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113th Congress (2013-2014)
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Daily Digest - Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
Daily Digest
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Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S8293-S8411
Measures Introduced:
Fifteen bills and seven resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 1739-1753, and S. Res. 302-308.
Pages S8360-61
Measures Passed:
Restoration of Federal Recognition to the Confederated Tribes of the Grande Ronde Community 30th Anniversary:
Senate agreed to S. Res. 304, recognizing the 30th anniversary of the date of the restoration by the Federal Government of Federal recognition to the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, November 22, 1983.
Page S8410
National Native American Heritage Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 305, recognizing National Native American Heritage Month and celebrating the heritages and cultures of Native Americans and the contributions of Native Americans to the United States.
Page S8410
Feed America Day: Senate agreed to S. Res. 306, designating Thursday, November 21, 2013, as ``Feed America Day''.
Page S8410
Charitable Collecting During the Holiday Season: Senate agreed to S. Res. 307, permitting the collection of clothing, toys, food, and housewares during the holiday season for charitable purposes in Senate buildings.
Page S8410
National Runaway Prevention Month: Senate agreed to S. Res. 308, recognizing and supporting the goals and ideals of National Runaway Prevention Month.
Page S8410
Measures Considered:
National Defense Authorization Act--Agreement:
Senate continued consideration of S. 1197, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, taking action on the following amendments and motions proposed thereto:
Pages S8299-S8338, S8350
Pending:
Reid (for Levin/Inhofe) Amendment No. 2123, to increase to $5,000,000,000 the ceiling on the general transfer authority of the Department of Defense.
Page S8299
Reid (for Levin/Inhofe) Amendment No. 2124 (to Amendment No. 2123), of a perfecting nature.
Page S8299
Reid motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on Armed Services, with instructions, Reid Amendment No. 2305, to change the enactment date.
Page S8299
Reid Amendment No. 2306 (to (the instructions) Amendment No. 2305), of a perfecting nature.
Page S8300
Reid Amendment No. 2307 (to Amendment No. 2306), of a perfecting nature.
Page S8300
A motion was entered to close further debate on the bill, and, in accordance with the provisions of Rule XXII of the Standing Rules of the Senate, a vote on cloture will occur on Friday, November 22, 2013.
Page S8350
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further consideration of the bill at approximately 10:30 a.m., on Thursday, November 21, 2013; and that the filing deadline for all first-degree amendments to the bill be at 1:00 p.m.
Page S8411
Messages from the House:
Page S8359
Measures Placed on the Calendar:
Pages S8293, S8359
Measures Read the First Time:
Pages S8359, S8411
Executive Communications:
Pages S8359-60
Executive Reports of Committees:
Page S8360
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S8361-65
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S8365-69
Additional Statements:
Pages S8358-59
Amendments Submitted:
Pages S8369-S8409
Notices of Intent:
Page S8409
Authorities for Committees to Meet:
Page S8409
Privileges of the Floor:
Pages S8409-10 D1117
Adjournment:
Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 7:36 p.m., until 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, November 21, 2013. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S8411.)
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Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
SOLDIERS AS CONSUMERS
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation:
Committee concluded a hearing to examine soldiers as consumers, focusing on business practices relating to the military community, after receiving testimony from Hollister K. Petraeus, Assistant Director, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Office of Servicemember Affairs; Charles A. Harwood, Deputy Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission; Dwain Alexander, II, Senior Civilian Attorney, Regional Legal Service Office, Mid-Atlantic, United States Navy, Department of Defense; Tennessee Attorney General Robert E. Cooper, Jr., Nashville; and Deanna R. Nelson, New York Assistant Attorney General In Charge (Watertown Regional), Watertown.
