[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 20 (Monday, February 3, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D104-D107]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

              Week of February 4 through February 7, 2014

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, at approximately 10 a.m., Senate will continue 
consideration of the conference report to accompany H.R. 2642, Federal 
Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act, with a vote on adoption of 
the conference report at approximately 2:35 p.m.
  During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared 
legislative and executive business.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Armed Services: February 4, to receive a closed 
briefing on the situation in Afghanistan, 10 a.m., SVC-217.
  February 6, Full Committee, with the Select Committee on 
Intelligence, to hold a closed joint hearing to examine 
counterterrorism policy in review of the Defense Authorization 
Request for fiscal year 2015 and the Future Years Defense Program, 
2:30 p.m., SVC-217.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: February 6, 
business meeting to consider the nominations of Wanda Felton, of New 
York, to be First Vice President of the Export-Import Bank of the 
United States, Katherine M. O'Regan, of New York, to be Assistant 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and Arun Madhavan Kumar, 
of California, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Director 
General of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service; to be 
immediately followed by an oversight hearing to examine financial 
stability and data security, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: February 4, 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: February 4, 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.
  February 6, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine S. 1784, 
to improve timber management on Oregon and California Railroad and 
Coos Bay Wagon Road grant land, and S. 1966, to provide for the 
restoration of the economic and ecological health of National Forest 
System land and rural communities, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: February 4, 
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.
  February 6, Full Committee, business meeting to consider H.R. 
1206, to grant the Secretary of the Interior permanent authority to 
authorize States to issue electronic duck stamps, S. 741, to extend 
the authorization of appropriations to carry out approved wetlands 
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projects under the North American Wetlands Conservation Act through 
fiscal year 2017, S. 212, to approve the transfer of Yellow Creek 
Port properties in Iuka, Mississippi, S. 864, to amend the Safe 
Drinking Water Act to reauthorize technical assistance to small 
public water systems, H.R. 724, to amend the Clean Air Act to remove 
the requirement for dealer certification of new light-duty motor 
vehicles, S. 51, to reauthorize and amend the National Fish and 
Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act, S. 970, to amend the Water 
Resources Research Act of 1984 to reauthorize grants for and require 
applied water supply research regarding the water resources research 
and technology institutes established under the Act, S. 898, to 
authorize the Administrator of General Services to convey a parcel 
of real property in Albuquerque, New Mexico, to the Amy Biehl High 
School Foundation, S. 969, to amend the Neotropical Migratory Bird 
Conservation Act to reauthorize the Act, S. 1077, to amend the 
Chesapeake Bay Initiative Act of 1998 to provide for the 
reauthorization of the Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails 
Network, S. 1865, to amend the prices set for Federal Migratory Bird 
Hunting and Conservation Stamps and make limited waivers of stamp 
requirements for certain users, S. 1451, to provide for 
environmental restoration activities and forest management 
activities in the Lake Tahoe Basin, to amend title 18, United States 
Code, to prohibit the importation or shipment of quagga mussels, S. 
1080, to amend and reauthorize certain provisions relating to Long 
Island Sound restoration and stewardship, and the nominations of 
Victoria Marie Baecher Wassmer, of Illinois, to be Chief Financial 
Officer, Thomas A. Burke, of Maryland, to be an Assistant 
Administrator, and Kenneth J. Kopocis, of Virginia, to be an 
Assistant Administrator, all of the Environmental Protection Agency, 
Roy K. J. Williams, of Ohio, to be Assistant Secretary of Commerce 
for Economic Development, Rhea Sun Suh, of Colorado, to be Assistant 
Secretary of the Interior for Fish and Wildlife, Richard J. Engler, 
of New Jersey, to be an Member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard 
Investigation Board, and proposed resolutions relating to the 
General Services Administration, 10:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: February 4, business meeting to consider the 
nominations of R. Gil Kerlikowske, of the District of Columbia, to 
be Commissioner of Customs, Department of Homeland Security, Richard 
G. Frank, of Massachusetts, to be Assistant Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, and 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, S-219, Capitol.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: February 4, 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 a 
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.
  February 4, 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.
  February 6, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Luis G. Moreno, of Texas, to be Ambassador to 
Jamaica, John L. Estrada, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, and Noah Bryson Mamet, of 
California, to be Ambassador to the Argentine Republic, all of the 
Department of State, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: February 4, 
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.
  February 6, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine supporting 
children and families through investments in high-quality early 
education, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: February 
4, Subcommittee on Financial and Contracting Oversight, to hold 
hearings to examine fraud and abuse in army recruiting contracts, 10 
a.m., SD-342.
  February 6, Full Committee, business meeting to resume 
consideration of S. 1486, to improve, sustain, and transform the 
United States Postal Service, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: February 4, to hold hearings to 
examine privacy in the digital age, focusing on preventing data 
breaches and combating cybercrime, 10:15 a.m., SD-226.
  February 6, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 1675, 
to reduce recidivism and increase public safety, S. 149, to provide 
effective criminal prosecutions for certain identity thefts, and the 
nominations of Indira Talwani, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of Massachusetts, James D. Peterson, to be United

