[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 154 (Tuesday, November 30, 2010)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1126-D1127]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded 
a hearing to examine the nominations of Scott C. Doney, of 
Massachusetts, to be Chief Scientist of the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, and Mario Cordero, of California, and 
Rebecca F. Dye, of North Carolina, both to be a Federal Maritime 
Commissioner, Federal Maritime Commission, after the nominees testified 
and answered questions in their own behalf.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee ordered favorably 
reported the following business items:
  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 building occupied by 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, commonly known as the Social Security 
Administration Operations Building, as the ``Robert M. Ball Federal 
Building'';
  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. 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. 4973, to amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to reauthorize 
volunteer programs and community partnerships for national wildlife 
refuges;
  S. 3874, to amend the Safe Drinking Act to reduce lead in drinking 
water;

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  S. 3973, to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize and 
modify provisions relating to the diesel emissions reduction program;
  Proposed resolutions relating to the General Services Administration; 
and
  The nomination of Samuel Epstein Angel, of Arkansas, to be a Member 
of the Mississippi River Commission.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee announced the following 
subcommittee assignments:
  Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps, and Global Narcotics 
Affairs: Senators Dodd (Chair), Menendez, Cardin, Webb, Gillibrand, 
Barrasso, Isakson, Risch, and Inhofe.
  Subcommittee on African Affairs: Senators Feingold (Chair), Cardin, 
Webb, Shaheen, Coons, Isakson, DeMint, Corker, and Inhofe.
  Subcommittee on International Operations and Organizations, Human 
Rights, Democracy, and Global Women's Issues: Senators Boxer (Chair), 
Feingold, Menendez, Shaheen, Gillibrand, Coons, Wicker, DeMint, 
Barrasso, and Inhofe.
  Subcommittee on International Development and Foreign Assistance, 
Economic Affairs, and International Environmental Protection: Senators 
Menendez (Chair), Boxer, Cardin, Casey, Shaheen, Gillibrand, Corker, 
Wicker, DeMint, and Risch.
  Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs: 
Senators Casey (Chair), Dodd, Feingold, Boxer, Cardin, Coons, Risch, 
Corker, Barrasso, and Isakson.
  Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs: Senators Webb 
(Chair), Dodd, Feingold, Boxer, Casey, Gillibrand, Inhofe, Isakson, 
Barrasso, and Wicker.
  Subcommittee on European Affairs: Senators Shaheen (Chair), Dodd, 
Menendez, Casey, Webb, Coons, DeMint, Risch, Corker, and Wicker.
  Senators Kerry and Lugar are ex-officio members of the subcommittees.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee 
ordered favorable reported the following business items:
  S. 3784, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 4865 Tallmadge Road in Rootstown, Ohio, as the 
``Marine Sgt. Jeremy E. Murray Post Office'';
  H.R. 5758, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 2 Government Center in Fall River, Massachusetts, as 
the ``Sergeant Robert Barrett Post Office Building'';
  H.R. 6118, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE., in Washington, D.C., as 
the ``Dorothy I. Height Post Office'';
  H.R. 6237, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 1351 2nd Street in Napa, California, as the ``Tom 
Kongsgaard Post Office Building'';
  H.R. 6387, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 337 West Clark Street in Eureka, California, as the 
``Sam Sacco Post Office Building''; and
  The nomination of Eugene Louis Dodaro, of Virginia, to be Comptroller 
General of the United States, Government Accountability Office.
FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime and Drugs concluded a 
hearing to examine enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, 
after receiving testimony from Greg Andres, Acting Deputy Assistant 
Attorney General, Department of Justice; Mike Koehler, Butler 
University, Indianapolis, Indiana; Andrew Weissmann, Jenner and Block 
LLP, New York, New York, on behalf of the United States Chamber of 
Commerce and the United States Chamber Institute for Legal Reform; and 
Michael Volkov, Mayer Brown LLP, Washington, D.C.