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Second Session Convened
On January 3, 2014, the U.S. House of Representatives convened to start its second session of the 113th Congress.
Legislative Activity
Upcoming Events
| Time (EST) | Session |
|---|---|
| 3/11 11:00 am |
Hearing: Underserved Small Businesses: Providing Access to Federal Programs Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Contracting and Workforce |
| 3/11 1:30 pm |
Hearing: Modernizing the Aviation System: Leveraging the Assets of the FAA's William J. Hughes Technical Center Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: |
| 3/11 2:00 pm |
Hearing: The Northern Ireland Peace Process Today: Attempting to Deal with the Past Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations |
| 3/11 4:00 pm |
Hearing: Budget Hearing - Department of Homeland Security Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Homeland Security |
| 3/11 5:00 pm |
Hearing: H.R. 3973 and H.R. 4138 Committee on Rules: Full Committee |
| 3/12 10:00 am |
Hearing: Chemicals in Commerce Act Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy |
| 3/12 10:00 am |
Hearing: Hearing entitled “Federal Reserve Oversight: Examining the Central Bank’s Role in Credit Allocation” Committee on Financial Services: Monetary Policy and Trade |
| 3/12 10:00 am |
Hearing: Exploring Alternative Solutions on the Internet Sales Tax Issue Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee |
| 3/12 10:00 am |
Hearing: Fiscal Year 2015 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the Department of the Navy Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee |
| 3/12 10:00 am |
Hearing: The Arizona Border Surveillance Technology Plan and its Impact on Border Security Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security |
| 3/12 10:00 am |
Hearing: Joint House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committees to receive Legislative Presentations of Multiple VSOs Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Full Committee |
| 3/12 10:00 am |
Hearing: Budget Hearing - United States Coast Guard Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Homeland Security |
| 3/12 10:00 am |
Hearing: Chairman Camp Announces Hearing on the President’s Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Proposal with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee |
| 3/12 10:00 am |
Hearing: Oversight of the U.S. Department of Transportation's Implementation of MAP-21 and Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Request for Surface Transportation Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Highways and Transit |
| 3/12 10:00 am |
Hearing: JOINT HEARING: Science of Capture and Storage: Understanding EPA’s Carbon Rules Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Environment |
| 3/12 10:30 am |
Hearing: Budget Hearing - Department of State Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs |
| 3/12 10:30 am |
Hearing: Reauthorization of the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications and Technology |
| 3/12 1:00 pm |
Hearing: The Rise of 3 D Printing: Opportunities for Entrepreneurs Committee on Small Business: Full Committee |
| 3/12 1:30 pm |
Hearing: Budget and Oversight Hearing - Installations, Environment, Energy and BRAC Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies |
| 3/12 2:00 pm |
Hearing: Budget Hearing - Department of Transportation Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies |
| 3/12 2:00 pm |
Hearing: The President’s Fiscal Year 2015 Revenue and Economic Policy Proposals Committee On The Budget: Full Committee |
| 3/12 3:30 pm |
Hearing: Information Technology and Cyber Operations: Modernization and Policy Issues in a Changing National Security Environment Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Intelligence, Emerging Threats & Capabilities |
| 3/13 9:30 am |
Hearing: Section 512 of Title 17 Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet |
| 3/13 10:00 am |
Hearing: Recent Developments in Afghanistan Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee |
| 3/13 10:00 am |
Hearing: Keeping the Promise: Allowing Seniors to Keep Their Medicare Advantage Plans If They Like Them Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health |
| 3/13 10:00 am |
Hearing: Budget Hearing - Department of Health and Human Services Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies |
| 3/13 10:00 am |
Hearing: Budget Hearing - Department of Defense Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense |
| 3/13 10:00 am |
Hearing: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2015 Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Full Committee |
| 3/13 10:00 am |
Hearing: POSTPONED: Budget Hearing - Future of Biomedical Research Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies |
| 3/13 10:00 am |
Hearing: CLOSED: Ongoing Intelligence Activities House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee |
| 3/13 10:00 am |
Hearing: Budget Hearing - United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Homeland Security |
| 3/13 10:15 am |
Hearing: Improving Sports Safety: A Multifaceted Approach Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade |
| 3/13 10:30 am |
Markup: Markup on Bills to be Announced Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee |
| 3/13 1:00 pm |
Hearing: Made in the U.S.A.: Small Businesses and a New Domestic Manufacturing Renaissance Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access |
| 3/13 1:30 pm |
Hearing: Advancing U.S. Interests Abroad: The FY 2015 Foreign Affairs Budget Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee |
| 3/13 2:00 pm |
Hearing: The Fiscal Year 2015 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the U.S. Special Operations Command and the Posture of U.S. Special Operations Forces Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Intelligence, Emerging Threats & Capabilities |
