[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 30 (Monday, February 24, 2014)]
[Senate]
[Page S1009]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          NOTICES OF HEARINGS


                PERMANENT SUBCOMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATIONS

  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the 
information of the Senate and the public that the Permanent 
Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs has scheduled a hearing entitled, ``Offshore 
Tax Evasion: The Effort to Collect Billions in Unpaid Taxes on Hidden 
Offshore Accounts.'' The hearing will continue the Subcommittee's 
examination of tax haven bank facilitation of U.S. tax evasion, 
focusing on the status of efforts to hold Swiss banks and their U.S. 
clients accountable for billions of dollars in unpaid U.S. taxes. 
Witnesses will include representatives from a Swiss bank and the U.S. 
Department of Justice. A witness list will be available Monday, 
February 24, 2014.
  The Subcommittee hearing has been scheduled for Wednesday, February 
26, 2014, at 9:30 a.m., in room G-50 of the Dirksen Senate Office 
Building. For further information, please contact Elise Bean of the 
Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations at (202) 224-9505.


                      committee on indian affairs

  Mr. TESTER. Mr. President, I would like to announce that the 
Committee on Indian Affairs will meet during the session of the Senate 
on Wednesday, February 26, 2014, in room SD-628 of the Dirksen Senate 
Office Building, at 2:30 p.m., to conduct an oversight hearing to 
receive testimony on ``Early Childhood Development and Education in 
Indian Country: Building a Foundation for Academic Success.''
  Those wishing additional information may contact the Indian Affairs 
Committee at (202) 224-2251.


          COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, AND PENSIONS

  Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I wish to announce that the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions will meet in executive session 
on Wednesday, February 26, 2014, at a time to be determined, in room 
216 of the Capitol Building to mark up the nominations of Vivek 
Hallegere Murthy, of Massachusetts, to serve as Surgeon General of the 
Public Health Service; Portia Y. Wu, of the District of Columbia, to 
serve as Assistant Secretary of Labor for Employment and Training; 
Nomination of Christopher P. Lu, of Virginia, to serve as Deputy 
Secretary of Labor; Heather Lynn MacDougall, of Florida, to serve as a 
Member of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission; and 
Massie Ritsch, of the District of Columbia, to serve as Assistant 
Secretary for Communications and Outreach, Department of Education; as 
well as any additional nominations cleared for action.
  For further information regarding this meeting, please contact the 
Committee at (202) 224-5375.


          COMMITTEE ON HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, AND PENSIONS

  Mr. HARKIN. Mr. President, I wish to announce that the Committee on 
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions will meet on February 27, 2014, 
at 10 am, in room SH-216 of the Hart Senate Office Building, to conduct 
a hearing entitled ``Promoting College Access and Success For Students 
With Disabilities.''
  For further information regarding this meeting, please contact Alyssa 
Mowitz of the committee staff on (202) 228-3453.


                    SUBCOMMITTEE ON WATER AND POWER

  Ms. LANDRIEU. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the 
information of the Senate and the public that a hearing has been 
scheduled before the Subcommittee on Water and Power of the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources. The hearing will be held on Thursday, 
February 27, 2014, at 2:30 p.m., in room SD-366 of the Dirksen Senate 
Office Building in Washington, DC.
  The purpose of this hearing will be to hear testimony on the 
following measures:

       S. 1419, the Marine and Hydrokinetic Renewable Energy Act 
     of 2013;
       S. 1771, the Crooked River Collaborative Water Security Act 
     of 2013;
       S. 1800, the Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act;
       S. 1946, a bill to amend the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act 
     of 1978 to modify the authorization of appropriations;
       S. 1965, a bill to amend the East Bench Irrigation District 
     Water Contract Extension Act to permit the Secretary of the 
     Interior to extend the contract for certain water services;
       S. 2010 and H.R. 1963, the Bureau of Reclamation Conduit 
     Hydropower Development Equity and Jobs Act;
       S. 2019, SECURE Water Amendments Act of 2014; and,
       S. 2034, the Reclamation Title Transfer Act of 2014.

  Because of the limited time available for the hearing, witnesses may 
testify by invitation only. However, those wishing to submit written 
testimony for the hearing record should send it to the Committee on 
Energy and Natural Resources, United States Senate, Washington, DC 
20510-6150, or by email to John_A[email protected].
  For further information, please contact Sara Tucker at (202) 224-6224 
or John Assini at (202) 224-9313.

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