[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 51 (Monday, March 31, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D337-D341]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of April 1 through April 4, 2014

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, at approximately 11 a.m., Senate will continue 
consideration of H.R. 3979, Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and 
Emergency Responders Act.
  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: April 2, Subcommittee on Departments 
of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related 
Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 2015 for the National Institutes of Health, 10 a.m., SD-
192.
  April 2, Subcommittee on Department of Defense, to hold hearings 
to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2015 for the 
Department of the Air Force, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  April 2, Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2015 for the Department of 
Housing and Urban Development, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  April 2, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General 
Government, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates 
and justification for fiscal year 2015 for the Department of the 
Treasury's Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence and its 
administration and enforcement of sanctions, 2 p.m., SD-138.
  April 2, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for 
fiscal year 2015 for the United States Army Corps of Engineers and 
the Department of the Interior, 2:30 p.m., SD-192.
  April 2, 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 Defense 
and the Department of the Army, 3 p.m., SD-124.
  April 3, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 2015 for the Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  April 3, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2015 for the Food 
and Drug Administration, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  Committee on Armed Services: April 1, Subcommittee on Emerging 
Threats and Capabilities, to hold hearings to examine proliferation 
prevention programs at the Department of Energy and at the 
Department of Defense 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.
  April 2, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, to hold 
hearings to examine military construction, environmental, energy, 
and base closure programs in review of the Defense Authorization 
Request for fiscal year 2015 and the Future Years Defense Program, 
9:30 a.m., SR-232A.
  April 2, Subcommittee on SeaPower, to hold hearings to examine 
Marine Corps modernization in review of the Defense Authorization 
Request for fiscal year 2015 and the Future Years Defense Program, 
9:30 a.m., SR-222.
  April 2, Subcommittee on Airland, to hold hearings to examine 
tactical aircraft programs in review of the Defense Authorization 
Request for fiscal year 2015 and the Future Years Defense Program, 
9:30 a.m., SD-562.
  April 2, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to hold hearings to 
examine ballistic missile defense policies and programs in review of 
the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2015 and the 
Future Years Defense Program, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  April 3, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the posture 
of the Department of the Army 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 the Budget: April 1, to hold hearings to examine 
opportunity, mobility, and inequality in today's economy, 10 a.m., 
SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: April 1, 
Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet, to 
hold hearings to examine reauthorization of the ``Satellite 
Television Extension and Localism Act'', 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  April 2, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and 
Insurance, to hold hearings to examine the General Motors (GM) 
recall and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's 
(NHTSA) defect investigation process, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: April 3, business 
meeting to consider S. 491, to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to modify 
provisions relating to grants, S. 1961, to protect surface water 
from contamination by chemical storage facilities, S. 224, to amend 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish a grant program 
to support the restoration of San Francisco Bay, S. 2080, to 
conserve fish and aquatic communities in the

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United States through partnerships that foster fish habitat 
conservation, improve the quality of life for the people of the 
United States, enhance fish and wildlife-dependent recreation, S. 
2042, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to 
reauthorize the National Estuary Program, S. 1934, to direct the 
Administrator of General Services to convey the Clifford P. Hansen 
Federal Courthouse back to Teton County, Wyoming, S. 2055, to allow 
for the collection of certain user fees by non-Federal entities, 
Corps Study Resolution: Point Judith, Rhode Island, and GSA 
Resolutions, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: April 3, to hold hearings to examine the 
President's 2014 Trade Policy Agenda, 2 p.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: April 1, business meeting to 
consider Protocol Amending the Convention between the United States 
of America and the Swiss Confederation for the Avoidance of Double 
Taxation With Respect to Taxes on Income, signed at Washington 
October 2, 1996, signed September 23, 2009, at Washington, with a 
related agreement effected by an exchange of notes September 23, 
2009, as corrected by an exchange of notes effected November 16, 
2010 (Treaty Doc. 112-1), Protocol Amending the Convention between 
the Government of the United States of America and the Government of 
the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg for the Avoidance of Double Taxation 
and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income 
and Capital, signed at Luxembourg May 20, 2009, with a related 
agreement effected by exchange of notes May 20, 2009 (Treaty Doc. 
