[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 30 (Monday, February 23, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D159-D163]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

             Week of February 24 through February 27, 2015

                             Senate Chamber

  During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared 
legislative and executive business.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: February 24, to 
hold hearings to examine Agricultural Act of 2014 implementation 
after one year, and the nominations of Jeffery S. Hall, of Kentucky, 
and Dallas P. Tonsager, of South Dakota, both to be a Member of the 
Farm Credit Administration Board, Farm Credit Administration, 9:30 
a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Appropriations: February 24, Subcommittee on State, 
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 
2016 for the Department of State, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  February 25, Subcommittee on Department of Defense, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for 
fiscal year 2016 for the Air Force, 10:30 a.m., SD-192.
  February 26, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and 
Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget 
estimates and justification for fiscal year 2016 for the Department 
of Commerce, 10:30 a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: February 24, to hold closed hearings 
to examine worldwide threats, 9:30 a.m., SVC-217.
  February 25, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to hold hearings to 
examine regional nuclear dynamics, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.

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  February 25, Subcommittee on Personnel, to hold hearings to 
examine healthcare recommendations of the Military Compensation and 
Retirement Modernization Commission, 2:30 p.m., SH-216.
  February 26, Full Committee, to resume hearings to examine 
worldwide threats, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: February 24, 
business meeting to consider S. 527, to award a Congressional Gold 
Medal to the Foot Soldiers who participated in Bloody Sunday, 
Turnaround Tuesday, or in the final Selma to Montgomery Voting 
Rights March in March of 1965, which served as a catalyst for the 
Voting Rights Act of 1965; to be immediately followed by a hearing 
to examine the semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress, 10 
a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on the Budget: February 25, to hold hearings to examine 
America's debt, 10:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: February 24, 
Subcommittee on Space, Science, and Competitiveness, to hold 
hearings to examine United States human exploration goals and 
commercial space competitiveness, 2 p.m., SR-253.
  February 25, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
preserving the multistakeholder model of Internet governance, 10 
a.m., SR-253.
  February 26, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: February 24, to hold 
hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for 
fiscal year 2016 for the Department of the Interior, 10 a.m., SD-
366.
  February 26, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2016 for the 
Forest Service, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: February 25, to hold 
hearings to examine Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century 
Act (MAP-21) reauthorization, focusing on perspectives from owners, 
operators, and users of the system, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: February 24, to hold hearings to examine tax 
reform, growth and efficiency, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  February 26, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Congress 
and the United States tariff policy, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: February 24, to hold hearings to 
examine a review of resources, priorities and programs in the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2016 for the 
Department of State, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  February 25, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the fight 
against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), focusing on 
building the coalition and ensuring military effectiveness, 1:30 
p.m., SD-419.
  February 26, Full Committee, business meeting to consider an 
original bill entitled, ``End Modern Slavery and Trafficking 
Initiative Act of 2015'', 9:30 a.m., S-116, Capitol.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: February 24, 
to hold hearings to examine recalibrating regulation of colleges and 
universities, focusing on a report from the Task Force on Government 
Regulation of Higher Education, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  February 26, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine medical 
and public health preparedness and response, focusing on future 
threats, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: February 
24, to hold hearings to examine improving the efficiency, 
effectiveness, and independence of inspectors general, 10 a.m., SD-
342.
  February 25, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine a 21st 
century regulatory system, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: February 25, business meeting to 
consider S. 230, to provide for the conveyance of certain property 
to the Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation located in Bethel, Alaska, 
and S. 321, to revoke the charter of incorporation of the Miami 
Tribe of Oklahoma at the request of that tribe; to be immediately 
followed by an oversight hearing to examine the President's proposed 
budget request for fiscal year 2016 for Indian programs, 2:30 p.m., 
SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: February 24, to hold hearings to 
examine human trafficking in the United States, focusing on 
protecting the victim, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  February 26, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 178, 
to provide justice for the victims of trafficking, S. 166, to stop 
exploitation through trafficking, and the nominations of Loretta E. 
Lynch, of New York, to be Attorney General, Michelle K. Lee, of 
California, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual 
Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark 
Office, Alfred H. Bennett, George C. Hanks, Jr., and Jose Rolando 
Olvera, Jr., each to be a United States District Judge for the 
Southern District of Texas, Jill N. Parrish, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Utah, and Nancy B. Firestone, of 
Virginia, Thomas L. Halkowski, of Pennsylvania, Patricia M. 
McCarthy, of Maryland, Jeri Kaylene Somers, of Virginia, and Armando 
Omar Bonilla, of the District of Columbia, each to be a Judge of the 
United States Court of Federal Claims, 9:30 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: February 24, to hold a joint 
hearing with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the 
legislative presentation of the Disabled American Veterans, 2 p.m., 
SD-G50.
  February 25, Full Committee, to hold a joint hearing with the 
House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative 
presentation of the American Legion, 10 a.m., 345, Cannon Building.
  February 26, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2016 for 
Veterans' programs and fiscal year 2017 advance appropriations 
request, 9:30 a.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: February 24, to hold closed 
hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  February 26, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.

