[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 112 (Wednesday, July 28, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D870-D871]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             JULY 29, 2010

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Business meeting to mark up proposed 
budget estimates for fiscal year 2011 for State, Foreign Operations, 
and Related Programs, Department of Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education, and Related Agencies, and Financial 
Services and General Government, 2:30 p.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Armed Services: To hold hearings to examine the new 
START, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  Full Committee, to receive a briefing on Department of Defense 
strategic force structure options under the New START, 3 p.m., SVC-
217.
  Committee on Finance: To hold hearings to examine the nominations 
of Michael C. Camunez, of California, to be Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce, and Charles P. Blahous III, of Maryland, and Robert D. 
Reischauer, of Maryland, both to be a Member of the Board of 
Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, a Member of 
the Board of Trustees of the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance 
Trust Fund, and a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Federal 
Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal 
Disability Insurance Trust Fund, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Business 
meeting to consider the nominations of Subra Suresh, of 
Massachusetts, to be Director of the National Science Foundation, 
and Mary Minow, of California, to be a Member of the National Museum 
and Library Services Board, Time to be announced, Room to be 
announced.
  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: Ad Hoc 
Subcommittee on Contracting Oversight, to hold hearings to examine 
mismanagement of contracts at Arlington National Cemetery, 10 a.m., 
SD-342.
  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: To hold an oversight hearing to 
examine Indian gaming, 9:30 a.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: 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 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, Carlton W. Reeves, to be United States District Judge 
for the Southern District of Mississippi, and John F. Walsh, to be 
United States Attorney for the District of Colorado, John William 
Vaudreuil, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of 
Wisconsin, William J. Ihlenfeld II, to be United States Attorney for 
the Northern District of West Virginia, Mark Lloyd Ericks, to be 
United States Marshal for the Western District of Washington, Joseph 
Patrick Faughnan, Sr., to be United States Marshal for the District 
of Connecticut, Harold Michael Oglesby, to be United States Marshal 
for the Western District of Arkansas, and Conrad Ernest Candelaria, 
to be United States Marshal for the District of New Mexico, all of 
the Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security, to hold hearings 
to examine the passport issuance process, focusing on closing the 
door to fraud, part II, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: Closed business meeting to 
consider pending calendar business, 2 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Financial Services 
and General Government to mark up the FY 2011 Financial Services and 
General Government Appropriations bill, 4 p.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, hearing on the Final Report of the 
Independent Panel's Assessment of the Quadrennial Defense Review, 10 
a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade 
and Consumer Protection, hearing on H.R. 5820, Toxic Chemicals 
Safety Act of 2010, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, to mark up the following bills: 
H.R. 4790, Shareholder Protection Act of 2010; and H.R. 2267, 
Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and Enforcement 
Act; followed by a hearing entitled ``Alternatives for Promoting 
Liquidity in the Commercial Real Estate Markets, Supporting 
Businesses and Increasing Job Growth,'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  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, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, 
hearing on The Crisis in Haiti: Are We Moving Fast Enough? 9:30 
a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on House Administration, Subcommittee on Capitol 
Security, hearing on U.S Capitol Police Budget Concerns, 11 a.m., 
1310 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution, 
Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, hearing on the American Dream 
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Fair Housing at the 5-year Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, 2 p.m., 
2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
  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, hearing entitled 
``Implementations of Iran Sanctions,'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and the National 
Archives, hearing entitled ``Public Access to Federally-Funded 
Research,'' 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, to consider the following bills: H.R. 3534, 
Consolidated Land, Energy, and Aquatic Resources Act of 2009; and 
H.R. 5851, Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection Act 
of 2009, 4 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Small Business, hearing entitled `` The Impact of 
Interchange Fees on Small Businesses,'' 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Adjudicatory 
Subcommittee, to meet in the Matter of Representative Charles B. 
Rangel, 1 p.m., 210-HVC.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to mark up the 
following: the Water Resources Development Act of 2010; the Economic 
Revitalization and Innovation Act of 2010; H.R. 5112, Federal 
Buildings Personnel Training Act of 2010; H.R. 5282, To provide 
funds to the Army Corps of Engineers to hire veterans and members of 
the Armed Forces to assist the Corps with curation and historic 
preservation activities; H.R. 305, Horse Transportation Safety Act 
of 2009; H.R. 5717, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute 
Enhancement Act; H.R. 1997, To direct the Secretary of 
Transportation to update a research report and issue guidance to the 
States with respect to reducing lighting on the Federal-aid system 
during periods of low traffic density; H.R. 4387, To designate the 
Federal building located at 100 North Palafox Street in Pensacola, 
Florida, as the ``Winston E. Arnow Federal Building''; H.R. 5651, To 
designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located 
at 515 9th Street in Rapid City, South Dakota, as the ``Andrew W. 
Bogue Federal Building and United States Courthouse''; H.R. 5706, To 
designate the facility of the Government Printing Office located at 
31451 East United Avenue in Pueblo, Colorado, as the ``Frank Evans 
Government Printing Office Building''; H.R. 5773, To designate the 
Federal building located at 6401 Security Boulevard in Baltimore, 
Maryland, as the ``Robert M. Ball Federal Building''; H.R. 5591, To 
designate the facility of the Federal Aviation Administration 
located at Spokane International Airport in Spokane, Washington, as 
the ``Ray Daves Air Traffic Control Tower''; H.R. 1473, Supporting 
backcountry airstrips and recreational aviation; and other pending 
business, 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Economic 
Opportunity, hearing on Licensure and Certification, 1 p.m., 334 
Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on 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, meeting to consider 
non-committee requests for access to classified information, 10 
a.m., and executive, briefing on DOD Quarterly Update 12:30 p.m., 
304-HVC.