[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 58 (Tuesday, April 21, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D422-D423]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                             APRIL 22, 2015

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, 
Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for 
fiscal year 2016 for the Department of Transportation, 10 a.m., SD-
138.
  Subcommittee on Department of Defense, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2016 for 
defense innovation and research, 10:30 a.m., SD-192.
  Subcommittee on Department of Homeland Security, to hold hearings 
to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal 
year 2016 for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), 2 p.m., 
SD-138.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, to hold hearings to 
examine the United States without nuclear power, 3 p.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness and 
Management Support, to hold hearings to examine reform of the 
defense acquisition system in review of the Defense Authorization 
Request for fiscal year 2016 and the Future Years Defense Program, 
2:30 p.m., SR-232A.
  Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to hold hearings to examine Air 
Force and Navy nuclear programs and the implementation of nuclear 
enterprise review recommendations 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 Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings to examine how to better communicate weather to enhance 
commerce and safety, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to 
examine reauthorization of and potential reforms to the Land and 
Water Conservation Fund, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to 
examine the nomination of Vanessa Lorraine Allen Sutherland, of 
Virginia, to be a Member and Chairperson of the Chemical Safety and 
Hazard Investigation Board, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: business meeting to consider S. 995, to 
establish congressional trade negotiating objectives and enhanced 
consultation requirements for trade negotiations, to provide for 
consideration of trade agreements, an original bill relating to 
extension of the trade adjustment assistance program, and amending 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend and modify the credit 
for health insurance costs of certain eligible individuals, an 
original bill to extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act, the 
Generalized System of Preferences, the preferential duty treatment 
program for Haiti, and an original bill to reauthorize trade 
facilitation and trade enforcement functions and activities, 10:45 
a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine State 
Department reauthorization, focusing on ensuring effective United 
States diplomacy within a reasonable budget, 9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold 
hearings to examine securing the border, focusing on understanding 
threats and strategies for the northern border, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold an oversight hearing on 
tribal transportation, focusing on pathways to safer roads in Indian 
country; to be immediately followed by a business meeting to 
consider S. 710, to reauthorize the Native American Housing 
Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996, 2:30 p.m., SD-628.

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                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities 
and Risk Management, hearing to review reauthorization of the U.S. 
Grain Standards Act, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture, hearing to 
review reauthorization of the Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act, 
1:30 p.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, Full Committee, markup on Energy and 
Water Appropriations Bill, FY 2016; Military Construction and 
Veterans Affairs Appropriations Bill, FY 2016; and Report on the 
Suballocation of Budget Allocations for FY 2016, 10:45 a.m., 2359 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and 
Capabilities, markup on H.R. 1735, the ``National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016'', 2:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Readiness, markup on H.R. 1735, the ``National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016'', 4 p.m., 2212 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on Early 
Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, hearing entitled 
``Examining the Challenges Facing Native American Schools'', 10 
a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Power, markup on the ``Ratepayer Protection Act'', 10 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, markup on the 
``Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters (TROL) Act'', 12 p.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Task Force to Investigate 
Terrorism Financing, hearing entitled ``A Survey of Global Terrorism 
and Terrorist Financing'', 10 a.m., HVC-210.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Nuclear Agreement with Iran: Can't Trust, Can We Verify?'', 10 
a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and 
International Organizations, hearing entitled ``Accountability and 
Transformation: Tier Rankings in the Fight Against Human 
Trafficking'', 1:30 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, hearing 
entitled ``Poaching and Terrorism: A National Security Challenge'', 
3 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Emergency 
Preparedness, Response, and Communications, hearing entitled 
``Strategic Perspectives on the Bioterrorism Threat'', 10 a.m., 311 
Cannon.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency, hearing 
entitled ``Acquisition Oversight: How Effectively Is DHS 
Safeguarding Taxpayer Dollars?'', 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Innovations in Safety Since the 2010 Macondo Incident'', 9:30 
a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Indian, Insular, and Alaska Native Affairs, 
hearing entitled ``The Obama Administration's Part 83 Revisions and 
How They May Allow the Interior Department To Create Tribes, not 
Recognize Them'', 4 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on the 
Interior, hearing entitled ``Examining the Department of Energy's 
Excess Uranium Management Plan'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Enhancing Cybersecurity of 
Third-Party Contractors and Vendors'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Full Committee, 
markup on H.R. 1806, the ``America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 
2015'', 10:15 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Small Business, Big Threat: Protecting Small Businesses from Cyber 
Attacks'', 11 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Water Resources and Environment, hearing entitled ``A Review of the 
President's Fiscal Year 2016 Budget Request for the United States 
Army Corps of Engineers and Tennessee Valley Authority'', 10 a.m., 
2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Philadelphia and Oakland: Systemic Failures and Mismanagement'', 
10:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing on 
the 2015 tax filing season and general operations at the Internal 
Revenue Service, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Full Committee, hearing on the expanding American trade with 
accountability and transparency, 3 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Subcommittee on 
Department of Defense Intelligence and Overhead Architecture, 
hearing on Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence budget, 2 
p.m., HVC-304. This hearing will be closed.