[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 26 (Wednesday, February 12, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D148-D149]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
FEDERAL POLICY FROM STATE EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE PROGRAMS
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy 
concluded an oversight hearing to examine lessons for Federal policy 
from state efficiency and renewable programs, after receiving testimony 
from Senator Shaheen; William E. Taylor, Texas State Energy 
Conservation Office Director, Austin, on behalf of the National 
Association of State Energy Officials; Mike Rothman, Minnesota 
Department of Commerce Commissioner, Saint Paul; Mark Glick, State of 
Hawaii Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism State 
Energy Administrator, Honolulu; Steven Nadel, American Council for an 
Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), Washington, D.C.; Randy Clark, 
NORESCO, Richmond, Virginia; and William A. Rodgers, Jr., GoodCents 
Holdings, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia.
MAP-21 REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded a 
hearing 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, after 
receiving testimony from Thomas J. Donohue, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 
Richard L. Trumka, AFL-CIO, Michael W. Hancock, Kentucky Transportation 
Cabinet Secretary, on behalf of the American Association of State 
Highway and Transportation Officials, T. Peter Ruane, American Road and 
Transportation Builders Association, and Jay Timmons, National 
Association of Manufacturers, all of Washington, D.C.
FISHERIES TREATIES AND PORT STATE MEASURES AGREEMENT
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine fisheries treaties and Port State Measures Agreement, after 
receiving testimony from Senators Whitehouse and Murkowski; David A. 
Balton, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and Fisheries; 
Russell F. Smith III, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for 
International Fisheries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration; Rear Admiral Frederick J. Kenney, Judge Advocate 
General, Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security; Mark H. Gleason, 
Alaska Bering Sea Crabbers, Seattle, Washington; Mark P. Lagon, 
Georgetown University, and Council on Foreign Relations, Washington, 
D.C.; and Raymond Kane, Cape Cod Commercial Fishermen's Alliance, 
Chatham, Massachusetts.
EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine extreme weather events, focusing on the 
costs of not being prepared, and limiting Federal fiscal exposure and 
increasing the nation's resilience, after receiving testimony from 
David Heyman, Assistant Secretary, Office of Policy, and Caitlin 
Durkovich, Office of Infrastructure Protection, National Protection and 
Programs Directorate, both of the Department of Homeland Security; Mark 
Gaffigan, Managing Director, Natural Resources and Environment, 
Government Accountability Office; Collin O'Mara, Delaware Department of 
Natural Resources and Environmental Control Secretary, Dover; Paul H. 
Kirshen, University of New Hampshire Institute for the Study of Earth, 
Oceans, and Space, Durham; and Lindene Patton, Zurich Insurance Group, 
Ltd., Washington, D.C.
INDIAN LAW AND ORDER COMMISSION REPORT
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded an oversight hearing 
to examine the Indian Law and Order Commission Report, focusing on a 
roadmap for making Native America safer, after receiving testimony from 
Kevin K. Washburn, Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian 
Affairs; Timothy Q. Purdon, United States Attorney, District of North 
Dakota, Department of Justice; Troy A. Eid, Denver, Colorado, and Affie 
Ellis, Cheyenne, Wyoming, both of the Indian Law and Order Commission; 
and Tami Truett Jerue, Anvik Tribal Council, Anvik, Alaska.
PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES OVERSIGHT BOARD REPORT
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing 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, after receiving testimony from David 
Medine, Chairman, and Patricia M. Wald, Rachel L. Brand, James X. 
Dempsey, and Elisebeth Collins Cook, all a Member, all of the Privacy 
and Civil Liberties Oversight Board.

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BIPARTISAN SUPPORT FOR IMPROVING U.S. ELECTIONS
Committee on Rules and Administration: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine bipartisan support for improving United States elections, 
focusing on an overview from the Presidential Commission on Election 
Administration, after receiving testimony from Robert F. Bauer, and 
Benjamin L. Ginsberg, both a Co-Chair, Presidential Commission on 
Election Administration.
SENIOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: Committee concluded a 
joint hearing with the Special Committee on Aging to examine the 
challenges and advantages of senior entrepreneurship, after receiving 
testimony from Tameka Montgomery, Associate Administrator for 
Entrepreneurial Development, Small Business Administration; Kenneth 
Yancey, SCORE, Herndon, Virginia; Conchy Bretos, MIA Senior Living 
Solutions, Miami, Florida; and Elizabeth Isele, 
SeniorEntrepreneurshipWorks.org, Amissville, Virginia.
NOMINATION
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the nomination of Maria Contreras-Sweet, of 
California, to be Administrator of the Small Business Administration, 
after the nominee, who was introduced by Senator Feinstein, testified 
and answered questions in her own behalf.