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States District Judge for the Western District of Wisconsin, Nancy 
J. Rosenstengel, to be United States District Judge for the Southern 
District of Illinois, and Debo P. Adegbile, of New York, and John P. 
Carlin, of New York, both to be an Assistant Attorney General, 
Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: February 4, to hold closed 
hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  February 6, Full Committee, with the Committee on Armed Services, 
to hold a closed joint hearing to examine counterterrorism policy in 
review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2015 and 
the Future Years Defense Program, 2:30 p.m., SVC-217.


                            House Committees

  Committee on the Budget, February 5, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``The Congressional Budget Office's Budget and Economic 
Outlook'', 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, February 5, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``Foundation for Success: Discussing 
Early Childhood Education and Care in America'', 10 a.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, February 5, Subcommittee on 
Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, hearing entitled ``Protecting 
Consumer Information: Can Data Breaches Be Prevented?'', 9:30 a.m., 
2123 Rayburn.
  February 5, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Examining 
the Implementation of the Food Safety Modernization Act'', 10 a.m., 
2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, February 5, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``The Impact of the Volcker Rule on Job Creators, 
Part II'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  February 5, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``The Annual Report of the Office of Financial Research'', 
2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, February 5, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Al-Qaeda's Resurgence in Iraq: A Threat to U.S. 
Interests'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  February 5, Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, 
hearing entitled ``U.S. Counternarcotics Operations in 
Afghanistan'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  February 5, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, hearing entitled 
``America's Future in Asia: From Rebalancing to Managing Sovereignty 
Disputes'', 2 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, February 5, Full Committee, markup 
on H.R. 3696, the ``National Cybersecurity and Critical 
Infrastructure Protection Act of 2013'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  February 6, Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency, 
hearing entitled ``Examining Challenges and Wasted Taxpayer Dollars 
in Modernizing Border Security IT Systems'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, February 5, Full Committee, markup on 
H.R. 2919, the ``Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act''; 
resolution on reauthorization of the Over-Criminalization Task 
Force; and ratification of subcommittee memberships, 10 a.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, February 5, Subcommittee on Water 
and Power, hearing on legislation regarding the Accelerated Revenue, 
Repayment, and Surface Water Storage Enhancement Act; and 
legislation regarding Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act; and 
draft discussion to Amend the Secure Water Act of 2009 to authorize 
the Secretary of the Interior to implement a surface water storage 
enhancement program, and for other purposes, 10 a.m., 1324 Rayburn.
  February 5, Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, 
hearing on the following measures: H.R. 3110, the ``Huna Tlingit 
Traditional Gull Egg Use Act'', and H.R. 3605, the ``Sandia Pueblo 
Settlement Technical Amendment Act'', 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  February 5, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, 
oversight hearing on Energy in America: BLM's Red-Tape Run Around 
and its Impact on American Energy Production'', 2 p.m., 1334 
Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, February 5, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``ObamaCare: Why the Need for an 
Insurance Company Bailout?'', 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  February 5, Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation and 
Regulatory Affairs; and Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Health Care 
and Entitlement hearing entitled ``Health Insurance Co-ops: 
Examining ObamaCare's Billion Loan Gamble, 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  February 6, Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation and 
Regulatory Affairs, hearing entitled ``The IRS Targeting 
Investigation: What is the Administration Doing?'', 9:30 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, February 5, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``Examining the Science of EPA 
Overreach: A Case Study in Texas'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, February 5, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``The FAA's Impact on Small Businesses in the General 
Aviation Industry'', 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  February 6, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Energy and Trade, hearing 
entitled ``Duplication, Overlap and Fragmentation in Federal 
Financial Assistance Programs'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, February 5, 
Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing entitled ``The FAA Modernization 
and Reform Act of 2012: Two Years Later'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, February 5, Subcommittee on 
Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, hearing entitled 
``Beyond Transformation: Reviewing Current Status and Secondary 
Effects of VBA Technology'', 3:30 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, February 5, Subcommittee on 
Oversight, hearing on issues before the IRS that affect American 
taxpayers, 9:30 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, February 6, Full 
Committee, meeting on member access requests, 9 a.m., HVC-304. This 
is a closed meeting.


* These figures include all measures reported, even if there was 
no accompanying report. A total of 5 written reports have been 
filed in the Senate, 18 reports have been filed in the House.

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