[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 56 (Monday, April 7, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D382-D385]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of April 8 through April 11, 2014

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will be in a period of morning business until 
12:30 p.m.
  On Wednesday, unless an agreement is reached, Senate will vote on the 
motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to consideration of 
S. 2199, Paycheck Fairness 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 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: April 8, 
business meeting to consider S. 1294, to designate as wilderness 
certain public land in the Cherokee National Forest in the State of 
Tennessee, and the nominations of Timothy G. Massad, of Connecticut, 
to be Chairman, Sharon Y. Bowen, of New York, and J. Christopher 
Giancarlo, of New Jersey, all to be a Commissioner of the Commodity 
Futures Trading Commission, 9:45 a.m., SR-328A.
  April 8, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine advanced 
biofuels, focusing on creating jobs and lower prices at the pump, 10 
a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Appropriations: April 8, Subcommittee on State, 
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2015 for the 
United States Agency for International Development, 10:15 a.m., SD-
138.
  April 8, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2015 for the 
Architect of the Capitol, the Library of Congress, and the Open 
World Leadership Center, 2:30 p.m., SD-138.
  April 9, Subcommittee on Department of the Interior, Environment, 
and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget 
estimates for fiscal year 2015 for the Environmental Protection 
Agency, 9:15 a.m., SD-124.
  April 9, Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine an 
assessment on how to keep our railways safe for passengers and 
communities, 9:45 a.m., SD-138.
  April 9, 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 
Department of Labor, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  April 9, Subcommittee on Department of Defense, to hold hearings 
to examine defense health programs, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  April 9, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for 
fiscal year 2015 for the Department of Energy, 2:30 p.m., SD-192.
  April 9, 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 the Navy 
and the Department of the Air Force, 2:30 p.m., SD-124.

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  April 10, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 2015 for the Department of Commerce, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: April 8, to hold hearings to examine 
Army Active and Reserve force mix in review of the Defense 
Authorization Request for fiscal year 2015 and the Future Years 
Defense Program, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  April 8, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, to 
hold hearings to examine the role of the Department of Defense 
science and technology enterprise for innovation and affordability 
in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2015 
and the Future Years Defense Program, 2:15 p.m., SR-222.
  April 8, 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, 
3:30 p.m., SR-232A.
  April 9, Subcommittee on Airland, to hold hearings to examine Army 
modernization in review of the Defense Authorization Request for 
fiscal year 2015 and the Future Years Defense Program, 9:15 a.m., 
SR-232A.
  April 9, Subcommittee on Personnel, to hold hearings to examine 
the Active, Guard, Reserve, and civilian personnel programs in 
review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2015 and 
the Future Years Defense Program, 10 a.m., SR-222.
  April 9, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to hold hearings to 
examine National Nuclear Security Administration management of its 
National Security Laboratories and the status of the Nuclear 
Security Enterprise in review of the Defense Authorization Request 
for fiscal year 2015 and the Future Years Defense Program, 2:30 
p.m., SR-222.
  April 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the posture 
of the Department of the Air Force in review of the Defense 
Authorization Request for fiscal year 2015 and the Future Years 
Defense Program, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to hold hearings to 
examine strategic forces programs of the National Nuclear Security 
Administration and the Office of Environmental Management of the 
Department of Energy in review of the Defense Authorization Request 
for fiscal year 2015 and the Future Years Defense Program, 2:30 
p.m., SR-222.
  April 10, Subcommittee on SeaPower, to hold hearings to examine 
Navy shipbuilding programs in review of the Defense Authorization 
Request for fiscal year 2015 and the Future Years Defense Program, 
2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: April 8, to hold 
hearings to examine the nomination of Nani A. Coloretti, of 
California, to be Deputy Secretary of Department of Housing and 
Urban Development, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: April 8, to hold hearings to examine 
supporting broad-based economic growth and fiscal responsibility 
through a fairer tax code, 10:30 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: April 8, to 
hold hearings to examine the nominations of Vice Admiral Paul F. 
Zukunft, to be Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, and 
Elliot F. Kaye, of New York, to be Chairman, and Joseph P. 
