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Daily Digest - Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

HIGHLIGHTS

See Resume of Congressional Activity.

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Measures Introduced: Eleven bills and one resolution were introduced, as follows: S. 2189-2199, and S. Res. 408.

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Measures Reported:

S. 864, to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to reauthorize technical assistance to small public water systems, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. (S. Rept. No. 113-142)
S. 970, to amend the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to reauthorize grants for and require applied water supply research regarding the water resources research and technology institutes established under the Act, with an amendment. (S. Rept. No. 113-143)
H.R. 724, to amend the Clean Air Act to remove the requirement for dealer certification of new light-duty motor vehicles. (S. Rept. No. 113-144)
H.R. 1206, to grant the Secretary of the Interior permanent authority to authorize States to issue electronic duck stamps. (S. Rept. No. 113-145)

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Measures Passed:

Honoring Jan Karski: Committee on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 371, honoring the legacy and accomplishments of Jan Karski on the centennial of his birth, and the resolution was then agreed to, after agreeing to the following amendments proposed thereto:

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Measures Considered:

Minimum Wage Fairness Act: Senate began consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration of S. 1737, to provide for an increase in the Federal minimum wage and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend increased expensing limitations and the treatment of certain real property as section 179 property.

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Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act--Agreement: Senate continued consideration of H.R. 3979, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that emergency services volunteers are not taken into account as employees under the shared responsibility requirements contained in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, taking action on the following motions and amendments proposed thereto:

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Message from the President: Senate received the following message from the President of the United States:

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Transmitting, pursuant to law, the President's report to Congress relative to the Secretary of the Interior's certification under section 8 of the Fisherman's Protective Act of 1967, as amended (the ``Pelly Amendment'') (22 U.S.C. 1978) that nationals of Iceland have conducted whaling activities that diminish the effectiveness of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES); which was referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (PM-37)

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Malinowski, Wu and Birx Nominations--Agreement: A unanimous-consent-time agreement was reached providing that on Wednesday, April 2, 2014, at a time to be determined by the Majority Leader, in consultation with the Republican Leader, Senate begin consideration of the nominations of Tomasz P. Malinowski, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Portia Y. Wu, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor, and Deborah L. Birx, of Maryland, to be Ambassador at Large and Coordinator of United States Government Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS Globally; that there be 2 minutes for debate equally divided in the usual form on each nomination; that upon the use or yielding back of time, Senate vote, without intervening action or debate, on confirmation of the nominations in the order listed; that all roll call votes after the first be 10 minutes in length; that no further motions be in order; and the Senate then resume legislative session.

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Nominations Confirmed: Senate confirmed the following nominations:
By a unanimous vote of 99 yeas (Vote No. EX. 94), Kevin Whitaker, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Colombia.

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Messages from the House:

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Measures Read the First Time:

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Executive Communications:

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Petitions and Memorials:

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Additional Cosponsors:

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Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions:

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Additional Statements:

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Amendments Submitted:

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Notices of Intent:

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Authorities for Committees to Meet:

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Privileges of the Floor:

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Record Votes: Two record votes were taken today. (Total--95)

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Adjournment: Senate convened at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 7:11 p.m., until 9 a.m. on Wednesday, April 2, 2014. (For Senate's program, see the remarks of the Majority Leader in today's Record on page S2041.)

DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST AND FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities concluded opened and closed hearings to examine proliferation prevention programs at the Department of Energy and at the Department of Defense in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2015 and the Future Years Defense Program, after receiving testimony from Anne M. Harrington, Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of Energy; Rebecca K. C. Hersman, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction, and Kenneth A. Myers III, Director of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, and Director of the United States Strategic Command Center for Combating Weapons of Mass Destruction, both of the Department of Defense; Michael L. Lansdown, Deputy National Intelligence Officer for Weapons of Mass Destruction and Chemical Warfare, Office of the Director of National Intelligence; and Simon G. Limage, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Nonproliferation Programs, Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation.

OPPORTUNITY, MOBILITY, AND INEQUALITY IN TODAY'S ECONOMY

Committee on the Budget: Committee concluded a hearing to examine opportunity, mobility, and inequality in today's economy, after receiving testimony from Joseph E. Stiglitz, Columbia University, New York, D346New York; Raj Chetty, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts; and Keith Hall, George Mason University Mercatus Center, Arlington, Virginia.

