Appropriations - Interior and Environment Subc. On testimony from public and outside witnesses about American Indian and Alaskan Native Affairs. B-308 RHOB.( 9:00); ( 9:30); (10:00); Defense Subc. On the FY 2015 budget for the U.S. Africa Command. Dept. witnesses. H-140 Capitol.( 10:00-Ex.); ( 10:00); ( 10:30); Interior and Environment Subc. On testimony from public and outside witnesses about American Indian and Alaskan Native Affairs. B-308 RHOB.( 1:00); ( 1:00); Defense Subc. On the FY 2015 budget for the U.S. Special Forces Command. Dept. witnesses. H-405 Capitol.( 1:30-Ex.); ( 2:00)

Armed Services - ( 10:00); ( 2:00); ( 3:30)

Education - ( 10:00)

Energy and Commerce - Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subc. On discussing ways to end abusive patent demand letters. Dept. and public witnesses. 2123 RHOB.( 10:00); ( 10:15); ( 4:00)

Financial Services - ( 10:00)

Homeland Security - ( 10:00)

Foreign Affairs - Border and Maritime Security Subc. On authorizing Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Dept. witnesses. 311 CHOB.( 10:00); Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade Subc. On discussing the threat of al-Qaeda and counterterrorism policies. Public witnesses. 2172 RHOB.(2:00)

Judiciary - ( 10:00)

Natural Resources - ( 10:00); (2:00); ( 2:00)

Oversight and Government Reform - ( 10:00); (1:30)

Transportation - (10:00)

Ways and Means - Health Subc. On reviewing the implications of the recently released final regulations implementing the employer mandate and employer information reporting requirement provisions of the Affordable Care Act. Dept. witnesses. B-318 RHOB.(10:00); Committee Hearings( 2:00)

Agriculture - Business meeting to consider S.1294, to designate as wilderness certain public land in the Cherokee National Forest in the State of Tennessee, and the nominations of Timothy G. Massad, of Connecticut, to be Chairman, Sharon Y. Bowen, of New York, and J. Christopher Giancarlo, of New Jersey, all to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. SR-328A. (09:45 AM); Hearings to examine advanced biofuels, focusing on creating jobs and lower prices at the pump. SR-328A. (10:00 AM)

Appropriations - State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Subcommittee. Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2015 for the United States Agency for International Development. SD-138. (10:15 AM); Legislative Branch Subcommittee. Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2015 for the Architect of the Capitol, the Library of Congress, and the Open World Leadership Center. SD-138. (02:30 PM)

Armed Services - Hearings to examine Army Active and Reserve force mix in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2015 and the Future Years Defense Program. SD-G50. (09:30 AM); Emerging Threats and Capabilities Subcommittee. Hearings to examine the role of the Department of Defense science and technology enterprise for innovation and affordability in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2015 and the Future Years Defense Program. SR-222. (02:15 PM); Airland Subcommittee. Hearings to examine tactical aircraft programs in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2015 and the Future Years Defense Program. SR-232A. (03:30 PM)

Banking - Hearings to examine the nomination of Nani A. Coloretti, of California, to be Deputy Secretary of Department of Housing and Urban Development. SD-538. (10:00 AM)

Budget - Hearings to examine supporting broad-based economic growth and fiscal responsibility through a fairer tax code. SD-608. (10:30 AM)

Commerce - Hearings to examine the nominations of Vice Admiral Paul F. Zukunft, to be Commandant of the United States Coast Guard, and Elliot F. Kaye, of New York, to be Chairman, and Joseph P. Mohorovic, of Illinois, both to be a Commissioner, both of the Consumer Product Safety Commission. SR-253. (02:30 PM)

Environment - Hearings to examine the nominations of Janet Garvin McCabe, of the District of Columbia, and Ann Elizabeth Dunkin, of California, both to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and Manuel H. Ehrlich, Jr., of New Jersey, to be a Member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board. SD-406. (10:00 AM)

Finance - Hearings to examine protecting taxpayers from incompetent and unethical return preparers. SD-215. (10:00 AM)

Foreign Relations - Hearings to examine the President's proposed international affairs budget request for fiscal year 2015 for national security and foreign policy priorities. SD-419. (10:00 AM)

Intelligence - Closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters. SH-219. (02:30 PM)

Judiciary - Business meeting to consider S.1720, to promote transparency in patent ownership and make other improvements to the patent system. SD-106. (02:30 PM)