[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 94 (Tuesday, June 17, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D660-D661]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                             JUNE 18, 2014

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Department of 
Defense, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
fiscal year 2015 for the Department of Defense, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
Securities, Insurance, and Investment, to hold hearings to examine 
high frequency trading's impact on the economy, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings to examine e-cigarette marketing and potential consequences 
for youth, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: business meeting to 
consider S. 1771, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to adjust 
the Crooked River boundary, to provide water certainty for the City 
of Prineville, Oregon, S. 1800, to require the Secretary of the 
Interior to submit to Congress a report on the efforts of the Bureau 
of Reclamation to manage its infrastructure assets, S. 1946, to 
amend the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 to modify the 
authorization of appropriations, S. 1965, 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, S. 2010, to amend the Water Conservation and Utilization 
Act to authorize the development of non-Federal hydropower and 
issuance of leases of power privileges at projects constructed 
pursuant to the authority of the Water Conservation and Utilization 
Act, S. 2019, to reauthorize and update certain provisions of the 
Secure Water Act, H.R. 1963, to amend the Water Conservation and 
Utilization Act to authorize the development of non-Federal 
hydropower and issuance of leases of power privileges at projects 
constructed pursuant to the authority of the Water Conservation and 
Utilization Act, an original bill entitled, ``To approve the 
Keystone XL Pipeline'', and the nominations of Suzette M. Kimball, 
of West Virginia, to be Director of the United States Geological 
Survey, and Estevan R. Lopez, of New Mexico, to be Commissioner of 
Reclamation, both of the Department of the Interior, Monica C. 
Regalbuto, of Illinois, to be Assistant Secretary of Energy for 
Environmental Management, and Norman C. Bay, of New Mexico, and 
Cheryl A. LaFleur, of Massachusetts, both to be a Member of the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 10:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on Clean 
Air and Nuclear Safety, to hold hearings to examine climate change, 
focusing on the need to act now, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: business meeting to consider the nominations 
of Henry J. Aaron, of the District of Columbia, Lanhee J. Chen, of 
California, and Alan L. Cohen, of Virginia, all to be a Member of 
the Social Security Advisory Board, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine United 
States policy in Afghanistan and the regional implications of the 
2014 transition, 2:15 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold 
hearings to examine the intelligence community, focusing on keeping 
watch over its contractor workforce; 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. 1948, 
to promote the academic achievement of American Indian, Alaska 
Native, and Native Hawaiian children with the establishment of a 
Native American language

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grant program, and S. 2299, to amend the Native American Programs 
Act of 1974 to reauthorize a provision to ensure the survival and 
continuing vitality of Native American languages, 2:30 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on Judiciary: 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, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: to hold hearings 
to examine growing small business exports, growing United States 
Jobs, 3 p.m., SR-428A.
  Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine the 
reduction in face-to-face services at the Social Security 
Administration, 2:15 p.m., SD-562.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Financial Services 
and General Government, markup on Financial Services and General 
Government Appropriations Bill FY 2015, 9:15 a.m., 2358-B Rayburn.
  Full Committee, markup on Energy and Water Development, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations FY 2015, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing entitled ``The GM Ignition Switch Recall: 
Investigation Update'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``The Semi-Annual Report of the Consumer Financial Protection 
Bureau'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled 
``Allegations of Discrimination and Retaliation within the Consumer 
Financial Protection Bureau, Part Three'', 2 p.m. 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Africa, Global 
Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations, markup 
on H.R. 4653, to reauthorize the United States Commission on 
International Religious Freedom, and for other purposes; H. Res. 
503, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding 
the need to bring the South Sudan conflict to a sustainable and 
lasting end and to promote reconciliation of longstanding and recent 
grievances to allow for a peaceful society with good governance; and 
H. Res. 588, concerning the suspension of exit permit issuance by 
the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo for adopted 
Congolese children seeking to depart the country with their adoptive 
parents, 1:30 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade; and the 
Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, joint subcommittee 
hearing entitled ``The Bergdahl Exchange: Implications for U.S. 
National Security and the Fight Against Terrorism'', 2 p.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and 
International Organizations, hearing entitled ``Human Rights Abuses 
and Crimes Against Humanity in North Korea'', 2 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``The Critical Role of First Responders: Sharing Lessons Learned 
from Past Attacks'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 3086, 
the ``Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act''; and H. R. 4874, the 
``Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily 
Burdensome Act of 2014'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources, oversight hearing entitled ``American Energy Jobs: 
Opportunities for States and Localities'', 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on 
Economic Growth, Job Creation and Regulatory Affairs, hearing 
entitled ``Poised to Profit: How ObamaCare Helps Insurance Companies 
Even If It Fails Patients'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 4413, the 
``Customer Protection and End User Relief Act'', 3 p.m., H-313, 
Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on 
Research and Technology, hearing entitled ``The Future of Surface 
Transportation'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, hearing entitled 
``Maintaining Coast Guard Readiness'', 9:30 a.m., 2253 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing entitled ``Airport Financing and 
Development'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Non-VA Care: An Integrated Solution for Veteran Access'', 10:15 
a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on 
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission's (MedPAC) June Report to 
Congress, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: to hold hearings to examine empowerment 
in the workplace, 2 p.m., SH-216.