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House Floor Schedule

Sunday, May 19, 2013

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Senate Floor Schedule

Monday, May 20, 2013

2:00 p.m.: Convene and begin a period of morning business.

Thereafter, begin consideration of S.954, the Farm bill.


House Committee Schedule

Monday, May 20, 2013

3:00 pm
House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations meets regarding Advocating for American Jacob Ostreicher's Freedom after Two Years in Bolivian Detention
Location: Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2172

4:00 pm
House Committee on Energy and Commerce
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations meets regarding Health Insurance Premiums Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Location: Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2123

Senate Committee Schedule

Today, May. 19, 2013

No committee hearings scheduled


Tuesday, May. 21, 2013

9:30 am
Senate Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative Branch
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2014 for the Government Accountability Office, Government Printing Office, and the Congressional
Senate Committee on the Budget
Office.
Location: Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 138

9:30 am
Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee on Investigations Hearings to examine offshore profit shifting and the United States tax code, part 2.
Location: Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 106

10:00 am
Senate Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Hearings to examine a review of United States foreign assistance for children in adversity.
Location: Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 192

10:00 am
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Hearings to examine the Financial Stability Oversight Council annual report to Congress.
Location: Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 538

10:00 am
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Insurance Hearings to examine S. 921, to amend chapter 301 of title 49, United States Code, to prohibit the rental of motor vehicles that contain a defect related to motor vehicle safety.
Location: Russell Senate Office Building, Room 253

10:00 am
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Hearings to examine what the next applications are for natural gas and how this new demand will be met, focusing on domestic supply and natural gas exports.
Location: Hart Senate Office Building, Room 216

10:00 am
Senate Committee on Finance
Hearings to examine a review of criteria used by the IRS to identify 501 (c)(4) applications for greater scrutiny.
Location: Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 215

10:30 am
Senate Committee on the Budget
Hearings to examine the nomination of Brian C. Deese, of Massachusetts, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and
Senate Committee on the Budget.
Location: Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 608

2:00 pm
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Business meeting to consider an original bill relating the the situation in Syria, and an original resolution entitled, "World Press Freedom Day".
Location: Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 419

2:30 pm
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
Closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters.
Location: Hart Senate Office Building, Room 219

2:30 pm Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe Hearings to examine the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Office for Democratic Institutions and Humans Rights, focusing on accomplishments and challenges, including crackdowns on civil society in Russia and other countries of the former Soviet Union, anti-Semitism and discrimination in the OSCE region, challenges faced by Roma in various countries, recent and upcoming election observations, and protecting human rights in the fight against terrorism. SVC-210/212 2:45 pm
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on Near Eastern and South and Central Asian Affairs
Hearings to examine the prospect for Afghanistan's 2014 elections.
Location: Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 419


Wednesday, May. 22, 2013

Time to be announced.
Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs
Business meeting to consider the nominations of Brian C. Deese, of Massachusetts, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and
Senate Committee on the Budget, and Michael Kenny O'Keefe, and Robert D. Okun, both to be an Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. S-216 9:30 am
Senate Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2014 for the United States Forest Service.
Location: Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 124

10:00 am
Senate Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Department of Defense Closed hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2014 for the Army. SD192 10:00 am
Senate Committee on Finance
Hearings to examine S. 662, to reauthorize trade facilitation and trade enforcement functions and activities.
Location: Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 215

10:00 am
Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs
Hearings to examine performance management and congressional oversight, focusing on 380 recommendations to reduce overlap and duplication.
Location: Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 342

10:00 am
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Business meeting to consider an original bill entitled, "Pharmaceutical Compounding Quality and Accountability Act", an original bill entitled, "Drug Supply Chain Security Act", the nominations of Mark Gaston Pearce, of New York, Richard F. Griffin, Jr., of the District of Columbia, Sharon Block, of the District of Columbia, Harry I. Johnson III, of Virginia, and Philip Andrew Miscimarra, of Illinois, all to be a Member of the National Labor Relations Board, and any pending nominations.
Location: Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 430

