[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 98 (Wednesday, June 27, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D669-D672]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Agriculture: Full Committee held a markup of Activity 
Report of the Committee on Agriculture for the 3rd Quarter of the 112th 
Congress. The Activity Report of the Committee on Agriculture was 
adopted without amendment.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Appropriations: Full Committee held a markup of the 
adoption of the Semiannual Activities Report of the Committee on 
Appropriations. The Semiannual Activities Report was adopted without 
amendment; and began markup of Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Bill, FY 2013.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a markup of the Third 
Semiannual Report on the Activities of the Committee on Armed Services 
for the 112th Congress. The Semiannual Report on the Activities of the 
Committee on Armed Services was passed, without amendment.
CREATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY 
ADMINISTRATION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces held a 
hearing entitled ``The Creation and Implementation of the National 
Nuclear Security Administration''. Testimony was heard from Eugene 
Aloise, Director, Natural Resources and Environment, Government 
Accountability Office; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on the Budget: Full Committee held a markup of H.R. 5872, the 
``Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012''. The bill was ordered 
reported, as amended.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Full Committee held a markup 
of Report on the Activities of the Committee on Education and the 
Workforce for the third quarter of the 112th Congress. The Report on 
the Activities of the Committee on Education and the Workforce was 
ordered reported, without amendment.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Environment and the 
Economy held a hearing on discussion draft of the ``Increasing 
Manufacturing Competitiveness Through Improved Recycling Act of 2012''; 
and H.R. 2997, the ``Superfund Common Sense Act''. Testimony was heard 
from Representative Long; Mathy Stanislaus, Assistant Administrator, 
Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, Environmental Protection 
Agency; and public witnesses.
FUTURE OF VIDEO
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications and 
Technology held a hearing entitled ``The Future of Video''. Testimony 
was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a markup of 
Semiannual Report on Activities of the Committee on Financial Services 
of the House of Representatives During the 112th Congress; and H.R. 
4367, to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to limit the fee 
disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of 
that machine. The Semiannual Report on Activities of the Committee on 
Financial Services was passed without amendment. H.R. 4367 was ordered 
reported, without amendment.

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MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a markup of the 
report of the Legislative Review and Oversight Activities of the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs for the 112th Congress, 3rd Quarter; and 
H.R. 6018, the ``Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 
2013''. The report of the Legislative Review and Oversight Activities 
of the Committee on Foreign Affairs was passed without amendment and 
H.R. 6018 was ordered reported, without amendment.
INTERNATIONAL IP ENFORCEMENT: PROTECTING PATENTS, TRADE SECRETS AND 
MARKET ACCESS
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, 
Competition and the Internet held a hearing entitled ``International IP 
Enforcement: Protecting Patents, Trade Secrets and Market Access''. 
Testimony was heard from Teresa Stanek Rea, Deputy Under Secretary of 
Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the Patent 
and Trademark Office, Department of Commerce.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURE
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution held a 
hearing on H.R. 3356, the ``ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer Entry 
to Stores and Services) Act''. Testimony was heard from Representative 
Daniel E. Lungren and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee held a hearing to 
approve the 3d quarter semi-annual 112th Congress, Report on 
Legislative and Oversight Activities; and Subcommittee on Water and 
Power, hearing entitled ``Mandatory Conditioning Requirements on 
Hydropower: How Federal Resource Agencies are Driving Up Electricity 
Costs and Decreasing the Original Green Energy''. Testimony was heard 
from Senator Carper, Representatives Carney, Chaffetz, Denham, Hastings 
(WA), Pearce, Tsongas, and Turner; Carl Rountree, Director, National 
Landscape Conservation System, Bureau of Land Management, Department of 
the Interior; Jim Pena, Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System, 
Forest Service, Department of Agriculture; John Curtis, Mayor, City of 
Provo; Victor Knox, Associate Director for Park Planning, Facilities 
and Lands, National Park Service, Department of the Interior; Ingrid 
Kolb, Director, Office of Management, Department of Energy; Kevin Cann, 
Supervisor, Mariposa County; and public witnesses. The 3d quarter semi-
annual 112th Congress, Report on Legislative and Oversight Activities 
was approved, without amendment.
