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Daily Digest - Monday, February 24, 2014
Monday, February 24, 2014
Daily Digest
HIGHLIGHTS
- Senator King read Washington's Farewell Address.
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Senate
Chamber Action
Routine Proceedings, pages S973-S1010
Measures Introduced:
Four bills and two resolutions were introduced, as follows: S. 2034-2037, and S. Res. 360-361.
Page S1001
Measures Passed:
Authorizing Testimony and Representation:
Senate agreed to S. Res. 360, to authorize testimony and representation in
United States v. Onstad
.
Page S1009
Measures Considered:
Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act--Agreement:
Senate began consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 1982, to improve the provision of medical services and benefits to veterans.
Page S978
A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing for further consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill at 2:15 p.m., on Tuesday, February 25, 2014; that there be up to 30 minutes of debate equally divided and controlled between the two Leaders, or their designees, prior to the vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to consideration of the bill.
Pages S1009-10
Moody Nomination--Agreement:
Senate resumed consideration of the nomination of James Maxwell Moody, Jr., of Arkansas, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas.
Pages S996-97
During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the following action:
By 58 yeas to 34 nays, 1 responding present (Vote No. 38), Senate agreed to the motion to close further debate on the nomination.
Pages S996-97
A unanimous-consent agreement was reached providing for further consideration of the nomination at 11:05 a.m., on Tuesday, February 25, 2014, with the time until 11:15 a.m. equally divided and controlled in the usual form.
Pages S1009-10
Moody, Donato, and Freeman Nominations--Agreement:
A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing that if cloture is invoked on the nomination of James Maxwell Moody, Jr., of Arkansas, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas, that at 11:15 a.m., on Tuesday, February 25, 2014, all post-cloture time with respect to the nomination of James Maxwell Moody, Jr., be dispensed with, and Senate vote on confirmation of the nomination; provided further that following the disposition of the nomination of James Maxwell Moody, Jr., Senate vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of James Donato, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California, and that if cloture is invoked, all post-cloture time be dispensed with, and Senate vote on confirmation of the nomination of James Donato; provided further that following disposition of the nomination of James Donato, Senate vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Beth Labson Freeman, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California, that if cloture is invoked, all post-cloture time be dispensed with, and Senate vote on confirmation of the nomination of Beth Labson Freeman; and that all after the first vote on Tuesday, February 25, 2014 be 10 minutes in length.
Pages S995-96
Nomination Confirmed:
Senate confirmed the following nomination:
By 91 yeas to 2 nays (Vote No. EX. 37), Jeffrey Alker Meyer, of Connecticut, to be United States District Judge for the District of Connecticut.
Pages S988-96, S1010
During consideration of this nomination today, Senate also took the following action:
By 55 yeas to 37 nays, 1 responding present (Vote No. 36), Senate agreed to the motion to close further debate on the nomination.
Pages S991-92 D158
Nominations Received:
Senate received the following nominations:
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Todd Sunhwae Kim, of the District of Columbia, to be an Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals for the term of fifteen years.
1 Air Force nomination in the rank of general.
2 Army nominations in the rank of general.
8 Marine Corps nominations in the rank of general.
Page S1010
Messages from the House:
Page S1000
Measures Placed on the Calendar:
Pages S978, S1000
Enrolled Bills Presented:
Pages S1000-01
Additional Cosponsors:
Pages S1001-03
Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:
Pages S1003-09
Additional Statements:
Pages S999-S1000
Notices of Hearings/Meetings:
Page S1009
Privileges of the Floor:
Page S1009
Record Votes:
Three record votes were taken today. (Total--38)
Pages S992, S996-97
Adjournment:
Senate convened at 2 p.m. and adjourned at 7:57 p.m., until 10 a.m. on Tuesday, February 25, 2014. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Acting Majority Leader in today's Record on page S1010.)
Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
No committee meetings were held.
