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

Here 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 (or relevant committee or subcommittee page, if hearing details are not yet posted):

• House Agriculture Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry hearing on the U.S. Forest Service Land Management: Challenges and Opportunities for Achieving Healthier National Forests; Tuesday, March 27, 10 AM EDT; room 1300 Longworth House Office Building
• House Transportation and Infrastructure  Committee Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee hearing on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2013 budget proposal; Tuesday, March 27, 10 AM EDT; room 2167 Rayburn House Office Building 
• House Natural Resources Committee Water and Power Subcommittee hearing on the Bureau of Reclamation's 2013 budget proposal; Wednesday, March 28, 10 AM EDT; room 2362-B Rayburn House Office Building
• House Transportation and Infrastructure  Committee Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee hearing on U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's 2013 budget proposal;  Wednesday, March 28, 10 AM EDT; room 2167 Rayburn House Office Building  
• Senate Appropriations Committee Energy and Water Subcommittee hearing on the Army Corps of Engineers and Bureau of Reclamation's 2013 budget proposals; Wednesday, March 28, at 2:30 PM EDT; room 192 Dirksen Senate Office Building
• House Agriculture Committee Farm Bill Field Hearing; Friday, March 30, Arkansas State University, State University, Arkansas