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113th Congress (2013-2014)
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Daily Digest - Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Daily Digest
Highlights
- The House passed H.R. 2609, Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014.
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Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S5583-S5624
Measures Introduced:
Seven bills and two resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 1271-1277, and S. Res. 193-194.
Page S5620
Measures Passed:
Honoring the Granite Mountain Interagency Hotshot Crew:
Senate agreed to S. Res. 193, honoring the fallen heroes of the Granite Mountain Interagency Hotshot Crew.
Pages S5602-03
South Utah Valley Electric Conveyance Act: Senate passed H.R. 251, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal features of the electric distribution system to the South Utah Valley Electric Service District.
Page S5623
Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower Facilitation Act: Senate passed H.R. 254, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to facilitate the development of hydroelectric power on the Diamond Fork System of the Central Utah Project.
Page S5623
Measures Considered:
Keep Student Loans Affordable Act:
Senate continued consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 1238, to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to extend the current reduced interest rate for undergraduate Federal Direct Stafford Loans for 1 year, to modify required distribution rules for pension plans.
Pages S5584-S5602, S5603-15
During consideration of this measure today, Senate also took the following action:
By 51 yeas to 49 nays (Vote No. 171), three-fifths of those Senators duly chosen and sworn, not having voted in the affirmative, Senate rejected the motion to close further debate on the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill.
Page S5595
Subsequently, Senator Reid entered a motion to reconsider the vote by which cloture was not invoked on the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill.
Page S5595
House Messages:
Vietnam Veterans Donor Acknowledgment Act:
Senate concurred in the amendment of the House of Representatives to the amendment of the Senate to H.R. 588, to provide for donor contribution acknowledgments to be displayed at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Visitor Center.
Page S5623
Nominations Received:
Senate received the following nominations:
Margaret Louise Cummisky, of Hawaii, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce.
Matthew Winthrop Barzun, of Kentucky, to be Ambassador to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
John Hoover, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Sierra Leone.
Crystal Nix-Hines, of California, for the rank of Ambassador during her tenure of service as the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization.
John R. Phillips, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Italian Republic, and to serve concurrently and without additional compensation as Ambassador to the Republic of San Marino.
Michael Keith Yudin, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Department of Education.
Pages S5623-24
Messages from the House:
Page S5619
Executive Communications:
Pages S5619-20
Executive Reports of Committees:
Page S5620
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S5620-21
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S5621-22
Additional Statements:
Pages S5618-19D681
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
Page S5622
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
Pages S5622-23
Record Votes:
One record vote was taken today. (Total--171)
Page S5595
Adjournment:
Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 6:53 p.m., until 10 a.m. on Thursday, July 11, 2013. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S5623.)
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Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
SMITHFIELD FOODS
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry:
Committee concluded a hearing to examine Smithfield, focusing on foreign purchases of American food companies, after receiving testimony from Matthew J. Slaughter, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire; Usha C. V. Haley, West Virginia University Robbins Center for Global Business, Morgantown; Daniel M. Slane, U.S. Chamber of Commerce U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, Washington, D.C.; and C. Larry Pope, Smithfield Foods, Smithfield, Virginia.
STOPPING FRAUDULENT ROBOCALL SCAMS
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation:
Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance concluded a hearing to examine stopping fraudulent robocall scams, focusing on if more can be done, after receiving testimony from Lois Greisman, Associate Director of the Division of Marketing Practices, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission; Eric J. Bash, Associate Chief, Enforcement Bureau, Federal Communications Commission; Kevin Rupy, United States Telecom Association, and Michael Altschul, CTIA-The Wireless Association, both of Washington, D.C.; Matthew Stein, Primus Telecommunications Inc., Toronto, Ontario, Canada; and Aaron Foss, Nomorobo, Mt. Sinai, New York.
REPEALING THE SUSTAINABLE GROWTH RATE
Committee on Finance:
Committee concluded a hearing to examine repealing the Sustainable Growth Rate and the path forward, focusing on a view from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, after receiving testimony from Jonathan Blum, Acting Principal Deputy Administrator and Director, Center of Medicare, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services.