PUBLIC LANDS LEGISLATION
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources:
Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining concluded a hearing to examine S. 182, to provide for the unencumbering of title to non-Federal land owned by the city of Anchorage, Alaska, for purposes of economic development by conveyance of the Federal reversion interest to the City, S. 483, to designate the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Conservation Area in the State of California, S. 771, to provide to the Secretary of the Interior a mechanism to cancel contracts for the sale of materials CA-20139 and CA-22901, S. 776, to establish the Columbine-Hondo Wilderness in the State of New Mexico, to provide for the conveyance of certain parcels of National Forest System land in the State, S. 841, to designate certain Federal land in the San Juan National Forest in the State of Colorado as wilderness, S. 1305, to provide for the conveyance of the Forest Service Lake Hill Administrative Site in Summit County, Colorado, S. 1341, to modify the Forest Service Recreation Residence Program as the program applies to units of the National Forest System derived from the public domain by implementing a simple, equitable, and predictable procedure for determining cabin user fees, S. 1414, to provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in the State of Oregon to the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians, S. 1415, to provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in the State of Oregon to the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, S. 1479, to address the forest health, public safety, and wildlife habitat threat presented by the risk of wildfire, including catastrophic wildfire, on National Forest System land and public land managed by the Bureau of Land Management by requiring the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior to expedite forest management projects relating to hazardous fuels reduction, forest health, and economic development, and S. 339, to facilitate the efficient extraction of mineral resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing an exchange of Federal and non-Federal land, after receiving testimony from Senators Boxer, Udall (NM), and Bennet; Representatives McKeon and Tipton; Steven A. Ellis, Acting Deputy Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; Leslie A. C. Weldon, Deputy Chief, National Forest System, Forest Service, Department of Agriculture; Mayor Robert Kellar, Santa Clarita, California; Robert Garcia, Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians, Springfield, Oregon; Terry Rambler, San Carlos Apache Tribe, San Carlos, Arizona; and Michael Rondeau, Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, Roseburg, Oregon.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Finance:
Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Sarah Bloom Raskin, of Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of the Treasury, who was introduced by former Senator Paul Sarbanes, and Rhonda K. Schmidtlein, of Missouri, to be a Member of the United States International Trade Commission, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs:
Committee ordered favorably reported the nomination of Jeh Charles Johnson, of New Jersey, to be Secretary of Homeland Security.
NATIONAL SECURITY WORKFORCE
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs:
Subcommittee on the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Federal Programs and the Federal Workforce concluded a hearing to examine the national security workforce, focusing on actions needed to help ensure correct designations on national security positions, after receiving testimony from Brian Prioletti, Office of the National Counterintelligence Executive, Office of the Director of National Intelligence; Timothy F. Curry, Deputy Associate Director, Partnership and Labor Relations, Office of Personnel Management; Brenda S. Farrell, Director, Defense Capabilities and D1118Management, Government Accountability Office; and David A. Borer, American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO, and Angela Canterbury, Project on Government Oversight, both of Washington, DC.
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HEALTH RELATING TO SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC STATUS
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions:
Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging concluded a hearing to examine health relating to social and economic status, after receiving testimony from Steven Woolf, Virginia Commonwealth University Center on Society and Health, Richmond; Lisa F. Berkman, Harvard University Center for Population and Development Studies, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Nicholas Eberstadt, American Enterprise Institute, Washington, D.C.; David A. Kindig, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison; Michael Reisch, University of Maryland School of Social Work, Baltimore; and Sabrina Shrader, Athens, West Virginia.
CARCIERI
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine Carcieri , focusing on bringing certainty to trust land acquisitions, after receiving testimony from Senator Feinstein; Kevin K. Washburn, Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs; Diane Dillon, Napa County Supervisor, Sacramento, California, on behalf of the California State Association of Counties; Jacqueline Johnson-Pata, National Congress of American Indians, Washington, DC.; and Marshall Pierite, Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana, Nashville, Tennessee, on behalf of the United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc.
NOMINATION
Committee on the Judiciary:
Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nomination of David Jeremiah Barron, of Massachusetts, to be United States Circuit Judge for the First Circuit, after the nominee testified and answered questions in his own behalf.
