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Tag Archives: Washington DC
Bills & Hearings in the House ~~ June 2013 ~~
Friday, June 28, 2013
Hearing: H.R._______, the Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013
9:00 AM | 2141 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on the Judiciary | Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law
Hearing: Examining Reforms to Improve the Medicare Part B Drug Program for Seniors
10:00 AM | 2322 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Energy and Commerce | Subcommittee on Health
Hearing: Legislative Hearing on H.R. 1288, H.R. 1494,H.R. 1623, H.R. 1809, H.R. 2086, H.R. 2138, H.R. 2189, H.R. 2341, H.R. 2382 and H.R. 2423
10:00 AM | 334 Cannon House Office Building Washington DC 20515 Host: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs | Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs
Hearing: Past, Present, and Future Irregular Warfare Challenges: Private Sector Perspectives
10:00 AM | 2118 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Armed Services | Subcommittee on Intelligence, Emerging Threats & Capabilities
Thursday, June 27, 2013
Hearing: Assessing VA’s Capital Investment Options to Provide Veterans’ Care
10:00 AM | 334 Cannon House Office Building Washington DC
Host: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs | Full Committee
Hearing: Border Security Oversight: Identifying and Responding to Current Threats
9:00 AM | 2247 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform | Subcommittee on National Security
Hearing: Oversight of Rising Social Security Disability Claims and the Role of Administrative Law Judges
9:30 AM | 2154 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform | Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Health Care and Entitlements
Markup: H.R. 1897, Vietnam Human Rights Act of 2013: and H. Res. 131, Concerning the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
10:00 AM | 2172 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Foreign Affairs | Full Committee
Hearing: Oversight Hearing on “The Management of Red Snapper in the Gulf of Mexico under the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act”
10:00 AM | 1324 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515 Host: Committee on Natural Resources | Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs
Hearing: “School Meal Regulations: Discussing the Costs and Consequences for Schools and Students”
10:00 AM Host: Committee on Education and the Workforce | Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education
Markup: H.R. 1772, the the Legal Workforce Act and H.R. 2131, the SKILLS Visa Act
10:00 AM | 2141 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on the Judiciary | Full Committee
Hearing: A Tangle of Trade Barriers: How India’s Industrial Policy is Hurting U.S.. Companies
10:00 AM | 2123 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Energy and Commerce | Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade
Hearing: Full Committee Markup – FY 2014 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Bill; and Revised Report on the Suballocation of Budget Allocations for FY 2014
10:00 AM | 2359 Rayburn Host: Committee on Appropriations | Multiple Subcommittees
Hearing: Mobile Medical App Entrepreneurs: Changing the Face of Health Care
10:00 AM Host: Committee on Small Business | Subcommittee on Health and Technology
Hearing: Joint Hearing – Green Buildings – An Evaluation of Energy Savings Performance Contracts
10:00 AM | 2318 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology | Subcommittee on Oversight
Hearing: National Rail Policy: Examining Goals, Objectives, and Responsibilities
10:00 AM | 2167 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure | Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials
Hearing: Equipping Carriers and Agencies in the Wireless Era
10:30 AM | 2322 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Energy and Commerce | Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
Markup: Markup of H.R. 1490, H.R. 1792, and H.R. 1804
2:00 PM | 334 Cannon House Office Building Washington DC
Host: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs | Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations
Hearing: JOINT HEARING: Next Steps in the U.S. – Republic of Korea Alliance
2:00 PM | 2172 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Foreign Affairs | Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific
Hearing: Oversight Hearing on “Outdoor Recreation Opportunities on State, Local and Federal Land”
2:00 PM | 1334 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515 Host: Committee on Natural Resources | Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation
Hearing: Addressing the Neglected Diseases Treatment Gap
2:00 PM | 2200 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Foreign Affairs | Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations
Wednesday, June 26, 2013
Hearing: The IRS Contracts with Strong Castle, Inc.