AUTHORIZATION, STANDARDS, AND PROCEDURES FOR WHETHER, HOW, AND WHEN 
INDIAN TRIBES SHOULD BE NEWLY RECOGNIZED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska 
Native Affairs held a hearing entitled ``Authorization, standards, and 
procedures for whether, how, and when Indian tribes should be newly 
recognized by the federal government''. Testimony was heard from Ken 
Salazar, Secretary, Department of the Interior; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee held a 
markup of H.R. 459, the ``Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2011''; 
H.R. 4155, the ``Veteran Skills to Jobs Act''; H.R. 4631, the 
``Government Spending Accountability Act of 2012''; H.R. 6016, to amend 
title 5, United States Code, to provide for administrative leave 
requirements with respect to Senior Executive Service employees, and 
for other purposes; H.R. 3912, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 110 Mastic Road in Mastic Beach, New 
York, as the ''Brigadier General Nathaniel Woodhull Post Office 
Building''; H.R. 4389, to designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 19 East Merced Street in Fowler, California, 
as the ``Cecil E. Bolt Post Office''; H.R. 5788, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 103 Center 
Street West in Eatonville, Washington, as the ``National Park Ranger 
Margaret Anderson Post Office''; H.R. 5867, to designate the facility 
of the United States Postal Service located at 4605 Tutu Park Mall in 
St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands, as the ``Kenneth Leslie 
Hermon Post Office''; H.R. 2896, to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 369 Martin Luther King Jr. 
Drive in Jersey City, New Jersey, as the ``Judge Shirley A. Tolentino 
Post Office Building''; H.R. 2338, to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 600 Florida Avenue in Cocoa, 
Florida, as the ``Harry T. and Harriette Moore Post Office''; H.R. 
1369, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 1021 Pennsylvania Avenue in Hartshorne, Oklahoma, as the 
``Warren Lindley Post Office''; and Committee on Oversight and 
Government Reform Third Semiannual Activities Report, June 2012. The 
following measures were ordered reported, as amended: H.R. 459; H.R. 
4155; H.R. 4631; H.R. 6061; and the Semiannual Activities Report; the 
following measures were ordered reported, without amendment: H.R. 3912; 
H.R. 4389; H.R. 5788; H.R. 5867; H.R. 2896; H.R. 2338; and H.R. 1369.

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RELATING TO THE CONSIDERATION OF H. REPT. 112-546 AND AN ACCOMPANYING 
RESOLUTION; AND H. RES. 706, AUTHORIZING THE COMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT AND 
GOVERNMENT REFORM TO INITIATE OR INTERVENE IN JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS TO 
ENFORCE CERTAIN SUBPOENAS
Committee on Rules: Full Committee granted, by a record vote, a rule 
providing that if H. Rept. 112-546 is called up by direction of the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, all points of order 
against the report shall be waived and it shall be considered as read. 
The resolution provides a closed rule for the resolution accompanying 
H. Rept. 112-546. The rule provides 50 minutes of debate equally 
divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform or their respective 
designees. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of 
the resolution accompanying the report. The rule provides that the 
resolution accompanying the report shall be considered as read. The 
rule further provides one motion to refer at the conclusion of debate 
if offered by Rep. Dingell of Michigan, which shall be debatable for 10 
minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 
opponent. The rule provides one motion to recommit the resolution 
accompanying the report with or without instructions. The rule provides 
that the Chair may reduce the minimum time for electronic voting on the 
motion to recommit the resolution accompanying the report as though 
pursuant to clause 9 of rule XX.
  The resolution further provides a closed rule for H. Res. 706. The 
rule provides 20 minutes of debate on H. Res. 706 equally divided and 
controlled by the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader or their 
respective designees. The rule waives all points of order against 
consideration of the resolution. The rule provides that the resolution 
shall be considered as read. Finally, the rule provides one motion to 
recommit H. Res. 706. Testimony was heard from Chairman Issa, 
Representative Cummings and Dingell.
