[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 32 (Wednesday, February 25, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D179-D181]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                           FEBRUARY 26, 2015

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: 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: to resume hearings to examine 
worldwide threats, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: business 
meeting to consider pending calendar business, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to 
examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2016 
for the Forest Service, 9:45 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: business meeting to consider an 
original bill entitled, ``End Modern Slavery and Trafficking 
Initiative Act of 2015'', 9:30 a.m., S-116, Capitol.

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  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold 
hearings to examine medical and public health preparedness and 
response, focusing on future threats, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on the Judiciary: 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: 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: to receive a closed briefing on 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Nutrition, hearing to 
better understand the SNAP population through published research, 1 
p.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Energy and Water 
Development, hearing on Department of Energy budget, 9:30 a.m., 2359 
Rayburn.
  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.
  Subcommittee on Defense, hearing on United States Navy budget, 10 
a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  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.
  Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, 
hearing on Environmental Protection Agency budget, 1 p.m., 2359 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and 
Related Agencies, hearing on Department of Transportation budget, 1 
p.m., 2358-A Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, hearing on Architect of the 
Capitol and Library of Congress budgets, 1:30 p.m., HT-2 Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, 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.
  Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing entitled ``Fiscal Year 
2016 Budget Request for Strategic Forces'', 1:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce,  Subcommittee on 
Workforce Protections; and 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, Subcommittee on Health, hearing 
entitled ``Examining the FY 2016 HHS Budget'', 10 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, hearing 
entitled ``Update: Patent Demand Letter Practices and Solutions'', 
10:15 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, 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, 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.
  Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, hearing entitled ``The 
President's New Cuba Policy and U.S. National Security'', 10 a.m., 
2167 Rayburn.
  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.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Management Efficiency, hearing entitled ``Assessing DHS's 
Performance: Watchdog Recommendations to Improve Homeland 
Security'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  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, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, 
Homeland Security, and Investigations, hearing entitled ``ISIL in 
America: Domestic Terror and Radicalization'', 10 a.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  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.
  Full Committee, hearing entitled ``The U.S. Copyright Office: Its 
Functions and Resources'', 1:30 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
  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.
  Full Committee, hearing entitled ``IRS: TIGTA Update'', 7 p.m., 
2154 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, 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.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 1021, 
the ``Protecting the Integrity of Medicare Act of 2015''; H.R. 284, 
the ``Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding Improvement Act of 2015''; 
H.R. 876, the ``NOTICE Act''; and H.R. 887, the ``Electronic Health 
Fairness Act of 2015'', 10 a.m., HVC-210.