[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 114 (Wednesday, July 27, 2011)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D859-D861]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             JULY 28, 2011

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: to hold 
hearings to examine the nomination of Brian T. Baenig, of the 
District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary of Agriculture; to 
be immediately followed by a hearing to examine opportunities for 
specialty crops and organics in the farm bill, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Service and 
General Government, to hold hearings to examine Federal disaster 
assistance budgeting, focusing on the role of the Federal government 
in mitigating the economic impact of severe weather events through 
long-term budgetary planning, 2 p.m., SD-138.
  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Admiral Jonathan W. Greenert, USN for reappointment 
to the grade of admiral and to be Chief of Naval Operations, and 
Lieutenant General Charles H. Jacoby, Jr., USA to be general and to 
be Commander, United States Northern Command, and Commander, North 
American Aerospace Defense Command, both of the Department of 
Defense, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security, to hold hearings to 
examine aviation fuels, focusing on needs, challenges, and 
alternatives, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Charles DeWitt McConnell, of Ohio, to be 
Assistant Secretary of Energy for Fossil Energy, and Rebecca R. 
Wodder, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of the Interior for 
Fish and Wildlife, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Subcommittee on National Parks, to hold hearings to examine S. 
264, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the State 
of Mississippi 2 parcels of surplus land within the boundary of the 
Natchez Trace Parkway, S. 265, to authorize the acquisition of core 
battlefield land at Champion Hill, Port Gibson, and Raymond for 
addition to Vicksburg National Military Park, S. 324, to amend the 
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Development Act to extend to the 
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Commission, S. 
764, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to make technical 
corrections to the segment designations for the Chetco River, 
Oregon, S. 864, to designate a Distinguished Flying Cross National 
Memorial at the March Field Air Museum in Riverside, California, S. 
883, to authorize National Mall Liberty Fund D.C. to establish a 
memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor free 
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for all during the American Revolution, S. 888, to amend the Wild 
and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of Illabot Creek in 
Skagit County, Washington, as a component of the National Wild and 
Scenic Rivers System, S. 925, to designate Mt. Andrea Lawrence, S. 
970, to designate additional segments and tributaries of White Clay 
Creek, in the States of Delaware and Pennsylvania, as a component of 
the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, S. 1063, to allow for 
the harvest of gull eggs by the Huna Tlingit people within Glacier 
Bay National Park in the State of Alaska, and S. 1134, to authorize 
the St. Croix River Crossing Project with appropriate mitigation 
measures to promote river values, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine the nominations 
of Juan F. Vasquez, of Texas, and Maurice B. Foley, of Maryland, 
both to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court, and Janice 
Eberly, of Illinois, to be Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, 10 
a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold 
hearings to examine Food and Drug Administration (FDA) user fees, 
focusing on advancing public health, 9:45 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold 
hearings to examine the nominations of Mark D. Acton, of Kentucky, 
and Robert G. Taub, of New York, both to be a Commissioner of the 
Postal Regulatory Commission, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: business meeting to consider S. 546, 
to extend the Federal recognition to the Little Shell Tribe of 
Chippewa Indians of Montana, S. 379, to extend Federal recognition 
to the Chickahominy Indian Tribe, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe-
Eastern Division, the Upper Mattaponi Tribe, the Rappahannock Tribe, 
Inc., the Monacan Indian Nation, and the Nansemond Indian Tribe, S. 
