[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 39 (Monday, March 10, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D247-D251]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                Week of March 11 through March 14, 2014

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, at 11:30 a.m., Senate will vote on the motions to invoke 
cloture on the nominations of Matthew Frederick Leitman, of Michigan, 
to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of 
Michigan, Judith Ellen Levy, of Michigan, to be United States District 
Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, Laurie J. Michelson, of 
Michigan, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District 
of Michigan, and Linda Vivienne Parker, of Michigan, to be United 
States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan.
  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 Appropriations: March 11, Subcommittee on Legislative 
Branch, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 2015 for the Congressional Budget Office and the 
Government Accountability Office, 2:30 p.m., SD-192.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Department of Defense, to hold hearings 
to examine defense health programs, 10:30 a.m., SD-192.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Department of Homeland Security, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2015 
for the Department of Homeland Security, 2 p.m., SD-138.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine an 
overview of proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2015 for the 
Department of Transportation, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  March 13, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 2015 for the Department of State and Foreign Operations, 
10:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Armed Services: March 11, to hold hearings to examine 
the nominations of General Paul J. Selva, USAF, for reappointment to 
the grade of general, and to be Commander, United States 
Transportation Command, and Vice Admiral Michael S. Rogers, USN, to 
be admiral and Director, National Security Agency, Chief, Central 
Security Services, and Commander, United States Cyber Command, 9:30 
a.m., SD-G50.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, to 
hold closed hearings to examine United States Special Operations 
Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal 
year 2015 and the Future Years Defense Program; with the possibility 
of a closed session in SVC-217 following the open session, 2:15 
p.m., SR-222.
  March 12, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
situation in Afghanistan, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to hold hearings to 
examine military space programs in review of the Defense 
Authorization Request for fiscal year 2015 and the Future Years 
Defense Program, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  March 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine United 
States Northern Command and United States Southern 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: March 11, 
Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection, to 
hold hearings to examine finding the right capital regulations for 
insurers, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community 
Development, to hold hearings to examine Superstorm Sandy recovery, 
focusing on ensuring strong coordination among Federal, state, and 
local stakeholders, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Economic Policy, to hold hearings to 
examine the state of United States retirement security, focusing on 
the middle class, 2:30 p.m., SD-538.
  March 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Stanley Fischer, of New York, Jerome H. Powell, of 
Maryland, and Lael Brainard, of the District of Columbia, all to be 
a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 
Gustavo Velasquez Aguilar, of the District of Columbia, to be 
Assistant Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and J. Mark 
McWatters, of Texas, to be a Member of the National Credit Union 
Administration, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: March 12, to hold hearings to examine the 
President's proposed budget request and revenue proposals for fiscal 
year 2015, 10:30 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: March 13, 
Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security, to hold 
hearings to examine the United States

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aviation industry and jobs, focusing on keeping American 
manufacturing competitive, 11 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Finance: March 13, to hold hearings to examine 
innovative ideas to strengthen and expand the middle class, 10 a.m., 
SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: March 11, business meeting to 
consider Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter, and 
Eliminate Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing, done at the 
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, in Rome, 
Italy, on November 22, 2009 (the ``Agreement'') (Treaty Doc. 112-04) 
Convention on the Conservation and Management of High Seas Fishery 
Resources in the South Pacific Ocean, done at Auckland, New Zealand, 
November 14, 2009 (Treaty Doc. 113-01), Convention on the 
Conservation and Management of High Seas Fisheries Resources in the 
North Pacific Ocean, done at Tokyo on February 24, 2012, and signed 
by the United States on May 2, 2012 (Treaty Doc. 113-02), Amendment 
to the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the 
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries, adopted on September 28, 2007, at the 
twenty-ninth Annual Meeting of the North Atlantic Fisheries 
Organization (NAFO) (Treaty Doc. 113-03), S. Res. 361, recognizing 
the threats to freedom of the press and expression in the People's 
Republic of China and urging the Government of the People's Republic 
of China to take meaningful steps to improve freedom of expression 
as fitting of a responsible international stakeholder, S. Res. 365, 
deploring the violent repression of peaceful demonstrators in 
Venezuela, calling for full accountability for human rights 
violations taking place in Venezuela, and supporting the right of 
the Venezuelan people to the free and peaceful exercise of 
representative democracy, original Ukraine legislation, and the 
nominations of Bathsheba Nell Crocker, of the District of Columbia, 
to be Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs, 
Robert A. Wood, of New York, for the rank of Ambassador during his 
tenure of service as U.S. Representative to the Conference on 
Disarmament, Luis G. Moreno, of Texas, to be Ambassador to Jamaica, 
John L. Estrada, of Florida, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Trinidad and Tobago, 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, 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, and Matthew H. Tueller, of Utah, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of Yemen, all of the Department of State, 2:15 p.m., S-
116, Capitol.
