[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 52 (Monday, April 13, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D373-D377]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                Week of April 14 through April 17, 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 Appropriations: April 15, Subcommittee on Military 
Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for 
fiscal year 2016 for military construction and military family 
housing for select combatant commanders and select defense agencies, 
10:30 a.m., SD-124.
  April 15, Subcommittee on Department of Defense, to hold closed 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for 
fiscal year 2016 for the national intelligence and military 
intelligence programs, 10:30 a.m., SVC-217.
  April 15, Subcommittee on Department of Homeland Security, to hold 
hearings to examine funding the Department of Homeland Security role 
in cybersecurity, focusing on protection to partnership, 2 p.m., SD-
138.
  April 16, Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 
2016 for the Department of Education, 10 a.m., SD-124.
  April 16, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and 
justification for fiscal year 2016 for the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration, 2:30 p.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: April 14, to hold hearings to examine 
U.S. defense policy issues pertaining to the Asia-Pacific theater, 9 
a.m., SD-G50.
  April 14, Subcommittee on Airland, to hold hearings to examine 
Army modernization in review of the Defense Authorization Request 
for fiscal year 2016 and the Future Years Defense Program, 2:30 
p.m., SR-232A.
  April 14, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, to 
hold hearings to examine military cyber programs and posture in 
review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2016 and 
the Future Years Defense Program; with the possibility of a closed 
session following the open session in SVC-217, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  April 15, Subcommittee on SeaPower, to receive a closed briefing 
on the major threats facing Navy forces and the Navy's current and 
projected capabilities to meet those threats in review of the 
Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2016 and the Future 
Years Defense Program, 9:30 a.m., SVC-217.
  April 15, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to hold hearings to 
examine the National Nuclear Security Administration plans and 
programs in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal 
year 2016 and the Future Years Defense Program, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  April 16, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine U.S. Pacific 
Command and U.S. Forces Korea in review of the Defense Authorization 
Request for fiscal year 2016 and the Future Years Defense Program, 
9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: April 16, to 
hold hearings to examine regulatory burdens to obtaining mortgage 
credit, 10 a.m., SD-538.

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  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: April 14, to 
hold hearings to examine Federal Aviation Administration 
reauthorization, 9:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: April 16, to hold 
hearings to examine the Energy Information Administration's annual 
energy outlook for 2015, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: April 14, Subcommittee 
on Superfund, Waste Management, and Regulatory Oversight, to hold an 
oversight hearing to examine the management of Federal environmental 
protection, chemical safety, and fish and wildlife agencies, 9:30 
a.m., SD-406.
  April 15, Full Committee, to hold an oversight hearing to examine 
the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2016 for the 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: April 14, to hold hearings to examine 
creating a more efficient and level playing field, focusing on audit 
and appeals issues in Medicare, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: April 14, business meeting to 
consider S. 615, to provide for congressional review and oversight 
of agreements relating to Iran's nuclear program, 2:15 p.m., SD-419.
  April 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine American 
food aid, focusing on why reform matters, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  April 15, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
calendar business, 2:15 p.m., S-116, Capitol.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: April 14, 
business meeting to consider an original bill entitled, ``Every 
Child Achieves Act of 2015'', an original bill entitled, ``WIOA 
Technical Amendments Act'', and the nominations of Ericka M. Miller, 
of Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education, 
and Michael Keith Yudin, of the District of Columbia, to be 
Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative 
Services, both of the Department of Education, 2:30 p.m., SH-216.
  April 15, Full Committee, business meeting to continue 
consideration of an original bill entitled, ``Every Child Achieves 
Act of 2015'', an original bill entitled, ``WIOA Technical 
Amendments Act'', and the nominations of Ericka M. Miller, of 
Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education, and 
Michael Keith Yudin, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant 
Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, both of 
the Department of Education, Time to be announced, Room to be 
announced.
  April 16, Full Committee, business meeting to continue 
consideration of an original bill entitled, ``Every Child Achieves 
Act of 2015'', an original bill entitled, ``WIOA Technical 
Amendments Act'', and the nominations of Ericka M. Miller, of 
Virginia, to be Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education, and 
Michael Keith Yudin, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant 
Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, both of 
the Department of Education, Time to be announced, Room to be 
announced.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: April 14, 
to hold hearings to examine reducing unnecessary duplication in 
Federal programs, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  April 15, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine IRS 
challenges in implementing the Affordable Care Act, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: April 15, to hold hearings to examine 
the need to reform asset forfeiture, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  April 16, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
executive business, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: April 14, to hold closed 
hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  April 15, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on certain 
intelligence matters, 2:45 p.m., SH-219.
  April 16, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: April 15, to hold hearings to examine 
the IRS impersonation scam and the government's response, 1:30 p.m., 
SD-562.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, April 15, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``The Past, Present, and Future of SNAP: The World of 
Nutrition and the Role of the Charitable Sector'', 10 a.m., 1300 
Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, April 15, Subcommittee on Defense, 
hearing for Members of Congress, 8:50 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  April 15, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General 
Government, hearing on Securities and Exchange Commission budget, 10 
a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  April 15, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, hearing on 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement budget, 11 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
  April 15, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, hearing on Ebola budget, 10 a.m., 2358-C Rayburn.
  April 15, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, markup on 
appropriations bill for fiscal year 2016, 10 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  April 15, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, 
and Related Agencies, markup on appropriations bill for fiscal year 
2016, 11:30 a.m., 2358-A Rayburn.
  April 15, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs, hearing on United Nations and International Organizations 
budget, 2 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, April 15, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``The Risk of Losing Military Technology Superiority and 
Its Implications for U.S. Policy, Strategy, and Posture in the Asia-
Pacific'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  April 15, Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, hearing 
entitled ``The Role of Surface Forces in Presence, Deterrence, and 
Warfighting'', 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  April 15, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing entitled 
``Fiscal Year 2016 Nuclear Forces Hearing'', 3:30 p.m., 2118 
Rayburn.

