[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 108 (Wednesday, July 21, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D826-D828]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
SPECIALTY/ORGANIC PROGRAMS FARM BILL
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Horticulture and Organic 
Agriculture held a hearing to review specialty crop and agriculture 
programs in advance of the 2010 Farm bill. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
MINER SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT OF 2010
Committee on Education and Labor: Ordered reported, as amended, H.R. 
5663, Miner Safety and Health Act of 2010.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Ordered reported, as amended, the 
following bills: 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.
INTERNET GAMBLING REGULATIONS, CONSUMER PROTECTION AND ENFORCEMENT ACT
Committee on Financial Services: Held a hearing on H.R. 2267, Internet 
Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection and Enforcement Act. Testimony 
was heard from public witnesses.
PROTECTING U.S. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OVERSEAS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Held a hearing on Protecting U.S. 
Intellectual Property Overseas: The Joint Strategic Plan Beyond. 
Testimony was heard from Victoria A. Espinel, U.S. Intellectual 
Property Enforcement Coordinator, Executive Office of the President; 
John T. Morton, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement (ICE), Department of Homeland Security; and a public 
witness.
MERIDA INITIATIVE ASSESSMENT
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere held a 
hearing on Assessing the Merida Initiative: A Report from the GAO. 
Testimony was heard from Jess T. Ford, Director, International Affairs 
and Trade Team, GAO.
ENSURING JUSTICE FOR OIL SPILL VICTIMS
Committee on the Judiciary: Held a hearing on Ensuring Justice for 
Victims of the Gulf Coast Oil Disaster. Testimony was heard from 
Kenneth R. Feinberg, Administrator, Gulf Coast Claims Facility.
INTERNATIONAL COUNTERNARCOTICS POLICIES
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on Domestic 
Policy held a hearing entitled ``International Counternarcotics 
Policies: Do They Reduce Domestic Consumption or Advance Other Foreign 
Policy Goals?'' Testimony was heard from R. Gil Kerlikowske, Director, 
Office of National Drug Control Policy; Jess T. Ford, Director, 
International Affairs and Trade Team, GAO; Ambassador David T. Johnson, 
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law 
Enforcement, Department of State; William F. Wechsler, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary, Counternarcotics and Global Threats, Department of Defense; 
and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES; FEDERAL WORKERS PROTECTION PRE- AND POST-INJURY
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on Federal 
Workforce, Postal Service and

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the District of Columbia approved for full Committee action the 
following bills: H.R. 5522, Federal Supervisor Training Act of 2010; 
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; and H.R. 
5746, as amended, United States Postal Service's CSRC Obligation 
Modification Act of 2010.
  The Committee also held a hearing entitled ``Are Agencies Playing 
Safe and Secure: An Examination of Worker Protections Pre- and Post-
Injury.'' Testimony was heard from John Howard, M.D., Director, 
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human 
Services; Shelby Hallmark, Director, Office of Workers' Compensation 
Programs, Department of Labor; Jill M. Segraves, Director, Occupational 
Safety, Health and Environment, Transportation Security Administration, 
Department of Homeland Security, and public witnesses.
FEDERAL GREEN BUILDING PRACTICES
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on 
Government Management, Organization and Procurement held a hearing 
entitled `` Green Building Practices in the Federal Sector: Progress 
and Challenges to Date.'' Testimony was heard from Kevin Kampschroer, 
Director, Office of Federal High Performance Green Buildings, GSA; 
Kathleen Hogan, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency, Office 
of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy; Dennis 
Bushta, Deputy Director, Office of Administration, EPA; and public 
witnesses.
MULTIPLE PERIL INSURANCE ACT OF 2009
Committee on Rules: Granted by a non-record vote, a closed rule 
providing consideration of H.R. 1264, the ``Multiple Peril Insurance 
Act of 2009.'' The rule provides one hour of debate equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Financial Services.
  The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill 
except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The rule 
provides that the bill shall be considered as read. The rule waives all 
points of order against the bill. Finally, the rule provides one motion 
to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from 
Chairman Frank of Massachusetts, and Representative Capito.
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION SCIENCE AND EDUCATION
Committee on Science and Technology: Subcommittee on Research and 
Science Education held a hearing on Behind the Scenes: Science and 
Education at the Smithsonian Institution. Testimony was heard from the 
following officials of the Smithsonian Institution: Wayne Clough, 
Secretary; Claudine Brown, Director of Education; and Eldredge 
Bermingham, Director, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute; and 
Shari Werb, Assistant Director of Education, National Museum of Natural 
History.
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND JOB CREATION
Committee on Small Business: Held a hearing entitled ``Impact of 
Intellectual Property on Entrepreneurship and Job Creation.'' Testimony 
was heard from public witnesses.
BRIDGE INSPECTION PROGRAMS OVERSIGHT
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Highway 
and Transit held a hearing on Oversight of the Highway Bridge Program 
and the National Bridge Inspection Program. Testimony was heard from 
the following officials of the Department of Transportation: Joseph W. 
Come, Assistant Inspector General, Highway and Transit Audits, Office 
of the Inspector General; and King W. Gee, Associate Administrator, 
Infrastructure, Federal Highway Administration; Phillip R. Herr, 
Director, Physical Infrastructure Issues, GAO; and Malcolm T. Kerley, 
Chief Engineer, Department of Transportation, State of Virginia.
PIPELINE SAFETY PUBLIC AWARENESS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Railroad, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials held a hearing on Pipeline 
Safety Public Awareness and Education. Testimony was heard from Cynthia 
Quarterman, Administrator, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety 
Administration; and public witnesses.
BRIEFING--HOT SPOTS
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on 
Terrorism, Human Intelligence, Analysis, and Counterintelligence met 
in executive session to receive a briefing on Hot Spots. The 
Subcommittee was briefed by departmental witnesses.

Joint Meetings

  No joint committee meetings were held.

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