[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 18 (Tuesday, February 3, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D98-D100]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
WORLD WIDE THREATS
Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``World Wide Threats''. Testimony was heard from the following 
Department of Defense officials: Mark S. Chandler, Acting Director for 
Intelligence, J-2, the Joint Staff; Lieutenant General William C. 
Mayville, USA, Director for Operations, J-3, the Joint Staff; and 
Lieutenant General Vincent R. Stewart, USMC, Director, Defense 
Intelligence Agency.
WOUNDED WARRIOR PROGRAM UPDATE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel held a 
hearing entitled ``Wounded Warrior Program Update''. Testimony was 
heard from Captain Brent Breining, Director, Navy Wounded Warrior--Safe 
Harbor, United States Navy; Brigadier General Patrick Doherty, 
Director, Air Force Services, United States Air Force; James Rodriguez, 
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Warrior Care, Department of 
Defense; Colonel Chris Toner, Commander, Warrior Transition Command, 
United States Army; and Paul Williamson, Command Advisor, Wounded 
Warrior Regiment, United States Marine Corps.
EXAMINING THE U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE TO SEASONAL INFLUENZA
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Examining the U.S. Public 
Health Response to Seasonal Influenza''. Testimony was heard from Anne 
Schuchat, Director, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory 
Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Karen Midthun, 
Director, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug 
Administration; Robin Robinson, Director, Biomedical Advanced Research 
and Development Authority, Office of the Assistant Secretary for 
Preparedness and Response, Department of Health and Human Services; and 
Anthony Fauci, Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious 
Diseases, National Institutes of Health.
THE STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE OF THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE: DEFINING U.S. 
INTERESTS IN THE REGION
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere 
held a hearing entitled ``The Strategic Importance of the Western 
Hemisphere: Defining U.S. Interests in the Region''. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.

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A REVIEW OF ACCESS CONTROL MEASURES AT OUR NATION'S AIRPORTS
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Transportation Security 
held a hearing entitled ``A Review of Access Control Measures at Our 
Nation's Airports''. Testimony was heard from Mark Hatfield, Acting 
Deputy Administrator, Transportation Security Administration, 
Department of Homeland Security; Gary D. Perdue, Deputy Assistant 
Director, Counterterrorism Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
Department of Justice; and public witnesses.
EXAMINING THE ADEQUACY AND ENFORCEMENT OF OUR NATION'S IMMIGRATION LAWS
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Examining the Adequacy and Enforcement of Our Nation's Immigration 
Laws''. Testimony was heard from Paul Babeu, Sheriff of Pinal County, 
Arizona; and public witnesses.
INSPECTORS GENERAL: INDEPENDENCE, ACCESS AND AUTHORITY
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Inspectors General: Independence, Access and 
Authority''. Testimony was heard from Michael E. Horowitz, Inspector 
General, Department of Justice; Arthur A. Elkins, Jr., Inspector 
General, Environmental Protection Agency; and Kathy A. Buller, 
Inspector General, U.S. Peace Corps.
UNFUNDED MANDATES INFORMATION AND TRANSPARENCY ACT OF 2015; SMALL 
BUSINESS REGULATORY FLEXIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS ACT OF 2015
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 50, the 
``Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2015''; and 
H.R. 527, the ``Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act 
of 2015''. The committee granted, by record vote of 6-2, a structured 
rule for H.R. 527. The rule provides one hour of general debate, with 
40 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary and 20 minutes 
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member 
of the Committee on Small Business. The rule waives all points of order 
against consideration of the bill. The rule makes in order as original 
text for the purpose of amendment an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 114-3 and 
provides that it shall be considered as read. The rule waives all 
points of order against that amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
The rule makes in order only those further amendments printed in part A 
of the Rules Committee report. Each such amendment may be offered only 
in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member 
designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be 
debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and 
controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to 
amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the 
question. The rule waives all points of order against the amendments 
printed in part A of the report. The rule provides one motion to 
recommit with or without instructions. The rule also granted a 
structured rule for H.R. 50. The rule provides one hour of general 
debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. The rule 
waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule 
provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of 
the text of Rules Committee Print 114-4, modified by the amendment 
printed in part B of the Rules Committee report, shall be considered as 
adopted, and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The 
rule waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as 
amended. The rule makes in order only those further amendments to H.R. 
50 printed in part C of the Rules Committee report. Each such amendment 
may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered 
only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, 
shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided 
and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject 
to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the 
question. The rule waives all points of order against the amendments 
printed in part C of the report. The rule provides one motion to 
recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from 
Chairman Chaffetz, and Representatives Marino, Johnson of Georgia, 
Chabot, Jackson Lee, Clay, and Meadows.
NSF'S OVERSIGHT OF THE NEON PROJECT AND OTHER MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES 
DEVELOPED UNDER COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Oversight; 
and Subcommittee on Research and Technology, held a joint hearing 
entitled ``NSF's Oversight of the NEON Project and Other Major Research 
Facilities Developed Under Cooperative Agreements''. Testimony was 
heard from Richard Buckius, Chief Operating Officer, National Science 
Foundation; Kate Manuel, Legislative Attorney, Congressional Research 
Service; and a public witness.

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HOW THE CHANGING ENERGY MARKETS WILL AFFECT U.S. TRANSPORTATION
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials held a hearing entitled 
``How the Changing Energy Markets Will Affect U.S. Transportation''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
PRESIDENT'S FISCAL YEAR 2016 BUDGET
Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee held a hearing on the 
President's fiscal year 2016 budget. Testimony was heard from Jacob 
Lew, Secretary, Department of Treasury.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.