[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 165 (Tuesday, November 19, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1112-D1113]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                           NOVEMBER 20, 2013

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings to examine soldiers as consumers, focusing on business 
practices relating to the military community, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Public 
Lands, Forests, and Mining, to hold hearings to examine S. 182, to 
provide for the unencumbering of title to non-Federal land owned by 
the city of Anchorage, Alaska, for purposes of economic development 
by conveyance of the Federal reversion interest to the City, S. 483, 
to designate the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area 
in the State of California, S. 771, to provide to the Secretary of 
the Interior a mechanism to cancel contracts for the sale of 
materials CA-20139 and CA-22901, S. 776, to establish the Columbine-
Hondo Wilderness in the State of New Mexico, to provide for the 
conveyance of certain parcels of National Forest System land in the 
State, S. 841, to designate certain Federal land in the San Juan 
National Forest in the State of Colorado as wilderness, S. 1305, to 
provide for the conveyance of the Forest Service Lake Hill 
Administrative Site in Summit County, Colorado, S. 1341, to modify 
the Forest Service Recreation Residence Program as the program 
applies to units of the National Forest System derived from the 
public domain by implementing a simple, equitable, and predictable 
procedure for determining cabin user fees, S. 1414, to provide for 
the conveyance of certain Federal land in the State of Oregon to the 
Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians, S. 
1415, to provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in the 
State of Oregon to the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, S. 
1479, to address the forest health, public safety, and wildlife 
habitat threat presented by the risk of wildfire, including 
catastrophic wildfire, on National Forest System land and public 
land managed by the Bureau of Land Management by requiring the 
Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to 
expedite forest management projects relating to hazardous fuels 
reduction, forest health, and economic development, and S. 339, to 
facilitate the efficient extraction of mineral

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resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing an 
exchange of Federal and non-Federal land, 3:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine the nominations 
of Sarah Bloom Raskin, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of the 
Treasury, and Rhonda K. Schmidtlein, of Missouri, to be a Member of 
the United States International Trade Commission, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Subcommittee 
on Primary Health and Aging, to hold hearings to examine health 
relating to social and economic status, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: business 
meeting to consider the nomination of Jeh Charles Johnson, of New 
Jersey, to be Secretary of Homeland Security, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Subcommittee on the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Federal 
Programs and the Federal Workforce, to hold hearings to examine the 
national security workforce, 2 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold an oversight hearing to 
examine Carcieri, focusing on bringing certainty to trust land 
acquisitions, 2:30 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of David Jeremiah Barron, of Massachusetts, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: to hold hearings 
to examine Affordable Care Act implementation, focusing on how to 
achieve a successful rollout of the small business exchanges, 10 
a.m., SR-428.


                                 House

  Committee on Armed Services, Full Committee, hearing on the 2013 
Report to Congress of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review 
Commission, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing entitled ``Military 
Resale Programs Overview'', 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on 
Workforce Protections, hearing entitled ``Redefining Companion Care: 
Jeopardizing Access to Affordable Care for Seniors and Individuals 
with Disabilities'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committtee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Power, continued markup on H.R. 3301, the ``North American Energy 
Infrastructure Act'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Examining Public Health 
Legislation to Help Local Communities'', 2 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 
2385, the ``CFPB Pay Fairness Act of 2013''; H.R. 2446, the 
``Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 
2013''; H.R. 2571, the ``Consumer Right to Financial Privacy Act of 
2013''; H.R. 3183, to provide consumers with a free annual 
disclosure of information the Bureau of Consumer Financial 
Protection maintains on them; H.R. 3193, the ``Consumer Financial 
Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2013''; and H.R. 
3519, the ``Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability 
and Transparency Act of 2013'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign on Affairs, Full Committee, 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; H. Res. 402, supporting the European 
aspirations of the peoples of the European Union's Eastern 
Partnership countries, and for other purposes; H. Res. 404, 
expressing condolences and support for assistance to the victims of 
Typhoon Haiyan which made landfall in the Republic of the 
Philippines on November 8, 2013; H.R. 1992, the ``Israel Qualitative 
Military Edge Enhancement Act''; H.R. 3470, the ``Naval Vessel 
Transfer and Arms Export Control Amendments Act of 2013''; and H.R. 
3509, the ``Assessing Progress in Haiti Act of 2013'', 10 a.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, hearing 
entitled ``Terrorist Groups in Syria'', 1:30 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, hearing entitled 
``Bangladesh in Turmoil: A Nation on the Brink?'', 2 p.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  Committee on House Administration, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Military and Overseas Voting in 2012''; and markup on a 
resolution regarding the House Academic Competition, 11:30 a.m., 
1310 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 3309, 
the ``Innovation Act'', 11:15 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, November 20, 
Subcommittee on National Security, hearing entitled ``Abuse of 
Overtime at DHS: Padding Paychecks and Pension at Taxpayer 
Expense'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, November 20, 
Subcommittee on Space, hearing entitled ``Commercial Space'', 10 
a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, November 20, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``The Startup Movement'', 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, November 20, Full Committee, 
markup on Department of Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility 
Lease Authorization Act of 2013, 9:30 a.m., 3334 Cannon.
  November 20, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Building VA's 
Future: Confronting Persistent Challenges in VA Major Construction 
and Lease Programs'', 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.


                             Joint Meetings

  Conference: meeting of conferees on H.R. 3080, to provide for 
improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to 
provide for the conservation and development of water and related 
resources, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.