[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 109 (Wednesday, July 20, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D814-D815]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             JULY 21, 2011

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)

                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: to hold hearings to 
examine legislative issues for transportation reauthorization, 10 
a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: 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: to hold 
hearings to examine improving for-profit higher education, focusing 
on a roundtable discussion of policy solutions, 2 p.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: 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: 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, S. 409, to ban the sale of certain synthetic drugs, S. 605, to 
amend the Controlled Substances Act to place synthetic drugs in 
Schedule I, S. 839, to ban the sale of certain synthetic drugs, 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, Robert N. Scola, Jr., to

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be United States District Judge for the Southern District of 
Florida, and Clayton D. Johnson, to be United States Marshal for the 
Northern District of Oklahoma, Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-
226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to 
examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine reducing 
drug costs to Medicare, 2 p.m., SD-106.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Nutrition and 
Horticulture, hearing on Agricultural Program Audit: Examination of 
Title IV Nutrition Programs, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Full Committee, hearing on Derivatives Reform: The View from Main 
Street, 2 p.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Full Committee, markup 
of legislation regarding the ``Protecting Jobs from Government 
Interference Act.'' 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health, hearing 
entitled ``Legislative Hearing to Address Bioterrorism, Controlled 
Substances and Public Health Issues.'' 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Power, continue hearing entitled ``The 
American Energy Initiative.'' The hearing will continue to focus on 
legislation regarding the ``Pipeline Infrastructure and Community 
Protection Act of 2011.'' 9 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, Full Committee, hearing on legislation 
regarding the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, FY 2012. 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Full Committee, 
markup of H.R. 2096, the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2011.'' 10 
a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Economic 
Opportunity, hearing on H.R. 2274, to amend title 38, United States 
Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary 
of Defense to submit to Congress annual reports on the Post-9/11 
Educational Assistance Program, and for other purposes; H.R. 1911, 
the ``Protecting Veterans' Homes Act''; H.R. 2329, the ``Ensuring a 
Response for Servicemembers Act''; H.R. 1263, to amend the 
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to provide surviving spouses with 
certain protections relating to mortgages and mortgage foreclosures; 
H.R. 2302 to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to notify Congress of conferences 
sponsored by the Department of Veterans Affairs; and H.R. 2345, to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authorization of 
appropriations for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay a 
monthly assistance allowance to disabled veterans training or 
competing for the Paralympic Team and the authorization of 
appropriations for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide 
assistance to United States Paralympics, Inc. 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.