Volume 159, No. 83 covering the 1st Session of the 113th Congress (2013 - 2014) was published by the Congressional Record.
The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.
“House Committee Meetings” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D556-D558 on June 12, 2013.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Committee Meetings
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Appropriations: Full Committee held a markup on Defense Appropriations Bill, Fiscal Year 2104. The bill was ordered reported, without amendment.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND THE FISCAL YEAR 2014 BUDGET REQUEST
Committee on the Budget: Full Committee held a hearing on the Department of Defense and the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Request. Testimony was heard from Charles T. Hagel, Secretary, Department of Defense.
STRENGTHENING THE MULTIEMPLOYER PENSION SYSTEM
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions held a hearing entitled ``Strengthening the Multiemployer Pension System: What Reforms Should Policymakers Consider?''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
NEED FOR MEDICAID REFORM: A STATE PERSPECTIVE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing entitled ``The Need for Medicaid Reform: A State Perspective''. Testimony was heard from Tony Keck, Director, Department of Health and Human Services, State of South Carolina; and public witnesses.
SATELLITE TELEVISION LAW
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications and Technology held a hearing entitled ``The Satellite Television Law: Repeal, Reauthorize, or Revise?''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
HOUSING FINANCE MODELS
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled
``Beyond GSEs'' Examples of Successful Housing Finance Models without Explicit Government Guarantees''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
REDUCING BARRIERS TO CAPITAL FORMATION
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises held a hearing entitled ``Reducing Barriers to Capital Formation''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MODERNIZING U.S. INTERNATIONAL FOOD AID
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled
``Modernizing U.S. International Food Aid: Reaching More for Less''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS IN EGYPT
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, hearing entitled ``American NGOs Under Attack in Morsi's Egypt''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MUMBAI-STYLE ATTACKS AND THE THREAT FROM LASHKAR-E-TAIBA
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Counterterrorism held a hearing entitled ``Protecting the Homeland Against Mumbai-Style Attacks and the Threat from Lashkar-e-Taiba''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a markup on 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''. H.R 1797 was ordered reported, as amended; and H.R. 1944, was ordered reported, without amendment.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee held a markup on the following measures: H.R. 412, the ``Nashua River Wild and Scenic River Study Act''; H.R. 657, the ``Grazing Improvement Act''; H.R. 697, the
``Three Kids Mine Remediation and Reclamation Act''; H.R. 740, the
``Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization and Jobs Protection Act''; H.R. 841, to amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to make technical corrections, and for other purposes; H.R. 931, to provide for the addition of certain real property to the reservation of the Siletz Tribe in the State of Oregon; H.R. 1126, the ``Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Completion Act''; H.R. 1411, the ``California Coastal National Monument Expansion Act of 2013''; H.R. 1497, the ``War Memorial Protection Act''; H.R. 1548, the ``Native American Energy Act''; H.R. 1825, the ``Recreational Fishing and Hunting Heritage and Opportunities Act''; H.R. 1964, the ``National Petroleum Reserve Alaska Access Act''; H.R. 2166, the ``Good Samaritan Search and Recovery Act of 2013''; and H.R. 2231, the ``Offshore Energy and Jobs Act''. The following bills were ordered reported, as amended: H.R. 412; H.R. 657; H.R. 697; H.R. 740; H.R. 931; H.R. 1126; H.R. 1411; H.R. 1497; H.R. 1548; and H.R. 2231. The following bills were ordered reported, without amendment: H.R. 841; H.R. 1825; H.R. 1964; and H.R. 2166.
GOVERNMENT SUSPENSION AND DEBARMENT POLICY
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``Protecting Taxpayer Dollars: Is the Government Using Suspension and Debarment Effectively?''. Testimony was heard from John Neumann, Acting Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, Government Accountability Office; and public witnesses.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 1960, the
``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014'' (amendment consideration). The Committee granted, by voice vote, a rule providing for further consideration under a structured rule for H.R. 1960. The rule provides no additional general debate. The rule makes in order as original text for purpose of amendment an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 113-13, modified by the amendment printed in part A of the Rules Committee report. That amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against that amendment in the nature of a substitute. The rule makes in order only those further amendments printed in part B of the report and amendments en bloc described in Section 3 of the resolution. The rule provides that the amendments printed in part B of the report may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question. The rule waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part B of the report or against amendments en bloc as described in Section 3 of the resolution. In Section 3, the rule provides that it shall be in order at any time for the chair of the Committee on Armed Services or his designee to offer amendments en bloc consisting of amendments printed in part B of the report not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Services of their designees, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question. The original proponent of an amendment included in such amendments en bloc may insert a statement in the Congressional Record. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from Representatives Coffman, Smith (WA), Gibson, Cooper, Bridenstine, Tsongas, Speier, Garamendi, McGovern, Rohrabacher, DeLauro, Issa, Lynch, Jackson Lee, Cummings, Lee (CA), Roe (TN), Lummis, Schiff, Denham, Van Hollen, Gosar, Butterfield, Al Green (TX), Walz, Benishek, Nolan, Huelskamp, O'Rourke, Barr, Tonko, Collins (NY), Grayson, Bustos, Thompson (PA), Cardenas, Gabbard, Kildee, and Lujan Grisham.
NEW OZONE STANDARDS ACHIEVABILITY
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Environment held a hearing entitled ``Background Check: Achievability of New Ozone Standards''. Testimony was heard from John Vandenberg, Director, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina Division, National Center for Environmental Assessment, Environmental Protection Agency; and public witnesses.
H-2B VISA POLICY AND SMALL TOURISM BUSINESS
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access held a hearing entitled ``The Seasonal Employment Needs of Small Tourism Businesses and H-2B Visa Policy''. Testimony was heard from Joseph G. Jordan, Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement Policy; Jeff Koses, Director, Office of Acquisition Operations, Federal Acquisition Service, General Services Administration; and public witnesses.
BOEING 787 INCIDENTS AND LESSONS LEARNED
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Aviation held a hearing entitled ``Lessons Learned from the Boeing 787 Incidents''. Testimony was heard from Peggy Gilligan, Associate Administrator, Aviation Security, Federal Aviation Administration; and a public witness.
U.S.-BRAZIL TRADE AND INVESTMENT RELATIONSHIP
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing entitled ``U.S.-Brazil Trade and Investment Relationship: Opportunities and Challenges.'' Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
Joint Meetings
No joint committee meetings were held.
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