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

Below is the current schedule for this week's U.S. House and Senate hearings that are relevant to Mississippi River Basin water and natural resource issues, along with links to the respective hearing web page:

• House Natural Resources Committee hearing on the proposed Obama Administration FY 2013 budget for BLM and Forest Service; Tuesday, March 20, 10 AM EDT, Room 1300 Longworth House Office Building 
• House Appropriations Committee hearing on the proposed Obama Administration FY 2013 proposed Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies budget; Tuesday, March 20, 2 PM EDT; Room in 2362-B Rayburn House Office Building 
• House Natural Resources Committee hearing on the proposed Obama Administration FY 2013 budget for the USGS water resource program; Tuesday, March 20, 2 PM EDT, Room 1334 Longworth House Office Building 
• House Appropriations Committee hearing on the proposed Obama Administration FY 2013 budget for Commerce, Justice, Science; Tuesday, March 20, 2:30 PM EDT, Room H-309, U.S. Capitol Building 
• Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on several public lands bills; Thursday, March 22, 2:30 PM EDT, Room 366 Dirksen Senate Office Building 
• House Agriculture Committee field hearing on the future of U.S. farm policy as it relates to formulation of the 2012 Farm Bill; Friday, March 23, 2012 – 9:00 AM CDT; Galesburg, IL