[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 24 (Thursday, February 12, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D139-D140]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
AFGHANISTAN
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the situation in Afghanistan, after receiving testimony from General 
John F. Campbell, USA, Commander, Resolute Support Mission, and 
Commander, United States Forces Afghanistan.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Armed Services: Committee ordered favorably reported S. 
165, to extend and enhance prohibitions and limitations with respect to 
the transfer or release of individuals detained at United States Naval 
Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, with amendments.
REGULATORY RELIEF FOR COMMUNITY BANKS AND CREDIT UNIONS
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine regulatory relief for community banks and credit 
unions, including S. 423, to amend the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to 
provide an exception to the annual written privacy notice requirement, 
after receiving testimony from R. Daniel Blanton, Southeastern Bank 
Financial Corporation and Georgia Bank and Trust, Augusta, on behalf of 
the American Bankers Association; Wally Murray, Greater Nevada Credit 
Union, Carson City, on behalf of the Credit Union National Association; 
John Buhrmaster, First National Bank of Scotia, Scotia, New York, on 
behalf of the Independent Community Bankers of America; Ed Templeton, 
SRP Federal Credit Union, North Augusta, South Carolina, on behalf of 
the National Association of Federal Credit Unions; and Michael D. 
Calhoun, Center for Responsible Lending, Durham, North Carolina.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee announced 
the following subcommittee assignments:
  Subcommittee on Aviation Operations, Safety, and Security: Senators 
Ayotte (Chair), Wicker, Blunt, Rubio, Cruz, Fischer, Moran, Sullivan, 
Johnson, Heller, Gardner, Cantwell, Klobuchar, Blumenthal, Schatz, 
Markey, Booker, Udall, Manchin, and Peters.
  Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the 
Internet: Senators Wicker (Chair), Blunt, Rubio, Ayotte, Cruz, Fischer, 
Moran, Sullivan, Johnson, Heller, Gardner, Daines, Schatz, Cantwell, 
McCaskill, Klobuchar, Blumenthal, Markey, Booker, Udall, Manchin, and 
Peters.
  Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance, and 
Data Security: Senators Moran (Chair), Blunt, Cruz, Fischer, Heller, 
Gardner, Daines, Blumenthal, McCaskill, Klobuchar, Markey, Booker, and 
Udall.
  Subcommittee on Oceans, Atmosphere, Fisheries, and Coast Guard: 
Senators Rubio (Chair), Wicker, Ayotte, Cruz, Sullivan, Johnson, 
Peters, Cantwell, Blumenthal, Markey, and Schatz.
  Subcommittee on Space, Science, and Competitiveness: Senators Cruz 
(Chair), Rubio, Moran, Sullivan, Gardner, Daines, Udall, Markey, 
Booker, Peters, and Schatz.
  Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine 
Infrastructure, Safety and Security: Senators Fischer (Chair), Wicker, 
Blunt, Ayotte, Moran, Sullivan, Johnson, Heller, Daines, Booker, 
Cantwell, McCaskill, Klobuchar, Blumenthal, Schatz, Markey, and Udall.
  Senators Thune and Nelson are ex officio members of all 
subcommittees.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee adopted its rules 
of procedure for the 114th Congress.
  Also, Committee announced the following subcommittee assignments:
  Subcommittee on Energy: Senators Risch (Chair), Flake, Daines, 
Cassidy, Gardner, Hoeven, Alexander, Portman, Capito, Manchin, Sanders, 
Stabenow, Franken, Heinrich, Hirono, King, and Warren.
  Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining: Senators Barrasso 
(Chair), Capito, Risch, Lee, Daines, Cassidy, Gardner, Hoeven, Flake, 
Alexander, Wyden, Stabenow, Franken, Manchin, Heinrich, Hirono, and 
Warren.
  Subcommittee on National Parks: Senators Cassidy (Chair), Portman, 
Barrasso, Alexander, Lee, Hoeven, Capito, Heinrich, Wyden, Sanders, 
Stabenow, King, and Warren.
  Subcommittee on Water and Power: Senators Lee (Chair), Flake, 
Barrasso, Risch, Daines, Gardner, Portman, Hirono, Wyden, Sanders, 
Franken, Manchin, and King.
  Senators Murkowski and Cantwell are ex officio members of all 
subcommittees.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY BUDGET
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal 
year 2016 for the Department of Energy, after receiving testimony from 
Ernest Moniz, Secretary of Energy.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
nomination of Daniel Henry Marti, of Virginia, to be Intellectual 
Property Enforcement Coordinator, Executive Office of the President.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Rules and Administration: Committee ordered favorably 
reported an original resolution (S. Res. 73) authorizing the 
expenditures by committees of the Senate for March 1, 2015 through 
February 28, 2017.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed hearings on 
intelligence matters, receiving testimony from officials of the 
intelligence community.
  Committee recessed subject to the call.