9:00 AM | 2154 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform | Full Committee
Hearing: A 21st Century Medicare: Bipartisan Proposals to Redesign the Program’s Outdated Benefit Structure
10:00 AM | 2322 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Energy and Commerce | Subcommittee on Health
Hearing: Broadcasting Board of Governors” An Agency Defunct
10:00 AM | 2172 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Foreign Affairs | Full Committee
Markup: H.R. 1772, the the Legal Workforce Act and H.R. 2131, the SKILLS Visa Act
10:00 AM | 2141 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on the Judiciary | Full Committee
Hearing: H.R. 2346, “Secret Ballot Protection Act,” and H.R. 2347, “Representation Fairness Restoration Act”
10:00 AM Host: Committee on Education and the Workforce | Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions
Hearing: America’s Energy Revolution: A New Path to Jobs and Economic Growth
10:00 AM | 210 Cannon HOB Host: Committee On The Budget | Full Committee
Hearing: Restoring U.S. Leadership in Weather Forecasting, Part 2
10:00 AM | 2318 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology | Subcommittee on Environment
Hearing: Coast Guard Readiness: Examining Cutter, Aircraft, and Communications Needs
10:00 AM | 2167 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure | Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
Hearing: Reducing Unnecessary and Costly Red Tape through Smarter Regulations
10:00 AM | G-50 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building
Host: Joint Economic Committee |
Hearing: Challenges Facing America’s Businesses Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
10:15 AM | 2123 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Energy and Commerce | Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Markup: Full Committee Markup – FY 2014 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill
10:30 AM | 2359 Rayburn Host: Committee on Appropriations | Multiple Subcommittees
Hearing: How Logistics Facilitate an Efficient Freight Transportation System
1:00 PM | 2167 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure | Full Committee
Hearing: Ready to Export: Small Business Policy Recommendations for USTR
1:00 PM Host: Committee on Small Business | Full Committee
Hearing: Overview of the Renewable Fuel Standard: Government Perspectives
1:30 PM | 2123 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Energy and Commerce | Subcommittee on Energy and Power
Hearing: The Combined Federal Campaign: Making Every Dollar Count
1:30 PM | 2154 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform | Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service and the Census
Hearing: Legislative Hearing on H.R. 331, H.R. 821, H.R. 1357, H.R. 1796, H.R. 1842, H.R. 2011, H.R. 2150, H.R. 2210, H.R. 2327, and a draft bill entitled, “To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make an alternati
2:00 PM | 334 Cannon House Office Building Washington DC
Host: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs | Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity
Markup: H.R. 1409, Export Promotion Reform Act: and H.R. 1926, State Trade Coordination Act
2:00 PM | 2172 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Foreign Affairs | Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade
Hearing: Oversight Hearing on “The Power Marketing Administrations: A Ratepayer Perspective”
2:00 PM | 1324 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515 Host: Committee on Natural Resources | Subcommittee on Water and Power
Hearing: Turkey at a Crossroads: What do the Gezi Park Protests Mean for Democracy in the Region?
2:00 PM | 2172 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Foreign Affairs | Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats
Friday, June 21, 2013
Field Hearing: Building a Better Partnership: Exploring the Mine Safety and Health Administration’s Regulation of Southern Appalachian Mining
9:30 AM | Mitchell City Couthouse, Bakersville, NC Host: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform | Subcommittee on Government Operations
Thursday, June 20, 2013
Hearing: POSTPONED: Oversight Hearing on “Mining in America: Powder River Basin Coal Mining the Benefits and Challenges”
9:30 AM | 1324 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515 Host: Committee on Natural Resources | Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
Hearing: Chairman Brady Announces Hearing on the 2013 Medicare Trustees Report
9:30 AM Host: Committee on Ways and Means | Subcommittee on Health
Hearing: ROOM CHANGE: Oversight Hearing on “Why Does the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Want to Expand the Boundaries of the Chickasaw and Lower Hatchie National Wildlife Refuges in Tennessee and at What Cost?”
