[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 88 (Monday, June 9, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D616-D619]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                                   CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                         Week of June 10 through June 13, 2014

                                                Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, at 10 a.m., Senate will vote on confirmation of the 
nomination of M. Hannah Lauck, of Virginia, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia. At 12 noon, Senate 
will vote on confirmation of the nomination of Leo T. Sorokin, of 
Massachusetts, to be United States District Judge for the District of 
Massachusetts, and the nomination of Richard Franklin Boulware II, of 
Nevada, to be United States District Judge for the District of Nevada. 
At 2:30 p.m., Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the 
nominations of Lael Brainard, of the District of Columbia, to be a 
Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Jerome 
H. Powell, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the 
Federal Reserve System, and Stanley Fischer, of New York, to be Vice 
Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
  On Wednesday, Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the 
motion to proceed to consideration of S. 2432, Federal student loans.
  On Thursday, if cloture in invoked, Senate will vote on confirmation 
of the nominations of Lael Brainard, of the District of Columbia, to be 
a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 
Jerome H. Powell, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of Governors 
of the Federal Reserve System, and Stanley Fischer, of New York, to be 
Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
  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: June 12, 
     to hold hearings to examine the importance of child nutrition 
     programs to our nation's health, economy and national 
     security, 10 a.m., SR-328A.
       Committee on Appropriations: June 10, 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

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     Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related 
     Agencies, 2:30 p.m., SD-124.
       June 11, Subcommittee on Department of Defense, to hold 
     hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 
     2015 for the Missile Defense Agency, 10 a.m., SD-192.
       Committee on Armed Services: June 10, to receive a closed 
     briefing on the Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl prisoner exchange, 9 
     a.m., SVC-217.
       Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: June 10, 
     to hold hearings to examine the Consumer Financial Protection 
     Bureau's semi-annual report to Congress, 10:30 a.m., SD-538.
       Committee on the Budget: June 11, to hold hearings to 
     examine the nomination of Shaun L. S. Donovan, of New York, 
     to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 2 
     p.m., SD-608.
       Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: June 
     11, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Victor M. 
     Mendez, of Arizona, to be Deputy Secretary, and Peter M. 
     Rogoff, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Policy, both 
     of the Department of Transportation, Bruce H. Andrews, of New 
     York, to be Deputy Secretary, and Marcus Dwayne Jadotte, of 
     Florida, to be Assistant Secretary for Industry and Analysis, 
     International Trade Administration, both of the Department of 
     Commerce, and Robert S. Adler, of the District of Columbia, 
     to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
       Committee on Environment and Public Works: June 10, 
     Subcommittee on Oversight, to hold hearings to examine 
     protecting taxpayers and ensuring accountability, focusing on 
     faster Superfund cleanups for healthier communities, 2:30 
     p.m., SD-406.
       Committee on Foreign Relations: June 11, to hold hearings 
     to examine the nominations of Stuart E. Jones, of Virginia, 
     to be Ambassador to the Republic of Iraq, Robert Stephen 
     Beecroft, of California, to be Ambassador to the Arab 
     Republic of Egypt, Dana Shell Smith, of Virginia, to be 
     Ambassador to the State of Qatar, James D. Nealon, of New 
     Hampshire, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Honduras, and 
     Gentry O. Smith, of North Carolina, to be Director of the 
     Office of Foreign Missions, and to have the rank of 
     Ambassador during his tenure of service, all of the 
     Department of State, 11 a.m., SD-419.
       June 11, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on 
     the situation in Ukraine, 5:15 p.m., SVC-217.
       June 12, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
     regional implications of a nuclear deal with Iran, 10 a.m., 
     SD-419.
       June 12, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on 
     politics in Thailand, 3 p.m., SVC-217.
       Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: 
     June 10, Subcommittee on the Efficiency and Effectiveness of 
     Federal Programs and the Federal Workforce, to hold hearings 
     to examine Federal and information technology (IT) 
     initiatives and the IT workforce, focusing on a more 
     efficient and effective government, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
       June 11, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
     nomination of Shaun L. S. Donovan, of New York, to be 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 10 a.m., SD-
     342.
       June 12, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
     securing radiological materials, 10:30 a.m., SD-342.
       Committee on Indian Affairs: June 11, business meeting to 
     consider S. 919, to amend the Indian Self-Determination and 
     Education Assistance Act to provide further self-governance 
     by Indian tribes, S. 1447, to make technical corrections to 
     certain Native American water rights settlements in the State 
     of New Mexico, S. 1574, to amend the Indian Employment, 
     Training and Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992 to 
     facilitate the ability of Indian tribes to integrate the 
     employment, training, and related services from diverse 
     Federal sources, S. 2041, to repeal the Act of May 31, 1918, 
     and S. 2188, to amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm 
     the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land 
     into trust for Indian tribes; to be immediately followed by 
     an oversight hearing to examine Indian education, focusing on 
     higher education for American Indian students, 2:30 p.m., SD-
     628.
       Committee on the Judiciary: June 11, to hold an oversight 
     hearing to examine the Department of Homeland Security, 10 
     a.m., SD-226.
       June 11, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and 
     Human Rights, business meeting to consider S. J.Res. 19, 
     proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
     States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to 
     affect elections, 4 p.m., SD-226.
       June 12, Full Committee, business meeting to consider 
     pending calendar business, S. 1799, to reauthorize subtitle A 
     of the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990, and the 
     nominations of Andre Birotte, Jr., to be United States 
     District Judge for the Central District of California, 
     Geoffrey W. Crawford, to be United States District Judge for 
     the District of Vermont, John W. deGravelles, to be United 
     States District Judge for the Middle District of Louisiana, 
     Randolph D. Moss, to be United States District Judge for the 
     District of Columbia, Robin L. Rosenberg, to be United States 
     District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, Ronnie 
     L. White, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern 
     District of Missouri, and Nancy B. Firestone, of Virginia, 
     Lydia Kay Griggsby, of Maryland, and Thomas L. Halkowski, of 
     Pennsylvania, all to be a Judge of the United States Court of 
     Federal Claims, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
       Select Committee on Intelligence: June 10, to hold closed 
     hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., 
     SH-219.
       June 12, Full Committee, closed business meeting to 
     consider pending calendar business, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                              House Committees

