UPDATED: Capitol Hill This Week - What to Watch For

Below are the U.S. House and Senate activities currently scheduled for the week ahead that relate to Mississippi River Basin water resources.  Links are provided to the relevant committee pages on the Internet, and, where appropriate, to pieces of legislation. Many Congressional proceedings are webcast live, and these should be, as well (follow the appropriate link).  All times are Eastern.

Monday

• None currently scheduled

Tuesday

• Senate Agriculture Committee hearing on Advanced Biofuels: Creating Jobs and Lower Prices at the Pump (hearing will examine the role domestically-produced, advanced, non-food based biofuels are playing in creating jobs and strengthening the rural economy); 10 AM, room 328A Russell Senate Office Building.
• House Natural Resources Committee Legislative hearing on four bills that would amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973; 10 AM; room 1324 Longworth House Office Building (links to the bills as PDF files: H.R. 4315, H.R. 4316, H.R. 4317, and H.R. 4318).
• House Appropriations Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies budget hearing - Department of Agriculture Field Agencies (including the Natural Resources Conservation Service); 10 AM, room 2362-A Rayburn House Office Building.

Wednesday

• Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies hearing on the Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Request for the Environmental Protection Agency; 9:15 AM, room to be announced.
• NEW - - - House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee markup of H.R. 524 (bill blocking EPA veto of Army Corps clean water permits); 11 AM, room 2167 Rayburn House Office Building

Thursday

• House Natural Resources Committee Oversight hearing on “Tribal Forest Management: A Model for Promoting Healthy Forests and Rural Jobs;” 9:30 AM, room 1324 Longworth House Office Building.

Friday

• None currently scheduled