[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 71 (Monday, May 20, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D470-D473]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                  Week of May 21 through May 24, 2013

                             Senate Chamber

   On Tuesday, at approximately 11 a.m., Senate will continue 
consideration of S. 954, the Farm bill.
   On Wednesday, at approximately 4 p.m., Senate will begin 
consideration of S. Res. 65, Iran Sanctions, with a vote on or in 
relation to the resolution.
  During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared 
legislative and executive business.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Appropriations: May 21, Subcommittee on Legislative 
Branch, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 2014 for the Government Accountability Office, 
Government Printing Office, and the Congressional Budget Office, 
9:30 a.m., SD-138.
  May 21, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs, to hold hearings to examine a review of United States 
foreign assistance for children in adversity, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  May 22, Subcommittee on Department of Defense, to hold closed 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2014 
for the Army, 9 a.m., SD-192.
  May 22, Subcommittee on Department of the Interior, Environment, 
and Related Agencies, to examine proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 2014 for the United States Forest Service, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-124.
  May 23, 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.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: May 21, to hold 
hearings to examine the Financial Stability Oversight Council annual 
report to Congress, 10:15 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: May 21, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Brian C. Deese, of Massachusetts, to be Deputy 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 10:30 a.m., SD-608.

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  May 22, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine supporting 
broad-based economic growth and fiscal responsibility through tax 
reform, 2:30 p.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: May 21, 
Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance, 
to hold hearings to examine S. 921, to amend chapter 301 of title 
49, United States Code, to prohibit the rental of motor vehicles 
that contain a defect related to motor vehicle safety, 9:30 a.m., 
SR-253.
  May 22, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nomination 
of Anthony Renard Foxx, of North Carolina, to be Secretary of 
Transportation, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  May 23, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nomination 
of Penny Pritzker, of Illinois, to be Secretary of Commerce, 11 
a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: May 21, to hold 
hearings to examine what the next applications are for natural gas 
and how this new demand will be met, focusing on domestic supply and 
natural gas exports, 10 a.m., SD-G50.
  May 23, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the extraction 
of gas from shale, focusing on current practices within the industry 
and environmental concerns to be addressed, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: May 22, Subcommittee on 
Water and Wildlife, to hold hearings to examine nutrient trading and 
water quality, 2:30 p.m., SD-406.
  May 23, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nomination 
of Allison M. Macfarlane, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, 9 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: May 21, to hold hearings to examine a review 
of criteria used by the IRS to identify 501(c)(4) applications for 
greater scrutiny, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  May 22, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine S. 662, to 
reauthorize trade facilitation and trade enforcement functions and 
activities, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: May 21, business meeting to 
consider S. 960, to foster stability in Syria, and S. Res. 143, a 
resolution recognizing the threats to freedom of the press and 
expression around the world and reaffirming freedom of the press as 
a priority in the efforts of the United States Government to promote 
democracy and good governance on the occasion of World Press Freedom 
Day on May 3, 2013, 2:15 p.m., SD-419.
  May 21, Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian 
Affairs, to hold hearings to examine the prospect for Afghanistan's 
2014 elections, 2:45 p.m., SD-419.
  May 22, Subcommittee on International Development and Foreign 
Assistance, Economic Affairs, International Environmental 
Protection, and Peace Corps, to hold hearings to examine different 
perspectives on international development, 10:30 a.m., SD-419.
  May 23, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine United States-
European Union economic relations, focusing on crisis and 
opportunity, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: May 22, 
business meeting to consider S. 959, to amend the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to compounding drugs, S. 957, to 
amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the 
pharmaceutical distribution supply chain, the nominations of Mark 
Gaston Pearce, of New York, 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 of the National Labor Relations Board, and any 
pending nominations, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: May 21, 
Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, to hold hearings to 
examine offshore profit shifting and the United States tax code, 
part 2, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  May 22, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the 
nominations of Brian C. Deese, of Massachusetts, to be Deputy 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and Michael Kenny 
O'Keefe, and Robert D. Okun, both to be an Associate Judge of the 
Superior Court of the District of Columbia, Time to be announced, S-
216, Capitol.
