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This Week in Congress

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Here is a list of hearings and happenings around the nation’s capitol that may be of interest to you.

TUESDAY

House Science, Space and Technology Committee
HR 4412 – NASA Authorization Act
Full committee markup
1:30 PM; 2318 Rayburn Building

House Natural Resources Committee
American Energy Jobs: Opportunities for Skilled Trades Workers
Full committee oversight hearing
10 AM; 1324 Longworth Building

WEDNESDAY

Fiscal 2015 Appropriations: Labor-HHS-Education
Department of Education Appropriations
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Hearing
10 AM; 192 Dirksen Building

House Science, Space and Technology Committee
Fiscal 2015 Budget: NOAA
Subcommittee on Environment
10 AM; 2318 Rayburn Building

THURSDAY

Fiscal 2015 Appropriations: Commerce-Justice-Science
NASA Appropriations
Senate Appropriations Subcommittee Hearing
10 AM; 192 Dirksen Building

House Veterans’ Affairs Committee
Student Veterans
Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity
10 AM; 334 Cannon Building

House Energy and Commerce Committee
Telehealth to Digital Medicine: How 21st Century Technology Can Benefit Patients
Subcommittee on Health
10 AM; 2123 Rayburn Building

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TUESDAY, APRIL 8

Senate Agriculture, Nutrition & Forestry
Biofuels and the Economy
Full Committee Hearing
10 AM; 328-A Russell Building

Senate Armed Services
Defense Science and Technology Enterprise
Subcommittee Hearing
2:15 PM; 222 Russell Building
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 9

Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation
S 2030 – Sea Grant College Program Amendments Act of 2014
Full Committee Markup
2:30 PM; 253 Russell Building

Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
Addressing Primary Care Access and Workforce Challenges
Subcommittee on Primary Health and Aging
10 AM; 430 Dirksen Building

House Science, Space and Technology
Draft Bill – National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2014
Subcommittee on Space Markup
9 AM; 2318 Rayburn Building

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Here are a few hearings that we’re looking forward to this week. The appropriations process is moving forward and a full list of appropriations hearings can be found on the Senate Appropriations Committee website and the House Appropriations Committee website.

TUESDAY, APRIL 1

Senate Budget
Economic Mobility and Inequality
Full Committee Hearing
10 AM, 608 Dirksen Building
 
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2

Senate Appropriations: Labor, HHS, Education
National Institutes of Health
Subcommittee Hearing
10 AM, 192 Dirksen Building

House Education and Workforce
Keeping College Within Reach: Meeting the Needs of Contemporary Students
Full Committee Hearing
10 AM, 2175 Rayburn Building

THURSDAY, APRIL 3

House Natural Resources
Fiscal 2015 Budget: Department of the Interior
Full Committee Hearing
10 AM, 1324 Longworth Building

Senate Confirms New Leadership at NSF

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Last night the U.S. Senate confirmed a new director of the National Science Foundation, Dr. France Cordova. She succeeds Subra Suresh, who stepped down from NSF one year ago to become president of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

An astrophysicist, Dr. Cordova earned a Ph.D in physics from the California Institute of Technology. She went on to become the first female chief scientist at NASA before returning to the academic world. She was vice chancellor for research at UC Santa Barbara, chancellor of UC Riverside, and later president of Purdue University.  A more in-depth biography can be found on the NSF website here.

Also in NSF leadership news, NSF named Northwestern University Professor Fay Lomax Cook to lead the Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences Directorate on Thursday. Dr. Cook will begin her appointment as Assistant Director in September of this year. More information can be found here.

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Congress returns today from a weeklong recess. Here are a few hearings that may be of interest later in the week.

THURSDAY, February 27th 

Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee
North Pacific Perspectives on Magnuson-Stevens Act Reauthorization
Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries and Coast Guard
10:30 AM, 253 Russell Building

Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee
Promoting College Access and Success For Students With Disabilities
Full Committee Hearing
10:00 AM, 216 Hart Building

House Appropriations
Oversight Hearing on Federal Investments in Neuroscience Research
Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
10:00 AM, H-309 Capitol Bldg.

House Education and the Workforce
Exploring Efforts to Strengthen the Teaching Profession
Joint Hearing of Subcommittees on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education; and on Higher Education and Workforce Training
10:00 AM, 2175 Rayburn Building

FRIDAY, February 28th

House Natural Resources Committee
Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act
Full Committee Hearing
9:30 AM, 1324 Longworth Building