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July 13, 2011 sees Congressional Record publish “SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS”

Volume 157, No. 104 covering the 1st Session of the 112th Congress (2011 - 2012) was published by the Congressional Record.

The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.

“SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E1316-E1317 on July 13, 2011.

The publication is reproduced in full below:

SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS

Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate on February 4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate committees, subcommittees, joint committees, and committees of conference. This title requires all such committees to notify the Office of the Senate Daily Digest--designated by the Rules Committee--of the time, place, and purpose of the meetings, when scheduled, and any cancellations or changes in the meetings as they occur.

As an additional procedure along with the computerization of this information, the Office of the Senate Daily Digest will prepare this information for printing in the Extensions of Remarks section of the Congressional Record on Monday and Wednesday of each week.

Meetings scheduled for Thursday, July 14, 2011 may be found in the Daily Digest of today's Record.

MEETINGS SCHEDULED

JULY 1510 a.m.

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe

To hold hearings to examine internet freedom in the

Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe

(OSCE) region, focusing on current trends in internet governance.

210, Cannon Building

JULY 199:30 a.m.

Armed Services

To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Madelyn R.

Creedon, of Indiana, to be an Assistant Secretary for

Global Strategic Affairs, and Alan F. Estevez, of the

District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary for

Logistics and Materiel Readiness, both of the

Department of Defense.

SD-G5010 a.m.

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

To hold hearings to examine enhanced consumer financial protection after the financial crisis.

SD-538

Environment and Public Works

To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Kenneth J.

Kopocis, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and Rebecca R.

Wodder, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of the

Interior for Fish and Wildlife.

SD-406

Foreign Relations

To hold hearings to examine the nominations of David S.

Adams, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant

Secretary for Legislative Affairs, and Joyce A. Barr, of Washington, to be Assistant Secretary for

Administration, both of the Department of State.

SD-41910:30 a.m.

Judiciary

Crime and Terrorism Subcommittee

To hold hearings to examine Drug and Veterans Treatment

Courts, focusing on seeking cost-effective solutions for protecting public safety and reducing recidivism.

SD-226

Energy and Natural Resources

To hold hearings to examine the recent report of the

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) energy initiative entitled ``The Future of Natural Gas''.

SD-3662:30 p.m.

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Disaster Recovery and Intergovernmental Affairs

Subcommittee

To hold hearings to examine 2011 spring storms, focusing on picking up the pieces and building back stronger.

SD-342

Foreign Relations

Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs

Subcommittee

To hold hearings to examine United States policy in

Yemen.

SD-419

JULY 2010 a.m.

Commerce, Science, and Transportation

To hold hearings to examine building American transportation infrastructure through innovative funding.

SR-253

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

Economic Policy Subcommittee

To hold hearings to examine access to capital, focusing on fostering job creation and innovation through high-

growth startups.

SD-538

Foreign Relations

To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Earl

Anthony Wayne, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to Mexico, and Arnold A. Chacon, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Guatemala, both of the Department of

State.

SD-419

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

Business meeting to consider S. 958, to amend the Public

Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to children's hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs, S. 1094, to reauthorize the

Combating Autism Act of 2006 (Public Law 109-416), an original bill entitled, ``Workforce Investment Act

Reauthorization of 2011'', and any pending nominations.

SD-430

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

To hold hearings to examine Federal regulation, focusing on a review of legislative proposals, part II.

SD-342

Judiciary

To hold hearings to examine S. 598, to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage, focusing on assessing the impact of the

Defense of Marriage Act on American families.

SD-226

Environment and Public Works

Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee

To hold an oversight hearing to examine the Yellowstone

River oil spill.

SD-4062 p.m.

Armed Services

Personnel Subcommittee

To hold hearings to examine providing legal services by members of the Judge Advocate Generals' Corps.

SR-232A2:30 p.m.

Commerce, Science, and Transportation

Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard Subcommittee

To hold hearings to examine looking to the future, focusing on, lessons in prevention, response, and restoration from the Gulf oil spill.

SR-253

JULY 212:15 p.m.

Indian Affairs

To hold an oversight hearing to examine floods and fires, focusing on emergency preparedness for natural disasters in the native communities.

SD-628

JULY 272 p.m.

Armed Services

Readiness and Management Support Subcommittee

To hold hearings to examine financial management and business transformation at the Department of Defense.

SR-232A

JULY 282:15 p.m.

Indian Affairs

To hold an oversight hearing to examine enforcing the

``Indian Gaming Regulatory Act'', focusing on the role of the National Indian Gaming Commission and tribes as regulators.

SD-6282:30 p.m.

Energy and Natural Resources

National Parks Subcommittee

To hold hearings to examine S. 264, to direct the

Secretary of the Interior to convey to the State of

Mississippi 2 parcels of surplus land within the boundary of the Natchez Trace Parkway, S. 265, to authorize the acquisition of core battlefield land at

Champion Hill, Port Gibson, and Raymond for addition to

Vicksburg National Military Park, S. 324, to amend the

Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Development Act to extend to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park

Commission, S. 764, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers

Act to make technical corrections to the segment designations for the Chetco River, Oregon, S. 864, to designate a Distinguished Flying Cross National

Memorial at the March Field Air Museum in Riverside,

California, S. 883, to authorize National Mall Liberty

Fund D.C. to establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor free persons and slaves who fought for independence, liberty, and justice for all during the American Revolution, S. 888, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of Illabot Creek in Skagit County, Washington, as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers

System, S. 925, to designate Mt. Andrea Lawrence, S.

970, to designate additional segments and tributaries of White Clay Creek, in the States of Delaware and

Pennsylvania, as a component of the National Wild and

Scenic Rivers System, S. 1063, to allow for the harvest of gull eggs by the Huna Tlingit people within Glacier

Bay National Park in the State of Alaska, S. 1134, to authorize the St.

Croix River Crossing Project with appropriate mitigation measures to promote river values, and S.

1235, to recognize the memorial at the Navy UDT-SEAL

Museum in Fort Pierce, Florida, as the official national memorial of Navy SEALS and their predecessors.

SD-366

SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 157, No. 104