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the Speaker to appoint Members to perform the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period addressed by section 3. Section 5 provides that each 

day during the period addressed by section 3 shall 

not constitute a calendar day for purposes of section 

7 of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1546). 

Section 6 provides that each day during the period 

addressed by section 3 shall not constitute a legislative day for purposes of clause 7 of rule XIII (resolutions of inquiry). Section 7 provides that for each 

day during the period addressed by section 3 shall 

not constitute a calendar or legislative day for purposes of clause 7(c)(1) of rule XXII (motions to instruct conferees). Section 8 authorizes the Speaker to 

entertain motions to suspend the rules on the legislative day of August 2, 2012. Section 9 waives the 

requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII (requiring a 

two-thirds vote to consider a report from the Committee on Rules on the same day it is presented to 

the House) with respect to any resolution reported 

through the legislative day of August 2, 2012. Testimony was heard from Chairman Camp and Representatives Levin, Pelosi, Hoyer, and Lee. 

OPTIMIZING CARE FOR VETERANS WITH 

PROSTHETICS 

Committee on Veterans’ Affairs: Subcommittee on 

Health held a hearing entitled ‘‘Optimizing Care for 

Veterans with Prosthetics: An Update’’. Testimony 

was heard from Robert A. Petzel, Under Secretary 

for Health Veterans, Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs. 

Joint Meetings 

No joint committee meetings were held. 

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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., 

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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. 


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