[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 107 (Tuesday, July 17, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D730-D731]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
DODD-FRANK WALL STREET REFORM AND CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee concluded 
a hearing to examine the ``Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer 
Protection Act'', focusing on two years later, after receiving 
testimony from Gary Gensler, Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading 
Commission; Robert Cook, Director, Division of Trading and Markets, 
Securities and Exchange Commission; Robert Pickel, International Swaps 
and Derivatives Association, Thomas J. Erickson, Bunge North America, 
Inc., on behalf of the Commodity Markets Council, and Dennis M. 
Kelleher, Better Markets, Inc., all of Washington, DC; and Larry 
Thompson, The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation, New York, New 
York.
FLAMMABILITY OF UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Service and 
General Government concluded a hearing to examine if consumers are 
adequately protected from flammability of upholstered furniture, 
focusing on the effectiveness of furniture flammability standards and 
flame retardant chemicals, after receiving testimony from Inez M. 
Tenenbaum, Chairman, U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission; James J. 
Jones, Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and 
Pollution Prevention, Environmental Protection Agency; August Schaefer, 
Underwriters Laboratories Inc., Northbrook, Illinois; Andy Counts, 
American Home Furnishings Alliance, High Point, North Carolina; and 
Peter Van Dorpe, Chicago Fire Department District Chief, Chicago, 
Illinois.
SEMIANNUAL MONETARY POLICY REPORT TO CONGRESS
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress, 
after receiving testimony from Ben S. Bernanke, Chairman, Board of 
Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
ELECTRIC GRID CYBER ATTACKS
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the status of action taken to ensure that the 
electric grid is protected from cyber attacks, after receiving 
testimony from Joseph McClelland, Director, Office of Electric 
Reliability, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; Gregory C. 
Wilshusen, Director, Information Security Issues, Government 
Accountability Office; Gerry Cauley, North American Electric 
Reliability Corporation, Atlanta, Georgia; and Todd A. Snitchler, 
Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, Columbus.
HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine the next ten years in the fight against human trafficking, 
focusing on attacking the problem with the right tools, after receiving 
testimony from Jada Pinkett Smith, Don't Sell Bodies, Los Angeles, 
California; and David S. Abramowitz, Humanity United, and Holly J. 
Burkhalter, International Justice Mission, both of Washington, DC.
MONEY LAUNDERING, DRUGS, AND TERRORIST FINANCING
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Permanent 
Subcommittee on Investigations concluded a hearing to examine United 
States vulnerabilities to money laundering, drugs, and terrorist 
financing, focusing on HSBC case history, after receiving testimony 
from David S. Cohen, Undersecretary for Terrorism and Financial 
Intelligence, and Thomas J. Curry, Comptroller of the Currency, Daniel 
P. Stipano, Deputy Chief Counsel, and Grace E. Dailey, former Deputy 
Comptroller for Large Banks Supervision, all of the Office of the 
Comptroller of the Currency, all of Department of the Treasury; Leigh 
H. Winchell, Assistant Director for Programs, Homeland Security 
Investigations, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of 
Homeland Security; David Bagley, and Stuart Levey, both of London, 
England, and Paul Thurston, of Hong

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Kong, People's Republic of China, all of HSBC Holdings plc; and Irene 
Dorner, HSBC Bank USA and HSBC North America Holdings, Inc., Michael 
Gallagher, and Chiu Hon Lo, all of New York, New York.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed hearings on 
intelligence matters, receiving testimony from officials of the 
intelligence community.
  Committee recessed subject to the call.