03/05/14 2:30 PMLocation : SR-253
Business meeting to consider S.1014, to reduce sports-related concussions in youth, S.1406, to amend the Horse Protection Act to designate additional unlawful acts under the Act, strengthen penalties for violations of the Act, improve Department of Agriculture enforcement of the Act, S.1468, to require the Secretary of Commerce to establish the Network for Manufacturing Innovation and for other purposes, S.2022, to establish scientific standards and protocols across forensic disciplines, S.2028, to amend the law relating to sport fish restoration and recreational boating safety, S.2049, to curb unfair and deceptive practices during assertion of patents, H.R.2052, to direct the Secretary of Commerce, in coordination with the heads of other relevant Federal departments and agencies, to conduct an interagency review of and report to Congress on ways to increase the global competitiveness of the United States in attracting foreign direct investment, an original bill entitled, "U.S. Merchant Marine Academy of Visitors Enhancement Act", and the nominations of Kelly R. Welsh, of Illinois, to be General Counsel of the Department of Commerce, Kathryn B. Thomson, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of Transportation, David J. Arroyo, of New York, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and nominations for promotion in the United States Coast Guard.
03/05/14 10:30 AMLocation : SR-428A
Business meeting to consider the nomination of Maria Contreras-Sweet, of California, to be Administrator of the Small Business Administration.