[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 55 (Thursday, April 16, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D405]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
MEDICARE POST ACUTE CARE DELIVERY AND OPTIONS TO IMPROVE IT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``Medicare Post Acute Care Delivery and Options to Improve 
It''. Testimony was heard from Mark E. Miller, Executive Director, 
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission; and public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, 
Manufacturing and Trade held a hearing entitled ``H.R. __, Targeting 
Rogue and Opaque Letters (TROL) Act''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
THE FUTURE OF HOUSING IN AMERICA: INCREASING PRIVATE SECTOR 
PARTICIPATION IN AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance 
held a hearing entitled ``The Future of Housing in America: Increasing 
Private Sector Participation in Affordable Housing''. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
THE WORST PLACES TO WORK IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on 
Government Operations held a hearing entitled ``The Worst Places to 
Work in the Federal Government''. Testimony was heard from David S. 
Ferriero, Archivist, National Archives and Records Administration; 
Manuel Ehrlich, Board Member, Chemical Safety Board; Catherine V. 
Emerson, Chief Human Capital Officer, Department of Homeland Security; 
and Robert Goldenkoff, Director of Strategic Issues, Government 
Accountability Office.
AN OVERVIEW OF THE BUDGET PROPOSAL FOR THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 
SPACE ADMINISTRATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2016
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Space held 
a hearing entitled ``An Overview of the Budget Proposal for the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration for Fiscal Year 2016''. 
Testimony was heard from Charles F. Bolden, Jr., Administrator, 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity 
held a markup on H.R. 473, the ``Increasing the Department of Veterans 
Affairs Accountability to Veterans Act of 2015''; H.R. 475, the ``GI 
Bill Processing Improvement Act of 2015''; H.R. 476, the ``GI Bill 
Education Quality Enhancement Act of 2015''; H.R. 1382, the ``Boosting 
Rates of American Veteran Employment Act''; H.R. 456, the ``Reducing 
Barriers for Veterans Education Act of 2015''; H.R. 474, the ``Homeless 
Veterans' Reintegration Programs Reauthorization Act of 2015''; H.R. 
643, the ``Veterans Education Survey Act of 2015''; H.R. 1038, the 
``Ensuring VA Employee Accountability Act''; H.R. 1141, the ``GI Bill 
Fairness Act of 2015''; H.R. 1187, to amend title 38, United States 
Code, to adjust certain limits on the guaranteed amount of a home loan 
under the home loan program of the Department of Veterans Affairs; and 
H.R. 1313, the ``Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Relief 
Act''. The following bills were forwarded to the full committee, as 
amended: H.R. 473, H.R. 475, and H.R. 476. The following bills were 
forwarded to the full committee, without amendment: H.R. 456, H.R. 474, 
H.R. 643, H.R. 1038, H.R. 1141, H.R. 1187, and H.R. 1313.
NRO BUDGET
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Department 
of Defense Intelligence and Overhead Architecture held a hearing on NRO 
budget. This hearing was closed.
NGA BUDGET
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Department 
of Defense Intelligence and Overhead Architecture held a hearing on NGA 
budget. This hearing was closed.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.