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Bills & Hearings in the House : May 2013


Thursday, May 30, 2013

Field Hearing: How Southern California Freight Transportation Challenges Impact the Nation

1:30 PM | 1170 West 3rd Street San Bernardino, CA 92410
Host: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure | Full Committee

Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Field Hearing: Oversight of California High Speed Rail

7:00 AM | Auditorium Room AM120, Madera Community College Center, Madera, CA Host: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure | Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Hearing: The Call for Economic Liberty in the Arab World

9:30 AM | 2172 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Foreign Affairs | Full Committee

Hearing: Joint Hearing – The Current and Future Applications of Biometric Technologies

10:00 AM | 2318 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology | Subcommittee on Research

Hearing: Maritime Transportation: The Role of U.S. Ships and Mariners

10:00 AM | 2167 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure |

Hearing: Legislative Hearing on Draft Legislation, ‘The Veterans Integrated Mental Health Care Act of 2013;’ Draft Legislation, ‘the Demanding Accountability for Veterans Act of 2013;’ H.R. 241; H.R. 288; H.R. 984; and H.R. 1284

10:00 AM | 334 Cannon HOB Washington DC Host: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs | Subcommittee on Health

Markup: H.R. 982, the Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency FACT Act of 2013

10:00 AM | 2141 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on the Judiciary | Full Committee

Hearing: Chairman Brady Announces Hearing on the President’s and Other Bipartisan Proposals to Reform Medicare

10:00 AM Host: Committee on Ways and Means | Subcommittee on Health

Hearing: Cyber Threats and Security Solutions

10:00 AM | 2123 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Energy and Commerce | Subcommittee on Energy and Power

Hearing: Visa Security and Overstays: How Secure is America?

10:00 AM | 311 Cannon HOB Host: Committee on Homeland Security | Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security

Hearing: The Future of the CFTC: Market Perspectives

10:00 AM | 1300 Longworth HOB Host: Committee on Agriculture | Full Committee

Hearing: “Reviewing the President’s Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Proposal for the U.S. Department of Education”

10:00 AM Host: Committee on Education and the Workforce | Full Committee

Hearing: Oversight Hearing on “Perspectives on the Management of Federal and State Land: Testimony by Governor Gary Herbert (R-UT), Chairman of the Western Governors’ Association”

10:30 AM | 1324 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515 Host: Committee on Natural Resources | Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation

Hearing: Oversight Hearing on “Data collection issues in relation to the reauthorization of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act”

10:30 AM | 1334 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515 Host: Committee on Natural Resources | Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs

Markup: Full Committee Mark Up – FY 2014 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Bill and Report on the Suballocation of Budget Allocations for FY 2014

11:00 AM | 2359 Rayburn Host: Committee on Appropriations | Multiple Subcommittees

Hearing: Understanding the Cost Drivers of Passenger Rail

1:00 PM | 2167 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure | Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials

Hearing: Why Can’t DHS Better Communicate with the American People?

1:30 PM | 311 Cannon HOB Host: Committee on Homeland Security | Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency

Hearing: Next Steps in Human Exploration to Mars and Beyond

2:00 PM | 2318 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology | Subcommittee on Space

Hearing: JOINT HEARING: The Growing Crisis in Africa’s Sahel Region

2:00 PM | 2172 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Foreign Affairs | Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations

Hearing: Cybersecurity: An Examination of the Communications Supply Chain

2:00 PM | 2123 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Energy and Commerce | Subcommittee on Communications and Technology

Hearing: H.R. 3-Northern Route Approval Act

3:00 PM | H-313 Capitol Host: Committee on Rules | Full Committee

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Hearing: Exascale Computing Challenges and Opportunities

10:00 AM | 2318 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology | Select…

Markup: Full Committee Mark Up – FY 2014 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill

10:00 AM | 2359 Rayburn Host: Committee on Appropriations | Multiple Subcommittees

Hearing: Saving Taxpayer Dollars: Freezing the Federal Real Estate Footprint

10:00 AM | 2167 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure | Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management

Hearing: Expediting Claims or Exploiting Statistics?: An Examination of VA’s Special Initiative to Process Rating Claims Pending Over Two Years

