[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 160 (Tuesday, November 12, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1072-D1073]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                           NOVEMBER 13, 2013

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Department of 
Defense, to hold hearings to examine sequestration and the defense 
industrial base, 11 a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings to examine the role of manufacturing hubs in a 21st century 
innovation economy, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold 
hearings to examine the nomination of Jeh Charles Johnson, of New 
Jersey, to be Secretary of Homeland Security, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology 
and the Law, to hold hearings to examine ``The Surveillance 
Transparency Act of 2013'', 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of 
Nancy L. Moritz, of Kansas, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Tenth Circuit, Sheryl H. Lipman, to be United States District 
Judge for the Western District of Tennessee, Stanley Allen Bastian, 
to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of 
Washington, and Manish S. Shah, of Illinois, to be United States 
District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, 2 p.m., SD-
226.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: to hold hearings 
to examine a review of programs for veteran entrepreneurs, 9:30 
a.m., SR-428A.


                                 House

  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Keeping College Within Reach: Simplifying Federal Student 
Aid'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Commerce, 
Manufacturing, and Trade, hearing on H.R. 1518, to amend the Horse 
Protection Act to designate additional unlawful acts under the Act, 
strengthen penalties for violations of the Act, improve Department 
of Agriculture enforcement of the Act, and for other purposes, 10 
a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, hearing on S. 1009, 
the ``Chemical Safety Improvement Act'', 10:15 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, hearing entitled 
``Challenges and Opportunities in the 5 GHz Spectrum Band'', 2 p.m., 
2123 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Housing and 
Insurance, hearing entitled ``The Future of Terrorism Insurance: 
Fostering Private Market Innovation to Limit Taxpayer Exposure'', 10 
a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade, hearing entitled ``What 
Is Central About Central Banking?: A Study of International 
Models'', 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Examining Nuclear Negotiations: Iran After Rouhani's First 100 
Days'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and 
International Organizations; and Subcommittee on Terrorism, 
Nonproliferation, and Trade, hearing entitled ``The Continuing 
Threat of Boko Haram'', 1 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, markup on H. 
Res. 147, calling for the release of United States citizen Saeed 
Abedini and condemning the Government of Iran for its persecution of 
religious minorities, 1:50 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, hearing entitled 
``U.S. Foreign Policy Toward Iraq'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Cyber Side-Effects: How Secure is the Personal Information Entered 
into the Flawed Healthcare.gov?'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, hearing 
entitled ``The Insider Threat to Homeland Security: Examining Our 
Nation's Security Clearance Processes'', 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Implementation of an Entry-Exit System: Still Waiting After All 
These Years'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``ObamaCare Implementation: The Rollout of 
Healthcare.gov'', 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on 
Research and Technology, hearing entitled ``Keeping America FIRST: 
Federal Investments in Research, Science, and Technology at NSF, 
NIST, OSTP and Interagency STEM Programs'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing entitled ``Correcting Kerfuffles--Analyzing 
Prohibited Practices and Preventable Patient Deaths at Jackson 
VAMC'', 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, hearing entitled ``VA's 
Independent Living Program--A Program Review'', 2 p.m., 334 Cannon.


                             Joint Meetings

  Conference: meeting of conferees on S. Con. Res. 8, setting forth 
the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal 
year 2014, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 
2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal 
years 2015 through 2023, 10 a.m., 1100, Longworth Building.
  Joint Economic Committee: to hold hearings to examine the current 
economic outlook, 2:30 p.m., SH-216.