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  Committee on Education and the Workforce, April 15, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``Serving Students and Families through 
Child Nutrition Programs'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, April 15, Full Committee, markup 
on the ``Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of 
2015''; H.R. 906, to modify the efficiency standards for grid-
enabled water heaters; and the ``Data Security and Breach 
Notification Act of 2015'' (continued), 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  April 16, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Medicare Post 
Acute Care Delivery and Options to Improve It'', 10:15 a.m., 2322 
Rayburn.
  April 16, Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade, 
hearing entitled ``H.R.__, Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters (TROL) 
Act'', 11 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, April 15, Subcommittee on 
Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, hearing entitled 
``Examining Regulatory Burdens on Non-Depository Financial 
Institutions'', 1 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  April 16, Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, hearing entitled 
``The Future of Housing in America: Increasing Private Sector 
Participation in Affordable Housing'', 9:15 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, April 15, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Confronting Russia's Weaponization of Information'', 10 
a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  April 15, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human 
Rights, and International Organizations, markup on H.R. 1150, to 
amend the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 to improve the 
ability of the United States to advance religious freedom globally 
through enhanced diplomacy, training, counterterrorism, and foreign 
assistance efforts, and through stronger and more flexible political 
responses to religious freedom violations and violent extremism 
worldwide, and for other purposes; and H. Res. 50, calling for the 
release of Ukrainian fighter pilot Nadiya Savchenko, who was 
captured by Russian forces in Eastern Ukraine and has been held 
illegally in a Russian prison since July 2014, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  April 15, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human 
Rights, and International Organizations, hearing entitled ``The 
Continuing Threat of Neglected Tropical Diseases'', 2:30 p.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, April 15, Full Committee, markup on 
H.R. 427, the ``Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny 
Act of 2015''; the ``All Economic Regulations are Transparent Act of 
2015''; and H.R. 758, the ``Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2015'', 
10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  April 15, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and 
Investigations, hearing entitled ``Analyzing Misconduct in Federal 
Law Enforcement'', 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, April 15, Subcommittee on Federal 
Lands, hearing entitled ``Federal Land Acquisition and its Impacts 
on Communities and the Environment'', 9 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  April 15, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, hearing 
entitled ``Examining the Future Impacts of President Obama's 
Offshore Energy Plan'', 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, April 15, 
Subcommittee on Health Care, Benefits and Administrative Rules; and 
Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade of the Committee on 
Financial Services, joint hearing entitled ``Oversight of Efforts to 
Reform the Export-Import Bank of the United States'', 10 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  April 15, Subcommittee on Government Operations, hearing entitled 
``The Taxpayer Advocate's Annual Report'', 1 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  April 16, Subcommittee on Government Operations, hearing entitled 
``The Worst Places to Work in the Federal Government'', 9 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, April 15, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``The President's UN Climate Pledge: 
Scientifically Justified or a New Tax on Americans?'', 10 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  April 16, Subcommittee on Space, hearing entitled ``An Overview of 
the Budget Proposal for the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration for Fiscal Year 2016'', 9 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, April 15, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Tax Reform: Ensuring that Main Street Isn't Left 
Behind'', 11 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, April 15, Full 
Committee, markup on the ``Regulatory Integrity Protection Act''; 
H.R. 1471, the ``FEMA Disaster Assistance Reform Act of 2015''; H.R. 
1472, the ``Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization 
Act of 2015''; H.R. 1473, the ``John F. Kennedy Center 
Reauthorization Act of 2015''; H.R. 944, to reauthorize the National 
Estuary Program, and for other purposes; H.R. 336, to direct the 
Administrator of General Services, on behalf of the Archivist of the 
United States, to convey certain Federal property located in the 
State of Alaska to the Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska; H.R. 172, 
to designate the United States courthouse located at 501 East Court 
Street in Jackson, Mississippi, as the ``R. Jess Brown United States 
Courthouse''; H. Con. Res. 21, authorizing the use of the Capitol 
Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby; H. Con. Res. 25, 
authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the National Peace 
Officers Memorial Service and the National Honor Guard and Pipe Band 
Exhibition; and H.R. 1690, to designate the United States courthouse 
located at 700 Grant Street in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as the 
``Joseph F. Weis Jr. United States Courthouse'', 10 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn.
  April 15, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, 
hearing entitled ``An Overview of the U.S. Coast Guard's Missions'', 
2 p.m., 2253 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, April 15, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Denver VA Medical Center: Constructing a Way Forward'', 
10:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  April 16, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, markup on pending 
legislation, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.

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  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, April 15, Subcommittee 
on the National Security Agency and Cybersecurity, hearing on 
special activities, 10 a.m., HVC-304. This hearing will be closed.
  April 16, Subcommittee on Department of Defense Intelligence and 
Overhead Architecture, hearing on NRO budget, 9 a.m., HVC-304. This 
hearing will be closed.
  April 16, Subcommittee on Department of Defense Intelligence and 
Overhead Architecture, hearing on NGA budget, 10:15 a.m., HVC-305. 
This hearing will be closed.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: April 15, to hold hearings to examine if 
taxes are holding back small business growth, 2:30 p.m., SD-G50.


* These figures include all measures reported, even if there was 
no accompanying report. A total of 10 written reports have been 
filed in the Senate, 50 reports have been filed in the House.

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