9:30 AM | 1324 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515 Host: Committee on Natural Resources | Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs
Hearing: “The Value of Education for Veterans at Public, Private and For-Profit Colleges and Universities”
10:00 AM | 334 Cannon House Office Building Washington DC
Host: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs | Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity
Hearing: The New Domestic Energy Paradigm: Potential for Small Businesses and the Economy
10:00 AM Host: Committee on Small Business | Subcommittee on Agriculture, Energy and Trade
Hearing: A Competitive Edge for American Manufacturing: Abundant American Energy
10:00 AM | 2123 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Energy and Commerce | Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade
Hearing: Ethiopia After Meles: The Future of Democracy and Human Rights
10:00 AM | 2172 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Foreign Affairs | Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Markup: H.R. 5, “Student Success Act”
9:00 AM Host: Committee on Education and the Workforce | Full Committee
Hearing: Federal Government Approaches to Issuing Biometric IDs: Part II
9:30 AM | 2154 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform | Subcommittee on Government Operations
Hearing: Subcommittee Mark Up – FY 2014 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Bill
10:00 AM | 2358-A Rayburn Host: Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies
Markup: H.R. 1871, H.R. 1874
10:00 AM | 210 Cannon HOB Host: Committee On The Budget | Full Committee
Hearing: NASA Authorization Act of 2013
10:00 AM | 2318 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology | Subcommittee on Space
Hearing: Chairman Johnson Announces Hearing on Encouraging Work Through the Social Security Disability Insurance Program
10:00 AM Host: Committee on Ways and Means | Subcommittee on Social Security
Hearing: Made in the USA: Stories of American Manufacturers
1:00 PM Host: Committee on Small Business | Full Committee
Hearing: Legislative Hearing on H.R. 1490 ‘Veterans’ Privacy Act;’ H.R. 1792, ‘Infectious Disease Reporting Act;’ and H.R. 1804, ‘Foreign Travel Accountability Act’
1:30 PM | 334 Cannon House Office Building Washington DC
Host: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs | Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations
Hearing: Regional Security Cooperation: An Examination of the Central American Regional Security Initiative -CARSI- and the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative -CBSI
2:00 PM | 2172 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Foreign Affairs | Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Hearing: Reinventing Government
9:00 AM | 2154 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform | Full Committee
Markup: H.R. 2278, the Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement Act-The SAFE Act
10:00 AM | 2141 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on the Judiciary | Full Committee
Hearing: Threat, Risk and Vulnerability: The Future of the TWIC Program
10:00 AM | 311 Cannon HOB Host: Committee on Homeland Security | Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security
Hearing: Oversight Hearing on “Citizen and Agency Perspectives on the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act”
10:00 AM | 1324 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515 Host: Committee on Natural Resources | Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation
Hearing: The Impacts of DOT’s Commercial Driver Hours of Service Regulations
10:00 AM | 2167 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure | Subcommittee on Highways and Transit
Hearing: “Promoting the Accuracy and Accountability of the Davis-Bacon Act”
10:00 AM Host: Committee on Education and the Workforce | Subcommittee on Workforce Protections
Hearing: Continuing Concerns Over BioWatch and the Surveillance of Bioterrorism
10:00 AM | 2322 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Energy and Commerce | Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Hearing: Department of Energy Science and Technology Priorities
10:15 AM | 2318 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology | Full Committee
Hearing: U.S. Energy Abundance: Regulatory, Market, and Legal Barriers to Export
10:15 AM | 2123 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Energy and Commerce | Subcommittee on Energy and Power
Hearing: Subcommittee Mark Up – FY 2014 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill
10:30 AM | 2362-B Rayburn Host: Committee on Appropriations | Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies
Hearing: Elections in Iran: The Regime Cementing its Control
10:30 AM | 2172 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Foreign Affairs | Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa
Hearing: Oversight Hearing on “Update from tribal leaders and tribal telecommunications providers on the implementation of the Federal Communications Commission’s rule on the Universal Service Fund”
11:00 AM | 1334 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515 Host: Committee on Natural Resources | Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs
Hearing: Chairman Reichert Announces Hearing Reviewing How Today’s Fragmented Welfare System Fails to Lift Up Poor Families
2:00 PM Host: Committee on Ways and Means | Subcommittee on Human Resources
Hearing: Why Are Veterans Waiting Years on Appeal?: A Review of the Post-Decision Process for Appealed Veterans’ Disability Benefits Claims
2:30 PM | 334 Cannon House Office Building Washington DC
Host: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs | Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs
Monday, June 17, 2013
Hearing: H.R. 1947 and H.R. 1797
5:00 PM | H-313 Capitol Host: Committee on Rules | Full Committee
Friday, June 14, 2013
Hearing: Why Can’t DHS Better Communicate with the American People?
