E1282 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — Extensions of Remarks July 18, 2012 

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 19, 2012 may be found in the Daily 

Digest of today’s RECORD. 

MEETINGS SCHEDULED 

JULY 20 

10:30 a.m. 

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Walter M. Shaub, Jr., of Virginia, to be Director of the Office of 

Government Ethics, and Rainey Ransom Brandt, and Kimberley Sherri 

Knowles, both to be an Associate Judge 

of the Superior Court of the District of 

Columbia. 

SD–342 

JULY 24 

10 a.m. 

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 

To hold hearings to examine housing 

partnerships in Indian country. 

SD–538 

Energy and Natural Resources 

To hold hearings to examine assessing 

the opportunities for, current level of 

investment in, and barriers to the expanded usage of natural gas as a fuel 

for transportation. 

SD–366 

Environment and Public Works 

Superfund, Toxics and Environmental 

Health Subcommittee 

To hold a joint oversight hearing to examine Environmental Protection Agency authorities and actions to control 

exposures to toxic chemicals. 

SD–406 

Judiciary 

Immigration, Refugees and Border Security Subcommittee 

To hold hearings to examine strengthening the student visa system. 

SD–226 

2:30 p.m. 

Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

To hold hearings to examine the Cable 

Act at 20. 

SR–253 

Judiciary 

Constitution, Civil Rights and Human 

Rights Subcommittee 

To hold hearings to examine responding 

to Citizens United and Super PACs. 

SH–216 

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 

Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection Subcommittee 

To hold hearings to examine private student loans, focusing on providing flexibility and opportunity to borrowers. 

SD–538 

Intelligence 

To hold a closed markup session to consider certain intelligence matters. 

SH–219 

JULY 25 

10 a.m. 

Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

To hold hearings to examine the International Space Station, focusing on research, collaboration, and discovery. 

SR–253 

Appropriations 

Energy and Water Development Subcommittee 

To hold hearings to examine the proper 

size of the nuclear weapons stockpile 

to maintain a credible U.S. deterrent. 

SD–192 

Finance 

To hold hearings to examine education 

tax incentives and tax reform. 

SD–215 

Judiciary 

To hold hearings to examine ensuring judicial independence through civics education. 

SH–216 

Appropriations 

Departments of Labor, Health and Human 

Services, and Education, and Related 

Agencies Subcommittee 

To hold hearings to examine the impact 

of sequestration on education. 

SD–124 

Foreign Relations 

Near Eastern and South and Central Asian 

Affairs Subcommittee 

To hold hearings to examine Iran’s support for terrorism in the Middle East. 

SD–419 

2 p.m. 

Aging 

To hold hearings to examine enhancing 

women’s retirement security. 

SD–562 

2:30 p.m. 

Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

To hold hearings to examine short-supply prescription drugs. 

SR–253 

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, 

and International Security Subcommittee 

To hold hearings to examine assessing 

grants management practices at Federal agencies. 

SD–342 

Energy and Natural Resources 

Water and Power Subcommittee 

To hold an oversight hearing to examine 

the role of water use efficiency and its 

impact on energy use. 

SD–366 

3 p.m. 

Foreign Relations 

To hold hearings to examine S. 2215, to 

create jobs in the United States by increasing United States exports to Africa by at least 200 percent in real dollar 

value within 10 years, focusing on economic statecraft. 

SD–419 

JULY 26 

9:30 a.m. 

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

Investigations Subcommittee 

To hold hearings to examine assessing 

overlap between disability and unemployment benefits. 

SD–342 

2:15 p.m. 

Indian Affairs 

To hold an oversight hearing to examine 

the regulation of tribal gaming, focusing on brick and mortar to the internet. 

SD–628 

2:30 p.m. 

Intelligence 

To hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters. 

SH–219 

AUGUST 1 

9 a.m. 

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 

To hold hearings to examine MF Global, 

focusing on accountability in the futures markets. 

SR–328A 


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