[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 47 (Wednesday, April 10, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D293-D295]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             APRIL 11, 2013

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed 
budget estimates for fiscal

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year 2014 for the Department of Commerce, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, 
and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget 
estimates for fiscal year 2014 for the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of General Philip M. Breedlove, USAF for reappointment to 
the grade of general and to be Commander, United States European 
Command and Supreme Allied Commander, Europe, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  Full Committee, to receive a briefing on the situation in Syria, 
2:30 p.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection, to hold hearings to 
examine outsourcing accountability, focusing on examining the role 
of independent consultants, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: to hold hearings to examine the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2014, 2 p.m., 
SD-608.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to 
examine the nomination of Regina McCarthy, of Massachusetts, to be 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 10:30 a.m., 
SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine the President's 
proposed budget request for fiscal year 2014, 2:30 p.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine United 
States policy toward Syria, 2:15 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold 
hearings to examine an open marketplace, focusing on the effect of 
guaranteed issue and new rating rules, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider the 
nominations of Kenneth John Gonzales, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of New Mexico, Gregory Alan Phillips, of 
Wyoming, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Tenth Circuit, 
and Karol Virginia Mason, of Georgia, to be an Assistant Attorney 
General, Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to 
examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and 
Human Services, and Education, hearing on the Department of 
Education, 10 a.m., 2358-C Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Homeland Security, hearing on FY 2014 Budget 
Request for the Department of Homeland Security, 10 a.m., 2359 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, hearing on Oversight 
Hearing: Nuclear Waste Programs and Strategies, 10 a.m., 2362-B 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, 
Department of Commerce Budget Request, 1:30 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, 
hearing on Department of the Interior Budget Request for Fiscal Year 
2014, 1 p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, Full Committee, hearing on Fiscal 
Year 2014 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the 
Department of Defense, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, hearing on Equipping 
the Individual Soldier and Marine: Current and Future Year 
Acquisition and Modernization Strategies and the Fiscal Year 2014 
Budget Request, 3:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``The 
President's Fiscal Year 2014 Budget'', 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on 
Workforce Protections, hearing on H.R. 1406, the ``Working Families 
Flexibility Act of 2013'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health, hearing 
entitled ``Strengthening Medicare for Seniors: Understanding the 
Challenges of Traditional Medicare's Benefit Design'', 10 a.m., 2322 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, hearing on a draft 
discussion on the ``Coal Ash Recycling and Oversight Act of 2013'', 
10:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Communications and Technology continued markup on 
legislation to affirm the policy of the United States regarding 
Internet governance, 2:15 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Capital Markets, 
hearing entitled ``Legislative Proposals Regarding Derivatives and 
SEC Economic Analysis'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Africa, Global 
Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations, 
hearing entitled ``Highlighting Vietnamese Government Human Rights 
Violations in Advance of the U.S.-Vietnam Dialogue'', 10 a.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa; Subcommittee on 
Asia and the Pacific; and Subcommittee on Terrorism, 
Nonproliferation, and Trade, hearing entitled ``Breaking the Iran, 
North Korea, and Syria Nexus'', 2:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, hearing entitled ``Energy 
Opportunities in Latin America and the Caribbean'', 3 p.m., 2200 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Counterterrorism 
and Intelligence, hearing entitled ``Counterterrorism Efforts to 
Combat a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Attack on 
the Homeland'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Subcommittee on Transportation Security, hearing entitled ``TSA's 
Efforts to Advance Risk-Based Security: Stakeholder Perspectives'', 
1 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary,  Full Committee, markup on H.R. 367, 
the ``Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 
2013'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Public Lands and 
Environmental Regulation, hearing on the following: legislation 
regarding ``Restoring Healthy Forests for Healthy Communities Act''; 
H.R. 1294, the ``Self-Sufficient Community Lands Act''; H.R. 818, 
the ``Healthy Forest Management and Wildfire Prevention Act''; H.R. 
1345, the ``Catastrophic Wildfire Prevention Act of 2013''; 
legislation regarding the ``O&C Trust, Conservation, and Jobs Act''; 
and legislation regarding the ``Depleting Risk from Insect 
Infestation, Soil Erosion, and Catastrophic Fire Act of 2013'', 10 
a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on 
Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and the Census, hearing 
entitled ``The Federal Employees Health Benefit Program: Is It a 
Good Value for Federal Employees?'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Full Committee, 
markup on H.R. 875, to provide for a comprehensive assessment of the 
scientific and technical research on the implications of the use of 
mid-level ethanol blends, and for other purposes; and H.R. 1422, the 
``EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2013'', 10 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Investigations, 
Oversight and Regulations, hearing entitled ``JOBS Act 
Implementation Update'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, hearing entitled 
``Amtrak's Fiscal Year 2014 Budget: The Starting Point for 
Reauthorization'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Full Committee, hearing on U.S. 
Department of Veterans Affairs Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2014, 
10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Full Committee, hearing on 
President's Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Proposal with U.S. Department of 
the Treasury, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  House Permanent Select Committee On Intelligence, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Worldwide Threats'', 10 a.m., HVC-210. Portions 
of this meeting may close, HVC-304.