[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 60 (Thursday, April 23, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D439-D441]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
APPROPRIATIONS--CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Homeland Security held a 
hearing on Customs and Border Protection budget. Testimony was heard 
from R. Gil Kerlikowske, Commissioner, Customs and Border Protection.
APPROPRIATIONS--FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Homeland Security held a 
hearing on Federal Emergency Management Agency budget. Testimony was 
heard from W. Craig Fugate, Administrator, Federal Emergency Management 
Agency.
APPROPRIATIONS--PROGRAMS SUPPORTING NATIVE AMERICANS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education held a hearing on Programs Supporting Native 
Americans budget. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative Branch held a 
markup on appropriations bill, FY 2016. The Legislative Branch 
appropriations bill for FY 2016 was forwarded to the full committee, 
without amendment.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land 
Forces held a markup on H.R. 1735, the ``National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2016''. H.R. 1735 was forwarded to the full 
committee, without amendment.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel held a 
markup on H.R. 1735, the ``National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2016''. H.R. 1735 was forwarded to the full committee, 
without amendment.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection 
Forces held a markup on H.R. 1735, the ``National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2016''. H.R. 1735 was forwarded to the full 
committee, as amended.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces held a 
markup on H.R. 1735, the ``National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2016''. H.R. 1735 was forwarded to the full committee, as 
amended.
PROTECTING AMERICA'S WORKERS: AN ENFORCEMENT UPDATE FROM THE MINE 
SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Workforce 
Protections held a hearing entitled ``Protecting America's Workers: An 
Enforcement Update from the Mine Safety and Health Administration''. 
Testimony was heard from Joseph A. Main, Assistant Secretary of Labor 
for Mine Safety and Health, Department of Labor.
TITLE II: 21ST CENTURY WORKFORCE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power held 
a hearing entitled ``Title II: 21st Century Workforce''. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.

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COMBATTING THE OPIOID ABUSE EPIDEMIC: PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC 
PERSPECTIVES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Combatting the Opioid Abuse 
Epidemic: Professional and Academic Perspectives''. Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
EXAMINING REGULATORY BURDENS--REGULATOR PERSPECTIVE
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions 
and Consumer Credit held a hearing entitled ``Examining Regulatory 
Burdens--Regulator Perspective''. Testimony was heard from Doreen 
Eberley, Director, Division of Risk Management Supervision, Federal 
Deposit Insurance Corporation; Maryann Hunter, Deputy Director, 
Division of Banking Supervision and Regulation, Federal Reserve Board; 
Toney Bland, Senior Deputy Comptroller, Office of the Comptroller of 
Currency; Larry Fazio, Director, Office of Examination and Insurance, 
National Credit Union Administration; David Silberman, Associate 
Director, Office of Research, Markets and Regulations, Consumer 
Financial Protection Bureau; and a public witness.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 237, 
the ``FTO Passport Revocation Act of 2015''; H.R. 500, the ``Survivors 
of Human Trafficking Empowerment Act''; H.R. 907, the ``United States-
Jordan Defense Cooperation Act of 2015''; H.R. 1493, the ``Protect and 
Preserve International Cultural Property Act''; H.R. 1567, the ``Global 
Food Security Act of 2015''; 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; and H. Con. Res. 40, encouraging reunions of 
divided Korean American families. The following legislation was ordered 
reported, as amended: H.R. 237, H.R. 500, H.R. 907, H.R. 1567, and H. 
Res. 50. The following legislation was ordered reported, without 
amendment: H.R. 1493 and H. Con. Res. 40.
THE U.S. REBALANCE IN EAST ASIA: BUDGET PRIORITIES FOR FY 2016
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific held 
a hearing entitled ``The U.S. Rebalance in East Asia: Budget Priorities 
for FY 2016''. Testimony was heard from Daniel R. Russel, Assistant 
Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Department of 
State; and Jonathan Stivers, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Asia, 
U.S. Agency for International Development.
THE DEVASTATING IMPACTS OF WILDLAND FIRES AND THE NEED TO BETTER MANAGE 
OUR OVERGROWN, FIRE-PRONE NATIONAL FORESTS
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Federal Lands held a 
hearing entitled ``The Devastating Impacts of Wildland Fires and the 
Need to Better Manage our Overgrown, Fire-prone National Forests''. 
Andy Fecko, Administrator, Placer County Water Agency, Placer County, 
California; and public witnesses.
HYDRAULIC FRACTURING: BANNING PROVEN TECHNOLOGIES ON POSSIBILITIES 
INSTEAD OF PROBABILITIES
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Hydraulic Fracturing: Banning Proven Technologies on 
Possibilities Instead of Probabilities''. Testimony was heard from 
Christi Craddick, Chairman, Railroad Commission of Texas; and public 
witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
on draft legislation to improve reproductive treatment provided to 
certain disabled veterans; draft legislation to direct the Department 
of Veterans Affairs to submit an annual report on the Veterans Health 
Administration; H.R. 1769, the ``Toxic Exposure Research Act of 2015''; 
H.R. 271, the ``COVER Act''; H.R. 627, to amend title 38, United States 
Code, to expand the definition of homeless veteran for purposes of 
benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs; H.R. 1369, the ``Veterans Access to Extended Care Act of 
2015''; and H.R. 1575, to amend title 38, United States Code, to make 
permanent the pilot program on counseling in retreat settings for women 
veterans newly separated from service in the Armed Forces. Testimony 
was heard from Representatives Bilirakis; Hahn; and Walorski; Rajiv 
Jain, M.D., Assistant Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Patient 
Care Services, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 1891, 
to extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act, the Generalized 
System of Preferences, the preferential duty treatment program for 
Haiti, and for other purposes; H.R. 1890, the ``Bipartisan 
Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015''; H.R. 
1892, to extend the trade adjustment assistance program, and for other 
purposes; H.R. 1907, to reauthorize trade

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facilitation and trade enforcement functions and activities, and for 
other purposes. H.R. 1891 was ordered reported, without amendment. The 
following bills were ordered reported, as amended: H.R. 1890, H.R. 
1892, and H.R. 1907.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY BUDGETS
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Emerging 
Threats held a hearing on Department of Energy and Department of 
Homeland Security budgets. This hearing was closed.

Joint Meetings
ARMENIAN GENOCIDE
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Commission concluded 
a hearing to examine the Armenian genocide and the ongoing quest for 
justice, after receiving testimony from Taner Akcam, Clark University, 
Worcester, Massachusetts; Kenneth V. Hachikian, Armenian National 
Committee of America, and Van Z. Krikorian, Board of Trustees of the 
Armenian Assembly of America, both of Washington, D.C.; Elizabeth H. 
Prodromou, Tufts University Fletcher School, Medford, Massachusetts; 
and Karine Shnorhokian, Genocide Education Project, Teaneck, New 
Jersey.