[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 104 (Wednesday, July 14, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D789-D791]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             JULY 15, 2010

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine the use 
of dispersants in response to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, 10 
a.m., SD-192.
  Full Committee, business meeting to mark up proposed budget 
estimates for fiscal year 2011 for Military Construction and 
Veterans Affairs, Department of Homeland Security, Department of 
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies, 2:30 p.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine 
sustaining nuclear weapons under the New START; to be immediately 
followed by a closed hearing in SVC-217, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings 
to examine the nominations of Janet L. Yellen, of California, to be 
Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
System, Peter A. Diamond, of Massachusetts, Sarah Bloom Raskin, of 
Maryland, all to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the 
Federal Reserve System, Osvaldo Luis Gratacos Munet, of Puerto Rico, 
to be Inspector General, Export-Import Bank, and Steve A. Linick, of 
Virginia, to be Inspector General of the Federal Housing Finance 
Agency, 9 a.m., SD-538.

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  Committee on the Budget: to hold hearings with the Task Force on 
Government Performance to examine responsible contracting, focusing 
on modernizing the business of government, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: business 
meeting to consider S. 3304, to increase the access of persons with 
disabilities to modern communications, an original bill entitled the 
NASA Authorization Act of 2011, an original bill entitled Maritime 
Administration Act of Fiscal Year 2011, and a promotion list in the 
United States Coast Guard, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and 
Insurance, to hold hearings to examine protecting youths in an 
online world, 2 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine choosing to work 
during retirement and the impact on Social Security, 10 a.m., SD-
215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to continue 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), focusing on maintaining a safe, secure 
and effective nuclear arsenal, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: 
Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government 
Information, Federal Services, and International Security, to hold 
hearings to examine preventing and recovering Medicare payment 
errors, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal 
Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings to examine 
the Federal government's role in empowering Americans to make 
informed financial decisions, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Mary Helen Murguia, of Arizona, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, Edmond E-Min Chang, to be 
United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 
Leslie E. Kobayashi, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of Hawaii, Denise Jefferson Casper, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Massachusetts, and Carlton W. 
Reeves, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District 
of Mississippi, 4 p.m., SD-226.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Energy and Water 
Development, and Related Agencies, to mark up the FY 2011 Energy and 
Water Appropriations bill, 2 p.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and 
Related Agencies, to mark up the FY 2011 Labor, HHS, Education 
Appropriations bill, 4 p.m., 2358-B Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, 
oversight hearing on U.S. Civilian Assistance for Afghanistan, 10 
a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and Labor, to continue markup of H.R. 5504, 
Improving Nutrition for America's Children Act, 10 a.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, to mark up the following 
measures: H.R. 5626, Blowout Prevention Act of 2010; H.R. 2480, 
Truth in Fur Labeling Act of 2010; H.R. 4501, Guarantee of a 
Legitimate Deal Act of 2010, amended; H.R. 1796, Carbon Monoxide 
Poisoning Prevention Act, amended; and H. Res. 1466, Of inquiry 
requesting the President and directing the Secretary of Energy to 
provide certain documents to the House of Representatives relating 
to the Department of Energy's application to foreclose use of Yucca 
Mountain as a high level nuclear waste repository, 9:30 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, 
and the Global Environment, hearing on Agent Orange in Vietnam: 
Recent Developments in Remediation, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Border, Maritime 
and Global Counterterrrorism, hearing entitled ``The Role of 
Unmanned Aerial Systems in Border Security,'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Commercial and 
Administrative Law, hearing on H.R. 901, Medical Bankruptcy Fairness 
Act, 11 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, to continue markup of H.R. 3534, 
Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2009, 9:15 
a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife, hearing on 
Technical Assistance Program: Evaluating its Ability to Meet the 
Needs of the Insular Areas, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, 
oversight hearing entitled ``Locally Grown: Creating Rural Jobs with 
America's Public Lands,'' 10:30 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Water and Power, oversight hearing entitled ``The 
Bureau of Reclamation and the American Recovery and Reinvestment 
Act: A Progress Report and Planning for the Future,'' 10:30 a.m., 
1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, to mark up the 
following measures: H. Con. Res. 226, Supporting the observance of 
``Spirit of `45 Day;'' H.J. Res. 90, Expressing support for 
designation of September 2010 as ``Gospel Music Heritage Month'' and 
honoring gospel music for its valuable and longstanding 
contributions to the culture of the United States; H.R. 771, 
Supporting the goals and ideals of a National Mesothelioma Awareness 
Day; H. Res. 1475, Congratulates the town of Tarboro, North 
Carolina, on the occasion of its 250th anniversary; and H. Res. 
1513, Congratulating the Saratoga Race Course as it celebrates its 
142nd season, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science and Technology, Subcommittee on Technology 
and Innovation, hearing on Planning for the Future of Cyber Attack 
Attribution, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Contracting and 
Technology, hearing entitled ``Improving Contracting Opportunities 
and Preventing Fraud for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small 
Businesses,'' 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, hearing on the Safety 
of Hazardous Liquid Pipelines (Part 2): Integrity Management, 10 
a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing on 
Putting American Back to Work Through Clean Water Infrastructure 
Investment, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Economic 
Opportunity, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 929, To amend 
title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to carry out a program of training to provide eligible 
veterans with skills relevant to the job market; H.R. 3685, To 
require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include on the main 
page of the Internet website of the Department of Veterans Affairs a 
hyperlink to the VetSuccess Internet website and to publicize such 
Internet website; H.R. 4359, WARMER Act; H.R. 4469, To amend the 
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for protection of child 
custody arrangements for parents who are members of the Armed Forces 
deployed in support of a contingency operation; H.R. 4664, To amend 
the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide for a one-year 
moratorium on the sale or foreclosure of property owned by surviving 
spouses of servicemembers killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom or 
Operation Enduring Freedom; H.R. 4765, To amend title 38, United 
States Code, to authorize individuals who are pursuing programs of 
rehabilitation, education, or training under laws administered by 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to receive work-study allowances 
for certain outreach services provided through congressional 
offices; H.R. 5360, Blinded Veterans Adaptive Housing Improvement 
Act of 2010; and H.R. 5484, VetStar Veteran-Friendly Business Act of 
2010, 1 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security, 
hearing on the continued importance of Social Security for seniors, 
survivors, and persons with disabilities and their families as the 
program approaches its 75th anniversary, 9:30 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, executive, briefing on 
the Russian illegal agents exchange, 9 a.m., 304 HVC.