[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 93 (Wednesday, June 26, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D642-D644]
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 Energy and 
Water Development Appropriations Bill, Fiscal Year 2014. The bill was 
ordered reported, as amended.
AMERICA'S ENERGY REVOLUTION
Committee on the Budget: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``America's Energy Revolution: A New Path To Jobs And Economic 
Growth''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Health, 
Employment, Labor, and Pensions held a hearing on H.R. 2346, the 
``Secret Ballot Protection Act''; and H.R. 2347, the ``Representation 
Fairness Restoration Act''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
21ST CENTURY MEDICARE: BIPARTISAN PROPOSALS TO REDESIGN THE PROGRAM'S 
OUTDATED BENEFIT STRUCTURE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``A 21st Century Medicare: Bipartisan Proposals to Redesign 
the Program's Outdated Benefit Structure''. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
CHALLENGES FACING AMERICA'S BUSINESSES UNDER THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND 
AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Challenges Facing America's 
Businesses Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
OVERVIEW OF THE RENEWABLE FUEL STANDARD: GOVERNMENT PERSPECTIVES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power held 
a hearing entitled ``Overview of the Renewable Fuel Standard: 
Government Perspectives''. Testimony was heard from Adam Sieminksi, 
Administrator, U.S. Energy Information; Joseph Glauber, Chief 
Economist, Department of Agriculture; and Christopher Grundler, 
Director, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, Office of Air and 
Radiation, Environmental Protection Agency.
EXAMINING HOW THE DODD-FRANK ACT COULD RESULT IN MORE TAXPAYER-FUNDED 
BAILOUTS
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Examining How the Dodd-Frank Act Could Result in More Taxpayer-Funded 
Bailouts''. Testimony was heard from Thomas Hoenig, Vice Chairman, 
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Richard W. Fisher, President and 
Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas; Jeffrey 
Lacker, President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of 
Richmond; and a public witness.
EVALUATING HOW HUD'S MOVING-TO-WORK PROGRAM BENEFITS PUBLIC AND 
ASSISTED HOUSING RESIDENTS
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance 
held a hearing entitled ``Evaluating How HUD's Moving-to-Work Program 
Benefits Public and Assisted Housing Residents''. Testimony was heard 
from Daniel Nackerman, Executive Director, San Bernardino County 
Housing Authority; Gene Reed, Executive Director, Abilene

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Housing Authority; Mathew Scire, Director, Financial Markets and 
Community Investment, U.S. Government Accountability Office; Larry 
Woods, Executive Director, Winston-Salem Housing Authority; and Gregory 
Russ, Executive Director, Cambridge Housing Authority.
BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing on 
Broadcasting Board of Governors: An Agency ``Defunct''. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
TURKEY AT A CROSSROADS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and 
Emerging Threats held a hearing entitled ``Turkey at a Crossroads: What 
do the Gezi Park Protests Mean for Democracy in the Region?''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Terrorism, 
Nonproliferation, and Trade held a markup on H.R. 1409, to amend the 
Export Enhancement Act of 1988 to further enhance the promotion of 
exports of United States goods and services, and for other purposes; 
and H.R. 1926, to further enhance the promotion of exports of United 
States goods and services, and for other purposes. The Committee 
forwarded H.R. 1409, as amended; and H.R. 1926 was forwarded, without 
amendment.
POWER MARKETING ADMINISTRATIONS
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water and Power held a 
hearing entitled ``The Power Marketing Administrations: A Ratepayer 
Perspective''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
IRS CONTRACTS WITH STRONG CASTLE, INC.
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on Oversight 
and Government Reform held a hearing entitled ``The IRS Contracts with 
Strong Castle, Inc.''. Testimony was heard from Beth Tucker, Deputy 
Commissioner for Operations Support, Internal Revenue Service; Michael 
Chodos, Associate Administrator, Office of Entrepreneurial Development, 
Small Business Administration; Brad Flohr, Senior Advisor for 
Compensation Service, Veterans Benefit Administration, Veterans 
Administration; William Sisk, Deputy Commissioner, Federal Acquisition 
Service, General Services Administration; and a public witness.
RESTORING U.S. LEADERSHIP IN WEATHER FORECASTING, PART 2
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on 
Environment held a hearing entitled ``Restoring U.S. Leadership in 
Weather Forecasting, Part 2''. Testimony was heard from Kathryn 
Sullivan, Acting Administrator, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration; and public witnesses.
READY TO EXPORT: SMALL BUSINESS POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR USTR
Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Ready to Export: Small Business Policy Recommendations for USTR''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
COAST GUARD READINESS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast 
Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing entitled ``Coast Guard 
Readiness: Examining Cutter, Aircraft, and Communications Needs''. 
Testimony was heard from Vice Admiral John Currier, Vice Commandant, 
United States Coast Guard; Ronald O'Rouke, Specialist in Naval Affairs, 
Congressional Research Service; and public witnesses.
HOW LOGISTICS FACILITATE AN EFFICIENT FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Panel on 21st Century 
Freight held a hearing entitled ``How Logistics Facilitate an Efficient 
Freight Transportation System''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity 
held a hearing on H.R. 331, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
to permit the centralized reporting of veteran enrollment by certain 
groups, districts, and consortiums of educational institutions; H.R. 
821, the ``Fair Wages for Workers with Disabilities Act of 2013''; H.R. 
1357, to amend the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011 to improve the 
Veterans Retraining Assistance Program by providing assistance under 
such program for certain training programs that are considered less 
than full-time; H.R. 1796, the ``Troop Talent Act of 2013''; H.R. 1842, 
the ``Military Family Home Protection Act''; H.R. 2011, the ``Veterans' 
Advisory Committee on Education Improvement Act of 2013''; H.R. 2150, 
the ``Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Programs Reauthorization Act of 
2013''; H.R. 2210, the ``Marine Gunnery Sergeant John David Fry 
Scholarship Improvements Act of 2013''; H.R. 2327, the ``Veterans 
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Administration Act of 2013''; and draft legislation to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
make an alternative election on behalf of certain individuals who are 
subject to a bar to duplication of eligibility for educational 
assistance under the laws administered by the Secretary. Testimony was 
heard from the following Representatives: Calvert; Cummings; Delaney; 
Grayson; and Johnson (OH); and Curtis L. Coy, Deputy Under Secretary 
for Economic Opportunity, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department 
of Veterans Affairs; Frank C. DiGiovanni, Director, Training Readiness 
and Strategy, Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and 
Readiness, Department of Defense; and public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
SMARTER REGULATIONS
Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
reducing red tape through smarter regulations, after receiving 
testimony from Susan Dudley, George Washington University Regulatory 
Studies Center, Washington, D.C.; Michael Greenstone, Massachusetts 
Institute of Technology, Cambridge; Jerry Ellig, George Mason 
University Mercatus Center, Arlington, Virginia; and Robert S. Kieval, 
CVRx, Minneapolis, Minnesota.