[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 33 (Thursday, February 26, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D189-D191]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
SNAP RECIPIENT CHARACTERISTICS AND DYNAMICS
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Nutrition held a hearing to 
review SNAP recipient characteristics and dynamics. Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
APPROPRIATIONS--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water 
Development held a hearing on Department of Energy budget. Testimony 
was heard from Ernest Moniz, Secretary, Department of Energy.
APPROPRIATIONS--DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FOOD SAFETY AND INSPECTION 
SERVICE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies held a 
hearing on Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection 
Service budget. Testimony was heard from Al Almanza, Deputy Under 
Secretary, Food Safety, Department of Agriculture; and Michael Young, 
Budget Officer, Department of Agriculture.
APPROPRIATIONS--UNITED STATES NAVY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing on 
United States Navy budget. Testimony was heard from Ray Mabus, 
Secretary, United States Navy; Admiral Jonathan W. Greenert, Chief of 
Naval Operations; and General Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., Commandant, 
United States Marine Corps.
VITAL RESPONSIBILITY OF SERVING THE NATION'S AGING AND DISABLED 
COMMUNITIES
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education held an oversight hearing on the vital 
responsibility of serving the nation's aging and disabled communities. 
Testimony was heard from Carolyn W. Colvin, Acting Commissioner, Social 
Security Administration; and Kathy Greenlee, Administration for 
Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services.
APPROPRIATIONS--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and 
Related Agencies held a hearing on Environmental Protection Agency 
budget. Testimony was heard from Gina McCarthy, Administrator, 
Environmental Protection Agency; and David Bloom, Acting Chief 
Financial Officer, Environmental Protection Agency.
APPROPRIATIONS--DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing 
and Urban Development, and Related Agencies held a hearing on 
Department of Transportation budget. Testimony was heard from Anthony 
Foxx, Secretary, Department of Transportation.
APPROPRIATIONS--ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative Branch held a 
hearing on Architect of the Capitol and Library of Congress budgets. 
Testimony was heard from Stephen T. Ayers, Architect of the Capitol; 
and James H. Billington, Librarian of the Congress.
OUTSIDE PERSPECTIVES ON THE PRESIDENT'S PROPOSED AUTHORIZATION FOR THE 
USE OF MILITARY FORCE AGAINST THE ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND THE LEVANT
Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a 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''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
FISCAL YEAR 2016 BUDGET REQUEST FOR STRATEGIC FORCES
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces held a 
hearing entitled ``Fiscal Year

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2016 Budget Request for Strategic Forces''. Testimony was heard from 
Admiral Cecil D. Haney, USN, Commander, United States Strategic 
Command; and Brian P. McKeon, Principal Deputy Under Secretary of 
Defense for Policy, Department of Defense.
THE BLACKLISTING EXECUTIVE ORDER: REWRITING FEDERAL LABOR POLICIES 
THROUGH EXECUTIVE FIAT
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Workforce 
Protections; and Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and 
Pensions held a hearing entitled ``The Blacklisting Executive Order: 
Rewriting Federal Labor Policies Through Executive Fiat''. Testimony 
was heard from public witnesses.
EXAMINING THE FY 2016 HHS BUDGET
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``Examining the FY 2016 HHS Budget''. Testimony was heard from 
Sylvia Mathews Burwell, Secretary, Department of Health and Human 
Services.
UPDATE: PATENT DEMAND LETTER PRACTICES AND SOLUTIONS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, 
Manufacturing, and Trade held a hearing entitled ``Update: Patent 
Demand Letter Practices and Solutions''. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
THE FUTURE OF HOUSING IN AMERICA: OVERSIGHT OF THE FEDERAL HOUSING 
ADMINISTRATION--PART II
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance 
held a hearing entitled ``The Future of Housing in America: Oversight 
of the Federal Housing Administration--Part II''. Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
ACROSS THE OTHER POND: U.S. OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES IN THE ASIA 
PACIFIC
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific held 
a hearing entitled ``Across the Other Pond: U.S. Opportunities and 
Challenges in the Asia Pacific''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
THE PRESIDENT'S NEW CUBA POLICY AND U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere 
held a hearing entitled ``The President's New Cuba Policy and U.S. 
