[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 109 (Wednesday, July 20, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D812-D814]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
USDA ENERGY AND FORESTRY PROGRAMS
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and 
Forestry held a hearing on Agricultural Program Audit: Examination of 
USDA Energy and Forestry Programs. Testimony was heard from the 
following Department of Agriculture officials: Tom Tidwell, Chief, U.S. 
Forest Service; Judy Canales, Administrator, Rural Business Cooperative 
Service; and Juan Garcia, Deputy Administrator, Farm Service Agency.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, 
Manufacturing, and Trade held a markup of legislation regarding the 
``SAFE DATA Act.'' The bill was forwarded, as amended.
REGULATORY REFORM SERIES #5--FDA MEDICAL DEVICE REGULATION
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Regulatory Reform Series #5--
FDA Medical Device Regulation: Impact on American Patients, Innovation 
and Jobs.'' Testimony was heard from Jeffrey E. Shuren, Director, 
Center for Devices and Radiolical Health, Food and Drug Administration; 
and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a 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''. The following were ordered 
reported, as amended: H.R. 2056 and H.R. 2527. The following were 
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reported without amendment: H.R. 1751 and H.R. 1539.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a markup of the 
Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2012. The bill was 
ordered reported, as amended.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a 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; and H.R. 2552, the ``Identity Theft 
Improvement Act of 2011''. H.R. 1550 was ordered reported, as amended. 
The following were ordered reported without amendment: H.R. 704, H.R. 
2076, H.R. 963, H.R. 1059, and H.R. 2552.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee held a 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 the ``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 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; and H.R. 2011, the ``National Strategic and 
Critical Minerals Policy Act of 2011''. The following were ordered 
reported, as amended: H.R. 241, H.R. 258, H.R. 461, H.R. 473, H.R. 795, 
H.R. 1158, and H.R. 2011. The following were ordered reported without 
amendment: H.R. 818, H.R. 1258, H.R. 1421, and H.R. 1560.
CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION SAFETY AND SOUNDNESS IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 
2011
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 1315, the 
``Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 
2011.'' The Committee granted, by voice vote, a structured rule 
providing one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by 
the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Financial 
Services. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of 
the bill. The rule makes in order as original text for the purpose of 
amendment the Rules Committee Print of H.R. 1316 dated July 14, 2011 
and provides that the print shall be considered as read. The rule makes 
in order only those amendments printed in the Rules Committee report 
accompanying the resolution. Each such amendment may 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. The rule waives all points of order against the amendments 
printed in the Rules Committee report. The rule provides one motion to 
recommit with or without instructions. Finally, the rule directs the 
Clerk to, in the engrossment of H.R. 1315, add the text of H.R. 830 as 
passed by the House as a new matter at the end of H.R. 1315. Testimony 
on H.R. 1315 was heard from the following: Rep. Capito, Rep. Frank of 
Massachusetts, Rep. Miller of North Carolina, Rep. Jackson Lee of 
Texas, and Rep. Chu.
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, FY 2012
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 1315, the 
``Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 
2011''; and H.R. 2551, the ``Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, FY 
2012.'' The Committee granted, by voice vote, a structured rule 
providing one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by 
the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Appropriations. The rule waives all points of order against 
consideration of the bill. The rule provides that the bill shall be 
considered as read. The rule waives points of order against provisions 
in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI. The rule 
provides that the chair and ranking minority member or their designees 
may offer pro

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forma amendments for the purpose of debate at any time. The rule makes 
in order only those further amendments printed in the Rules Committee 
report accompanying the resolution. Each such amendment may 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. The rule waives all points of order against the amendments 
printed in the report. Finally, the rule provides one motion to 
recommit with or without instructions. Testimony on H.R. 2551 was heard 
from the following: Rep. Crenshaw, Rep. Honda, Rep. Moran, Rep. 
Thompson of Pennsylvania, Rep. Watt, Rep. Gosar, Rep. Holt, Rep. 
Schweikert, Rep. Wasserman Schultz, and Rep. Altmire.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a 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. Testimony was heard from 
Thomas Murphy, Director, Compensation Service Veterans Benefits 
Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; John H. ``Jack'' 
Thompson, Deputy Assistant General Counsel, Department of Veterans 
Affairs; Elizabeth A. McGrath, Deputy Chief Management Officer, 
Department of Defense; Debra Filippi, Former Director, U.S. Department 
of Defense/U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Interagency Program 
Office; and public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.