[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 61 (Monday, April 28, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D424-D427]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                  Week of April 29 through May 2, 2014

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, at 11 a.m., Senate will vote on the motions to invoke 
cloture on the nominations of Sheryl H. Lipman, of Tennessee, to be 
United States District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee, 
Stanley Allen Bastian, of Washington, to be United States District 
Judge for the Eastern District of Washington, Manish S. Shah, of 
Illinois, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District 
of Illinois, Daniel D. Crabtree, of Kansas, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Kansas, Cynthia Ann Bashant, of 
California, to be United States District Judge for the Southern 
District of California, and Jon David Levy, of Maine, to be United 
States District Judge for the District of Maine. If cloture is invoked 
on any of the nominations, Senate will vote on confirmation of the 
nominations on Wednesday.
  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. 2223, Minimum Wage 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: May 1, 
Subcommittee on Jobs, Rural Economic Growth and Energy Innovation, 
to hold hearings to examine the importance of regional strategies in 
rural economic development, 10 a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Appropriations: April 29, to hold hearings to examine 
driving innovation through Federal investments, 2:30 p.m., SD-G50.
  April 30, Subcommittee on Department of the Interior, Environment, 
and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget 
estimates for fiscal year 2015 for the Forest Service, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-124.
  April 30, Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 
2015 for the Department of Education, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  April 30, Subcommittee on Department of Defense, to hold hearings 
to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2015 for the 
Department of the Army, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  April 30, 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 and the Internal Revenue Service, 2 p.m., SD-138.
  April 30, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2015 
for the National Nuclear Security Administration, 2:30 p.m., SD-192.
  May 1, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 2015 for the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: April 29, to hold hearings to examine 
the National Commission on the Structure 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-G50.
  April 29, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, with 
the Select Committee on Intelligence, to hold a joint closed hearing 
to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SVC-217.
  April 30, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine reform of 
the defense acquisition system in review of the Defense 
Authorization Request for fiscal year 2015 and the Future Years 
Defense Program, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.

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  May 1, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on the 
Ukrainian crisis and Russia, 2 p.m., SVC-217.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: April 29, 
business meeting to consider S. 1217, to provide secondary mortgage 
market reform, and the nominations of Stanley Fischer, of New York, 
to be Vice Chairman, Jerome H. Powell, of Maryland, and Lael 
Brainard, of the District of Columbia, all to be a Member of the 
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Gustavo Velasquez 
Aguilar, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary, and 
Nani A. Coloretti, of California, to be Deputy Secretary, both of 
the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and J. Mark 
McWatters, of Texas, to be a Member of the National Credit Union 
Administration Board, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on the Budget: May 1, to hold hearings to examine 
exploring social impact bonds, focusing on investing in what works, 
10:30 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: April 30, to 
hold an oversight hearing to examine the Transportation Security 
Administration, focusing on confronting America's transportation 
security challenges, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: May 1, to hold hearings 
to examine shortages on gas, focusing on a look into propane 
shortages this winter, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Finance: May 1, to hold hearings to examine the 
President's 2014 Trade Policy Agenda, 11 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: April 30, Subcommittee on Near 
Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs, to hold hearings to 
examine Afghanistan beyond 2014, 10:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: April 29, 
Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety, to hold hearings to 
examine workers' Memorial Day, focusing on if existing private 
sector whistleblower protections are adequate to ensure safe 
workplaces, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: April 29, 
to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Julia Akins Clark, of 
Maryland, to be General Counsel of the Federal Labor Relations 
Authority, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  April 30, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine lessons 
learned from the Boston marathon bombings, focusing on improving 
intelligence and information sharing; with the possibility of a 
closed session in SVC-217 following the open session, 10 a.m., SD-
342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: April 30, to hold hearings to examine 
S. 2132, to amend the Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-
Determination Act of 2005, 2:30 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on Judiciary: April 29, Subcommittee on the 
Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights, to hold hearings to 
examine law enforcement responses to disabled Americans, focusing on 
promising approaches for protecting public safety, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  April 30, Full Committee, to hold an oversight hearing to examine 
the Drug Enforcement Administration, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  May 1, 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 Carlos Eduardo Mendoza, 
and Paul G. Byron, both to be a United States District Judge for the 
Middle District of Florida, Darrin P. Gayles, and Beth Bloom, both 
to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of 
Florida, James Walter Frazer Green, to be United States Attorney for 
the Middle District of Louisiana, Department of Justice, and 
Elisebeth Collins Cook, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Privacy 
and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: April 30, to hold hearings 
to examine how undisclosed money and post-McCutcheon campaign 
finance will affect the 2014 election and beyond, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: April 30, to hold hearings to 
examine overmedication, focusing on problems and solutions, 10 a.m., 
SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: April 29, with the Committee on 
Armed Services, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, 
to hold a joint closed hearing to examine certain intelligence 
matters, 2:30 p.m., SVC-217.
