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“CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D399-D403 on May 6, 2013.
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CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD
Week of May 7 through May 10, 2013
Senate Chamber
On Tuesday, at approximately 11 a.m., Senate will begin consideration of the nomination of David Medine, of Maryland, to be Chairman and Member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, with a vote on confirmation of the nomination, at approximately 12 p.m.
On Tuesday, at 2:15 p.m., Senate will begin consideration of S. 601, Water Resources Development Act.
During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared legislative and executive business.
Senate Committees
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Committee on Appropriations: May 7, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2014 for the Library of Congress and the Open World Leadership Center, 9:30 a.m., SD-138.
May 7, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2014 for the United States Agency for International Development, 10:15 a.m., SD-192.
May 7, Subcommittee on Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2014 for the Department of the Interior, 10:30 a.m., SD-124.
May 8, Subcommittee on Department of Defense, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2014 for the Air Force, 10 a.m., SD-192.
May 8, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2014 for the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service, 2 p.m., SD-138.
May 8, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2014 for the Army Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation, 2:30 p.m., SD-192.
May 9, Subcommittee on Transportation and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine an overview of the Federal Housing Administration, 10 a.m., SD-138.
May 9, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2014 for the Department of Agriculture, 10 a.m., SD-124.
May 9, Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2014 for the Departments of Defense and Navy, 2 p.m., SD-124.
Committee on Armed Services: May 7, to hold hearings to examine the Department of the Air Force in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2014 and the Future Years Defense Program, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
May 7, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to hold hearings to examine National Nuclear Security Administration management of its National Security Laboratories in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2014 and the Future Years Defense Program, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
May 8, Subcommittee on SeaPower, to hold hearings to examine Navy shipbuilding programs in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2014 and the Future Years Defense Program, 9:30 a.m., SR-232A.
May 8, Subcommittee on Airland, to hold hearings to examine Army modernization in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2014 and the Future Years Defense Program, 9:30 a.m., SR-222.
May 8, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to hold hearings to examine strategic forces programs of the National Nuclear Security Administration and the Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2014 and the Future Years Defense Program, 2:30 p.m., SR-232A.
May 9, 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 2014 and the Future Years Defense Program; with the possibility of a closed session in SVC-217 following the open session, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: May 7, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Fred P. Hochberg, of New York, to be President of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, 10:15 a.m., SD-538.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: May 7, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance, to hold hearings to examine credit reports, focusing on what accuracy and errors mean for consumers, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
May 8, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the role of immigrants in America's innovation economy, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: May 7, to hold hearings to examine H.R. 527, to amend the Helium Act to complete the privatization of the Federal helium reserve in a competitive market fashion that ensures stability in the helium markets while protecting the interests of American taxpayers, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
May 8, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 306, to authorize all Bureau of Reclamation conduit facilities for hydropower development under Federal Reclamation law, S. 545, to improve hydropower, S. 761, to promote energy savings in residential and commercial buildings and industry, H.R. 267, to improve hydropower, and H.R. 678, to authorize all Bureau of Reclamation conduit facilities for hydropower development under Federal Reclamation law, 11:30 a.m., SD-366.
Committee on Environment and Public Works: May 9, business meeting to consider the nomination of Regina McCarthy, of Massachusetts, to be Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 9:15 a.m., SD-406.
Committee on Foreign Relations: May 7, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of James Knight, of Alabama, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Chad, and Deborah Kay Jones, of New Mexico, to be Ambassador to Libya, both of the Department of State, 10 a.m., SD-
419.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: May 8, business meeting to consider the nomination of Thomas Edward Perez, of Maryland, to be Secretary of Labor, and any pending nominations, 4 p.m., SD-430.
May 9, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine pharmaceutical compounding, focusing on a proposed legislative solution, 10 a.m., SD-430.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: May 7, to hold hearings to examine border security, focusing on S. 744, to provide for comprehensive immigration reform, 10:30 a.m., SD-342.
May 8, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine curbing Federal agency waste and fraud, focusing on new steps to strengthen the integrity of Federal payments, 10 a.m., SD-342.
May 8, Subcommittee on Emergency Management, Intergovernmental Relations, and the District of Columbia, to hold hearings to examine the role of the private sector in preparedness and emergency response, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
Committee on Indian Affairs: May 8, to hold hearings to examine S. 434, to authorize and implement the water rights compact among the Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation and the State of Montana, and S. 611, to make a technical amendment to the T'uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust Area Act, 2:30 p.m., SD-628.
Committee on the Judiciary: May 8, Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism, to hold hearings to examine cyber threats, focusing on law enforcement and private sector responses, 9 a.m., SD-226.
May 8, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Patricia E. Campbell-Smith, of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims, and William H. Pryor, Jr., of Alabama, and Rachel Elise Barkow, of New York, both to be a Member of the United States Sentencing Commission, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
May 9, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 744, to provide for comprehensive immigration reform, and the nominations of Srikanth Srinivasan, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit, Raymond T. Chen, of Maryland, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit, and Jennifer A. Dorsey, to be United States District Judge for the District of Nevada, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: May 8, to hold hearings to examine strengthening the entrepreneurial ecosystem for minority women, 10 a.m., SD-106.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: May 9, to hold hearings to examine pending health care legislation, 10 a.m., SR-418.