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SATELLITE TELEVISION EXTENSION AND LOCALISM ACT

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet concluded a hearing to examine reauthorization of the ``Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act'', after receiving testimony from William Lake, Bureau Chief, Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission; Gordon Smith, National Association of Broadcasters, Michael K. Powell, National Cable and Telecommunications Association, and Matthew F. Wood, Free Press, all of Washington, D.C.; Michael W. Palkovic, DIRECTV, El Segundo, California; and Tom Rogers, TiVo Inc., New York, New York.

BUSINESS MEETING

Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee ordered favorably reported the following business items:
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 October 2, 1996, signed September 23, 2009, at Washington, with a related agreement effected by an exchange of notes September 23, 2009, as corrected by an exchange of notes effected November 16, 2010 (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 at Luxembourg May 20, 2009, with a related agreement effected by exchange of notes 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 at Budapest February 4, 2010, with a related agreement effected by exchange of notes February 4, 2010 (Treaty Doc. 111-7);
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 at Washington February 4, 2010, with a Protocol and a related agreement effected by exchange of notes February 4, 2010, as corrected by exchanges of notes effected February 25, 2011, and February 10 and 21, 2012 (Treaty Doc. 112-8);
Protocol Amending the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters, done at Paris May 27, 2010 (Treaty Doc. 112-5); and
S. Res. 384, expressing the sense of the Senate concerning the humanitarian crisis in Syria and neighboring countries, resulting humanitarian and development challenges, and the urgent need for a political solution to the crisis.

CATERPILLAR OFFSHORE TAX STRATEGY

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations concluded a hearing to examine Caterpillar's offshore tax strategy, after receiving testimony from Bret Wells, University of Houston Law Center, Houston, Texas; Reuven S. Avi-Yonah, University of Michigan Law School International Tax Master of Law Program, Ann Arbor; Thomas F. Quinn, Chicago, Illinois, James Bowers, Dallas, Texas, and Steven Williams, McLean, Virginia, all of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC; and Julie A. Lagacy, Robin D. Beran, and Rodney Perkins, all of Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, Illinois.

PAYCHECK FAIRNESS ACT

Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee concluded a hearing to examine S. 84, to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide more effective remedies to victims of discrimination in the payment of wages on the basis of sex, after receiving testimony from Deborah Thompson Eisenberg, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, Baltimore; ReShonda Young, Alpha Express, Inc, Waterloo, Iowa; Camille A. Olson, Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Chicago, Illinois, on behalf of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce; and Kerri Sleeman, Hancock, Michigan.

NOMINATIONS

Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the nominations of Beth Bloom, and Darrin P. Gayles, both to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, and Paul G. Byron, and Carlos Eduardo Mendoza, both to be a United States District Judge for the Middle District of Florida, after the nominees, who were all introduced by Senators Nelson and Rubio, testified and answered questions in their own behalf.

INTELLIGENCE

Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed hearings on intelligence matters, receiving testimony from officials of the intelligence community.
Committee recessed subject to the call.

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Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 17 public bills, H.R. 10, 4348-4364; and 4 resolutions, H. Res. 531-534 were introduced.

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Additional Cosponsors:

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Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows:
H.R. 981, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a global rare earth element assessment, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 113-389);
H.R. 1063, to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct an assessment of the capability of the Nation to meet our current and future demands for the minerals critical to United States manufacturing and agricultural competitiveness and economic and national security in a time of expanding resource nationalism, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 113-390);
H.R. 1259, to establish Coltsville National Historical Park in the State of Connecticut, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 113-391);
H.R. 1501, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating the Prison Ship Martyrs' Monument in Fort Greene Park, in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, as a unit of the National Park System, with an amendment (H. Rept. 113-392);
H.R. 3110, to allow for the harvest of gull eggs by the Huna Tlingit people within Glacier Bay National Park in the State of Alaska, with an amendment (H. Rept. 113-393);
H.R. 3188, to expedite the planning and implementation of salvage timber sales as part of Forest Service and Department of the Interior restoration and rehabilitation activities for lands within the Stanislaus National Forest and Yosemite National Park and Bureau of Land Management lands adversely impacted by the 2013 Rim Fire in California, with amendments H. (Rept. 113-394, Pt. 1);
H.R. 3222, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of sites associated with the 1657 signing of the Flushing Remonstrance in Queens, New York, and for other purposes, with an amendment (H. Rept. 113-395);
H.R. 3605, to make a technical amendment to the T'uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust Area Act, and for other purposes (H. Rept. 113-396); and
H. Res. 530, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2575) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 30-hour threshold for classification as a full-time employee for purposes of the employer mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and replace it with 40 hours (H. Rept. 113-397).