111-8), Convention between the Government of the United States of 
America and the Government of the Republic of Hungary for the 
Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion 
with Respect to Taxes on Income, signed at Budapest February 4, 
2010, with a related agreement effected by exchange of notes 
February 4, 2010 (Treaty Doc. 111-7), Convention Between the 
Government of the United States of America and the Government of the 
Republic of Chile for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the 
Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and 
Capital, signed at Washington February 4, 2010, with a Protocol and 
a related agreement effected by exchange of notes February 4, 2010, 
as corrected by exchanges of notes effected February 25, 2011, and 
February 10 and 21, 2012 (Treaty Doc. 112-8), Protocol Amending the 
Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters, done 
at Paris May 27, 2010 (Treaty Doc. 112-5), and S. Res. 384, 
expressing the sense of the Senate concerning the humanitarian 
crisis in Syria and neighboring countries, resulting humanitarian 
and development challenges, and the urgent need for a political 
solution to the crisis, 2:15 p.m., S-116, Capitol.
  April 3, Subcommittee on East Asian and Pacific Affairs, to hold 
hearings to examine evaluating United States policy on Taiwan on the 
35th anniversary of the ``Taiwan Relations Act'' (TRA), 10 a.m., SD-
419.
  April 3, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on Russia, 2 
p.m., SVC-217.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: April 1, to 
hold hearings to examine equal pay with the ``Paycheck Fairness 
Act.'', 2:30 p.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: April 1, 
Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, to hold hearings to 
examine Caterpillar's offshore tax strategy, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  April 2, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine data breach 
on the rise, focusing on protecting personal information from harm, 
10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: April 2, business meeting to consider 
H.R. 841, to amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to make technical 
corrections, S. 161, to extend the Federal recognition to the Little 
Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana, S. 1074, to extend 
Federal recognition to the Chickahominy Indian Tribe, the 
Chickahominy Indian Tribe-Easter Division, the Upper Mattaponi 
Tribe, the Rappahannock Tribe, Inc., the Monacan Indian Nation, and 
the Nansemond Indian Tribe, and S. 1219, to authorize the Pechanga 
Band of Luiseno Mission Indians Water Rights Settlement; to be 
immediately followed by a hearing to examine S. 1474, to encourage 
the State of Alaska to enter into intergovernmental agreements with 
Indian tribes in the State relating to the enforcement of certain 
State laws by Indian tribes, to improve the quality of life in rural 
Alaska, to reduce alcohol and drug abuse, S. 1570, to amend the 
Indian Health Care Improvement Act to authorize advance 
appropriations for the Indian Health Service by providing 2-fiscal-
year budget authority, S. 1574, to amend the Indian Employment, 
Training and Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992 to 
facilitate the ability of Indian tribes to integrate the employment, 
training, and related services from diverse Federal sources, S. 
1622, to establish the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff 
Commission on Native Children, and an original bill entitled, ``The 
Native American Children's Safety Act'', 2:30 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: April 1, to hold hearings to examine 
the nominations of Beth Bloom, and Darrin P. Gayles, both to be a 
United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, 
and Paul G. Byron, and Carlos Eduardo Mendoza, both to be a United 
States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida, 10 a.m., 
SD-226.
  April 3, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 1720, to 
promote transparency in patent ownership and make other improvements 
to the patent system, and 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.

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  Select Committee on Intelligence: April 1, to hold closed hearings 
to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  April 3, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, April 3, Full Committee, hearing to 
Review the State of the Rural Economy, 9:30 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, April 2, Subcommittee on Interior, 
Environment and Related Agencies, hearing on United States Forest 
Service FY 2015 Budget, 9:30 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  April 2, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and 
Related Agencies, hearing on USDA Marketing and Regulatory Programs 
FY 2015 Budget, 10 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  April 2, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related 
Agencies, hearing on DEA and State Research on Drug Abuse in America 
FY 2015 Budget, 10 a.m., H-309 Capitol.
  April 2, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, hearing on 
Department of Energy FY 2015 Budget, 10 a.m., 2362 Rayburn.
  April 2, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, hearing on U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection FY 2015 Budget, 10 a.m., 2358-A 
Rayburn.
  April 2, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, hearing on Department of Labor FY 2015 Budget, 10:30 
a.m., 2358-C Rayburn.
  April 2, Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, and Related 
Program, hearing on the United Nations and International 
Organizations FY 2015 Budget, 10:30 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  April 2, Subcommittee on Defense, hearing on Defense Health 
Program FY 2015 Budget, 1:30 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  April 2, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies, hearing on oversight of Public 
Housing, 2 p.m., 2358-A Rayburn.
