[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 113 (Tuesday, July 26, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D850-D851]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                             JULY 27, 2011

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, 
Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies, to 
hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 
2012 for the Department of Education, 10 a.m., SD-124.
  Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness and 
Management Support, to hold hearings to examine financial management 
and business transformation at the Department of Defense, 2 p.m., 
SR-232A.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard, to hold hearings 
to examine defending United States economic interests in the 
changing arctic, focusing on if there is a strategy, 10:30 a.m., SR-
253.
  Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and 
Insurance, to hold hearings to examine improving highway and vehicle 
safety, focusing on reauthorization of the National Highway Traffic 
Safety Administration, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine chief executive 
officer (CEO) perspectives on how the tax code affects hiring, 
businesses and economic growth, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold 
hearings to examine ten years after 9/11, focusing on emergency 
communications, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine fulfilling 
our treaty obligations and protecting Americans abroad, 10 a.m., SD-
226.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of 
Edgardo Ramos, of Connecticut, Andrew L. Carter, Jr., and Jesse M. 
Furman, all to be a United States District Judge for the Southern 
District of New York, James Rodney Gilstrap, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas, and Jennifer 
Guerin Zipps, to be United States District Judge for the District of 
Arizona, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold hearings to examine the 
lifetime costs of supporting the newest generation of veterans, 10 
a.m., SD-562.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities 
and Risk Management, hearing on Agricultural Program Audit: 
Examination of Title I and the SURE Program, 10 a.m., 1300 
Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs, markup of the FY 2012 State and 
Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill, 10 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, Full Committee, hearing on the Way 
Ahead in Afghanistan, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing on The Reserve 
Components as an Operational Force: Potential Legislative and Policy 
Changes, 1:30 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Strategic Force, hearing on sustaining nuclear 
deterrence after New START, 3 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Education Reforms: Exploring Teacher Quality 
Initiatives.'' 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Power, markup of the following: discussion draft of the ``Pipeline 
Infrastructure and Community Protection Act of 2011''; and H.R. 
2054, the ``Energy and Revenue Enrichment Act of 2011.'' 10 a.m., 
2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing entitled ``Oversight of the Credit Rating 
Agencies Post Dodd-Frank.'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade, hearing 
entitled ``The Impact of the World Bank and Multi-Lateral 
Development Banks on National Security and U.S. Job Creation.'' 2 
p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Middle East and 
South Asia, hearing on Axis of Abuse: U.S. Human Rights Policy 
toward Iran and Syria, Part 1, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Al Shabaab: Recruitment and Radicalization within the Muslim 
American Community and the Threat to the Homeland.'' 10 a.m., 311 
Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and 
Administrative Law, hearing entitled ``Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Trustee 
Responsibilities and Remuneration.'' 9:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Full Committee, begin markup of the following: H.R. 1981, the 
``Protecting Children From Internet Pornographers Act of 2011''; 
H.R. 1433, the ``Private Property

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Rights Protection Act of 2011''; H.R. 2633, the ``Appeal Time 
Clarification Act of 2011''; H.R. 83, the ``Bullying Prevention and 
Intervention Act of 2011''; and H.R. 2189, the ``Death in Custody 
Reporting Act of 2011.'' 11:15 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``State Perspectives on Offshore Revenue Sharing.'' 10 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Disposal of Federal Real Property: Legislative 
Proposals.'' 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service and Labor 
Policy, hearing entitled ``The Thrift Savings Plan: Helping Federal 
Employees Achieve Retirement Security.'' 1:30 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Bureaucratic Obstacles for Small Exporters: Is our National Export 
Strategy Working?'' 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Aviation, hearing entitled ``The European Union's Emissions Trading 
Scheme: A Violation of International Law.'' 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and 
Emergency Management, hearing entitled ``The Economic Development 
Administration: How to Improve Effectiveness through Reforms and 
Consolidations.'' 10:30 a.m., 2253 Rayburn.
  House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Subcommittee on 
Terrorism, HUMINT, Analysis, and Counterintelligence, hearing on 
Preventing Violent Radicalization in America, 3 p.m., B-318 Rayburn.