9:00 AM | 311 Cannon HOB Host: Committee on Homeland Security | Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency
Hearing: Closed Hearing on Ongoing Intelligence Activities
9:00 AM | HVC304 Capitol Host: House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence | Full Committee
Hearing: Defining the Problem and Scope of Over-criminalization and Over-federalization
9:00 AM | 2237 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on the Judiciary | Over-Criminalization Task Force
Hearing: Chairman Brady Announces Hearing on the President’s and Other Bipartisan Proposals to Reform Medicare Post-Acute Care Payments
9:30 AM Host: Committee on Ways and Means | Subcommittee on Health
Hearing: Examining the Federal Government’s Response to the Prescription Drug Abuse Crisis
9:30 AM | 2123 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Energy and Commerce | Subcommittee on Health
Thursday, June 13, 2013
Markup: Full
Hearing: Closed Hearing on the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014
10:00 AM | HVC304 Capitol Host: House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence | Full Committee
Hearing: Legislative Hearing on H.R. 553, H.R. 1308, H.R. 1399, H.R. 1425, H.R. 1491, and H.R. 2219
10:00 AM | 1324 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515 Host: Committee on Natural Resources | Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans, and Insular Affairs
Hearing: Examining the Government’s Record on Implementing the International Religious Freedom Act
10:00 AM | 2154 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform | Subcommittee on National Security
Hearing: Oversight Hearing on “Mining in America: The Administration’s Use of Claim Maintenance Fees and Cleanup of Abandoned Mine Lands”
10:00 AM | 1334 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515 Host: Committee on Natural Resources | Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
Hearing: The Fiscal Year 2014 U.S. Department of Energy Budget
10:00 AM | 2123 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Energy and Commerce | Subcommittee on Energy and Power
Hearing: “Keeping College Within Reach: Discussing Program Quality through Accreditation”
10:00 AM Host: Committee on Education and the Workforce | Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training
Hearing: Oversight Hearing on the Federal Bureau of Investigation
10:00 AM | 2141 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on the Judiciary | Full Committee
Hearing: Title I of the Toxic Substances Control Act: Understanding its History and Reviewing its Impact
10:15 AM | 2322 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Energy and Commerce | Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy
Hearing: Closed Hearing on Ongoing Intelligence Activities
2:00 PM | HVC304 Capitol Host: House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence | Full Committee
Hearing: H.R. 2278, the Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement Act -The SAFE Act
2:00 PM | 2141 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on the Judiciary |
Committee Mark Up – FY 2014 Agriculture Appropriations Bill
10:00 AM | 2359 Rayburn Host: Committee on Appropriations | Multiple Subcommittees
Hearing: Putting the Strategy in Sourcing: Challenge and Opportunities for Small Business Contractors
10:00 AM Host: Committee on Small Business | Contracting and Workforce Subcommittee
Hearing: Camp Announces Hearing on Tax Reform: Tax Havens, Base Erosion and Profit-Shifting
10:00 AM Host: Committee on Ways and Means | Full Committee
Wednesday, June 12, 2013
Hearing: Protecting Taxpayer Dollars: Is the Government Using Suspension and Debarment Effectively?
9:30 AM | 2154 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform | Full Committee
Hearing: Protecting the Homeland Against Mumbai-Style Attacks and the Threat from Lashkar-e-Taiba
10:00 AM | 311 Cannon HOB Host: Committee on Homeland Security | Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence
Markup: H.R. 1797 and H.R. 1944
10:00 AM | 2141 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on the Judiciary | Full Committee
Hearing: Full Committee Markup on H.R. 412, H.R. 657, H.R. 697, H.R. 740, H.R. 841, H.R. 931, H.R. 1126, H.R. 1411, H.R. 1497, H.R. 1548, H.R. 1825, H.R. 1964, H.R. 2166, and H.R. 2231
10:00 AM | 1324 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515 Host: Committee on Natural Resources |
Hearing: The Need for Medicaid Reform: A State Perspective
10:00 AM | 2322 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Energy and Commerce | Subcommittee on Health
Hearing: Modernizing U.S. International Food Aid: Reaching More for Less
10:00 AM | 2172 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Foreign Affairs | Full Committee
Hearing: “Strengthening the Multiemployer Pension System: What Reforms Should Policymakers Consider?”
