[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 106 (Friday, July 15, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D793-D795]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                       CONRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of July 18 through July 23, 2011

                             Senate Chamber

  On Monday, at 3:30 p.m., Senate will resume consideration of H.R. 
2055, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act.
  On Monday, at 5 p.m., Senate will begin consideration of the 
nomination of J. Paul Oetken, of New York, to be United States District 
Judge for the Southern District of New York, with a vote on 
confirmation of the nomination, at approximately 5:30 p.m.
  During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared 
legislative and executive business.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: July 21, to 
hold hearings to examine the nomination of Mark P. Wetjen, of 
Nevada, to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading 
Commission, 10 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Armed Services: July 19, to hold hearings to examine 
the nominations of Madelyn R. Creedon, of Indiana, to be an 
Assistant Secretary for Global Strategic Affairs, and Alan F. 
Estevez, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary for 
Logistics and Materiel Readiness, both of the Department of Defense, 
9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  July 20, Subcommittee on Personnel, to hold hearings to examine 
providing legal services by members of the Judge Advocate Generals' 
Corps, 2 p.m., SR-232A.
  July 21, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of James A. Winnefeld, Jr., USN, for reappointment to 
the grade of admiral and to be Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
Staff, General Raymond T. Odierno, USA, for reappointment to the 
grade of general and to be Chief of Staff, United States Army, and 
General William M. Fraser III, USAF, for reappointment to the grade 
of general and to be Commander, United States Transportation 
Command, all of the Department of Defense, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: July 19, to hold 
hearings to examine enhanced consumer financial protection after the 
financial crisis, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  July 20, Subcommittee on Economic Policy, to hold hearings to 
examine access to capital, focusing on fostering job creation and 
innovation through high-growth startups, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  July 21, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine enhanced 
oversight after the financial crisis, focusing on the ``Wall Street 
Reform Act'' at one year, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: July 20, to 
hold hearings to examine building American transportation 
infrastructure through innovative funding, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  July 20, Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast 
Guard, to hold hearings to examine looking to the future, focusing 
on lessons in prevention, response, and restoration from the Gulf 
oil spill, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  July 21, Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant 
Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security, to hold hearings to 
examine making our roads safer, focusing on reauthorization of the 
Motor Carrier Safety Programs, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: July 19, to hold 
hearings to examine the recent report of the Massachusetts Institute 
of Technology (MIT) energy initiative entitled ``The Future of 
Natural Gas,'' 10:30 a.m., SD-366.
  July 21, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 916, to 
facilitate appropriate oil and gas development on Federal land and 
waters, to limit dependence of the United States on foreign sources 
of oil and gas, and S. 917, to amend the Outer Continental Shelf 
Lands Act to reform the management of energy and mineral resources 
on the Outer Continental Shelf, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: July 19, to hold 
hearings to examine the nominations of Kenneth J. Kopocis, of 
Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency, and Rebecca R. Wodder, of Virginia, to be 
Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Fish and Wildlife, 10 a.m., 
SD-406.
  July 20, Subcommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, to 
hold an oversight hearing to examine the Yellowstone River oil 
spill, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: July 19, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of David S. Adams, of the District of 
Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, and 
Joyce A. Barr, of Washington, to be Assistant Secretary for 
Administration, both of the Department of State, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  July 19, Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian 
Affairs, to hold hearings to examine United States policy in Yemen, 
2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  July 20, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Earl Anthony Wayne, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to 
Mexico, and Arnold A. Chacon, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Guatemala, both of the Department of State, 10 a.m., SD-
419.
  July 21, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Sung Y. Kim, of California, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Korea, Department of State, 10:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: July 20, 
business meeting to consider S. 958, to amend the Public Health 
Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to children's 
hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs, S. 1094, 
to reauthorize the Combating Autism Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-
416), an original bill entitled, ``Workforce Investment Act 
Reauthorization of 2011,'' and any pending nominations, 10 a.m., SD-
430.
  July 21, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine improving 
for-profit higher education, focusing on a