10:00 am
Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
Hearings to examine how the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education Pipeline can develop a high-skilled American workforce for small business, focusing on bridging the skills gap.
Location: Russell Senate Office Building, Room 428A

10:00 am Joint Economic Committee Hearings to examine the current economic outlook.
Location: Hart Senate Office Building, Room 216

10:30 am
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on International Development and Foreign Assistance, Economic Affairs, International Environmental Protection, and Peace Corps
Hearings to examine different perspectives on international development.
Location: Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 419

12:30 pm
Senate Committee on the Judiciary
Hearings to examine certain nominations.
Location: Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 226

2:00 pm
Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs
An oversight hearing to examine business practices of durable medical equipment companies.
Location: Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 342

2:00 pm
Senate Special Committee on Aging
Hearings to examine the Medicare prescription drug program, focusing on 10 years later.
Location: Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 366

2:30 pm
Senate Committee on the Budget
Hearings to examine supporting broad-based economic growth and fiscal responsibility through tax reform.
Location: Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 608

2:30 pm
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Hearings to examine the nomination of Anthony Renard Foxx, of North Carolina, to be Secretary of Transportation.
Location: Russell Senate Office Building, Room 253

2:30 pm
Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife
Hearings to examine nutrient trading and water quality.
Location: Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 406

3:00 pm
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Hearings to examine the nominations of Tulinabo Salama Mushingi, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to Burkina Faso, and Catherine M. Russell, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador at Large for Global Women's Issues, both of the Department of State.
Location: Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 419


Thursday, May. 23, 2013

10:00 am
Senate Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2014 for various agencies within the Department of Agriculture.
Location: Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 124

10:00 am
Senate Committee on Foreign Relations
Hearings to examine United States-European Union economic relations, focusing on crisis and opportunity.
Location: Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 419

10:00 am
Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee on Efficiency and Effectiveness of Federal Programs and the Federal Workforce Hearings to examine improving Federal health care in rural America, focusing on developing the workforce and building partnerships.
Location: Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 342

11:00 am
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Hearings to examine the nomination of Penny Pritzker, of Illinois, to be Secretary of Commerce.
Location: Russell Senate Office Building, Room 253

2:30 pm
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
Closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters.
Location: Hart Senate Office Building, Room 219


Tuesday, Jun. 04, 2013

2:30 pm
Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet Hearings to examine the state of wireless communications.
Location: Russell Senate Office Building, Room 253


Wednesday, Jun. 05, 2013

10:00 am
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Hearings to examine pending benefits legislation.
Location: Russell Senate Office Building, Room 418


Tuesday, Jun. 11, 2013

9:30 am
Senate Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Airland
Business meeting to markup those provisions which fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2014.
Location: Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room G50

11:00 am
Senate Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support
Business meeting to markup those provisions which fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2014.
Location: Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room G50

2:00 pm
Senate Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Personnel
Business meeting to markup those provisions which fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2014.
Location: Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room G50

3:30 pm
Senate Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
Closed business meeting to markup those provisions which fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2014.
Location: Russell Senate Office Building, Room 232A

6:00 pm
Senate Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities
Closed business meeting to markup those provisions which fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2014.
Location: Russell Senate Office Building, Room 232A


Wednesday, Jun. 12, 2013

9:30 am
Senate Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on SeaPower Closed business meeting to markup those provisions which fall under the subcommittee's jurisdiction of the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2014.
Location: Russell Senate Office Building, Room 222

2:30 pm
Senate Committee on Armed Services
Closed business meeting to markup the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2014.
Location: Russell Senate Office Building, Room 222


Thursday, Jun. 13, 2013

9:30 am
Senate Committee on Armed Services
Closed business meeting to continue to markup the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2014.
Location: Russell Senate Office Building, Room 222


Friday, Jun. 14, 2013

9:30 am
Senate Committee on Armed Services
Closed business meeting to continue to markup the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2014.
Location: Russell Senate Office Building, Room 222


Thursday, Jun. 20, 2013

10:00 am
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
An oversight hearing to examine water resource issues in the Klamath River Basin.
Location: Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 366

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