Imperative for Reform of our Immigration 
System, 9:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, to mark up H.R. 3534, Consolidated 
Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2009, 10 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, to consider H.R. 5114, Flood Insurance Reform 
Priorities Act of 2010, 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science and Technology, to mark up the following: 
H.R. 2693, Federal Oil Spill Research Program Act; and the Safer Oil 
and Natural Gas Drilling Technology Research and Development Act; 10 
a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, hearing entitled ``Bonus 
Depreciation: What It Means for Small Business,'' 1 p.m., 2360 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Aviation, hearing on Airline Fees, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing on Examining the Progress of Suicide 
Prevention Outreach Efforts at the U.S. Department of Veterans 
Affairs, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Select Revenue 
Measures, hearing on the taxation of reinsurance between affiliated 
entities, 10 a.m., 2200 Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: to hold hearings to examine the economic 
outlook, 2 p.m., SD-106.
  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: to hold hearings 
to examine the future outlook for the annual Trafficking in Persons 
(TIP) Report prepared by the United States Department of State and 
help facilitate greater use of the report as a valuable tool of 
diplomacy, 10 a.m., SVC-203/202.