Focus this week is shifting to the House. Members of the House will be busy on the floor considering a five-year $939 billion farm bill (H.R.1947), including a large list of amendments that were submitted yesterday. The White House has already released a statement that the President would veto the House version of farm bill if it includes language outlining $20 billion in cuts and reforms to the SNAP program. In addition, today the House Judiciary Committee will also be marking up a bipartisan immigration bill.
The Senate convened yesterday and will continue consideration of the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act (S.744) introduced by the “gang of eight”. Senators will be on the floor this week debating multiple amendments within the bill, including permanent resident status after border completion, citizenship for internationally adopted children and the US-VISIT system.
Below you will find a list of the meetings scheduled for this week. If you have questions, concerns or would like additional information on these hearings, please do not hesitate to contact our office at (202) 772-5561.
House Schedule
*Those marked in bold have been identified as important to WSU.
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
9:00 AM Hearing: Reinventing Government Committee on Oversight and Government Reform – Hearing on Reinventing Government
10:00 AM Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee – Markup: H.R. 2278, the Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement Act-The SAFE Act
10:00 AM Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security – Hearing: Threat, Risk and Vulnerability: The Future of the TWIC Program
10:00 AM Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Public Lands and Environmental Regulation – Hearing: Oversight Hearing on “Citizen and Agency Perspectives on the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act”
10:00 AM Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Highways and Transit – Hearing: The Impacts of DOT’s Commercial Driver Hours of Service Regulations
10:00 AM Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Workforce Protections – Hearing: “Promoting the Accuracy and Accountability of the Davis-Bacon Act”
10:00 AM Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations – Hearing: Continuing Concerns Over BioWatch and the Surveillance of Bioterrorism
10:15 AM Committee on Science, Space, and Technology – Hearing: Department of Energy Science and Technology Priorities
10:15 AM Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power – Hearing: U.S. Energy Abundance: Regulatory, Market, and Legal Barriers to Export
10:30 AM Committee on Appropriations: Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies – Hearing: Subcommittee Mark Up – FY 2014 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill
10:30 AM Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Middle East and North Africa – Hearing: Elections in Iran: The Regime Cementing its Control
11:00 AM Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs – 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”
2:00 pm Subcommittee on Human Resources – Hearing: Chairman Reichert Announces Hearing Reviewing How Today’s Fragmented Welfare System Fails to Lift Up Poor Families
2:00 pm Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs – Hearing: Why Are Veterans Waiting Years on Appeal?: A Review of the Post-Decision Process for Appealed Veterans’ Disability Benefits Claims
Wednesday, June 19
9:00 AM Committee on Education and the Workforce – H.R. 5, “Student Success Act”
9:30 AM Subcommittee on Government Operations – Federal Government Approaches to Issuing Biometric IDs: Part II Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
10:00 AM Subcommittee Mark Up – FY 2014 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Bill
10:00 AM Committee On The Budget – H.R. 1871, H.R. 1874
10:00 AM Subcommittee on Space – NASA Authorization Act of 2013
10:00 AM Subcommittee on Social Security – Chairman Johnson Announces Hearing on Encouraging Work Through the Social Security Disability Insurance Program
1:00 pm Committee on Small Business – Made in the USA: Stories of American Manufacturers
1:30 pm Subcommittee on Oversight & Investigations – Legislative Hearing on H.R. 1490 ‘Veterans’ Privacy Act;’ H.R. 1792, ‘Infectious Disease Reporting Act;’ and H.R. 1804, ‘Foreign Travel Accountability Act’
Thursday, June 20
10:00 AM Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity – “The Value of Education for Veterans at Public, Private and For-Profit Colleges and Universities”
10:00 AM Subcommittee on Agriculture, Energy and Trade –
The New Domestic Energy Paradigm: Potential for Small Businesses and the Economy
10:00 AM Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade A Competitive Edge for American Manufacturing: Abundant American Energy
10:00 AM Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations – Ethiopia After Meles: The Future of Democracy and Human Rights
Senate Schedule
*Those marked in bold have been identified as important to WSU.
Tuesday, June 18, 2013
10:00 AM Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies – Business meeting to markup proposed legislation making appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies.
10:00 AM Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies – Business meeting to markup proposed legislation making appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies.
10:00 AM Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development- Hearings to examine long term sustainability for reverse mortgages, focusing on the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage’s (HECM) impact on the mutual mortgage insurance fund.
10:00 AM Subcommittee on African Affairs – Hearings to examine prospects for democratic reform and economic recovery in Zimbabwe
10:30 AM Senate Committee on Budget – To hold hearings to examine the President’s proposed budget request for fiscal year 2014 for education.
2:30 PM Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere and Global Narcotics Affairs – Hearings to examine security cooperation in Mexico, focusing on the next steps in the United States-Mexico security relationship.
Wednesday, June 19
9:30 AM Subcommittee on Department of Defense – Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year for Joint Strike Fighter
10:00 AM Senate Committee Commerce, Science, and Transportation – Hearings to examine next steps in improving passenger and freight rail safety.
10:00 AM Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging – Hearings to examine reducing senior poverty and hunger, focusing on the role of the “Older Americans Act”.
10:00 AM Judiciary – An oversight hearing to examine the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
2:00 PM Committee on Aging – Hearings to examine paperless Social Security payments, focusing on protecting seniors from fraud and confusion.
2:30 PM Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security – Hearings to examine airline industry consolidation.
Thursday, June 20
9:30 AM Committee for Energy and Natural Resources – An oversight hearing to examine water resource issues in the Klamath River Basin.
10:00 AM Judiciary Committee – Business meeting to consider S.162, to reauthorize and improve the Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Act of 2004.
10:00 AM Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship – Hearings to examine sequestration, focusing on small business contractors.
10:30 AM Committee on Appropriations – Business meeting to markup proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2014 for Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, and Agricultural, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies.
2:30 PM Subcommittee on Financial and Contracting Oversight – Subcommittee on Efficiency and Effectiveness of Federal Programs and the Federal Workforce
2:30 PM Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions – Hearings to examine developing a skilled workforce for a competitive economy, focusing on reauthorizing the “Workforce Investment Act”.