BOSTON MARATHON BOMBINGS
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs:
Committee concluded a hearing to examine lessons learned from the Boston Marathon bombings, focusing on preparing for and responding to the attack, after receiving testimony from Richard Serino, Deputy Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security; Kurt N. Schwartz, Undersecretary for Homeland Security and Homeland Security Advisor, and Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency Director, Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, and Edward F. Davis, Boston Police Department Commissioner, both of Boston Massachusetts; and Arthur L. Kellermann, The RAND Corporation, Washington, D.C.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions:
Committee ordered favorably reported the following business items:
S. 815, to prohibit the employment discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity, with an amendment in the nature of a subsitute; and
The nomination of Cynthia L. Attwood, of Virginia, to be a Member of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on the Judiciary:
Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Patricia Ann Millett, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, who was introduced by Senators Warner and Kaine, Gregory Howard Woods, to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York, Elizabeth A. Wolford, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of New York, and Debra M. Brown, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Mississippi, who was introduced by Senators Cochran and Wicker, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
DIABETES RESEARCH
Special Committee on Aging:
Committee concluded a hearing to examine diabetes research, focusing on reducing the burden of diabetes at all ages and stages, after receiving testimony from Griffin P. Rodgers, Director, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services; Jeffrey Brewer, JDRF, Ray Allen, and Jean Smart, all of New York, New York; and Quinn Ferguson, JDRF Children's Congress, Poland Spring, Maine.
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House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced:
16 public bills, H.R. 2637-2652; and 2 resolutions, H. Con. Res. 45; and H. Res. 296 were introduced.
Page H4369
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages H4370-71
Report Filed:
A report was filed today as follows:
H.R. 2218, to amend subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act to encourage recovery and beneficial use of coal combustion residuals and establish requirements for the proper management and disposal of coal combustion residuals that are protective of human health and the environment, with an amendment (H. Rept. 113-148) and
H. Res. 295, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2642) to provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 113-149).
Pages H4368-69
Speaker:
Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed Representative Amodei to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
Page H4313
Recess:
The House recessed at 10:38 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon.
Page H4317
Journal:
The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by voice vote.
Pages H4318, H4367
Moment of Silence:
The House observed a moment of silence in honor of the 19 firefighters lost in the wildfires of Yarnell, Arizona on June 30, 2013.
Page H4335
Recess:
The House recessed at 3:04 p.m. and reconvened at 5:15 p.m.
Page H4336
Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014:
The House passed H.R. 2609, making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, by a yea-and-nay vote of 227 yeas to 198 nays, Roll No. 345. Consideration of the measure began yesterday, July 9th.
Pages H4322-67
Rejected the Schneider motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on Appropriations with instructions to report the same back to the House forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 195 ayes to 230 noes, Roll No. 344.
