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 Transportation & Infrastructure Committee markup of HR 2018 - bill limiting EPA's waters jurisdiction; Wednesday, June 22, 9:30 AM; room 2167 Rayburn House Office Building 
• House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry hearing - Agricultural Program Audit: Examination of conservation programs; Wednesday, June 22, 10 AM, 1300 Longworth House Office Building
• Senate Agriculture Committee hearing on Farm Bill Accountability: The Importance of Measuring Performance, While Eliminating Duplication and Waste; Thursday, June 23, 9:30 AM; room G50 Dirksen Office Building
• Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard hearing to examine U.S. Coast Guard budget and oversight; Thursday, June 23, 10 AM; (tentatively in) room 253 Russell Senate Office Building
• House Science, Space and Technology Committee Energy and Environment Subcommittee meeting to mark up the "Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 2011;" Thursday, June 23, 10 AM; room 2318 Rayburn House Office Building
• Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee hearing to examine reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program (part II); Thursday, June 23, 10 AM; room 538 Dirksen Senate Office Building
• House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management hearing - Agricultural Program Audit: Examination of crop insurance programs; Friday, June 24, 10 AM; 1300 Longworth House Office Building
• House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee hearing on EPA numerical nutrient standards; Friday, July 24; 10 AM; 2167 Rayburn House Office Building