SMALL BUSINESS AFFORDABLE CARE ACT EXCHANGES
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship:
Committee concluded a hearing to examine Affordable Care Act implementation, focusing on how to achieve a successful rollout of the small business exchanges, after receiving testimony from Phyllis C. Borzi, Assistant Secretary of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration; Gary Cohen, Deputy Administrator and Director, Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services; Marianne O'Brien Markowitz, Regional Administrator, Region V, Small Business Administration; William Nold, Kentucky Health Benefit Exchange Deputy Executive Director, Frankfort; Mila Kofman, DC Health Benefit Exchange Authority Executive Director, Washington, DC.; Martin Hickey, New Mexico Health Connections Chief Executive Officer, Albuquerque; David M. Allen, Flatirons Practice Management, Boulder, Colorado; Sheila A. Salter, early2surg, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Connie E. Evans, Association for Enterprise Opportunity, Arlington, Virginia; and Drew Greenblatt, Marlin Steel Wire Products, LLC, Baltimore, Maryland, on behalf of the National Association of Manufacturers.
House of Representatives
Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced:
27 public bills, H.R. 3543-3569; and 2 resolutions, H. Res. 424-425 were introduced.
Pages H7309-10
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages H7311-12
Reports Filed:
There were no reports filed today.
Speaker:
Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed Representative Massie to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.
Page H7255
Recess:
The House recessed at 11:08 a.m. and reconvened at 12 noon.
Page H7262
Chaplain:
The prayer was offered by the guest chaplain, Reverend Dr. Paul Taylor, St. Vincent Archabbey, Latrobe, Pennsylvania.
Page H7263
Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act--Rule for Consideration:
The House agreed to H. Res. 420, the rule that is providing for consideration of H.R. 1900, to provide for the timely consideration of all licenses, permits, and approvals required under Federal law with respect to the siting, construction, expansion, or operation of any natural gas pipeline projects, by a recorded vote of 225 ayes to 194 noes, Roll No. 593, after the previous question D1119was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of 223 yeas to 195 nays, Roll No. 592.
Pages H7267-74
Federal Lands Jobs and Energy Security Act:
The House passed H.R. 1965, to streamline and ensure onshore energy permitting, provide for onshore leasing certainty, and give certainty to oil shale development for American energy security, economic development, and job creation, by a recorded vote of 228 ayes to 192 noes, Roll No. 600. Consideration of the measure began yesterday, November 19th.
Pages H7274-80
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Rejected the Kirkpatrick motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on Natural Resources with instructions to report the same back to the House forthwith with an amendment, by a recorded vote of 189 ayes to 232 noes, Roll No. 599.
Page H7279
Rejected:
Jackson Lee amendment (No. 2 printed in part A of H. Rept. 113-271) that was debated on November 19th that sought to preserve the First Amendment Right To Petition (by a recorded vote of 199 ayes to 222 noes, Roll No. 594);
Page H7275
Lowenthal amendment (No. 3 printed in part A of H. Rept. 113-271) that was debated on November 19th that sought to allow the Secretary of the Interior to continue to review actions that generally qualify for Categorical Exclusions to NEPA for possible Extraordinary Circumstances (e.g. Violations of a Federal law, or a State, local, or tribal law or requirement) which would then supersede the Categorical Exclusion and require further NEPA review (by a recorded vote of 194 ayes to 228 noes, Roll No. 595);
Pages H7275-76
Jackson Lee amendment (No. 4 printed in part A of H. Rept. 113-271) that was debated on November 19th that sought to eliminate prohibition of award of attorney fees which otherwise would be recoverable under Equal Access to Justice Act (by a recorded vote of 198 ayes to 225 noes, Roll No. 596);
Pages H7276-77
Polis amendment (No. 7 printed in part A of H. Rept. 113-271) that was debated on November 19th that sought to require the National Academy of Sciences to study and report to Congress about the impact of flooding on oil and gas facilities and the resulting instances of leaking and spills from tanks, wells, and pipelines (by a recorded vote of 202 ayes to 221 noes, Roll No. 597); and
Page H7277
DeFazio amendment (No. 8 printed in part A of H. Rept. 113-271) that was debated on November 19th that sought to authorize $10 million of the revenue generated by the underlying bill for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to use existing authority to limit speculation in energy markets (by a recorded vote of 195 ayes to 226 noes, Roll No. 598).
