[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 10 (Wednesday, January 21, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D46-D47]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
global challenges and United States national security strategy, after 
receiving testimony from Brent Scowcroft, The Scowcroft Group, and 
Zbigniew K. Brzezinski, Center for Strategic and International Studies, 
both a former U.S. National Security Advisor, both of Washington, DC.
PROTECTING THE INTERNET AND CONSUMERS
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded 
a hearing to examine protecting the Internet and consumers through 
Congressional action, after receiving testimony from Meredith Attwell 
Baker, CTIA--The Wireless Assocation, Gene Kimmelman, Public Knowledge, 
Robert M. McDowell, Wiley Rein LLP, Paul Misener, Amazon.com, and Nicol 
E. Turner-Lee, Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council, all 
of Washington, DC; and W. Tom Simmons, Midcontinent Communications, 
Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee ordered favorably 
reported an original resolution (S. Res. 31) authorizing expenditures 
by the Committee, and adopted its rules of procedure for the 114th 
Congress.
IRAN NUCLEAR NEGOTIATIONS
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine Iran nuclear negotiations, focusing on the status of talks and 
the role of Congress, after receiving testimony from Antony Blinken, 
Deputy Secretary of State; and David S. Cohen, Under Secretary of the 
Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence.
NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine No Child Left Behind, focusing on 
testing and accountability, after receiving testimony from Paul 
Leather, New Hampshire Department of Education Deputy Commissioner of 
Education, Concord; Martin R. West, Harvard Graduate School of 
Education, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Tom Boasberg, Denver Public 
Schools, Denver, Colorado; Jia Lee, The Earth School, and Stephen 
Lazar, Harvest Collegiate High School, both of New York, New York; and 
Wade Henderson, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, 
Washington, DC.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the nominations of Michelle K. Lee, of California, to be Under 
Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the 
United States Patent and Trademark Office, Daniel

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Henry Marti, of Virginia, to be Intellectual Property Enforcement 
Coordinator, Executive Office of the President, and Alfred H. Bennett, 
George C. Hanks, Jr., and Jose Rolando Olvera, Jr., all to be a United 
States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas, who were all 
introduced by Senator Cornyn, and Jill N. Parrish, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Utah, who was introduced by Senator 
Lee, after the nominees testified and answered questions in their own 
behalf.
BUSINESS MEETING
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee ordered favorably reported 
the following business items:
  An original resolution (S. Res. 32) authorizing expenditures by the 
Committee, and adopted its rules of procedure for the 114th Congress; 
and
  H.R. 203, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide for 
the conduct of annual evaluations of mental health care and suicide 
prevention programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to require a 
pilot program on loan repayment for psychiatrists who agree to serve in 
the Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs;