[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 57 (Tuesday, April 8, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D395-D397]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                             APRIL 9, 2014

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: 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.
  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.
  Subcommittee on Department of Defense, to hold hearings to examine 
defense health programs, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  Committee on Armed Services: 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.
  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.
  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.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Science and Space, to hold hearings to examine from here to Mars, 
10 a.m., SR-253.
  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.

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  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: 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.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: 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: 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: to hold hearings to examine 
election administration, focusing on making voter rolls more 
complete and more accurate, 10 a.m., SR-301.
  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: 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.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 4413, the 
``Customer Protection and End User Relief Act'', 10 a.m., 1300 
Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies, hearing on Department of Commerce, FY 
2015 Budget, 2 p.m., H-309 Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, hearing 
on Office of Management and Budget FY 2015 Budget, 2 p.m., 2362-A 
Rayburn.
  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.
  Committee on Armed Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``National Defense Priorities from Members for the FY 2015 National 
Defense Authorization Act'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing entitled ``Beneficiary 
and Advocacy Overview of the FY15 President's Budget'', 2 p.m., 2212 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Full Committee, markup 
on H.R. 4320, the ``Workforce Democracy and Fairness Act''; and H.R. 
4321, the ``Employee Privacy Protection Act'', 10 a.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Power, continued markup on H.R. 6, the ``Domestic Prosperity and 
Global Freedom Act'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  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.
  Committee on Financial Services, 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, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``U.S. Foreign Assistance in FY 2015: What Are the Priorities, How 
Effective?'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  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.
  Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, hearing entitled 
``U.S. Policy Towards Morocco'', 3 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``The Boston Marathon Bombings, One Year On: A Look Back to Look 
Forward'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on Natural Resources, 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.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on 
Space, markup on H.R. 4412, the ``National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration Authorization Act of 2014'', 9 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.

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  Subcommittee on Research and Technology, hearing entitled ``Prizes 
to Spur Innovation and Technology Breakthroughs'', 10 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``The Biggest Tax Problems for Small Businesses'', 1 p.m., 2360 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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, 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, 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.
  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.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: 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.