[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 24 (Monday, February 10, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D134-D135]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

             Week of February 11 through February 14, 2014

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, at approximately 10 a.m., Senate will continue 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 1963, 
Bipartisan Budget Act.
  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 11, to hold hearings to 
examine current and future worldwide threats to the national 
security of the United States; with the possibility of a closed 
session in SVC-217 following the open session, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  February 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Robert O. Work, to be Deputy Secretary, and Michael 
J. McCord, of Ohio, to be Under Secretary (Comptroller), both of the 
Department of Defense, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: February 13, to 
hold hearings to examine semiannual Monetary Policy Report to 
Congress, 10:30 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: February 11, to hold hearings to examine 
the budget and economic outlook for fiscal years 2014-2024, 10:30 
a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: February 13, 
Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine 
Infrastructure, Safety, and Security, to hold hearings to examine 
enhancing our rail safety, focusing on current challenges for 
passenger and freight rail, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: February 12, 
Subcommittee on Energy, to hold an oversight hearing to examine 
lessons for Federal policy from state efficiency and renewable 
programs, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  February 13, Full Committee, business meeting to consider 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 Minerals Management, both of the 
Department of the Interior, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: February 12, to hold 
hearings to examine Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century 
(MAP-21) reauthorization, focusing on the economic importance of 
maintaining Federal investments in our transportation 
infrastructure, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: February 11, to hold hearings to 
examine prospects for Democratic reconciliation and workers' rights 
in Bangladesh, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  February 12, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine fisheries 
treaties and Port State Measures Agreements, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  February 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Syria 
spillover, focusing on the growing threat of terrorism and 
sectarianism in the Middle East, 11:30 a.m., SD-419.
  February 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Joseph William Westphal, of New York, to be 
Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Douglas Alan Silliman, of 
Texas, to be Ambassador to the State of Kuwait, and Mark Gilbert, of 
Florida, to be Ambassador to New Zealand, and to serve concurrently 
and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Independent 
State of Samoa, all of the Department of State, 2 p.m., SD-419.

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  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: February 11, 
to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Christopher P. Lu, of 
Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary, and Portia Y. Wu, of the District 
of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, 
both of the Department of Labor, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  February 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine how a 
fair minimum wage will help working families succeed, 10 a.m., SD-
430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: February 
12, to hold hearings to examine extreme weather events, focusing on 
the costs of not being prepared, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  February 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
intelligence community, focusing on keeping watch over its 
contractor workforce, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: February 12, to hold an oversight 
hearing to examine the Indian Law and Order Commission Report, 
focusing on a roadmap for making Native America safer, 2:30 p.m., 
SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: February 11, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Robin S. Rosenbaum, of Florida, to be 
United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit, Bruce Howe 
Hendricks, to be United States District Judge for the District of 
South Carolina, Mark G. Mastroianni, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of Massachusetts, and Leslie Ragon Caldwell, 
of New York, to be an Assistant Attorney General, Department of 
Justice, 9 a.m., SD-226.
  February 12, Full Committee, to hold an oversight to examine the 
report of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board on Reforms 
to the Section 215 telephone records program and the Foreign 
Intelligence Surveillance Court, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  February 13, 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 Steven Paul Logan, John Joseph Tuchi, Diane J. 
Humetewa, Rosemary Marquez, Douglas L. Rayes, and James Alan Soto, 
all to be a United States District Judge for the District of 
Arizona, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: February 12, to hold 
hearings to examine bipartisan support for improving United States 
elections, focusing on an overview from the Presidential Commission 
on Election Administration, 10 a.m., SR-301.
  February 12, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the 
nominations of Thomas Hicks, of Virginia, and Myrna Perez, of Texas, 
both to be a Member of the Election Assistance Commission, 10:30 
a.m., SR-301.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: February 12, 
with the Special Committee on Aging, to hold a joint hearing to 
examine the challenges and advantages of senior entrepreneurship, 10 
a.m., SD-562.
  February 12, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Maria Contreras-Sweet, of California, to be 
Administrator of the Small Business Administration, 10:30 a.m., SR-
428.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: February 11, to hold closed 
hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  February 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of John P. Carlin, of New York, to be an Assistant 
Attorney General, Department of Justice, 2:30 p.m., SD-138.
  Special Committee on Aging: February 12, with the Committee on 
Small Business and Entrepreneurship, to hold a joint hearing to 
examine the challenges and advantages of senior entrepreneurship, 10 
a.m., SD-562.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Armed Services, February 12, Full Committee, hearing 
``Overcoming Obstacles in Acquisition Reform'', 10 a.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, February 12, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``The Secretary's Vision for the Future--Challenges 
and Priorities'', 9 a.m., 311 Cannon.