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“House Committee Meetings” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D672-D674 on June 15, 2010.
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Committee Meetings
AMERICA'S ENERGY FUTURE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Environment held a hearing entitled ``Drilling Down on America's Energy Future: Safety, Security and Clean Energy.'' Testimony was heard from Rex W. Tillerson, Chairman and CEO, ExxonMobil; John S. Watson, Chairman and CEO, Chevron; James J. Mulva, Chairman and CEO, ConocoPhillips; Marvin Odum, President, Shell Oil Co; and Lamar McKay, Chairman and President, BP America, Inc.
NIH OUTLOOK
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing entitled ``NIH in the 21st Century: The Director's Perspective.'' Testimony was heard from Francis S. Collins, M.D., Director, NIH, Department of Health and Human Services.
DISASTERS--SPECIAL NEEDS CARE
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Emergency Communications, Preparedness and Response held a hearing entitled:
``Caring for Special Needs During Disasters: What's Being Done for Vulnerable Populations?'' Testimony was heard from the following officials of FEMA, Department of Homeland Security: Marcie Roth, Senior Advisor, Disability Issues and Director, Office of Disability Integration and Coordination, and Jim Kish, Director-Technological Hazards Division; Carmen J. Spencer, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army-Elimination of Chemical Weapons, U. S. Army, Department of Defense; and public witnesses.
WMD PREVENTION AND PREPAREDNESS
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Emerging Threats, Cybersecurity, and Science and Technology held a hearing on H.R. 5498, WMD Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2010. Testimony was heard from Sara T. Beatrice, Assistant Commissioner, Public Health Laboratory Director, Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, City of New York; and public witnesses.
DISCRIMINATORY STATE MOTOR VEHICLE RENTAL TAXES
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law held a hearing on H.R. 4175, End Discriminatory State Taxes for Automobile Renters Act of 2009. Testimony was heard from Representative Boucher; and public witnesses.
ANTITRUST ROLE IN REGULATED INDUSTRIES
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts and Competition Policy held a hearing on Is There Life After Trinko and Credit Suisse?: The Role of Antitrust in Regulated Industries. Testimony was heard from Howard A. Shelanski, Deputy Director, Antitrust, Bureau of Economics, FTC; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT--DEEPWATER HORIZON OIL SPILL IN GULF OF MEXICO
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Insular Affairs, Oceans and Wildlife continued oversight hearings on the Deepwater oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, with emphasis on Ocean Science and Data Limits in a Time of Crisis: Do NOAA and the Fish and Wildlife Service Have the Resources to Respond? Testimony was heard from David Kennedy, Acting Assistant Administrator, National Ocean Service, NOAA, Department of Commerce; Marcia McNutt, Director, U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior; Jonathan A. Coddington, Associate Director, Research and Collections, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution; and public witnesses.
Hearings continue June 24.
LEAD EXPOSURE IN D.C.
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia held a hearing entitled ``Lead Exposure in D.C.: Prevention, Protection, and Potential Prescriptions.'' Testimony was heard from Ileana Arias, Principal Deputy Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Department of Health and Human Services; Thomas Jacobus, General Manager, Washington Aqueduct Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense; the following officials of the District of Columbia: George Hawkins, General Manager, Water and Sewer Authority; and Christophe A.G. Tulou, Acting Director, Department of the Environment; and a public witness.
VETERANS BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs held a hearing on the State of the Veterans Benefits Administration. Testimony was heard from Michael Walcoff, Acting Under Secretary, Benefits, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; representatives of veterans organizations; and public witnesses.
REDUCING MEDICARE FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health and the Subcommittee on Oversight held a joint hearing on reducing fraud, waste, and abuse in Medicare. Testimony was heard from Representatives Roskam, Klein of Florida, Ros-Lehtinen, and Murphy of New York; Edward N. Siskel, Associate Deputy Attorney General, Department of Justice; the following officials of the Department of Health and Human Services: Lewis Morris, Chief Counsel, Office of Inspector General; and Kimberly Brandt, Director, Medicare Program Integrity, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; and Kathleen M. King, Director, Health Care, GAO.
REGULATED INVESTMENT COMPANIES MODERNIZATION
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures held a hearing on tax simplification proposals impacting regulated investment companies, with emphasis on H.R. 4337, Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2009. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
BRIEFING--NATIONAL COUNTERTERRORISM CENTER GLOBAL
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Met in executive session to receive a briefing on National Counterterrorism Center Global. The Committee was briefed by departmental witnesses.
Joint Meetings
RESTORING AMERICAN FINANCIAL STABILITY ACT
Conferees met to resolve the differences between the Senate and House passed versions of H.R. 4173, to promote the financial stability of the United States by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system, to end ``too big to fail'', to protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect consumers from abusive financial services practices, but did not complete action thereon, and will meet again on Wednesday, June 16th.