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Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed Representative Foxx to act as Speaker pro tempore for today.

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Recess: The House recessed at 12:17 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m.

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Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by a yea-and-nay vote of 261 yeas to 140 nays with 2 answering ``present'', Roll No. 151.

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Recess: The House recessed at 2:02 p.m. and reconvened at 4 p.m.

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Committee Resignation: Read a letter from Representative Takano, wherein he resigned from the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

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Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the following measures:
Support for the Sovereignty, Integrity, Democracy, and Economic Stability of Ukraine Act of 2014: Concurred in the Senate amendment to H.R. 4152, to provide for the costs of loan guarantees for Ukraine, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 378 yeas to 34 nays, Roll No. 149;

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Recess: The House recessed at 6:03 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m.

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Committee Elections: The House agreed to H. Res. 531, electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.

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Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he transmitted a notification to the Congress consistent with subsection (b) of the Pelly Amendment with respect to Iceland's whaling activities--referred to the Committees on Foreign Affairs and Natural Resources and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 113-101).

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Senate Messages: Messages received from the Senate by the Clerk and subsequently presented to the House today appear on pages H2751-52.

Senate Referral: S. 2183 was held at the desk.

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Quorum Calls--Votes: Three yea-and-nay votes developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H2784-85, H2785-86 and H2786. There were no quorum calls.

Adjournment: The House met at 12 noon and adjourned at 8:46 p.m.

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APPROPRIATIONS--SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION FY 2015 BUDGET

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government held a hearing on Securities and Exchange Commission FY 2015 Budget. Testimony was heard from Mary Jo White, Chair, Securities and Exchange Commission.

GM IGNITION SWITCH RECALL

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing entitled ``The GM Ignition Switch Recall: Why Did It Take So Long?''. Testimony was heard from Mary T. Barra, CEO, General Motors Company.

EXAMINING CONCERNS REGARDING FDA'S PROPOSED CHANGES TO GENERIC DRUG LABELING

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing entitled ``Examining Concerns Regarding FDA's Proposed Changes to Generic Drug Labeling''. Testimony was heard from Janet Woodcock, M.D., Director Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration.

SAVE AMERICAN WORKERS ACT OF 2014

Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 2575, the ``Save American Workers Act of 2014''. The Committee granted, by record vote of 8-3, a closed rule for H.R. 2575. The rule provides three hours of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from Representatives Young (IN) and Jackson Lee.

ONGOING INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``Ongoing Intelligence Activities''. This was a closed hearing.

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Department of Defense, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2015 for the Department of the Air Force, 10 a.m., SD-106.

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Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2015 for the National Institutes of Health, 10 a.m., SD-192.

Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2015 for the Department of Housing and Urban Development. , 10 a.m., SD-138.

Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2015 for the Department of the Treasury's Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence and its administration and enforcement of sanctions, 2 p.m., SD-138.

Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2015 for the United States Army Corps of Engineers and the Department of the Interior, 2:30 p.m., SD-192.

Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2015 for the Department of Defense and the Department of the Army, 3 p.m., SD-124.
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support, to hold hearings to examine military construction, environmental, energy, and base closure programs in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2015 and the Future Years Defense Program, 9:30 a.m., SR-232A.

Subcommittee on SeaPower, to hold hearings to examine Marine Corps modernization in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2015 and the Future Years Defense Program, 9:30 a.m., SR-222.

Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to hold hearings to examine ballistic missile defense policies and programs in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2015 and the Future Years Defense Program, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance, to hold hearings to examine the General Motors (GM) recall and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA) defect investigation process, 10:15 a.m., SR-253.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold hearings to examine data breach on the rise, focusing on protecting personal information from harm, 10 a.m., SD-342.
Committee on Indian Affairs: business meeting to consider H.R. 841, to amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to make technical corrections, S. 161, to extend the Federal recognition to the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana, S. 1074, to extend Federal recognition to the Chickahominy Indian Tribe, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe-Easter Division, the Upper Mattaponi Tribe, the Rappahannock Tribe, Inc., the Monacan Indian Nation, and the Nansemond Indian Tribe, and S. 1219, to authorize the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians Water Rights Settlement; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine S. 1474, to encourage the State of Alaska to enter into intergovernmental agreements with Indian tribes in the State relating to the enforcement of certain State laws by Indian tribes, to improve the quality of life in rural Alaska, to reduce alcohol and drug abuse, S. 1570, to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to authorize advance appropriations for the Indian Health Service by providing 2-fiscal-year budget authority, S. 1574, to amend the Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992 to facilitate the ability of Indian tribes to integrate the employment, training, and related services from diverse Federal sources, S. 1622, to establish the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children, and an original bill entitled, ``The Native American Children's Safety Act'', 2:30 p.m., SD-628.

Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, hearing on United States Forest Service FY 2015 Budget, 9:30 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies, hearing on USDA Marketing and Regulatory Programs FY 2015 Budget, 10 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, hearing on DEA and State Research on Drug Abuse in America FY 2015 Budget, 10 a.m., H-309 Capitol.

Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, hearing on Department of Energy FY 2015 Budget, 10 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Homeland Security, hearing on U.S. Customs and Border Protection FY 2015 Budget, 10 a.m., 2358-A Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, hearing on Department of Labor FY 2015 Budget, 10:30 a.m., 2358-C Rayburn.

Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, and Related Program, hearing on the United Nations and International Organizations FY 2015 Budget, 10:30 a.m., H-140 Capitol.

Subcommittee on Defense, hearing on Defense Health Program FY 2015 Budget, 1:30 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, hearing on oversight of Public Housing, 2 p.m., 2358-A Rayburn.
Committee on Armed Services, Full Committee, hearing on The Fiscal Year 2015 National Defense Authorization Budget Requests from U.S. Forces Korea and U.S. Strategic Command, 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, hearing on Fiscal Year 2015 Ground Force Modernization Programs, 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, hearing on Air Force Projection Forces Aviation Programs and Capabilities related to the 2015 President's Budget Request, 3:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.

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Committee on the Budget, Full Committee, markup on the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget For Fiscal Year 2015, 10:30 a.m., 210 Cannon.
Committee on Education and the Workforce, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Keeping College within Reach: Meeting the Needs of Contemporary Students'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and Power; and Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, joint hearing entitled ``The Fiscal Year 2015 EPA Budget'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, hearing entitled ``Ensuring the Security, Stability, Resilience, and Freedom of the Global Internet'', 10:30 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Allegations of Discrimination and Retaliation within the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, hearing entitled ``The Crude Truth: Evaluating U.S. Energy Trade Policy'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on Homeland Security, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Taking Down the Cartels: Examining United States-Mexico Cooperation'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
Committee on House Administration, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``The National Zoo of Today and Tomorrow--An Innovative Center Focused on the Care and Conservation of the World's Species''; and markup on H.R. 863, the ``Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Women's History Museum Act of 2013'', 10:30 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 4292, the ``Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act''; and H.R. 4323, to reauthorize programs authorized under the Debbie Smith Act of 2004, and for other purposes, 10:15 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, hearing entitled ``Preservation and Reuse of Copyrighted Works'', 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Undercover Storefront Operations: Continued Oversight of ATF's Reckless Investigative Techniques'', 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
Committee on Small Business, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Bitcoin: Examining the Benefits and Risks for Small Business'', 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing entitled ``The President's Fiscal Year 2015 Budget: Administration Priorities for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Railroad, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, hearing entitled ``Examining Issues for Hazardous Materials Reauthorization'', 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``VA and Human Tissue: Improvements Needed for Veterans Safety'', 10:15 a.m., 334 Cannon.
Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Human Resources, hearing on the Federal Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) program, 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``The Benghazi Talking Points and Michael J. Morell's Role in Shaping the Administration's Narrative'', 10 a.m., 210-HVC.
April 1, 2014

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Resume of Congressional Activity

The first table gives a comprehensive resume of all legislative business transacted by the Senate and House.

The second table accounts for all nominations submitted to the Senate by the President for Senate confirmation.

DATA ON LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY

Pages of proceedings

Total: 1,882
2,748

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Extensions of Remarks

Total: ..
472

..

House: Public bills enacted into law
Total: 8
11

19

House: Private bills enacted into law
Total: ..
..

..

House: Bills in conference
Total: 2
2

..

