[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 98 (Monday, June 23, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D690-D692]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,

                             JUNE 24, 2014

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Department of 
Homeland Security, business meeting to markup proposed legislation 
making appropriations for fiscal year 2015 for Homeland Security, 10 
a.m., SD-138.
  Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, 
business meeting to markup proposed legislation making 
appropriations for fiscal year 2015 for Financial Services and 
General Government, 10:30 a.m., SD-124.
  Committee on the Budget: business meeting to consider the 
nomination of Shaun L. S. Donovan, of New York, to be Director of 
the Office of Management and Budget, Time to be announced, S-115, 
Capitol.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine less student 
debt from the start, focusing on what role the tax system should 
play, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on International 
Operations and Organizations, Human Rights, Democracy, and Global 
Women's Issues, to hold hearings to examine combating violence and 
discrimination against women, focusing on a global call to action, 
9:45 a.m., SD-419.
  Full Committee, business meeting to consider H.R. 3212, to ensure 
compliance with the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of 
International Child Abduction by countries with which the United 
States enjoys reciprocal obligations, to establish procedures for 
the prompt return of children abducted to other countries, S.

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2508, to establish a comprehensive United States Government policy 
to assist countries in sub-Saharan Africa to improve access to and 
the affordability, reliability, and sustainability of power, S. 
1933, to impose sanctions with respect to foreign persons 
responsible for gross violations of internationally recognized human 
rights, S. 1104, to measure the progress of recovery and development 
efforts in Haiti following the earthquake of January 12, 2010, S. 
Res. 447, recognizing the threats to freedom of the press and 
expression around the world and reaffirming freedom of the press as 
a priority in the efforts of the United States Government to promote 
democracy and good governance, S. Res. 462, recognizing the Khmer 
and Lao/Hmong Freedom Fighters of Cambodia and Laos for supporting 
and defending the United States Armed Forces during the conflict in 
Southeast Asia and for their continued support and defense of the 
United States, and the nominations of 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, 
Stuart E. Jones, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Iraq, James D. Nealon, of New Hampshire, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Honduras, Noah Bryson Mamet, of California, to be 
Ambassador to the Argentine Republic, 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, Mark 
William Lippert, of Ohio, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Korea, 
and Joan A. Polaschik, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the People's 
Democratic Republic of Algeria, all of the Department of State, 
Karen Kornbluh, of New York, to be a Member of the Broadcasting 
Board of Governors, and Jonathan Nicholas Stivers, of the District 
of Columbia, to be an Assistant Administrator of the United States 
Agency for International Development, 2:15 p.m., S-116, Capitol.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold 
hearings to examine moving toward greater community inclusion, 
focusing on Olmstead at 15, 2:30 p.m., SD-106.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Pamela Harris, of Maryland, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit, Pamela Pepper, to be United 
States District Judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, Brenda 
K. Sannes, to be United States District Judge for the Northern 
District of New York, and Patricia M. McCarthy, of Maryland, and 
Jeri Kaylene Somers, of Virginia, both to be a Judge of the United 
States Court of Federal Claims, 10:15 a.m., SD-226.
  Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, 
to hold hearings to examine the AT&T and DIRECTV merger, focusing on 
the impact on competition and consumers in the video market and 
beyond, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to receive a closed briefing on 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, June 24, Full Committee markup on 
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Bill 
FY 2015, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Case Studies in DOD Acquisition: Finding What Works'', 10 a.m., 
2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled 
``Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund: Examining the 
Department of Defense and Interagency Process for Verifying 
Eligibility'', 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Full Committee, meeting 
to assign recently elected Members to subcommittees; and 
Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, hearing 
entitled ``What Should Workers and Employers Expect Next From the 
National Labor Relations Board?'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``The Annual Report of the Financial Stability Oversight Council'', 
10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Asia and the 
Pacific, hearing entitled ``Thailand: A Democracy in Peril'', 2 
p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Dangerous Passage: The Growing Problem of Unaccompanied Children 
Crossing the Border'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Subcommittee on Transportation Security, hearing entitled 
``Utilizing Canine Teams to Detect Explosives and Mitigate 
Threats'', 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, 
Commercial and Antitrust Law, hearing entitled ``The Proposed Merger 
of AT&T and DIRECTV'', 10:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, 
hearing entitled ``Hearing on Trade Secrets: Promoting and 
Protecting American Innovation, Competitiveness and Market Access in 
Foreign Markets'', 1:30 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources, oversight hearing entitled ``American Energy Jobs: 
Opportunities for Education'', 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Water and Power, oversight hearing on ``New 
Federal Schemes to Soak Up Water Authority: Impacts on States, Water 
Users, Recreation, and Jobs'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, hearing entitled 
``Child Protection and the Justice System on the Spirit Lake Indian 
Reservation'', 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs, 
oversight hearing entitled ``The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's 
Plan to Implement a Ban on the Commercial Trade in Elephant Ivory'', 
2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``IRS Obstruction: Lois Lerner's Missing E-mails, 
Part II'', 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 4899, the 
``Lowering Gasoline Prices to Fuel an America That Works Act of 
2014''; and H.R. 4923, Energy and

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Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act FY 2015, 3 
p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Full Committee, 
markup on H.R. 4012, the ``Secret Science Reform Act of 2014'', 10 
a.m., 2318 Rayburn.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: to hold hearings to examine the economic 
impact of increased natural gas production, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, meeting of conferees on 
H.R. 3230, to improve the access of veterans to medical services 
from the Department of Veterans Affairs, 2 p.m., SVC-212-10.