UPDATED: Mississippi River-Basin Relevant Congressional Hearings and Meetings for the Week

Here are the US Congressional hearings and meetings scheduled for this week that are particularly relevant to Mississippi River Basin water resource issues (along with links to the relevant Committee hearing or meeting web site):

• House Rules Committee meeting on the Fiscal Year 2012 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food & Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations bill; Monday, June 13, 5:30 PM, Room H313 US Capitol Building (prior to an anticipated House floor vote on June 15 - view streaming video here)
• House Appropriations Committee meeting to markup the Fiscal Year 2012 Energy and Water Appropriations bill; Wednesday, June 15, 9:30 AM, Room 2359 Rayburn House Office Building
• House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy markup of bill to prohibit EPA from designating coal ash as a hazardous substance; Thursday, June 16; 9 AM; room 2123 Rayburn House Office Building