Pages H7277-78
H. Res. 419, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 1965) and (H.R. 2728), was agreed to yesterday, November 19th.
Protecting States' Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act:
The House passed H.R. 2728, to recognize States' authority to regulate oil and gas operations and promote American energy security, development, and job creation, by a recorded vote of 235 ayes to 187 noes, Roll No. 604.
Pages H7280-97
Rejected the Lowenthal motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on Natural Resources with instructions to report the same back to the House forthwith with amendments, by a recorded vote of 188 ayes to 232 noes, Roll No. 603.
Pages H7295-97
Pursuant to the rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 113-27 shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the bill. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as the original bill for the purpose of further amendment under the five-minute rule.
Page H7288
Agreed to:
Flores amendment (No. 2 printed in part B of H. Rept. 113-271) that requires states to submit a copy of their hydraulic fracturing regulations and chemical disclosure requirements to the BLM for public disclosure and provides other technical/clarifying changes;
Pages H7290-91
Reed amendment (No. 3 printed in part B of H. Rept. 113-271), as modified, that directs the GAO to conduct a study on the economic benefits of domestic oil and gas production as a result of hydraulic fracturing including job creation, energy prices and State and Federal revenues; and
Pages H7291-92
Jackson Lee amendment (No. 5 printed in part B of H. Rept. 113-271) that instructs the Secretary to conduct an annual review of any and all state hydraulic fracturing activity and submit a report to Congress.
Pages H7293-94
Rejected:
Holt amendment (No. 1 printed in part B of H. Rept. 113-271) that sought to allow the Secretary of the Interior to issue regulations to reduce methane emissions from oil and gas drilling operations on public lands (by a recorded vote of 190 ayes to 230 noes, Roll No. 601) and
Pages H7289-90, H7294
DeFazio amendment (No. 4 printed in part B of H. Rept. 113-271) that sought to prohibit the export of natural gas produced from public lands (by a recorded vote of 142 ayes to 276 noes, Roll No. 602).
Pages H7292-93, H7295
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H. Res. 419, the rule providing for consideration of the bills (H.R. 1965) and (H.R. 2728), was agreed to yesterday, November 19th.
Moment of Silence:
The House observed a moment of silence in honor of our brave men and women in uniform who have given their lives in the service of our country, their families, and all who serve in our armed forces and their families.
Pages H7294-95
Meeting Hour:
Agreed that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 9 a.m. tomorrow, November 21st.
Page H7297
Senate Message:
Message received from the Senate by the Clerk and subsequently presented to the House today appears on page H7280.
Senate Referral:
S. 381 was held at the desk.
Quorum Calls--Votes:
One yea-and-nay vote and twelve recorded votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H7273-74, H7274, H7275, H7275-76, H7276-77, H7277, H7277-78, H7279, H7279-80, H7294, H7295, H7296-97, and H7297. There were no quorum calls.
Adjournment:
The House met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:32 p.m.
Committee Meetings
U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC AND SECURITY REVIEW COMMISSION
Committee on Armed Services:
Full Committee held a hearing on the 2013 Report to Congress of the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. Testimony was heard from Carolyn Bartholomew, Commissioner, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission; William A. Reinsch, Chairman, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission; Dennis C. Shea, Vice Chairman, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission; and Larry M. Wortzel, Commissioner, U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission. ,
MILITARY RESALE PROGRAMS OVERVIEW
Committee on Armed Services:
Subcommittee on Military Personnel held a hearing entitled ``Military Resale Programs Overview''. Testimony was heard from Rosemary Freitas Williams, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Community and Family Policy, Department of Defense; and public witnesses.
