[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 48 (Wednesday, March 26, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D320-D321]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             MARCH 27, 2014

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed 
budget estimates for fiscal year 2015 for the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation; to be followed by a closed session in SVC-217 at 
approximately 11:15 a.m., 10 a.m., SD-192.
  Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for 
fiscal year 2015 for the Federal Communications Commission, 10 a.m., 
SD-138.
  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine the 
posture of the Department of the Navy 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 Energy and Natural Resources: business meeting to 
consider the nominations of Rhea Sun Suh, of Colorado, to be 
Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife, Janice Marion Schneider, 
of New York, to be Assistant Secretary for Land and Minerals 
Management, both of the Department of the Interior, and subcommittee 
assignments, 9:45 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to 
examine MAP-21 reauthorization, focusing on state and local 
perspectives on transportation priorities and funding, 9:45 a.m., 
SD-406.

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  Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on African Affairs, 
to hold hearings to examine powering Africa's future, focusing on 
the Power Africa Initiative, 10:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold 
hearings to examine strengthening the Federal Student Loan Program 
for borrowers, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold 
hearings to examine the nominations of Sherry Moore Trafford, and 
Steven M. Wellner, both to be an Associate Judge of the Superior 
Court of the District of Columbia, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider S. 1720, 
to promote transparency in patent ownership and make other 
improvements to the patent system, and the nominations of Gregg 
Jeffrey Costa, of Texas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the 
Fifth Circuit, Cheryl Ann Krause, of New Jersey, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Third 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, 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, John Charles 
Cruden, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, Department 
of Justice, 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.
  Subcommittee on Oversight, Federal Rights and Agency Action, to 
hold hearings to examine access to justice for those who serve, 3 
p.m., SD-226.
  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 Agriculture, Rural 
Development, FDA, and Related Agencies, hearing on Food and Drug 
Administration FY 2015 Budget, 10 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, 
hearing on the National Science Foundation FY 2015 Budget, 10 a.m., 
H-309 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Defense, hearing on United States Army FY 2015 
Budget, 10 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, 
hearing on Environmental Protection Agency, 9:30 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and 
Related Agencies, hearing on Veterans Affairs FY 2015 Budget, 1:30 
p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing on 
Operation and Maintenance without OCO Funds: What Now?, 9 a.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Emergency 
Preparedness, Response, and Communications, markup on H.R. 3283, the 
``Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 
2013''; H.R. 4263, the ``Social Media Working Group Act of 2014''; 
and H.R. 4289, the ``Department of Homeland Security Interoperable 
Communications Act'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Over-Criminalization Task Force, 
hearing on Over-federalization, 9:30 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources, hearing entitled ``Advances in Earthquake Science: 50th 
Anniversary of the Great Alaskan Quake'', 9:30 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, hearing on H.R. 
4002, to revoke the charter of incorporation of the Miami Tribe of 
Oklahoma at the request of that tribe, and for other purposes; and 
H.R. 3822, the ``Fort Wingate Land Division Act of 2014'', 11 a.m., 
1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on 
Space, hearing entitled ``A Review of the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration Budget for Fiscal Year 2015'', 9 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on 
the following legislation: H.R. 183, the ``Veterans Dog Training 
Therapy Act''; H.R. 2527, the to amend title 38, United States Code, 
to provide veterans with counseling and treatment for sexual trauma 
that occurred during inactive duty training; H.R. 2661, the 
``Veterans Access to Timely Medical Appointments Act''; H.R. 2974, 
to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
eligibility for beneficiary travel for veterans seeking treatment or 
care for military sexual trauma in specialized outpatient or 
residential programs at facilities of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, and for other purposes; H.R. 3508, to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to clarify the qualifications of hearing aid 
specialists of the Veterans Health Administration of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; H.R. 3180, to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to include contracts and grants for 
residential care for veterans in the exception to the requirement 
that the Federal Government recover a portion of the value of 
certain projects; H.R. 3387, the ``Classified Veterans Access to 
Care Act''; H.R. 3831, the ``Veterans Dialysis Pilot Program Review 
Act of 2014''; H.R. 4198, the ``Appropriate Care for Disabled 
Veterans Act''; and legislation to authorize major medical facility 
projects for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 
2014, and for other purposes, 9 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Ongoing Intelligence Activities'', 9 a.m., 304-
HVC. This is a closed hearing.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: to receive a 
briefing on the highs and lows in United States-Russia relations, 1 
p.m., 2103, Rayburn Building.