[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 151 (Tuesday, October 11, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6392-S6393]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
NOTICES OF HEARINGS
Committee on Indian Affairs
Mr. AKAKA. Mr. President, I would like to announce that the Committee
on Indian Affairs will meet on Thursday, October 13, 2011, at 2:15 p.m.
in room 628 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building to conduct a hearing
entitled ``Carcieri Crisis: The Ripple Effect on Jobs, Economic
Development and Public Safety in Indian Country.''
Those wishing additional information may contact the Indian Affairs
Committee at (202) 224-2251.
Committee on Indian Affairs
Mr. AKAKA. Mr. President, I would like to announce that the Committee
on Indian Affairs will meet on Thursday, October 13, 2011, at 2:15 p.m.
in room 628 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building to conduct a business
meeting on S. 1262, the Native Culture, Language, and Access for
Success in Schools Act to be followed immediately by a hearing entitled
``Carcieri Crisis: The Ripple Effect on Jobs, Economic Development and
Public Safety in Indian Country.''
Those wishing additional information may contact the Indian Affairs
Committee at (202) 224-2251.
COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, AND PENSIONS
Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I wish to announce that the Subcommittee
on Primary Health and Aging of the Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions will meet in open session on Tuesday, October 18,
2011, at 10 a.m. in SD-430 to conduct a hearing entitled ``The
Recession and Older Americans: Where Do We Go From Here?''
For further information regarding this hearing please contact Ashley
Carson-Cottingham of the subcommittee staff on (202) 224-5480.
COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the
information of the Senate and the public that a hearing has been
scheduled before the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
The hearing will be held on Tuesday, October 18, 2011, at 10 a.m., in
room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
The purpose of the hearing is to examine the status of response
capability and readiness for oil spills in foreign Outer Continental
Shell waters adjacent to U.S. waters.
Because of the limited time available for the hearing, witnesses may
testify by invitation only. However, those wishing to submit written
testimony for the hearing record may do so by sending it to the
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate,
Washington, DC 20510-6150, or by e-mail to Abigail_Campbell
@energy.senate.gov.
For further information, please contact Allyson Anderson at (202)
224-7143 or Abigail Campbell at (202) 224-1219.
committee on energy and natural resources
Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the
information of the Senate and the public that a hearing has been
scheduled before the Subcommittee on National Parks. The hearing will
be held on Wednesday, October 19, 2011, at 2:30 p.m. in room SD-366 of
the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
The purpose of the hearing is to receive testimony on the following
bills:
S. 544, A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct
a study of alternatives for commemorating and interpreting the role of
the Buffalo Soldiers in the early years of the National Parks, and for
other purposes;
S. 1083, A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to designate
the route of the Smoky Hill Trail, an overland trail across the Great
Plains during pioneer days in Kansas and Colorado, for study for
potential addition to the National Trails System;
S. 1084, A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to designate
the routes of the Shawnee Cattle Trail, the oldest of the major Texas
Cattle Trails, for study for potential addition to the National Trails
System, and for other purposes;
S. 1303, A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to
establish Fort Monroe National Historical Park in the Commonwealth of
Virginia, and for other purposes;
S. 1325, A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the
suitability and feasibility of designating sites in the Lower
Mississippi River Area in the State of Louisiana as a unit of the
National Park System, and for other purposes;
S. 1347, A bill to establish Coltsville National Historical Park in
the State of Connecticut, and for other purposes;
S. 1421, A bill to authorize the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation
to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its
environs, and for other purposes;
S. 1478, A bill to modify the boundary of the Minuteman Missile
National Historic Site in the State of South Dakota, and for other
purposes;
S. 1537, A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to accept
from the Board of Directors of the National September 11 Memorial and
Museum at the World Trade Center Foundation, Inc., the donation of
title to The National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World
Trade Center, and for other purposes.
Because of the limited time available for the hearing, witnesses may
testify by invitation only. However, those wishing to submit written
testimony
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for the hearing record should send it to the Committee on Energy and
Natural Resources, United States Senate, 304 Dirksen Senate Office
Building, Washington, DC 20510-6150, or by email to
Jake_McC[email protected].
For further information, please contact David Brooks (202) 224-9863
or Jake McCook (202) 224-9313.
committee on indian affairs
Mr. AKAKA. Mr. President, I would like to announce that the Committee
on Indian Affairs will meet on Thursday, October 20, 2011, at 2:15 p.m.
in room 628 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building to conduct a
legislative hearing on the following bills: S. 134, Mescalero Apache
Tribe Leasing Authorization Act; S. 399, Blackfeet Water Rights
Settlement Act of 2011; S. 1298, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
Land Transfer Act; S. 1327, A bill to amend the Act of March 1, 1933,
to transfer certain authority and resources to the Utah Dineh
Corporation, and for other purposes; and S. 1345, Spokane Tribe of
Indians of the Spokane Reservation Grand Coulee Dam Equitable
Compensation Settlement Act.
Those wishing additional information may contact the Indian Affairs
Committee at (202) 224-2251.
SUBCOMMITTEE ON WATER AND POWER
Mr. BINGAMAN. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the
information of the Senate and the public that a hearing has been
scheduled before the Subcommittee on Water and Power of the Committee
on Energy and Natural Resources. The hearing will be held on Thursday,
October 20, 2011, at 2:30 p.m., in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate
Office Building in Washington, DC.
The purpose of this oversight hearing is to examine shale gas
production and water resources in the Eastern United States.
Because of the limited time available for the hearing, witnesses may
testify by invitation only. However, those wishing to submit written
testimony for the hearing record should send it to the Committee on
Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, Washington, DC
20510-6150, or by email to Meagan_G[email protected].
For further information, please contact Sara Tucker at (202) 224-6224
or Meagan Gins at (202) 224-0883.
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