| 3/13 2:00 pm |
Hearing: Budget Hearing - Department of Housing and Urban Development Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies |
| 3/13 2:00 pm |
Hearing: The President’s FY 2015 Budget Request for the Department of Homeland Security Committee on Homeland Security: Full Committee |
| 3/14 9:00 am |
Hearing: Fiscal Year 2015 National Defense Authorization Budget Request from the Department of the Air Force Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee |
| 3/14 10:00 am |
Hearing: CLOSED: Oversight Hearing - United States Central Command and International Security Assistance Force Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense |
| 3/14 10:00 am |
Hearing: Budget Hearing - Department of Agriculture Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies |
| 3/14 11:00 am |
Hearing: Legislative Hearing on a Discussion Draft bill, “The Alaska Native Subsistence Co-Management Demonstration Act of 2014” Committee on Natural Resources: |
| 3/19 10:00 am |
Hearing: Oversight Field Hearing on "California Water Crisis and Its Impacts: The Need for Immediate and Long-Term Solutions" Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee |
| 3/20 9:00 am |
Field Hearing: Combating Human Trafficking in Our Major Cities Committee on Homeland Security: |
| 3/25 10:00 am |
Hearing: Public and Outside Witness Hearing Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies |
| 3/25 11:00 am |
Hearing: Disaster Response and Preparedness: Defense Support of Civil Authorities Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management |
| 3/25 2:00 pm |
Hearing: Legislative Hearing on H.R. 2942; H.R. 3056; H.R. 3614; H.R. 4031; H.R. 4037; H.R. 4038; H.R. 4147; H.R. 4150; and H.R. 4151 Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity |
| 3/26 9:30 am |
Hearing: President’s Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Request for Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Programs Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Full Committee |
| 3/26 10:00 am |
Hearing: Joint House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committees to receive Legislative Presentation of The American Legion Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Full Committee |
| 4/7 9:00 am |
Hearing: American Indian and Alaskan Native Public and Outside Witness Hearing Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies |
| 4/7 2:00 pm |
Hearing: American Indian and Alaskan Native Public and Outside Witness Hearing Committee on Appropriations: Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies |
| 4/8 9:00 am |
Hearing: American Indian and Alaskan Native Public and Outside Witness Hearing Committee on Appropriations: Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies |
| 4/8 1:00 pm |
Hearing: American Indian and Alaska Native Public and Outside Witness Hearing Committee on Appropriations: |
| 4/10 9:00 am |
Hearing: Public and Outside Witness Hearing Committee on Appropriations: Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies |
| 4/10 1:00 pm |
Hearing: Public and Outside Witness Hearing Committee on Appropriations: Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies |
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 4:39 P.M. - | The House adjourned pursuant to a previous special order. The next meeting is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. on March 10, 2014. |
| 4:39 P.M. - | On motion to adjourn Agreed to by voice vote. |
| 4:39 P.M. - | Mr. Poe (TX) moved that the House do now adjourn. |
| 4:02 P.M. - | SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES - The House resumed Special Order speeches. |
| 3:59 P.M. - | The Speaker laid before the House a message from the President transmitting a notification declaring a national emergency with respect to the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States posed by the situation in Ukraine - referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 113-95). |
| View the full Floor Proceedings from the Clerk of the House | |
Most Recent Votes
| Roll | Date | Bill | Result | Title/Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 114 | 03-06 | H R 4152 | Passed | To provide for the costs of loan guarantees for Ukraine |
| 113 | 03-06 | H R 2641 | Passed | Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2013 |
| 112 | 03-06 | H R 2641 | Failed | Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2013 |
| 111 | 03-06 | H R 2641 | Failed | Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2013 |
| 110 | 03-06 | H R 2641 | Failed | Responsibly And Professionally Invigorating Development (RAPID) Act of 2013 |
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Speaker of the House: Rep. John Boehner
Elected by the whole of the House of Representatives, the Speaker acts as leader of the House and combines several institutional and administrative roles.
Republican Leadership
Majority Leader
Rep. Eric Cantor
Majority Whip
Rep. Kevin McCarthy
Conference Chairman
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Policy Committee Chairman
Rep. James Lankford
Democratic Leadership
Democratic Leader
Rep. Nancy Pelosi
Democratic Whip
Rep. Steny Hoyer
Assistant Democratic Leader
Rep. James Clyburn
Democratic Caucus
Rep. Xavier Becerra
Chaplain of the House
Patrick J. Conroy
Chief Administrative Officer
Ed Cassidy
Clerk of the House
Karen Haas
Sergeant at Arms
Paul D. Irving
Historian of the House
Matthew Wasniewski
Inspector General
Theresa Grafenstine
Office of Congressional Ethics
Porter J. Goss, Chairman
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Parliamentarian of the House
Thomas J. Wickham, Jr.
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