[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 114 (Monday, July 30, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D791-D793]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of July 31 through August 3, 2012

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of S. 3414, 
Cybersecurity Act, with a period of debate only until 2:15 p.m.
  During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared 
legislative and executive business.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: August 1, to 
hold hearings to examine futures markets, focusing

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on responding to MF Global and Peregrine Financial Group, 9 a.m., 
SR-328A.
  Committee on Appropriations: July 31, Subcommittee on Department 
of Defense, business meeting to markup proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 2013 for the Department of Defense, 10:30 a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: August 1, 
Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation and Community Development, 
to hold hearings to examine streamlining and strengthening Housing 
and Urban Development's (HUD) rental housing assistance programs, 10 
a.m., SD-538.
  August 2, Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance and Investment, to 
hold hearings to examine the tri-party repo market, focusing on the 
remaining challenges, 9 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: July 31, 
business meeting to consider pending calendar business, 2:30 p.m., 
SR-253.
  August 1, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine marketplace 
fairness, focusing on leveling the playing field for small 
businesses, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: July 31, to hold 
hearings to examine S. 3385, to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior to use designated funding to pay for construction of 
authorized rural water projects, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: August 1, to hold 
hearings to examine an update on the latest climate change science 
and local adaptation measures, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: August 1, to hold hearings to examine the 
taxation of business entities, focusing on tax reform, 10:30 a.m., 
SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: July 31, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of James B. Cunningham, of New York, to be 
Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, and Richard G. 
Olson, of New Mexico, to be Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of 
Pakistan, both of the Department of State, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  July 31, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps and 
Global Narcotics Affairs, to hold hearings to examine doing business 
in Latin America, focusing on positive trends but serious 
challenges, 2 p.m., SD-419.
  August 1, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the next 
steps in Syria, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  August 1, Subcommittee on European Affairs, to hold hearings to 
examine the future of the eurozone, focusing on the outlook and 
lessons, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: July 31, 
Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal 
Workforce, and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings to examine 
the state of Federal privacy and data security law, 10 a.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: August 1, to hold hearings to examine 
rising prison costs, focusing on restricting budgets and crime 
prevention options, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  August 2, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 225, to 
permit the disclosure of certain information for the purpose of 
missing child investigations, S.J. Res. 44, granting the consent of 
Congress to the State and Province Emergency Management Assistance 
Memorandum of Understanding, S. 645, to amend the National Child 
Protection Act of 1993 to establish a permanent background check 
system, and the nominations of Thomas M. Durkin, to be United States 
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, and Jon S. 
Tigar, and William H. Orrick, III, of the District of Columbia, both 
to be a United States District Judge for the Northern District of 
California, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: July 31, to hold closed hearings 
to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  August 2, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, August 1, Subcommittee on Commerce, 
Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, hearing on the Final Report of 
the William H. Webster Commission on the FBI, Counterterrorism 
Intelligence, and the Events at Fort Hood, Texas on November 5, 2009, 10 
a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, August 1, Full Committee, hearing on 
Sequestration Implementation Options and the Effects on National Defense: 
Administration Perspectives, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  August 1, Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing on United States Pacific 
Command area of responsibility, 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  August 1, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing on Nonproliferation 
and Disarmament: What's the Connection and What Does that Mean for U.S. 
Security and Obama Administration Policy, 3 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  August 2, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on 
Afghan National Security Forces: Afghan Corruption and the Development of 
an Effective Fighting Force, 3 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, July 31, Full Committee, begin markup 
of H.R. 6213, the ``No More Solyndras Act''; H.R. 6190, the ``Asthma 
Inhalers Relief Act of 2012''; H.R. 6194, the ``U.S. Agricultural Sector 
Relief Act of 2012''; S. 710, the ``Hazardous Waste Electronic Manifest 
Establishment Act''; and H.R. 6131, a bill to extend the ``Undertaking 
Spam, Spyware, and Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers Beyond Border Act of 
2006''; 4 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  August 2, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, hearing entitled ``The 
American Energy Initiative'', 9 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  August 2, Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, hearing 
entitled ``Oversight of the Consumer Product Safety Commission'', 9:30 
a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, August 1, Full Committee, markup of 
resolution appointing Majority members to subcommittees, 10 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  August 1, Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored 
Enterprises, markup of the following: H.R. 757, the ``Equitable Treatment 
of Investors Act''; H.R. 2827, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934 to clarify provisions relating to the regulation of municipal 
advisors, and for other purposes; and H.R. 6161, the ''Fostering 
Innovation Act'', 10:15 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.

