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STATE DEPARTMENT’S CENTER FOR 

STRATEGIC COUNTERTERRORISM 

COMMUNICATIONS: MISSION, 

OPERATIONS, AND IMPACT 

Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade held a hearing 

entitled ‘‘The State Department’s Center for Strategic Counterterrorism Communications: Mission, 

Operations, and Impact’’. Testimony was heard from 

Alberto Fernandez, Coordinator, Center for Strategic 

Counterterrorism Communications, Department of 

State. 

LEGISLATIVE MEASURE 

Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution held a hearing on H.R. 997, the ‘‘English 

Language Unity Act of 2011’’. Testimony was heard 

from Representatives King and Gonzalez; Rene Garcia, Senator, State of Florida; and public witnesses. 

OVERSIGHT OF THE ACTING INSPECTOR 

GENERAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE 

INTERIOR 

Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee held 

a hearing entitled ‘‘Oversight of the Actions, Independence and Accountability of the Acting Inspector 

General of the Department of the Interior’’. Testimony was heard from Mary Kendall, Acting Inspector General, Department of the Interior. 

CONCESSION CONTRACT ISSUES FOR 

OUTFITTERS, GUIDES AND SMALLER 

CONCESSIONS 

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands held a hearing 

entitled ‘‘Concession Contract Issues for Outfitters, 

Guides and Smaller Concessions’’. Testimony was 

heard from Peggy O’Dell, Deputy Director for Operations, National Park Service, Department of the Interior; and public witnesses. 

INDIAN LANDS: EXPLORING 

RESOLUTIONS TO DISPUTES CONCERNING 

INDIAN TRIBES, STATE AND LOCAL 

GOVERNMENTS, AND PRIVATE 

LANDOWNERS OVER LAND USE AND 

DEVELOPMENT 

Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs held a hearing entitled ‘‘Indian lands: exploring resolutions to disputes 

concerning Indian tribes, state and local governments, and private landowners over land use and development’’. Testimony was heard from Michael 

Black, Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior; and public witnesses. 

IRS: ENFORCING OBAMACARE’S NEW 

RULES AND TAXES 

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full 

Committee held a hearing entitled ‘‘IRS: Enforcing 

ObamaCare’s New Rules and Taxes’’. Testimony was 

heard from Douglas Shulman, Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service; Nina Olson, National Taxpayer 

Advocate, Internal Revenue Service; and public witnesses. 

A REVIEW OF AMTRAK OPERATIONS, 

PART I: MISMANAGEMENT OF FOOD AND 

BEVERAGE SERVICES 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Full 

Committee held a hearing entitled ‘‘A Review of 

Amtrak Operations, Part I: Mismanagement of Food 

and Beverage Services’’. Testimony was heard from 

Joseph Boardman, President, Amtrak; Ted Alves, Inspector General, Amtrak Office of Inspector General; 

Patricia Quinn, Executive Director, Northern New 

England Passenger Rail Authority; and a public witness. 

ODYSSEY OF THE CVE 

Committee on Veterans’ Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity and Subcommittee on Oversight 

and Investigations held a joint hearing entitled ‘‘Odyssey of the CVE’’. Testimony was heard from 

Thomas J. Leney, Executive Director, Office of Small 

and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, Department 

of Veterans Affairs; Richard J. Hillman, Managing 

Director, Forensic Audits and Investigative Service, 

Government Accountability Office; James J. O’Neill, 

Assistant Inspector General for Investigations, Office 

of the Inspector General, Department of Veterans 

Affairs; and public witnesses. 

Joint Meetings 

No joint committee meetings were held. 

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COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR FRIDAY, 

AUGUST 3, 2012 

(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) 

Senate 

No meetings/hearings scheduled. 

House 

No hearings are scheduled. 


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D824 August 2, 2012 

Next Meeting of the SENATE 

10:15 a.m., Friday, August 3 

Senate Chamber 

Program for Friday: Senate will meet in a pro forma 

session. 

Next Meeting of the HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

10 a.m., Friday, August 3 

House Chamber 

Program for Friday: The House will meet in pro forma 

session at 10 a.m. 

Extensions of Remarks, as inserted in this issue 

HOUSE 

Adams, Sandy, Fla., E1393 

Aderholt, Robert B., Ala., E1393 

Burton, Dan, Ind., E1393 

Canseco, Francisco ‘‘Quico’’, Tex., E1393, E1396 

Capps, Lois, Calif., E1390 

Foxx, Virginia, N.C., E1389 

Gerlach, Jim, Pa., E1389 

Hochul, Kathleen C., N.Y., E1396 

Huelskamp, Tim, Kans., E1390 

Kaptur, Marcy, Ohio, E1396 

McCollum, Betty, Minn., E1393 

Pence, Mike, Ind., E1390 

Quigley, Mike, Ill., E1389 

Stivers, Steve, Ohio, E1396 

Van Hollen, Chris, Md., E1389, E1396 


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