House of Representatives
Chamber Action
The House was not in session today. The House is scheduled to meet at 12 noon on Tuesday, February 25, 2014.
Committee Meetings
No hearings were held.
Joint Meetings
TURKMENISTAN'S PRISONS
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe:
On Thursday, February 20, 2014, Commission received a briefing on those who have disappeared in Turkmenistan's prisons over the past ten years from Janice Helwig, Policy Advisor, Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe; Rachel Denber, Human Rights Watch, Peter Zalmayev, Eurasia Democracy Initiative, and Catherine Fitzpatrick, all of New York, New York; Kate Watters, Crude Accountability, Alexandria, Virginia; and Boris Shikmuradov, Gundogar.org.
H.R. 2860, to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that the Inspector General of the Office of Personnel Management may use amounts in the revolving fund of the Office to fund audits, investigations, and oversight activities. Signed on February 12, 2014. (Public Law 113-80)
S. 1901, to authorize the President to extend the term of the nuclear energy agreement with the Republic of Korea until March 19, 2016. Signed on February 12, 2014. (Public Law 113-81)
S. 25, to ensure that the reduced annual cost-of-living adjustment to the retired pay of members and former members of the Armed Forces under the age of 62 required by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 will not apply to members or former members who first became members prior to January 1, 2014. Signed on February 15, 2014. (Public Law 113-82)
S. 540, to temporarily extend the public debt limit. Signed on February 15, 2014. (Public Law 113-83)
Committee on Armed Services:
to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Christine E. Wormuth, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Policy, Brian P. McKeon, of New York, to be Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Policy, David B. Shear, of New York, to be Assistant Secretary for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs, Eric Rosenbach, of D159Pennsylvania, to be Assistant Secretary for Homeland Defense, Robert O. Work, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary, and Michael J. McCord, of Ohio, to be Under Secretary (Comptroller), all of the Department of Defense, 9 a.m., SD-G50.
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Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs:
to hold hearings to examine reauthorizing the Terrorism Risk Insurance Market (TRIA), focusing on the state of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Market, part II, 10 a.m., SD-538.
Committee on the Budget:
to hold hearings to examine the economic and budget outlook for individual, families, and communities, 10:30 a.m., SD-608.
Committee on Environment and Public Works:
Subcommittee on Oversight, to hold hearings to examine natural resource adaptation, focusing on protecting ecosystems and economies, 2 p.m., SD-406.
Committee on Foreign Relations:
Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs, to hold hearings to examine Lebanon at the crossroads, 3:30 p.m., SD-419.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions:
to hold hearings to examine mental health, focusing on treatment options and trends, 10 a.m., SD-430.
Committee on the Judiciary:
to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Gregg Jeffrey Costa, of Texas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, Tanya S. Chutkan, to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia, M. Hannah Lauck, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, Leo T. Sorokin, to be United States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts, and John Charles Cruden, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights, to hold hearings to examine reassessing solitary confinement II, focusing on the human rights, fiscal, and public safety consequences, 2:30 p.m., SH-216.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs:
to hold a joint hearing with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative presentation of the Disabled American Veterans, 2 p.m., 345, Cannon Building.
Select Committee on Intelligence:
to hold hearings to examine the nominations of John P. Carlin, of New York, to be an Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, and General Frank Taylor, Undersecretary of Homeland Security for the Office of Intelligence and Analysis, 2:30 p.m., SD-562.
Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SD-562.
Committee on Rules,
February 25, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 2804, the ``All Economic Regulations are Transparent Act of 2013''; and H.R. 3865, the ``Stop Targeting of Political Beliefs by the IRS Act of 2014'', 5 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe:
to hold hearings to examine Switzerland's leadership of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), 10 a.m., SD-562.
Joint Hearing:
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to hold a joint hearing with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative presentation of the Disabled American Veterans, 2 p.m., 345, Cannon Building.
