[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 69 (Thursday, May 8, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D485-D486]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE; AND REPORT ON THE SUBALLOCATION OF BUDGET 
ALLOCATIONS FOR FY 2015
Committee on Appropriations: Full Committee held a markup on Commerce, 
Justice, and Science Appropriations Bill FY 2015; and Report on the 
Suballocation of Budget Allocations for FY 2015. The bill was ordered 
reported as amended; and the report on the Suballocation of Budget 
Allocations for FY 2015 was agreed to.
EXAMINING THE CONSEQUENCES OF UNIONIZING STUDENT ATHLETES
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Full Committee held a hearing 
entitled ``Big Labor on College Campuses: Examining the Consequences of 
Unionizing Student Athletes''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Full Committee held a markup on the 
following legislation: H.R. 3301, the ``North American Energy 
Infrastructure Act''; H.R. 4342, the ``Domain Openness Through 
Continued Oversight Matters Act of 2014''; and H.R. 4572, to amend the 
Communications Act of 1934 to extend expiring provisions relating to 
the retransmission of signals of television broadcast stations, and for 
other purposes. The bills H.R. 3301 and H.R. 4572 were ordered 
reported, as amended. H.R. 4342 was ordered reported, without 
amendment.

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ANNUAL TESTIMONY OF THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY ON THE STATE OF THE 
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SYSTEM
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``The Annual Testimony of the Secretary of the Treasury on the State of 
the International Financial System''. Testimony was heard from Jacob J. 
Lew, Secretary, Department of Treasury.
ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENAS TO COMPEL THE TESTIMONY OF CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF 
THE BUREAU OF CONSUMER SERVICES PROTECTION


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  May 8, 2014, on page D486, the following appeared: ISSUANCE OF 
SUBPOENAS TO COMPEL THE TESTIMONY OF CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF THE 
BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL SERVICES PROTECTION
  
  The online version should be corrected to read: ISSUANCE OF 
SUBPOENAS TO COMPEL THE TESTIMONY OF CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF THE 
BUREAU OF CONSUMER SERVICES PROTECTION


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Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing on a resolution to authorize the issuance 
of subpoenas to compel the testimony of certain employees of the Bureau 
of Consumer Services Protection. The Subcommittee approved the 
resolution.
RUSSIA'S DESTABILIZATION OF UKRAINE
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Russia's Destabilization of Ukraine''. Testimony was heard from 
Victoria Nuland, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European and Eurasian 
Affairs, Department of State; and Daniel Glaser, Assistant Secretary, 
Office of Terrorism and Financial Services and General Government 
Intelligence, Department of Treasury.
PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY, ISRAEL AND THE PEACE PROCESS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Middle East and North 
Africa held a hearing entitled ``The Palestinian Authority, Israel and 
the Peace Process: What's Next?''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE (EMP): THREAT TO CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, 
Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies held a hearing 
entitled ``Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP): Threat to Critical 
Infrastructure''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
PROPOSED MERGER OF COMCAST AND TIME WARNER CABLE
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, 
Commercial and Antitrust Law held a hearing entitled Oversight Hearing 
on Competition in the Video and Broadband Markets: the Proposed Merger 
of Comcast and Time Warner Cable. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
COMPULSORY VIDEO LICENSES OF TITLE 17
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual 
Property and the Internet held a hearing entitled ``Compulsory Video 
Licenses of Title 17''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 
3687, the ``Military Land and National Defense Act''; and H.R. 4458, 
the ``Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake Security Enhancement Act''. 
H.R. 3687 was ordered reported without amendment; and H.R. 4458 was 
ordered reported, as amended.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Full Committee held a business meeting 
on the Update on Department of Veterans' Affairs in Phoenix. A motion 
to issue a Subpoena to the Honorable Eric K. Shinseki, in his capacity 
as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, to produce 
certain written communications to the Committee was agreed to.
DEFINING AND IMPROVING SUCCESS FOR STUDENT VETERANS
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity 
held a hearing entitled ``Defining and Improving Success for Student 
Veterans''. Testimony was heard from Curtis L. Coy, Deputy Under 
Secretary, Economic Opportunity, Department of Veterans Affairs; and 
public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee held a 
markup on H.R. 3361, the ``USA Freedom Act''; and member access 
request. The bill H.R. 3361 was ordered reported, as amended. The 
motion to grant request for access was agreed to.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.