[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 28 (Wednesday, February 27, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D142-D143]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                           FEBRUARY 28, 2013

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine the U.S. 
Central Command and U.S. Special Operations Command in review of the 
Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2014 and the Future 
Years Defense

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Program; with the possibility of a closed session in SVC-217 
following the open session, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings 
to examine addressing the Federal Housing Administration's (FHA), 
financial condition and program challenges, part II, 10 a.m., SD-
538.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine delivery system 
reform, focusing on a progress report from the Centers for Medicare 
and Medicaid Services (CMS), 10:30 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider S. 150, 
to regulate assault weapons, to ensure that the right to keep and 
bear arms is not unlimited, S. 54, to increase public safety by 
punishing and deterring firearms trafficking, S. 374, to ensure that 
all individuals who should be prohibited from buying a firearm are 
listed in the national instant criminal background check system and 
require a background check for every firearm sale, S. 146, to 
enhance the safety of America's schools, and the nominations of 
David Medine, of Maryland, to be Chairman and Member of the Privacy 
and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, Shelly Deckert Dick, to be 
United States District Judge for the Middle District of Louisiana, 
William H. Orrick III, of the District of Columbia, to be United 
States District Judge for the Northern District of California, 
Nelson Stephen Roman, to be United States District Judge for the 
Southern District of New York, Sheri Polster Chappell, to be United 
States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida, Kenneth 
John Gonzales, to be United States District Judge for the District 
of New Mexico, Michael J. McShane, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of Oregon, and Nitza I. Quinones Alejandro, 
Luis Felipe Restrepo, and Jeffrey L. Schmehl, all to be a United 
States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 10 
a.m., SD-216.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: business meeting to markup 
the Omnibus Budget for Senate committees, Time to be announced, Room 
to be announced.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold a joint hearing with the 
House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine a legislative 
presentation of Military Officer Association of America, Retired 
Enlisted Association, Non Commissioned Officers Association, Blinded 
Veterans Association, Military Order of the Purple Heart, Wounded 
Warrior Project, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, and 
American Ex-Prisoners of War, 10 a.m., SD-G50.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to 
examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing on 
assuring viability of the sustainment industrial base, 8 a.m., 2212 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, 
hearing on Nuclear Security: Actions, Accountability and Reform, 
10:30 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land 
Forces, hearing on impacts of a continuing resolution and 
sequestration on acquisition, programming, and the industrial base, 
9 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on Early 
Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, hearing entitled 
``Raising the Bar: How are Schools Measuring Teacher Performance?'', 
9 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Power; and Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, joint 
hearing entitled ``The Nuclear Regulatory Commission: Policy and 
Governance Challenges'', 9 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, 
hearing entitled ``Overview of U.S. Interests in the Western 
Hemisphere: Opportunities and Challenges'', 9:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, 
Commercial and Antitrust Law, hearing entitled ``Obama 
Administration's Regulatory War on Jobs, the Economy, and America's 
Global Competitiveness'', 9 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on 
Oversight, hearing entitled ``Top Challenges for Science Agencies: 
Reports from the Inspectors General--Part 1'', 10 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Energy 
and Trade, hearing entitled ``Small Business Trade Agenda: 
Opportunities in the 113th Congress'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Full Committee, 
meeting on the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Views and Estimates of the 
Committee; General Services Administration Capital Investment and 
Leasing Program Resolutions; and other matters, 10 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Human Resources, 
hearing entitled ``The Proposed Waiver of Work Requirements in the 
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Program'', 9 a.m., 
1100 Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: to hold hearings to examine the state of 
the United States economy, focusing on economic growth and job 
creation, and what Congress can do to boost them, 10 a.m., SH-216.