Pages H4365-67
Agreed to:
Burgess amendment (No. 17 printed in the Congressional Record of July 9, 2013) that prohibits funds from being used to implement or enforce section 430.32(x) of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations or to implement or enforce the standards established by the tables contained in section 325(I)(1)(B) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act with respect to BPAR incandescent reflector lamps, BR incandescent reflector lamps, and ER incandescent reflector lamps;
Pages H4322-23
Meadows amendment that prohibits funds from being used to pay the salary of individuals appointed to their current position through, or to otherwise carry out, paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of section 5503(a) of title 5, United States Code;
Pages H4323-24
Scalise amendment that prohibits funds from being used within the borders of the State of Louisiana by the Mississippi Valley Division or the Southwestern Division of the Army Corps of Engineers or any district of the Corps within such divisions to implement or enforce the mitigation methodology, referred to as the ``Modified Charleston Method'';
Pages H4324-25
Blackburn amendment that prohibits funds from being used by the Department of Energy to finalize, implement, or enforce the proposed rule entitled ``Energy Conservation Standards Ceiling Fans and Ceiling Fan Light Kits'' and identified by regulation identification number 1904-AC87;
Pages H4326-28
Higgins amendment (No. 31 printed in the Congressional Record of July 9, 2013) that prohibits funds from being used to relocate or consolidate general and administrative functions, personnel, or resources of the Buffalo and Chicago Districts of the Corps of Engineers Great Lakes and Ohio River Division;
Pages H4328-29
Walberg amendment (No. 32 printed in the Congressional Record of July 9, 2013) that prohibits funds from being used to carry out section 801 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007;
Page H4329
Grayson amendment (No. 14 printed in the Congressional Record of July 9, 2013) that prohibits funds from being used to enter into a contract with any offeror or any of its principals if that offeror has, within a three-year period preceding this offer, been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against it for commission of a fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public contract or subcontract; violation of Federal or State antitrust statutes relating to the submission of offers; or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false D683statements, tax evasion, violating Federal criminal tax laws, or receiving stolen property;
Pages H4329-30
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Scalise amendment that increases funding, by offset, for construction activities of the Army Corps of Engineers by $2,000,000;
Pages H4330-31
Lynch amendment that increases funding, by offset, for construction activities of the Army Corps of Engineers by $20,000,000 (by a recorded vote of 217 ayes to 206 noes, Roll No. 338);
Pages H4325-26, H4339
Gosar amendment that prohibits funds from being used by the Department of Energy for any program, project, or activity required by or otherwise proposed in the memorandum from Steven Chu, Secretary of Energy, to the Power Marketing Administrators with the subject line ``Power Marketing Administrations' Role'' and dated March 16, 2012;
Pages H4339-40
Turner amendment that prohibits funds from being used to reduce the active and inactive nuclear weapons stockpiles of the United States in contravention of section 303(b) of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act;
Pages H4342-44
Engel amendment that prohibits funds from being used to lease or purchase new light duty vehicles for any executive fleet, or for an agency's fleet inventory, except in accordance with Presidential Memorandum--Federal Fleet Performance, dated May 24, 2011;
Pages H4345-46
Garcia amendment that increases funding, by offset, for construction activities of the Corps of Engineers by $1,000,000;
Page H4346
Luetkemeyer amendment that prohibits funds from being used for the study of the Missouri River Projects authorized in section 108 of the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2009;
Pages H4348-49
Luetkemeyer amendment that prohibits funds from being used to continue the study conducted by the Army Corps of Engineers pursuant to section 5018(a)(1) of the Water Resources Development Act of 2007;
Pages H4349-51
Noem amendment that prohibits funds from being used to issue rules or regulations to establish a fee for surplus water from Missouri River reservoirs;
Pages H4351-52
Kelly (PA) amendment (No. 20 printed in the Congressional Record of July 9, 2013) that prohibits funds from being used to develop or submit a proposal to expand the authorized uses of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund described in section 9505(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
Pages H4356-58
LaMalfa amendment that prohibits funds from being used to regulate activities identified in subparagraphs (A) and (C) of section 404(f)(1) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act;
Pages H4358-59
King (IA) amendment that prohibits funds from being used for sediment or soil dumping into the Missouri River;
Pages H4359-60
Flores amendment that prohibits funds from being used to implement, administer, or enforce the National Ocean Policy developed under Executive Order No. 13547 of July 19, 2010 (75 Fed. Reg. 43023, relating to the stewardship of oceans, coasts, and the Great Lakes);
Pages H4360-61
Flores amendment that prohibits funds from being used to implement, administer, or enforce section 526 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007; and
Page H4361
Fleming amendment that prohibits funds from being used to pay the salary of any officer or employee to carry out section 301 of the Hoover Power Plant act of 1984, added by section 402 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (by a recorded vote of 230 ayes to 194 noes, Roll No. 340).
