[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 56 (Tuesday, April 23, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D361-D363]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                             APRIL 24, 2013

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Department of the 
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2014 for the 
Environmental Protection Agency, 9:30 a.m., SD-124.
  Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, 
and Education, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2014 for the Department of 
Health and Human Services, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  Subcommittee on Department of Defense, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2014 for the Department of 
the Navy, 11 a.m., SD-192.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2014 for the 
National Nuclear Security Administration, 2:30 p.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Personnel, to resume 
hearings to examine the Active, Guard, Reserve, and civilian 
personnel programs in review of the Defense Authorization Request 
for fiscal year 2014 and the Future Years Defense Program, 10 a.m., 
SR-222.
  Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, to hold hearings 
to examine military construction, environmental, and base closure 
programs in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal 
year 2014 and the Future Years Defense Program, 2:30 p.m., SR-232A.
  Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to hold hearings to examine 
military space programs and views on Department of Defense usage of 
the electromagnetic spectrum in review of the Defense Authorization 
Request for fiscal year 2014 and the Future Years Defense Program, 
2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  Subcommittee on Airland, to hold hearings to examine tactical 
aircraft programs in review of the Defense Authorization Request for 
fiscal year 2014 and the Future Years Defense Program, 3 p.m., SD-
G50.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings to examine a status update on the development of voluntary 
do-not-track standards, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine the Trans-
Pacific partnership, focusing on opportunities and challenges, 10 
a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine 
international development priorities in the fiscal year 2014 budget, 
10 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Subcommittee 
on Children and Families, to hold hearings to examine the economic 
importance of financial literacy education for students, 2:30 p.m., 
SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: 
Subcommittee on Financial and Contracting Oversight, to hold an 
oversight hearing to examine business practices of durable medical 
equipment companies, 10 a.m., SD-342.

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  Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold hearings to examine the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2014 for Tribal 
Programs, 2:30 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Raymond T. Chen, of Maryland, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit, and Jennifer A. Dorsey, to be 
United States District Judge for the District of Nevada, 2:30 p.m., 
SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold hearings to examine 
Veterans' Affairs outreach and community partnerships, 10 a.m., SR-
418.
  Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine the 
national plan to address Alzheimer's disease, focusing on if we are 
on track to 2025, 2 p.m., SD-106.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Horticulture, Research, 
Biotechnology, and Foreign Agriculture, public hearing to Review 
Horticulture Priorities for the 2013 Farm Bill, 10 a.m., 1300 
Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Interior, 
Environment, and Related Agencies, American Indian and Alaska Native 
Public Witness Hearing, 9:30 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related 
Agencies, hearing on USDA Rural Development Budget Hearing, 10 a.m., 
2362-A Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Defense, hearing on Defense Health Program Budget, 
10 a.m., 2358-C Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on State Foreign Operations, and Related Agencies, 
hearing on Department of Treasury, International Programs Budget, 
9:30 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, 
hearing on Federal Aviation Administration Budget, 10 a.m., 2358-A 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, 
American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness hearing, 1 p.m., B-
308 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs, hearing on United States Agency for International 
Development, 1:30 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related 
Agencies, hearing on USDA Natural Resources and Environment, 2 p.m., 
2362-A Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Seapower and 
Projection Forces, hearing on Oversight of U.S. Naval and U.S. Air 
Force Acquisition Programs in the Fiscal Year 2014 National Defense 
Authorization Budget Request, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing entitled ``The Readiness 
Posture of the U.S. Air Force'', 11:30 a.m., 2122 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing on the status of 
implementation of the requirements of the VOW Act and the 
recommendations of the Presidential Veteran Employment Initiative 
Task Force for the DOD Transition Assistance Program--Goals, Plans, 
and Success, 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``State 
