[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 69 (Thursday, May 16, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D459-D461]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Agriculture: Full Committee concluded markup on H.R. 1947, 
the ``Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013''. The 
bill was ordered reported, as amended.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Homeland Security held a 
markup on FY 2014 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill. The bill was 
forwarded, without amendment.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Full Committee held a markup 
on H.R. 1911, the ``Smarter Solutions for Students Act''; and H.R. 
1949, the ``Improving Postsecondary Education Data for Students Act''. 
The bills, H.R. 1911 and H.R. 1949, were ordered reported, as amended.
FRAUD ON THE ELDERLY: A GROWING CONCERN FOR A GROWING POPULATION
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, 
Manufacturing, and Trade held a hearing entitled ``Fraud on the 
Elderly: A Growing Concern for a Growing Population''. Testimony was 
heard from Kay Brown, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income 
Security, Government Accountability Office; Joseph S. Campbell, Acting 
Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission; Gail 
Hillebrand, Associate Director, Consumer Education and Engagement, 
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau; and William H. Sorrell, Attorney 
General, State of Vermont.
FISCAL YEAR 2014 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY BUDGET
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power and 
Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy held a hearing entitled 
``The Fiscal Year 2014 Environmental Protection Agency Budget''. 
Testimony was heard from Bob Perciasepe, Acting Administrator and 
Deputy Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency.
OVERSIGHT OF THE SEC
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Oversight of the SEC's Agenda, Operations, and FY 2014 Budget 
Request''. Testimony was heard from Mary Jo White, Chairman, Securities 
and Exchange Commission.
GOVERNMENT'S ROLE IN MULTIFAMILY AND HEALTH CARE FACILITIES MORTGAGE 
INSURANCE AND REVERSE MORTGAGES
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance 
held a hearing entitled ``Sustainable Housing Finance: The Government's 
Role in Multifamily and Health Care Facilities Mortgage Insurance and 
Reverse Mortgages''. Testimony was heard from the following officials 
from the Department of Housing and Urban Development: Charles Coulter, 
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Single-Family Housing; Marie Head, 
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Multi-Family Housing; and Roger Miller, 
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Healthcare Programs.

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ASSESSING U.S. FOREIGN ASSISTANCE PRIORITIES IN EAST ASIA AND THE 
PACIFIC
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific held 
a hearing entitled ``Assessing U.S. Foreign Assistance Priorities in 
East Asia and the Pacific''. Testimony was heard from Joseph Y. Yun, 
Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, 
Department of State; Nisha Biswal, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for 
Asia; U.S. Agency for International Development.
ASSESSMENT OF DHS CAPABILITIES
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, 
Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies held a hearing 
entitled ``Facilitating Cyber Threat Information Sharing and Partnering 
with the Private Sector to Protect Critical Infrastructure: An 
Assessment of DHS Capabilities''. Testimony was heard from the 
following Department of Homeland officials: Roberta Stempfley, Acting 
Assistant Secretary of the Office of Cybersecurity and Communications, 
National Protection and Programs Directorate; Larry Zelvin, Director of 
the National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center, 
Office of Cybersecurity and Communications, National Protection and 
Programs Directorate; and Charles Edwards, Acting Inspector General.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration and Border 
Security held a hearing to vote on the motion to request the reports 
from the Department of Homeland Security on the following bills: 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''. 
The motion to request reports was passed. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses on H.R. 1772 and H.R. 1773.
CASE STUDY FOR CONSENSUS BUILDING: THE COPYRIGHT PRINCIPLES PROJECT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual 
Property and the Internet held a hearing entitled ``Case Study for 
Consensus Building: The Copyright Principles Project''. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
INVASIVE SPECIES MANAGEMENT ON FEDERAL LANDS
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Public Lands and 
Environmental Regulation held a hearing entitled ``Invasive Species 
Management on Federal Lands''. Testimony was heard from Paul Ries, 
Associate Deputy Chief, Forest Service, Department of Agriculture; 
Jason Fearneyhough, Director, Wyoming Department of Agriculture, and 
public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska 
Native Affairs held a 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''. Testimony was heard from Michael Black, Director, Bureau of 
Indian Affairs, Department of Interior; Robert McSwain, Deputy Director 
for Management Operations, Department of Health and Human Services; Jim 
Pena, Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System, Department of 
Agriculture; and public witnesses.
LACEY ACT AMENDMENTS
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, 
Oceans and Insular Affairs held a hearing entitled ``The 2008 Lacey Act 
Amendments''. Testimony was heard from Rebecca Bech, Deputy 
Administrator, Plant Protection and Quarantine, USDA Animal and Plant 
Health Inspection Service; Stephen D. Guertin, Deputy Director, Fish 
and Wildlife Service; and public witnesses.
CONSTRAINTS ON OIL AND GAS PRODUCTION ON FEDERAL LANDS AND WATERS
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on Energy 
Policy, Health Care and Entitlements held a hearing entitled 
``Opportunities Lost: Constraints on Oil and Gas Production on Federal 
Lands and Waters''. Testimony was heard from Tommy P. Beaudreau, Acting 
Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals Management, Government 
Accountability Office; and Frank Rusco, Director, Natural Resources and 
Environment, Government Accountability Office.

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ESPIONAGE THREATS AT FEDERAL LABORATORIES: BALANCING SCIENTIFIC 
COOPERATION WHILE PROTECTING CRITICAL INFORMATION
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Oversight 
held a hearing entitled ``Espionage Threats at Federal Laboratories: 
Balancing Scientific Cooperation while Protecting Critical 
Information''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
IF YOU BUILD IT: THE KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE AND SMALL BUSINESS JOB GROWTH
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Energy and 
Trade held a hearing entitled ``If You Build It: The Keystone XL 
Pipeline and Small Business Job Growth''. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Full Committee held a 
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. The Committee approved the General 
Services Administration Resolutions. H.R. 3 was ordered reported, as 
amended. H.R. 1092 was ordered reported, without amendment.
REVIEW OF FAA MODERNIZATION AND REFORM ACT
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Aviation held a hearing entitled ``Review of the FAA's Progress in 
Implementing the FAA Modernization and Reform Act''. Testimony was 
heard from Michael Huerta, Administrator, Federal Aviation 
Administration.
U.S.-EU TRADE AND INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP NEGOTIATIONS
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing 
entitled ``U.S.-EU Trade and Investment Partnership Negotiations''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
ONGOING INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Ongoing Intelligence Activities''. This was a closed 
hearing.

Joint Meetings

  No joint committee meetings were held.