[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 161 (Wednesday, November 13, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1082-D1083]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                           NOVEMBER 14, 2013

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings 
to examine the nomination of Janet L. Yellen, of California, to be 
Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 10 
a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard, to hold hearings 
to examine Southeast regional perspective on ``Magnuson-Stevens 
Act'' reauthorization, 10:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: business meeting to 
consider S. 753, to provide for national security benefits for White 
Sands Missile Range and Fort Bliss, S. 1169, to withdraw and reserve 
certain public land in the State of Montana for the Limestone Hills 
Training Area, and S. 1309, to withdraw and reserve certain public 
land under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior for 
military uses; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine 
the nominations of Steven Croley, of Michigan, to be General 
Counsel, and Christopher Smith, of Texas, to be Assistant Secretary 
for Fossil Energy, both of the Department of Energy, and Esther 
Puakela Kia'aina, of Hawaii, to be Assistant Secretary of the 
Interior for Insular Affairs, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: business meeting to consider S. 
1271, to direct the President to establish guidelines for the United 
States foreign assistance programs, an original bill entitled, 
``Naval Vessel Transfer Act of 2013'', and the nominations of Daniel 
W. Yohannes, of Colorado, to be Representative to the Organization 
for Economic Cooperation and Development, with the rank of 
Ambassador, Anthony Luzzatto Gardner, of New York, to be 
Representative to the European Union, with the rank and status of 
Ambassador, Amy Jane Hyatt, of California, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Palau, and Elizabeth Frawley Bagley, of the District of 
Columbia, Theodore Strickland, of Ohio, and Stephen N. Zack, of 
Florida, all to be an Alternate Representative of the United States 
of America to the Sixty-eighth Session of the General Assembly of 
the United Nations, all of the Department of State, 11:15 a.m., S-
116, Capitol.
  Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on developments in 
Egypt, 2 p.m., SVC-217.
  Subcommittee on European Affairs, to hold hearings to examine the 
Eastern Partnership, focusing on the outlook for Ukraine, Moldova, 
Georgia, Belarus, Armenia, and Azerbaijan, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold 
hearings to examine ensuring access to higher education, focusing on 
simplifying Federal student aid for today's college student, 10 
a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold 
hearings to examine threats to the homeland, 10 a.m., SD-342.

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  Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold an oversight hearing to 
examine contract support costs and sequestration, focusing on Indian 
country, 2:30 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider S. 619, 
to amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent unjust and 
irrational criminal punishments, S. 1410, to focus limited Federal 
resources on the most serious offenders, S. 1675, to reduce 
recidivism and increase public safety, S. 975, to provide for the 
inclusion of court-appointed guardianship improvement and oversight 
activities under the Elder Justice Act of 2009, and the nominations 
of Carolyn B. McHugh, of Utah, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Tenth Circuit, Pamela L. Reeves, to be United States District 
Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee, Vince Girdhari 
Chhabria, to be United States District Judge for the Northern 
District of California, James Maxwell Moody, Jr., to be United 
States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas, and 
Peter Joseph Kadzik, of New York, to be an Assistant Attorney 
General, Peter C. Tobin, to be United States Marshal for the 
Southern District of Ohio, and Amos Rojas, Jr., of Florida, to be 
United States Marshal for the Southern District of Florida, all of 
the Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, 
to hold hearings to examine cartel prosecution, focusing on stopping 
price fixers and protecting consumers, 2:45 p.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to 
examine certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``The Effects of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care 
Act on Schools, Colleges, and Universities'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health, hearing 
entitled ``Obamacare Implementation Problems: More than Just a 
Broken Website'', 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled 
``The Impact of Patent Assertion Entities on Innovation and the 
Economy'', 2 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Power, hearing entitled ``EPA's 
Proposed GHG Standards for New Power Plants; and a measure regarding 
the Whitfield-Manchin legislation, 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, markup on the 
following legislation: H.R. 3329, to enhance the ability of 
community financial institutions to foster economic growth and serve 
their communities, boost small businesses, increase individual 
savings, and for other purposes; H.R. 3468, the ``Credit Union Share 
Insurance Fund Parity Act''; H.R. 1800, the ``Small Business Credit 
Availability Act''; H.R. 2274, the ``Small Business Mergers, 
Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2013''; and 
H.R. 3448, the ``Small Cap Liquidity Reform Act of 2013'', 10 a.m., 
2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Transportation 
Security, hearing entitled ``TSA's SPOT Program and Initial Lessons 
From the LAX Shooting'', 9:30 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Over-Criminalization Task Force, 
hearing on Regulatory Crime: Solutions, 10:30 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Full Committee markup on the 
following legislation: H.R. 1308, the ``Endangered Salmon and 
Fisheries Predation Prevention Act''; H.R. 2798, to amend Public Law 
106-206 to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
Agriculture to require annual permits and assess annual fees for 
commercial filming activities on Federal land for film crews of 5 
persons or fewer; H.R. 2824, the ``Preventing Government Waste and 
Protecting Coal Mining Jobs in America''; H.R. 3008, to provide for 
the conveyance of a small parcel of National Forest System land in 
Los Padres National Forest in California, and for other purposes; 
H.R. 3188, the ``Yosemite Rim Fire Emergency Salvage Act''; and H.R. 
3189, the ``Water Rights Protection Act'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on 
Government Operations, hearing entitled ``Reviewing Alternatives to 
Amtrak's Annual Losses in Food and Beverage Service'', 9:30 a.m., 
2247 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on National Security, hearing entitled ``Border 
Security Oversight, Part III: Border Crossing Cards and B1/B2 
Visas'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 3350, the 
``Keep Your Health Plan Act of 2013'', 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Strengthening Transparency and Accountability 
within the Environmental Protection Agency'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Health and 
Technology, hearing entitled ``Self-Insurance and Health Benefits: 
An Affordable Option for Small Business?'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Progress Report: Hurricane Sandy Recovery--One 
Year Later'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Health, hearing 
entitled ``Addressing Operational Challenges to Ensure Accurate and 
Optimal VA Third Party Collections'', 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.