  April 3, Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans' 
Affairs and Related Agencies, markup on Military Construction and 
Veterans' Affairs and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill for FY 
2015, 11 a.m., 2358-C Rayburn.
  April 3, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, markup on Legislative 
Branch Appropriations Bill, FY 2015, 1 p.m., HT-2 Capitol.
  April 3, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related 
Agencies, hearing on National Park Service FY 2015 Budget, 9:30 
a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  April 3, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA and 
Related Agencies, hearing on USDA Food Safety FY 2015 Budget, 10 
a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  April 3, Subcommittee on Defense, hearing on Missile Defense 
Agency, 10 a.m., H-140 Capitol. This is a closed hearing.
  April 3, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General 
Government, hearing on Small Business Administration FY 2015 Budget, 
10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  April 3, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, hearing on 
Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration FY 
2015 Budget, 10 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  April 3, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies, hearing on Oversight of 
Department of Transportation Modes, 10 a.m., 2358-A Rayburn.
  April 3, Subcommittee on Defense, hearing on National Guard and 
U.S. Army Reserve FY 2015 Budget, 1:30 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  April 3, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related 
Agencies, hearing on United States Fish and Wildlife Service FY 2015 
Budget, 1:30 p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  April 3, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, Department 
of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration FY 2015 Budget, 
2 p.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  April 4, Subcommittee on Defense, hearing for Members of Congress, 
9 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  April 4, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related 
Agencies, hearing on Department of Justice FY 2015 Budget, 9 a.m., 
2359 Rayburn.
  April 4, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related 
Agencies, hearing on Bureau of Land Management FY 2015 Budget, 9:30 
a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  April 4, Subcommittee on Agriculture, hearing on USDA Rural 
Development FY 2015 Budget, 10 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  April 4, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related 
Agencies, hearing on Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, 
11 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, April 2, Full Committee, hearing on 
The Fiscal Year 2015 National Defense Authorization Budget Requests 
from U.S. Forces Korea and U.S. Strategic Command, 10 a.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  April 2, Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, hearing on 
Fiscal Year 2015 Ground Force Modernization Programs, 2 p.m., 2212 
Rayburn.
  April 2, Subcommittee on Seapower and Project Forces, hearing on 
Air Force Projection Forces Aviation Programs and Capabilities 
related to the 2015 President's Budget Request, 3:30 p.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  April 3, Full Committee, hearing on the 2014 Quadrennial Defense 
Review, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  April 3, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing on Fiscal Year 
2015 National Defense Authorization Budget Request for National 
Security Space Activities, 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  April 4, Subcommittee on Intelligence, Emerging Threats and 
Capabilities, hearing on Fiscal Year 2015 National Defense 
Authorization Budget Request for Intelligence Activities, 10:30 
a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, April 2, Full Committee, markup on the 
Concurrent Resolution on the Budget For Fiscal Year 2015, 10:30 
a.m., 210 Cannon.

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  Committee on Education and the Workforce, April 2, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Keeping College within Reach: Meeting the Needs 
of Contemporary Students'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, April 2, Subcommittee on Energy 
and Power; and Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, joint 
hearing entitled ``The Fiscal Year 2015 EPA Budget'', 10 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  April 2, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, hearing 
entitled ``Ensuring the Security, Stability, Resilience, and Freedom 
of the Global Internet'', 10:30 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  April 3, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, hearing entitled 
``Fiscal Year 2015 Department of Energy Budget'', 10 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  April 3, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Helping 
Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2013'', 10:30 a.m., 2322 
Rayburn.
  April 3, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Examining 
Concerns Regarding FDA's Proposed Changes to Generic Drug 
Labeling'', 3 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, April 2, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Allegations of 
Discrimination and Retaliation within the Consumer Financial 
Protection Bureau'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, April 2, Subcommittee on Terrorism, 
Nonproliferation, and Trade, hearing entitled ``The Crude Truth: 
Evaluating U.S. Energy Trade Policy'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  April 3, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Women's Education: 
Promoting Development, Countering Radicalism''; and markup on H.R. 
