[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 31 (Tuesday, February 25, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D170-D171]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                           FEBRUARY 26, 2014

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, 
Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies, to 
hold hearings to examine the rising cost of Alzheimer's in America, 
focusing on families and the economy, 2 p.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Personnel, to hold 
hearings to examine the relationships between military sexual 
assault, posttraumatic stress disorder and suicide, and on 
Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs medical 
treatment and management of victims of sexual trauma, 10 a.m., SR-
222.
  Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, to hold hearings 
to examine Department of Defense information technology acquisition 
processes, business transformation, and management practices in 
review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2015 and 
the Future Years Defense Program, 2:30 p.m., SR-232A.
  Committee on Finance: Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, 
and Family Policy, to hold hearings to examine retirement savings 
for low-income workers, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine 
Protocol Amending the Convention between the United States of 
America and the Swiss Confederation for the Avoidance of Double 
Taxation with Respect to Taxes on Income, signed at Washington on 
October 2, 1996, signed on September 23, 2009, at Washington, as 
corrected by an exchange of notes effected November 16, 2010 and a 
related agreement effected by an exchange of notes on September 23, 
2009 (Treaty Doc. 112-1), Protocol Amending the Convention between 
the Government of the United States of America and the Government of 
the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg for the Avoidance of Double Taxation 
and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income 
and Capital, signed on May 20, 2009, at Luxembourg (the ``proposed 
Protocol'') and a related agreement effected by the exchange of 
notes also signed on May 20, 2009 (Treaty Doc. 111-8), Convention 
between the Government of the United States of America and the 
Government of the Republic of Hungary for the Avoidance of Double 
Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes 
on Income, signed on February 4, 2010, at Budapest (the ``proposed 
Convention'') and a related agreement effected by an exchange of 
notes on February 4, 2010 (Treaty Doc. 111-7), The Convention 
between the Government of the United States of America and the 
Government of the Republic of Chile for the Avoidance of Double 
Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes 
on Income and Capital, signed in Washington on February 4, 2010, 
with a Protocol signed the same day, as corrected by exchanges of 
notes effected February 25, 2011, and February 10 and 21, 2012, and 
a related agreement effected by exchange of notes (the ``related 
Agreement'') on February 4, 2010 (Treaty Doc. 112-8), and The 
Protocol Amending the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance 
in Tax Matters, done at Paris on May 27, 2010 (the ``proposed 
Protocol''), which was signed by the United States on May 27, 2010 
(Treaty Doc. 112-5), 10:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine prospects for peace in 
the Democratic Republic of Congo and great lakes region, 2:15 p.m., 
SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: business 
meeting consider the nominations 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, Portia Y. Wu, of the District of Columbia, to be an 
Assistant Secretary of Labor, Christopher P. Lu, of Virginia, to be 
Deputy Secretary of Labor, Heather L. MacDougall, of Florida, to be 
a Member of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, 
and Massie Ritsch, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant 
Secretary of Education for Communications and Outreach, Time to be 
announced, Room to be announced.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Permanent 
Subcommittee on Investigations, to hold hearings to examine offshore 
tax evasion, focusing on the effort to collect unpaid taxes on 
billions in hidden offshore accounts, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold an oversight hearing to 
examine early childhood development and education in Indian country, 
focusing on building a foundation for academic success, 2:30 p.m., 
SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition 
Policy and Consumer Rights, to hold hearings to examine competition 
in the wireless market, 10 a.m., SD-226.

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                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``The State of 
Efforts to Stop Human Trafficking'', 10 a.m., H-309 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, hearing 
on Oversight of Internal Revenue Service, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and 
Related Agencies, hearing on Quality of Life in the Military, 10:30 
a.m., 2358-A Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, 
hearing on oversight of U.S. Assistance to Promote Freedom and 
Democracy in Countries with Repressive Environments, 10:30 a.m., H-
140, Capitol. This is a closed hearing.
  Committee on Armed Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``The Posture of the U.S. Northern Command and U.S. Southern 
Command'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing on Defense Health 
Agency, 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on Health, 
Employment, Labor, and Pensions, hearing entitled ``Providing Access 
to Affordable, Flexible Health Plans through Self-Insurance'', 10 
a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health, hearing 
entitled ``Messing with Success: How CMS' Attack on the Part D 
Program Will Increase Costs and Reduce Choices for Seniors'', 10 
a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing entitled ``Inspector General Report: 
Allegations of Improper Lobbying and Obstruction at the Department 
of Housing and Urban Development'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored 
Enterprises, hearing entitled ``The Dodd-Frank Act's Impact on 
Asset-Backed Securities'', 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``International Wildlife Trafficking Threats to Conservation and 
National Security'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and 
International Organizations, hearing entitled ``U.S. Policy Toward 
Sudan and South Sudan'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``The Secretary's Vision for the Future--Challenges and 
Priorities'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Enforcing the President's Constitutional Duty to Faithfully 
Execute the Laws'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law, 
hearing on H.R. 2992, the ``Business Activity Tax Simplification Act 
of 2013'', 4 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources, hearing entitled ``American Energy Jobs: Opportunities 
for Veterans'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation, hearing 
on the following legislation: H.R. 503, the ``National Desert Storm 
and Desert Shield War Memorial Act''; H.R. 712, to extend the 
authorization of the Highlands Conservation Act through fiscal year 
2024; H.R. 1192, the ``Mount Jessie Benton Fre'mont''; H.R. 1501, 
the ``Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument Preservation Act''; H.R. 1744, 
the ``Multispecies Habitat Conservation Plan Implementation Act''; 
H.R. 2569, the ``Upper Missisquoi and Trout Wild and Scenic Rivers 
Act''; H.R. 3222, the ``Flushing Remonstrance Study Act''; H.R. 
3366, to provide for the release of the property interests retained 
by the United States in certain land conveyed in 1954 by the United 
States, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land 
Management, to the State of Oregon for the establishment of the 
Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center of Oregon State 
University in Hermiston, Oregon; H.R. 3802, to extend the 
legislative authority of the Adams Memorial Foundation to establish 
a commemorative work in honor of former President John Adams and his 
legacy, and for other purposes, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Limitless Surveillance at the FDA: Protecting the 
Rights of Federal Whistleblowers'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation and Regulatory 
Affairs, hearing entitled ``Is the Obama Administration Conducting a 
Serious Investigation of IRS Targeting?'', 1:30 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 899, the 
``Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2013'', 3 
p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, hearing entitled 
``Oversight of Passenger and Freight Rail Safety'', 2 p.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Health, hearing 
entitled ``VA Accountability: Assessing Actions Taken in Response to 
Subcommittee Oversight'', 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security, 
hearing entitled ``Preventing Disability Scams'', 10 a.m., B-318 
Rayburn.