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Wednesday, July 23, 2014

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Time (EST)	Session
10:00 am	Hearing: "An Update on the IRS Response to Its Targeting Scandal" Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Job Creation, and Regulatory Affairs
10:00 am	Hearing: Domestic Aviation Manufacturing: Challenges and Opportunities Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Aviation
10:00 am	Hearing: “Improving the Federal Wage and Hour Regulatory Structure” Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Workforce Protections
10:00 am	Hearing: Legislative Hearing on H.R. 3109, H.R. 3409, H.R. 5026, and H.R. 5069 Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife, Oceans and Insular Affairs
10:00 am	Hearing: "The Rising Terrorist Threat and the Unfulfilled 911 Recommendation." Committee on Homeland Security:
10:00 am	Hearing: Modernizing the Business of Environmental Regulation and Protection Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy
10:00 am	Hearing: 21st Century Cures Roundtable on Personalized Medicine Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health
10:30 am	Hearing: Examining the Voting Process How States Can Build on Recommendations from the Bauer-Ginsberg Commission Committee on House Administration:
10:30 am	Hearing: Implementing U.S. Policy in the Arctic Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation
1:00 pm	Hearing: Oversight of the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs- Part II Committee on Small Business: Full Committee
1:00 pm	Hearing: Terrorist March in Iraq: The U.S. Response Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee
2:00 pm	Hearing: U.S.-Dominican Republic Relations: Bolstering Economic Growth and Energy Independence Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere
2:00 pm	Hearing: U.S. National Missile Defense and the Growing Threat: Is a Limited Defense Enough? Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee
2:00 pm	Hearing: Oversight Hearing on "American Metals and Mineral Security: An examination of the domestic critical minerals supply and demand chain" Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources
2:00 pm	Hearing: The Troubling Case of Meriam Ibrahim Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations
3:00 pm	Business Meeting: H.R. 3393Student and Family Tax Simplification Act; H.R. 4935Child Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2014 Committee on Rules:

Watch Most Recent House Floor Activity

Time	Session
9:59 P.M. -	The House adjourned. The next meeting is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. on July 23, 2014.
9:59 P.M. -	On motion to adjourn Agreed to by voice vote.
9:59 P.M. -	Mr. Gohmert moved that the House do now adjourn.
7:34 P.M. -	SPECIAL ORDER SPEECHES - The House has concluded all anticipated legislative business and has proceeded to Special Order speeches.
7:28 P.M. -	ONE MINUTE SPEECHES - The House proceeded with further one minute speeches.
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Roll	Date	Bill	Result	Title/Description
436	07-22	H R 3230	Failed	Veterans’ Access to Care through Choice, Accountability, and Transparency Act of 2014
435	07-22	H R 1022	Failed	Securing Energy Critical Elements and American Jobs Act
434	07-22	H R 4411	Passed	To prevent Hezbollah and associated entities from gaining access to international financial and other institutions, and for other purposes.
433	07-22	H R 4450	Passed	To extend the Travel Promotion Act of 2009, and for other purposes.
432	07-17	H R 4719	Passed	To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend and expand the charitable deduction for contributions of food inventory

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