[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 157 (Wednesday, November 6, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D1059]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


           COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2013

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Armed Services: To hold hearings to examine the 
impact of sequestration on the national defense; with the 
possibility of a closed session in SVC-217, following the open 
session, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: To hold hearings 
to examine housing finance reform, focusing on essential elements to 
provide affordable options for housing, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance, to hold 
hearings to examine patent assertion entities, focusing on demand 
letters and consumer protection, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: To hold an oversight 
hearing to examine the Draft Regional Recommendation regarding the 
Columbia River Treaty, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: To hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Heather Anne Higginbottom, of the District of 
Columbia, to be Deputy Secretary for Management and Resources, Sarah 
Sewall, of Massachusetts, to be Under Secretary for Civilian 
Security, Democracy, and Human Rights, and Richard Stengel, of New 
York, to be Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy, all of the 
Department of State, 11 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Oversight, Federal 
Rights and Agency Action, to hold hearings to examine rules delayed 
on auto safety and mental health, 1:30 p.m., SD-226.


                                 House

  No hearings are scheduled.