[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 103 (Wednesday, July 11, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D708-D709]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             JULY 12, 2012

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings to examine medication and performance enhancing drugs in 
horse racing, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold an oversight 
hearing to examine remediation of Federal legacy wells in the 
National Petroleum Reserve--Alaska, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to 
examine the latest science on lead's impacts on children's 
development and public health, 10:15 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the 
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Treaty Doc. 
112-7), 9 a.m., SD-G50.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of 
Gene Allan Cretz, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Ghana, Deborah Ruth Malac, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Liberia, David Bruce Wharton, of Virginia, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Zimbabwe, and Alexander Mark Laskaris, 
of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Guinea, all of the 
Department of State, 2:15 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold 
hearings to examine creating positive learning environments for all 
students, 10:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold 
hearings to examine the future of Homeland Security, focusing on the 
evolution of the Homeland Security Department's roles and missions, 
10 a.m., SD-342.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of 
Stephen Crawford, of Maryland, to be a Governor of the United States 
Postal Service, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold an oversight hearing to 
examine Federal recognition, focusing on political and legal 
relationship between governments, 2:15 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider S. 285, 
for the relief of Sopuruchi Chukwueke, S. 1744, to provide funding 
for State courts to assess and improve

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the handling of proceedings relating to adult guardianship and 
conservatorship, to authorize the Attorney General to carry out a 
pilot program for the conduct of background checks on individuals to 
be appointed as guardians or conservators, and to promote the 
widespread adoption of information technology to better monitor, 
report, and audit conservatorships of protected persons, S. 3276, to 
extend certain amendments made by the FISA Amendments Act of 2008, 
and the nominations of Terrence G. Berg, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, Jesus G. 
Bernal, and Fernando M. Olguin, both to be a United States District 
Judge for the Central District of California, Lorna G. Schofield, to 
be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New 
York, Frank Paul Geraci, Jr., to be United States District Judge for 
the Western District of New York, Malachy Edward Mannion, and 
Matthew W. Brann, both to be a United States District Judge for the 
Middle District of Pennsylvania, Danny Chappelle Williams, Sr., to 
be United States Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma, 
Department of Justice, and Charles R. Breyer, of California, to be a 
Member of the United States Sentencing Commission, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold a closed meeting to 
consider certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Armed Services,  Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing 
entitled ``Department of the Air Force aircraft force structure 
reductions'', 11 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Power; and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations joint 
hearing, discussion draft on ``No More Solyndras Act''; and ``Smart 
Energy Act'', 9:15 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, hearing 
entitled ``The renewal of the Federal Trade Commission's authority 
to combat cross-border spam, spyware and fraud through 
reauthorization of the U.S. SAFE WEB Act of 2006'', 10 a.m., 2322 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, 
Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies, hearing 
entitled ``Securing Ammonium Nitrate: Using Lessons Learned in 
Afghanistan to Protect the Homeland from IEDs'', 10 a.m., 311 
Cannon. This hearing will begin as an open hearing and move to a 
closed hearing in HVC-302.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Courts, Commercial and 
Administrative Law, hearing entitled ``Clearing the Way for Jobs and 
Growth: Retrospective Review to Reduce Red Tape and Regulations'', 
9:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on Space 
and Aeronautics, hearing entitled ``Spurring Economic Growth and 
Competitiveness Through NASA Derived Technologies'', 10 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Investigations, 
Oversight and Regulations, hearing entitled ``Sinking the Marine 
Industry: How Regulations are Affecting Today's Maritime 
Businesses'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.