Select Committee on Intelligence: May 7, to hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
May 9, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
House Committees
Committee on Appropriations, May 8, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, hearing on Environmental Protection Agency Budget, 1 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
May 8, Subcommittee on Defense, hearing on Army Budget, 1 p.m., H-
140 Capitol.
May 9, Subcommittee on Defense, hearing on Air Force Budget, 9:30 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
Committee on Armed Services, May 8, Full Committee, hearing on National Defense Priorities from Members for the FY 2014 National Defense Authorization Act, 12:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
May 8, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing on Fiscal Year 2014 National Defense Authorization Budget Request for Missile Defense Programs, 3 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
May 9, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing on Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Request for Atomic Energy Defense Activities and Nuclear Forces Programs, 9 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, May 9, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, hearing entitled ``American Energy Security and Innovation: Grid Reliability Challenges in a Shifting Energy Resource Landscape'', 9:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services, May 8, Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade, hearing entitled ``Reauthorizing the Defense Production Act'', 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
Committee on Foreign Affairs, May 8, Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats, hearing entitled ``The Threat of China's Unsafe Consumables'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
May 9, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations, hearing entitled ``Resolving International Parental Child Abductions to Non-Hague Convention Countries'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on Homeland Security, May 8, Subcommittee on Transportation Security, hearing entitled ``TSA Procurement Reform: Saving Taxpayer Dollars Through Smarter Spending Practices'', 1:30 p.m., 311 Cannon.
May 9, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``The Boston Bombings: A First Look'', 9 a.m., 311 Cannon.
Committee on Natural Resources, May 8, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``DOI Hydraulic Fracturing Rule: A Recipe for Government Waste, Duplication and Delay'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
May 9, Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation, hearing on legislation to direct Federal public land management officials to exercise their authority under existing law to facilitate use of and access to Federal public lands for fishing, sport hunting, and recreational shooting, and for other purposes; H.R. 586, the ``Denali National Park Improvement Act''; H.R. 995, the ``Organ Mountains National Monument Establishment Act''; and H.R. 1411, the ``California Coastal National Monument Expansion Act of 2013'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, May 8, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Benghazi: Exposing Failure and Recognizing Courage'', 11:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
May 9, Subcommittee on Government Operations hearing entitled
``Federal Government Approaches to Issuing Biometric IDs'', 9 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
May 9, Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and the Census, hearing entitled ``Is OPM Processing Federal Worker Pension Claims on Time?'', 9:30 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, May 9, Subcommittee on Space; and Subcommittee on Research, hearing entitled ``Exoplanet Discoveries: Have We Found Other Earths?'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
Committee on Small Business, May 8, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Retrospective Review: Have Existing Regulatory Burdens on Small Businesses Been Reduced?'', 1 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
May 9, Subcommittee on Health and Technology, hearing entitled
``The Health Insurance Fee: Impact on Small Businesses'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, May 9, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 3, the ``Northern Route Approval Act''; and H.R. 1092, to designate the air route traffic control center located in Nashua, New Hampshire, as the ``Patricia Clark Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center'', 9:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, May 8, Full Committee, markup on the following legislation: H.R. 671, the ``Ruth Moore Act of 2013''; H.R. 1405, to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include an appeals form in any notice of decision issued for the denial of a benefit sought; H.R. 570, the ``American Heroes COLA Act''; H.R. 1412, the ``Improving Job Opportunities for Veterans Act of 2013''; H.R. 357, the ``GI Bill Tuition Fairness Act of 2013''; and H.R. 602, the ``Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act'', 9 a.m., 334 Cannon.
Committee on Ways and Means, May 8, Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing entitled ``Internal Revenue Service's Colleges and Universities Compliance Project'', 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
May 9, Subcommittee on Human Resources, hearing entitled ``Letting Kids Be Kids: Balancing Safety with Opportunity for Foster Youth'', 9:30 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, May 9, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Ongoing Intelligence Activities, 9 a.m., HVC-304. This is a closed hearing.
Joint Meetings
Joint Economic Committee: May 7, to hold hearings to examine immigration and its contribution to our economic strength, 9:30 a.m., SD-562.
Joint Economic Committee: May 8, to continue hearings to examine immigration and its contribution to our economic strength, 2 p.m., SH-216.
Joint Committee on the Library: May 7, with the Joint Committee on Printing, organizational business meeting to consider committee's rules of procedure and budget for the 113th Congress, 10 a.m., SC-
04, Capitol.
Joint Committee on Printing: May 7, with the Joint Committee on the Library, organizational business meeting to consider committee's rules of procedure and budget for the 113th Congress, 10 a.m., SC-
04, Capitol.
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: May 8, to hold hearings to examine Ukraine's leadership of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), focusing on finding new ways to address protracted regional conflicts, energy security, and human dimension issues such as human trafficking, tolerance, media freedom, democratic elections and election observation, and efforts to improve implementation of commitments regarding fundamental human rights and freedom, 2 p.m., SD-562.
* These figures include all measures reported, even if there was no accompanying report. A total of 33 written reports have been filed in the Senate, 49 reports have been filed in the House.
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