of the Highway Trust Fund: Long-Term Solutions for Solvency'', 10 
a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on Higher 
Education and Workforce Training, hearing entitled ``Keeping College 
Within Reach: Enhancing Transparency for Students, Families and 
Taxpayers'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing entitled ``The Center for Consumer 
Information and Insurance Oversight and the Implementation of the 
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Building a Sustainable Housing Finance System: Examining 
Regulatory Impediments to Private Investment Capital'', 10 a.m., 
2128 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade, hearing entitled 
``Evaluating U.S. Contributions to the International Monetary 
Fund'', 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Export Control Reform: the Agenda Ahead'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats, hearing 
entitled ``Kosovo and Serbia: A Pathway to Peace'', 3 p.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Border and 
Maritime Security, markup on H.R. 1417, the ``Border Security 
Results Act of 2013'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Full Committee, markup on the 
following measures: H.R. 3, the ``Northern Route Approval Act''; 
H.R. 85, to create the Office of Chief Financial Officer of the 
Government of the Virgin Islands, and for other purposes; H.R. 126, 
the ``Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act''; H.R. 251, the ``South 
Utah Valley Electric Conveyance Act''; H.R. 253, the ``Y Mountain 
Access Enhancement Act''; H.R. 330, the ``Distinguished Flying Cross 
National Memorial Act''; H.R. 356, the ``Hill Creek Cultural 
Preservation and Energy Development Act''; H.R. 426, the ``Utah 
National Guard Readiness Act''; H.R. 520, the ``Buffalo Soldiers in 
the National Parks Study Act''; H.R. 573, to amend Public Law 93-435 
with respect to the Northern Mariana Islands, providing parity with 
Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa; H.R. 674, the ``Rota 
Cultural and Natural Resources Study Act''; H.R. 723, the ``Wood-
Pawcatuck Watershed Protection Act''; H.R. 739, the ``Chesapeake Bay 
Accountability and Recovery Act of 2013''; H.R. 767, to amend the 
Energy Policy Act of 2005 to modify the Pilot Project offices of the 
Federal Permit Streamlining Pilot Project; H.R. 829, 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; H.R. 862, to authorize the conveyance of 
two small parcels of land within the boundaries of the Coconino 
National Forest containing private improvements that were developed 
based upon the reliance of the landowners in an erroneous survey 
conducted in May 1960; H.R. 876, the ``Idaho Wilderness Water 
Resources Protection Act''; H.R. 885, the ``San Antonio Missions 
National Historical Park Boundary Expansion Act of 2013''; H.R. 934, 
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amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act related to a segment of the 
Lower Merced River in California, and for other purposes; H.R. 993, 
the ``Fruit Heights Land Conveyance Act''; H.R. 1156, to authorize 
the Secretary of the Interior to adjust the boundary of the Stephen 
Mather Wilderness and the North Cascades National Park in order to 
allow the rebuilding of a road outside of the floodplain while 
ensuring that there is no net loss of acreage to the Park or the 
Wilderness, and for other purposes; H.R. 1157, the ``Rattlesnake 
Mountain Public Access Act''; H.R. 1158, the ``North Cascades 
National Park Service Complex Fish Stocking Act''; H.R. 1206, the 
``Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2013''; H.R. 1208, the 
``Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act''; H.R. 1241, to 
facilitate a land exchange involving certain National Forest System 
lands in the Inyo National Forest, and for other purposes; and H.R. 
1377 the ``Mescalero Apache Tribe Leasing Authorization Act''; 10 
a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Broken Promises: The Small Business Lending 
Fund's Backdoor Bank Bailout'', 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Economic Growth, hearing entitled ``Green Energy 
Oversight: Examining the Department of Energy's Bad Bet on Fisker 
Automotive'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 527, the 
``Responsible Helium Administration and Stewardship Act'', 3 p.m., 
H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on 
Technology and Subcommittee on Research, hearing entitled ``Next 
Generation Computing and Big Data Analytics'', 10 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Space, hearing entitled ``An Overview of the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Budget for Fiscal Year 
2014'', 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``The Budget Outlook for the Small Business Administration'', 1 
p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Full Committee, 
meeting on ``Overview of the United States' Freight Transportation 
System'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing entitled 
``The President's Fiscal Year 2014 Budget: Administration Priorities 
for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers'', 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Examining the Implications of the Affordable Care Act on VA 
Healthcare'', 10:15 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 807, 
the ``Full Faith and Credit Act'', 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: to hold hearings to examine long-term 
unemployment, focusing on consequences and solutions, 10:30 a.m., 
SD-106.