       Committee on Appropriations, June 10, Subcommittee on 
     Energy and Water, markup on Energy and Water Appropriations 
     Bill FY 2015, 8:45 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
       June 10, Full Committee, markup on Defense Appropriations 
     Bill FY 2015, 9:30 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
       June 11, Full Committee, markup on Homeland Security 
     Appropriations Bill FY 2015; and Revised Report on the 
     Suballocation of Budget Allocations for FY 2015, 9 a.m., 2359 
     Rayburn.

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       Committee on Armed Services, June 11, Full Committee, 
     hearing entitled ``The May 31, 2014 Transfer of Five Senior 
     Taliban Detainees'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
       Committee on the Budget, June 10, Full Committee, hearing 
     entitled ``A Progress Report on the War on Poverty: Reforming 
     Federal Aid'', 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
       Committee on Education and the Workforce, June 10, 
     Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, hearing entitled ``The 
     Regulatory and Enforcement Priorities of the EEOC: Examining 
     the Concerns of Stakeholders'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
       Committee on Energy and Commerce, June 10, Full Committee, 
     continued markup on the following legislation: H.R. 4795, the 
     ``Promoting New Manufacturing Act''; H.R. 4801, to require 
     the Secretary of Energy to prepare a report on the impact of 
     thermal insulation on both energy and water use for potable 
     hot water; H.R. 4299, the ``Improving Regulatory Transparency 
     for New Medical Therapies Act''; H.R. 4709, the ``Ensuring 
     Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act''; and H.R. 
     4631, the ``Combating Autism Reauthorization Act of 2014'', 
     10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
       June 11, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``21st 
     Century Cures: Examining the Role of Incentives in Advancing 
     Treatments and Cures for Patients'', 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
       June 11, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, 
     hearing entitled ``Media Ownership in the 21st Century'', 
     10:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
       June 12, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``The 
     President's Health Care Law Does Not Equal Health Care 
     Access'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
       Committee on Financial Services, June 10, Full Committee, 
     markup on the following legislation: H.R. 4697, the ``Small-
     Cap Access to Capital Act''; H.R. 2629, the ``Fostering 
     Innovation Act of 2013''; H.R. 4564, the ``Equity 
     Crowdfunding Improvement Act of 2014''; H.R. 4809, the 
     Defense Production Act to improve the Defense Production Act 
     Committee, and for other purpose; H.R. 3770, the ``CFPB-IG 
     Act of 2013''; H.R. 4262, the ``Bureau Advisory Commission 
     Transparency Act''; H.R. 4383, the ``Bureau of Consumer 
     Financial Protection Small Business Advisory Board Act''; 
     H.R. 4539, the ``Bureau Research Transparency Act''; H.R. 
     4604, the ``CFPB Data Collection Security Act''; H.R. 4811, 
     the ``Bureau Guidance Transparency Act''; H.R. 3389, the 
     ``CFPB Slush Fund Elimination Act''; H.R. 4662, the ``Bureau 
     Advisory Opinion Act''; H.R. 4804, the ``Bureau Examination 
     Fairness Act''; legislation regarding a 6-month moratorium on 
     the authority of the Financial Stability Oversight Council to 
     make financial stability determinations; and H.R. 4387, the 
     ``FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act'', 10 a.m., 2128 
     Rayburn.
       June 11, Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade, hearing 
     entitled ``The Production and Circulation of Coins and 
