[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 115 (Tuesday, July 31, 2012)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D800-D801]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                             AUGUST 1, 2012

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: to hold 
hearings to examine futures markets, focusing on responding to MF 
Global and Peregrine Financial Group, 9 a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: 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.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings to examine marketplace fairness, focusing on leveling the 
playing field for small businesses, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: 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: to hold hearings to examine the taxation of 
business entities, focusing on tax reform, 10:30 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the 
next steps in Syria, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  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 the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine rising 
prison costs, focusing on restricting budgets and crime prevention 
options, 10 a.m., SD-226.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, 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, Full Committee, hearing on 
Sequestration Implementation Options and the Effects on National 
Defense: Administration Perspectives, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing on United States Pacific 
Command area of responsibility, 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  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.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Full Committee continued 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''; 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, markup of 
resolution appointing Majority members to subcommittees, 10 a.m., 
2128 Rayburn.
  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.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Africa, Global 
Health, and Human Rights, hearing entitled ``Seeking Freedom for 
American Trapped in Bolivian Prison'', 2:30 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Transportation 
Security, hearing entitled ``Breach of Trust: Addressing Misconduct 
Among TSA Screeners'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.

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  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, 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.
  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.
  Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
  Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, hearing entitled ``The 
Emerging Commercial Suborbital Reusable Launch Vehicle Market'', 2 
p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, 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, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``GSA: A Review of Agency Mismanagement and 
Wasteful Spending--Part 2'', 9 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Full Committee, markup of the following: H.R. 2541, the 
``Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act''; H.R. 4278, the 
``Preserving Rural Resources Act of 2012''; H.R. 5806, the 
``Outreach to People With Disabilities During Emergencies Act''; and 
H.R. 5961, the ``Farmer's Privacy Act of 2012'', 10:45 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security and 
Subcommittee on Health, joint subcommittee hearing on Removing 
Social Security Numbers from Medicare Cards, 9:30 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.