10:00 AM | 334 Cannon House Office Building Washington DC
Host: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs | Full Committee

Hearing: The Economic Outlook

10:00 AM | G-50 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building
Host: Joint Economic Committee |

Hearing: Legislative Hearing on H.R. 1964, H.R. 1965, H.R. 1394, and H.R. 555

10:00 AM | 1324 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515 Host: Committee on Natural Resources | Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources

Hearing: H.R. 1911-Smarter Solutions for Students Act

10:00 AM | H-313 Capitol Host: Committee on Rules | Full Committee

Hearing: U.S. Citizens’ Constitutional Rights During the War on Terror

10:00 AM | 2141 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on the Judiciary | Full Committee

Hearing: Examining SAMHSA’s Role in Delivering Services to the Severely Mentally Ill

10:00 AM | 2123 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Energy and Commerce | Select…

Hearing: “Examining the Regulatory and Enforcement Actions of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission”

10:00 AM Host: Committee on Education and the Workforce | Subcommittee on Workforce Protections

Hearing: Assessing the Threat to the Homeland from al Qaeda Operations in Iran and Syria

10:00 AM | 311 Cannon HOB Host: Committee on Homeland Security | Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence

Markup: H.R. 850, Nuclear Iran Prevention Act of 2013

10:00 AM | 2172 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Foreign Affairs | Full Committee

Hearing: CLOSED: Ongoing Intelligence Activities

1:00 PM | HVC304 Capitol Host: House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence | Full Committee

Hearing: he Middle East and North Africa FY 2014 Budget: Priorities and Challenges

2:00 PM | 2172 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Foreign Affairs | Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa

Hearing: S. 744 and the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986: Lessons Learned or Mistakes Repeated?

2:00 PM | 2141 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on the Judiciary | Full Committee

Hearing: The President’s Fiscal Year 2014 Budget: Administration Priorities for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

2:00 PM | 2167 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure | Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Hearing: CLOSED: Ongoing Intelligence Activities

8:30 AM | HVC304 Capitol Host: House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence |

Hearing: Restoring U.S. Leadership in Weather Forecasting

9:30 AM | 2318 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology | Subcommittee on Environment

Hearing: Chairman Johnson Announces Hearing on the President’s and Other Bipartisan Entitlement Reform Proposals

9:30 AM Host: Committee on Ways and Means | Social Security

Hearing: Legislative Hearing on H.R. 255, H.R. 745, and H.R. 1963

10:00 AM | 1324 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515 Host: Committee on Natural Resources | Subcommittee on Water and Power

Hearing: H.R. 1797, the District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act

10:00 AM | 2141 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on the Judiciary | Full Committee

Hearing: Building America: Challenges for Small Construction Contractors

10:00 AM Host: Committee on Small Business | Subcommittee on Contracting and Workforce

Hearing: Examining Drug Compounding

10:00 AM | 2322 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Energy and Commerce | Subcommittee on Health

Hearing: U.S.-Mexico Security Cooperation: An Overview of the Merida Initiative 2008-Present

10:00 AM | 2172 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Foreign Affairs | Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere

Field Hearing: Oversight of California High Speed Rail

7:00 AM | Auditorium Room AM120, Madera Community College Center, Madera, CA Host: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure | Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials

Bills & Hearings in the House 3/20


Hearing: Entrepreneurial Assistance: Examining Inefficiencies and Duplication Across Federal Government Programs

12:00 AM                                                 Host: Committee on Small Business | Full Committee

Hearing: POSTPONED: Oversight Hearing – Forest Service

9:30 AM                 | B-308 Rayburn                                Host: Committee on Appropriations | Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies

Hearing: Crisis in Syria: The U.S. Response

9:45 AM                 | 2172 Rayburn HOB                                Host: Committee on Foreign Affairs | Full Committee

Markup: H.R. 1120, “The Preventing Greater Uncertainty in Labor-Management Relations Act”

10:00 AM                                                Host: Committee on Education and the Workforce | Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training

Hearing: The Posture of the U.S. Northern Command and U.S. Southern Command

10:00 AM                 | 2118 Rayburn HOB                                Host: Committee on Armed Services | Full Committee