On
Tuesday,
Senate will continue consideration of the nomination of James Maxwell Moody, Jr., of Arkansas, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas, with up to five roll call votes on or in relation to nominations, at 11:15 a.m.
At 2:15 p.m., Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 1982, Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act, with a vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed thereon, at approximately 3:15 p.m.
During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared legislative and executive business.
Committee on Appropriations: February 26, Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine the rising cost of Alzheimer's in America, focusing on families and the economy, 2 p.m., SD-106.
Committee on Armed Services: February 25, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Christine E. Wormuth, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Policy, Brian P. McKeon, of New York, to be Principal Deputy Under Secretary for Policy, David B. Shear, of New York, to be Assistant Secretary for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs, Eric Rosenbach, of Pennsylvania, to be Assistant Secretary for Homeland Defense, Robert O. Work, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary, and Michael J. McCord, of Ohio, to be Under Secretary (Comptroller), all of the Department of Defense, 9 a.m., SD-G50.
February 26, Subcommittee on Personnel, to hold hearings to examine the relationships between military sexual assault, posttraumatic stress disorder and suicide, and on Department of Defense and Department of Veterans Affairs medical treatment and management of victims of sexual trauma, 10 a.m., SR-222.
February 26, Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, to hold hearings to examine Department of Defense information technology acquisition processes, D160business transformation, and management practices in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2015 and the Future Years Defense Program, 2:30 p.m., SR-232A.
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February 27, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine United States Strategic Command and United States Cyber Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2015 and the Future Years Defense Program, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
February 27, Full Committee, to resume closed hearings to examine responses to questions from the open session on current and future worldwide threats to the national security of the United States, 2:30 p.m., SVC-217.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs:
February 25, to hold hearings to examine reauthorizing the Terrorism Risk Insurance Market (TRIA), focusing on the state of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Market, part II, 10 a.m., SD-538.
February 27, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress, 10 a.m., SD-538.
Committee on the Budget:
February 25, to hold hearings to examine the economic and budget outlook for individual, families, and communities, 10:30 a.m., SD-608.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation:
February 27, Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard, to hold hearings to examine North Pacific perspectives on Magnuson-Stevens Act reauthorization, 10:30 a.m., SR-253.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources:
February 27, Subcommittee on Water and Power, to hold hearings to examine S. 1419, to promote research, development, and demonstration of marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies, S. 1771, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to adjust the Crooked River boundary, to provide water certainty for the City of Prineville, Oregon, S. 1800, to require the Secretary of the Interior to submit to Congress a report on the efforts of the Bureau of Reclamation to manage its infrastructure assets, S. 1946, to amend the Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978 to modify the authorization of appropriations, S. 1965, to amend the East Bench Irrigation District Water Contract Extension Act to permit the Secretary of the Interior to extend the contract for certain water services, S. 2010 and H.R. 1963, bills to amend the Water Conservation and Utilization Act to authorize the development of non-Federal hydropower and issuance of leases of power privileges at projects constructed pursuant to the authority of the Water Conservation and Utilization Act, S. 2019, to reauthorize and update certain provisions of the Secure Water Act, and S. 2034, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program to facilitate the transfer to non-Federal ownership of appropriate reclamation projects or facilities, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
Committee on Environment and Public Works:
February 25, Subcommittee on Oversight, to hold hearings to examine natural resource adaptation, focusing on protecting ecosystems and economies, 2 p.m., SD-406.
Committee on Finance:
February 26, Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy, to hold hearings to examine retirement savings for low-income workers, 10 a.m., SD-215.
Committee on Foreign Relations:
February 25, Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs, to hold hearings to examine Lebanon at the crossroads, 3:30 p.m., SD-419.