     Currency'', 11:30 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
       Committee on Foreign Affairs, June 10, Full Committee, 
     hearing entitled ``Verifying Iran's Nuclear Compliance'', 10 
     a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
       June 10, Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, 
     hearing entitled ``Examining U.S. Reconstruction Efforts in 
     Afghanistan'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
       June 10, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and 
     Trade hearing entitled ``The State Department's 
     Counterterrorism Bureau: Budget, Programs, and Evaluation'', 
     2 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
       June 11, Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, 
     hearing entitled ``Assessing Energy Priorities in the Middle 
     East and North Africa'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
       June 11, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global 
     Human Rights, and International Organizations, hearing 
     entitled ``The Ongoing Struggle Against Boko Haram'', 2 p.m., 
     2172 Rayburn.
       Committee on Homeland Security, June 10, Subcommittee on 
     Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications, hearing 
     entitled ``BioWatch: Lessons Learned and the Path Forward'', 
     10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
       June 11, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 3202, the 
     ``Essential Transportation Worker Identification Credential 
     Assessment Act''; H.R. 3488, to establish the conditions 
     under which the Secretary of Homeland Security may establish 
     preclearance facilities, conduct preclearance operations, and 
     provide customs services outside the United States, and for 
     other purposes; H.R. 3846, the ``United States Customs and 
     Border Protection Authorization Act''; H.R. 4263, the 
     ``Social Media Working Group Act of 2014''; H.R. 4289, the 
     ``Department of Homeland Security Interoperable 
     Communications Act''; H.R. 4802, the ``Airport Security 
     Enhancement Act of 2014''; H.R. 4803, the ``TSA Office of 
     Inspection Accountability Act of 2014''; and H.R. 4812, the 
     ``Honor Flight Act'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
       Committee on the Judiciary, June 10, Subcommittee on 
     Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, hearing 
     entitled ``Music Licensing Under Title 17 Part One'', 10 
     a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
       June 10, Subcommittee on Constitution and Civil Justice, 
     hearing entitled ``The State of Religious Liberty in the 
     United States'', 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
       June 11, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Oversight of 
     the Federal Bureau of Investigation'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
       Committee on Natural Resources, June 10, Subcommittee on 
     Energy and Mineral Resources, hearing entitled ``Whole Lotta 
     Shakin': An Examination of America's Earthquake Early Warning 
     System Development and Implementation'', 10 a.m., 1334 
     Longworth.
       June 10, Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental 
     Regulation, hearing on the following legislation: H.R. 318, 
     to authorize a Wall of Remembrance as part of the Korean War 
     Veterans Memorial and to allow certain private contributions 
     to fund that Wall of Remembrance; H.R. 4029, to require the 
     Secretary of the Interior to transfer all Federal land, 
     facilities, and any other assets associated with the Ozark 
     National Scenic Riverways to the State of Missouri for the 
     purposes of maintaining a State park, and for other purposes; 
     H.R. 4049, the ``Ashland Breakwater Light Transfer Act''; 
     H.R. 4182, to provide that the Ozark National Scenic