10:00 AM Host: Committee on Education and the Workforce | Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions
Hearing: Lessons Learned from the Boeing 787 Incidents
10:00 AM | 2167 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure | Subcommittee on Aviation
Hearing: Background Check: Achievability of New Ozone Standards
10:00 AM | 2318 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology | Subcommittee on Environment
Hearing: Chairman Nunes Announces Hearing on U.S.-Brazil Trade and Investment Relationship: Opportunities and Challenges
10:00 AM Host: Committee on Ways and Means | Trade
Markup: Full Committee Mark Up – FY 2014 Defense Appropriations Bill
10:00 AM | 2359 Rayburn Host: Committee on Appropriations | Multiple Subcommittees
Hearing: The Satellite Television Law: Repeal, Reauthorize, or Revise?
10:30 AM | 2123 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Energy and Commerce | Subcommittee on Communications and Technology
Hearing: The Seasonal Employment Needs of Small Tourism Businesses and H-2B Visa Policy
1:00 PM Host: Committee on Small Business | Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access
Hearing: American NGOs Under Attack in Morsi’s Egypt
1:00 PM | 2172 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Foreign Affairs | Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa
Hearing: The Department of Defense and the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget
1:00 PM | 210 Cannon HOB Host: Committee On The Budget | Full Committee
Hearing: Amendment Consideration on H.R. 1960, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014
2:00 PM | H-313 Capitol Host: Committee on Rules | Full Committee
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Business Meeting: H.R. 1960 – National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014
10:00 AM | H-312 Capitol Host: Committee on Rules | Full Committee
Hearing: Legislative Hearing on H.R. 2231
11:00 AM | 1324 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515 Host: Committee on Natural Resources | Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
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Monday, June 10, 2013
Field Hearing: The Delphi Pension Bailout: Unequal Treatment of Retirees
10:00 AM | Room 150 at the Sinclair Community College in Dayton, OH Host: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform | Subcommittee on Government Operations
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Friday, June 7, 2013
Field Hearing: The Importance of the Northeast Corridor
10:00 AM | Room 4500, Moynihan Station New York, New York Host: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure | Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials
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Thursday, June 6, 2013
Hearing: Collected and Wasted: The IRS Spending Culture and Conference Abuses
9:30 AM | 2154 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform | Full Committee
Hearing: Legislative Hearing on H.R. 2231
10:00 AM | 1324 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515 Host: Committee on Natural Resources | Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
Hearing: Legislative Hearing on H.R. 412, H.R. 585, H.R. 664, H.R. 1495, H.R. 1513, H.R. 2166, and H.R. 2192
10:00 AM | 1334 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515 Host: Committee on Natural Resources | Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation
Hearing: H.R. 1123, the Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act
10:00 AM | 2141 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on the Judiciary | Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet
Hearing: Financing America’s Small Businesses: Innovative Ideas for Raising Capital
10:00 AM Host: Committee on Small Business | Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight and Regulations
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Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Markup: Subcommittee Mark Up – FY 2014 Agriculture Appropriations Bill
9:30 AM | 2362-A Rayburn Host: Committee on Appropriations | Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
Hearing: OPM’s Revolving Fund: A Cycle of Government Waste?