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  August 2, Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology, 
hearing entitled ``Sound Money: Parallel Currencies and the Roadmap to 
Monetary Freedom'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, August 1, Subcommittee on Africa, Global 
Health, and Human Rights, hearing entitled ``Seeking Freedom for American 
Trapped in Bolivian Prison'', 2:30 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  August 2, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, 
hearing entitled ``The State Department's Center for Strategic 
Counterterrorism Communications: Mission, Operations, and Impact'', 2 
p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, August 1, Subcommittee on 
Transportation Security, hearing entitled ``Breach of Trust: Addressing 
Misconduct Among TSA Screeners'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  August 1, Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Management, 
markup of H.R. 5913, the ``DHS Accountability Act of 2012'', 2 p.m., 311 
Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, August 1, Full Committee, markup of the 
following: H.R. 6215, to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to correct an 
error in the provisions relating to remedies for dilution; H.R. 6189, the 
``Reporting Efficiency Improvement Act''; H.R. 4305, the ``Child and 
Elderly Missing Alert Program''; H.R. 6185, to improve security at State 
and local courthouses; H.R. 2800, the ``Missing Alzheimer's Disease 
Patient Alert Program Reauthorization of 2011''; H.R. 1775, the ``Stolen 
Valor Act of 2011''; and S. 285, for the relief of Sopuruchi Chukwueke, 
10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  August 1, Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, Competition and the 
Internet, hearing on H.R. 3889, the ``Promoting Automotive Repair, Trade, 
and Sales Act'' (``PARTS Act''), 2:30 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  August 2, Subcommittee on the Constitution, hearing on H.R. 997, the 
``English Language Unity Act of 2011'', 10:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, August 1, Full Committee, meeting 
to consider motion to authorize issuance of subpoenas; and markup of 
the following measures: H.R. 2706, the ``Billfish Conservation Act 
of 2011''; H.R. 3319, to allow the Pascua Yaqui Tribe to determine 
the requirements for membership in that tribe; H.R. 4194, to amend 
the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide that Alexander 
Creek, Alaska, is and shall be recognized as an eligible Native 
village under that Act, and for other purposes; H.R. 5319, the 
``Nashua River Wild and Scenic River Study Act''; H.R. 5544, the 
``Minnesota Education Investment and Employment Act''; H.R. 6007, 
the ``North Texas Zebra Mussel Barrier Act of 2012''; H.R. 6060, the 
``Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act of 2012''; and 
H.R. 6089, the ``Healthy Forest Management Act of 2012'', 10 a.m., 
1324 Longworth.
  August 2, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Oversight of the 
Actions, Independence and Accountability of the Acting Inspector 
General of the Department of the Interior'', 10 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  August 2, Subcommittee on National Park, Forests and Public Lands, 
hearing entitled ``Concession Contract Issues for Outfitters, Guides 
and Smaller Concessions'', 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  August 2, Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, 
hearing on Indian lands: exploring resolutions to disputes 
concerning Indian tribes, state and local governments, and private 
landowners over land use and development, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, August 1, 
Subcommittee on Government Organization, Efficiency and Financial 
Management, hearing entitled ``Unresolved Internal Investigations at 
DHS: Oversight of Investigation Management in the Office of the DHS 
IG'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  August 2, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``IRS: Enforcing 
ObamaCare's New Rules and Taxes'', 9 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, July 31, Full Committee, hearing on the 
following: H.R. 6169, the ``Pathway to Job Creation through a 
Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act of 2012''; H.R. 8, the ``Job Protection 
and Recession Prevention Act of 2012''; and legislation to provide a 
one-year extension of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 
2008, with certain modifications and exceptions, to make 
supplemental agricultural disaster assistance available for fiscal 
years 2012 and 2013, and for other purposes, 5 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, August 1, 
Subcommittee on Research and Science Education, hearing entitled 
``The Relationship Between Business and Research Universities: 
Collaborations Fueling American Innovation and Job Creation'', 10 
a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  August 1, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, hearing entitled 
``The Emerging Commercial Suborbital Reusable Launch Vehicle 
Market'', 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  August 2, Full Committee, markup of H.R. 4158, to confirm full 
ownership rights for certain United States astronauts to artifacts 
from the astronauts' space missions, 9:30 a.m., 2318 Longworth.
  Committee on Small Business, August 1, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Know Before You Regulate: The Impact of CFPB Regulations 
on Small Business'' 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, August 1, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``GSA: A Review of Agency Mismanagement 
and Wasteful Spending--Part 2'', 9 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  August 2, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``A Review of Amtrak 
Operations, Part I: Mismanagement of Food & Beverage Services'', 10 
a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, July 31, Subcommittee on Health, 
hearing entitled ``Optimizing Care for Veterans with Prosthetics: An 
Update'', 4:30 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  August 2, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity; and Subcommittee 
on Oversight and Investigations, joint hearing entitled ``Odyssey of 
the CVE'', 2 p.m., 334 Cannon.