[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 106 (Monday, July 16, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1251-E1252]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate on February 
4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized 
schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate committees, 
subcommittees, joint committees, and committees of conference. This 
title requires all such committees to notify the Office of the Senate 
Daily Digest--designated by the Rules Committee--of the time, place, 
and purpose of the meetings, when scheduled, and any cancellations or 
changes in the meetings as they occur.
  As an additional procedure along with the computerization of this 
information, the Office of the Senate Daily Digest will prepare this 
information for printing in the Extensions of Remarks section of the 
Congressional Record on Monday and Wednesday of each week.
  Meetings scheduled for Tuesday, July 17, 2012 may be found in the 
Daily Digest of today's Record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED

                                JULY 18
     9:30 a.m.
       Finance
         Business meeting to consider Enforcing Orders and 
           Reducing Customs Evasion (ENFORCE) Act, citrus, cotton, 
           and wool trust funds, African Growth and Opportunity 
           Act (AGOA) amendments, Dominican Republic-Central 
           America-United States Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) 
           technical corrections, and Burma sanctions, and Russia 
           Permanent Normal Trade Relations (PNTR) and Moldova 
           PNTR.
                                                            SD-215
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine improving the transparency of 
           Federal spending.
                                                            SD-342
     10 a.m.
       Judiciary
         To hold hearings to examine improving forensic science in 
           the criminal justice system.
                                                            SD-226
       Veterans' Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine the nomination of Thomas 
           Skerik Sowers II, of Missouri, to be Assistant 
           Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Public and 
           Intergovernmental Affairs.
                                                            SR-418
     2 p.m.
       Aging
         To hold hearings to examine Medicare and Medicaid 
           coordination for dual-eligibles.
                                                            SH-216
       Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
         To hold hearings to examine the escalation of violence 
           against Coptic women and girls in Egypt.
                                              Room to be announced
     2:30 p.m.
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
       Federal Financial Management, Government Information, 
           Federal Services, and International Security 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the census, focusing on 
           planning ahead for 2020.
                                                            SD-342
       Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings to examine to examine the nominations of 
           Marcie B. Ries, of the District of Columbia, to be 
           Ambassador to the Republic of Bulgaria, John M. Koenig, 
           of Washington, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
           Cyprus, Michael David Kirby, of Virginia, to be 
           Ambassador to the Republic of Serbia, Thomas Hart 
           Armbruster, of New York, to be Ambassador to the 
           Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Greta Christine 
           Holtz, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the Sultanate 
           of Oman, all of the Department of State.
                                                            SD-419
       Judiciary
       Privacy, Technology and the Law Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine what facial recognition 
           technology means for privacy and civil liberties.
                                                            SD-226
       United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics 
           Control
         To hold hearings to examine prescription drug abuse.
                                                            SD-562
     3 p.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
       Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine the global competitiveness of 
           the United States Aviation Industry, focusing on 
           addressing competition issues to maintain United States 
           leadership in the aerospace market.
                                                            SR-253

                                JULY 19
     9:30 a.m.
       Armed Services
         To hold hearings to examine the nominations of General 
           Mark A. Welsh III, USAF for reappointment to the grade 
           of general and to be Chief of Staff, United States Air 
           Force, Lieutenant General John F. Kelly, USMC to be 
           general and Commander, United States Southern Command, 
           and Lieutenant General Frank J. Grass, ARNG to be 
           general and Chief, National Guard Bureau.
                                                            SH-216
       Foreign Relations
         Business meeting to consider The Convention on the Rights 
           of Persons with Disabilities, Adopted by the United 
           Nations General Assembly on December 13, 2006, and 
           Signed by the United States of America on June 30, 2009 
           (Treaty Doc 112-7).
                                                            SD-G50
     10 a.m.
       Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
         To hold hearings to examine making college affordability 
           a priority, focusing on promising practices and 
           strategies.
                                                            SD-430
       Judiciary
         Business meeting to consider S. 285, for the relief of 
           Sopuruchi Chukwueke, S. 3276, to extend certain 
           amendments made by the FISA Amendments Act of 2008, and 
           the nominations of Frank Paul Geraci, Jr., to be United 
           States District Judge for the Western District of New 
           York, Fernando M. Olguin, to be United States District 
           Judge for the Central District of California, Malachy 
           Edward Mannion, and Matthew W. Brann, both to be a 
           United States District Judge for the Middle District of 
           Pennsylvania, and Charles R. Breyer, of California, to 
           be a Member of the United States Sentencing Commission.
                                                            SD-226
     2:15 p.m.
       Indian Affairs
         To hold an oversight hearing to examine the impacts of 
           environmental changes on treaty rights, traditional 
           lifestyles, and tribal homelands.
                                                            SD-628
     2:30 p.m.
       Intelligence
         To hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence 
           matters.
                                                            SH-219

                                JULY 20
     10:30 a.m.
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Walter M. 
           Shaub, Jr., of Virginia, to be Director of the Office 
           of Government Ethics, and Rainey Ransom Brandt, and 
           Kimberley Sherri Knowles, both to be an Associate Judge 
           of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
                                                            SD-342

                                JULY 24
     2:30 p.m.
       Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold hearings to examine the Cable Act at 20.
                                                            SR-253

                                JULY 25
     10 a.m.
       Judiciary
         To hold hearings to examine ensuring judicial 
           independence through civics education.
                                                            SH-216
     2:30 p.m.
       Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
       Federal Financial Management, Government Information, 
           Federal Services, and International Security 
           Subcommittee
         To hold hearings to examine assessing grants management 
           practices at Federal agencies.
                                                            SD-342

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       Energy and Natural Resources
       Water and Power Subcommittee
         To hold an oversight hearing to examine the role of water 
           use efficiency and its impact on energy use.
                                                            SD-366

                                JULY 26
     2:15 p.m.
       Indian Affairs
         To hold an oversight hearing to examine the regulation of 
           tribal gaming, focusing on brick and mortar to the 
           internet.
                                                            SD-628

                                AUGUST 1
     9 a.m.
       Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
         To hold hearings to examine MF Global, focusing on 
           accountability in the futures markets.
                                                           SR-328A