[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 63 (Tuesday, May 7, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D410-D411]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                              MAY 8, 2013

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Department of 
Defense, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 2014 for the Air Force, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2014 
for the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service, 
2 p.m., SD-138.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2014 for the Army 
Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation, 2:30 p.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Airland, to hold 
hearings to examine Army modernization in review of the Defense 
Authorization Request for fiscal year 2014 and the Future Years 
Defense Program, 9:30 a.m., SR-222.
  Subcommittee on SeaPower, to hold hearings to examine Navy 
shipbuilding programs in review of the Defense Authorization Request 
for fiscal year 2014 and the Future Years Defense Program, 9:30 
a.m., SR-232A.
  Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to hold hearings to examine 
strategic forces programs of the National Nuclear Security 
Administration and the Department of Energy's Office of 
Environmental Management in review of the Defense Authorization 
Request for fiscal year 2014 and the Future Years Defense Program, 
2:30 p.m., SR-232A.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings to examine the role of immigrants in America's innovation 
economy, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: business meeting to 
consider S. 306, to authorize all Bureau of Reclamation conduit 
facilities for hydropower development under Federal Reclamation law, 
S. 545, to improve hydropower, S. 761, to promote energy savings in 
residential and commercial buildings and industry, H.R. 267, to 
improve hydropower, and H.R. 678, to authorize all Bureau of 
Reclamation conduit facilities for hydropower development under 
Federal Reclamation law, 11:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: business 
meeting to consider the nomination of Thomas Edward Perez, of 
Maryland, to be Secretary of Labor, and any pending nominations, 4 
p.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold 
hearings to examine curbing Federal agency waste and fraud, focusing 
on new steps to strengthen the integrity of Federal payments, 10 
a.m., SD-342.
  Subcommittee on Emergency Management, Intergovernmental Relations, 
and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings to examine the role 
of the private sector in preparedness and emergency response, 2:30 
p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold hearings to examine S. 434, 
to authorize and implement the water rights compact among the 
Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation and the State of 
Montana, and S. 611, to make a technical amendment to the T'uf Shur 
Bien Preservation Trust Area Act, 2:30 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism, 
to hold hearings to examine cyber threats, focusing on law 
enforcement and private sector responses, 9 a.m., SD-226.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of 
Patricia E. Campbell-Smith, of the District of Columbia, and Elaine 
D. Kaplan, of the District of Columbia, both to be a Judge of the 
United States Court of Federal Claims, and William H. Pryor, Jr., of 
Alabama, and Rachel Elise Barkow, of New York, both to be a Member 
of the United States Sentencing Commission, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: to hold hearings 
to examine strengthening the entrepreneurial ecosystem for minority 
women, 10 a.m., SD-106.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment 
and Related Agencies, hearing on Environmental Protection Agency 
Budget, 1 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.

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  Subcommittee on Defense, hearing on Army Budget, 1 p.m., H-140 
Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, Full Committee, hearing on National 
Defense Priorities from Members for the FY 2014 National Defense 
Authorization Act, 12:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing on Fiscal Year 2014 
National Defense Authorization Budget Request for Missile Defense 
Programs, 3 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health, 
continued markup on H.R. 1407, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act to reauthorize user fee programs relating to new animal 
drugs; and legislation to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act with respect to the pharmaceutical distribution supply chain, 
and for other purposes, 9 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Monetary Policy 
and Trade, hearing entitled ``Reauthorizing the Defense Production 
Act'', 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and 
Emerging Threats, hearing entitled ``The Threat of China's Unsafe 
Consumables'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Transportation 
Security, hearing entitled ``TSA Procurement Reform: Saving Taxpayer 
Dollars Through Smarter Spending Practices'', 1:30 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on Natural Resources Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``DOI Hydraulic Fracturing Rule: A Recipe for Government Waste, 
Duplication and Delay'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Benghazi: Exposing Failure and Recognizing 
Courage'', 11:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Retrospective Review: Have Existing Regulatory Burdens on Small 
Businesses Been Reduced?'', 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Full Committee, markup on the 
following measures: H.R. 671, the ``Ruth Moore Act of 2013''; H.R. 
1405, to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include an appeals form in any 
notice of decision issued for the denial of a benefit sought; H.R. 
570, the ``American Heroes COLA Act''; H.R. 1412, the ``Improving 
Job Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2013''; H.R. 357, the ``GI 
Bill Tuition Fairness Act of 2013''; and H.R. 602, the ``Veterans 
2nd Amendment Protection Act'', 9 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing 
entitled ``Internal Revenue Service's Colleges and Universities 
Compliance Project'', 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: to hold hearings 
to examine Ukraine's leadership of the Organization for Security and 
Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), focusing on finding new ways to 
address protracted regional conflicts, energy security, and human 
dimension issues such as human trafficking, tolerance, media 
freedom, democratic elections and election observation, and efforts 
to improve implementation of commitments regarding fundamental human 
rights and freedom, 2 p.m., SD-562.
  Joint Economic Committee: to continue hearings to examine 
immigration and its contribution to our economic strength, 2 p.m., 
SH-216.