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roundtable discussion of policy solutions, 2 p.m., Room to be 
announced.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: July 19, 
Ad Hoc Subcommittee on Disaster Recovery and Intergovernmental 
Affairs, to hold hearings to examine 2011 spring storms, focusing on 
picking up the pieces and building back stronger, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  July 20, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Federal 
regulation, focusing on a review of legislative proposals, part II, 
10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: July 21, to hold an oversight hearing 
to examine floods and fires, focusing on emergency preparedness for 
natural disasters in the native communities, 2:15 p.m. SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: July 19, Subcommittee on Crime and 
Terrorism, to hold hearings to examine Drug and Veterans Treatment 
Courts, focusing on seeking cost-effective solutions for protecting 
public safety and reducing recidivism, 10:30 a.m., SD-226.
  July 20, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine S. 598, to 
repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State 
regulation of marriage, focusing on assessing the impact of the 
Defense of Marriage Act on American families, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  July 21, Full Committee, 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, S. 
401, to help Federal prosecutors and investigators combat public 
corruption by strengthening and clarifying the law, S. 657, to 
encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout the 
United States in order to disseminate information when a law 
enforcement officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of 
duty, and the nominations of Steve Six, of Kansas, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit, 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 a United States District Judge for the 
Western District of Pennsylvania, and Robert N. Scola, Jr., to be 
United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, 
10 a.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence. July 19, to hold closed hearings 
to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  July 21, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m. SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: July 21, to hold hearings to examine 
reducing drug costs to Medicare, 2 p.m., SD-106.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, July 20, Subcommittee on Conservation, 
Energy, and Forestry, hearing on Agricultural Program Audit: 
Examination of USDA Energy and Forestry Programs, 10 a.m., 1300 
Longworth.
  July 21, Subcommittee on Nutrition and Horticulture, hearing on 
Agricultural Program Audit: Examination of Title IV Nutrition 
Programs, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  July 21, full Committee, hearing on Derivatives Reform: The View 
from Main Street, 2 p.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, July 20, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Regulatory Reform 
Series #5--FDA Medical Device Regulation: Impact on American 
Patients, Innovation and Jobs,'' 10:30 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  July 21, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Legislative 
Hearing to Address Bioterrorism, Controlled Substances and Public 
Health Issues,'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, July 20, full Committee, markup 
of the following: H.R. 2527, the ``Baseball Hall of Fame 
Commemorative Coin Act''; H.R. 1751, the ``CJ's Home Protection Act 
of 2011''; H.R. 2056, to instruct the Inspector General of the 
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to study the impact of insured 
depository institution on failures, and for other purposes; and H.R. 
1539, the ``Asset-Backed Market Stabilization Act of 2011'', 10 
a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, July 20, full Committee, markup of 
the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2012, 10 a.m., 
2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, July 20, full Committee, begin markup 
of the following: H.R. 704, the ``Security and Fairness Enhancement 
for America Act of 2011''; H.R. 1550, the ``Federal Law Enforcement 
Recruitment and Retention Act of 2011''; H.R. 2076, the 
``Investigative Assistance for Violent Crimes Act of 2011''; H.R. 
963, the ``See Something, Say Something Act of 2011''; H.R. 1059, To 
protect the safety of judges by extending the authority of the 
Judicial Conference to redact sensitive information contained in 
their financial disclosure reports, and for other purposes; H.R. 
2552, the ``Identity Theft Improvement Act of 2011''; and H.R. 1981, 
the ``Protecting Children From Internet Pornographers Act of 2011,'' 
10:15 a.m., 2141 Rayburn. This markup will continue on July 21, 10 
a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, July 20, full Committee, markup of 
the following: H.R. 241, to authorize the conveyance of certain 
National Forest System lands in the Los Padres National Forest in 
California; H.R. 258, the ``Chesapeake Bay Accountability and 
Recovery Act of 2011''; H.R. 461, the ``South Utah Valley Electric 
Conveyance Act''; H.R. 473, the ``HALE Scouts Act'' or ``Help to 
Access Land for the Education of Scouts''; H.R. 795, the ``Small-
Scale Hydropower Enhancement Act of 2011''; H.R. 818, to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to allow for prepayment of repayment 
contracts between the United States and the Uintah Water Conservancy 
District; H.R. 1158, the ``Montana Mineral Conveyance Act''; H.R. 
1258, the ``Box Elder Utah Land Conveyance Act''; H.R. 1421, to 
amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to clarify the 
role of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma with regard to the 
maintenance of the W.D. Mayo Lock and Dam in Oklahoma; H.R. 1560, to 
amend the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama and

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Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act to allow the Ysleta 
del Sur Pueblo Tribe to determine blood quantum requirement for 
membership in that tribe; H.R. 2011, the ``National Strategic and 
Critical Minerals Policy Act of 2011'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, July 18, full Committee, hearing on H.R. 2560, 
the ``Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2011'', 5 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  July 19, full Committee, hearing on H.R. 2553, the ``Airport and 
Airway Extension Act of 2011, Part IV'', 4 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, July 20, Subcommittee on 
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, markup of the following: 
H.R. 2433, the ``Veterans Opportunity to Work Act of 2011''; H.R. 
1941, the ``Hiring Heroes Act of 2011''; and H.R. 169, to require 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include on the main page of the 
Internet Web site of the Department of Veterans Affairs a hyperlink 
to the VetSuccess Internet Web site and to publicize such Internet 
Web site. 9 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  July 20, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on 
the following: H.R. 2383, the ``Modernizing Notice to Claimants 
Act''; H.R. 2243, the ``Veterans Employment Promotion Act''; H.R. 
2388, the ``Access to Timely Information Act''; and draft 
legislation, 9 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  July 21, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, hearing on pending 
legislation, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, July 19, full 
Committee, hearing on Ongoing Intelligence Activities, 4 p.m., HVC-
304. This is a closed hearing.