February 26, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Protocol Amending the Convention between the United States of America and the Swiss Confederation for the Avoidance of Double Taxation with Respect to Taxes on Income, signed at Washington on October 2, 1996, signed on September 23, 2009, at Washington, as corrected by an exchange of notes effected November 16, 2010 and a related agreement effected by an exchange of notes on September 23, 2009 (Treaty Doc. 112-1), Protocol Amending the Convention between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital, signed on May 20, 2009, at Luxembourg (the ``proposed Protocol'') and a related agreement effected by the exchange of notes also signed on May 20, 2009 (Treaty Doc. 111-8), Convention between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Hungary for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income, signed on February 4, 2010, at Budapest (the ``proposed Convention'') and a related agreement effected by an exchange of notes on February 4, 2010 (Treaty Doc. 111-7), The Convention between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of Chile for the Avoidance of Double Taxation and the Prevention of Fiscal Evasion with Respect to Taxes on Income and Capital, signed in Washington on February 4, 2010, with a Protocol signed the same day, as corrected by exchanges of notes effected February 25, 2011, and February 10 and 21, 2012, and a related agreement effected by exchange of notes (the ``related Agreement'') on February 4, 2010 (Treaty Doc. 112-8), and The Protocol Amending the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters, done at Paris on May 27, 2010 (the ``proposed Protocol''), which was signed by the United States on May 27, 2010 (Treaty Doc. 112-5), 10:30 a.m., SD-419.
February 26, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine prospects for peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo and great lakes region, 2:15 p.m., SD-419.
February 27, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine international parental child abduction, 11:15 a.m., SD-419.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions:
February 25, to hold hearings to examine mental health, focusing on treatment options and trends, 10 a.m., SD-430.
February 26, Full Committee, business meeting consider the nominations of Vivek Hallegere Murthy, of Massachusetts, to be Medical Director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service, and to be Surgeon General of the Public Health Service, Portia Y. Wu, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of D161Labor, Christopher P. Lu, of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Labor, Heather L. MacDougall, of Florida, to be a Member of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, and Massie Ritsch,
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Select Committee on Intelligence:
February 25, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of John P. Carlin, of New York, to be an Assistant Attorney General, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary of Education for Communications and Outreach, Time to be announced, Room to be announced.
February 27, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine promoting college access and success for students with disabilities, 10 a.m., SH-216.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs:
February 26, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, to hold hearings to examine offshore tax evasion, focusing on the effort to collect unpaid taxes on billions in hidden offshore accounts, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
February 27, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine recycling electronics, focusing on a common sense solution for enhancing government efficiency and protecting our environment, 10 a.m., SD-342.
Committee on Indian Affairs:
February 26, to hold an oversight hearing to examine early childhood development and education in Indian country, focusing on building a foundation for academic success, 2:30 p.m., SD-628.
Committee on the Judiciary:
February 25, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Gregg Jeffrey Costa, of Texas, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fifth Circuit, Tanya S. Chutkan, to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia, M. Hannah Lauck, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, Leo T. Sorokin, to be United States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts, and John Charles Cruden, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
February 25, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights and Human Rights, to hold hearings to examine reassessing solitary confinement II, focusing on the human rights, fiscal, and public safety consequences, 2:30 p.m., SH-216.
February 26, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights, to hold hearings to examine competition in the wireless market, 10 a.m., SD-226.
February 27, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 1675, to reduce recidivism and increase public safety, S. 149, to provide effective criminal prosecutions for certain identity thefts, and the nominations of Steven Paul Logan, John Joseph Tuchi, Diane J. Humetewa, Rosemary Marquez, Douglas L. Rayes, and James Alan Soto, all to be a United States District Judge for the District of Arizona, Robin S. Rosenbaum, of Florida, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Eleventh Circuit, Bruce Howe Hendricks, to be United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina, Mark G. Mastroianni, to be United States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts, and Leslie Ragon Caldwell, of New York, to be an Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs:
February 25, to hold a joint hearing with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative presentation of the Disabled American Veterans, 2 p.m., 345, Cannon Building.
