[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 19 (Wednesday, February 4, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D107-D108]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
FINAL RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE MILITARY COMPENSATION AND RETIREMENT 
MODERNIZATION COMMISSION
Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Final Recommendations from the Military Compensation and Retirement 
Modernization Commission''. Testimony was heard from Stephen E. Buyer, 
Commissioner, Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization 
Commission; General Peter W. Chiarelli, USA (Retired), Commissioner, 
Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission; Admiral 
Edmund P. Giambastiani, Jr., USN (Retired), Commissioner, Military 
Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission; Michael Higgins, 
Commissioner, Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization 
Commission; and Alphonso Maldon, Jr., Chairman, Military Compensation 
and Retirement Modernization Commission.
THE PRESIDENT'S FISCAL YEAR 2016 BUDGET
Committee on the Budget: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``The 
President's Fiscal Year 2016 Budget''. Testimony was heard from Shaun 
L.S. Donovan, Director, Office of Management and Budget.
EXPANDING OPPORTUNITY IN AMERICA'S SCHOOLS AND WORKPLACES
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Full Committee held a hearing 
entitled ``Expanding Opportunity in America's Schools and Workplaces''. 
Testimony was heard from Mike Pence, Governor, State of Indiana; and 
public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications and 
Technology held a markup on the ``Federal Communications Commission 
Consolidated Reporting Act of 2015''. The ``Federal Communications 
Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2015'' was forwarded to the 
full committee, as amended.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a markup 
on H.R. 639, the ``Improving Regulatory Transparency for New Medical 
Therapies Act''; H.R. 471, the ``Ensuring Patient Access and Effective 
Drug Enforcement Act''; the ``Trauma Systems and Regionalization of 
Emergency Care Reauthorization Act''; and the ``Access to Life-Saving 
Trauma Care for All Americans Act''. The following bill was forwarded 
to the full committee, as amended: H.R. 639. The following were 
forwarded to the full committee, without amendment: H.R. 471; the 
``Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization 
Act''; and the ``Access to Life-Saving Trauma Care for All Americans 
Act''.
EXPLORING ALLEGED ETHICAL AND LEGAL VIOLATIONS AT THE U.S. DEPARTMENT 
OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Exploring Alleged Ethical and 
Legal Violations at

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the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development''. Testimony was 
heard from David Montoya, Inspector General, Office of the Inspector 
General, Department of Housing and Urban Development; and Edda 
Emmanuelli Perez, Managing Associate General Counsel, Office of General 
Counsel, Government Accountability Office.
CUBA: ASSESSING THE ADMINISTRATION'S SUDDEN SHIFT
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Cuba: Assessing the Administration's Sudden Shift''. Testimony was 
heard from Roberta S. Jacobson, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Western 
Hemisphere Affairs, Department of State; John E. Smith, Deputy 
Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of the Treasury; 
and Matthew S. Borman, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce for 
Export Administration, Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of 
Commerce.
THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY'S INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT GAMBIT: A TRUE 
PARTNER FOR PEACE?
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Middle East and North 
Africa held a hearing entitled ``The Palestinian Authority's 
International Criminal Court Gambit: A True Partner for Peace?''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
COMMITTEE FUNDING FOR THE 114TH CONGRESS
Committee on House Administration: Full Committee began a hearing on 
committee funding for the 114th Congress. Testimony was heard from 
Chairman Nunes, Chairman Ryan of Wisconsin, Chairman Goodlatte, 
Chairman Conaway, Chairman Price of Georgia, Chairman Shuster, Chairman 
Chabot, Chairman Kline, Chairman Sessions, Chairman Smith of Texas, 
Chairman Miller of Florida, and Representatives Schiff, Levin, Conyers, 
Peterson, Van Hollen, DeFazio, Velazquez, Scott of Virginia, Slaughter, 
Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, and Brown of Florida.
LEGISLATIVE HEARING
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration and Border 
Security held a hearing on the ``Legal Workforce Act''. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE HEARING
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, 
Commercial and Antitrust Law held a hearing on H.R. 526, the 
``Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act of 2015''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 644, 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend and 
expand the charitable deduction for contributions of food inventory; 
H.R. 637, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent 
the rule allowing certain tax-free distributions from individual 
retirement accounts for charitable purposes; H.R. 641, the 
``Conservation Easement Incentive Act of 2015''; H.R. 640, to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the tax rate for excise tax on 
investment income of private foundations; H.R. 636, the ``America's 
Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015''; H.R. 629, to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the reduced recognition 
period for built-in gains of S corporations; H.R. 630, to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent certain rules regarding 
basis adjustments to stock of S corporations making charitable 
contributions of property. The following bills were ordered reported, 
as amended: H.R. 644, H.R. 637, H.R. 641, H.R. 640, H.R. 636, H.R. 629, 
and H.R. 630.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.