National Security''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
THE SHAME OF IRANIAN HUMAN RIGHTS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global 
Human Rights, and International Organizations; and Subcommittee on the 
Middle East and North Africa, held a joint hearing entitled ``The Shame of 
Iranian Human Rights''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
ASSESSING DHS'S PERFORMANCE: WATCHDOG RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE HOMELAND 
SECURITY
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Oversight and Management 
Efficiency held a hearing entitled ``Assessing DHS's Performance: Watchdog 
Recommendations to Improve Homeland Security''. Testimony was heard from 
John Roth, Inspector General, Department of Homeland Security; Rebecca 
Gambler, Director, Homeland Security and Justice Issues, Government 
Accountability Office; and a public witness.
ADDRESSING REMAINING GAPS IN FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL INFORMATION SHARING
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and 
Intelligence held a hearing entitled ``Addressing Remaining Gaps in Federal, 
State, and Local Information Sharing''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
ISIL IN AMERICA: DOMESTIC TERROR AND RADICALIZATION
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland 
Security, and Investigations held a hearing entitled ``ISIL in America: 
Domestic Terror and Radicalization''. Testimony was heard from Michael B. 
Steinbach, Assistant Director, Counterterrorism Division, Federal Bureau of 
Investigation; and Richard W. Stanek, Sheriff, Hennepin County Sherriff's 
Office.
LEGISLATIVE HEARING
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial 
and Antitrust Law held a hearing on H.R. 870, the ``Puerto Rico Chapter 9 
Uniformity Act of 2015''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
THE U.S. COPYRIGHT OFFICE: ITS FUNCTIONS AND RESOURCES
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``The 
U.S. Copyright Office: Its Functions and Resources''. Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
FROM HEALTH CARE ENROLLMENT TO TAX FILING: A PPACA UPDATE
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on Health Care, 
Benefits and Administrative Rules held a hearing entitled ``From Health Care 
Enrollment to Tax Filing: A PPACA Update''. Testimony was heard from Kevin 
Counihan, Director

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and Marketplace CEO, the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance 
Oversight.
EXAMINING THE IMPACTS OF EPA AIR AND WATER REGULATIONS ON THE STATES AND THE 
AMERICAN PEOPLE
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on the Interior 
held a hearing entitled ``Examining the Impacts of EPA Air and Water 
Regulations on the States and the American People''. Testimony was heard 
from Tim Fox, Attorney General, State of Montana; Leslie Rutledge, Attorney 
General, State of Arkansas; and public witnesses.
IRS: TIGTA UPDATE
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee held a hearing 
entitled ``IRS: TIGTA Update''. Testimony was heard from J. Russell George, 
Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, Department of the 
Treasury; and Timothy Camus, Deputy Inspector General for Investigations, 
Department of the Treasury.
MAKING FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2015, AND FOR OTHER 
PURPOSES
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.J. Res. 35, making 
further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2015, and for other 
purposes. The committee granted, by record vote of 7-4, a closed rule for 
H.J. Res. 35. The rule provides one hour of debate equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Appropriations. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of 
the joint resolution. The rule provides that the joint resolution shall be 
considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against provisions 
in the joint resolution. The rule provides one motion to recommit.
OVERVIEW OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2016 BUDGET PROPOSALS FOR THE NATIONAL SCIENCE 
FOUNDATION AND NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Research and 
Technology held a hearing entitled ``Overview of the Fiscal Year 2016 Budget 
Proposals for the National Science Foundation and National Institute of 
Standards and Technology''. Testimony was heard from France Cordova, 
Director, National Science Foundation; Daniel Arvizu, Chairman, National 
Science Board; and Willie E. May, Acting Director, National Institute of 
Standards and Technology.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee held a 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''. The following bills were ordered reported, as amended: H.R. 1021, 
H.R. 284, H.R. 876, and H.R. 887.
Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.
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