[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 53 (Wednesday, April 2, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D360-D361]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             APRIL 3, 2014

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: 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.
  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.
  Committee on Armed Services: 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 Environment and Public Works: 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 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: business meeting to consider an original 
bill entitled, ``Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and 
Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act'', an original bill entitled, ``The Tax 
Technical Corrections Act of 2014'', and subcommittee assignments, 
10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: 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.
  Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on Russia, 2 p.m., 
SVC-217.
  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 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, Leon Rodriguez, of 
Maryland, to be Director of the United States Citizenship and 
Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security, and Damon 
Paul Martinez, of New Mexico, to be United States Attorney for the 
District of New Mexico, Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to 
examine certain intelligence matters; to be immediately followed by 
a closed business meeting to consider pending calendar business, 
2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Full Committee, hearing to Review the 
State of the Rural Economy, 9:30 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, 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.
  Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, markup on Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Bill FY 2015, 1 p.m., HT-2 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, 
hearing on National Park Service FY 2015 Budget, 9:30 a.m., B-308 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA and Related 
Agencies, hearing on USDA Food Safety FY 2015 Budget, 10 a.m., 2362-
A Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Defense, hearing on Missile Defense Agency, 10 
a.m., H-140 Capitol. This is a closed hearing.
  Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, hearing 
on Small Business Administration FY 2015 Budget, 10 a.m., 2359 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, hearing on 
Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration FY 
2015 Budget, 10 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and 
Related Agencies, hearing on Oversight of Department of 
Transportation Modes, 10 a.m., 2358-A Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Defense, hearing on National Guard and U.S. Army 
Reserve FY 2015 Budget, 1:30 p.m., H-140 Capitol.
  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.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, Department of 
Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration FY 2015 Budget, 2 
p.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, Full Committee, hearing on the 2014 
Quadrennial Defense Review, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing on Fiscal Year 2015 
National Defense Authorization Budget Request for National Security 
Space Activities, 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Power, hearing entitled ``Fiscal Year 2015 Department of Energy 
Budget'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Health, hearing on H.R. 3717, the ``Helping 
Families in Mental Health Crisis Act of 2013'', 10:30 a.m., 2322 
Rayburn.
  Full Committee markup on the following legislation: H.R. 3548, the 
``Improving Trauma Care Act of 2013''; H.R. 4080, the ``Trauma 
Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act''; 
H.R. 1281, the ``Newborn Screening Saves Lives Reauthorization Act 
of 2013''; and H.R. 1528, the ``Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act of 
2013'', 4 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, 
Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies, markup on H.R. 
4007, the ``Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program 
Authorization and Accountability Act of 2014'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, hearing 
entitled ``Assessing Terrorism in the Caucasus and the Threat to the 
Homeland'', 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
  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, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Department of the Interior, Spending and the President's Fiscal 
Year 2015 Budget Proposal'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  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.
  Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, hearing entitled 
``Implementing the Cobell Settlement: Missed Opportunities and 
Lessons Learned'', 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on 
National Security, hearing entitled ``Afghanistan: Identifying and 
Addressing Wasteful U.S. Government Spending'', 10 a.m., 2247 
Rayburn.
  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 Rules, Full Committee, hearing on the following 
legislation: H.R. 1871, the ``Baseline Reform Act of 2013; H.R. 
1872, the ``Budget and Accounting Transparency Act of 2014''; and 
H.R. 1874, the ``Pro-Growth Budgeting Act of 2013'', 3 p.m., H-313 
Capitol.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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, Full Committee, business meeting 
to consider 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, 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, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Ongoing Intelligence Activities'', 10 a.m., 304-
HVC. This is a closed hearing.