  March 12, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine national 
security and foreign policy priorities in the President's proposed 
budget request for fiscal year 2015 for International Affairs, 2:30 
p.m., SD-419.
  March 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Keystone XL 
and the National Interest Determination, 11:15 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: March 11, 
Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging, to hold hearings to 
examine what the U.S. health care system can learn from other 
countries, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  March 12, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine how a fair 
minimum wage will help working families succeed, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  March 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the Food and 
Drug Administration's initiatives and priorities, focusing on 
protecting the public health, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: March 11, 
Subcommittee on Financial and Contracting Oversight, to hold 
hearings to examine whistleblower retaliation at the Hanford nuclear 
site, 11 a.m., SD-628.
  March 11, Subcommittee on the Efficiency and Effectiveness of 
Federal Programs and the Federal Workforce, to hold hearings to 
examine more efficient and effective government, focusing on 
improving the regulatory framework, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  March 12, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine management, 
focusing on creating a 21st century government, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  March 13, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the 
nomination of L. Reginald Brothers, Jr., of Massachusetts, to be 
Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Science and Technology, 
9:55 a.m., SD-342.
  March 13, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2015 for the 
Department of Homeland Security, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Emergency Management, Intergovernmental 
Relations, and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings to examine 
the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2015 for the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: March 13, to hold an oversight 
hearing to examine tribal transportation, focusing on pathways to 
infrastructure and economic development in Indian country, 10 a.m., 
SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: March 11, to hold hearings to examine 
open government and freedom of information, focusing on 
reinvigorating the Freedom of Information Act for the digital age, 
10:15 a.m., SD-226.
  March 12, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Cheryl Ann Krause, of New Jersey, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, Richard Franklin Boulware II, 
to be United States District Judge for the District of Nevada, 
Salvador Mendoza, Jr., to be United States District Judge for the 
Eastern District of Washington, Staci Michelle Yandle, to be United 
States District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois, and 
Leon Rodriguez, of Maryland, to be Director of the United States 
Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland 
Security, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  March 13, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the 
nominations of Gregg Jeffrey Costa, of Texas, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, Tanya S. Chutkan, to be United 
States District Judge for the District of Columbia, M. Hannah Lauck, 
to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of 
Virginia, Leo T. Sorokin, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of Massachusetts, and John Charles

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Cruden, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, Department 
of Justice, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: March 12, to hold hearings 
to examine election administration, focusing on innovation, 
administrative improvements and cost savings, 9:45 a.m., SR-301.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: March 12, Full Committee, to hold 
hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for 
fiscal year 2015 for Veterans' Programs, 2 p.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: March 11, to hold closed 
hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.
  March 13, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, March 13, Full Committee, markup to 
consider Budget Views and Estimates Letter of the Committee on 
Agriculture for the agencies and programs under jurisdiction of the 
Committee for FY 2015; H.R. 935, the ``Reducing Regulatory Burdens 
Act of 2013''; and H. Con. Res. 86, Celebrating the 100th 
anniversary of the enactment of the Smith-Lever Act, which 
established the nationwide Cooperative Extension Service, 10 a.m., 
1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, March 12, Subcommittee on Homeland 
Security, hearing on United States Coast Guard FY 2015 Budget, 10 
a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, and 
Related Programs, hearing on Department of State FY 2015 Budget, 
10:30 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs 
and Related Agencies, hearing on Installations, Environment, Energy 
and BRAC Budget and Oversight FY 2015 Budget, 1:30 p.m., 2359 
Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development, hearing on Department of Transportation FY 2015 Budget, 
2 p.m., 2358-A Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Defense, hearing on Department of 
Defense FY 2015 Budget, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, hearing on U.S. 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement FY 2015 Budget, 10 a.m., 2362-A 
Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, hearing on Department of Health and Human Services FY 
2015 Budget, 10 a.m., 2358-C Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development, hearing on Department of Housing and Urban Development 
FY 2015 Budget, 2 p.m., 2358-A Rayburn.
  March 14, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and 
Related Agencies, hearing on the Department of Agriculture FY 2015 
Budget, 10 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  March 14, Subcommittee on Defense, hearing on the U.S. Central 
Command and ISAF Oversight, 10 a.m., H-140 Capitol. This is a closed 
hearing.
