Key Congressional Hearings and Meetings for the Upcoming Week

Here are the currently scheduled hearings and meetings this week in the U.S. House and Senate that are of particular relevance to Mississippi River Basin water resource issues, along with links to the respective hearing or subcommittee web page (all times are Eastern):

• House Agriculture Committee Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management  2012 Farm Bill hearing on Commodity Programs and Crop Insurance; Wednesday, May 16 and Thursday, May 17;10 AM (both days); room 1300 Longworth House Office Building
• Senate Appropriations Committee Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing on the Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Request for the Environmental Protection Agency; Wednesday, May 16; 10:30 AM, room 124 Dirksen Senate Office Building
• House Agriculture Committee Subcommittee on Conservation, Energy, and Forestry 2012 Farm Bill hearing on Energy and Forestry Programs; Friday, May 18, 9:30 AM; room 1300 Longworth House Office Building