1218, to provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North 
Carolina, S. 703, to amend the Long-Term Leasing Act, and S. 636, to 
provide the Quileute Indian Tribe Tsunami and Flood Protection; to 
be immediately followed by an oversight hearing to examine enforcing 
the ``Indian Gaming Regulatory Act'', focusing on the role of the 
National Indian Gaming Commission and tribes as regulators, 2:15 
p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider 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, Morgan Christen, of Alaska, to be 
United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, Scott Wesley 
Skavdahl, to be United States District Judge for the District of 
Wyoming, Sharon L. Gleason, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of Alaska, Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, to be United States 
District Judge for the Northern District of California, and Richard 
G. Andrews, to be United States District Judge for the District of 
Delaware, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: closed business meeting to 
consider pending calendar business, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Rural Development, 
Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture, hearing on 
Agricultural Program Audit: Examination of USDA Research Programs, 
10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Armed Services, Panel on Defense Financial Management 
and Auditability Reform, meeting to receive testimony on DOD's plans 
for financial management improvement and achieving audit readiness, 
8 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Full Committee, markup of the 
following: H.R. 2405, the ``Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness 
Reauthorization Act''; H.R. 1254, the ``Synthetic Drug Control 
Act''; and H.R. 1852, the ``Children's Hospital GME Support 
Reauthorization Act''. 10:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Insurance, 
Housing and Community Opportunity hearing entitled ``Insurance 
Oversight: Policy Implications for U.S. Consumers, Businesses and 
Jobs.'' 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Africa, Global 
Health, and Human Rights, hearing on Improving Implementation of the 
Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child 
Abduction, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, 
Infrastructure Protection and Security Technologies, markup of H.R. 
2658, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to enhance the 
ability of the Federal Protective Service to provide adequate 
security for the prevention of terrorist activities and for the 
promotion of homeland security, and for other purposes. 10 a.m., 311 
Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee, continue markup of the 
following: H.R. 1981, the ``Protecting Children From Internet 
Pornographers Act of 2011''; H.R. 1433, the ``Private Property 
Rights Protection 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 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Fisheries, 
Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs, hearing on the following: H.R. 
50, the ``Multinational Species Conservation Funds Reauthorization 
Act''; H.R. 1760, the ``Great Ape Conservation Reauthorization 
Amendments Act''; and H.R. 1761, the ``Marine Turtle Conservation 
Reauthorization Act.'' 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on 
Government Organization, Efficiency and Financial Management, 
hearing entitled ``Improper Medicare Payments: $48 Billion in 
Waste?'' 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.

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  Subcommittee on Health Care, District of Columbia, Census, and the 
National Archives hearing entitled ``Impact of Obamacare on Job 
Creators and Their Decision to Offer Health Insurance.'' 10 a.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Full Committee, 
markup of H.R. 2484, the ``Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research 
and Control Amendments Act of 2011.'' 9:30 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Healthcare and 
Technology, hearing entitled ``Small Businesses and PPACA: If They 
Like Their Coverage, Can They Keep It?'' 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight and Regulations, hearing 
entitled ``Open for Business: The Impact of the CFPB on Small 
Business.'' 1:30 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, markup of the following: H.R 2243, the ``Veterans 
Employment Promotion Act''; H.R. 2388, the ``Access to Timely 
Information Act''; and H.R. 2383, the ``Modernizing Notice to 
Claimants Act''. 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on 
Evaluating VA's SDVOSB Certification Process, hearing will begin 
after the Subcommittee's markup has finished, 334 Cannon.
  Subcommittee on Health, markup of the following: H.R. 1154, the 
``Veterans Equal Treatment for Service Dogs Act''; H.R. 1855, the 
``Veterans' `Traumatic Brain Injury Rehabilitative Services' 
Improvements Act of 2011''; H.R. 2074, the ``Veterans Sexual Assault 
Prevention Act''; H.R. 2530, to amend title 38, United States Code, 
to provide for increased flexibility in establishing rates for 
reimbursement of State homes by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
for nursing home care provided to veterans; and H.R. 2646, to 
authorize certain Department of Veterans Affairs major medical 
facility projects and leases, to extend certain expiring provisions 
of law, and to modify certain authorities of the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. 9:30 a.m., 340 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means,  Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing 
on the new IRS paid tax return preparer program, 9:30 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.
  House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Full Committee, 
hearing on Ongoing Intelligence Activities, 10:15 a.m., HVC-304. 
This is a closed hearing.