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HOUSE FLOOR

Monday, June 17

The House will reconvene at 2 p.m. for legislative business and consider measures under suspension of the rules. Roll call votes will be postponed until 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, June 18

The House will reconvene at noon for legislative business and is expected to consider measures under suspension of the rules.

Wednesday, June 19

The House will reconvene at noon for legislative business. The chamber is expected to consider a bill (HR 1797) that would ban abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. The chamber may also begin consideration of a bill (HR 1947) to reauthorize farm programs.

HR 1797 — District of Columbia Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act

HR 1947 — Farm Bill

Thursday, June 20

The House will reconvene at 9 a.m. for legislative business and is expected to complete consideration of a bill (HR 1947) to reauthorize farm programs.

HR 1947 — Farm Bill

Friday, June 21

No votes are expected.

SENATE FLOOR

Monday, June 17

The Senate will reconvene at 2 p.m. and resume consideration of S 744, a bill to overhaul U.S. immigration policy. At 5 p.m., the Senate will move into executive session to consider two district judge nominations. The Senate will vote on confirmation of the nominees at 5:30 p.m. Further votes are possible.

S 744 — Border Security Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act

Tuesday, June 18

The Senate will be in session.

HOUSE COMMITTEES

Tuesday

Efficiency and Efficacy in Government

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee

House Oversight and Government Reform Committee (Chairman Issa, R-Calif.) will hold a hearing titled "Reinventing Government."

Date     Tuesday, June 18, 9 a.m.

Place    2154 Rayburn Bldg.

David M. Walker, chairman, Government Transformation Initiative, and former comptroller general

Stephen Goldsmith, professor and director, Innovations in Government Program, John F. Kennedy School of Government, and former mayor, Indianapolis, Ind.

Elaine C. Kamara, director, Management and Leadership Institute, and senior fellow, Governance Studies, The Brookings Institution

Dan Chenok, executive director, IBM Center for the Business of Government

J. David Cox, national president, American Federation of Government Employees

Commercial Driver Hours of Service Regulations

House Transportation and Infrastructure — Subcommittee on Highways and Transit

Highways and Transit Subcommittee (Chairman Petri, R-Wis.) of House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will hold a hearing titled "The Impacts of DOT's [Department of Transportation] Commercial Driver Hours of Service Regulations."

Date     Tuesday, June 18, 10 a.m.

Place    2167 Rayburn Bldg.

Anne Ferro, administrator, Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Mark Savage, president, Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance

Joan Claybrook, consumer chairman, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety Association

Edward Stocklin, president, Stocklin Trucking LLC, representing Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association

Jeffrey Dean Hinkle, transportation manager, Chandler Concrete Company Inc., representing National Ready Mixed Concrete Association

Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement Act

House Judiciary Committee

House Judiciary Committee (Chairman Goodlatte, R-Va.) will mark up pending legislation.

Date     Tuesday, June 18, 10 a.m.

Place    2141 Rayburn Bldg.

HR 2278 — A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to improve immigration law enforcement within the interior of the United States, and for other purposes.

Impact of Dodd-Frank Act on Home Ownership

House Financial Services — Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit

Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit Subcommittee (Chairwoman Capito, R-W.Va.) of House Financial Services Committee will hold a hearing titled "Examining How the Dodd-Frank Act Hampers Home Ownership."

Date     Tuesday, June 18, 10 a.m.

Place    2128 Rayburn Bldg.

Charles A. Vice, commissioner, Kentucky Department of Financial Institutions, representing Conference of State Bank Supervisors

James C. Gardill, chairman of the board, WesBanco Inc., representing American Bankers Association

Jerry Reed, chief lending officer, Alaska USA Federal Credit Union, representing Credit Union National Association

Debra W. Still, chairwoman, Mortgage Bankers Association

Gary Thomas, president, National Association of Realtors

Transportation Worker Identification Credential Program

House Homeland Security — Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security

Border and Maritime Security Subcommittee (Chairwoman Miller, R-Mich.) of House Homeland Security Committee will hold a hearing on the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program titled "Threat, Risk and Vulnerability: The Future of the TWIC Program."

Date     Tuesday, June 18, 10 a.m.

Place    311 Cannon Bldg.

Rear Adm. Joseph A. Servidio, assistant commandant, U.S. Coast Guard

Steve Sadler, assistant administrator, Office of Intelligence and Analysis, Transportation Security Administration

Stephen M. Lord, director, Forensic Audits and Investigative Services, Government Accountability Office

Retired Coast Guard Capt. Marcus Woodring, managing director of health, safety, security and environment, Port of Houston Authority

Accountability of Davis-Bacon Act

House Education and the Workforce — Subcommittee on Workforce Protections

Workforce Protections Subcommittee (Chairman Walberg, R-Mich.) of House Education and the Workforce Committee will hold a hearing titled "Promoting the Accuracy and Accountability of the Davis-Bacon Act." The Davis-Bacon Act applies to federal contractors and subcontractors that performed work in excess of $2,000 on public buildings or public works. It requires the contractors to pay their laborers under the contract the local prevailing wage.

