[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 104 (Monday, July 7, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D735-D737]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                                   CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                          Week of July 8 through July 11, 2014

                                                Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, at approximately 11 a.m., Senate will continue 
consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 2363, 
Bipartisan Sportsmen's Act, post-cloture.
  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 Appropriations: July 10, to hold hearings to 
     examine proposed emergency supplemental request for fiscal 
     year 2015 for unaccompanied children and related matters, 
     2:30 p.m., SD-106.
       Committee on Armed Services: July 8, to receive a closed 
     briefing on the situations in Iraq and Afghanistan, 9:30 
     a.m., SVC-217.
       July 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
     nominations of Admiral William E. Gortney, USN, for 
     reappointment to the grade of admiral and to be Commander, 
     United States Northern Command, and Commander, North American 
     Aerospace Defense Command, General John F. Campbell, USA, for 
     reappointment to the grade of general and to be Commander, 
     International Security Assistance Force, and Commander, 
     United States Forces, Afghanistan, and Lieutenant General 
     Joseph L. Votel, USA, to be general and Commander, United 
     States Special Operations Command, all of the Department of 
     Defense, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
       Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: July 8, 
     to hold hearings to examine the role of regulation in shaping 
     equity market structure and electronic trading, 10 a.m., SD-
     538.
       Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: July 9, 
     to hold hearings to examine promoting the well-being and 
     academic success of college athletes, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
       Committee on Foreign Relations: July 8, Subcommittee on 
     East Asian and Pacific Affairs, to hold hearings to examine 
     combating forced labor and modern-day slavery in East Asia 
     and the Pacific, 10:30 a.m., SD-419.
       July 8, Subcommittee on European Affairs, to hold hearings 
     to examine renewed focus on European energy security, 2:30 
     p.m., SD-419.
       July 9, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Russia 
     and developments in Ukraine, 9:45 a.m., SD-419.
       July 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
     nominations of Leslie Ann Bassett, of California, to be 
     Ambassador to the Republic of Paraguay, and Todd D. Robinson, 
     of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Guatemala, 
     both of the Department of State, 10 a.m., SD-419.
       Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: July 
     8, Subcommittee on Children and Families, to hold hearings to 
     examine the challenges of prevention and identification in 
     child trafficking and private re-homing, 10 a.m., SD-430.
       Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: 
     July 9, to hold hearings to examine challenges at the border, 
     focusing on the causes, consequences, and responses to the 
     rise in apprehensions at the southern border, 10 a.m., SD-
     342.
       Committee on Indian Affairs: July 9, to hold hearings to 
     examine S. 2442, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     take certain land and mineral rights on the reservation of 
     the Northern Cheyenne Tribe of Montana and other culturally 
     important land into trust for the benefit of the Northern 
     Cheyenne Tribe, S. 2465, to require the Secretary of the 
     Interior to take into trust 4 parcels of Federal land for the 
     benefit of certain Indian Pueblos in the State of New Mexico, 
     S. 2479, to provide for a land conveyance in the State of 
     Nevada, S. 2480, to require the Secretary of the Interior to 
     convey certain Federal land to Elko County, Nevada, and to 
     take land into trust for certain Indian tribes, and S. 2503, 
     to direct the Secretary of the Interior to enter into the Big 
     Sandy River-Planet Ranch Water Rights Settlement Agreement 
     and the Hualapai Tribe Bill Williams River Water Rights 
     Settlement Agreement, to provide for the lease of certain 
     land located within Planet Ranch on the Bill Williams River 
     in the State of Arizona to benefit the Lower Colorado River 
     Multi-Species Conservation Program, and to provide for the 
     settlement of specific water rights claims in the Bill 
     Williams River watershed in the State of Arizona, 2:30 p.m., 
     SD-628.
       Committee on the Judiciary: July 10, business meeting to 
     consider S. 517, to promote consumer choice and wireless 
     competition by permitting consumers to unlock mobile wireless 
     devices, S.J. Res. 19, proposing an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States relating to contributions 
     and expenditures intended to affect elections, and 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, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
       Select Committee on Intelligence: July 8, business meeting 
     to consider pending calendar business, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
       July 10, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on 
     certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
       Special Committee on Aging: July 9, to hold hearings to 
     examine improving audits, focusing on strengthening the 
     Medicare program for future generations, 2:15 p.m., SH-216.