REDEFINING COMPANION CARE: JEOPARDIZING ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE CARE FOR SENIORS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES
Committee on Education and the Workforce:
Subcommittee on Workforce Protections held a hearing entitled ``Redefining Companion Care: Jeopardizing Access to Affordable Care for Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Energy and Commerce:
Subcommittee on Energy and Power concluded a markup on H.R. 3301, the ``North American Energy Infrastructure Act''. The bill was forwarded, without amendment.
EXAMINING PUBLIC HEALTH LEGISLATION TO HELP LOCAL COMMUNITIES
Committee on Energy and Commerce:
Subcommittee on Health held a hearing entitled ``Examining Public Health Legislation to Help Local Communities''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Financial Services:
Full Committee began a markup on H.R. 2385, the ``CFPB Pay Fairness Act of 2013''; H.R. 2446, the ``Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2013''; H.R. 2571, the ``Consumer Right to Financial Privacy Act of 2013''; H.R. 3183, to provide consumers with a free annual disclosure of information the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection maintains on them; H.R. 3193, the ``Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2013''; and H.R. 3519, the ``Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act of 2013''.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Foreign Affairs:
Full Committee held a markup on H. Res. 147, calling for the release of United States citizen Saeed Abedini and condemning the Government of Iran for its persecution of religious minorities; H. Res. 402, supporting the European aspirations of the peoples of the European Union's Eastern Partnership countries, and for other purposes; H. Res. 404, expressing condolences and support for assistance to the victims of Typhoon Haiyan which made landfall in the Republic of the Philippines on November 8, 2013; H.R. 1992, the ``Israel Qualitative Military Edge Enhancement Act''; H.R. 3470, the ``Naval Vessel Transfer and Arms Export Control Amendments Act of 2013''; and H.R. 3509, the ``Assessing Progress in Haiti Act of D11212013''. The following bills and resolutions were ordered reported, as amended: H. Res. 147; H. Res. 402; H. Res. 404; H.R. 1992; H.R. 3470; and H.R. 3509.
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TERRORIST GROUPS IN SYRIA
Committee on Foreign Affairs:
Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade held a hearing entitled ``Terrorist Groups in Syria''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
BANGLADESH IN TURMOIL: NATION ON THE BRINK
Committee on Foreign Affairs:
Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific held a hearing entitled ``Bangladesh in Turmoil: A Nation on the Brink?''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MILITARY AND OVERSEAS VOTING IN 2012; AND MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on House Administration:
Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``Military and Overseas Voting in 2012''; and markup on a resolution regarding the House Academic Competition. Testimony was heard from Ross Miller, Secretary of State, Nevada; and Matt Boehmer, Director Federal Voting Assistance Program. The Committee resolution on the House Academic Competition was considered and adopted.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on the Judiciary:
Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 3309, the ``Innovation Act''. The bill was ordered reported, as amended.
ABUSE OF OVERTIME AT DHS
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform:
Subcommittee on National Security held a hearing entitled ``Abuse of Overtime at DHS: Padding Paychecks and Pension at Taxpayer Expense''. Testimony was heard from John Florence, Branch Chief, Use of Force Policy Division, Field Operations Academy, Customs and Border Protection; Carolyn N. Lerner, Special Counsel, Office of Special Counsel; Catherine V. Emerson, Chief Human Capital Officer, Department of Homeland Security; Ronald Vitiello, Deputy Chief, Office of Border Patrol, Customs and Border Protection; and a public witness.
COMMERCIAL SPACE
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology:
Subcommittee on Space held a hearing entitled ``Commercial Space''. Testimony was heard from Representative McCarthy (CA); and public witnesses.
STARTUP MOVEMENT
Committee on Small Business:
Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``The Startup Movement''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Veterans' Affairs:
Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 3521, the ``Department of Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Lease Authorization Act of 2013''. The bill was ordered reported, without amendment.
BUILDING VA'S FUTURE
Committee on Veterans' Affairs:
Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``Building VA's Future: Confronting Persistent Challenges in VA Major Construction and Lease Programs''. Testimony was heard from Linda Halliday, Assistant Inspector General for Audits and Evaluations, Office of the Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs; Lloyd Caldwell, Director of Military Programs, Army Corps of Engineers; Glenn D. Haggstrom, Principal Executive Director, Office of Acquisitions, Logistics and Construction, Department of Veterans Affairs; and public witnesses.