9:30 AM | 2247 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform | Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, U.S. Postal Service and the Census
Hearing: A Crisis Mismanaged: Obama’s Failed Syria Policy
10:00 AM | 2172 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Foreign Affairs | Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa
Hearing: Chairman Johnson Announces Hearing on How Social Security Protects the Benefits of Those Who Cannot Protect Themselves
10:00 AM Host: Committee on Ways and Means | Social Security
Hearing: A Review of the United States Army Corps of Engineers Chief’s Reports
10:00 AM | 2167 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure | Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment
Hearing: Reforming SGR: Prioritizing Quality in a Modernized Physician Payment System
10:00 AM | 2123 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Energy and Commerce | Subcommittee on Health
Hearing: Up Against the Blend Wall: Examing EPA’s Role in the Renewable Fuel Standard
10:00 AM | 2154 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Oversight and Government Reform | Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Health Care and Entitlements
Hearing: Joint Hearing – Federal Efforts to Reduce the Impacts of Windstorms
10:00 AM | 2318 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology | Subcommittee on Technology
Hearing: H.R. 1493, the Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2013
10:00 AM | 2141 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on the Judiciary | Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial And Antitrust Law
Hearing: Subcommittee Mark Up – FY 2014 Defense Appropriations Bill
11:00 AM | H-140 Capitol Host: Committee on Appropriations | Subcommittee on Defense
Hearing: Reducing Duplication and Promoting Efficiency at The SBA: The Inspector General’s View
1:00 PM Host: Committee on Small Business | Full Committee
Hearing: U.S. Relations with Vietnam
2:00 PM | 2172 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Foreign Affairs | Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific
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Tuesday, June 4, 2013
Hearing: CLOSED: Ongoing Intelligence Activities
9:00 AM | HVC304 Capitol Host: House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence | Select…
Hearing: Emergency MGMT 2.0: How SocialMedia and New Tech are Transforming Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Disasters Part1 Private sector
10:00 AM | 311 Cannon HOB Host: Committee on Homeland Security | Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications
Hearing: Ways and Means to Hold Hearing with Organizations Targeted by Internal Revenue Service for Their Personal Beliefs
10:00 AM Host: Committee on Ways and Means | Full Committee
Hearing: Our Nation of Builders: Home Economics
10:00 AM | 2123 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Energy and Commerce | Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade
Hearing: The Department of Justice’s Handling of Known or Suspected Terrorists Admitted into the Federal Witness Security Program
10:00 AM | 2141 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on the Judiciary | Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations
Hearing: “Reviewing the President’s Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Proposal for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services”
10:00 AM Host: Committee on Education and the Workforce | Full Committee
Hearing: Oversight Hearing on “Defining Species Conservation Success: Tribal, State and Local Stewardship vs. Federal Courtroom Battles and Sue-and-Settle Practices”
10:00 AM | 1324 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515 Host: Committee on Natural Resources | Full Committee
Hearing: STEM Education: The Administration’s Proposed Reorganization
10:00 AM | 2318 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Science, Space, and Technology | Full Committee
Hearing: H.R. 2115, The Voter Registration Efficiency Act
11:00 AM | 1310 Longworth HOB Host: Committee on House Administration | Full Committee
Business Meeting: Committee Meeting
11:00 AM | 1310 Longworth HOB Host: Committee on House Administration | Full Committee
Markup: H.R. 1797, the District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act; and, H.R. 1944, the Private Property Rights Protection Act of 2013
1:00 PM | 2141 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on the Judiciary | Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice
Hearing: How Secure is Veterans’ Private Information?
2:30 PM | 334 Cannon House Office Building Washington DC 20515 Host: Committee on Veterans’ Affairs | Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations
Hearing: Continuing Repression by the Vietnamese Government
2:30 PM | 2172 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Foreign Affairs | Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations
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Monday, June 3, 2013
Hearing: Oversight Hearing – Internal Revenue Service
3:00 PM | 2359 Rayburn Host: Committee on Appropriations |
Hearing: Tragic Anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square Protests and Massacre
3:00 PM | 2172 Rayburn HOB Host: Committee on Foreign Affairs | Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations
Hearing: H.R. 2216 and H.R. 2217
5:00 PM | H-313 Capitol Host: Committee on Rules | Full Committee
Hearing: H.R. 2216 – Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014
5:00 PM | H-313 Capitol Host: Committee on Rules | Full Committee
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NMAAHC — SI folklife Festival 2013 starts June 26
SI folklife Festival 2013 starts June 26
THE WILL TO ADORN: African American Diversity, Style, and Identity
What is African American about African American dress and body art and why does it matter? African American traditions of dress and body adornment are creative expressions grounded in the history of African-descended populations in the United States. Visit the Smithsonian Folklife Festival to learn more! Smithsonian Folklife Festival June 26 — 30, 2013 & July 03 — 07, 2013 National Mall, Washington DC To view the full festival program, please visit http://www.festival.si.edu/ The Will to Adorn: African American Diversity, Style, and Identity festival program is produced by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage in partnership with the National Museum of African American History and Culture. |
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CONGRESS
The Senate will meet in pro forma sessions only with no business conducted on the following dates at the following times:
– Friday, April 26th at 11:30am,
– Tuesday, April 30th at 10:00am, and
– Thursday, May 3rd at 2:00pm.