Pages H4346-47, H4363
Rejected:
Barrow amendment (No. 26 printed in the Congressional Record of July 9, 2013) that sought to prohibit funds from being used to implement, administer, or enforce any authority, in any preceding provision of this Act, to use funds for the purchase or hire of motor vehicles;
Page H4330
Hastings (FL) amendment that was debated on July 9th that sought to increase funding, by offset, for Science activities of the Department of Energy by $223,000,000 (by a recorded vote of 156 ayes to 266 noes, Roll No. 328);
Page H4332
Garamendi amendment that was debated on July 9th that sought to increase funding, by offset, for the Advanced Research Projects Agency--Energy by $329,000,000 (by a recorded vote of 155 ayes to 266 noes, Roll No. 329);
Pages H4332-33
Broun (GA) amendment that was debated on July 9th that sought to eliminate funding for the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program and apply the $6,000,000 in savings to the spending reduction account (by a recorded vote of 165 ayes to 252 noes, Roll No. 330);
Pages H4333-34
Jackson Lee amendment that was debated on July 9th that sought to increase funding for Departmental Administration by $1,000,000 and reduce funding for Weapons Activities of the National Nuclear Security Administration by $1,200,000 (by a recorded vote of 184 ayes to 238 noes, Roll No. 331);
Page H4334
Quigley amendment that was debated on July 9th that sought to reduce funding for Weapons Activities of the National Nuclear Security Administration D684by $23,700,000 and apply the savings to the spending reduction account (by a recorded vote of 196 ayes to 227 noes, Roll No. 332);
Pages H4334-35
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Heck (NV) amendment that was debated on July 9th that sought to increase funding for Weapons Activities of the National Nuclear Security Administration by $14,000,000 and reduce funding for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation by $16,546,000 (by a recorded vote of 86 ayes to 338 noes, Roll No. 333);
Pages H4335-36
Bass amendment that sought to prohibit funds from being used to implement, administer, or enforce, with respect to hydraulic fracturing operations in the Inglewood Oil Field (1) the exclusion in section 1421(d)(1)(B) of the Safe Drinking Water Act; (2) section 261.4(b)(5) of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations; or (3) the limitation in section 402(l)(2) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (agreed by unanimous consent to withdraw the request for a recorded vote to the end that the amendment stand rejected in accordance with the voice vote thereon);
Pages H4323, H4336
Polis amendment that was debated on July 9th that sought to reduce funding for Weapons Activities of the National Nuclear Security Administration by $13,072,000 and apply the savings to the spending reduction account (by a recorded vote of 182 ayes to 243 noes, Roll No. 334);
Pages H4336-37
Burgess amendment that was debated on July 9th that sought to reduce funding for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation by $48,000,000 and apply the savings to the spending reduction account (by a recorded vote of 114 ayes to 308 noes, Roll No. 335);
Page H4337
Burgess amendment that was debated on July 9th that sought to strike language allowing the Secretary of Energy to make not more than $48,000,000 available for the purpose of carrying out domestic uranium enrichment research, development, and demonstration activities (by a recorded vote of 131 ayes to 291 noes, Roll No. 336);
Pages H4337-38
Titus amendment that was debated on July 9th that sought to strike section 509, which prohibits funds from being used to conduct closure of adjudicatory functions, technical review, or support activities associated with the Yucca Mountain geologic repository license application, or for actions that irrevocably remove the possibility that Yucca Mountain may be a repository option in the future (by a recorded vote of 87 ayes to 337 noes, Roll No. 337);
Pages H4338-39
Ben Ray Lujan amendment that sought to increase funding, by offset, for construction activities of the Corps of Engineers by $15,000,000;
Pages H4344-45
Grayson amendment that sought to increase funding, by offset, for Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies by $10,000,000;
Page H4353
Whitfield amendment that sought to prohibit funds under the heading Renewable Energy, Energy Reliability, and Efficiency from being used for wind energy programs (by a recorded vote of 94 ayes to 329 noes, Roll No. 339);
Pages H4340-42, H4362-63
Garamendi amendment (No. 28 printed in the Congressional Record of July 9, 2013) that sought to increase funding, by offset, for construction activities of the Corps of Engineers by $100,000,000 (by a recorded vote of 170 ayes to 253 noes, Roll No. 341);
Pages H4347-48, H4363-64
Speier amendment that sought to reduce funding for Fossil Energy Research and Development by $30,000,000 (by a recorded vote of 174 ayes to 250 noes, Roll No. 342); and
Pages H4352, H4364
Chabot amendment that sought to reduce the funding levels for the ``Appalachian Regional Commission'', the ``Delta Regional Authority'', the ``Denali Commission'', the ``Northern Border Regional Commission'', and the ``Southeast Crescent Regional Commission'' to $0 (by a recorded vote of 147 ayes to 273 noes, Roll No. 343).
