[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 107 (Tuesday, July 20, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D814-D816]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
LIVESTOCK PROGRAMS--FARM BILL
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry 
held a hearing to review livestock and related programs at USDA in 
advance of the 2012 Farm bill. Testimony was heard from Edward M. 
Avalos, Under Secretary, Marketing and Regulatory Programs, USDA.
RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Rural Development, 
Biotechnology, Specialty Crops, and Foreign Agriculture held a hearing 
to review rural development programs in advance of the 2010 Farm bill. 
Testimony was heard from Dallas P. Tonsager, Under Secretary, Rural 
Development, USDA; and public witnesses.
ALLOCATIONS/TRANSPORTATION--HUD/MILITARY CONSTRUCTION--VA
Committee on Appropriations: Ordered reported the following measures: 
FY 2011 Transportation, HUD Appropriations bill; and FY 2011 Military 
Construction, VA Appropriations bill.
  The Subcommittee also approved FY 2011 Subcommittee Allocations 
(302(b)s).
ENHANCING MILITARY READINESS
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness held a hearing 
on Modeling and Simulation: Enhancing Military Readiness. Testimony was 
heard from the following officials of the Department of Defense: VADM 
William Burke, USN, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Fleet Readiness 
and Logistics (N4); MG Stephen R. Layfield, USA, Director, Joint 
Training and Joint Warfighting Center, U.S. Joint Forces Command; MG 
Marke F. Gibson, USAF, Director, Operations, Deputy Chief of Staff of 
Operations, Plans and Requirements, Headquarters U.S. Air Force; and 
RADM Fred L. Lewis, USN (ret.), and a public witness.
ACCOUNTING TRANSPARENCY FOR PENSIONERS
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Health, Employment, 
Labor and Pensions held a hearing entitled ``Creating Greater 
Accounting Transparency for Pensions.'' Testimony was heard from 
Barbara D. Bovbjerg, Managing Director, Education, Workforce and Income 
Security Issues, GAO; and public witnesses.
DEEPWATER HORIZON DISASTER--INTERIOR'S ROLE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations and the Subcommittee

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on Energy and Environment held a joint hearing entitled ``The Role of 
the Interior Department in the Deepwater Horizon Disaster.'' Testimony 
was heard from Ken Salazar, Secretary of the Interior; and the 
following former Secretaries of the Interior: Gale Norton; and Dirk 
Kempthorne.
SEC OVERSIGHT
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets, 
Insurance, and Government Sponsored Enterprises held a hearing entitled 
``Oversight of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission: Evaluating 
Present Reforms and Future Challenges.'' Testimony was heard from Mary 
L. Schapiro, Chairman, SEC.
STATE OF U.S. COINS AND CURRENCY
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary 
Policy and Technology held a hearing entitled ``The State of U.S. Coins 
and Currency.'' Testimony was heard from the following officials of the 
Department of the Treasury: Edmund C. Moy, Director, U.S. Mint; and 
Larry Felix, Director, Bureau of Engraving and Printing; Louise L. 
Roseman, Director, Division of Reserve Bank Operations and Payment 
Systems, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System; Ken Jenkins, 
Deputy Special Agent in Charge, Criminal Investigative Division, U.S. 
Secret Service, Department of Homeland Security; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--FEED THE FUTURE INITIATIVE OVERSIGHT
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on International 
Organizations, Human Rights and Oversight, and the Subcommittee on 
Africa and Global Health held a joint hearing on the Oversight of the 
Feed the Future Initiative. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the Department of State: Patricia Haslach, Deputy 
Coordinator, Diplomacy, Office of the Coordinator for the Global Hunger 
and Food Security Initiative; and William Garvelink, Deputy 
Coordinator, Development, Office of the Coordinator for the Global 
Hunger and Food Security Initiative, U.S. Agency for International 
Development; and public witnesses.
NATIONAL SECURITY THROUGH SUSTAINABLE SPENDING
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on National 
Security and Foreign Affairs held a hearing entitled ``Rethinking our 
Defense Budget: Achieving National Security through Spending.'' 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
SAME-DAY CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN RESOLUTIONS REPORTED BY THE RULES 
COMMITTEE
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a non-record vote, a rule waiving 
clause 6(a) of rule XIII (requiring a two-thirds vote to consider a 
rule on the same day it is reported from the Rules Committee) against 
certain rules reported from the Rules Committee. The rule applies the 
waiver to any rule reported through the legislative day of July 23, 
2010, relating to consideration or disposition of a measure addressing 
unemployment compensation. The rule authorizes the Speaker to entertain 
motions that the House suspend the rules at any time through the 
legislative day of July 23, 2010. The Speaker or her designee shall 
consult with the Minority Leader or his designee on the designation of 
any matter for consideration pursuant to this section.
BUILDING A SCIENCE OF ECONOMICS
Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Investigations and 
Oversight held a hearing on Building a Science of Economics for the 
Real World. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
U.S.-FLAGGED VESSELS IN U.S.-FOREIGN TRADE
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast 
Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing on Status of U.S.-
flagged Vessels in U.S.-Foreign Trade. Testimony was heard from David 
Matsuda, Acting Administrator, Maritime Administration, Department of 
Transportation; and public witnesses.
HEALTH IT PROMOTION
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on 
Efforts to Promote the Adoption and Meaningful Use of Health 
Information Technology. Testimony was heard from the following 
officials of the Department of Health and Human Services: David 
Blumenthal, M.D., National Coordinator, Health Information Technology; 
and Tony Trenkle, Director, Office of E-Health Standards and Services, 
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; and public witnesses.
COAST GUARD CHARITABLE ASSISTANCE NEEDS
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing 
on the immediate need for charitable assistance in the Gulf Coast 
region. Testimony was heard from Reverend Larry Snyder, President, 
Catholic Charities USA; and Jeff Trandahl, Executive Director, National 
Fish and Wildlife Foundation.

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Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.