[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 117 (Monday, September 9, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D838-D841]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,

                           SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings 
to examine the nominations of Wanda Felton, of New York, to be First 
Vice President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, and 
Katherine M. O'Regan, of New York, to be Assistant Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: business meeting to consider an 
original resolution authorizing expenditures by the committee from 
October 1, 2013, through February 28, 2015; to be immediately 
followed by a hearing to examine S. 1448, to provide for equitable 
compensation to the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane 
Reservation for the use of tribal land for the production of 
hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam, S. 1219, to authorize the 
Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians Water Rights Settlement, 
and S. 1447, to make technical corrections to certain Native 
American water rights settlements in the State of New Mexico, 2:30 
p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Bankruptcy and the 
Courts, to hold hearings to examine an original bill entitled, 
``Federal Judgeship Act of 2013'', 10:30 a.m., SD-226.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine conflicts between 
state and Federal marijuana laws, 2:30 p.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: business meeting to 
consider the nominations of Ann Miller Ravel, of California, and Lee 
E. Goodman, of Virginia, both to be a Member of the Federal Election 
Commission, and an original resolution authorizing expenditures by 
the committee during the 113th Congress, 10 a.m., SR-301.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold a joint hearing with the 
House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine a legislative 
presentation of the American Legion, 10:15 a.m., SD-G50.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to 
examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Armed Services, Full Committee, hearing on Proposed 
Authorization to Use Military Force in Syria, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Education Research: Exploring Opportunities to Strengthen 
the Institute of Education Sciences'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Environment and 
the Economy, hearing entitled ``Implementing the Nuclear Waste 
Policy Act--Next Steps'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``PPACA Pulse Check: Part 
2'', 10:15 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing entitled ``Reducing Waste, Fraud, and Abuse 
in Housing Programs: Inspector General Perspectives'', 10 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, 
hearing entitled ``Challenges to Democracy in the Western 
Hemisphere'', 3 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and 
International Organizations, hearing entitled ``India's Missing 
Girls'', 3 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Homeland Security, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Crisis in Syria: Implications for Homeland Security'', 10 a.m., 
311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual 
Property and the Internet, hearing entitled ``Satellite Television 
Laws in Title 17'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Public Lands and 
Environmental Regulation, hearing entitled ``School Trust Lands 
Ownership Within Federal Conservation Areas'', 11 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Preventing Violations of Federal Transparency 
Laws'', 9 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on 
Research and Technology, hearing entitled ``Examining Federal 
Advanced Manufacturing Programs'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, hearing entitled ``Maritime 
Transportation Regulations: Impacts on Safety, Security, Jobs and 
the Environment, Part 1'', 10:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.


                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

            Week of September 10 through September 13, 2013

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, at 11 a.m., Senate will continue consideration of the 
motion to proceed to consideration of S.J. Res. 21, Authorization for 
the Use of Military Force Against the Government of Syria to Respond to 
Use of Chemical Weapons.
  During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared 
legislative and executive business.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Appropriations: September 11, Subcommittee on 
Financial Services and General Government, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 
2014 for the Federal Communications Commission, 10:30 a.m., SD-138.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: September 10, to 
hold hearings to examine the nominations of Wanda Felton, of New 
York, to be First Vice President of the Export-Import Bank of the 
United States, and Katherine M. O'Regan, of New York, to be 
Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 10 a.m., SD-
538.
  September 11, Subcommittee on National Security and International 
Trade and Finance, to hold hearings to examine assessing the 
investment climate and improving market access in financial services 
in India, 2 p.m., SD-538.
  September 12, Full Committee, business meeting to consider an 
original resolution authorizing expenditures by the committee during 
the 113th Congress; to be immediately followed by a hearing to 
examine essential elements of housing finance reform, 10 a.m., SD-
538.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: September 12, to hold hearings to 
examine the nomination of Nisha Desai Biswal, of the District of 
Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian 
Affairs, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: September 12, 
Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging, to hold hearings to 
examine dental crisis in America, focusing on the need to address 
the cost, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: September 
11, to hold hearings to examine the Department of Homeland Security 
at 10 years, focusing on examining challenges and achievements and 
addressing emerging threats, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: September 10, business meeting to 
consider an original resolution authorizing expenditures by the 
committee from October 1, 2013, through February 28, 2015; to be 
immediately followed by a hearing to examine S. 1448, to provide for 
equitable compensation to the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the 
Spokane Reservation for the use of tribal land for the production of 
hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam, S. 1219, to authorize the 
Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians Water Rights Settlement, 
and S. 1447, to make technical corrections to certain Native 
American water rights settlements in the State of New Mexico, 2:30 
p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: September 10, Subcommittee on 
Bankruptcy and the Courts, to hold hearings to examine an original 
bill entitled, ``Federal Judgeship Act of 2013'', 10:30 a.m., SD-
226.
  September 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
conflicts between state and Federal marijuana laws, 2:30 p.m., SH-
216.
  September 11, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Robert Leon Wilkins, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, Timothy L. Brooks, to be 
United States District Judge for the Western District of Arkansas, 
James Donato, and Beth Labson Freeman, both to be United States 
District Judge for the Northern District of California, and Pedro A. 
Delgado Hernandez, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of Puerto Rico, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  September 12, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 987, 
to maintain the free flow of information to the public by providing 
conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by 
certain persons connected with the news media, S. 357, to encourage, 
enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout the United States 
in order to disseminate information when a law enforcement officer 
is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty, an original 
resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee for the 113th 
Congress, and the nominations of Cornelia T. L. Pillard, to be 
United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, 
Landya B. McCafferty, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of New Hampshire, Brian Morris, and Susan P. Watters, both 
to be a United States District Judge for the District of Montana, 
Jeffrey Alker Meyer,