Mohorovic, of Illinois, both to be a Commissioner, both of the 
Consumer Product Safety Commission, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  April 9, Subcommittee on Science and Space, to hold hearings to 
examine from here to Mars, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  April 9, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 429, to 
enable concrete masonry products manufacturers to establish, 
finance, and carry out a coordinated program of research, education, 
and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets for concrete 
masonry products, S. 1014, to reduce sports-related concussions in 
youth, S. 1406, to amend the Horse Protection Act to designate 
additional unlawful acts under the Act, strengthen penalties for 
violations of the Act, improve Department of Agriculture enforcement 
of the Act, S. 1275, to direct the Secretary of Commerce to issue a 
fishing capacity reduction loan to refinance the existing loan 
funding the Pacific Coast groundfish fishing capacity reduction 
program, S. 1379, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to 
consolidate the reporting obligations of the Federal Communications 
Commission in order to improve congressional oversight and reduce 
reporting burdens, S. 1468, to require the Secretary of Commerce to 
establish the Network for Manufacturing Innovation, S. 1793, to 
encourage States to require the installation of residential carbon 
monoxide detectors in homes, S. 1925, to limit the retrieval of data 
from vehicle event data recorders, S. 2022, to establish scientific 
standards and protocols across forensic disciplines, S. 2028, to 
amend the law relating to sport fish restoration and recreational 
boating safety, S. 2030, to reauthorize and amend the National Sea 
Grant College Program Act, S. 2076, to amend the provisions of title 
46, United States Code, related to the Board of Visitors to the 
United States Merchant Marine Academy, S. 2086, to address current 
emergency shortages of propane and other home heating fuels and to 
provide greater flexibility and information for Governors to address 
such emergencies in the future, S. 2140, to improve the transition 
between experimental permits and commercial licenses for commercial 
reusable launch vehicles, H.R. 2052, to direct the Secretary of 
Commerce, in coordination with the heads of other relevant Federal 
departments and agencies, to conduct an interagency review of and 
report to Congress on ways to increase the global competitiveness of 
the United States in attracting foreign direct investment, the 
nomination of David J. Arroyo, of New York, to be a Member of the 
Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and 
nominations for promotion in the United States Coast Guard, 2:30 
p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: April 10, to hold an 
oversight hearing to examine United States electric grid reliability 
and security, focusing on if enough is being done, 9:30 a.m., SD-
366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: April 8, to hold 
hearings to examine the nominations of Janet Garvin McCabe, of the 
District of Columbia, and Ann Elizabeth

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Dunkin, of California, both to be an Assistant Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency, and Manuel H. Ehrlich, Jr., of New 
Jersey, to be a Member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard 
Investigation Board, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: April 8, to hold hearings to examine 
protecting taxpayers from incompetent and unethical return 
preparers, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  April 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2015, 10 a.m., 
SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: April 8, to hold hearings to 
examine the President's proposed international affairs budget 
request for fiscal year 2015 for national security and foreign 
policy priorities, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  April 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2015 for 
international development priorities, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  April 10, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 2 p.m., S-116, Capitol.
  April 10, Subcommittee on European Affairs, to hold hearings to 
examine transatlantic security challenges, focusing on Central and 
Eastern Europe, 3 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: April 9, 
Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging, to hold hearings to 
examine addressing primary care access and workforce challenges, 
focusing on voices from the field, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  April 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine expanding 
access to quality early learning, focusing on the ``Strong Start for 
America's Children Act'', 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: April 10, 
Subcommittee on Financial and Contracting Oversight, to hold an 
oversight hearing to examine small agencies, 10:30 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: April 9, to hold an oversight hearing 
to examine Indian education, focusing on Indian students in public 
schools, and cultivating the next generation, 2:30 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: April 8, business meeting to consider 
S. 1720, to promote transparency in patent ownership and make other 
improvements to the patent system, 2:30 p.m., SD-106.
  April 9, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the Comcast-
Time Warner Cable merger and the impact on consumers, 10 a.m., SH-
216.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: April 9, to hold hearings 
to examine election administration, focusing on making voter rolls 
more complete and more accurate, 10 a.m., SR-301.
  April 9, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 1728, to 
amend the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act to 
improve ballot accessibility to uniformed services voters and 
overseas voters, S. 1937, to amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 
to require States to develop contingency plans to address unexpected 
emergencies or natural disasters that may threaten to disrupt the 
administration of an election for Federal office, S. 1947, to rename 
the Government Printing Office the Government Publishing Office, S. 
2197, to repeal certain requirements regarding newspaper advertising 
of Senate stationery contracts, and the nominations of Thomas Hicks, 
of Virginia, and Myrna Perez, of Texas, both to be a Member of the 
Election Assistance Commission, 10:30 a.m., SR-301.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: April 9, to hold 
hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for 
fiscal year 2015 for the Small Business Administration, 11 a.m., SR-
428A.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: April 8, to hold closed hearings 
to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  April 10, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, April 9, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 
4413, the ``Customer Protection and End User Relief Act'', 10 a.m., 
1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, April 9, Subcommittee on Commerce, 
Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, hearing on Department of 
Commerce, FY 2015 Budget, 2 p.m., H-309 Capitol.
