[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 36 (Wednesday, March 13, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D193-D196]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             MARCH 14, 2013

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on the Budget: business meeting to continue 
consideration of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 
year 2014, 9 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: business meeting to 
consider S. 23, to designate as wilderness certain land and inland 
water within the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore in the State 
of Michigan, S. 25, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
convey certain Federal features of the electric distribution system 
to the South Utah Valley Electric Service District, S. 26, to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to facilitate the 
development of hydroelectric power on the Diamond Fork System of the 
Central Utah Project, S. 112, to expand the Alpine Lakes Wilderness 
in the State of Washington, to designate the Middle Fork Snoqualmie 
River and Pratt River as wild and scenic rivers, S. 130, to require 
the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal land to the 
Powell Recreation District in the State of Wyoming S. 157, to 
provide for certain improvements to the Denali National Park and 
Preserve in the State of Alaska, S. 222, to amend the Surface Mining 
Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 to clarify that uncertified 
States and Indian tribes have the authority to use certain payments 
for certain noncoal reclamation projects and acid mine remediation 
programs, S. 230, to authorize the Peace Corps Commemorative 
Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of 
Columbia and its environs, S. 241, to establish the Rio Grande del 
Norte National Conservation Area in the State of New Mexico, S. 244, 
to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to modify the Pilot Project 
offices of the Federal Permit Streamlining Pilot Project, S. 247, to 
establish the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in Auburn, New 
York, and the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National 
Historical Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, 
Maryland, S. 276, to reinstate and extend the deadline for 
commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving 
the American Falls Reservoir, S. 304, 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. 311, to 
direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and 
feasibility of designating sites in the Lower Mississippi River Area 
in the State of Louisiana as a unit of the National Park System, S. 
347, to establish the First State National Historical Park in the 
State of Delaware, S. 352, to provide for the designation of the 
Devil's Staircase Wilderness Area in the State of Oregon, to 
designate segments of Wasson and Franklin Creeks in the State of 
Oregon as wild rivers, S. 354, to modify the boundary of the Oregon 
Caves National Monument, S. 383, 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. 393, 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, and S. 459, 
to modify the boundary of the Minuteman Missile National Historic 
Site in the State of South Dakota, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold 
hearings to examine keeping up with a changing economy, focusing on 
indexing the minimum wage, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold 
hearings to examine border security, focusing on measuring progress 
and addressing challenges, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  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, and the nominations of Jane Kelly, of 
Iowa, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit, and 
Kenneth John Gonzales, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of New Mexico, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: to hold hearings 
to examine helping small businesses weather economic challenges and 
natural disasters, focusing on a review of legislative proposals on 
access to capital and disaster recovery, 10:30 a.m., SR-428A.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to 
examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Full Committee, hearing on Examining 
Legislative Improvements to Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act, 10 
a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs, hearing for Public and Outside 
Witnesses, 9:30 a.m., HC-5 Capitol.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, 
hearing on USDA Food and Nutrition Service, 10 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Energy and Water 
Development, hearing on Department of Energy FY 2014 Budget Applied 
Energy Funding, 10 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.

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  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies, hearing on the Department of Justice 
Oversight, 10 a.m., H-309 Capitol.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Financial Services 
and General Government, hearing on Supreme Court of the United 
States Oversight, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Transportation, 
Housing and Urban Development, hearing on Management Issues at 
Department of Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, 10 
a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and 
Human Services, and Education, hearing on Social Security 
Administration's Management Challenges in a Fiscally Constrained 
Environment, 10 a.m., 2358-C Rayburn.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, 
hearing on Immigration Enforcement Oversight, 10 a.m., 2358-A 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing 
entitled ``Is Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Appropriate at 
this Time?'', 3:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on 
Workforce Protections, hearing entitled ``Examining the Role of 
Lower-Skilled Guest Worker Programs in Today's Economy'', 10 a.m., 
2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Environment and 
the Economy, hearing entitled ``The Chemical Facilities Anti-
terrorism Standards (CFATS) Program: A Progress Update'', 10 a.m., 
2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications 
and Technology, hearing entitled ``Oversight of the First Responder 
Network Authority (FirstNet) and Emergency Communications'', 10:30 
a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing entitled ``Who is Too Big to Fail? GAO's 
Assessment of the Financial Stability Oversight Council and the 
Office of Financial Research'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western 
Hemisphere, hearing entitled ``U.S. Energy Security: Enhancing 
Partnerships with Mexico and Canada'', 9:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Transportation 
Security, hearing entitled ``TSA's Efforts to Advance Risk-Based 
Security'', 3 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on House Administration, Full Committee, markup on the 
Omnibus Committee Funding Resolution; and hearing on Committee 
Resolution for Franked Mail Allowances for Certain Committees; and 
Disposition of Election Contest in the 28th District of Texas, 3 
p.m., 1301 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 1067, 
to enact title 36, United States Code, ``Patriotic and National 
Observances, Ceremonies, and Organizations'', as positive law; H.R. 
1068 to enact title 54, United States Code, ``National Park 
System'', as positive law; H.R. 258, the ``Stolen Valor Act of 
2013''; and, H.R. 1073, the ``Nuclear Terrorism Conventions 
Implementation and Safety of Maritime Navigation Act of 2013'', 10 
a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual 
Property, and the Internet, hearing entitled ``Abusive Patent 
Litigation, The Impact on American Innovation and Jobs, and 
Potential Solutions'', 11:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Immigration and Border 
Security, hearing entitled ``The Separation of Nuclear Families 
under U.S. Immigration Law'', 1:30 p.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources, hearing entitled ``America's Onshore Energy Resources, 
Creating Jobs, Securing America, and Lowering Prices'', 10 a.m., 
1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Public Lands and 
Environment Regulation, hearing on H.R. 588, the ``Vietnam Veterans 
Donor Acknowledgment Act of 2013''; H.R. 716, to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal land to the city 
of Vancouver, Washington, and for other purposes; and H.R. 819, the 
``Preserving Access to Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational 
Area Act'', 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on 
Oversight, hearing entitled ``Top Challenges For Science Agencies, 
Reports from the Inspectors General--Part 2'', 12:30 p.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Full Committee, 
markup on H.R. 756, the ``Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2013''; 
and H.R. 967, the ``Advancing America's Networking and Information 
Technology Research and Development Act of 2013'', 10 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Investigations, 
Oversight and Regulations, hearing entitled ``Regulating the 
Regulators-Reducing Burdens on Small Business'', 10 a.m., 2360 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Highways and Transit, hearing entitled ``Implementing MAP-21, 
Progress Report from DOT Modal Administrators'', 10 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Economic 
Opportunity, hearing entitled ``Lowering the Rate of Unemployment 
for the National Guard and Reserve, Are We Making Progress?'', 10 
a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing entitled ``Waiting for Care, Examining 
Patient Wait Times at VA'', 1:30 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee Social Security, hearing 
entitled ``Financing Challenges Facing the Social Security 
Disability Insurance Program'', 10 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Full Committee, 
business meeting on Member Access request, 9:30 a.m., HVC-304. 
Portions of this meeting may be closed.

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  House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Ongoing Intelligence Activities'', 10 a.m., HVC-
304. This is a closed hearing.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: to hold hearings to examine solving the 
Federal debt crisis, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.


* These figures include all measures reported, even if there was 
no accompanyingreport. A total of 164 written reports have been 
filed in the Senate, 392 reports have been filed in the House.l  
** Proceedings on Roll Call No. 327 were vacated by unanimous 
consent.

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