[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 102 (Wednesday, July 17, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D718-D719]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             JULY 18, 2013

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: business meeting to markup proposed 
budget estimates for fiscal year 2014 for Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies and the Department of Homeland 
Security, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of General Martin E. Dempsey, USA for reappointment to 
the grade of general and reappointment as Chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff, and Admiral James A. Winnefeld, Jr., USN for 
reappointment to the grade of admiral and reappointment as Vice 
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, both of the Department of 
Defense, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: business meeting 
to consider the nominations of Melvin L. Watt, of North Carolina, to 
be Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, Jason Furman, of 
New York, to be Member and Chairman of the Council of Economic 
Advisers, Kara Marlene Stein, of Maryland, Michael Sean Piwowar, of 
Virginia, and Mary Jo White, of New York, all to be Members of the 
Securities and Exchange Commission, and Richard T. Metsger, of 
Oregon, to be a Member of the National Credit Union Administration 
Board; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine the 
Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress, 10:30 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to 
examine the current state of clean energy finance in the United 
States and opportunities to facilitate greater investment in 
domestic clean energy technology development and deployment, 9:30 
a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to 
examine climate change, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine the nomination 
of F. Scott Kieff, of Illinois, to be a Member of the United States 
International Trade Commission, 2:30 p.m., SD-215.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider the 
nominations of Todd M. Hughes, of the District of Columbia, to be 
United States Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit, Colin Stirling 
Bruce, to be United States

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District Judge for the Central District of Illinois, Sara Lee Ellis, 
and Andrea R. Wood, each to be a United States District Judge for 
the Northern District of Illinois, Madeline Hughes Haikala, to be 
United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, 
and James B. Comey, Jr., of Connecticut, to be Director of the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to 
examine certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Full Committee, markup on the 
Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill for FY 2014, 11 a.m., 2359 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Commerce, 
Manufacturing, and Trade, hearing entitled ``Reporting Data 
Breaches: Is Federal Legislation Needed to Protect Consumers?'', 11 
a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled 
``Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: Implementation in the 
Wake of Administrative Delay'', 1:30 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``A Legislative Proposal to Protect American Taxpayers and 
Homeowners by Creating a Sustainable Housing Finance System'', 1 
p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Terrorism, 
Nonproliferation, and Trade, hearing entitled ``Global al-Qaeda: 
Affiliates, Objectives, and Future Challenges'', 2 p.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and 
International Organizations, hearing entitled ``Is There an African 
Resource Curse?'', 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, 
Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies, hearing 
entitled ``Oversight of Executive Order 13636 and Development of the 
Cybersecurity Framework'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution and 
Civil Justice, hearing entitled ``The Voting Rights Act after the 
Supreme Court's Decision in Shelby County'', 11 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law, 
markup on H.R. 2122, the ``Regulatory Accountability Act of 2013''; 
and H.R. 2641, the ``Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating 
Development Act of 2013'', 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``The IRS's Systematic Delay and Scrutiny of Tea 
Party Applications'', 11 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation and Regulatory 
Affairs, hearing entitled ``Regulatory Burdens: The Impact of Dodd-
Frank on Community Banking'', 8:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Health Care and Entitlements, 
hearing entitled ``Examining the Obama Administration's Social Cost 
of Carbon Estimates'', 2:30 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Full Committee, 
markup on H.R. 2687, the ``National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration Authorization Act of 2013'', 11:15 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Energy 
and Trade, hearing entitled ``The President's Climate Action Plan: 
What Is the Impact on Small Businesses?'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Full Committee, 
markup on H.R. 185, to designate the United States courthouse 
located at 101 East Pecan Street in Sherman, Texas, as the ``Paul 
Brown United States Courthouse''; H.R. 579, to designate the United 
States courthouse located at 501 East Court Street in Jackson, 
Mississippi, as the ``R. Jess Brown United States Courthouse''; H.R. 
2251, to designate the United States courthouse located at 118 South 
Mill Street, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, as the ``Edward J. Devitt 
United States''; H.R. 1961, to amend title 46, United States Code, 
to extend the exemption from the fire-retardant materials 
construction requirement for vessels operating within the Boundary 
Line; H.R. 2352, to amend title 23, United States Code, with respect 
to the operation of vehicles on certain Wisconsin highways, and for 
other purposes; and other matters cleared for consideration, 11:30 
a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Economic 
Opportunity, markup on H.R. 2210, the ``Marine Gunnery Sergeant John 
David Fry Scholarship Improvements Act of 2013''; H.R. 2327, the 
``Veterans Economic Opportunity Administration Act of 2013''; 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. 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. 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''; and H.R. 2481, the 
``Veterans G.I. Bill Enrollment Clarification Act of 2013'', 11 
a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Full Committee, hearing on President 
Obama's trade policy agenda with U.S. Trade Representative Michael 
Froman, 9 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Full Committee, 
hearing on Member Access Requests, 10 a.m., HVC-304. This is a 
closed hearing.
  Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Ongoing Intelligence 
Activities'', 10:45 a.m., HVC-304. This is a closed hearing.