[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 46 (Monday, March 24, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D297-D298]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,

                             MARCH 25, 2014

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction 
and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2015 for the 
Department of Veterans Affairs', 10 a.m., SD-124.
  Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2015 for the United States 
Capitol Police, the Senate Sergeant at Arms, and the Secretary of 
the Senate, 3:30 p.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine U.S. 
Pacific Command and U.S. Forces Korea in review of the Defense 
Authorization Request for fiscal year 2015 and the Future Years 
Defense Program, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, to receive a 
closed briefing on challenges to maintaining United States military 
technology superiority, 2:15 p.m., SVC-217.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold an oversight 
hearing to examine importing energy and exporting jobs, 10 a.m., SD-
366.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold 
hearings to examine teacher preparation, focusing on ensuring a 
quality teacher in every classroom, 2:30 p.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: 
Subcommittee on Emergency Management, Intergovernmental Relations, 
and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings to examine 
transparency and training, focusing on preparing our first 
responders for emerging threats and hazards, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to 
examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Energy and Water 
Development, hearing on the Budget for Department of Energy, Applied 
Energy Funding, 9:30 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related 
Agencies, hearing on USDA Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services FY 
2015 Budget, 10 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Defense, hearing for Navy and Marine Corps FY 2015 
Budget, 10 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Homeland Security, hearing on Transportation 
Security Administration FY 2015 Budget, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, 
hearing for public and outside witnesses, 10 a.m., 2358-C Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, 
hearing on Department of Interior FY 2015 Budget, 1:30 p.m., 2359 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, hearing on 
Department of Energy Budget, 2 p.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, hearing 
on Federal Communications Commission FY 2015 Budget, 2 p.m., B-308 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, Full Committee, hearing on Fiscal 
Year 2015 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the 
Department of the Army, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing on Military Personnel 
Overview, 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing on Fiscal Year 2015 
Missile Defense, 3:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Members' Day'', 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on Early 
Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, hearing entitled 
``The Foundation for Success: Strengthening the Child Care and 
Development Block Grant Program'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Communications 
and Technology, continued markup on a bill to amend the 
Communications Act of 1934 to extend expiring provisions relating to 
the retransmission of signals of television broadcast stations, and 
for other purposes, 10:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Power, hearing on H.R. 6, the 
``Domestic Prosperity and Global Freedom Act'', 1:30 p.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Why Debt Matters'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 4278, 
the ``Ukraine Support Act''; H. Res. 494,

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affirming the importance of the Taiwan Relations Act; and H. Res. 
418, urging the Government of Burma to end the persecution of the 
Rohingya people and respect internationally recognized human rights 
for all ethnic and religious minority groups within Burma, 10 a.m., 
2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and 
International Organizations, hearing entitled ``The First One 
Thousand Days: Development Aid Programs to Bolster Health and 
Nutrition'', 1:30 p.m. 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, hearing entitled ``U.S. 
Disengagement from Latin America: Compromised Security and Economic 
Interests'', 2 p.m., 2255 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Emergency 
Preparedness, Response, and Communications, hearing entitled ``The 
Federal Emergency Management Agency's FY 2015 Budget Request: 
Ensuring Effective Preparedness, Response, and Communications'', 10 
a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Public Lands and 
Environmental Regulation, hearing on the following legislation: H.R. 
863, the ``Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National 
Women's History Museum Act of 2013''; H.R. 3006, to authorize a land 
exchange involving the acquisition of private land adjacent to the 
Cibola National Wildlife Refuge in Arizona for inclusion in the 
refuge in exchange for certain Bureau of Land Management lands in 
Riverside County, California, and for other purposes; H.R. 4017, to 
designate a peak located in Nevada as ``Mount Reagan''; H.R. 4120, 
to amend the National Law Enforcement Museum Act to extend the 
termination date; and H.R. 4253, to permanently withdraw, reserve, 
and transfer Bureau of Land Management lands used for military 
purposes in Alaska, Nevada, and New Mexico to the appropriate 
Secretary of the military department concerned, 2 p.m., 1334 
Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing entitled ``Examining the 
Proposed Fiscal Year 2015 Spending, Priorities and the Missions of 
the Bureau of Reclamation, the Four Power Marketing Administrations 
and the U.S. Geological Survey's Water Program'', 2 p.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 1459, the 
``Ensuring Public Involvement in the Creation of National Monuments 
Act'', 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Small Business, Full Committee, meeting to consider 
the views and estimates on the Small Business Administration's FY 
2015 budget request, 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Water Resources and Environment, hearing entitled ``The Role of 
Trading in Achieving Clean Water Objectives'', 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing on H.R. 3593, the ``VA Construction 
Assistance Act of 2013''; H.R. 4261, the ``Gulf War Health Research 
Reform Act of 2014''; and H.R. 4281, the ``Protecting Business 
Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2014'', 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, hearing on the following 
legislation: H.R. 2942, to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
reestablish the Professional Certification and Licensure Advisory 
Committee of the Department of Veterans Affairs; H.R. 3056, the 
``Warriors' Peer-Outreach Pilot Program Act''; H.R. 3614, the 
``Military Skills to Careers Act''; H.R. 4031, to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to provide for the removal of Senior Executive 
Service employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs for 
performance, and for other purposes; H.R. 4037, the ``Improving 
Veterans' Access to Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Act of 
2014''; H.R. 4038, the ``Veterans Benefits Administration 
Information Technology Improvement Act of 2014''; H.R. 4147, the 
``Student Veterans IT Upgrade Act''; H.R. 4150, the ``Veterans 
Employment and Training Service Longitudinal Study Act of 2014''; 
and H.R. 4151, the ``Veterans Education Survey Act of 2014'', 2 
p.m., 334 Cannon.