[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 107 (Tuesday, July 20, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D816-D817]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                             JULY 21, 2010

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: To hold 
hearings to examine empowering rural communities, the status and 
future of the Farm Bill's energy and rural development programs, 9 
a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, 
Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, business 
meeting to mark up proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2011 
for Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related 
Agencies, 10:30 a.m., SD-138.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: To hold hearings 
to examine the semiannual monetary policy report to the Congress, 2 
p.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard, to hold hearings 
to examine ensuring effective clean up and restoration in the Gulf, 
10 a.m., SR-253.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Security and 
Accountability For Every (SAFE) Port Act reauthorization, focusing 
on our nations infrastructure, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Business meeting to 
consider pending calendar business, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Finance: To hold hearings to examine an update on the 
Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: To hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Scot Alan Marciel, of California, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of Indonesia, Judith R. Fergin, of Washington, to be 
Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, and Helen 
Patricia Reed-Rowe, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Palau, and Paul W. Jones, of New York, to be Ambassador to Malaysia, 
all of the Department of State, Robert M. Orr, of Florida, to be 
United States Director of the Asian Development Bank, with the rank 
of Ambassador, and Nisha Desai Biswal, of the District of Columbia, 
to be an Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for 
International Development, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: To hold 
hearings to examine treating rare and neglected pediatric diseases, 
focusing on promoting the development of new treatments and cures, 
10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: To hold 
hearings to examine the Homeland Security Department's Quadrennial 
Homeland Security Review and Bottom Up Review, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: To hold hearings to examine the Second 
Chance Act, focusing on strengthening safe and effective community 
reentry, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: To hold hearings to examine 
improvements to the post-9/11 Government Issue (GI) Bill, 9:30 a.m., 
SR-418.
  Special Committee on Aging: To hold hearings to examine continuing 
care retirement communities (CCRCs), focusing on if CCRCs are a 
secure retirement or a risky investment, 1:30 p.m., SD-106.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic 
Agriculture, hearing to review specialty crop and agriculture 
programs in advance of the 2010 Farm bill, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Education and Labor, to mark up H.R. 5663, Miner 
Safety and Health Act of 2010, 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, to mark up the following bill: 
H.R. 3101, Twenty-First Century Communications and Video 
Accessibility Act of 2010; H.R. 4692, National Manufacturing 
Strategy Act of 2010; H.R. 5156, Clean Energy Technology 
Manufacturing and Export Assistance Act of 2010; H.R. 4678, Foreign 
Manufacturer Legal Accountability Act of 2010; and H.R. 3655, 
Bereaved Consumer's Bill of Rights Act of 2009, 10 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, hearing on H.R. 2267, Internet 
Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection and Enforcement Act, 2 
p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, hearing on Protecting U.S. 
Intellectual Property Overseas: The Joint Strategic Plan Beyond, 10 
a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, hearing on Assessing the 
Merida Initiative: A Report from the GAO, 2:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, hearing on Ensuring Justice for 
Victims of the Gulf Coast Oil Disaster, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on 
Domestic Policy, hearing entitled ``International Counternarcotics 
Policies: Do They Reduce Domestic Consumption or Advance Other 
Foreign Policy Goals?'' 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the District 
of Columbia, to mark up the following bills: H.R. 5522, Federal 
Supervisor Training Act of 2010; H.R. 5544, To promote the 
development of the Southwest waterfront in the District of Columbia; 
H.R. 5702, To amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to reduce 
the waiting period for holding special elections to fill vacancies 
in the membership of the Council of the District of Columbia; H.R. 
5703, To permit the advertising and sale of lottery tickets within 
certain areas of the District of Columbia; and H.R. 5746, United 
States Postal Service's CSRC Obligation Modification Act of 2010, 
1:30 p.m., and to hold a hearing entitled ``Are Agencies Playing 
Safe and Secure: An Examination of Worker Protections Pre- and Post-
Injury,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.

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  Subcommittee on Government Management, Organization and 
Procurement, hearing entitled `` Green Building Practices in the 
Federal Sector: Progress and Challenges to Date,'' 10 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Science and Technology, Subcommittee on Research and 
Science Education, hearing on Behind the Scenes: Science and 
Education at the Smithsonian Institution, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, hearing entitled ``Impact of 
Intellectual Property on Entrepreneurship and Job Creation,'' 2360 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Highway and Transit, hearing on Oversight of the Highway Bridge 
Program and the National Bridge Inspection Program, 10 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Railroad, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, 
hearing on Pipeline Safety Public Awareness and Education, 2 p.m., 
2167 Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Subcommittee on 
Terrorism, Human Intelligence, Analysis, and Counterintelligence, 
executive briefing on Hot Spots, 3 p.m., 304-HVC.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: To receive a 
briefing on Chechnya and violence in the North Caucasus, 10 a.m., 
340 Cannon Building.