Joint Meetings
WATER RESOURCES REFORM AND DEVELOPMENT ACT
Conferees
met to resolve the differences between the Senate and House passed versions of H.R. 3080, to provide for improvements to the rivers and harbors of the United States, to provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, but did not complete action thereon, and recessed subject to the call.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs:
business meeting to consider the nomination of Janet L. Yellen, of California, to be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine housing finance reform, focusing on powers and structure of a strong regulator, 10 a.m., SD-538.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation:
to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Paul Nathan Jaenichen, Sr., of Kentucky, to be Administrator of the Maritime Administration, and Debra L. Miller, of Kansas, to be a Member of the Surface Transportation Board, both of the Department of Transportation, and Arun Madhavan Kumar, of California, to be Assistant Secretary D1122of Commerce for Trade Promotion and Director General of the United States and Foreign Commercial Service, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
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Committee on Energy and Natural Resources:
business meeting to consider S. 258, to amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to improve the management of grazing leases and permits, S. 364, to establish the Rocky Mountain Front Conservation Management Area, to designate certain Federal land as wilderness, and to improve the management of noxious weeds in the Lewis and Clark National Forest, S. 715, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to use designated funding to pay for construction of authorized rural water projects, S. 782, to amend Public Law 101-377 to revise the boundaries of the Gettysburg National Military Park to include the Gettysburg Train Station, S. 974, to provide for certain land conveyances in the State of Nevada, S. 995, to authorize the National Desert Storm Memorial Association to establish the National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial as a commemorative work in the District of Columbia, S. 1044, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to install in the area of the World War II Memorial in the District of Columbia a suitable plaque or an inscription with the words that President Franklin D. Roosevelt prayed with the United States on D-Day, June 6, 1944, S. 1252, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the Missisquoi River and the Trout River in the State of Vermont, as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, H.R. 507, to provide for the conveyance of certain land inholdings owned by the United States to the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona, H.R. 697, to provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in Clark County, Nevada, for the environmental remediation and reclamation of the Three Kids Mine Project Site, H.R. 862, to authorize the conveyance of two small parcels of land within the boundaries of the Coconino National Forest containing private improvements that were developed based upon the reliance of the landowners in an erroneous survey conducted in May 1960, H.R. 876, to authorize the continued use of certain water diversions located on National Forest System land in the Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness and the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness in the State of Idaho, and H.R. 1033, to authorize the acquisition and protection of nationally significant battlefields and associated sites of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 under the American Battlefield Protection Program, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
Committee on Environment and Public Works:
with the Subcommittee on Clean Air and Nuclear Safety, to hold a joint oversight hearing to examine the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's (NRC) implementation of the Fukushima Near-Term Task Force recommendations and other actions to enhance and maintain nuclear safety, 10:15 a.m., SD-406.
Committee on Foreign Relations:
to hold hearings to examine the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs, to hold hearings to examine the political, economic, and security situation in North Africa, 2:15 p.m., SD-419.
