[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 109 (Thursday, July 22, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D838-D841]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR FRIDAY,

                              JULY 23, 2010

          (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  No meetings/hearings scheduled.


                                  House

  No committee meetings are scheduled.
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                       CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                  Week of July 26 through July 31, 2010

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at approximately 3 p.m., Senate will resume consideration of 
the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 3628, DISCLOSE Act.
  On Tuesday, at 2:15 p.m., Senate will continue consideration of the motion 
to proceed to consideration of S. 3628, DISCLOSE Act, and after a period of 
debate, vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to 
consideration of the bill at 2:45 p.m.
  During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared 
legislative and executive business.

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                            Senate Committees

          (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Appropriations: July 27, Subcommittee on Financial 
Services and General Government, business meeting to mark up proposed 
budget estimates for fiscal year 2011 for Financial Services and General 
Government, 10:30 a.m., SD-138.
  July 27, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, 
and Related Agencies, business meeting to mark up proposed budget 
estimates for fiscal year 2011 for Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education, and Related Agencies, 2:30 p.m., SD-138.
  Committee on Armed Services: July 29, to hold hearings to examine the 
new START, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: July 27, to hold 
hearings to examine consumer online privacy, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: July 27, Subcommittee on 
Water and Wildlife, to hold hearings to examine assessing natural 
resource damages resulting from the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster, 2:30 
p.m., SD-406.
  July 28, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine protecting 
America's water treatment facilities, 2:30 p.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: July 27, to hold hearings to examine 
perspectives on reconciliation options in Afghanistan, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  July 27, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of 
Alejandro Daniel Wolff, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Chile, Larry Leon Palmer, of Georgia, to be Ambassador to the 
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Pamela E. Bridgewater Awkard, of 
Virginia, to be Ambassador to Jamaica, and Phyllis Marie Powers, of 
Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Panama, all of the 
Department of State, 2:15 p.m., SD-419.
  July 27, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the nominations 
of Peter Michael McKinley, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Colombia, Rose M. Likins, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Peru, Christopher W. Murray, of New York, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of the Congo, Mark Charles Storella, of Maryland, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Zambia, James Frederick Entwistle, of 
Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Eric 
D. Benjaminson, of Oregon, to be Ambassador to the Gabonese Republic, and 
to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador 
to the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, Phillip Carter III, 
of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire, J. Thomas 
Dougherty, of Wyoming, to be Ambassador to Burkina Faso, Michael S. Owen, 
of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Sierra Leone, and 
Laurence D. Wohlers, of Washington, to be Ambassador to the Central 
African Republic, all of the Department of State, Mark Feierstein, of 
Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency 
for International Development, and Mimi E. Alemayehou, Executive Vice 
President of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, to be a Member 
of the Board of Directors of the African Development Foundation, 2:15 
p.m., S-116, Capitol.
  July 29, Full Committee, to hold joint hearings to examine Al-Megrahi 
release, focusing on one year later, 2:30 p.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: July 28, business 
meeting to consider H.R. 5610, to provide a technical adjustment with 
respect to funding for independent living centers under the 
Rehabilitation Act of 1973 in order to ensure stability for such centers, 
and any pending nominations, Time to be announced, Room to be announced.
  July 29, Subcommittee on Children and Families, to hold hearings to 
examine the state of the American child, focusing on the impact of 
Federal policies on children, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: July 27, 
Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal 
Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings to examine 
high-risk logistics planning, focusing on progress on improving 
Department of Defense supply chain management, 2:30 p.m., SR-418.
  July 28, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending calendar 
business, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  July 28, Ad Hoc Subcommittee on State, Local, and Private Sector 
Preparedness and Integration, with the Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster 
Recovery, to hold joint hearings to examine flood preparedness and 
mitigation, focusing on map modernization, levee inspection, and levee 
repairs, 3 p.m., SD-342.
  July 29, Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight, to hold hearings 
to examine mismanagement of contracts at Arlington National Cemetery, 10 
a.m., SD-342.
  July 29, Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the 
Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings to 
examine closing the language gap, focusing on improving the Federal 
government's foreign language capabilities, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: July 29, to hold an oversight hearing to 
examine Indian gaming, 9:30 a.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: July 27, to hold hearings to examine Exxon 
Valdez to Deepwater Horizon, focusing on protecting victims of major oil 
spills, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  July 28, Full Committee, to hold an oversight hearing to examine the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  July 28, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of 
Kathleen M. O'Malley, of Ohio, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
Federal Circuit, Beryl Alaine Howell, of the District of Columbia, to be 
United States District Judge for the District of Columbia, and Robert 
Leon Wilkins, of the District of Columbia, to be a United States District 
Judge for the District of Columbia, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  July 29, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 3397, to amend 
the Controlled Substances Act to provide for take-back disposal of 
controlled substances in certain instances, S. 2925, to establish a grant 
program to benefit victims of sex trafficking, S. 518, to establish the 
Star-Spangled Banner and War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission, and the 
nominations of John F. Walsh, to be United States Attorney for the 
District of Colorado, and John William Vaudreuil, to be United States 
Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, both of the Department of 
Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  July 29, Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security, to hold 
hearings to examine the passport

