[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 97 (Tuesday, July 9, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D676-D677]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                             JULY 10, 2013

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: to hold 
hearings to examine Smithfield, focusing on foreign purchases of 
American food companies, 2:30 p.m., SD-562.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance, to hold 
hearings to examine stopping fraudulent robocall scams, focusing on 
if more can be done, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine repealing the 
Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) and the path forward, focusing on a 
view from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), 10 
a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: business 
meeting to consider S. 815, to prohibit the employment 
discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender 
identity, and any pending nominations, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold 
hearings to examine lessons learned from the Boston Marathon 
bombings, focusing on preparing for and responding to the attack, 10 
a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Patricia Ann Millett, of Virginia, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, Gregory 
Howard Woods, to be United States District Judge for the Southern 
District of New York, Elizabeth A. Wolford, to be United States 
District Judge for the Western District of New York, and Debra M. 
Brown, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District 
of Mississippi, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine diabetes 
research, focusing on reducing the burden of diabetes at all ages 
and stages, 2 p.m., SDG-50.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Financial Services 
and General Government, markup on appropriations for Financial 
Services and General Government for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 2014, 9:30 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science and Related 
Agencies, markup on appropriations for Commerce, Justice, and 
Science and related agencies, 11 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on 
Workforce Protections, hearing entitled ``Examining the Labor 
Department's Proposed Reforms to the FECA Program'', 10 a.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Power, continue 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, 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Capital Markets 
and Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing entitled ``Reducing 
Barriers to Capital Formation, Part II'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Terrorism, 
Nonproliferation, and Trade; and Subcommittee on the Middle East and 
North Africa, joint hearing entitled ``The Terrorist Threat in North 
Africa: Before and After Benghazi'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, hearing 
entitled ``The Abu Dhabi Pre-Clearance Facility: Implications for 
U.S. Businesses and National Security'', 1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Assessing Attacks on the Homeland: From Fort Hood to Boston'', 9 
a.m., 311 Cannon. A portion of this hearing may be closed.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, 
Commercial and Antitrust Law, markup on H.R. 1493, the ``Sunshine 
for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013''; and H.R. 2542, 
the ``Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013'', 10 a.m., 
2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Unaccountable Government GAO Reports Show Feds 
Struggling to Track Money and Performance'', 9:30 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and the 
Census, hearing entitled ``The Combined Federal Campaign: Making 
Every Dollar Count'', 1 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on 
Space, markup on committee print of the ``NASA Authorization Act of 
2013'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Research and Technology, hearing entitled 
``Strategic Planning for National Manufacturing Competitiveness'', 2 
p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Beyond the Beltway: Successful State Strategies for Small Business 
Growth'', 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Full Committee, 
markup of the following: H.R. 1848, the ``Small Airplane 
Revitalization Act of 2013''; H.R. 2576, to amend title 49, United 
States Code, to modify requirements relating to the availability of 
pipeline safety regulatory documents, and for other purposes; and 
legislation regarding the following: Public Buildings Savings and 
Reform Act of 2013; a bill to designate the United States Coast 
Guard Headquarters the ``Douglas A. Munro Coast Guard Headquarters 
Building''; a concurrent resolution

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authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the District of 
Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run; and a General 
Services Administration Resolution, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Full Committee, and Full Committee 
on Armed Services, joint hearing entitled ``DOD and VA Collaboration 
to assist Service Members Returning to Civilian Life'', 10 a.m., 
2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on 
the Obama Administration's decision to delay the employer mandate 
and the employer information reporting requirements under the 
Affordable Care Act, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: to hold hearings to examine building job 
opportunities for veterans, 10 a.m., SH-216.