Mr. President, I wish to announce that the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions will meet in executive session on Wednesday, June 25, 2014, at 10 a.m., in room SD-430 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building to mark-up S. 2449, Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education and Support Act, Autism CARES Act, of 2014; S. , a bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974; the nomination of William D. Adams, of Maine, to serve as Chairperson of the National Endowment for the Humanities; and the nomination of Robert M. Gordon, of the District of Columbia, to serve as Assistant Secretary for the Office of Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development, Department of Education; as well as any additional nominations cleared for action. For further information regarding this meeting, please contact the Committee at (202) 224-5375. subcommittee on water and power
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