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     Riverways shall be administered in accordance with the 
     general management plan for that unit of the National Park 
     System, and for other purposes; H.R. 4272, the ``Forest 
     Access in Rural Communities Act''; H.R. 4283, to amend the 
     Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to maintain or replace certain facilities and 
     structures for commercial recreation services at Smith Gulch 
     in Idaho, and for other purposes; H.R. 4489, the ``World War 
     I Memorial Act of 2014''; and H.R. 4527, to remove a use 
     restriction on land formerly a part of Acadia National Park 
     that was transferred to the town of Tremont, Maine, and for 
     other purposes, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
       June 10, Subcommittee on Water and Power, hearing on the 
     following legislation: H.R. 3716, the ``Pyramid Lake Paiute 
     Tribe--Fish Springs Ranch Settlement Act''; H.R. 4166, the 
     ``Lake Berryessa Recreation Enhancement Act of 2014''; H.R. 
     4508, to amend the East Bench Irrigation District Water 
     Contract Extension Act to permit the Secretary of the 
     Interior to extend the contract for certain water services; 
     and H.R. 4562, to authorize early repayment of obligations to 
     the Bureau of Reclamation within the Northport Irrigation 
     District in the State of Nebraska, 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
       June 12, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, 
     hearing entitled ``American Energy Jobs: Opportunities for 
     Innovation'', 9:30 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
       Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, June 10, Full 
     Committee, hearing entitled ``Social Security Administration 
     Oversight: Examining the Integrity of the Disability 
     Determination Appeals Process'', 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
       June 11, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Social Security 
     Administration Oversight: Examining the Integrity of the 
     Disability Determination Appeals Process, Part II'', 9:30 
     a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
       Committee on Rules, June 10, Full Committee, hearing on 
     H.R. 4453, the ``Permanent S Corporation Built-in Gains 
     Recognition Period Act of 2014''; H.R. 4457, the ``America's 
     Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2014''; and H.R. 4800, the 
     Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, 
     and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, 3 p.m., H-313 
     Capitol.
       Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, June 10, 
     Subcommittee on Energy, hearing entitled ``A Review of the 
     P5: The U.S. Vision for Particle Physics After Discovery of 
     the Higgs Boson'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
       June 11, Subcommittee on Energy, markup on committee print, 
     the Department of Energy and Research and Development Act of 
     2014, 12 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
       June 12, Subcommittee on Oversight; and Subcommittee on 
     Research and Technology, hearing entitled ``Reducing the 
     Administrative Workload for Federally Funded Research'', 9 
     a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
       Committee on Small Business, June 11, Full Committee, 
     hearing entitled ``FAA's 2020 NextGen Mandate: Benefits and 
     Challenges for General Aviation'', 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
       Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, June 11, 
     Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing 
     entitled ``Potential Impacts of Proposed Changes to the Clean 
     Water Act Jurisdictional Rule'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
       Committee on Veterans' Affairs, June 12, Full Committee, 
     hearing entitled ``An Examination of Bureaucratic Barriers to 
     Care for Veterans'', 9:15 a.m., 334 Cannon.
       Committee on Ways and Means, June 10, Subcommittee on 
     Oversight; and Subcommittee on Health, joint subcommittee 
     hearing entitled ``Verification of Income and Insurance 
     Information Under the Affordable Care Act'', 10:30 a.m., 1100 
     Longworth.
       June 11, Subcommittee on Trade, hearing entitled 
     ``Advancing the U.S. Trade Agenda: Benefits of Expanding U.S. 
     Agriculture Trade and Eliminating Barriers to U.S. Exports'', 
     10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
       House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, June 12, 
     Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Ongoing Intelligence 
     Activities'', 9 a.m., 304-HVC. This is a closed hearing.


                                                Joint Meetings

       Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: June 11, 
     to hold hearings to examine the security, economic and human 
     rights dimensions of United States-Azerbaijan relations, 10 
     a.m., SR-432.