[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 111 (Wednesday, July 16, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D802-D803]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             JULY 17, 2014

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: business meeting to mark up proposed 
budget estimates for fiscal year 2015 for the Department of Defense, 
10:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of General Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., USMC, for 
reappointment to the grade of general and to be Commandant of the 
Marine Corps, Department of Defense, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance, to hold 
hearings to examine accountability and corporate culture in wake of 
the General Motors (GM) recalls, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the Federal reserve 
portfolio, focusing on capitalizing on investments in research and 
development, 2 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine the role of 
trade and technology in 21st century manufacturing, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine 
Central America in crisis and the exodus of unaccompanied minors, 10 
a.m., SD-419.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of 
Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to 
the People's Republic of Bangladesh, David Pressman, of New York, to 
be Alternate Representative of the United States of America for 
Special Political Affairs in the United Nations, with the rank of 
Ambassador, and to be an Alternate Representative to the Sessions of 
the General Assembly of the United Nations, during his tenure of 
service as Alternate Representative for Special Political Affairs in 
the United Nations, George Albert Krol, of New Jersey, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Kazakhstan, Allan P. Mustard, of 
Washington, to be Ambassador to Turkmenistan, and Erica J. Barks 
Ruggles, of Minnesota, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Rwanda, 
all of the Department of State, 2 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Subcommittee 
on Primary Health and Aging, to hold hearings to examine the need to 
improve patient safety and reduce preventable deaths, 10 a.m., SD-
430.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider 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: to receive a closed briefing on 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, 
hearing entitled ``Russian Violations of the INF Treaty: After 
detection--what?'', 9:30 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``The 
President's Funding Request for Overseas Contingency Operations'', 
10 a.m., 210 Cannon.

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  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Communications 
and Technology; and Subcommittee on Health, joint subcommittee 
hearing entitled ``21st Century Technology for 21st Century Cures'', 
9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Monetary Policy 
and Trade, hearing entitled ``A Legislative Proposal Entitled the 
`Bank Account Seizure of Terrorist Assets (BASTA) Act' '', 9:45 
a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, 
Commercial and Antitrust Law, hearing entitled ``Guilty until Proven 
Innocent? A Study of the Propriety & Legal Authority for the Justice 
Department's Operation Choke Point'', 9:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on 
Economic Growth, Job Creation and Regulatory Affairs, hearing 
entitled ``Examining the Justice Department's Response to the IRS 
Targeting Scandal'', 9 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on 
Research and Technology, hearing entitled ``Policies to Spur 
Innovative Medical Breakthroughs from Laboratories to Patients'', 9 
a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Ongoing Intelligence Activities'', 9 a.m., 304-
HVC. This is a closed hearing.