Committee on the Judiciary:
business meeting to consider S. 619, to amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent unjust and irrational criminal punishments, S. 1410, to focus limited Federal resources on the most serious offenders, S. 1675, to reduce recidivism and increase public safety, S. 975, to provide for the inclusion of court-appointed guardianship improvement and oversight activities under the Elder Justice Act of 2009, and the nominations of John B. Owens, of California, and Michelle T. Friedland, of California, both to be a United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, Matthew Frederick Leitman, Judith Ellen Levy, Laurie J. Michelson, and Linda Vivienne Parker, all to be a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, Christopher Reid Cooper, to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia, Gerald Austin McHugh, Jr., and Edward G. Smith, both to be a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, M. Douglas Harpool, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Missouri, and Peter Joseph Kadzik, of New York, to be an Assistant Attorney General, Robert L. Hobbs, to be United States Marshal for the Eastern District of Texas, and Gary Blankinship, to be United States Marshal for the Southern District of Texas, all of the Department of Justice, 10 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 Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, hearing on H.R. 2012, a bill to improve the integrity and safety of interstate horseracing, and for other purposes, 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, hearing entitled ``Oversight of FirstNet and the Advancement of Public Safety Wireless Communications'', 10:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services,
Full Committee, continued markup on H.R. 2385, the ``CFPB Pay Fairness Act of 2013''; H.R. 2446, the ``Responsible Consumer Financial Protection Regulations Act of 2013''; H.R. 2571, the ``Consumer Right to Financial Privacy Act of 2013''; H.R. 3183, to provide consumers with a free annual disclosure of information the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection maintains on them; H.R. 3193, the ``Consumer Financial Protection Safety and Soundness Improvement Act of 2013''; and H.R. 3519, the ``Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Transparency Act of 2013'', 8:45 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing on H.R. 3482, ``A Legislative Proposal to Amend the Securities Investor Protection Act'', 9:30 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on Foreign Affairs,
Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations, markup on H.R. 1777, the ``Increasing American Jobs Through Greater Exports to Africa Act of 2013'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
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Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations, hearing entitled ``Global Challenge of Alzheimer's: The G-8 Dementia Summit and Beyond'', 10:15 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on Natural Resources,
Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation, hearing on the following measures: H.R. 3286, the ``Protecting States, Opening National Parks Act''; H.R. 3294, the ``State-Run Federal Lands Act''; H.R. 3311, the ``Providing Access and Retain Continuity Act''; H.R. 3492, to provide for the use of hand-propelled vessels in Yellowstone National Park, Grand Teton National Park, and the National Elk Refuge, and for other purposes; H.R. 915, to authorize the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
Committee on Small Business,
Subcommittee on Contracting and Workforce, hearing entitled ``Wrong Way: The Impact of FMCSA's Hours of Service Regulation on Small Businesses'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence,
Full Committee, markup on H.R. 3381, the ``Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014''; and hearing on member access requests, 9:30 a.m., HVC-304. Portions of this meeting may close.
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Program for Thursday:
Senate will continue consideration of S. 1197, National Defense Authorization Act. The filing deadline for all first-degree amendments to the bill is 1 p.m.
Program for Thursday:
Complete consideration of H.R. 1900--Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act.
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Barber, Ron, Ariz., E1711, E1718
Bentivolio, Kerry L., Mich., E1714
Butterfield, G.K., N.C., E1720, E1720
Calvert, Ken, Calif., E1713
Carter, John R., Tex., E1716
Coffman, Mike, Colo., E1718
Davis, Danny K., Ill., E1714, E1719
Grayson, Alan, Fla., E1715
Griffith, H. Morgan, Va., E1712, E1717
Hall, Ralph M., Tex., E1711
Hastings, Alcee L., Fla., E1723
Holt, Rush, N.J., E1717
Huffman, Jared, Calif., E1711
Kaptur, Marcy, Ohio, E1715, E1717
Latham, Tom, Iowa, E1712
Lee, Barbara, Calif., E1711, E1713
McCollum, Betty, Minn., E1719
Meehan, Patrick, Pa., E1712
Messer, Luke, Ind., E1715, E1722
Michaud, Michael H., Me., E1719
Miller, Candice S., Mich., E1716
Olson, Pete, Tex., E1720
Palazzo, Steven M., Miss., E1719
Poe, Ted, Tex., E1714, E1715, E1717
Posey, Bill, Fla., E1718
Rangel, Charles B., N.Y., E1722
Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho, Northern Mariana Islands, E1716
Austin, David, Ga., E1718
Sinema, Kyrsten, Ariz., E1712, E1716, E1722
Smith, Christopher H., N.J., E1721
Webster, Daniel, Fla., E1712
Westmoreland, Lynn A., Ga., E1713
Wittman, Robert J., Va., E1721
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