  May 22, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine performance 
management and congressional oversight, focusing on 380 
recommendations to reduce overlap and duplication, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  May 22, Full Committee, to hold an oversight hearing to examine 
business practices of durable medical equipment companies, 2 p.m., 
SD-342.
  May 23, Subcommittee on the Efficiency and Effectiveness of 
Federal Programs and the Federal Workforce, to hold hearings to 
examine improving Federal health care in rural America, focusing on 
developing the workforce and building partnerships, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: May 23, business meeting to consider 
S. 744, to provide for comprehensive immigration reform, and 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 Charles 
R. Breyer, of California, Rachel Elise Barkow, of New York, and 
William H. Pryor, Jr., of Alabama, all to be a Member of the United 
States Sentencing Commission, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  May 23, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Derek Anthony West, of California, to be Associate 
Attorney General, Department of Justice, and Valerie E. Caproni, of 
the District of Columbia, and Vernon S. Broderick, both to be a 
United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York, 
10:30 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: May 22, to hold 
hearings to examine how the Science, Technology, Engineering, and 
Mathematics (STEM) Education Pipeline can develop a high-skilled 
American workforce for small business, focusing on bridging the 
skills gap, 10 a.m., SR-428A.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: May 21, to hold closed hearings 
to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.

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  May 23, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine certain 
intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: May 22, to hold hearings to examine 
the Medicare prescription drug program, focusing on 10 years later, 
2 p.m., SD-366.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, May 22, Full Committee, markup on 
Homeland Security Appropriations Bill for FY 2014, 10 a.m., 2359 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, May 22, Subcommittee on Strategic 
Forces, markup on H.R. 1960, the ``National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2014'', 10:30 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  May 22, Subcommittee on Intelligence, Emerging Threats and 
Capabilities, markup on H.R. 1960, the ``National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014'', 12 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  May 22, Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, markup on 
H.R. 1960, the ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2014'', 1:30 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  May 22, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, markup on H.R. 1960, 
the ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014'', 
3:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  May 23, Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, markup on 
H.R. 1960, the ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2014'', 9 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  May 23, Subcommittee on Readiness, markup on H.R. 1960, the 
``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014'', 10:30 
a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, May 22, Subcommittee on 
Workforce Protections, hearing entitled ``Examining the Regulatory 
and Enforcement Actions of the Equal Employment Opportunity 
Commission'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, May 22, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Examining SAMHSA's 
