[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 167 (Thursday, November 21, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1130-D1131]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
LEGISLATIVE MEASURE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, 
Manufacturing, and Trade held a hearing on H.R. 2012, the ``Horseracing 
Integrity and Safety Act of 2013''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
OVERSIGHT OF FIRSTNET AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY WIRELESS 
COMMUNICATIONS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications and 
Technology held a hearing entitled ``Oversight of FirstNet and the 
Advancement of Public Safety Wireless Communications''. Testimony was 
heard from Darryl Ackley, Cabinet Secretary, New Mexico Department of 
Information Technology; Stu Davis, Chief Information Officer,

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Assistant Director, Ohio Department of Administrative Services; Sam 
Ginn, Chairman, First Responder Network Authority; Dereck Orr, Program 
Manager, Public Safety Communications Research, Office of Law 
Enforcement Standards, National Institute of Standards and Technology; 
David Turetsky, Chief, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, 
Federal Communications Commission.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee concluded 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''. The following measures were ordered reported, as amended: H.R. 
2446; and H.R. 3519. The following measures were ordered reported, 
without amendment: H.R. 2385; H.R. 3193; H.R. 3183; and H.R. 2571.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURE
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets and 
Government Sponsored Enterprises held a hearing on H.R. 3482, 
``Restoring Main Street Investor Protection and Confidence Act''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, 
Global Human Rights, and International Organizations held a markup on 
H.R. 1777, the ``Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to 
Africa Act of 2013''. The bill was forwarded, as amended.
GLOBAL CHALLENGE OF ALZHEIMER'S: THE G-8 DEMENTIA SUMMIT AND BEYOND
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, 
Global Human Rights, and International Organizations held a hearing 
entitled ``Global Challenge of Alzheimer's: The G-8 Dementia Summit and 
Beyond''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Public Lands and 
Environmental Regulation held a hearing on the following measures: H.R. 
3286 the ``Protecting States, Opening National Parks Act''; H.R. 3294, 
the ``State-Run Federal Lands Act''; H.R. 3311, the ``Providing Access 
and Retain Continuity Act''; H.R. 3492, to provide for the use of hand-
propelled vessels in Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National 
Park, and the National Elk Refuge, and for other purposes; H.R. 915, to 
authorize the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to establish a 
commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and 
for other purposes. Testimony was heard from Representatives Farr; 
Petri; and Kennedy; and Bruce Sheaffer, Comptroller, National Park 
Service, Department of Interior; Spencer J. Cox, Lieutenant Governor, 
State of Utah; and public witnesses.
WRONG WAY: THE IMPACT OF FMCSA'S HOURS OF SERVICE REGULATION ON SMALL 
BUSINESSES
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Contracting and Workforce 
held a hearing entitled ``Wrong Way: The Impact of FMCSA's Hours of 
Service Regulation on Small Businesses''. Testimony was heard from Anne 
Ferro, Administrator, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, 
Department of Transportation; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee held a 
markup on H.R. 3381, the ``Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2014''. The bill was ordered reported, as amended.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.