[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 53 (Tuesday, April 14, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D387-D389]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                             COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                                                APRIL 15, 2015

     (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                                        Senate

       Committee on Appropriations: 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.
       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.
       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.
       Committee on Armed Services: 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.
       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.
       Committee on Environment and Public Works: 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.

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       Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine 
     American food aid, focusing on why reform matters, 9:30 a.m., 
     SD-419.
       Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: 
     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, 10 a.m., SD-106.
       Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to 
     hold hearings to examine IRS challenges in implementing the 
     Affordable Care Act, 10 a.m., SD-342.
       Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine the 
     need to reform asset forfeiture, 10 a.m., SD-226.
       Select Committee on Intelligence: to receive a closed 
     briefing on certain intelligence matters, 2:45 p.m., SH-219.
       Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine the 
     IRS impersonation scam and the government's response, 1:30 
     p.m., SD-562.


                                                         House

       Committee on Agriculture, 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, Subcommittee on Defense, 
     hearing for Members of Congress, 8:50 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
       Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, 
     hearing on Securities and Exchange Commission budget, 10 
     a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
       Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
     Education, hearing on Ebola budget, 10 a.m., 2358-C Rayburn.
       Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, markup on 
     appropriations bill for fiscal year 2016, 10 a.m., 2362-B 
     Rayburn.
       Subcommittee on Homeland Security, hearing on Immigration 
     and Customs Enforcement budget, 11 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
       Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, 
     and Related Agencies, markup on appropriations bill for 
     fiscal year 2016, 11:30 a.m., 2358-A Rayburn.
       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, 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.
       Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, hearing 
     entitled ``The Role of Surface Forces in Presence, 
     Deterrence, and Warfighting'', 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
       Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing entitled ``Fiscal 
     Year 2016 Nuclear Forces Hearing'', 3:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
       Committee on Education and the Workforce, Full Committee, 
     hearing entitled ``Serving Students and Families through 
     Child Nutrition Programs'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
       Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
       Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Financial 
     Institutions and Consumer Credit, hearing entitled 
     ``Examining Regulatory Burdens on Non-Depository Financial 
     Institutions'', 1 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
       Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, hearing 
     entitled ``Confronting Russia's Weaponization of 
     Information'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
       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.
       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, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 
     427, the ``Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny 
     Act of 2015''; H.R. 1759, 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.
       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, Subcommittee on Federal 
     Lands, hearing entitled ``Federal Land Acquisition and its 
     Impacts on Communities and the Environment'', 9 a.m., 1324 
     Longworth.
       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, 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.

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       Subcommittee on Government Operations, hearing entitled 
     ``The Taxpayer Advocate's Annual Report'', 1 p.m., 2154 
     Rayburn.
       Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Full 
     Committee, hearing entitled ``The President's UN Climate 
     Pledge: Scientifically Justified or a New Tax on 
     Americans?'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
       Committee on Small Business, Full Committee, hearing 
     entitled ``Tax Reform: Ensuring that Main Street Isn't Left 
     Behind'', 11 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
       Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Full 
     Committee, markup on H.R. 1732, 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.
       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, Full Committee, hearing 
     entitled ``Denver VA Medical Center: Constructing a Way 
     Forward'', 10:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.
       Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Subcommittee on 
     the National Security Agency and Cybersecurity, hearing on 
     special activities, 10 a.m., HVC-304. This hearing will be 
     closed.


                                                Joint Meetings

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