[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 83 (Wednesday, June 12, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D556-D558]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Appropriations: Full Committee held a markup on Defense 
Appropriations Bill, Fiscal Year 2104. The bill was ordered reported, 
without amendment.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND THE FISCAL YEAR 2014 BUDGET REQUEST
Committee on the Budget: Full Committee held a hearing on the 
Department of Defense and the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Request. 
Testimony was heard from Charles T. Hagel, Secretary, Department of 
Defense.
STRENGTHENING THE MULTIEMPLOYER PENSION SYSTEM
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Health, 
Employment, Labor, and Pensions held a hearing entitled ``Strengthening 
the Multiemployer Pension System: What Reforms Should Policymakers 
Consider?''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
NEED FOR MEDICAID REFORM: A STATE PERSPECTIVE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``The Need for Medicaid Reform: A State Perspective''. 
Testimony was heard from Tony Keck, Director, Department of Health and 
Human Services, State of South Carolina; and public witnesses.

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SATELLITE TELEVISION LAW
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications and 
Technology held a hearing entitled ``The Satellite Television Law: 
Repeal, Reauthorize, or Revise?''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
HOUSING FINANCE MODELS
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Beyond GSEs'' Examples of Successful Housing Finance Models without 
Explicit Government Guarantees''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
REDUCING BARRIERS TO CAPITAL FORMATION
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets and 
Government Sponsored Enterprises held a hearing entitled ``Reducing 
Barriers to Capital Formation''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
MODERNIZING U.S. INTERNATIONAL FOOD AID
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Modernizing U.S. International Food Aid: Reaching More for Less''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS IN EGYPT
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Middle East and North 
Africa, hearing entitled ``American NGOs Under Attack in Morsi's 
Egypt''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MUMBAI-STYLE ATTACKS AND THE THREAT FROM LASHKAR-E-TAIBA
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Counterterrorism held a 
hearing entitled ``Protecting the Homeland Against Mumbai-Style Attacks 
and the Threat from Lashkar-e-Taiba''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 1797, 
the ``District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act''; 
and H.R. 1944, the ``Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2013''. 
H.R 1797 was ordered reported, as amended; and H.R. 1944, was ordered 
reported, without amendment.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee held a markup on the 
following measures: H.R. 412, the ``Nashua River Wild and Scenic River 
Study Act''; H.R. 657, the ``Grazing Improvement Act''; H.R. 697, the 
``Three Kids Mine Remediation and Reclamation 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. 1126, the ``Dwight D. 
Eisenhower Memorial Completion Act''; H.R. 1411, the ``California 
Coastal National Monument Expansion Act of 2013''; H.R. 1497, the ``War 
Memorial Protection Act''; H.R. 1548, the ``Native American Energy 
Act''; H.R. 1825, the ``Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and 
Opportunities Act''; H.R. 1964, the ``National Petroleum Reserve Alaska 
Access Act''; H.R. 2166, the ``Good Samaritan Search and Recovery Act 
of 2013''; and H.R. 2231, the ``Offshore Energy and Jobs Act''. The 
following bills were ordered reported, as amended: H.R. 412; H.R. 657; 
H.R. 697; H.R. 740; H.R. 931; H.R. 1126; H.R. 1411; H.R. 1497; H.R. 
1548; and H.R. 2231. The following bills were ordered reported, without 
amendment: H.R. 841; H.R. 1825; H.R. 1964; and H.R. 2166.
GOVERNMENT SUSPENSION AND DEBARMENT POLICY
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Protecting Taxpayer Dollars: Is the Government Using 
Suspension and Debarment Effectively?''. Testimony was heard from John 
Neumann, Acting Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, 
Government Accountability Office; and public witnesses.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 1960, the 
``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014'' (amendment 
consideration). The Committee granted, by voice vote, a rule providing 
for further consideration under a structured rule for H.R. 1960. The 
rule provides no additional general debate. The rule makes in order as 
original text for purpose of amendment an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 113-13, 
modified by the amendment printed in part A of the Rules Committee 
report. That amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be 
considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against that 
amendment in the nature of a substitute. The rule makes in order only 
those further amendments printed in part B of the report and amendments 
en bloc described in Section 3 of the resolution. The rule provides 
that the amendments printed in part B of the report may be

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offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by 
a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall 
be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and 
controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to 
amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the 
question. The rule waives all points of order against the amendments 
printed in part B of the report or against amendments en bloc as 
described in Section 3 of the resolution. In Section 3, the rule 
provides that it shall be in order at any time for the chair of the 
Committee on Armed Services or his designee to offer amendments en bloc 
consisting of amendments printed in part B of the report not earlier 
disposed of. Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be 
debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Services of their 
designees, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject 
to a demand for division of the question. The original proponent of an 
amendment included in such amendments en bloc may insert a statement in 
the Congressional Record. The rule provides one motion to recommit with 
or without instructions. Testimony was heard from Representatives 
Coffman, Smith (WA), Gibson, Cooper, Bridenstine, Tsongas, Speier, 
Garamendi, McGovern, Rohrabacher, DeLauro, Issa, Lynch, Jackson Lee, 
Cummings, Lee (CA), Roe (TN), Lummis, Schiff, Denham, Van Hollen, 
Gosar, Butterfield, Al Green (TX), Walz, Benishek, Nolan, Huelskamp, 
O'Rourke, Barr, Tonko, Collins (NY), Grayson, Bustos, Thompson (PA), 
Cardenas, Gabbard, Kildee, and Lujan Grisham.
NEW OZONE STANDARDS ACHIEVABILITY
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on 
Environment held a hearing entitled ``Background Check: Achievability 
of New Ozone Standards''. Testimony was heard from John Vandenberg, 
Director, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina Division, National 
Center for Environmental Assessment, Environmental Protection Agency; 
and public witnesses.
H-2B VISA POLICY AND SMALL TOURISM BUSINESS
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and 
Capital Access held a hearing entitled ``The Seasonal Employment Needs 
of Small Tourism Businesses and H-2B Visa Policy''. Testimony was heard 
from Joseph G. Jordan, Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement 
Policy; Jeff Koses, Director, Office of Acquisition Operations, Federal 
Acquisition Service, General Services Administration; and public 
witnesses.
BOEING 787 INCIDENTS AND LESSONS LEARNED
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Aviation held a hearing entitled ``Lessons Learned from the Boeing 787 
Incidents''. Testimony was heard from Peggy Gilligan, Associate 
Administrator, Aviation Security, Federal Aviation Administration; and 
a public witness.
U.S.-BRAZIL TRADE AND INVESTMENT RELATIONSHIP
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing 
entitled ``U.S.-Brazil Trade and Investment Relationship: Opportunities 
and Challenges.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.