07/28/11 2:30 PMLocation : SD-342
Hearings to examine the nominations of Mark D. Acton, of Kentucky, and Robert G. Taub, of New York, both to be a Commissioner of the Postal Regulatory
Commission.
Location : SD-366
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, and S.1134, to authorize the St. Croix River Crossing Project with appropriate mitigation measures to promote river
values.
Location : SH-219
Closed business meeting to consider pending calendar
business.
07/28/11 2:15 PMLocation : SD-628
Business meeting to consider S.546, to extend the Federal recognition to the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana, S.379, to extend Federal recognition to the Chickahominy Indian Tribe, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe-Eastern Division,
the Upper Mattaponi Tribe, the Rappahannock Tribe, Inc., the Monacan Indian Nation, and the Nansemond Indian Tribe, S.1218, to provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, S.703, to amend the Long-Term Leasing Act, and S.636,
to provide the Quileute Indian Tribe Tsunami and Flood Protection; to be immediately followed by 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.
07/28/11 2:00 PMLocation : SD-138
Hearings to examine Federal disaster assistance budgeting, focusing on the role of the Federal government in mitigating the economic impact of severe weather events through long-term budgetary
planning.
07/28/11 1:30 PMLocation : CHOB-210
Hearings to examine United States policy and the Organization for Co-oporation in Europe, focusing on making good on commitments and challenges, including unresolved conflicts, ethnic tension, corruption and lack of governance, racism and
intolerance, and trafficking in persons.
07/28/11 10:00 AMLocation : SR-253
Hearings to examine aviation fuels, focusing on needs, challenges, and
alternatives.
Location : SD-366
Hearings to examine the nominations of Charles DeWitt McConnell, of Ohio, to be Assistant Secretary of Energy for Fossil Energy, and Rebecca R. Wodder, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Fish and
Wildlife.
Location : SD-215
Hearings to examine the nominations of Juan F. Vasquez, of Texas, and Maurice B. Foley, of Maryland, both to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court, and Janice Eberly, of Illinois, to be Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury.
Location : SD-226
Business meeting to consider S.401, to help Federal prosecutors and investigators combat public corruption by strengthening and clarifying the law, S.657, to encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout the United States in order to
disseminate information when a law enforcement officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty, S.409, to ban the sale of certain synthetic drugs, S.605, to amend the Controlled Substances Act to place synthetic drugs in Schedule I,
S.839, to ban the sale of certain synthetic drugs, and the nominations of Steve Six, of Kansas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit, Morgan Christen, of Alaska, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, Scott
Wesley Skavdahl, to be United States District Judge for the District of Wyoming, Sharon L. Gleason, to be United States District Judge for the District of Alaska, Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District
of California, and Richard G. Andrews, to be United States District Judge for the District of
Delaware.