  Committee on Armed Services, March 12, Full Committee, hearing on 
Fiscal Year 2015 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from 
the Department of the Navy, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, hearing 
on Independent Assessments of the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Request 
for Seapower and Projection Forces, 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Intelligence, Emerging Threats and 
Capabilities, hearing entitled ``Information Technology and Cyber 
Operations: Modernization and Policy Issues in a Changing National 
Security Environment'', 3:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 13, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Recent Developments 
in Afghanistan'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Intelligence, Emerging Threats and 
Capabilities, hearing on The Fiscal Year 2015 National Defense 
Authorization Budget Request from the U.S. Special Operations 
Command and the Posture of U.S. Special Operations Forces, 2 p.m., 
2212 Rayburn.
  March 14, Full Committee, hearing on Fiscal Year 2015 National 
Defense Authorization Budget Request from the Department of the Air 
Force, 9 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, March 13, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``The President's Fiscal Year 2015 Revenue and Economic 
Policy Proposals'', 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, March 12, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``Raising the Bar: The Role of Charter 
Schools in K-12 Education'', 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training, 
hearing entitled ``Examining the Mismanagement of the Student Loan 
Rehabilitation Process'', 2:30 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, hearing on H.R. 
3633, the ``Protecting Health Care Providers from Increased 
Administrative Burdens Act'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, March 12, Subcommittee on 
Environment and the Economy, hearing entitled ``Chemicals in 
Commerce Act'', 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, hearing 
entitled ``Reauthorization of the Satellite Television Extension and 
Localism Act'', 10:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Keeping the 
Promise: Allowing Seniors to Keep Their Medicare Advantage Plans If 
They Like Them'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, 
hearing entitled ``Improving Sports Safety: A Multifaceted 
Approach'', 10:15 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, March 12, Subcommittee on 
Monetary Policy and Trade, hearing entitled ``Federal Reserve 
Oversight: Examining the Central Bank's Role in Credit Allocation'', 
10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Foreign Affairs, March 13, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Advancing U.S. Interests Abroad: The FY 2015 Foreign 
Affairs Budget'', 1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  March 14, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``The Promise of the 
Taiwan Relations Act'', 9:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, March 12, Subcommittee on Border 
and Maritime Security, hearing entitled ``The Arizona Border 
Surveillance Technology Plan and its Impact on Border Security'', 10 
a.m., 311 Cannon.
  March 13, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``The President's FY 
2015 Budget Request for the Department of Homeland Security'', 2 
p.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, March 12, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Exploring Alternative Solutions on the Internet Sales Tax 
Issue'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the 
Internet, hearing on Section 512 of Title 17, 9:30 a.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, March 13, Full Committee, markup 
on the following legislation: H.R. 1192, to redesignate Mammoth Peak 
in Yosemite National Park as ``Mount Jessie Benton Fremont''; H.R. 
1501, the ``Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument Preservation 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 Agriculture 
Research and Extension Center of Oregon State University in 
Hermiston, Oregon; and H.R. 4032, the ``North Texas Invasive Species 
Barrier Act of 2014'', 10:30 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  March 14, Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, 
hearing on discussion draft of ``The Alaska Native Subsistence Co-
Management Demonstration Act of 2014'', 11 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, March 12, Full 
Committee, markup on the following legislation: H.R. 1078, to make 
participation in the American Community Survey voluntary, except 
with respect to certain basic questions, and for other purposes; 
H.R. 4174, the ``Alaska Bypass Modernization Act of 2014'', H.R. 
