[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 107 (Tuesday, July 17, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D732-D733]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                             JULY 18, 2012

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security, 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, 3 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on 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, 9:30 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on 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, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold 
hearings to examine improving the transparency of Federal spending, 
9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government 
Information, Federal Services, and International Security, to hold 
hearings to examine the census, focusing on planning ahead for 2020, 
2:30 p.m., SD-342.

[[Page D733]]


  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine improving 
forensic science in the criminal justice system, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law, to hold hearings 
to examine what facial recognition technology means for privacy and 
civil liberties, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on 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, 10 a.m., SR-418.
  Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine Medicare 
and Medicaid coordination for dual-eligibles, 2 p.m., SH-216.
  United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control: to 
hold hearings to examine prescription drug abuse, 2:30 p.m., SD-562.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and 
Human Services, and Education, markup of the Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education Appropriations Bill, FY 2013, 10 a.m., 2358-
C Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, Full Committee, hearing on 
disclosures of national security information and impact on military 
operations, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Full Committee, hearing on Sequestration Implementation Options 
and the Effects on National Defense: Industry Perspectives, 10:10 
a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on 
Withdrawal from Afghanistan: Historical Lessons, 3 p.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on Higher 
Education and Workforce Training, hearing entitled ``Keeping College 
Within Reach: Exploring State Efforts to Curb Costs'', 10 a.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health, hearing 
entitled ``Using Innovation to Reform Medicare Physician Payment'', 
10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Power, hearing on discussion draft of 
the ``U.S. Agricultural Sector Relief Act of 2012''; and the 
``Asthma Inhalers Relief Act of 2012'', 10:15 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Power, begin markup of the following: 
the ``U.S. Agricultural Sector Relief Act of 2012''; the ``Asthma 
Inhalers Relief Act of 2012''; and the ``No More Solyndras Act'', 4 
p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Monetary policy and the state of the economy'', 10 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Asia and the 
Pacific, markup of H.R. 6040, to approve the Agreement providing 
terms for a continuation of the free association between the United 
States and Palau, and for other purposes, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Transportation 
Security, hearing entitled ``A Decade After 
9/11 Could American Flight Schools Still Unknowingly Be Training 
Terrorists?'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, 
Competition and the Internet, hearing entitled ``The International 
Trade Commission and Patent Disputes'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on the Constitution, hearing on H.J. Res. 110, an 
Amendment to the Constitution Concerning Parental Rights and 
Education, 12:30 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Full Committee, markup of the following: H.R. 6062, the ``Edward 
Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Reauthorization Act 
of 2012''; H.R. 3796, the ``Adam Walsh Reauthorization Act of 
2012''; and H.R. 3803, the ``District of Columbia Pain-Capable 
Unborn Child Protection Act'', 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 
6082, the ``Congressional Replacement of President Obama's Energy-
Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan'', 10 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on 
Regulatory Affairs, Stimulus Oversight and Government Spending, 
hearing entitled ``The Administration's Bet of Abound Solar: 
Assessing the Costs to the American Taxpayers'', 10 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on National Security, Homeland Defense and Foreign 
Operations, hearing entitled ``Taking Care of Our Veterans: What is 
the Department of Veterans Affairs Doing to Eliminate the Claims 
Backlog?'', 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Digital Divide: Expanding Broadband Access to Small Businesses'', 
1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Aviation, hearing entitled ``A Review of the FAA's Contract Tower 
Program'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Disability 
Assistance and Memorial Affairs, hearing entitled ``Invisible 
Wounds: Examining the Disability Compensation Benefits Process for 
Victims of Military Sexual Trauma'', 2 p.m., 334 Cannon.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: to hold hearings 
to examine the escalation of violence against Coptic women and girls 
in Egypt, 2 p.m., Room to be announced.