[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 62 (Tuesday, April 29, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D435-D437]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                             APRIL 30, 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 
Forest Service, 9:30 a.m., SD-124.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  Committee on Armed Services: 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.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: 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.

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  Committee on Foreign Relations: 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 Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: 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: 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 the Judiciary: to hold an oversight hearing to 
examine the Drug Enforcement Administration, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: 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: to hold hearings to examine 
overmedication, focusing on problems and solutions, 10 a.m., SR-418.
  Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine exploring 
the perils of the precious metals market, 2:15 p.m., SD-562.


                             Joint Meetings

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


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, 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, 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 Armed Services, Subcommittee on Intelligence, 
Emerging Threats and Capabilities, markup on H.R. 4435, the 
``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015'', 10:30 
a.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, markup on H.R. 4435, the 
``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015'', 12 
p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, markup on H.R. 
4435, the ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2015'', 1:30 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Military Personnel, markup on H.R. 4435, the 
``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015'', 3 p.m., 
2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``A 
Progress Report on the War on Poverty: Lessons from the 
Frontlines'', 10:30 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Financial 
Institutions and Consumer Credit, hearing entitled ``Examining How 
Technology Can Promote Consumer Financial Literacy'', 10 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, markup on the 
following legislation: H.R. 4490, 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.
  Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, hearing entitled ``Assessing 
U.S. Foreign Assistance Priorities in South Asia'', 2 p.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, 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, 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, Full Committee, markup on the 
following legislation: H.R. 4315, the ``21st Century Endangered 
Species Transparency Act''; H.R. 4316, the ``Endangered 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, 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.

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  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``SBA-created Initiatives: Necessary or Redundant Spending?'', 1 
p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Aviation, hearing entitled ``Air Service to Small and Rural 
Communities'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Health, hearing 
entitled ``Ideas to Improve Medicare Oversight to Reduce Waste, 
Fraud and Abuse'', 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.