  May 1, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine certain 
intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: April 30, to hold hearings to examine 
exploring the perils of the precious metals market, 2:15 p.m., SD-
562.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, April 29, Subcommittee on Horticulture, 
Research, Biotechnology, Foreign Agriculture, hearing to review 
current research and application of management strategies to control 
pests and diseases of pollinators, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  April 30, Subcommittee on Livestock, Rural Development, and 
Credit, hearing entitled ``To review the State of the Livestock 
Industry'', 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, April 29, Subcommittee on Financial 
Services and General Government, hearing on Department of Treasury 
FY 2015 Budget, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  April 29, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, hearing on 
Cybersecurity FY 2015 Budget, 10 a.m., H-405 Capitol. This is a 
closed hearing.
  April 29, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs, hearing on United States Assistance in Africa FY 2015 
Budget, 10:30 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  April 30, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related 
Agencies, markup on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Bill FY 2015, 9:30 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Committee on the Budget, April 30, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``A Progress Report on the War on Poverty: Lessons from the 
Frontlines'', 10:30 a.m., 210 Cannon.

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  Committee on Education and the Workforce, April 29, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``Reviewing the President's Fiscal Year 
2015 Budget Proposal for the Department of Education'', 10 a.m., 
2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, April 29, Subcommittee on 
Environment and the Economy, hearing entitled ``The Chemicals in 
Commerce Act'', 10:15 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  April 29, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``Examining the Growing Problems of Prescription Drug and 
Heroin Abuse'', 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  April 29, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 2689, the ``Energy 
Savings Through Public-Private Partnerships Act''; H.R. 4092, the 
``Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2014''; and H.R. 
6, the ``Domestic Property and Global Freedom Act'', 4 p.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  May 1, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 2689, the ``Energy Savings 
Through Public-Private Partnerships Act''; H.R. 4092, the 
``Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act of 2014''; and H.R. 
6, the ``Domestic Property and Global Freedom Act'', 10 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  May 1, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Telehealth to 
Digital Medicine: How 21st Century Technology Can Benefit 
Patients'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, April 29, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Oversight of the SEC's Agenda, Operations, and FY 2015 
Budget Request'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  April 29, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, meeting to 
consider a resolution authorizing the issuance of subpoenas, 2 p.m., 
2128 Rayburn.
  April 30, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer 
Credit, hearing entitled ``Examining How Technology Can Promote 
Consumer Financial Literacy'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  May 1, Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored 
Enterprises, hearing entitled ``Legislative Proposals to Enhance 
Capital Formation for Small and Emerging Growth Companies, Part 
II'', 9:30 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, April 29, Subcommittee on the Middle 
East and North Africa, hearing entitled ``The Administration's FY 
2015 MENA Budget Request: Priorities, Objectives and Challenges'', 
10 a.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  April 29, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade; 
and Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats, joint 
subcommittee hearing entitled ``U.S.-Russia Nuclear Arms 
Negotiations: Ukraine and Beyond'', 1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  April 29, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human 
Rights, and International Organizations, hearing entitled 
``Effective Accountability: Tier Rankings in the Fight Against Human 
Trafficking'', 2 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  April 30, Full Committee, markup on legislation regarding the 
United States International Communications Reform Act of 2014; H.R. 
4028, to amend the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 to 
include the desecration of cemeteries among the many forms of 
violations of the right to religious freedom; H. Res. 520, calling 
for an end to attacks on Syrian civilians and expanded humanitarian 
access; and H. Con. Res. 51, Immediate Establishment of Syrian War 
Crimes Tribunal Resolution, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  April 30, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, hearing entitled 
``Assessing U.S. Foreign Assistance Priorities in South Asia'', 2 
p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  May 1, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, 
and International Organizations, hearing entitled ``The Central 
African Republic: from ``Pre-genocide'' to Genocide?'', 10 a.m., 
2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, April 29, Subcommittee on 
Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications, hearing 
entitled ``Stakeholder Assessments of the Administration's National 
Preparedness Grant Program Proposal'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  May 1, Full Committee, markup on the following legislation: H.R. 