Pages H4353-55, H4364-65
Withdrawn:
Nugent amendment that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that would have prohibited funds from being used to bring an action against the United States.
Page H4345
Point of Order sustained against:
Butterfield amendment that sought to express the sense of Congress that the Army Corps of Engineers should take into consideration and prioritize emergency operations, repairs, mitigation activities, and other activities in response to or in anticipation of any flood, hurricane, or other natural disaster when evaluating construction projects and
Pages H4355-56
Bridenstine amendment that sought to prohibit funds from being used by the Corps of Engineers to set water storage prices for municipal use for a nonhydropower lake constructed by the Corps above the price that was set at the time of the completion of the lake.
Page H4361
H. Res. 288, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was agreed to yesterday, July 9th.
Meeting Hour:
Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 9 a.m. tomorrow, July 11th.
Page H4367
Recess:
The House recessed at 10:34 p.m. and reconvened at 11:11 p.m.
Pages H4367-68
Quorum Calls--Votes:
One yea-and-nay vote and 17 recorded votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H4332, H4332-33, D685H4333-34, H4334, H4334-35, H4335-36, H4336-37, H4337, H4338, H4338-39, H4339, H4362, H4363, H4363-64, H4364, H4365, H4366-67, H4367. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment:
The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 11:12 p.m.
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Committee Meetings
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Appropriations:
Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government held a markup on appropriations for Financial Services and General Government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014. The bill was forwarded without amendment.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Appropriations:
Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, and Science and Related Agencies held a markup on appropriations for Commerce, Justice, and Science and related agencies. The bill was forwarded without amendment.
EXAMINING THE LABOR DEPARTMENT'S PROPOSED REFORMS TO THE FECA PROGRAM
Committee on Education and the Workforce:
Subcommittee on Workforce Protections held a hearing entitled ``Examining the Labor Department's Proposed Reforms to the FECA Program''. Testimony was heard from Scott Szymendera, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress; Gary Steinberg, Acting Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, Department of Labor; Andrew Sherrill, Director of Education, Workforce and Income Security, Government Accountability Office; and a public witness.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce:
Subcommittee on Energy and Power continued markup on the following: H.R. 1582, the ``Energy Consumers Relief Act of 2013''; H.R. 1900, the ``Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act''; and H.R. 83, to require the Secretary of the Interior to develop an action plan to address the energy needs of the insular areas of the United States and the Freely Associated States. The following bill was forwarded, without amendment: H.R. 1900. The following bills were forwarded, as amended: H.R. 1582; and H.R. 83.
REDUCING BARRIERS TO CAPITAL FORMATION, PART II
Committee on Financial Services:
Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises held a hearing entitled ``Reducing Barriers to Capital Formation, Part II''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
TERRORIST THREAT IN NORTH AFRICA: BEFORE AND AFTER BENGHAZI
Committee on Foreign Affairs:
Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade; and Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa held a joint hearing entitled ``The Terrorist Threat in North Africa: Before and After Benghazi''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
ABU DHABI PRE-CLEARANCE FACILITY: IMPLICATIONS FOR U.S. BUSINESSES AND NATIONAL SECURITY
Committee on Foreign Affairs:
Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, hearing entitled ``The Abu Dhabi Pre-Clearance Facility: Implications for U.S. Businesses and National Security''. Testimony was heard from Kevin K. McAleenan, Acting Deputy Commissioner, Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security; and public witnesses.