Date     Tuesday, June 18, 10 a.m.

Place    2175 Rayburn Bldg.

Erica Groshen, commissioner, Bureau of Labor Statistics

Curtis Sumner, executive director, National Society of Professional Surveyors, Frederick, Md.

Ross Eisenbrey, vice president, Economic Policy Institute

Maury Baskin, shareholder, Littler Mendelson P.C.

Exporting U.S. Energy

House Energy and Commerce — Subcommittee on Energy and Power

Energy and Power Subcommittee (Chairman Whitfield, R-Ky.) of House Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a hearing titled "U.S. Energy Abundance: Regulatory, Market and Legal Barriers to Export."

Date     Tuesday, June 18, 10:15 a.m.

Place    2123 Rayburn Bldg.

Christopher A. Smith, principal deputy assistant Secretary of Energy and acting assistant secretary of Energy for Fossil Energy

Jeff C. Wright, director, office of energy projects, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Jennifer Moyer, acting chief, Regulatory Program, Army Corps of Engineers

Bill Cooper, president, Center for Liquefied Natural Gas

Ross E. Eisenberg, vice president of energy and resources policy, National Association of Manufacturers

Lucian Pugliaresi, president, Energy Policy Research Foundation, Inc.

Harold P. Quinn, president, and CEO, National Mining Association

Mike McGinn, mayor, Seattle, Wash.

KC Golden, policy director, Climate Solutions

 

FCC Rule on Universal Service Fund

House Natural Resources — Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs

Indian and Alaska Native Affairs Subcommittee (Chairman Young, R-Alaska) of House Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing on the implementation of the Federal Communications Commission's rule on the Universal Service Fund.

Date     Tuesday, June 18, 11 a.m.

Place    1334 Longworth Bldg.

Welfare Overhaul-- Part I: "More Spending, Less Real Help: Reviewing How Today's Fragmented Welfare System Fails to Lift Up Poor Families"

House Ways and Means — Subcommittee on Human Resources

Human Resources Subcommittee (Chairman Reichert, R-Wash.) of House Ways and Means Committee will hold a three-part series of hearings on welfare overhaul issues.

Date     Tuesday, June 18, 2 p.m.

Place    1100 Longworth Bldg.

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Budget Review

House Financial Services — Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations

Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee (Chairman McHenry, R-N.C.) of House Financial Services Committee will hold a hearing to review the budget of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

Date     Tuesday, June 18, 2 p.m.

Place    2128 Rayburn Bldg.

Stephen Agostini, chief financial officer, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Energy and Commerce Bills

House Energy and Commerce Committee

House Energy and Commerce Committee (Chairman Upton, R-Mich.) will mark up pending legislation.

Date     Tuesday, June 18, 4 p.m.

Place    2123 Rayburn Bldg.

HR 2218 — Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013

HR 2226 — Federal and State Partnership for Environmental Protection Act of 2013

HR 2279 — A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act relating to review of regulations under such act and to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 relating to financial responsibility for classes of facilities.

HR 2318 — A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 with respect to the applicability of the act to federal facilities, and for other purposes.

Wednesday

Student Success Act

House Education and the Workforce Committee

House Education and the Workforce Committee (Chairman Kline, R-Minn.) will mark up pending legislation.

Date     Wednesday, June 19, 9 a.m.

Place    2175 Rayburn Bldg.

Agenda HR 5 — A bill to support state and local accountablility for public education, protect state and local authority, inform parents of the performance of their children's schools, and for other purposes.

Social Security Disability Insurance Program

House Ways and Means — Subcommittee on Social Security

Social Security Subcommittee (Chairman Johnson, R-Texas) of House Ways and Means Committee will hold a hearing on encouraging work through the Social Security Disability Insurance Program.

Date     Wednesday, June 19, 10 a.m.

Place    B-318 Rayburn Bldg.

Financial Services and Regulatory Bills

House Financial Services Committee

House Financial Services Committee (Chairman Hensarling, R-Texas) will mark up pending legislation.

Date     Wednesday, June 19, 10 a.m.

Place    2128 Rayburn Bldg.

HR 1105 — A bill to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to provide a registration exemption for private equity fund advisers, and for other purposes.

HR 1135 — Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act

HR 1564 — Audit Integrity and Job Protection Act

Draft Bill — to amend Section 913 of the Dodd-Frank Act

Energy and Commerce Bills

House Energy and Commerce Committee

House Energy and Commerce Committee (Chairman Upton, R-Mich.) will mark up pending legislation.