Select Committee on Intelligence:
February 25, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of John P. Carlin, of New York, to be an Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, and General Frank Taylor, Undersecretary of Homeland Security for the Office of Intelligence and Analysis, 2:30 p.m., SD-562.
February 25, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SD-562.
February 27, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
Committee on Appropriations.
February 26, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``The State of Efforts to Stop Human Trafficking'', 10 a.m., H-309 Capitol.
February 26, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, hearing on Oversight of Internal Revenue Service, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
February 26, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, hearing on Quality of Life in the Military, 10:30 a.m., 2358-A Rayburn.
February 26, State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, hearing on oversight of U.S. Assistance to Promote Freedom and Democracy in Countries with Repressive Environments, 10:30 a.m., H-140, Capitol. This is a closed hearing.
February 27, Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, hearing on the Federal Investments in Neuroscience Research Oversight, 10 a.m., H-309, Capitol.
February 27, Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services, and Education, hearing on Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise Oversight, 10 a.m., 2358-C Rayburn.
Committee on Armed Services,
February 26, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``The Posture of the U.S. Northern Command and U.S. Southern Command'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
February 26, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing on Defense Health Agency, 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
February 27, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``The Posture of the U.S. Special Operations Command and U.S. Transportation Command'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
February 27, Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, hearing entitled ``Seapower and Projection Forces Capabilities to Support the Asia Pacific Rebalance'', 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
Committee on Education and the Workforce,
February 26, Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, hearing entitled ``Providing Access to Affordable, Flexible Health Plans through Self-Insurance'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
February 27, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education; and the Subcommittee D162on Higher Education and Workforce Training, joint hearing entitled ``Exploring Efforts to Strengthen the Teaching Profession'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
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Committee on Energy and Commerce,
February 26, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Messing with Success: How CMS' Attack on the Part D Program Will Increase Costs and Reduce Choices for Seniors'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
February 27, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Counterfeit Drugs: Fighting Illegal Supply Chains'', 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
February 27, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, hearing entitled ``Benefits of and Challenges to Energy Access in the 21st Century: Electricity'', 10:15 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
February 28, Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, hearing entitled ``The FTC at 100: Views from the Academic Experts'', 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services,
February 26, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Inspector General Report: Allegations of Improper Lobbying and Obstruction at the Department of Housing and Urban Development'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
February 26, Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing entitled ``The Dodd-Frank Act's Impact on Asset-Backed Securities'', 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
February 28, Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing entitled ``Equity Market Structure: A Review of SEC Regulation NMS'', 9:30 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on Foreign Affairs,
February 26, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``International Wildlife Trafficking Threats to Conservation and National Security'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
February 26, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations, hearing entitled ``U.S. Policy Toward Sudan and South Sudan'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
February 27, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 2548, the ``Electrify Africa Act'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on Homeland Security,
February 26, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``The Secretary's Vision for the Future--Challenges and Priorities'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
February 27, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies, hearing on H.R. 4007, the ``Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Authorization and Accountability Act of 2014'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
Committee on the Judiciary,
February 26, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Enforcing the President's Constitutional Duty to Faithfully Execute the Laws'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
February 26, Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law, hearing on H.R. 2992, the ``Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2013'', 4 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
February 27, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' Use of Storefront Operations'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
February 28, Task Force on Over-Criminalization, hearing entitled ``Criminal Code Reform'', 9 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
Committee on Natural Resources,
February 26, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, hearing entitled ``American Energy Jobs: Opportunities for Veterans'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
February 26, Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation, hearing on the following legislation: H.R. 503, the ``National Desert Storm and Desert Shield War Memorial Act''; H.R. 712, to extend the authorization of the Highlands Conservation Act through fiscal year 2024; H.R. 1192, the ``Mount Jessie Benton Fre'mont''; H.R. 1501, the ``Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument Preservation Act''; H.R. 1744, the ``Multispecies Habitat Conservation Plan Implementation Act''; H.R. 2569, the ``Upper Missisquoi and Trout Wild and Scenic Rivers Act''; H.R. 3222, the ``Flushing Remonstrance Study Act''; H.R. 3366, to provide for the release of the property interests retained by the United States in certain land conveyed in 1954 by the United States, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, to the State of Oregon for the establishment of the Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center of Oregon State University in Hermiston, Oregon; H.R. 3802, to extend the legislative authority of the Adams Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work in honor of former President John Adams and his legacy, and for other purposes, 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
February 27, Full Committee, markup on the following legislation: H.R. 1103, to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide that Alexander Creek, Alaska, is and shall be recognized as an eligible Native village under that Act, and for other purposes; H.R. 1259, the ``Coltsville National Historical Park Act''; H.R. 2015, the ``Las Vegas Valley Public Land and Tule Springs Fossil Beds National Monument Act of 2013''; H.R. 3110, the ``Huna Tlingit Traditional Gull Egg Use Act''; and H.R. 3605, the ``Sandia Pueblo Settlement Technical Amendment Act'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
February 27, Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs, hearing on the following legislation: H.R. 3105, the ``Aquaculture Risk Reduction Act''; H.R. 3280, the ``Lacey Act Clarifying Amendments Act''; H.R. 3324, the ``Lacey Act Paperwork Reduction Act''; and H.R. 4032, the ``North Texas Invasive Species Barrier Act'', 1:30 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
February 27, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, hearing entitled ``Obama Administration Oversight: GAO Report--Interior Hiring and Retention Challenges'', 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
February 28, Full Committee, hearing on discussion draft of legislation regarding Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act, 9:30 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform,
February 26, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Limitless Surveillance at the FDA: Protecting the Rights of Federal Whistleblowers'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
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February 26, Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation and Regulatory Affairs, hearing entitled ``Is the Obama Administration Conducting a Serious Investigation of IRS Targeting?'', 1:30 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
February 27, Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation and Regulatory Affairs, hearing entitled ``The Administration's Proposed Restrictions on Political Speech: Doubling Down on IRS Targeting'', 9:30 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
February 27, Subcommittee on National Security, hearing entitled ``Afghanistan: Honoring the Heroes of Extortion 17'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
February 27, Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Health Care, and Entitlements, hearing entitled ``Examining the Endangered Species Act'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on Rules,
February 26, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 899, the ``Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2013'', 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology,
February 27, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Mars Flyby 2021: The First Deep Space Mission for the Orion and Space Launch System?'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
February 26, Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, hearing entitled ``Oversight of Passenger and Freight Rail Safety'', 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
February 27, Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, hearing entitled ``Improving the Nation's Highway Freight Network'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs,
February 26, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``VA Accountability: Assessing Actions Taken in Response to Subcommittee Oversight'', 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
February 27, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, hearing entitled ``Review of the Effectiveness of VA's Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment Program'', 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
Committee on Ways and Means,
February 26, Subcommittee on Social Security, hearing entitled ``Preventing Disability Scams'', 10 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence,
February 27, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Ongoing Intelligence Activities'', 10 a.m., 304-HVC.
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe:
February 25, to hold hearings to examine Switzerland's leadership of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), 10 a.m., SD-562.
Joint Hearing:
February 25, Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to hold a joint hearing with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative presentation of the Disabled American Veterans, 2 p.m., 345, Cannon Building.
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Program for Tuesday:
After the transaction of any morning business (not to extend beyond 11:05 a.m.), Senate will continue consideration of the nomination of James Maxwell Moody, Jr., of Arkansas, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas, with up to five roll call votes on or in relation to nominations, at 11:15 a.m.
At 2:15 p.m., Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 1982, Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act, with a vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed thereon, at approximately 3:15 p.m.
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(Senate will recess upon disposition of the nomination of Beth Labson Freeman, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California until 2:15 p.m. for their respective party conferences.)
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Program for Tuesday:
To be announced.
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