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issuance process, focusing on closing the door to fraud, part II, 2:30 
p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: July 28, to resume hearings to 
examine the filibuster, focusing on legislative proposals to change 
Senate procedures, 10 a.m., SR-301.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: July 27, to hold 
hearings to examine the deepwater drilling moratorium, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: July 27, to hold closed hearings to 
examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, July 28, to consider the following: H.R. 
5509, Chesapeake Bay Program Reauthorization and Improvement Act; H.R. 
3519, Veterinarian Services Investment Act; a measure reauthozing 
mandatory price reporting; and other pending business, 2 p.m., 1300 
Longworth.
  July 28, Subcommittee on Department of Operations, Oversight, Nutrition 
and Forestry, hearing to review quality control systems in the 
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Armed Services, July 27, hearing on Japan: Recent Security 
Developments, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  July 28, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on 
Transformation in Progress: The Services' Enlisted Professional Military 
Education Programs, 1:30 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  July 28, Subcommittee on Readiness and the Subcommittee on Seapower and 
Expeditionary Forces, joint hearing on surface fleet readiness, 10 a.m., 
2118 Rayburn.
  July 28, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats and 
Capabilities, hearing on harnessing small business innovation for 
national security cyber needs, 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  July 29, full Committee, hearing on the Final Report of the Independent 
Panel's Assessment of the Quadrennial Defense Review, 10 a.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, July 27, hearing on Budget Implications of 
Closing Yucca Mountain, 10:15 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, July 27, Subcommittee on Commerce, 
Trade and Consumer Protection, hearing entitled ``The BP Oil Spill and 
Gulf Coast Tourism: Assessing the Impact,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  July 27, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Implementation of 
the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical (HITECH) 
Act,'' 1 p.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  July 29, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection, 
hearing on the Toxic Chemicals Safety Act of 2010, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, July 27, to consider the following 
bills: H.R. 5814, Public Housing Reinvestment and Tenant Protection Act 
of 2010; H.R. 4868, Housing Preservation and Tenant Protection Act of 
2010; H.R. 2267, Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and 
Enforcement Act; H.R. 3421, Medical Debt Relief Act of 2009; H.R. 4790, 
Shareholder Protection Act of 2010; and H.R. 5823, United States Covered 
Bond Act of 2010, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  July 29, hearing entitled ``Alternatives for Promoting Liquidity in the 
Commercial Real Estate Markets, Supporting Businesses and Increasing Job 
Growth,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  July 29, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and Government 
Sponsored enterprises, hearing entitled ``Future of Housing Finance: The 
Role of Private Mortgage Insurance,'' 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, July 27, Subcommittee on Asia, The 
Pacific and the Global Environment, hearing on Climate Change Finance: 
Providing Assistance for Vulnerable Countries, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  July 27, Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights and 
Oversight, hearing on Achieving the United Nationals Millennium 
Development Goals: Progress through Partnerships, 9:30 a.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  July 28, full Committee, hearing on Turkey's New Foreign Policy 
Direction: Implications for U.S.-Turkish Relations, 10 a.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  July 29, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, hearing on The Crisis in 
Haiti: Are We Moving Fast Enough? 9:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, July 27, Subcommittee on Emergency 
Communications, Preparedness, and Response, hearing entitled `` 
Interoperable Emergency Communications: Does the National Broadband Plan 
Meet the Needs of First Responders?'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  July 28, full Committee, hearing entitled ``DHS Planning and Response: 
Preliminary Lessons from Deepwater Horizon,'' 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  July 28, Subcommittee on Transportation Security and Infrastructure 
Protection, hearing entitled ``Lost in the Shuffle: Examining TSA's 
Management of Surface Transportation Security Inspectors,'' 2 p.m., 311 
Cannon.
  Committee on House Administration, July 29, Subcommittee on Capitol 
Security, hearing on U.S. Capital Police Budget Concerns, 11 a.m., 1310 
Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, July 27, Subcommittee on Commercial Law, 
hearing on Federal Rulemaking and the Regulatory Process, 11 a.m., 2237 
Rayburn.
  July 28, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security, 
hearing on Online Privacy, Social Networking, and Crime Victimization, 2 
p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  July 29, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil 
Liberties, hearing on the American Dream Part III: Advancing and 
Improving the Fair Housing Act at the 5-year Anniversary of Hurricane 
Katrina, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, July 27, Subcommittee on Insular 
Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 3850, 
Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2009; H.R. 3910, Longline Catcher 
Processor Subsector Single Fishery Cooperative Act; H.R. 4914, Coastal 
Jobs Creation Act of 2010; H.R. 5180, National Marine Fisheries Service 
Ombudsman Act of 2010; H.R., 5331, To revise the boundaries of John H. 
Chaffee Coastal Barrier Resources System Sachuest Point Unit RI-04P, 
Easton Beach Unit RI-05P, Almy Pony Unit RI-06, and Hazards Beach Unit 
RI-07 in Rhode Island; H.R. 5380, Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge 
Expansion Act of 2010; and H.R. 5482, Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act, 
10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  July 28, full Committee, hearing on the following bills: H.R. 5023, 
Requirements, Expectations, and Standard Procedures for Executive 
Consultation with Tribes Act; H.R. 4384, To establish the Utah Navajo 
Trust Fund Commission; and H.R. 5468, Bridgeport Indian