- The Senate will convene at 2:00pm on Monday, May 6, 2013.
- Following any Leader remarks, the Senate will be in morning business until 5:30pm with Senators permitted to speak therein for up to 10 minutes each.
- At 5:30pm, the Senate will resume consideration of S.743, the Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013, post-cloture. The filing deadline for 2nd degree amendments to S.743 is 4:00pm.
- At 5:30pm, all post-cloture time will be yielded back, the Durbin amendment #745 will be withdrawn, no other 2nd degree amendments will be in order and the Senate will proceed to 2 roll call votes in relation to the following:
- Enzi-Durbin amendment #741 and
- Passage of S.743, as amended, if amended.
- Upon the disposition of S.743, there will be a 3rd roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to S.601, the Water Resources Development Act of 2013.
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The next meeting is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. on May 3, 2013.
| 12:00:22 P.M. | The House convened, starting a new legislative day. | |
| 12:00:36 P.M. | The Speaker designated the Honorable Andy Harris to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. | |
| 12:00:41 P.M. | Today’s prayer was offered by Rev. Dr. Donna Claycomb Sokol, Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church, Washington, DC | |
| 12:02:21 P.M. | JOURNAL – The Chair announced that pursant to Section 2(a) of H. Res. 178, the Journal of the last day’s proceedings was approved. | |
| 12:02:31 P.M. | PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG – The Chair led the House in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. | |
| 12:02:52 P.M. | The House received a message from the Clerk. Pursuant to the permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Clerk notified the House that she had received a message from the Secretary of the Senate on April 30, 2013 at 2:56 p.m. stating that that body had passed S. 853 and H.R. 1765, without amendment. | |
| 12:03:23 P.M. | Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission – Pursuant to section 672(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Pub. L. 112-239), the Minority Leader appointed Mr. Christopher Carney, Dimock, PA; General Peter W. Chiarelli, Seattle, WA. | |
| 12:04:02 P.M. | The Speaker announced that the House do now adjourn pursuant to H. Res. 178. |
The next meeting is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. on May 6, 2013 for Morning Hour Debate.
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CONGRESS
The Senate will meet in pro forma sessions only with no business conducted on the following dates at the following times:
– Friday, April 26th at 11:30am,
– Tuesday, April 30th at 10:00am, and
– Thursday, May 3rd at 2:00pm.
Senate Reconvenes
Schedule for Monday, May 6, 2013
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The next meeting is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on April 30, 2013.
| 2:00:00 P.M. | The House convened, starting a new legislative day. | |
| 2:01:00 P.M. | The Speaker designated the Honorable Andy Harris to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. | |
| 2:02:00 P.M. | Today‘s prayer was offered by Rev. Dr. Brian Lee, Christ Reformed Church, Washington DC. | |
| 2:04:01 P.M. | The Speaker announced approval of the Journal. Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal stands approved. | |
| 2:04:05 P.M. | PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG – The Chair led the House in reciting the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. | |
| 2:04:50 P.M. | The House received a message from the Clerk. Pursuant to the permission granted in Clause 2(h) of Rule II of the Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Clerk notified the House that she had received the following message from the Secretary of the Senate on April 30, 2013 at 10:41 a.m.: That the Senate requests the return of S. 853 to make corrections in the engrossment of the bill. | |
| 2:04:51 P.M. | The Clerk read the message from the Senate: Ordered, That the Secretary be directed to request the House of Representatives to return to the Senate, the bill (S. 853) entitled “An Act to provide the Secretary of Transportation with the flexibility to transfer certain funds to prevent reduced operations and staffing of the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes.”, and that upon the compliance of the request, the Secretary of the Senate be authorized to make corrections in the engrossment of the aforesaid bill. | |
| 2:05:01 P.M. | The Speaker announced that the House do now adjourn pursuant to H. Res. 178. The next meeting is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. on May 3, 2013. |
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