House: Measures passed, total
Total: 94
108

202

Senate bills

Total: 19
5

..

House bills

Total: 12
68

..

Senate joint resolutions

Total: 3
3

..

House joint resolutions

Total: 1
1

..

Senate concurrent resolutions

Total: 1
..

..

House concurrent resolutions

Total: 5
5

..

Simple resolutions

Total: 53
26

..

House: Measures reported, total
Total: *21
*67

88

Senate bills

Total: 14
..

..

House bills

Total: ..
51

..

Senate joint resolutions

Total: ..
..

..

House joint resolutions

Total: ..
..

..

Senate concurrent resolutions

Total: ..
..

..

House concurrent resolutions

Total: ..
2

..

Simple resolutions

Total: 7
14

..

House: Special reports
Total: 1
..

..

House: Conference reports
Total: 1
1

..

House: Measures pending on calendar
Total: 230
23

..

House: Measures introduced, total
Total: 384
653

1,037

Bills

Total: 294
540

..

Joint resolutions

Total: 6
9

..

Concurrent resolutions

Total: 4
23

..

Simple resolutions

Total: 80
81

..

House: Quorum calls
Total: ..
1

..

House: Yea-and-nay votes
Total: 93
67

..

House: Recorded votes
Total: ..
80

..

House: Bills vetoed
Total: ..
..

..

House: Vetoes overridden
Total: ..
..

..

DISPOSITION OF EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS

Civilian nominations, totaling 428 (including 2 nominations carried over from the First Session), disposed of as follows:

Other Civilian nominations, totaling 1,872, disposed of as follows:

Air Force nominations, totaling 1,211, disposed of as follows:

Army nominations, totaling 720, disposed of as follows:

Navy nominations, totaling 110, disposed of as follows:

Marine Corps nominations, totaling 819, disposed of as follows:

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Program for Wednesday: Senate will continue consideration of H.R. 3979, Protecting Volunteer Firefighters and Emergency Responders Act, and vote on the motion to invoke cloture on Reid (for Reed) Amendment No. 2874 to the bill, at 10 a.m. The filing deadline for second-degree amendments is at 9:30 a.m.
House: At a time to be determined by the two Leaders, Senate will begin consideration of the nominations of Tomasz P. Malinowski, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Portia Y. Wu, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor, and Deborah L. Birx, of Maryland, to be Ambassador at Large and Coordinator of United States Government Activities to Combat HIV/AIDS Globally, and vote on confirmation of the nominations.

Program for Wednesday: Begin consideration of H.R. 2575--Save American Workers Act of 2014 (Subject to a Rule).

HOUSE

Barr, Andy, Ky., E474

Brady, Robert A., Pa., E477

Bustos, Cheri, Ill., E475

Coffman, Mike, Colo., E480

DesJarlais, Scott, Tenn., E482

Deutch, Theodore E., Fla., E480

Doyle, Michael F., Pa., E483, E485

Duckworth, Tammy, Ill., E478

Ellmers, Renee L., N.C., E474

Flores, Bill, Tex., E485

Garamendi, John, Calif., E483, E484, E487

Grayson, Alan, Fla., E481

Grijalva, Raul M., Ariz., E474

Hall, Ralph M., Tex., E475

Huffman, Jared, Calif., E473, E474

Issa, Darrell E., Calif., E474, E479

Jordan, Jim, Ohio, E476

Kaptur, Marcy, Ohio, E477

Kilmer, Derek, Wash., E480, E482, E483

Lamborn, Doug, Colo., E476

Lee, Barbara, Calif., E478

Lowenthal, Alan S., Calif., E473

Lujan, Ben Ray, N.M., E478

McMorris Rodgers, Cathy, Wash., E479

Maffei, Daniel B., N.Y., E475

Miller, Jeff, Fla., E476

Moran, James P., Va., E473

Peters, Gary C., Mich., E477, E483

Quigley, Mike, Ill., E481

Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana, Fla., E484

Roybal-Allard, Lucille, Calif., E481

Ruppersberger, C.A. Dutch, Md., E482

Schwartz, Allyson Y., Pa., E473, E479, E483

Smith, Jason T., Mo., E480

Smith, Lamar, Tex., E484

Tipton, Scott R., Colo., E477, E478, E479, E480, E480

Vargas, Juan, Calif., E473

Young, Don, Alaska, E487

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