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Colony Land Trust, Health, and Economic Development Act of 2010, 10 a.m., 
1324 Longworth.
  July 29, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, 
oversight hearing entitled ``Building Success: Implementation of the 
Secure Rural Schools Program,'' 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  July 29, Subcommittee on Water and Power, oversight hearing entitled 
``Investment in Small Hydropower: Prospects of Expanding Low-Impact and 
Affordable Hydropower Generation in the West,'' 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, July 27, Subcommittee on 
Federal Workforce, Postal Service, and the District of Columbia, hearing 
entitled `` Female D.C. Code Felons: Unique Challenges in Prison and At 
Home,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  July 28, Subcommittee on Domestic Policy, hearing entitled ``Are 
Superweeds an Outgrowth of USDA Biotech Policy?'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  July 29, full Committee hearing on the implementation of Iran 
sanctions, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  July 29, Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and the National 
Archives, hearing entitled ``Public Access to Federally-Funded 
Research,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science and Technology, July 28, Subcommittee on Energy 
and Environment, to mark up pending business, 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, July 28, hearing entitled ``Oversight of 
the Small Business Administration and Its Programs,'' 1 p.m., 2360 
Rayburn
  Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, July 29, Adjudicatory 
Subcommittee, to meet in the Matter of Representative Charles B. Rangel, 
1 p.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, July 27, hearing on 
Recovery Act: Progress Report for Transportation Infrastructure 
Investments, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, July 27, Subcommittee on Disability 
Assistance and Memorial Affairs, to mark up pending business, 2 p.m., 334 
Cannon.
  July 27, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on Gulf 
War Illness: The Future for Dissatisfied Veterans, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  July 28, full Committee, to continue oversight hearings of Inadequate 
Cost Control at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 10 a.m., 334 
Cannon.
  July 29, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, hearing on Licensure and 
Credentialing, 1 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, July 27, Subcommittee on Trade, hearing on 
Enhancing the U.S.-EU Trade Relationship, 1:30 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  July 29, Subcommittee in Income Security and Family Support, hearing to 
Review the Use of Child Welfare Waiver Demonstration Projects to Promote 
Child Well-Being, 10 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, July 27, executive, 
briefing on Defense Intelligence Agency Program, 2 p.m., 304-HVC.
  July 29, meeting to consider non-committee requests for access to 
classified information, 10 a.m., 304-HVC.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: July 27, to hold 
hearings to examine instability in Kyrgyzstan, focusing on the 
international response, prospects for stability, democracy, interethnic 
reconciliation, and implications for United States policy, 2:30 p.m., 210 
Cannon Building.
  Joint Economic Committee: July 27, to hold hearings to examine 
promoting a clean energy economy, 10 a.m., Room to be announced.