3583, the ``Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act'', 10 a.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, April 2, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Taking Down the Cartels: Examining United States--Mexico 
Cooperation'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  April 3, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 4007, the ``Chemical 
Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program Authorization and 
Accountability Act of 2014'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  April 3, Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, 
hearing entitled ``Assessing Terrorism in the Caucasus and the 
Threat to the Homeland'', 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  April 4, Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security, hearing 
entitled ``Passport Fraud: An International Vulnerability'', 9 a.m., 
311 Cannon.
  Committee on House Administration, April 2, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``The National Zoo of Today and Tomorrow--An 
Innovative Center Focused on the Care and Conservation of the 
World's Species; and markup on H.R. 863, the ``Commission to Study 
the Potential Creation of a National Women's History Museum Act of 
2013'',10:30 a.m., 1301 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, April 2, Full Committee, markup on 
H.R. 4292, the ``Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity 
Clarification Act''; and H.R. 4323, to reauthorize programs 
authorized under the Debbie Smith Act of 2004, and for other 
purposes, 10:15 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  April 2, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the 
Internet, hearing entitled ``Preservation and Reuse of Copyrighted 
Works'', 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  April 3, Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and 
Antitrust Law, hearing on legislation regarding the Standard Merger 
and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2014, 1 p.m., 
2237 Rayburn.
  April 3, Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security; and 
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on 
National Security, joint hearing entitled ``Overturning 30 Years of 
Precedent: Is the Administration Ignoring the Dangers of Training 
Libyan Pilots and Nuclear Scientists?'', 2:30 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, April 3, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Department of the Interior, Spending and the President's 
Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Proposal'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  April 3, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular 
Affairs, hearing on the following legislation: H.R. 69, the 
``Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act of 
2013''; H.R. 2646, the ``REFI Pacific Act''; and legislation 
regarding the Pirate Fishing Elimination Act, 2 p.m., 1334 
Longworth.
  April 3, Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, hearing 
entitled ``Implementing the Cobell Settlement: Missed Opportunities 
and Lessons Learned'', 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  April 4, Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental 
Regulation, hearing on H.R. 2743, the ``Veterans Eagle Parks Pass 
Act''; H.R. 3976, the ``Wounded Veterans Recreation Act''; and a 
bill to amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to 
improve consistency and accountability in the collection and 
expenditure of Federal recreation fees, and for other purposes, 9 
a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  April 4, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, hearing 
entitled ``Energy Independence: Domestic Opportunities to Reverse 
California's Growing Dependence on Foreign Oil'', 9:30 a.m., 1334 
Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, April 2, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``Undercover Storefront Operations: 
Continued Oversight of ATF's Reckless Investigative Techniques'', 
9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  April 3, Subcommittee on National Security, hearing entitled 
``Afghanistan: Identifying and Addressing Wasteful U.S. Government 
Spending'', 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  April 3, Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation and 
Regulatory Affairs; and Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Health Care 
and Entitlements, joint hearing entitled ``Examining ObamaCare's 
Problem-Filled State Exchanges'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, April 2, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Bitcoin: Examining the Benefits and Risks for Small 
Business'', 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,  April 2, 
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment,

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hearing entitled ``The President's Fiscal Year 2015 Budget: 
Administration Priorities for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers'', 10 
a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  April 2, Subcommittee on Railroad, Pipelines, and Hazardous 
Materials, hearing entitled ``Examining Issues for Hazardous 
Materials Reauthorization'', 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  April 3, Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, 
and Emergency Management, hearing entitled ``Disaster Mitigation: 
Reducing Costs and Saving Lives'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, April 2, Subcommittee on Oversight 
and Investigations, hearing entitled ``VA and Human Tissue: 
Improvements Needed for Veterans Safety'', 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  April 3, Full Committee, business meeting offering a resolution to 
assign Congressman David W. Jolly to HVAC Subcommittees; and hearing 
entitled ``Trials in Transparency II: Is VA Responding to 
Congressional Requests in a Timely Manner?'', 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, April 2, Subcommittee on Human 
Resources, hearing on the Federal Maternal, Infant, and Early 
Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program, 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  April 3, Full Committee, hearing on President Obama's Trade Policy 
Agenda with U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman, 9:30 a.m., 
1100 Longworth.
  House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, April 2, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``The Benghazi Talking Points and 
Michael J. Morell's Role in Shaping the Administration's 
Narrative'', 10 a.m., 210-HVC.
  April 3, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Ongoing Intelligence 
Activities'', 10 a.m., 304-HVC. This is a closed hearing.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: April 4, to hold hearings to examine the 
employment situation for March 2014, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.