[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 104 (Wednesday, July 13, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D776-D777]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             JULY 14, 2011

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: To hold 
hearings to examine growing jobs in rural America, 9:30 a.m., SD-
G50.
  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water 
Development, to hold hearings to examine the safety and economics of 
light water small modular reactors, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: To hold hearings 
to examine the semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress, 10 
a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Science and Space, to hold hearings to examine the National 
Nanotechnology Investment, focusing on manufacturing, 
commercialization, and job creation, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Business meeting to 
consider pending calendar business, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: To hold hearings to examine Sudan, 
focusing on a roadmap forward, 10:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: To hold 
hearings to examine learning from what works for employment for 
persons with disabilities, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: Business meeting to consider the 
nominations of Cynthia Chavez Lamar, of New Mexico, Barbara Jeanne 
Ells, of Colorado, and Deborah Downing Goodman, of Oklahoma, all to 
be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Institute of American 
Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development; to be 
immediately followed by an oversight hearing to examine native 
women, 2:15 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: Business meeting to consider S. 1231, 
to reauthorize the Second Chance Act of 2007, S. 27, to prohibit 
brand name drug companies from compensating generic drug companies 
to delay the entry of a generic drug into the market, S. 1228, to 
prohibit trafficking in counterfeit military goods or services, and 
the nominations of Steve Six, of Kansas, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Tenth Circuit, Stephen A. Higginson, of Louisiana, to 
be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, Jane Margaret 
Triche-Milazzo, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern 
District of Louisiana, Alison J. Nathan, and Katherine B. Forrest, 
both to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of 
New York, Susan Owens Hickey, to be United States District Judge for 
the Western District of Arkansas, Christopher Droney, of 
Connecticut, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second 
Circuit, Robert David Mariani, to be United States District Judge 
for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, Cathy Bissoon, and Mark 
Raymond Hornak, both to be United States District Judge for the 
Western District of Pennsylvania, Robert N. Scola, Jr., to be United 
States District Judge for the

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Southern District of Florida, and David V. Brewer, of Oregon, to be 
a Member of the Board of Directors of the State Justice Institute, 
10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: To hold hearings to examine 
Veterans' Affairs mental health care, focusing on closing the gaps, 
10 a.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: To hold closed hearings to 
examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

   Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Department Operations, 
Oversight, and Credit-Public, hearing on Agricultural Program Audit: 
Examination of USDA Farm Loan Programs, 2 p.m., 1300 Longworth.
   Committee on Armed Services, Full Committee, hearing on Human 
Capital Management: A High Risk Area for the Department of Defense, 
1 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
   Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on 
Workforce Protections, hearing entitled ``The Fair Labor Standards 
Act: Is It Meeting the Needs of the Twenty-First Century 
Workplace?'' 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
   Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Environment and 
the Economy, hearing is entitled ``Regulatory Chaos: Finding 
Legislative Solutions to Benefit Jobs and the Economy,'' 9 a.m., 
2322 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade and the 
Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, joint hearing 
entitled ``Internet Privacy: The Views of the FTC, the FCC, and 
NTIA,'' 11 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, business meeting to 
consider a motion authorizing the issuance of a subpoena for certain 
records of the Office and Management and Budget relating to the 
Department of Energy's issuance of a loan guarantee to Solyndra, 
Inc. on September 2, 2009. The meeting will begin at noon or 15 
minutes after the conclusion of the Environment and the Economy 
Subcommittee hearing in 2322 Rayburn.
   Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing entitled ``Oversight of the Office of 
Financial Research and the Financial Stability Oversight Council,'' 
2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
   Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee, markup of the 
following: H.R. 1932, the ``Keep Our Communities Safe Act of 2011''; 
H.R. 2480, the ``Administrative Conference of the United States 
Reauthorization Act of 2011''; H.R. 704, the ``Security and Fairness 
Enhancement for America Act of 2011''; and H.R. 1002, the ``Wireless 
Tax Fairness Act of 2011,'' 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries, 
Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs, hearing on the following: 
P.L. 110-229, the ``Consolidated Natural Resources Act''; H.R. 1466, 
to resolve the status of certain persons legally residing in the 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands under the immigration 
laws of the United States; and H.R. 44, the ``Guam World War II 
Loyalty Recognition Act,'' 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, hearing 
entitled ``Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization and Forest 
Management Options for a Viable County Payments Program,'' 10 a.m., 
1334 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, hearing entitled 
``Abandoned Mined Lands: Innovative Solutions for Restoring the 
Environment, Improving Safety and Creating Jobs,'' 2 p.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Consumer Financial Protection Efforts: Answers 
Needed,'' 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight and 
Government Spending, hearing entitled ``EPA's Appalachian Energy 
Permitorium: Job Killer or Job Creator?'' 1:30 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Technology, Information Policy, Intergovernmental 
Relations and Procurement Reform, hearing entitled ``Transparency 
and Federal Management IT Systems,'' 1:30 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on 
Investigations and Oversight, hearing entitled ``EPA's IRIS Program: 
Evaluating the Science and Process Behind Chemical Risk 
Assessment,'' 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Environment, markup of legislation 
regarding Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control 
Amendments Act of 2011, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, 
hearing entitled ``FEMA Reauthorization and Cutting the Red Tape in 
Recovery,'' 10 a.m., 2253 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, 
hearing entitled ``Pipeline Safety,'' 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Full Committee, 
hearing on Intelligence Oversight, 10 a.m., HVC-304. This is a 
closed hearing.
  Subcommittee on Terrorism, HUMINT, Analysis, and 
Counterintelligence, hearing entitled ``Preventing Violent Extremism 
in America: A Report From the Bipartisan Policy Center,'' 2 p.m., 
210 Cannon. This is an open hearing.