ASSESSING ATTACKS ON THE HOMELAND: FROM FORT HOOD TO BOSTON
Committee on Homeland Security:
Full Committee began a hearing entitled ``Assessing Attacks on the Homeland: From Fort Hood to Boston''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. The committee voted to close the hearing and recessed to reconvene at 9 a.m. tomorrow, July 11, 2013, in a closed session in HVC-301.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary:
Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law held a markup on H.R. 1493, the ``Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013''; and H.R. 2542, the ``Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013''. The bills were forwarded, without amendment.
UNACCOUNTABLE GOVERNMENT GAO REPORTS SHOW FEDS STRUGGLING TO TRACK MONEY AND PERFORMANCE
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform:
Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``Unaccountable Government GAO Reports Show Feds Struggling to Track Money and Performance''. Testimony was heard from Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States.
COMBINED FEDERAL CAMPAIGN: MAKING EVERY DOLLAR COUNT
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform:
Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and the Census held a hearing entitled ``The D686Combined Federal Campaign: Making Every Dollar Count''. Testimony was heard from Representative Reichert; Mark Lambert, Associate Director for Merit System Accountability and Compliance, Office of Personnel Management; and public witnesses.
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FEDERAL AGRICULTURE REFORM AND RISK MANAGEMENT ACT OF 2013
The Committee on Rules:
granted, by a record vote of 9-4, a closed rule for H.R. 2642, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013. The rule provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Agriculture. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides that the bill shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against provisions in the bill. The rule provides one motion to recommit. Testimony was heard from Chairman Lucas.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology:
Subcommittee on Space held a markup on committee print of the ``NASA Authorization Act of 2013''. The committee print of the ``NASA Authorization Act of 2013'' was forwarded, without amendment.
STRATEGIC PLANNING FOR NATIONAL MANUFACTURING COMPETITIVENESS
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology:
Subcommittee on Research and Technology held a hearing entitled ``Strategic Planning for National Manufacturing Competitiveness''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
BEYOND THE BELTWAY: SUCCESSFUL STATE STRATEGIES FOR SMALL BUSINESS GROWTH
Committee on Small Business:
Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``Beyond the Beltway: Successful State Strategies for Small Business Growth''. Testimony was heard from Jim Cheng, Secretary of Commerce and Trade, Virginia; Pat Costello, Commissioner, South Dakota Office of Economic Development; Aaron Demerson, Executive Director, Economic Development and Tourism, Texas; and Nick Jordan, Secretary, Kansas State Department of Revenue.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure:
Full Committee held a markup of the following: H.R. 1848, the ``Small Airplane Revitalization Act of 2013''; H.R. 2576, to amend title 49, United States Code, to modify requirements relating to the availability of pipeline safety regulatory documents, and for other purposes; H.R. 2612, the ``Public Buildings Savings and Reform Act of 2013''; H.R. 2611, to designate the United States Coast Guard Headquarters the ``Douglas A. Munro Coast Guard Headquarters Building''; H. Con. Res. 44, concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run; and a General Services Administration Resolution. The following bill was ordered reported, as amended: H.R. 1848. The following bills were ordered reported without amendment: H.R. 2576; H.R. 2612; H.R. 2611; and H. Con. Res. 44. The Committee approved the General Services Administration Resolution.
COLLABORATION TO ASSIST SERVICE MEMBERS RETURNING TO CIVILIAN LIFE
Committee on Veterans' Affairs:
Full Committee, and Full Committee on Armed Services held a joint hearing entitled ``DOD and VA Collaboration to Assist Service Members Returning to Civilian Life''. Testimony was heard from Frank Kendall, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, Department of Defense; and Stephen W. Warren, Acting Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology, Department of Veterans Affairs.
DELAY OF THE EMPLOYER MANDATE
Committee on Ways and Means:
Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on the Obama Administration's decision to delay the employer mandate and the employer information reporting requirements under the Affordable Care Act. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
Joint Meetings
BUILDING JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR VETERANS
Joint Economic Committee:
Committee concluded a hearing to examine building job opportunities for veterans, after receiving testimony from Kyle Mitchell, and Shawn Deabay, both of the Texas Veterans Commission, Austin; Ryan M. Gallucci, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, Washington, D.C.; and Ben Fowke, Xcel Energy, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Committee on Appropriations:
business meeting to mark up proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2014 for D687Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, and the Legislative Branch, 10 a.m., SD-106.
