[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 51 (Tuesday, April 16, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D318-D320]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
     (Committees not listed did not meet)
                                          SITUATION IN AFGHANISTAN
 Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
 the situation in Afghanistan, after receiving testimony from General 
 Joseph F. Dunford, Commander, U.S. Forces-Afghanistan, Department of 
                                Defense.
                                                            BUDGET
 Committee on the Budget: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the 
 President's proposed budget and revenue request for fiscal year 2014, 
after receiving testimony from Jacob J. Lew, Secretary of the Treasury.
                                                   AVIATION SAFETY
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on 
   Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security concluded a hearing to 
       examine aviation safety, focusing on the Federal Aviation 
 Administration's (FAA) progress on key safety initiatives, including 
FAA's aircraft certification process and use of data to enhance safety 
and improve aviation oversight, after receiving testimony from Michael 
P. Huerta, Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration, and Jeffrey 
   B. Guzzetti, Assistant Inspector General for Aviation and Special 
   Programs, both of the Department of Transportation; Deborah A.P. 
Hersman, Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board; and Gerald L. 
   Dillingham, Director, Physical Infrastructure Issues, Government 
                         Accountability Office.
                                             FOREST SERVICE BUDGET
   Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a 
 hearing to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal 
 year 2014 for the Forest Service, after receiving testimony from Tom 
    Tidwell, Chief, and Barbara Cooper, Acting Director, Strategic 
   Planning, Budget, and Accountability, both of the Forest Service, 
                       Department of Agriculture.
                                             WATER AND POWER BILLS
 Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water and 
     Power concluded a hearing to examine S. 211, to amend certain 
   definitions contained in the Provo River Project Transfer Act for 
purposes of clarifying certain property descriptions, S. 284, a bill to 
   transfer certain facilities, easements, and rights-of-way to Fort 
   Sumner Irrigation District, New Mexico, S. 510, to authorize the 
 Secretary of the Interior to convey certain interests in Federal land 
  acquired for the Scofield Project in Carbon County, Utah S. 659, to 
  reauthorize the Reclamation States Emergency Drought Relief Act of 
  1991, S.J. Res. 12, to consent to certain amendments enacted by the 
 legislature of the State of Hawaii to the Hawaiian Homes Commission, 
  Act, 1920 H.R. 316, to reinstate and transfer certain hydroelectric 
 licenses and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of 
certain hydroelectric projects, S. 684, to amend the Mni Wiconi Project 
  Act of 1988 to facilitate completion of the Mni Wiconi Rural Water 
    Supply System, S. 693, to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 
Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize the Secretary of the 
    Interior to participate in the City of Hermiston, Oregon, water 
recycling and reuse project, and S. 715, to authorize the Secretary of 
   the Interior to use designated funding to pay for construction of 
authorized rural water projects, after receiving testimony from Senator 
Baucus; Robert Quint, Senior Advisor, Bureau of Reclamation, Department 
   of the Interior; and Jon Katz, Deputy Associate General Counsel, 
      Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Department of Energy.
                                  TAX FRAUD AND TAX IDENTITY THEFT
  Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine tax 
     fraud and tax identity theft, focusing on moving forward with 
  solutions, after receiving testimony from Steven T. Miller, Acting 
 Commissioner, and Nina E. Olson, National Taxpayer Advocate, both of 
  the Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury; Marianna 
  LaCanfora, Acting Deputy Commissioner for Retirement and Disability 
Policy, Social Security Administration; and Jeffrey A. Porter, American 
 Institute of Certified Public Accountants, Huntington, West Virginia.
                                         CONFLICT IN EASTERN CONGO
    Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on African Affairs 
concluded a hearing to examine ongoing conflict in Eastern Congo, after 
 receiving testimony from John Prendergast, The Enough Project, Mvemba 
    Phezo Dizolele, Eastern Congo Initiative, and Federico Borello, 
   Humanity United, all of Washington, D.C.; and Reverend Muhigirwa 
  Rusembuka Ferdinand, Arrupe Research and Training Center, Kinshasa, 
                     Democratic Republic of Congo.

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                                                  BUSINESS MEETING
 Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee ordered favorably reported 
                     the following business items:
   S. 657, to eliminate conditions in foreign prisons and other 
detention facilities that do not meet primary indicators of health, 
sanitation, and safety;
  S. Res. 90, standing with the people of Kenya following their 
national and local elections on March 4, 2013, and urging a peaceful 
and credible resolution of electoral disputes in the courts, with 
amendments;
  S. Res. 65, strongly supporting the full implementation of United 
States and international sanctions on Iran and urging the President to 
continue to strengthen enforcement of sanctions legislation, with an 
amendment;
  The nomination of Jacob J. Lew, of New York, to be United States 
Governor of the International Monetary Fund, United States Governor of 
the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, United 
States Governor of the Inter-American Development Bank, and United 
States Governor of the European Bank for Reconstruction and 
Development; and
  A promotion list in the Foreign Service.
                                             COLLEGE AFFORDABILITY
    Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee 
 concluded a hearing to examine college affordability, after receiving 
   testimony from Ethan Senack, U.S. Public Interest Research Group, 
Washington, D.C.; Sara Goldrick-Rab, University of Wisconsin, Madison; 
   Derrica Donelson, Nashville, Tennessee; and Vivica Brooks, Bowie, 
                               Maryland.
                                        ANTITRUST LAWS ENFORCEMENT
  Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition 
 Policy and Consumer Rights concluded an oversight hearing to examine 
 the enforcement of the antitrust laws, after receiving testimony from 
   William J. Baer, Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division, 
  Department of Justice; and Edith Ramirez, Chairwoman, Federal Trade 
                              Commission.
                                                      INTELLIGENCE
  Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed hearings on 
    intelligence matters, receiving testimony from officials of the 
                        intelligence community.
  Committee recessed subject to the call.

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