[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 174 (Tuesday, December 10, 2013)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1166-D1167]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                           DECEMBER 11, 2013

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
Economic Policy, to hold hearings to examine rebuilding American 
manufacturing, 3:30 p.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on Clean 
Air and Nuclear Safety, to hold an oversight hearing to examine 
domestic renewable fuels, 9 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: to continue hearings to examine the 
nomination of John Andrew Koskinen, of the District of Columbia, to 
be Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Department of the Treasury, 
9:15 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Catherine Ann Novelli, of Virginia, to be an Under 
Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment, 
Alternate Governor of the International Bank for Reconstruction and 
Development, Alternate Governor of the Inter-American Development 
Bank, and Alternate Governor of the European Bank for Reconstruction 
and Development, Charles Hammerman Rivkin, of the District of 
Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary for Economic and Business 
Affairs, Tina S. Kaidanow, of the District of Columbia, to be 
Coordinator for Counterterrorism, with the rank of Ambassador at 
Large, Puneet Talwar, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
Assistant Secretary for Political-Military Affairs, Michael A. 
Hammer, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Chile, Kevin Whitaker, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of Colombia, and Bruce Heyman, of Illinois, to be 
Ambassador to Canada, all of the Department of State, 10 a.m., SD-
419.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: business 
meeting to consider the nomination of Alejandro Nicholas Mayorkas, 
of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Secretary of Homeland 
Security, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  Subcommittee on Financial and Contracting Oversight, to hold 
hearings to examine streamlining overseas trade and development 
agencies, focusing on a more efficient and effective government, 2 
p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Vincent G. Logan, of New York, to be Special Trustee, 
Office of Special Trustee for American Indians, Department of the 
Interior; to be immediately followed by an oversight hearing to 
examine implementation of the Department of the Interior's Land Buy-
Back Program, 2 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine continued 
oversight of the United States government surveillance authorities, 
2 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: to hold hearings to examine 
the nominations of Thomas Hicks, of Virginia, and Myrna Perez, of 
Texas, both to be a Member of the Election Assistance Commission, 10 
a.m., SR-301.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold hearings to examine the 
Veterans Affairs (VA) claims system, focusing on a review of the 
Veterans Affairs' transformation progress, 10 a.m., SR-418.
  Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine protecting 
seniors from medication labeling mistakes, 3:45 p.m., SD-562.


                                 House

  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Seapower and 
Projection Forces, hearing on U.S. Asia-Pacific Strategic 
Considerations Related to P.L.A. Naval Forces Modernization, 3:30 
p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health, hearing 
entitled ``PPACA Implementation Failures: What's Next?'', 10 a.m., 
2123 Rayburn.
  Full Committee, continued markup on the following measures: H.R. 
3527, the ``Poison Center Network Act of 2013''; H.R. 1098, the 
``Traumatic Brain Injury Reauthorization Act''; H.R. 724, to amend 
the Clean Air Act to remove the requirement for dealer certification 
of new light-duty motor vehicles; H.R. 3683, to amend the Energy 
Independence and Security Act of 2007 to strengthen the 
collaboration between the United States and Israel on energy 
development and to bolster the existing United States-Israel energy 
relationship by encouraging increased cooperation between the two 
countries; H.R. 3675, the ``Federal Communications Commission 
Process Reform Act of 2013''; and H.R. 3674, the ``Federal Spectrum 
Incentive Act of 2013'', 12:30 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Afghanistan 2014: Year of Transition'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, markup on H. Res. 418, 
Urging the Government of Burma to end the persecution of the 
Rohingya people and respect internationally recognized human rights 
for all ethnic and religious minority groups within Burma; and H. 
Res. 281, Expressing concern over persistent and credible reports of 
systematic, state-sanctioned organ harvesting from non-consenting 
prisoners of conscience, in the People's Republic of China, 
including from large numbers of Falun Gong practitioners imprisoned 
for their religious beliefs, and members of other religious and 
ethnic minority groups, 3 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on House Administration, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Establishing a Commission to Study the Potential Creation 
of a National Women's History Museum'', 10:30 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on 
Environment, hearing entitled ``A Factual Look at the Relationship 
Between Climate and Weather'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Full Committee, markup on the following measures: H.R. 2413, the 
``Weather Forecasting Improvement Act of 2013''; H.R. 2431, the 
``National Integrated Drought Information System Reauthorization Act 
of 2013'', H.R. 2981, the ``Technology and Research Accelerating 
National Security and Future Economic Resiliency Act of 2013''; and 
H.R. 3625, to provide for termination liability costs for certain 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration projects, and for 
other purposes, 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Small Business, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``The Small Business Health Options Program: Is It Working for Small 
Businesses'', 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, hearing entitled ``Coast 
Guard Mission Execution: How is the Coast Guard Meeting Its Mission 
Goals?'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Highway and Transit, hearing entitled ``Examining 
the Current and Future Demands on FTA's Capital Investment Grants'', 
2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations; and Committee on Small Business Subcommittee on 
Contracting and Workforce, hearing entitled ``Contracting Away 
Accountability--Reverse Auctions in Federal Agency Acquisitions'', 
10 a.m., 334 Cannon.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: to hold hearings 
to examine resolving crises in East Asia through a new system of 
collective security, focusing on the Helsinki process as a model, 1 
p.m., SD-106.