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Committee on Armed Services:
to receive a closed briefing on Department of Defense operations conducted pursuant to the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force and the presidential policy guidance on counterterrorism, 9:30 a.m., SVC-217.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs:
to hold hearings to examine mitigating systemic risk through Wall Street reforms, 11 a.m., SD-538.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources:
to hold hearings to examine S. 1237, to improve the administration of programs in the insular areas, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
Committee on Foreign Relations:
to hold hearings to examine assessing the transition in Afghanistan, 10 a.m., SD-419.
Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Victoria Nuland, of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs, Douglas Edward Lute, of Indiana, to be United States Permanent Representative on the Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, with the rank and status of Ambassador, and Daniel Brooks Baer, of Colorado, to be U.S. Representative to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, with the rank of Ambassador, all of the Department of State, 2:15 p.m., SD-419.
Committee on the Judiciary:
business meeting to consider the nominations of Byron Todd Jones, of Minnesota, to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, and Stuart F. Delery, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, both of the Department of Justice, Todd M. Hughes, of the District of Columbia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit, Colin Stirling Bruce, to be United States District Judge for the Central District of Illinois, Sara Lee Ellis, and Andrea R. Wood, both to be a United States District Judge for the Northern District of Illinois, and Madeline Hughes Haikala, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, 11 a.m., SD-226.
Select Committee on Intelligence:
to hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
Committee on Energy and Commerce,
Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, hearing entitled ``Regulation of New Chemicals, Protection of Confidential Business Information, and Innovation'', 9:30 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, hearing entitled ``Improving FCC Process'', 10:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Committee on Foreign Affairs,
Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations, hearing entitled ``The State Department 2013 Trafficking in Persons Report'', 11 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on Homeland Security,
Full Committee, continued hearing entitled ``Assessing Attacks on the Homeland: From Fort Hood to Boston'', 9 a.m., HVC-301. This portion of the hearing is closed.
Committee on the Judiciary,
Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law, hearing on the ``Responsibly and Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2013'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Natural Resources,
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, hearing entitled ``America's Helium Supply: Options for Producing More Helium from Federal Lands'', 9:30 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulations, hearing entitled ``Wildfire and Forest Management'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology,
Subcommittee on Energy, hearing entitled ``Oversight and Management of Department of Energy National Laboratories and Science Activities'', 9:30 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence,
Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Ongoing Intelligence Activities'', 9 a.m., HVC-304. This is a closed hearing.
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Program for Thursday:
The Majority Leader will be recognized, and the time until 12:30 p.m. will be equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders, or their designees. At 2:15 p.m., the Majority Leader will be recognized.
(Senate will recess from 12:30 p.m. until 2:15 p.m. for their respective party conferences.)
Program for Thursday:
Consideration of H.R. 2642--Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 (Subject to a Rule).
HOUSE
Bishop, Sanford D., Jr., Ga., E1039
Brownley, Julia, Calif., E1035
Bustos, Cheri, Ill., E1035
Capps, Lois, Calif., E1035
Carter, John R., Tex., E1036
Clay, Wm. Lacey, Mo., E1040
Coffman, Mike, Colo., E1039
Cole, Tom, Okla., E1036
Conyers, John, Jr., Mich., E1041
Eshoo, Anna G., Calif., E1035
Huizenga, Bill, Mich., E1043
Long, Billy, Mo., E1041, E1041, E1042, E1043, E1043
McClintock, Tom, Calif., E1035
McCollum, Betty, Minn., E1041
Messer, Luke, Ind., E1039
Moran, James P., Va., E1039
Sanchez, Linda T., Calif., E1043
Schrader, Kurt, Ore., E1041, E1042, E1043
Shuster, Bill, Pa., E1039, E1039
Van Hollen, Chris, Md., E1040
Wittman, Robert J., Va., E1036
Wolf, Frank R., Va., E1037
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