[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 72 (Tuesday, May 21, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D481-D483]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                              MAY 22, 2013

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: 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.
  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.
  Committee on the Budget: to hold hearings to examine supporting 
broad-based economic growth and fiscal responsibility through tax 
reform, 2:30 p.m., SD-608.

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  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: 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.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on Water 
and Wildlife, to hold hearings to examine nutrient trading and water 
quality, 2:30 p.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: 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: 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.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: 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: to hold 
hearings to examine performance management and congressional 
oversight, focusing on 380 recommendations to reduce overlap and 
duplication, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Full Committee, to hold an oversight hearing to examine business 
practices of durable medical equipment companies, 2 p.m., SD-342.
  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, 5 p.m., S-216, Capitol.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: 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.
  Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine the 
Medicare prescription drug program, focusing on 10 years later, 2:30 
p.m., SD-366.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Full Committee, markup on Homeland 
Security Appropriations Bill for FY 2014, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, 
markup on H.R. 1960, the ``National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2014'', 10:30 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  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.
  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.
  Subcommittee on Military Personnel, markup on H.R. 1960, the 
``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014'', 3:30 
p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing entitled ``Examining SAMHSA's Role in 
Delivering Services to the Severely Mentally Ill'', 10 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, markup on H.R. 
2052, the ``Global Investment in American Jobs Act of 2013'', 4 
p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  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.
  Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``The Annual Report of the Financial Stability Oversight Council'', 
10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  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.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 850, 
the ``Nuclear Iran Prevention Act of 2013'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  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.
  Committee on Homeland Security, 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, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Protecting U.S. Citizens' Constitutional Rights During the War on 
Terror'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Full Committee, hearing on S. 744, the ``Border Security, Economic 
Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act''; and the Immigration 
Reform and Control Act of 1986: Lessons Learned or Mistakes 
Repeated?, 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources, hearing on the following measures: H.R. 1964, the 
``National Petroleum Reserve Alaska

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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.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``The IRS Targeting Americans for Their Political 
Beliefs'', 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Full Committee, markup on the following legislation: H.R. 2061 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. 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.
  Committee on Rules, 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, Subcommittee on 
Energy, hearing entitled ``Exascale Computing Challenges and 
Opportunities'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
  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, 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.
  House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Ongoing Intelligence Activities'', 10:30 a.m., 
HVC-304. This is a closed hearing.
  Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Ongoing Intelligence 
Activities'', 1 p.m., HVC-304. This is a closed hearing.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: to hold hearings to examine the current 
economic outlook, 10 a.m., SD-G50.