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                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, February 25, Full Committee, hearing to 
launch the top-to-bottom review of the SNAP program, 10 a.m., 1300 
Longworth.
  February 26, Subcommittee on Nutrition, hearing to better 
understand the SNAP population through published research, 1 p.m., 
1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, February 25, Subcommittee on Military 
Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, budget hearing 
on quality of life in the military, 9:30 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  February 25, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, hearing on Department 
of Agriculture, Office of the Secretary budget, 10 a.m., 2362-A 
Rayburn.
  February 25, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General 
Government, hearing on Internal Revenue Service oversight, 10 a.m., 
2359 Rayburn.
  February 25, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, hearing on Department of Health and Human Services 
budget, 10 a.m., 2358-C Rayburn.
  February 25, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and 
Related Agencies, hearing on Department of Justice, Department of 
Commerce, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
oversight, 10:30 a.m., H-309 Capitol.
  February 25, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies, hearing on Department of the Interior budget, 1 p.m., B-
308 Rayburn.
  February 25, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies, hearing on Department of Housing 
and Urban Development budget, 1 p.m., 2358-A Rayburn.
  February 25, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, hearing on House 
of Representatives, Government Accountability Office, and United 
States Capitol Police budgets, 2 p.m., HT-2 Capitol.
  February 25, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and 
Related Programs, hearing on Department of State and Foreign 
Operations budget, 2 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  February 26, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, hearing 
on Department of Energy budget, 9:30 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  February 26, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, hearing on Department 
of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service budget, 10 a.m., 
2362-A Rayburn.
  February 26, Subcommittee on Defense, hearing on United States 
Navy budget, 10 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  February 26, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, oversight hearing on the vital responsibility of serving 
the nation's aging and disabled communities, 10 a.m., 2358-C 
Rayburn.
  February 26, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies, hearing on Environmental Protection Agency budget, 1 p.m., 
2359 Rayburn.
  February 26, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies, hearing on Department of 
Transportation budget, 1 p.m., 2358-A Rayburn.
  February 26, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, hearing on 
Architect of the Capitol and Library of Congress budgets, 1:30 p.m., 
HT-2 Capitol.
  February 27, Subcommittee on Defense, hearing on United States Air 
Force budget, 9 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  February 27, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, hearing on Department 
of Agriculture, Under Secretary for Natural Resources and the 
Environment, Natural Resources Conservation Service budget, 10 a.m., 
2362-A Rayburn.
  February 27, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies, hearing on Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian 
Education budgets; hearing on Bureau of Indian Education oversight, 
10 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, February 25, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``How Is DOD Responding to Emerging Security Challenges in 
Europe?'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  February 25, Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, 
hearing entitled ``Department of the Navy Fiscal Year 2015 Budget 
Request for Seapower and Projection Forces'', 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  February 25, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, 
hearing entitled ``Information Technology Investments and Programs: 
Supporting Current Operations and Planning for the Future Threat 
Environment'', 3:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  February 26, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Outside 
Perspectives on the President's Proposed Authorization for the Use 
of Military Force Against the Islamic State of Iraq and the 
Levant'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  February 26, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing entitled 
``Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Request for Strategic Forces'', 1:30 p.m., 
2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, February 25, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Members' Day'', 1 p.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, February 26, 
Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions, hearing 
entitled ``The Blacklisting Executive Order: Rewriting Federal Labor 
Policies Through Executive Fiat'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, February 25, Subcommittee on 
Energy and Power; and Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, 
joint hearing entitled ``The Fiscal Year 2016 EPA Budget'', 10 a.m., 
2123 Rayburn.
  February 25, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, 
hearing entitled ``The Uncertain Future of the Internet'', 10:30 
a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  February 26, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Examining 
the FY 2016 HHS Budget'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  February 26, Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, 
hearing entitled ``Update: Patent Demand Letter Practices and 
Solutions'', 10:15 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.