                                              House Committees

       Committee on Agriculture, July 9, Subcommittee on 
     Horticulture, Research, Biotechnology, and Foreign 
     Agriculture, hearing to consider the societal benefits of 
     biotechnology, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
       July 10, Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk 
     Management, hearing entitled ``Implementing

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     the Agricultural Act of 2014: Commodity Policy and Crop 
     Insurance'', 9:30 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
       Committee on Appropriations, July 9, Subcommittee on 
     Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, markup on 
     Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
     Bill FY 2015, 10 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
       Committee on Armed Services, July 10, Full Committee, 
     hearing entitled ``Defense Reform: Empowering Acquisition 
     Success'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
       July 10, Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, 
     hearing entitled ``Cruiser and Destroyer Modernization and 
     Large Surface Combatant Force Structure Assessment'', 3:30 
     p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
       Committee on the Budget, July 9, Full Committee, hearing 
     entitled ``A Progress Report on the War on Poverty: Working 
     with Families In Need'', 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
       Committee on Education and the Workforce, July 10, Full 
     Committee markup on H.R. 3136, the ``Advancing Competency-
     Based Education Demonstration Project Act of 2013''; H.R. 
     4983, the ``Strengthening Transparency in Higher Education 
     Act''; and H.R. 4984, the ``Empowering Students through 
     Enhanced Financial Counseling Act'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
       Committee on Energy and Commerce, July 9, Subcommittee on 
     Health, hearing entitled ``21st Century Cures: Modernizing 
     Clinical Trials'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
       July 11, Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, 
     hearing entitled ``Constitutional Considerations: States vs. 
     Federal Environmental Policy Implementation'', 9:15 a.m., 
     2123 Rayburn.
       July 11, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``21st 
     Century Cures: Incorporating the Patient Perspective'', 9 
     a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
       Committee on Financial Services, July 10, Full Committee, 
     hearing entitled ``Legislation to Reform the Federal Reserve 
     on Its 100-year Anniversary'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
       Committee on Foreign Affairs, July 9, Full Committee, 
     hearing entitled ``Spotlighting Human Rights in Southeast 
     Asia'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
       July 10, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``The Future of 
     International Civilian Nuclear Cooperation'', 9:45 a.m., 2172 
     Rayburn.
       July 10, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global 
     Human Rights, and International Organizations, ``Human Rights 
     Vetting: Nigeria and Beyond'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
       Committee on Homeland Security, July 10, Subcommittee on 
     Oversight and Management Efficiency, hearing entitled ``The 
     Executive Proclamation Designating the Organ Mountains-Desert 
     Peaks a National Monument: Implications for Border 
     Security'', 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
       Committee on the Judiciary, July 11, Over-Criminalization 
     Task Force, hearing on Agency Perspectives, 9 a.m., 2237 
     Rayburn.
       Committee on Natural Resources, July 9, Subcommittee on 
     Public Lands and Environmental Regulation, hearing on H.R. 
     3994, the ``Federal Lands Invasive Species Control, 
     Prevention, and Management Act''; and H.R. 4751, to make 
     technical corrections to Public Law 110-229 to reflect the 
     renaming of the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion 
     Memorial, and for other purposes, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
       Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, July 9, 
     Subcommittee on Government Operations, hearing entitled 
     ``Examining Solutions to Close the $106 Billion Improper 
     Payments Gap'', 1:30 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
       July 10, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Examining New 
     Embassy Construction: Are New Administration Policies Putting 
     Americans Overseas in Danger?'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
       July 10, Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Health Care and 
     Entitlements, hearing entitled ``Medicare Mismanagement Part 
     II: Exploring Medicare Appeals Reform'', 2 p.m., 2154 
     Rayburn.
       July 11, Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal 
     Service and the Census, hearing entitled ``Oversight of the 
     Federal Workforce: The Viability of the Senior Executive 
     Service'', 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
       Committee on Rules, July 9, Full Committee hearing on H.R. 
     4718, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify 
     and make permanent bonus depreciation; and H.R. 5016, the 
     Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 
     2015, 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
       Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, July 9, Full 
     Committee, hearing entitled ``Navigating the Clean Water Act: 
     Is Water Wet?'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
       July 11, Subcommittee on Energy, hearing entitled ``Fusion 
     Energy: The World's Most Complex Energy Project'', 9 a.m., 
     2318 Rayburn.
       Committee on Small Business, July 10, Subcommittee on 
     Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access, hearing entitled 
     ``Cash Accounting: A Simpler Method for Small Firms?'', 10 
     a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
       Committee on Veterans' Affairs, July 8, Full Committee, 
     hearing entitled ``VA Whistleblowers: Exposing Inadequate 
     Service Provided to Veterans and Ensuring Appropriate 
     Accountability'', 7:30 p.m., 334 Cannon.
       July 10, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Service should 
     not lead to suicide: Access to VA's Mental Health Care'', 
     9:15 a.m., 334 Cannon.
       House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, July 10, 
     Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Ongoing Intelligence 
     Activities'', 10 a.m., 304-HVC. This is a closed hearing.


                                                Joint Meetings

       Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: July 9, 
     to hold hearings to examine political pluralism in the 
     Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) 
     Mediterranean Partners, focusing on political developments 
     among the Mediterranean Partners in the years following the 
     popular uprisings that began in late 2010, 10 a.m., SVC-203/
     202.


* These figures include all measures reported, even if there was 
no accompanying report. A total of 73 written reports have been 
filed in the Senate, 187 reports have been filed in the House.

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