Date     Wednesday, June 19, 10 a.m.

Place    2123 Rayburn Bldg.

Agenda

HR 2218 — Coal Residuals Reuse and Management Act of 2013

HR 2226 — Federal and State Partnership for Environmental Protection Act of 2013

HR 2279 — A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act relating to review of regulations under such act and to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 relating to financial responsibility for classes of facilities.

HR 2318 — A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 with respect to the applicability of the act to federal facilities, and for other purposes.

Baseline Reform Act and Pro-Growth Budgeting Act

House Budget Committee

House Budget Committee (Chairman Ryan, R-Wis.) will mark up pending legislation.

Date     Wednesday, June 19, 10 a.m.

Place    210 Cannon Bldg.

HR 1871 — Baseline Reform Act of 2013

HR 1874 — Pro-Growth Budgeting Act of 2013

Thursday

Medicare Trustees Report

House Ways and Means — Subcommittee on Health

Health Subcommittee (Chairman Brady, R-Texas) of House Ways and Means Committee will hold a hearing on the 2013 Annual Report of the Boards of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance and Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds.

Date     Thursday, June 20, 9:30 a.m.

Place    1100 Longworth Bldg.

U.S. Energy Manufacturing

House Energy and Commerce — Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade

Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade Subcommittee (Chairman Terry, R-Neb.) and Energy and Power Subcommittee (Chairman Whitfield, R-Ky.) of House Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a hearing titled "A Competitive Edge for American Manufacturing: Abundant American Energy."

Date     Thursday, June 20, 10 a.m.

Place    2123 Rayburn Bldg.

Friday

Southern Appalachian Mining Safety

House Oversight and Government Reform — Subcommittee on Government Operations

Government Operations Subcommittee (Chairman Mica, R-Fla.) of House Oversight and Government Reform Committee will hold a hearing titled "Building a Better Partnership: Exploring the Mine Safety and Health Administration's Regulation of Southern Appalachian Mining."

Date     Friday, June 21, 9:30 a.m.

Place    Mitchell City Courthouse, Bakersville, N.C.

SENATE COMMITTEES

Tuesday

Transparency in Health Care Spending

Senate Finance Committee

Senate Finance Committee (Chairman Baucus, D-Mont.) will hold a hearing titled "High Prices, Low Transparency: The Bitter Pill of Health Care Costs."

Date     Tuesday, June 18, 10 a.m.

Place    215 Dirksen Bldg.

Steven Brill, contributing editor, Time

Suzanne Delbanco, executive director, Catalyst for Payment Reform, San Francisco, Calif.

Paul Ginsburg, president, Center for Studying Health System Change

Giovanni Colella, CEO, and co-founder, Castlight Health, San Francisco, Calif.

Wednesday

 

Passenger and Freight Rail Safety

Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee

Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee (Chairman Rockefeller, D-W.Va.) will hold a hearing to look at passenger and freight rail safety.

Date     Wednesday, June 19, 10 a.m.

Place    253 Russell Bldg.

Senior Poverty and Hunger Issues

Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions — Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging

Primary Health and Aging Subcommittee (Chairman Sanders, I-Vt.) of Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee will hold a hearing titled "Reducing Senior Poverty and Hunger: The Role of the Older Americans Act."

Date     Wednesday, June 19, 10 a.m.

Place    430 Dirksen Bldg.

Nancy J. Altman, director, Social Security Works and chairman, Board of Directors, Pension Rights Center

Ellie Hollander, president and CEO, Meals on Wheels Association of America

Howard Bedlin, vice president of public policy and advocacy, National Council on Aging

Paul Downey, president and CEO, Senior Community Centers, and president, National Association of Nutrition and Aging Services Programs, San Diego, Calif.

Airline Industry Consolidation

Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation — Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety and Security

Aviation Operations, Safety and Security Subcommittee (Chairwoman Cantwell, D-Wash.) of Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee will hold a hearing to look at airline industry consolidation.

Date     Wednesday, June 19, 2:30 p.m.

Place    253 Russell Bldg.

Susan Kurland, assistant secretary of Transportation for aviation and international affairs

Gerald Dillingham, director, Civil Aviation Issues, Government Accountability Office

W. Douglas Parker, chairman and CEO, US Airways Group

Gary Kennedy, senior vice president and general counsel, American Airlines

Charlie Leocha, director, Consumer Travel Alliance

Thursday

Workforce Investment Act Reauthorization

Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee

Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (Chairman Harkin, D-Iowa) will hold a hearing titled "Developing a Skilled Workforce for a Competitive Economy: Reauthorizing the Workforce Investment Act."

Date     Thursday, June 20, 2:30 p.m.

Place    430 Dirksen Bldg.

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