3635, the ``Safe and Secure Federal Websites Act of 2013''; and a 
bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to modify the default 
Thrift Savings Plan investment fund, and for other purposes; a bill 
to amend the 1910 Heights of Buildings Act; a bill concerning the 
District of Columbia Courts, Public Defender Service, and Court 
Services and Offender Supervision Agency; a bill extending a pilot 
program initiated by the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act; 
legislation regarding Government Reports Elimination Act; 
legislation regarding Federal Register Modernization Act; H.R. 1036, 
to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 103 Center Street West in Eatonville, Washington, as the 
``National Park Ranger Margaret Anderson Post Office''; H.R. 1228, 
to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 300 Packerland Drive in Green Bay, Wisconsin, as the 
``Corporal Justin D. Ross Post Office Building''; H.R. 1376, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 369 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Jersey City, New Jersey, as 
the ``Judge Shirley A. Tolentino Post Office Building''; H.R. 1391, 
to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 25 South Oak Street in London, Ohio, as the ``Lance 
Corporal Joshua B. McDaniels and Veterans Memorial Post Office 
Building''; H.R. 1451, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 14 Main Street in Brockport, New 
York, as the ``Staff Sergeant Nicholas J. Reid Post Office 
Building''; H.R. 1458, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 1 Walter Hammond Place in Waldwick, 
New Jersey, as the ``Staff Sergeant Joseph D'Augustine Post Office 
Building''; H.R. 1813, to redesignate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 162 Northeast Avenue in Tallmadge, 
Ohio, as the ``Lance Corporal Daniel Nathan Deyarmin Post Office 
Building''; H.R. 2062, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 275 Front Street in Marietta, Ohio, 
as the ``Lance Corporal Joshua C. Taylor Memorial Post Office 
Building''; H.R. 2391, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 5323 Highway N in Cottleville, 
Missouri as the ``Lance Corporal Phillip Vinnedge Post Office''; 
H.R. 3060, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 232 Southwest Johnson Avenue in Burleson, Texas, 
as the ``Sergeant William Moody Post Office Building''; H.R. 3472, 
to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 13127 Broadway Street in Alden, New York, as the 
``Sergeant Brett E. Gornewicz Memorial Post Office''; H.R. 3609, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 3260 Broad Street in Port Henry, New York, as the ``Dain Taylor 
Venne Post Office Building''; H.R. 3765, to designate the facility 
of the United States Postal Service located at 198 Baker Street in 
Corning, New York, as the ``Specialist Ryan P. Jayne Post Office 
Building''; and a bill to designate the facilities of the United 
States Postal Service located at 4000 Leap Road, Hilliard, Ohio as 
the as the ``Master Sergeant Shawn T. Hannon and Master Sergeant 
Jeffery J. Rieck and Veterans Memorial Post Office''; 10 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on National Security, hearing entitled 
``Status of U.S. Foreign Assistance to Afghanistan in Anticipation 
of the U.S. Troop Withdrawal'', 1:30 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, 
and the Census, hearing entitled ``At a Crossroads: the Postal 
Service's $100 Billion in Unfunded Liabilities'', 1:30 p.m., 2247 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, March 12, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 
3189, the ``Water Rights Protection Act''; and H.R. 4015, the ``SGR 
Repeal and Medicare Provider Payment Modernization Act of 2014'', 3 
p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, March 12, 
Subcommittee on Environment; and Subcommittee on Energy, joint 
hearing entitled ``Science of Capture and

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Storage: Understanding EPA's Carbon Rules'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Research and Technology, hearing on H.R. 
4186, Frontiers in Innovation, Research, Science, and Technology Act 
of 2014, 9 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, March 12, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``The Rise of 3D Printing: Opportunities for 
Entrepreneurs'', 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  March 13, Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access, 
hearing entitled ``Made in the U.S.A.: Small Business and a New 
Domestic Manufacturing Renaissance'', 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, March 12, 
Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, hearing entitled ``Oversight 
of the U.S. Department of Transportation's Implementation of MAP-21 
and Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Request for Surface Transportation'', 10 
a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  March 13, Full Committee, markup on the following legislation: 
H.R. 3676, the ``Prohibiting In-Flight Voice Communications on 
Mobile Wireless Devices Act of 2013''; H.R. 4005, the ``Coast Guard 
and Maritime Transportation Act of 2014''; H.R. 1378, to designate 
the United States courthouse located at 333 West Broadway in San 
Diego, California, as the ``James M. Carter and Judith N. Keep 
United States Courthouse''; and General Services Administration 
Capital Investment and Leasing Program Resolutions, 10 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, March 13, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Budget Request for 
Fiscal Year 2015'', 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, March 12, Full Committee, hearing on 
the President's Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Proposal with Department of 
Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, 10 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.
  House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, March 13, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``Ongoing Intelligence Activities, 10 
a.m., 304-HVC. This is a closed hearing.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: March 13, to hold hearings to examine 
the Economic Report of the President 2014, 2:30 p.m., 1100 Longworth 
Building.
  Joint Hearing: March 12, Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to 
hold a joint hearing with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs 
to examine the legislative presentation of the Air Force Sergeants 
Association, American Ex-Prisoners of War, Fleet Reserve 
Association, Gold Star Wives, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of 
America, Non Commissioned Officers Association, Paralyzed Veterans 
of America, and Wounded Warrior Project, 10 a.m., SD-G50.