3283, the ``Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization 
Act of 2013''; H.R. 4007, the ``Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism 
Standards Program Authorization and Accountability Act of 2014''; 
and H.R. 4228, the ``DHS Acquisition Accountability and Efficiency 
Act'', 9:30 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, April 29, Subcommittee on Constitution 
and Civil Justice, hearing entitled ``The Original Meaning of the 
Origination Clause'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  April 29, Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and 
Antitrust Law, hearing on H.R. 1129, the ``Mobile Workforce State 
Income Tax Simplification Act of 2013'', 1 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  April 30, Full Committee, markup on the following legislation: 
H.R. 3530, the ``Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act of 2013''; 
H.R. 3610, the ``Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act of 
2013''; H.R. 4225, the ``Stop Advertising Victims of Exploitation 
Act of 2014''; H.R. 776, the ``Security in Bonding Act of 2013''; 
and, H.R. 306, for the relief of Corina de Chalup Turcinovic, 10 
a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, April 29, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``American Energy Jobs: Opportunities for Skilled Trades 
Workers'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  April 29, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular 
Affairs, hearing entitled ``The Department of the Interior Office of 
Insular Affairs' spending and the President's Fiscal Year 2015 
budget request for the Office''; and H.R. 4296, to amend Public Law 
94-241 with respect to the Northern Mariana Islands; and H.R. 4402, 
the ``Guam Military Training and Readiness Act of 2014'', 2 p.m., 
1334 Longworth.
  April 29, Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental 
Regulations, hearing on H.R. 3687, the ``Military LAND Act''; and 
H.R. 4458, the ``Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake Security 
Enhancement Act'', 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  April 30, Full Committee, markup on the following legislation: 
H.R. 4315, the ``21st Century Endangered Species Transparency Act''; 
H.R. 4316, the ``Endangered

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Species Recovery Transparency Act''; H.R, 4317, the ``State, Tribal, 
and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act''; and H.R. 4318, 
the ``Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act'', 10 a.m., 
1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, April 30, 
Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Health Care and Entitlements, hearing 
entitled ``Examining the Effect of Liquefied Natural Gas Exports on 
U.S. Foreign Policy'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  May 1, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Benghazi, Instability 
and a New Government: Success and Failures of U.S. Intervention in 
Libya'', 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, April 29, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 
4486, the ``Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015''; and H.R. 4487, the 
``Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2015'', 3 p.m., H-313 
Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, April 29, Full 
Committee, markup on H.R. 4412, the ``National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration Authorization Act of 2014'', 1:30 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  April 30, Subcommittee on Environment, hearing entitled ``An 
Overview of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2015'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, April 30, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``SBA-created Initiatives: Necessary or Redundant 
Spending?'', 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, April 29, 
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing entitled 
``A Review of Recent United States Army Corps of Engineers Chief's 
Reports and Post Authorization Change Reports'', 10 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  April 29, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime; and Committee 
on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, joint 
hearing entitled ``Confronting Transnational Drug Smuggling: An 
Assessment of Regional Partnerships'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  April 30, Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing entitled ``Air Service 
to Small and Rural Communities'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, April 29, Full committee, markup on 
the following legislation: H.R. 4058, to prevent and address sex 
trafficking of youth in foster care; H.R. 4429, to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the subpart F 
exemption for active financing income; H.R. 4438, to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify and make permanent the 
research credit; H.R. 4453, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to make permanent the reduced recognition period for built-in 
gains of S corporations; H.R. 4454, to amend the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 to make permanent certain rules regarding basis 
adjustments to stock of S corporations making charitable 
contributions of property; H.R. 4457, to amend the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 to permanently extend increased expensing limitations, 
and for other purposes; and H.R. 4464, to amend the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 to make permanent the look-through treatment of 
payments between related controlled foreign corporations, 10:15 
a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  April 30, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Ideas to 
Improve Medicare Oversight to Reduce Waste, Fraud and Abuse'', 2 
p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence,  May 1, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``Ongoing Intelligence Activities'', 9 
a.m., 304-HVC. This is a closed hearing.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: April 30, to hold hearings to examine 
the first step to cutting red tape, focusing on a better analysis, 
10 a.m., SR-301.