Senate to explore Dodd-Frank, human trafficking, college costs next week

Senate committees will hold hearings next week to examine the implementation of Dodd-Frank reforms, how to fight human trafficking and how to make college affordable.

In addition to these, the Senate Banking Committee will hear from Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke. And, the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee will hold a hearing called "Show Me the Money: Improving the Transparency of Federal Spending."

Details on these and other key Senate hearings follow:

Senate Agriculture

July 17, "Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: 2 Years Later"
10 a.m., 328-A Russell Senate Office Building

Senate Banking

July 17, "The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress," Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies
10 a.m., G50 Dirksen Senate Office Building.

Senate Foreign Relations

July 17, "The Next Ten Years in the Fight Against Human Trafficking: Attacking the Problems with the Right Tools"
9:30 a.m., 419 Dirksen Senate Office Buliding

July 18, hearing on the nomination of ambassadors to Bulgaria, Cyprus, Serbia, Marshall Islands, and Oman
2:30 p.m., 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions

July 19, "Making College Affordability a Priority: Promising Practices and Strategies"
10 a.m., 430 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

July 18, "Show Me the Money: Improving the Transparency of Federal Spending"
9:30 a.m., 342 Dirksen Senate Office Building

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