Role in Delivering Services to the Severely Mentally Ill'', 10 a.m., 
2123 Rayburn.
  May 22, Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, hearing 
entitled ``Federal and State Partnership for Environmental 
Protection Act of 2013; the ``Reducing Excessive Deadline 
Obligations Act of 2013;'' and the ``Federal Facility Accountability 
Act of 2013'', 10:15 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  May 23, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Examining Drug 
Compounding'', 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services,  May 22, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``The Annual Report of the Financial Stability Oversight 
Council'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  May 22, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``Who Is Too Big to Fail: Are Large Financial Institutions 
Immune from Federal Prosecution?'', 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  May 23, Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored 
Enterprises, hearing entitled ``Legislative Proposals to Relieve the 
Red Tape Burden on Investors and Job Creators'', 9:30 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs,  May 22, Full Committee, markup on 
H.R. 850, the ``Nuclear Iran Prevention Act of 2013'', 10 a.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  May 22, Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, hearing 
entitled ``The Middle East and North Africa FY 2014 Budget: 
Priorities and Challenges'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  May 23, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, hearing entitled 
``U.S.-Mexico Security Cooperation: An Overview of the Merida 
Initiative 2008-Present'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, May 22, Subcommittee on 
Counterterrorism and Intelligence, hearing entitled ``Assessing the 
Threat to the Homeland from al Qaeda Operations in Iran and Syria'', 
10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, May 22, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Protecting U.S. Citizens' Constitutional Rights During 
the War on Terror'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  May 22, Full Committee, hearing on S. 744, the Immigration Reform 
and Control Act of 1986: Lessons Learned or Mistakes Repeated?, 2 
p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  May 23, Subcommittee on The Constitution and Civil Justice, 
hearing on H.R. 1797, the ``District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn 
Child Protection Act'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, May 22, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Mineral Resources, hearing on the following measures: H.R. 1964, the 
``National Petroleum Reserve Alaska Access Act''; H.R. 1965, the 
``Federal Lands Jobs and Energy Security Act''; H.R. 1394, the 
``Planning for American Energy Act of 2013''; H.R. 555, the ``BLM 
Live Internet Auctions Act'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  May 23, Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing on H.R. 255, to 
amend certain definitions contained in the Provo River Project 
Transfer Act for purposes of clarifying certain property 
descriptions, and for other purposes; H.R. 745, to reauthorize the 
Water Desalination Act of 1996; and H.R. 1963, ``Bureau of 
Reclamation Conduit Hydropower Development Equity and Jobs Act'', 10 
a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, May 22, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``The IRS Targeting Americans for Their 
Political Beliefs'', 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  May 22, Full Committee, markup on the following legislation: the 
``Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2013''; H.R. 568, 
to amend title 5, United States Code, to require that the Office of 
Personnel Management submit an annual report to Congress relating to 
the use of official Time by Federal employees; H.R. 899, the 
``Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2013''; H.R. 
1423, the ``Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act''; H.R. 1380, the ``Access 
to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act''; legislation regarding 
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau Pay for Performance; and 
H.R. 1171, the ``FOR VETS Act of 2013'', 1 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Rules, May 22, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 1911, 
the ``Smarter Solutions for Students Act'', 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, May 22, Subcommittee 
on Energy, hearing entitled ``Exascale Computing Challenges and 
Opportunities'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  May 23, Subcommittee on Environment, hearing entitled ``Restoring 
U.S. Leadership in Weather Forecasting'', 9:30 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, May 23, Subcommittee on Contracting 
and Workforce, hearing entitled ``Building America: Challenges for 
Small Construction Contractors'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, May 22, 
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and 
Emergency Management, hearing entitled ``Saving Taxpayer Dollars: 
Freezing the Federal Real Estate Footprint'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  May 22, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing 
entitled ``The President's Fiscal Year 2014 Budget: Administration 
Priorities for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency'', 2 p.m., 
2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, May 22, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Expediting Claims or Exploiting Statistics?'' An 
Examination of VA's Special Initiative to Process Rating Claims 
Pending Over Two Years'', 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, May 23, Subcommittee on Social 
Security, hearing on the President's and Other Bipartisan 
Entitlements Reform Proposals, 9:30 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, May 22, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``Ongoing Intelligence Activities'', 
10:30 a.m., HVC-304. This is a closed hearing.
  May 22, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Ongoing Intelligence 
Activities'', 1 p.m., HVC-304. This is a closed hearing.
  May 23, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Ongoing Intelligence 
Activities'', 8:30 a.m., HVC-304. This is a closed hearing.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: May 22, to hold hearings to examine the 
current economic outlook, 10 a.m., SD-G50.
  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: May 21, to hold 
hearings to examine the Organization for Security and Cooperation in 
Europe (OSCE) Office for Democratic Institutions and Humans Rights, 
focusing on accomplishments and challenges, including crackdowns on 
civil society in Russia and other countries of the former Soviet 
Union, anti-Semitism and discrimination in the OSCE region, 
challenges faced by Roma in various countries, recent and upcoming 
election observations, and protecting human rights in the fight 
against terrorism, 2:30 p.m., SVC-210/212.