Hearings on Energy and Environment Issues and Legislation


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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2014


SENATE
9:30 a.m. Senate Chamber
After the transaction of any morning
business (not to extend beyond 11 a.m.), Senate will begin consideration of the
nominations of Tina S. Kaidanow, of the District of Columbia, a Career Member
of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Coordinator
for Counterterrorism, with the rank and status of Ambassador at Large, Daniel
Bennett Smith, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Intelligence
and Research), Catherine Ann Novelli, of Virginia, to be United States Alternate
Governor of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development for a
term of five years, and United States Alternate Governor of the Inter-American
Development Bank for a term of five years, and Catherine Ann Novelli, of
Virginia, to be an Under Secretary of State (Economic Growth, Energy, and the
Environment). At 11:30 a.m., Senate will vote on confirmation of the
nominations.
SENATE ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Subcommittee on Energy
2:30 p.m. SD-366
Oversight hearing to examine lessons
for Federal policy from state efficiency and renewable programs, 2:30 p.m.

SENATE ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC WORKS
10:00 a.m. SD-406
To hold hearings to examine Moving
Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) 
re authorization, focusing on
the economic importance of maintaining Federal investments in our
transportation infrastructure, 10 a.m., SD-406.

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2014



SENATE COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND
TRANSPORTATION
Subcommittee on Surface Transportation
and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security
2:30 p.m. SR-253 (202) 224-4852
To hold hearings to examine enhancing
our rail safety, focusing on current challenges for passenger and freight rail,
2:30 p.m., SR-253.

SENATE ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES
10:00 a.m. SD-366
Business meeting to consider the
nominations of Rhea Sun Suh, of Colorado, to be Assistant Secretary for Fish
and Wildlife, and Janice Marion Schneider, of New York, to be Assistant
Secretary for Land and Minerals Management, both of the Department of the Interior,
10 a.m., SD-366.
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