[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 109 (Thursday, July 19, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D749-D751]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
DISCLOSURES OF NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION AND IMPACT ON MILITARY 
OPERATIONS
Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a hearing on 
disclosures of national security information and impact on military 
operations. Testimony was heard from Leon Panetta, Secretary, 
Department of Defense; General Martin Dempsey, USA, Chairman of the 
Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Jeh Johnson, General Counsel, Department of 
Defense. This was a closed hearing.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power 
continued markup of the following: the ``U.S. Agricultural Sector 
Relief Act of 2012''; and the ``Asthma Inhalers Relief Act of 2012''. 
The ``U.S. Agricultural Sector Relief Act of 2012'' was forwarded, as 
amended. The ``Asthma Inhalers Relief Act of 2012'' was forwarded 
without amendment.
DODD-FRANK'S IMPACT ON FAMILIES, COMMUNITIES AND SMALL BUSINESSES
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Who's In Your Wallet? Dodd-
Frank's Impact on Families, Communities and Small Businesses''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
IMPACT OF DODD-FRANK ON CONSUMER CHOICE AND ACCESS TO CREDIT
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions 
and Consumer Credit held a hearing entitled ``The Impact of Dodd-Frank 
on Consumer Choice and Access to Credit''. Testimony was heard from Raj 
Date, Deputy Director, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
DEADLY U.S. MINE POLLUTION IN PERU
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, 
and Human Rights held a hearing entitled ``Poison Harvest: Deadly U.S. 
Mine Pollution in Peru''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
UNFAIR TRADING PRACTICES AGAINST THE U.S.
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Unfair Trading Practices Against the U.S.: Intellectual Property 
Rights Infringement, Property Expropriation, and Other Barriers''. 
Testimony was heard from Grant Aldonas, former Under Secretary of 
Commerce for International Trade; and public witnesses.
WHEN REGIMES FALL: THE CHALLENGE OF SECURING LETHAL WEAPONS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Terrorism, 
Nonproliferation, and Trade held a hearing entitled ``When Regimes 
Fall: The Challenge of Securing Lethal Weapons''. Testimony was heard 
from Lincoln P. Bloomfield, Jr., former Assistant Secretary of State 
for Political-Military Affairs; and public witnesses.
USING UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS WITHIN THE HOMELAND
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Oversight, 
Investigations, and Management held a hearing entitled ``Using Unmanned 
Aerial Systems Within the Homeland: Security Game Changer?'' Testimony 
was heard from Gerald Dillingham, Director, Physical Infrastructure 
Issues, Government Accountability Office; William McDaniel, Chief 
Deputy, Montgomery County Texas Sheriff's Office; and public witnesses.

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MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on House Administration: Full Committee held a markup of the 
following: H.R. 406, to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 
to permit candidates for election for Federal office to designate an 
individual who will be authorized to disburse funds of the authorized 
campaign committees of the candidate in the event of the death of the 
candidate; H.R. 6122, to revise the authority of the Librarian of 
Congress to accept gifts and bequests on behalf of the Library, and for 
other purposes; H. Con. Res. 132, providing funding to ensure the 
printing and production of the authorized number of copies of the 
revised and updated version of the House document entitled ``Hispanic 
Americans in Congress'', and for other purposes; and H.R. 1402, to 
authorize the Architect of the Capitol to establish battery recharging 
stations for privately owned vehicles in parking areas under the 
jurisdiction of the House of Representatives at no net cost to the 
Federal Government. The following were ordered reported without 
amendment: H.R. 406; H.R. 6122; and H. Con. Res. 132. H.R. 1402 was 
ordered reported, as amended.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS: 2012 INSPECTOR GENERAL REPORT ON LIBRARY-WIDE 
ACQUISITIONS
Committee on House Administration: Subcommittee on Oversight held a 
hearing entitled ``Library of Congress: 2012 Inspector General Report 
on Library-Wide Acquisitions''. Testimony was heard from Karl W. 
Schornagel, Inspector General, Library of Congress; Robert Dizard Jr., 
Deputy Librarian, Library of Congress; and Lucy D. Suddreth, Chief of 
Support Operations, Library of Congress.
OVERSIGHT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security''. Testimony was 
heard from Janet Napolitano, Secretary, Department of Homeland 
Security.
STATUS OF OBAMA ADMINISTRATION'S REWRITE OF THE STREAM BUFFER ZONE RULE 
AND COMPLIANCE WITH COMMITTEE SUBPOENAS
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources held a hearing entitled ``Status of Obama Administration's 
Rewrite of the Stream Buffer Zone Rule and Compliance with Committee 
Subpoenas''. Testimony was heard from Joseph Pizarchik, Director, 
Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, 
Oceans and Insular Affairs held a hearing on the following measures: 
H.R. 3906, to amend the Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act to allow 
recreational fishing for Atlantic Striped Bass in the Block Island 
Sound transit zone; H.R. 6007, the ``North Texas Zebra Mussel Barrier 
Act of 2012''; and H.R. 6096, the ``Atlantic Fisheries Statutes 
Reauthorization Act of 2012''. Testimony was heard from Representative 
Sessions; Tom Melius, Acting Deputy Director, Fish and Wildlife 
Service; Sam Rauch, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Regulatory 
Programs, National Marine Fisheries Service; Phil Dyer, Mayor, City of 
Plano, Texas; and public witnesses.
CONTINUING OVERSIGHT OF REGULATORY IMPEDIMENTS TO JOB CREATION
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Continuing Oversight of Regulatory Impediments to 
Job Creation: Job Creators Still Buried by Red Tape''. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
CHANGES TO THE HEIGHTS ACT: SHAPING WASHINGTON, DC, FOR THE FUTURE
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on Health 
Care, District of Columbia, Census and the National Archives held a 
hearing entitled ``Changes to the Heights Act: Shaping Washington, DC, 
for the Future''. Testimony was heard from Harriet Tregoning, Director, 
District of Columbia Office of Planning, Natwar M. Gandhi, Chief 
Financial Officer, District of Columbia; Marcel C. Acosta, Executive 
Director, National Capital Planning Commission; and public witnesses.
KEEPING AMERICA SECURE: THE SCIENCE SUPPORTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF 
THREAT DETECTION TECHNOLOGIES
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Keeping America Secure: The Science Supporting the 
Development of Threat Detection Technologies''. Testimony was heard 
from Richard Cavanagh, Director, Office of Special Programs, National 
Institute of Standards and Technology; Huban Gowadia, Acting Director, 
Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, Department of Homeland Security; 
Anthony Peurrung, Associate Laboratory Director, National Security 
Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; and Thomas 
Peterson, Assistant Director, Directorate for Engineering, National 
Science Foundation.

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HEALTH CARE REALIGNMENT AND REGULATION: THE DEMISE OF SMALL AND SOLO 
MEDICAL PRACTICES?
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight 
and Regulations held a hearing entitled ``Health Care Realignment and 
Regulation: The Demise of Small and Solo Medical Practices?'' Testimony 
was heard from public witnesses.
TAX REFORM AND THE U.S. MANUFACTURING SECTOR
Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee held a hearing on Tax 
Reform and the U.S. Manufacturing Sector. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.