[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 20 (Monday, February 3, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D103-D104]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,

                            FEBRUARY 4, 2014

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Armed Services: to receive a closed briefing on the 
situation in Afghanistan, 10 a.m., SVC-217.
  Committee on the Budget: to hold hearings to examine moving from 
constant crises to broad-based growth, focusing on the 2014 outlook, 
10:30 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Rhea Sun Suh, of Colorado, to be 
Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife, and Janice Marion 
Schneider, of New York, to be Assistant Secretary for Land and 
Mineral Management, both of the Department of the Interior, 10 a.m., 
SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on Water 
and Wildlife, to hold hearings to examine the safety and security of 
drinking water supplies following the Central West Virginia drinking 
water crisis, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: business meeting to consider the nominations 
of L. Paige Marvel, of Maryland, and Tamara Wenda Ashford, of 
Virginia, both to be a Judge of the United States Tax Court, Time to 
be announced, Room to be announced.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: business meeting to consider S. 
Res. 333, strongly recommending that the United States renegotiate 
the return of the Iraqi Jewish Archive to Iraq, S. Res. 270, 
supporting the goals and ideals of World Polio Day and commending 
the international community and others for their efforts to prevent 
and eradicate polio, and the nominations of Rose Eilene 
Gottemoeller, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Arms Control 
and International Security, Frank A. Rose, of Massachusetts, to be 
an Assistant Secretary for Verification and Compliance, Puneet 
Talwar, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary for 
Political-Military Affairs, Robert C. Barber, of Massachusetts, to 
be Ambassador to the Republic of Iceland, George James Tsunis, of 
New York, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Norway, Colleen Bradley 
Bell, of California, to be Ambassador to Hungary, Keith M. Harper, 
of Maryland, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service 
as United States Representative to the UN Human Rights Council, Max 
Sieben Baucus, of Montana, to be Ambassador to the People's Republic 
of China, and Arnold A. Chacon, of Virginia, to be Director General 
of the Foreign Service, all of the Department of State; to be 
immediately followed by a hearing to examine negotiations on Iran's 
nuclear program, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of 
Bathsheba Nell Crocker, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant 
Secretary for International Organization Affairs, Michael Anderson 
Lawson, of California, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure 
of service as Representative of the United States of America on the 
Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization, and Robert 
A. Wood, of New York, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure 
of service as U.S. Representative to the Conference on Disarmament, 
all of the Department of State, 3 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold 
hearings to examine the nomination of Vivek Hallegere Murthy, of 
Massachusetts, to be Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the 
Public Health Service, and to be Surgeon General of the Public 
Health Service, 10:30 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: 
Subcommittee on Financial and Contracting Oversight, to hold 
hearings to examine fraud and abuse in army recruiting contracts, 10 
a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine privacy in 
the digital age, focusing on preventing data breaches and combating 
cybercrime, 10:15 a.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to 
examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.

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                                 House

  Committee on Armed Services, Full Committee, hearing on State of 
Al Qaeda, its Affiliates, and Associated Groups: View From Outside 
Experts, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on 
Workforce Protections, hearing entitled ``OSHA's Regulatory Agenda: 
Changing Long-Standing Polices Outside the Public Rulemaking 
Process'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Environment and 
the Economy, hearing entitled ``Testing of Chemicals and Reporting 
and Retention of Information under TSCA Sections 4 and 8'', 10 a.m., 
2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Housing and 
Insurance, hearing entitled ``The Federal Insurance Office's Report 
on Modernizing Insurance Regulation'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Terrorism, 
Nonproliferation, and Trade, hearing entitled ``Terrorist Groups in 
Latin America: The Changing Landscape'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Border and 
Maritime Security, hearing entitled ``Future of the Homeland 
Security Missions of the Coast Guard'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Examining Recommendations to Reform FISA Authorities'', 10 a.m., 
2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Full Committee, hearing on 
legislation regarding Strengthening Fishing Communities and 
Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act, 10 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on 
Government Operations, hearing entitled ``Mixed Signals: The 
Administration's Policy on Marijuana'', 1:30 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 3964, the 
``Sacramento-San Joaquin Valley Emergency Water Delivery Act''; and 
H.R. 2954, to authorize Escambia County, Florida, to convey certain 
property that was formerly part of Santa Rosa Island National 
Monument and that was conveyed to Escambia County subject to 
restrictions on use and reconveyance, 2 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on 
Space, hearing entitled ``Necessary Updates to the Commercial Space 
Launch Act'', 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, hearing entitled ``Finding 
Your Way: The Future of Federal Aids to Navigation'', 10 a.m., 2253 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 2575, 
the ``Save American Workers Act of 2013''; and H.R. 3979, the 
``Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act'', 
10:15 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``World Wide Threats'', 10 a.m., 210-HVC.