  April 9, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General 
Government, hearing on Office of Management and Budget FY 2015 
Budget, 2 p.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  April 9, Full Committee, markup on Military Construction and 
Veterans Affairs Appropriations Bill, FY 2015; and Legislative 
Branch Appropriations Bill, FY 2015; and Report on the Interim 
Suballocation of Budget Allocations for FY 2015, 10 a.m., 2359 
Rayburn.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies, public and outside witness hearing, 9 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies, hearing entitled Bureau of Prison FY 2015 Budget, 10 a.m., 
H-309 Capitol.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Defense, hearing on Intelligence 
Community Overview, 10 a.m., H-405 Capitol. This hearing is a closed 
hearing and is for Members only.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD, and Related 
Agencies, hearing on Department of Housing and Urban Development FY 
2015 Budget, 10 a.m., 2358-A Rayburn.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies, public and outside witness hearing, 1 p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, April 9, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``National Defense Priorities from Members for the FY 2015 
National Defense Authorization Act'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  April 9, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing entitled 
``Beneficiary and Advocacy Overview of the FY15 President's 
Budget'', 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing entitled ``Readiness 
Posture'', 8 a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, April 9, Full Committee, 
markup on H.R. 4321, the ``Employee Privacy Protection Act''; and 
H.R. 4320, the ``Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act'', 10 a.m., 
2175 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Energy and Commerce, April 9, Subcommittee on Energy 
and Power, markup on H.R. 6, the ``Domestic Prosperity and Global 
Freedom Act'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  April 9, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, markup on 
H.R. 4342, the ``Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters 
(DOTCOM) Act of 2014'', 4 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  April 10, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, continued 
markup on H.R. 4342, the ``Domain Openness Through Continued 
Oversight Matters (DOTCOM) Act of 2014'', 9 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, April 9, Subcommittee on Capital 
Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing entitled 
``Legislative Proposals to Enhance Capital Formation for Small and 
Emerging Growth Companies'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, April 9, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``U.S. Foreign Assistance in FY 2015: What Are the 
Priorities, How Effective?'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  April 9, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, hearing entitled 
``Advancing U.S. Interests in the Western Hemisphere: The FY 2015 
Foreign Affairs Budget'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  April 9, Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, hearing 
entitled ``U.S. Policy Towards Morocco'', 3 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Sercurity, April 9, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``The Boston Marathon Bombings, One Year On: A Look Back to 
Look Forward'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, April 10, Subcommittee on Courts, 
Intellectual Property and the Internet, hearing entitled ``Should 
the Department of Commerce Relinquish Direct Oversight Over 
ICANN?'', 9 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, April 9, Full Committee, markup on 
the following legislation: H.R. 503, the ``National Desert Storm and 
Desert Shield War Memorial Act''; H.R. 836, the ``Commission to 
Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's History Museum 
Act of 2013''; H.R. 2208, the ``North American Wetlands Conservation 
Extension Act of 2013''; H.R. 2430, the ``Hinchliffe Stadium 
Heritage Act of 2013''; H.R. 3802, to extend the legislative 
authority of the Adams Memorial Foundation to establish a 
commemorative work in honor of former President John Adams and his 
legacy, and for other purposes; 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; 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; 
H.R. 4253, the ``Bureau of Land Management Withdrawn Military Lands 
Efficiency and Savings Act''; and H.R. 4309, to amend the Sikes Act 
to make certain improvements to the administration of cooperative 
agreements for land management related to Department of Defense 
readiness activities, and for other purposes, 10 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  April 10, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Tribal Forest 
Management: A Model for Promoting Healthy Forests and Rural Jobs'', 
9:30 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, April 9, 
Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Health Care and Entitlements, hearing 
entitled ``Examining Ways the Social Security Administration Can 
Improve the Disability Review Process'', 1:30 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  April 10, Full Committee, business meeting, 9 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, April 9, Subcommittee 
on Space, markup on H.R. 4412, the ``National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration Authorization Act of 2014'', 9 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  April 9, Subcommittee on Research and Technology, hearing entitled 
``Prizes to Spur Innovation and Technology Breakthroughs'', 10 a.m., 
2318 Rayburn.
  April 10, Full Committee, hearing on Department of Energy Science 
and Technology Priorities, 9 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, April 9, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``The Biggest Tax Problems for Small Businesses'', 1 p.m., 
2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, April 9, Full 
Committee, markup on H.R. 524, to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
Control Act to clarify that the Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency does not have the authority to disapprove a permit 
after it has been issued by the Secretary of the Army under section 
404 of such Act; and H.R. 4156, the ``Transparent Airfares Act of 
2014'', 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, April 9, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``A Continued Assessment of Delays in VA Medical Care and 
Preventable Veteran Deaths'', 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, April 9, Full Committee, markup on 
referral to Eric H. Holder, Jr., Attorney General, of former 
Internal Revenue Service Exempt Organizations Division Director Lois 
G. Lerner for possible criminal prosecution for violations of one or 
more criminal statutes based on evidence the Committee has uncovered 
in the course of the investigation of IRS abuses, 9:30 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.
  April 9, Subcommittee on Trade, hearing entitled ``Trade 
Implications of U.S. Energy Policy and the Export of Liquefied 
Natural Gas'', 1:15 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, April 10, Full 
Committee, business meeting, member access requests; and hearing 
entitled ``Ongoing Intelligence Activities'', 9 a.m., 304-HVC. A 
portion of the business meeting may close. The hearing is closed.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: April 9, to hold hearings to examine the 
economic impact of increased natural gas production, 2:30 p.m., SH-
216.
  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: April 9, to hold 
hearings to examine Ukraine, focusing on confronting internal 
challenges and external threats, including Russia's seizure of 
Crimea, 10 a.m., SD-215.