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to be United States District Judge for the District of Connecticut, 
and Kenneth Allen Polite, Jr., to be United States Attorney for the 
Eastern District of Louisiana, Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-
226.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: September 10, business 
meeting to consider the nominations of Ann Miller Ravel, of 
California, and Lee E. Goodman, of Virginia, both to be a Member of 
the Federal Election Commission, and an original resolution 
authorizing expenditures by the committee during the 113th Congress, 
10 a.m., SR-301.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: September 10, to hold a joint 
hearing with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine a 
legislative presentation of the American Legion, 10:15 a.m., SD-G50.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: September 10, to hold closed 
hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  September 12, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Armed Services, September 12, Subcommittee on 
Seapower and Projection Forces, hearing on Undersea Warfare 
Capabilities and Challenges, 9 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, September 11, 
Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, hearing 
entitled ``Keeping College Within Reach: Supporting Higher Education 
Opportunities for America's Servicemembers and Veterans'', 12 p.m., 
2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, September 11, Subcommittee on 
Technology, hearing entitled ``Innovation Versus Regulation in the 
Video Marketplace'', 2 p.m. 2133 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, September 11, Subcommittee on 
Monetary Policy and Trade, hearing entitled ``The Fed Turns 100: 
Lessons Learned over a Century of Central Banking'', 2 p.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  September 12, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``The Semi-Annual 
Report of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau'', 9 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, September 12, Subcommittee on 
Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International 
Organizations, hearing entitled ``The Troubling Path Ahead for U.S.-
Zimbabwe Relations'', 12 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, September 11, Subcommittee on 
Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies, 
hearing entitled ``The Threat to Americans' Personal Information: A 
Look into the Security and Reliability of the Health Exchange Data 
Hub'', 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, September 11, Full Committee, markup 
on H.R. 2655, the ``Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2013''; H.R. 
2871, to amend title 28, United States Code, to modify the 
composition of the southern judicial district of Mississippi to 
improve judicial efficiency, and for other purposes; and H.R. 2922, 
to extend the authority of the Supreme Court Police to protect court 
officials away from the Supreme Court grounds, 10 a.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, September 11, Full Committee, 
hearing on the Reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, September 11, 
Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service and the 
Census, hearing entitled ``Ensuring an Accurate and Affordable 2020 
Census'', 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  September 11, Subcommittee on Government Operations, hearing 
entitled ``Oversight of the SIGTARP Report on Treasury's Role in the 
Delphi Pension Bailout'', 1:30 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, September 11, Subcommittee on 
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, hearing entitled 
``Implementation Update: Fully Developed Claims'', 3 p.m., 334 
Cannon.
  September 12, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, hearing 
entitled ``A Review of the Performance of the Veterans Retraining 
Assistance Program (VRAP) and the Homeless Veterans Reintegration 
Program (HVRP)'', 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, September 11, Subcommittee on Human 
Resources, hearing on preventing the payment of unemployment 
benefits to incarcerated individuals and other ways to improve the 
integrity of the Unemployment Insurance program, 1:15 p.m., 1100 
Longworth.
  House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, September 12, 
Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Ongoing Intelligence 
Activities'', 9 a.m., HVC-304. This is a closed hearing.


* These figures include all measures reported, even if there was 
no accompanying report. A total of 85 written reports have been 
filed in the Senate, 188 reports have been filed in the House.

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