[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 41 (Wednesday, March 12, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D271-D273]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             MARCH 13, 2014

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: 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.
  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: 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: 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 Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security, to hold hearings to 
examine the United States aviation industry and jobs, focusing on 
keeping American manufacturing competitive, 11 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine innovative ideas 
to strengthen and expand the middle class, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: 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: 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: 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.
  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.
  Subcommittee on Emergency Management, Intergovernmental Relations, 
and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings to examine the 
President's proposed budget

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request for fiscal year 2015 for the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: 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: 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 Cruden, of Virginia, to 
be an Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, 9:30 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 Agriculture, 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, Subcommittee on Defense, hearing on 
Department of Defense FY 2015 Budget, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Homeland Security, hearing on U.S. Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement FY 2015 Budget, 10 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education 
and related Agencies, hearing on Department of Health and Human 
Services FY 2015 Budget, 10 a.m., 2358-C Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, 
hearing on Department of Housing and Urban Development FY 2015 
Budget, 2 p.m., 2358-A Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Recent Developments in Afghanistan'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  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.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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, 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.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, hearing 
entitled ``Improving Sports Safety: A Multifaceted Approach'', 10:15 
a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, markup on the 
following legislation: H.R. 3623, the ``Improving Access to Capital 
for Emerging Growth Companies Act''; H.R. 4164, the ``Small Company 
Disclosure Simplification Act''; H.R. 4167, the ``Restoring Proven 
Financing for American Employers Act''; H.R. 2672, the ``CFPB Rural 
Designation Petition and Correction Act''; H.R. 3584, the ``Capital 
Access for Small Community Financial Institutions Act of 2013''; and 
Committee Views and Estimates on the President's FY 2015 Budget 
Submission, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Advancing U.S. Interests Abroad: The FY 2015 Foreign Affairs 
Budget'', 1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, 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, 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, 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.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
  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 Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on 
Research and Technology, markup on H.R. 4186, the ``Frontiers in 
Innovation, Research, Science, and Technology Act of 2014'', 9 a.m., 
2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, 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, Full Committee, 
markup on the following legislation: Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Views 
and Estimates of the Committee on

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Transportation and Infrastructure; H.R. 3678, to redesignate the 
lock and dam located in Modoc, Illinois, commonly known as the 
Kaskaskia Lock and Dam, as the ``Jerry F. Costello Lock and Dam'', 
and for other purposes; H.R. 3786, to direct the Administrator of 
General Services, on behalf of the Archivist of the United States, 
to convey certain Federal property located in the State of Alaska to 
the Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska; H.R. 3998, the ``Albuquerque, 
New Mexico, Federal Land Conveyance Act of 2014''; H. Con. Res. 88, 
authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater 
Washington Soap Box Derby; H. Con. Res. 92, authorizing the use of 
the Capitol Grounds for the National Peace Officers Memorial Service 
and the National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition; and General 
Services Administration Capital Investment and Leasing Program 
resolutions, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Budget Request for Fiscal Year 
2015'', 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Ongoing Intelligence Activities; and meeting on 
Committee views and estimates on the President's Budget for FY 2015; 
and member access requests, 10 a.m., 304-HVC. Portions of the 
hearing may close.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: to hold hearings to examine the Economic 
Report of the President 2014, 2:30 p.m., 1100, Longworth Building.