Hearing: How Innovation Benefits Patients

10:00 AM                 | 2123 Rayburn HOB                                Host: Committee on Energy and Commerce | Subcommittee on Health

Hearing: Oversight Hearing – The Judiciary

10:00 AM                 | 2359 Rayburn                                Host: Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government

Hearing: Focusing on People: A Review of VA’s Plans for Employee Training, Accountability, and Workload Management to Improve Disability Claims Processing

10:00 AM                 | 334 Cannon House Office Building Washington DC                                Host: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs | Full Committee

Hearing: Measuring Outcomes to Understand the State of Border Security

10:00 AM                 | 311 Cannon HOB                                Host: Committee on Homeland Security | Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security

Hearing: Chairman Johnson Announces Hearing on the Challenges of Achieving  Fair and Consistent Disability Decisions

10:00 AM                                                Host: Committee on Ways and Means | Social Security

Hearing: POSTPONED: Budget Hearing – Federal Aviation Administration

10:00 AM                 | 2358-A Rayburn                                Host: Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies

Hearing: Hearing entitled “State of Community Banking:  Is the Current Regulatory Environment Adversely Affecting Community Financial Institutions?”

10:00 AM                 | 2128 Rayburn HOB                                Host: Committee on Financial Services | Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit

Hearing: Oversight Hearing – Major Construction Projects of the Department of Energy

10:00 AM                 | 2362-B Rayburn                                Host: Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies

Hearing: Oversight Hearing – Children’s Mental Health

10:00 AM                 | 2358-C Rayburn                                Host: Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies

Hearing: CLOSED: Oversight Hearing – Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure

10:00 AM                 | H-405 Capitol                                Host: Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Homeland Security

Business Meeting: meeting to consider the following measures:  H.R. 634, H.R. 677, H.R. 742, H.R. 992, H.R. 1003, H.R. 1038

10:00 AM                 | 1300 Longworth HOB                                Host: Committee on Agriculture | Full Committee

Markup: Markup on H.R. 367, and H.R. 982

10:00 AM                 | 2141 Rayburn HOB                                Host: Committee on the Judiciary | Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law

Hearing: POSTPONED: Budget Hearing – Commodity Futures Trading Commission

10:00 AM                 | 2362-A Rayburn                                Host: Committee on Appropriations | Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies

Hearing: Oversight Hearing – National Guard and United States Army Reserve

10:00 AM                 | H-140 Capitol                                Host: Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Defense

Hearing: Improving EPA’s Scientific Advisory Processes

10:00 AM                 | 2318 Rayburn HOB                                Host: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology | Subcommittee on Environment

Business Meeting: H.R. 1211, H.R. 1163,H.R. 1162,H.R. 328, H.R. 1133, H.R. 1104, H.R. 249,H.R. 882, H.R. 313,and legislation concerning the DC CFO Act

10:00 AM                 | 2154 Rayburn HOB                                Host: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform | Full Committee

Markup: Markup on H.R. 527, H.R. 254, H.R. 291, H.R. 507, H.R. 588, H.R. 678, H.R. 716, H.R. 1033, and H.R. 1159

10:00 AM                 | 1324 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C.                                Host: Committee on Natural Resources | Full Committee

Hearing: Hezbollah’s Strategic Shift: A Global Terrorist Threat

1:30 PM                 | 2172 Rayburn HOB                                Host: Committee on Foreign Affairs | Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade

Hearing: Cyber Threats from China, Russia and Iran: Protecting American Critical Infrastructure

2:00 PM                 | 311 Cannon HOB                                Host: Committee on Homeland Security | Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies

Hearing: Fulfilling the Good Friday Agreement

2:00 PM                 | 2200 Rayburn HOB                                Host: Committee on Foreign Affairs | Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations

Hearing: Examining the Effectiveness of NIST Laboratories

2:00 PM                 | 2318 Rayburn HOB                                Host: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology | Subcommittee on Technology

Hearing: Oversight Hearing – National Aeronautics and Space Administration

2:00 PM                 | 2359 Rayburn                                Host: Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies

Hearing: The Register’s Call for Updates to U.S. Copyright Law

3:30 PM                 | 2141 Rayburn HOB                                Host: Committee on the Judiciary | Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet