[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 68 (Wednesday, May 15, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D451-D453]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                              MAY 16, 2013

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, to 
hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 
2014 for various agencies within the Department of Agriculture, 10 
a.m., SD-124.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, 
to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal 
year 2014 for the Federal Bureau of Investigation; to be immediately 
followed by a closed session in SVC-217, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine the law 
of armed conflict, the use of military force, and the 2001 
Authorization for Use of Military Force, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on the Budget: to hold hearings to examine effective 
strategies for government reorganization, focusing on silo busting, 
10 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Science and Space, to hold hearings to examine partnerships to 
advance the business of space, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: business meeting to 
consider S. 27, to clarify authority granted under the Act entitled 
``An Act to define the exterior boundary of the Uintah and Ouray 
Indian Reservation in the State of Utah'', S. 28, to provide for the 
conveyance of a small parcel of National Forest System land in the 
Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest in Utah to Brigham Young 
University, S. 59, to designate a Distinguished Flying Cross 
National Memorial at the March Field Air Museum in Riverside, 
California, S. 155, to designate a mountain in the State of Alaska 
as Denali, S. 156, to allow for the harvest of gull eggs by the Huna 
Tlingit people within Glacier Bay National Park in the State of 
Alaska, S. 211, to amend certain definitions contained in the Provo 
River Project Transfer Act for purposes of clarifying certain 
property descriptions, S. 225, to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior to conduct a study of alternatives for commemorating and 
interpreting the role of the Buffalo Soldiers in the early years of 
the National Parks, S. 241, to establish the Rio Grande del Norte 
National Conservation Area in the State of New Mexico, S. 256, to 
amend Public Law 93-435 with respect to the Northern Mariana 
Islands, providing parity with Guam, the Virgin Islands, and 
American Samoa, S. 284, to transfer certain facilities, easements, 
and rights-of-way to Fort Sumner Irrigation District, New Mexico, S. 
305, to authorize the acquisition of core battlefield land at 
Champion Hill, Port Gibson, and Raymond for addition to Vicksburg 
National Military Park, S. 312, to adjust the boundary of the Carson 
National Forest, New Mexico, S. 342, to designate the Pine Forest 
Range Wilderness area in Humboldt County, Nevada, S. 349, to amend 
the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of the Beaver, 
Chipuxet, Queen, Wood, and Pawcatuck Rivers in the States of 
Connecticut and Rhode Island for study for potential addition to the 
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, S. 363, to expand geothermal 
production, S. 368, to reauthorize the Federal Land Transaction 
Facilitation Act, S. 371, to establish the Blackstone River Valley 
National Historical Park, to dedicate the Park to John H. Chafee, S. 
447, to provide for the conveyance of certain cemeteries that are 
located on National Forest System land in Black Hills National 
Forest, South Dakota, S. 476, to amend the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal 
Development Act to extend to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National 
Historical Park Commission, S. 486, to authorize pedestrian and 
motorized vehicular access in Cape Hatteras National Seashore 
Recreational Area, S. 507, to establish the Manhattan Project 
National Historical Park in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Los Alamos, New 
Mexico, and Hanford, Washington, S. 609, to authorize the Secretary 
of the Interior to convey certain Federal land in San Juan County, 
New Mexico, S. 659, to reauthorize the Reclamation States Emergency 
Drought Relief Act of 1991, 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, S. 736, to establish a maximum amount 
for special use permit fees applicable to certain cabins on National 
Forest System land in the State of

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Alaska, S. 757, to provide for the implementation of the 
multispecies habitat conservation plan for the Virgin River, Nevada, 
and Lincoln County, Nevada, to extend the authority to purchase 
certain parcels of public land, S. 783, to amend the Helium Act to 
improve helium stewardship, 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, and H.R. 316, to reinstate and 
transfer certain hydroelectric licenses and extend the deadline for 
commencement of construction of certain hydroelectric projects, 10 
a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: business meeting to 
consider the nomination of Regina McCarthy, of Massachusetts, to be 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 12 noon, SD-
406.
  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, 
9:15 a.m., SD-430.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of 
Mark Gaston Pearce, of New York, to be Chairman, and Richard F. 
Griffin, Jr., of the District of Columbia, Sharon Block, of the 
District of Columbia, Harry I. Johnson III, of Virginia, and Philip 
Andrew Miscimarra, of Illinois, all to be a Member, all of the 
National Labor Relations Board, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to resume 
consideration of S. 744, to provide for comprehensive immigration 
reform, and the nominations of Srikanth Srinivasan, of Virginia, to 
be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, 
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, 9:30 a.m., SDG-50.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: to hold hearings 
to examine the effects of mandatory e-verify on American's small 
businesses, 10:30 a.m., SR-428A.
  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 Homeland Security, 
markup on FY 2014 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill, 10:30 a.m., 
B-308 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Full Committee, markup 
on H.R. 1911, the ``Smarter Solutions for Students Act''; and H.R. 
1949, the ``Improving Postsecondary Education Data for Students 
Act'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Commerce, 
Manufacturing, and Trade, hearing entitled ``Fraud on the Elderly: A 
Growing Concern for a Growing Population'', 9:45 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Power and Subcommittee on Environment 
and the Economy, hearing entitled ``The Fiscal Year 2014 
Environmental Protection Agency Budget'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Oversight of the SEC's Agenda, Operations, and FY 2014 Budget 
Request'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, hearing entitled 
``Sustainable Housing Finance: The Government's Role in Multifamily 
and Health Care Facilities Mortgage Insurance and Reverse 
Mortgages''; 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Asia and the 
Pacific, hearing entitled ``Assessing U.S. Foreign Assistance 
Priorities in East Asia and the Pacific'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, 
Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies, hearing 
entitled ``Facilitating Cyber Threat Information Sharing and 
Partnering with the Private Sector to Protect Critical 
Infrastructure: An Assessment of DHS Capabilities'', 9 a.m., 311 
Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Immigration and Border 
Security, markup on H.R. 306, for the relief of Corina de Chalup 
Turcinovic; H.R. 977, for the relief of Esther Njeri Karinge; H.R. 
1023, for the relief of Maria Carmen Castro Ramirez and J. Refugio 
Carreno Rojas; H.R. 1207, for the relief of Allan Bolor Kelley; and 
hearing on H.R. 1772, the ``Legal Workforce Act''; and H.R. 1773, 
the ``Agricultural Guestworker Act'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, 
hearing entitled ``Case Study for Consensus Building: The Copyright 
Principles Project'', 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Public Lands and 
Environmental Regulation, hearing entitled ``Invasive Species 
Management on Federal Lands'', 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, hearing on H.R. 
623, the ``Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Land Transfer 
Act''; H.R. 740, the ``Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement 
Finalization and Jobs Protection Act''; H.R. 841, to amend the Grand 
Ronde Reservation Act to make technical corrections, and for other 
purposes; H.R. 931, to provide for the addition of certain real 
property to the reservation of the Siletz Tribe in the State of 
Oregon; H.R. 1306, the ``Southeast Alaska Native Land Conveyance 
Act''; and H.R. 1410, the ``Keep the Promise Act of 2013''; 2 p.m., 
1324 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs, 
hearing entitled ``The 2008 Lacey Act Amendments'', 10 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on 
Energy Policy, Health Care and Entitlements, hearing entitled 
``Opportunities Lost: Constraints on Oil and Gas Production on 
Federal Lands and Waters'', 10:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on 
Oversight, hearing entitled ``Espionage Threats at Federal 
Laboratories: Balancing Scientific Cooperation while Protecting 
Critical Information'', 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Energy 
and Trade, hearing entitled ``If You Build

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It: The Keystone XL Pipeline and Small Business Job Growth'', 10 
a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Full Committee, 
markup on H.R. 3, the ``Northern Route Approval Act''; H.R. 1092, to 
designate the air route traffic control center located in Nashua, 
New Hampshire, as the ``Patricia Clark Boston Air Route Traffic 
Control Center''; and General Services Administration Capital 
Investment and Leasing Program Resolutions, 9:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing entitled ``Review of the FAA's 
Progress in Implementing the FAA Modernization and Reform Act'', 2 
p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Trade, hearing 
entitled ``U.S.-EU Trade and Investment Partnership Negotiations'', 
2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Ongoing Intelligence Activities'', 10 a.m., HVC-
304. This is a closed hearing.