THE ROLE OF RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES IN SECURING AMERICA'S FUTURE 
PROSPERITY: CHALLENGES AND EXPECTATIONS
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Research 
and Science Education held a hearing entitled ``The Role of Research 
Universities in Securing America's Future Prosperity: Challenges and 
Expectations''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
CONTINUING OVERSIGHT OF THE NATION'S WEATHER SATELLITE PROGRAMS: AN 
UPDATE ON JPSS AND GOES-R
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on 
Investigations and Oversight and Subcommittee on Energy and Environment 
held a joint hearing entitled ``Continuing Oversight of the Nation's 
Weather Satellite Programs: An Update on JPSS and GOES-R''. Testimony 
was heard from Kathryn Sullivan, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for 
Environmental Observation and Prediction and Deputy Administrator, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Marcus Watkins, 
Director, Joint Agency Satellite Division, National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration; and David A. Powner, Director, Information 
Technology Management Issues, Government Accountability Office.
REGULATORY FLEXIBILITY ACT COMPLIANCE: IS EPA FAILING SMALL BUSINESSES; 
AND MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a markup of Semiannual 
Report on the Activity of the Committee on Small Business; and Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``Regulatory Flexibility Act Compliance: Is 
EPA Failing Small Businesses?''. The Report on the Activity of the 
Committee on Small Business was passed, without amendment. Testimony on 
Regulatory Flexibility Act Compliance was heard from public witnesses.
REVIEW OF VESSELS USED TO CARRY STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE DRAWDOWNS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast 
Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing entitled ``A Review of 
Vessels Used To Carry Strategic Petroleum Reserve Drawdowns''. 
Testimony was heard from John D. Porcari, Deputy Secretary, Department 
of Transportation; and a public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a markup of H.R. 3730, the ``Veterans Data Breach 
Timely Notification Act''; H.R. 4481, the ``Veterans Affairs Employee 
Accountability Act''; and H.R. 5948, the ``Veterans Fiduciary Reform 
Act of 2012''. The following measures were forwarded, as amended: H.R. 
3730; H.R. 4481 and H.R. 5948.

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MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Disability Assistance 
and Memorial Affairs held a markup of H.R. 5735, to provide for the 
establishment of a Tomb of Remembrance at Arlington National Cemetery 
for interment of cremated fragments of the remains of members of the 
Armed Forces killed in Afghanistan, Iraq, or a subsequent conflict when 
the fragments are unidentifiable by use of DNA testing or other means 
because of the condition of the fragments, are unclaimed, or are 
identified and authorized by the person designated to direct 
disposition of the remains for internment in such memorial; H.R. 5880, 
the ``Veterans Disability Examination Access Improvement Act''; and 
H.R. 5881, the ``Access to Veterans Benefits Improvement Act''. The 
following measures were forwarded, as amended: H.R. 5735; and H.R. 
5881. The following measure was forwarded, without amendment: H.R. 
5880.
HOW WELFARE AND TAX BENEFITS CAN DISCOURAGE WORK; AND MISCELLANEOUS 
MEASURE
Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee held a markup of approval 
of the Report on the Legislative and Oversight Activities of the 
Committee on Ways and Means during the 112th Congress; and Subcommittee 
on Human Resources and Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures, joint 
hearing entitled ``How Welfare and Tax Benefits Can Discourage Work''. 
Testimony was heard from Representative Moore (WI) and public 
witnesses. The Report on the Legislative and Oversight Activities of 
the Committee on Ways and Means was approved without amendment.
SECURING THE FUTURE OF THE DISABILITY INSURANCE PROGRAM
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security held a 
hearing entitled ``Securing the Future of the Disability Insurance 
Program''. Testimony was heard from Michael J. Astrue, Commissioner, 
Social Security Administration; and public witnesses.
ONGOING INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee held a 
hearing on ongoing intelligence activities. This was a closed hearing.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.