[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 19, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D246-D247]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                             MARCH 20, 2013

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Science and Space, to hold hearings to examine assessing the 
risks, impacts, and solutions for space threats, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine aviation safety, 
focusing on the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) progress on 
key safety initiatives, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: business meeting to 
consider S. 601, to provide for the conservation and development of 
water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army 
to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors 
of the United States, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine reforming the 
delivery system, focusing on the Center for Medicare and Medicaid 
Innovation, 9:30 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine 
counterterrorism policies and priorities, focusing on addressing the 
evolving threat, 2:15 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: business 
meeting to consider an original bill entitled, ``Animal Drug and 
Animal Generic Drug User Fee Reauthorization Act of 2013'', and S. 
330, to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish safeguards 
and standards of quality for research and transplantation of organs 
infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), Time to be 
announced, S-216.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold 
hearings to examine Hurricane Sandy, focusing on getting the 
recovery right and the value of mitigation, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine the future 
of drones in America, focusing on law enforcement and privacy 
considerations, 10:30 a.m., SD-226.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine building an 
immigration system worthy of American values, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold hearings to examine 
Veterans Affairs mental health care, focusing on ensuring timely 
access to high-quality care, 10 a.m., SR-418.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture: Full Committee, business meeting to 
consider the following measures: H.R. 634, the ``Business Risk 
Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2013''; H.R. 677, the 
``Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act''; H.R. 742, the ``Swap 
Data Repository and Clearinghouse Indemnification Correction Act of 
2013''; H.R. 992, the ``Swaps Regulatory Improvement Act''; H.R. 
1003, to improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading 
Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders; 
H.R. 1038, the ``Public Power

[[Page D247]]

Risk Management Act of 2013''; and legislation regarding the ``Swap 
Jurisdiction Certainty Act'', 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and 
Human Services, and Education, hearing on Children's Mental Health, 
Oversight, 10 a.m., 2358-C Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Defense, hearing on National Guard and U.S. Army 
Reserve Oversight, 10 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Homeland Security, hearing on Cybersecurity and 
Critical Infrastructure, 10 a.m., H-405 Capitol. This is a closed 
hearing.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, hearing on Major 
Construction Projects of the Department of Energy Oversight, 10 
a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, hearing 
on Judiciary Oversight, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, 
hearing on Education: Perspective from the Inspector Generals, 10 
a.m., 2358-C Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice and Science, and Related 
Agencies, hearing on National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
Budget, 2 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee, hearing on the 
Posture of the U.S. Northern Command and U.S. Southern Command, 10 
a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce: Full Committee, markup 
on H.R. 1120, the ``Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-
Management Relations Act'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health, hearing 
entitled ``Health Information Technologies: How Innovation Benefits 
Patients'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Financial 
Institutions and Consumer Credit, hearing entitled ``State of 
Community Banking: Is the Current Regulatory Environment Adversely 
Affecting Community Financial Institutions?'', 10 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Crisis in Syria: The U.S. Response'', 9:45 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, hearing on 
``Hezbollah's Strategic Shift: A Global Terrorist Threat'', 1:30 
p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Border and 
Maritime Security, hearing entitled ``Measuring Outcomes to 
Understand the State of Border Security'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and 
Security Technology, hearing entitled ``Cyber Threats from China, 
Russia and Iran: Protecting American Critical Infrastructure'', 2 
p.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, 
Commercial and Antitrust Law, markup on H.R. 367, the ``Regulations 
From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013''; and H.R. 982, 
the ``Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act of 2012'', 
10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, 
hearing entitled ``The Register's Call for Updates to U.S. Copyright 
Law'', 3:30 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 
527, the ``Responsible Helium Administration and Stewardship Act''; 
H.R. 254, the ``Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower Facilitation Act''; 
H.R. 291, the ``Black Hills Cemetery Act''; H.R. 507, the ``Pascua 
Yaqui Tribe Trust Land Act; H.R. 588, the ``Vietnam Veterans Donor 
Acknowledgment Act of 2013''; H.R. 678, the ``Bureau of Reclamation 
Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act''; 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; 
H.R. 1033, the ``American Battlefield Protection Program Amendments 
Act of 2013''; and H.R. 1159, the ``Cabin Fee Act of 2013'', 10 
a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee, 
business meeting to consider the following: legislation concerning 
the Federal Information Technology Acquisition and Reform Act; H.R. 
1211, the ``FOIA Oversight and Implementation Act of 2013''; H.R. 
1163, the ``Federal Information Security Amendments Act of 2013''; 
H.R. 1162, the ``Government Accountability Office Improvement Act''; 
legislation concerning Presidential and Federal records; H.R. 328, 
the ``Excess Federal Building and Property Disposal Act of 2013''; 
H.R. 1133, the ``Presidential Library Donation Reform Act''; H.R. 
1104, the ``Federal Advisory Committee Reform Act''; H.R. 249, the 
``Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2013''; H.R. 882, the 
``Contracting and Tax Accountability Act of 2013''; H.R. 313, the 
``Government Spending Accountability Act of 2013''; and legislation 
concerning the DC CFO Act, 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on 
Environment, hearing entitled ``Improving EPA's Scientific Advisory 
Processes'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Technology, hearing entitled ``Examining the 
Effectiveness of NIST Laboratories'', 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business: Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Entrepreneurial Assistance: Examining Inefficiencies and 
Duplication Across Federal Programs'', 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Focusing on People: A Review of VA's Plans for Employee Training, 
Accountability, and Workload Management to Improve Disability Claims 
Processing'', 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security, 
hearing entitled ``Challenges of Achieving Fair and Consistent 
Disability Decisions'', 10 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures, hearing entitled 
``Financial Products Tax Reform'', 1:15 p.m., 1100 Longworth.