[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 97 (Tuesday, July 9, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D674-D676]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative Branch held a 
markup on appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes. The bill was 
forwarded without amendment.
KEEPING COLLEGE WITHIN REACH
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Full Committee held a hearing 
entitled ``Keeping College Within Reach: Improving Higher Education 
through Innovation''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power held 
a hearing on H.R. 1900, the ``Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform 
Act''. Testimony was heard from Philip D. Moeller, Commissioner, 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power 
began a markup on the following: H.R. 1582, the ``Energy Consumers 
Relief Act of 2013''; H.R. 1900, the ``Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting 
Reform Act''; and H.R. 83, to require the Secretary of the Interior to 
develop an action plan to address the energy needs of the insular areas 
of the United States and the Freely Associated States.
CYBER ESPIONAGE AND THE THEFT OF U.S. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND 
TECHNOLOGY
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Cyber Espionage and the Theft 
of U.S. Intellectual Property and Technology''. Testimony was heard 
from Slade Gorton, former U.S. Senator, Washington, Commission Member, 
Commission on the Theft of American Intellectual Property; Larry M. 
Wortzel, Commissioner, U.S.- China Economic and Security Review 
Commission; Susan Offutt, Chief Economist, Applied Research and 
Methods, Government Accountability Office; and public witness.
HOW THE CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU COLLECTS AND USES CONSUMER 
DATA
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions 
and Consumer Credit held a hearing entitled ``Examining How the 
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Collects and Uses Consumer Data''. 
Testimony was heard from Steven L. Antonakes, Acting Deputy Director, 
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
CONSTITUTIONAL DEFICIENCIES AND LEGAL UNCERTAINTIES IN THE DODD-FRANK 
ACT
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Examining Constitutional 
Deficiencies and Legal Uncertainties in the Dodd-Frank Act''. Testimony 
was heard from public witnesses.
LEARNING FROM IRAQ
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Middle East and North 
Africa held a hearing entitled ``Learning from Iraq: A Final Report 
from the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction''. Testimony 
was heard from Stuart W. Bowen, Jr., Special Inspector General for Iraq 
Reconstruction; and John Herbst, Director, Center for Complex 
Operations, National Defense University, former American Ambassador to 
Ukraine and Uzbekistan.
CAMBODIA'S LOOMING POLITICAL AND SOCIAL CRISIS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific held 
a hearing entitled ``Cambodia's Looming Political and Social Crisis''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
EMERGENCY MGMT 2.0
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, 
Response, and Communication held a hearing entitled ``Emergency MGMT 
2.0: How #SocialMedia and New Tech are Transforming Preparedness, 
Response, and Recovery #Disasters #Part2 #Govt/NGOs''. Testimony was 
heard from Shayne Adamski, Senior Manager of Digital Engagement, 
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security; 
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Ashwood, Director, Oklahoma Department of Emergency Management; 
Sergeant W. Greg Kierce, Director, Jersey City Office of Emergency 
Management and Homeland Security; and public witness.
IRAN'S EXTENDING INFLUENCE IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Management Efficiency held a hearing entitled ``Threat to the Homeland: 
Iran's Extending Influence in the Western Hemisphere''. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, 
Commercial and Antitrust Law held a hearing on H.R. 2122, the 
``Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013''. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
CLOSING AMENITIES AT YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Public Lands and 
Environmental Regulation held a hearing entitled ``Public Impact of 
Closing Amenities at Yosemite National Park''. Testimony was heard from 
Representative Garamendi; Jonathan B. Jarvis, Director, National Park 
Service, Department of the Interior; and public witnesses.
POWDER RIVER BASIN COAL MINING
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources held a hearing entitled ``Mining in America: Powder River 
Basin Coal Mining the Benefits and Challenges''. Testimony was heard 
from Dan Coolidge, Chairman, Campbell County Commissioners; Mary 
Kendall, Office of the Inspector General, Department of the Interior; 
and public witnesses.
NATIONAL STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MINERALS PRODUCTION ACT OF 2013
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 761, the 
``National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2013''. 
The Committee granted, by record vote of 9-4, a structured rule for 
H.R. 761. The rule provides one hour of general debate equally divided 
and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Natural Resources. The rule waives all points of order 
against consideration of the bill. 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 113-17 and 
provides that it shall be considered as read. The rule waives all 
points of order against the amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
The rule makes in order only those further amendments printed in the 
Rules Committee report. Each such amendment may be 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 the 
report. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or without 
instructions. Testimony was heard from Representative Amodei; and 
Representative DeFazio.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on 
Environment held a markup on H.R. 2413, the ``Weather Forecasting 
Improvement Act of 2013''. The bill was forwarded, as amended.
AMERICAN COMPETITIVENESS WORLDWIDE
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and 
Capital Access held a hearing entitled ``American Competitiveness 
Worldwide: Impacts on Small Businesses and Entrepreneurs''. Testimony 
was heard from public witnesses.
INNOVATIVE FINANCE IN INTERCITY PASSENGER RAIL
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials held a hearing entitled 
``The Role of Innovative Finance in Intercity Passenger Rail''. 
Testimony was heard from John Porcari, Deputy Secretary, Department of 
Transportation; and public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
on H.R. 1443, the ``Tinnitus Research and Treatment Act of 2013''; H.R. 
1612, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to convey a parcel of 
land in Tuskegee, Alabama, to Tuskegee University, and for other 
purposes; H.R. 1702, the ``Veterans Transportation Service Act''; H.R. 
2065, the ``Safe Housing for Homeless Veterans Act''; and draft 
legislation on the Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act. Testimony was 
heard from Representative Rogers of Alabama; Representative McKinley; 
Robert L. Jesse, M.D., Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Health 
Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; and 
public witnesses.

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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.