U.S. Congressional Hearings for the Week Relevant to Mississippi River Basin Issues

Once more this week, it will be a U.S. Congressional week packed with hearings focused on conservation and environmental issues, both on and off Capitol Hill.  Here is a chronological listing of those hearings currently scheduled, along with links to the specific hearing web pages, where more details are available, and where the proceedings can sometimes be observed streaming live, on-line.

• House Natural Resources Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs Subcommittee hearing on Obama Administration proposed Fiscal Year 2013 budgets for  NOAA and FWS; Tuesday, March 6; 10 AM (EST); room 1334 Longworth House Office Building
• Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on Obama Administration proposed Fiscal Year 2013 budgets for U.S. Forest Service; Tuesday, March 6; 10 AM (EST); room  366 Dirksen Senate Office Building
• House House Appropriations Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing on Obama Administration proposed Fiscal Year 2013 budget for USGS; Tuesday, March 6; 1 PM (EST); room B-308 Rayburn House Office Building
• House Science, Space and Technology Subcommittee on Energy and Environment hearing on Obama Administration proposed Fiscal Year 2013 budgets for  NOAA and EPA; Tuesday, March 6; 2 PM (EST); room 2318 Rayburn House Office Building
• Senate Agriculture Committee Farm Bill hearing on Healthy Food Initiatives, Local Production, and Nutrition; Wednesday, March 7; 9:30 AM (EST); room 216 Hart Senate Office Building
• House Appropriations Agriculture Subcommittee hearing on Obama Administration proposed Fiscal Year 2013 USDA conservation and science budget; Wednesday, March 7, 10 AM (EST); room 2362-A Rayburn House Office Building
• House Appropriations Energy and Water Development Subcommittee hearing on Obama Administration proposed Fiscal Year 2013 Army Corps of Engineers' civil construction budget; Wednesday, March 7; 2 PM (EST); room 2362-B Rayburn House Office Building
• Senate's Energy and Natural Resources National Parks Subcommittee hearing to consider several bills, including S. 2133, to reauthorize the America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership in Iowa; Wednesday, March 7; 2:30 PM; room 366 Dirksen Senate Office Building
• Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee hearing on Obama Administration proposed Fiscal Year 2013 budgets for  NOAA; Wednesday, March 7; 2:30 PM (EST); room 253 Russell Senate Office Building
• House Appropriations Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing on Obama Administration proposed Fiscal Year 2013 budgets for the National Park Service; Thursday, March 8; 9:30 AM (EST); room B-308 Rayburn House Office Building
• House Agriculture Committee Farm Bill field hearing; Saranac Lake, NY; Friday, March 9; 9 AM (EST)