[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 87 (Thursday, June 5, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D606]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Appropriations: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
following business items:
  An original bill (S. 2437) making appropriations for Commerce, 
Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, for fiscal year 2015; and
  An original bill (S. 2438) making appropriations for and 
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies for 
fiscal year 2015.
INTERNET PROTOCOL TRANSITION
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on 
Communications, Technology, and the Internet concluded a hearing to 
examine preserving public safety and network reliability in the 
Internet Protocol (IP) transition, after receiving testimony from 
Henning Schulzrinne, Chief Technology Officer, Federal Communications 
Commission; Jonathan Banks, United States Telecom Association, Jodie 
Griffin, Public Knowledge, and Colette D. Honorable, National 
Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, all of Washington, DC; 
and Gigi Smith, Association of Public-Safety Communications Officials 
International, Daytona Beach, Florida.
DEVELOPMENTS IN UKRAINE
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine developments in Ukraine, after receiving testimony from former 
Representative Jane Harman, Woodrow Wilson International Center for 
Scholars, and former Representative Mark Green, International 
Republican Institute; and Steven Pifer, The Brookings Institution, 
James F. Jeffrey, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, and 
Kenneth Wollack, National Democratic Institute, all of Washington, DC.
WILDFIRES
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee 
on Emergency Management, Intergovernmental Relations, and the District 
of Columbia concluded a hearing to examine wildfires, focusing on 
assessing first responder training and capabilities, after receiving 
testimony from James E. Hubbard, Deputy Chief, Forest Service, 
Department of Agriculture; Mayor Mike Navarre, Kenai Peninsula Borough, 
Alaska; and William R. Dougan, The National Federation of Federal 
Employees, and Kevin B. O'Connor, International Association of Fire 
Fighters, both of Washington, DC.
USA FREEDOM ACT
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine H.R. 3361, to reform the authorities of the Federal Government 
to require the production of certain business records, conduct 
electronic surveillance, use pen registers and trap and trace devices, 
and use other forms of information gathering for foreign intelligence, 
counterterrorism, and criminal purposes, after receiving testimony from 
James M. Cole, Deputy Attorney General, and Mark F. Giuliano, Deputy 
Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, both of the Department of 
Justice; Richard H. Ledgett, Deputy Director, National Security Agency; 
Robert S. Litt, General Counsel, and Stephanie O'Sullivan, Deputy 
Director, both of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence; 
and Harley Geiger, Center for Democracy and Technology, Dean C. 
Garfield, Information Technology Industry Council, Michael J. Woods, 
Verizon Communications Inc., and Stewart A. Baker, Steptoe and Johnson, 
LLP, all of Washington, DC.