[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 112 (Wednesday, July 25, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D777-D778]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
SWAPS AND FUTURES MARKETS
Committee on Agriculture: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Oversight of the Swaps and Futures Markets: Recent Events and 
Impending Regulatory Reforms''. Testimony was heard from Gary Gensler, 
Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
DOD AND VA COLLABORATION TO ASSIST SERVICE MEMBERS RETURNING TO 
CIVILIAN LIFE
Committee on Armed Services: Committee on Armed Services and Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs held a joint hearing on Back from the Battlefield: 
DOD and VA Collaboration to Assist Service Members Returning to 
Civilian Life. Testimony was heard from Leon E. Panetta, Secretary of 
Defense, Department of Defense; and Eric K. Shinseki, Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs, Department of Veterans Affairs.
IMPROVING MILITARY CAPABILITIES FOR CYBER OPERATIONS
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and 
Capabilities held a hearing on Digital Warriors: Improving Military 
Capabilities for Cyber Operations. Testimony was heard from Vice 
Admiral Michael S. Rogers, USN, Commander, U.S. Fleet Cyber Command and 
Commander, U.S. Tenth Fleet, U.S. Department of the Navy; Lieutenant 
General Rhett A. Hernandez, USA Commander, U.S. Army Cyber Command, 
U.S. Department of the Army; Lieutenant General Richard P. Mills, USMC, 
Deputy Commandant, Combat Development and Integration, Commanding 
General, USMC Combat Development Command, U.S. Department of the Marine 
Corps; and Major General Suzanne M. Vautrinot, USAF, Commander, 24th 
Air Force and Commander, Air Force Network Operations, U.S. Department 
of the Air Force.
EXAMINING PROPOSALS TO STRENGTHEN THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Health, 
Employment, Labor, and Pensions held a hearing entitled ``Examining 
Proposals to Strengthen the National Labor Relations Act''. Testimony 
was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power 
completed markup of the ``No More Solyndras Act''. The bill was 
forwarded, as amended.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE FINANCIAL STABILITY OVERSIGHT COUNCIL
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``The Annual Report of the Financial Stability Oversight Council''. 
Testimony was heard from Timothy Geithner, Secretary, Department of the 
Treasury.
INVESTIGATING THE CHINESE THREAT, PART TWO: HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Investigating the Chinese Threat, Part Two: Human Rights Abuses, 
Torture and Disappearances''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
UNDERSTANDING THE HOMELAND THREAT LANDSCAPE
Committee on Homeland Security: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Understanding the Homeland Threat Landscape''. Testimony was heard 
from Janet Napolitano, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security; and 
Matthew Olsen, Director, National Counterterrorism Center.
BEYOND THE STREETS: AMERICA'S EVOLVING GANG THREAT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and 
Homeland Security held a hearing entitled ``Beyond the Streets: 
America's Evolving Gang Threat''. Testimony was heard from Robert F. 
Green, Assistant Commanding Officer, Operations-South Bureau, Los 
Angeles Police Department; Richard W. Stanek, Sheriff, Hennepin County, 
Minnesota; and public witnesses.
CLOUD COMPUTING: AN OVERVIEW OF THE TECHNOLOGY AND THE ISSUES FACING 
AMERICAN INNOVATORS
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, 
Competition and the Internet held a hearing entitled ``Cloud Computing: 
An Overview of the Technology and the Issues facing American

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Innovators''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
GAO REPORT: THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION'S $8 BILLION EXTRALEGAL HEALTHCARE 
SPENDING PROJECT
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``GAO Report: The Obama Administration's $8 Billion 
Extralegal Healthcare Spending Project''. Testimony was heard from 
Jonathan Blum, Deputy Administrator and Director, Center for Medicare; 
James C. Cosgrove, Director, Health Care, Government Accountability 
Office; Edda Emmanuelli-Perez, Managing Associate General Counsel, 
Government Accountability Office.
REGULATORY FREEZE FOR JOBS ACT OF 2012
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 4078, the 
``Regulatory Freeze for Jobs Act of 2012''. The Committee granted, by a 
record vote, a resolution providing that the amendment to H.R. 4078 
printed in section 2 of the resolution shall be considered as adopted 
in the House and in the Committee of the Whole.
DROUGHT FORECASTING, MONITORING AND DECISION-MAKING: A REVIEW OF THE 
NATIONAL INTEGRATED DROUGHT INFORMATION SYSTEM
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Drought Forecasting, Monitoring and Decision-making: 
A Review of the National Integrated Drought Information System''. 
Testimony was heard from Roger S. Pulwarty, Program Director, National 
Integrated Drought Information Systems, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Gregory A. Ballard, 
Mayor, City of Indianapolis; and public witnesses.
TALES OF RESILIENCE: SMALL BUSINESS SURVIVAL IN THE RECESSION
Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Tales of Resilience: Small Business Survival in the Recession''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
OPPORTUNITY FOR EPA TO PROVIDE COMMUNITIES WITH FLEXIBILITY TO MAKE 
SMART INVESTMENTS IN WATER QUALITY
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water 
Resources and Environment held a hearing entitled ``Integrated Planning 
and Permitting, Part 2: An Opportunity for EPA To Provide Communities 
With Flexibility To Make Smart Investments in Water Quality''. 
Testimony was heard from Ted Portune, Commissioner, Hamilton County, 
Ohio Board of Commissioners; Carter H. Strickland, Jr., Commissioner, 
New York City Department of Environmental Protection; Nancy Stoner, 
Acting Assistant Administrator for Water, Environment Protection 
Agency; and Cynthia Giles, Assistant Administrator for the Office of 
Enforcement and Compliance Assurance, Environmental Protection Agency.
PUBLIC CHARITY ORGANIZATIONAL ISSUES, UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX, 
AND THE REVISED FORM 990
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing 
on Public Charity Organizational Issues, Unrelated Business Income Tax, 
and the Revised Form 990. Testimony was heard from Steven T. Miller, 
Deputy Commissioner for Services and Enforcement, Internal Revenue 
Service; and public witnesses.
USE OF TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE THE ADMINISTRATION OF SSI'S FINANCIAL 
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee held a hearing on the Use 
of Technology To Improve the Administration of SSI's Financial 
Eligibility Requirements. Testimony was heard from Carolyn Colvin, 
Deputy Commissioner, Social Security Administration; Patrick P. 
O'Carroll, Jr., Inspector General, Social Security Administration; and 
public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.