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  February 27, Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, hearing 
entitled ``The Needs of Drinking Water Systems in Rural and Smaller 
Communities'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, February 25, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Monetary Policy and the State of the Economy'', 
10 a.m., HVC-210.
  February 26, Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, hearing 
entitled ``The Future of Housing in America: Oversight of the 
Federal Housing Administration--Part II'', 10 a.m., 2220 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, February 25, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Advancing U.S. Interests in a Troubled World: The FY 2016 
Foreign Affairs Budget'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  February 26, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, hearing 
entitled ``Across the Other Pond: U.S. Opportunities and Challenges 
in the Asia Pacific'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  February 26, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, hearing 
entitled ``The President's New Cuba Policy and U.S. National 
Security'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  February 26, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human 
Rights, and International Organizations; and Subcommittee on the 
Middle East and North Africa, joint hearing entitled ``The Shame of 
Iranian Human Rights'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  February 27, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 757, the ``North Korea 
Sanctions Enforcement Act of 2015'', 9:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, February 25, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Examining the President's Cybersecurity 
Information Sharing Proposal'', 11:30 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  February 26, Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency, 
hearing entitled ``Assessing DHS's Performance: Watchdog 
Recommendations to Improve Homeland Security'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  February 26, Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, 
hearing entitled ``Addressing Remaining Gaps in Federal, State, and 
Local Information Sharing'', 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, February 25, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``The Unconstitutionality of Obama's Executive Actions on 
Immigration'', 10:15 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  February 26, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, 
and Investigations, hearing entitled ``ISIL in America: Domestic 
Terror and Radicalization'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  February 26, Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and 
Antitrust Law, hearing on H.R. 870, the ``Puerto Rico Chapter 9 
Uniformity Act of 2015'', 11:30 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  February 26, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``The U.S. Copyright 
Office: Its Functions and Resources'', 1:30 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  February 27, Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, 
hearing entitled ``The State of Class Actions Ten Years After the 
Enactment of the Class Action Fairness Act'', 9 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, February 25, 
Subcommittee on National Security; and Subcommittee on Health Care, 
Benefits and Administrative Rules, joint hearing entitled ``A Review 
of the Department of Homeland Security's Policies and Procedures for 
the Apprehension, Detention, and Release of Non-Citizens Unlawfully 
Present in the United States'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  February 25, Subcommittee on Transportation and Public Assets, 
hearing entitled ``Preventing Another MH370: Setting International 
Standards for Airline Flight Tracking'', 10 a.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  February 25, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``FCC Process: 
Examining the Relationship Between the FCC and the White House'', 2 
p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  February 26, Subcommittee on Health Care, Benefits and 
Administrative Rules, hearing entitled ``From Health Care Enrollment 
to Tax Filing: A PPACA Update'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  February 26, Subcommittee on the Interior, hearing entitled 
``Examining the Impacts of EPA Air and Water Regulations on the 
States and the American People'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  February 26, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``IRS: TIGTA 
Update'', 7 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  February 27, Subcommittee on Government Operations, hearing 
entitled ``Ensuring Government Transparency Through FOIA Reform'', 9 
a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee On Rules, February 25, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 
5, the ``Student Success Act'', 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, February 25, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``An Overview of the Department of 
Energy's Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year 2016'', 10 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  February 25, Full Committee, markup on the ``Secret Science Reform 
Act of 2015''; and the ``EPA Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 
2015'', 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  February 26, Subcommittee on Research and Technology, hearing 
entitled ``Overview of the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Proposals for the 
National Science Foundation and National Institute of Standards and 
Technology'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  February 27, Subcommittee on Space, hearing entitled ``The 
Commercial Crew Program: Challenges and Opportunities'', 9 a.m., 
2318 Rayburn.
  Committee On Small Business, February 25, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``The SBA Budget for FY 2016: Does it Meet the Needs of 
America's Small Businesses?'', 2 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, February 25, 
Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, hearing 
entitled ``President's Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Request for Coast 
Guard and Maritime Transportation Programs'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, February 25, Subcommittee on Social 
Security, organizational meeting for the 114th Congress; hearing on 
maintaining the Disability Insurance Trust Fund's solvency, 2 p.m., 
B-318 Rayburn.

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  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, February 25, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``World Wide Threats'', 10 a.m., HVC-
304. This hearing will be closed.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: February 25, to 
hold hearings to examine Serbia's leadership of the Organization for 
Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), focusing on priorities 
and insights regarding the ongoing work of the OSCE, 2:30 p.m., 
2200, Rayburn Building.