[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 113 (Thursday, July 29, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D880-D883]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT APPROPRIATIONS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Services and 
General Government approved for full Committee action the FY 2011 
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill.

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QUADRENNIAL DEFENSE REVIEW
Committee on Armed Services: Held a hearing on the Final Report of the 
Independent Panel's Assessment of the Quadrennial Defense Review. 
Testimony was heard from the following officials of the United States 
Institute of Peace: William J. Perry, Co- Chairman; and Stephen J. 
Hadley, Co-Chairman, Quadrennial Defense Review Independent Panel.
TOXIC CHEMICALS SAFETY ACT OF 2010
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and 
Consumer Protection held a hearing on H.R. 5820, Toxic Chemicals Safety 
Act of 2010. Testimony was heard from Steve Owens, Assistant 
Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, EPA; 
and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES; COMMERCIAL REAL STATE LIQUIDITY OPTIONS
Committee on Financial Services: Ordered reported, as amended, the 
following bills: H.R. 4790, Shareholder Protection Act of 2010; and 
H.R. 2267, Internet Gambling Regulation, Consumer Protection, and 
Enforcement Act.
  The Committee also held a hearing entitled ``Alternatives for 
Promoting Liquidity in the Commercial Real Estate Markets, Supporting 
Businesses and Increasing Job Growth.'' Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
PRIVATE MORTGAGE INSURANCE
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets, 
Insurance, and Government Sponsored enterprises held a hearing entitled 
``Future of Housing Finance: The Role of Private Mortgage Insurance.'' 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
HAITI CRISIS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere held a 
hearing on The Crisis in Haiti: Are We Moving Fast Enough? Testimony 
was heard from Rajiv Shah, Administrator, U.S. Agency for International 
Development, Department of State; and public witnesses.
CAPITOL POLICE BUDGET CONCERNS
Committee on House Administration: Subcommittee on Capitol Security 
held a hearing on U.S. Capitol Police Budget Concerns. Testimony was 
heard from the following officials of the United State Capitol Police: 
Phillip D. Morse, Sr., Chief; and Carl W. Hoeker, Inspector General.
FAIR HOUSING ACT AFTER HURRICANE KATRINA
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil 
Rights, and Civil Liberties held a hearing on the American Dream Part 
III: Advancing and Improving the Fair Housing Act at the 5-year 
Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
SECURE RURAL SCHOOLS PROGRAM
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests 
and Public Lands held an oversight hearing entitled ``Building Success: 
Implementation of the Secure Rural Schools Program.'' Testimony was 
heard from Joel Holtrop, Deputy Chief, Forest Service, USDA; Ed 
Roberson, Assistant Director, Renewable Resources and Planning, Bureau 
of Land Management, Department of the Interior; and public witnesses.
SMALL HYDROPOWER PROJECT INVESTMENT
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water and Power held an 
oversight hearing entitled ``Investment in Small Hydropower: Prospects 
of Expanding Low-Impact and Affordable Hydropower Generation in the 
West.'' Testimony was heard from Michael L. Connor, Commissioner, 
Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior; Michael G. Ensch, 
SES, Chief, Operations and Regulatory Community of Practice, U.S. Army 
Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense; the following officials of 
the Department of Energy: Jeff Wright, Director, Office of Energy 
Projects, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; and Sonya Baskerville, 
Manager, National Relations Officer, Bonneville Power Administration; 
and public witnesses.
IRAN SANCTIONS IMPLEMENTATION
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Held a hearing entitled 
Implementations of Iran Sanctions. Testimony was heard from Robert J. 
Einhorn, Special Advisor, Nonproliferation and Arms Control, Department 
of State; Daniel Glaser, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Terrorist 
Financing and Financial Crimes, Department of the Treasury; Joseph A. 
Neurauter, Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Acquisition 
Policy, GSA; Joseph A. Christoff, Director, International Affairs and 
Trade, GAO; and public witnesses.
FEDERALLY-FUNDED RESEARCH PUBLIC ACCESS
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on 
Information Policy, Census, and the National Archives held a hearing 
entitled ``Public Access to Federally-Funded Research.'' Testimony

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was heard from David Lipman, M.D., Director, NCBI, NLM, National 
Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services; and 
public witnesses.
CONSOLIDATED LAND, ENERGY, AND AQUATIC RESOURCES (CLEAR) ACT OF 2009; 
AND OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS WORKER WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION ACT OF 2010
Committee on Rules: Granted, by a non-record vote, a rule for 
consideration of H.R. 3534, the ``Consolidated Land, Energy, and 
Aquatic Resources Act of 2009,'' and H.R. 5851, the ``Offshore Oil and 
Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection Act of 2010.''
  The rule provides a structured rule for consideration of H.R. 3534. 
The rule provides one hour of general debate with 40 minutes equally 
divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Natural Resources and 20 minutes equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure. 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 in lieu of the amendment in 
the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Natural 
Resources printed in the bill, the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute printed in part A of the report of the Committee on Rules 
shall be considered as an original bill for the purpose of amendment 
and shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order 
against the amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in part A 
of the report except those arising under clause 10 of rule XXI. The 
rule further makes in order only those amendments printed in part B of 
the report. The amendments made in order my be offered only in the 
order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated 
in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the 
time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the 
proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall 
not be subject to a demand for division of the question. All points of 
order against the amendments printed in part B of the report are waived 
except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The rule 
provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. The rule 
provides that the Chair may entertain a motion that the Committee rise 
only if offered by the chair of the Committee on Natural Resources or a 
designee. The rule provides that the Chair may not entertain a motion 
to strike out the enacting words of the bill.
  The rule also grants a closed rule for consideration of H.R. 5851, 
the ``Offshore Oil and Gas Worker Whistleblower Protection Act of 
2010.'' The rule provides one hour of debate equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Education and Labor. 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 amendment printed in part C of the 
report shall be considered as adopted. The rule provides that the bill, 
as amended, shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of 
order against provisions of the bill, as amended. The rule provides one 
motion to recommit with or without instructions. The rule provides that 
in the engrossment of H.R. 3534, the Clerk shall add the text of H.R. 
5851, as passed by the House, as new matter at the end of H.R. 3534. 
Upon the addition of the text of H.R. 5851 to the end of H.R. 3534, 
H.R. 5851 shall be laid on the table. Testimony was heard by Chairman 
George Miller (CA), Chairman Rahall, Representatives Bordallo, 
Cummings, Jackson Lee (TX), Altmire, Kline (MN), Hastings (WA), Young 
(AK), Lamborn, Lummis, Cassidy, Brady (TX), and Scalise.
SMALL BUSINESS INTERCHANGE FEES
Committee on Small Business; Held a hearing entitled ``The Impact of 
Interchange Fees on Small Businesses.'' Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
IN THE MATTER OF REPRESENTATIVE CHARLES B. RANGEL
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct: Adjudicatory Subcommittee 
met to organize regarding a Statement of Alleged Violations in the 
Matter of Representative Charles B. Rangel.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Ordered reported the 
following measures: H.R. 5892, amended, Water Resources Development Act 
of 2010; H.R. 5897, Economic Revitalization and Innovation Act of 2010; 
H.R. 5112, Federal Buildings Personnel Training Act of 2010; H.R. 5282, 
amended, 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, amended, 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;

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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, amended, 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, amended, To designate the Federal building 
located at 6401 Security Boulevard in Baltimore, Maryland, as the 
``Robert M. Ball Federal Building''; H.R. 5591, amended, 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''; and H. Res. 1473, amended, Supporting 
backcountry airstrips and recreational aviation.
LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity 
held a hearing on Licensure and Certification. Testimony was heard from 
Raymond M. Jefferson, Assistant Secretary, Veterans' Employment and 
Training, Department of Labor; the following officials of the 
Department of Defense: John R. Campbell, Deputy Under Secretary, 
Wounded Warrior Care and Transition Policy; and Ron Horne, Deputy 
Director, Transition Assistance Program, Wounded Warrior Care, 
Transition Policy; Margarita Cocker, Deputy Director, Vocational 
Rehabilitation and Employment Service, Veterans Benefits 
Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; and representatives of 
veterans organizations.
STATE CHILD WELFARE PROGRAM WAIVERS
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Income Security and Family 
Support held a hearing to Review the Use of Child Welfare Waiver 
Demonstration Projects to Promote Child Well-Being. Testimony was heard 
from Ruth Kagi, member, House of Representatives, State of Washington; 
George Sheldon, Secretary, Department of Children and Families, State 
of Florida; and public witnesses.
CLASSIFIED INFORMATION--NON-COMMITTEE REQUESTS FOR ACCESS
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee approved 
three requests from non-Committee members for access to classified 
information.
BRIEFING--DOD QUARTERLY UPDATE
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive 
session to receive a briefing on DOD Quarterly Update. The Committee 
was briefed by departmental witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.