[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 37 (Wednesday, March 5, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D232-D233]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             MARCH 6, 2014

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: to hold 
hearings to examine the nominations of Timothy G. Massad, of 
Connecticut, to be Chairman, Sharon Y. Bowen, of New York, and J. 
Christopher Giancarlo, of New Jersey, all to be a Commissioner, all 
of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 10 a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine United 
States Central Command and United States Africa Command in review of 
the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2015 and the 
Future Years Defense Program, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: business meeting 
to consider revised subcommittee organization for the 113th 
Congress; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine Moving 
Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21) reauthorization, 
focusing on the Federal role and current challenges to public 
transportation, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: 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, 11 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to 
examine preventing potential chemical threats and improving safety, 
focusing on oversight of the President's executive order on 
improving chemical facility safety and security, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine Syria 
spillover, focusing on the growing threat of terrorism and 
sectarianism in the Middle East and Ukraine update, 11 a.m., SD-419.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of 
Deborah L. Birx, of Maryland, to be Ambassador at Large and 
Coordinator of United States Government Activities to Combat HIV/
AIDS Globally, Suzan G. LeVine, of Washington, to be Ambassador to 
the Swiss Confederation, and to serve concurrently and without 
additional compensation as Ambassador to the Principality of 
Liechtenstein, Maureen Elizabeth Cormack, of Virginia, to be 
Ambassador to Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Peter A. Selfridge, of 
Minnesota, to be Chief of Protocol, and to have the rank of 
Ambassador during his tenure of service, all of the Department of 
State, 2:15 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: 
Subcommittee on Financial and Contracting Oversight, to hold an 
oversight hearing to examine contractor performance information, 
9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider S. 1675, 
to reduce recidivism and increase public safety, and 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, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to 
examine certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, 
hearing on House Officers FY 2015 Budget, 9:30 a.m., HT-2, Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related 
Agencies, hearing on Commodity Futures Trading Commission FY 2015 
Budget, 10 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``The Fiscal Year 2015 National Defense Authorization Budget Request 
from the Department of Defense'', 9:30 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Power, hearing entitled ``Benefits of and Challenges to Energy 
Access in the 21st Century: Fuel Supply and Infrastructure'', 9 
a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``U.S. Foreign Policy Toward Ukraine''; and H. Res. 499, Condemning 
the violation of Ukrainian sovereignty, independence, and 
territorial integrity by military forces of the Russian Federation, 
9 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Public Lands and 
Environmental Regulation, hearing on the following legislation: H.R. 
414, to provide for the continued lease or eventual conveyance of 
certain Federal land within the boundaries of Fort Wainwright 
Military Reservation in Fairbanks, Alaska; H.R. 1839, the ``Hermosa 
Creek Watershed Protection Act of 2013''; H.R. 2430, the 
``Hinchliffe Stadium Heritage Act of 2013''; and H.R. 3606, the 
``Emigrant Wilderness Historical Use Preservation Act of 2013'', 10 
a.m., 1324 Longworth.

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  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Subcommittee on Research and Technology, joint hearing 
entitled ``Can Technology Protect Americans from International 
Cybercriminals?'', 9:30 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Contracting and 
Workforce, hearing entitled ``ObamaCare and the Self-Employed: What 
About Us?'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Full Committee, hearing on President 
Obama's budget proposals for fiscal year 2015, 9:30 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.
  House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Full Committee, 
hearing on access to transcripts; member access request; and ongoing 
intelligence activities, 9 a.m., 304-HVC. This is a closed hearing.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to hold a 
joint hearing with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to 
examine the legislative presentation of the American Veterans 
(AMVETS), Blinded Veterans Association, Jewish War Veterans, 
Military Officers Association of America, Military Order of the 
Purple Heart, National Association of State Directors of Veterans 
Affairs, National Guard Association of the United States, The 
Retired Enlisted Association, Vietnam Veterans of America, 9:30 
a.m., 345 Cannon Building.