The Week's Congressional Hearings Especially Relevant to Mississippi River Basin Water Resource Issues

Here is a listing of the hearings and bill mark-up sessions currently scheduled for this week that are particularly relevant to Mississippi River Basin water resource issues (along with links to the relevant committee or hearing web page).  All times are Eastern, unless otherwise noted.

• House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development markup of Fiscal Year 2013 DOE, Army Corps appropriations bill; Wednesday, April 18; 9:30 AM, room 2362-B Rayburn House Office Building
• Senate Appropriations hearing on the Obama Administration's Fiscal Year U.S. Forest Service budget; Wednesday, April 18; 9:30 AM, room 124 Dirksen Senate Office Building
• House Agriculture Committee hearing to consider a proposal to satisfy the Committee's reconciliation instructions required by the House Budget Resolution; Wednesday, April 18, 10:00 AM; room 1300 Longworth House Office Building
• House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee hearing on the reliability of the nation's inland waterway system; Wednesday, April 18; 10:00 AM, room 2167 Rayburn House Office Building
• Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing on rising sea level impacts on domestic infrastructure; Thursday, April 19; 9:30 AM, room 366 Dirksen Senate Office Building
• House Agriculture Committee field hearing on the Future of U.S. Farm Policy: Formulation of the 2012 Farm Bill; Friday, April 20, 9:00 AM (CDT); Magouirk Conference Center; 4100 W. Comanche; Dodge City, KS  67801