[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 63 (Wednesday, April 29, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D468-D469]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             APRIL 30, 2015

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, 
Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies, to 
hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 
2016 for the National Institutes of Health, 10 a.m., SD-124.
  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine United 
States European Command programs and budget 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: Subcommittee on 
Securities, Insurance, and Investment, to hold hearings to examine 
insurance capital rules and Financial Stability Oversight Council 
(FSOC) process, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to 
examine S. 703, to reauthorize the weatherization and State energy 
programs, S. 720, to promote energy savings in residential buildings 
and industry, S. 858, to amend the National Energy Conservation 
Policy Act to encourage the increased use of performance contracting 
in Federal facilities, S. 523, to coordinate the provision of energy 
retrofitting assistance to schools, S. 600, to require the Secretary 
of Energy to establish an energy efficiency retrofit pilot program, 
S. 723, to amend the National Energy Conservation Policy Act to 
provide guidance on utility energy service contracts used by Federal 
agencies, S. 869, to improve energy performance in Federal 
buildings, S. 878, to establish a State residential building energy 
efficiency upgrades loan pilot program, S. 886, to amend the Energy 
Policy Act of 2005 to provide for a smart energy and water 
efficiency pilot program, S. 888, to promote Federal-State 
partnerships for developing regional energy strategies and plans to 
mitigate risks in changing energy systems, S. 893, to establish an 
Energy Productivity Innovation Challenge (EPIC) to assist energy 
policy innovation in the States to promote the goal of doubling 
electric and thermal energy productivity by January 1, 2030, S. 939, 
to require the evaluation and consolidation of duplicative green 
building programs within the Department of Energy, S. 1029, to amend 
the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to prohibit the Secretary of 
Energy from prescribing a final rule amending the efficiency 
standards for residential non-weatherized gas furnaces or mobile 
home furnaces until an analysis has been completed, S. 1038, to 
clarify that no express or implied warranty is provided by reason of 
a disclosure relating to voluntary participation in the Energy Star 
program, S. 1039, to require certain agencies to conduct assessments 
of data centers and develop data center consolidation and 
optimization plans to achieve energy cost savings, S. 1044, to 
enhance consumer access to electricity information and allow for the 
adoption of innovative products and services to help consumers 
manage their energy usage, S. 1046, to accelerate the adoption of 
smart building technologies in the private sector and key Federal 
agencies, S. 1047, to require the Secretary of Energy to review 
rulemaking proceedings of other Federal agencies for the potential 
to cause an adverse effect on the cost, time, or difficulty of 
complying with energy efficiency regulations, guidelines, or 
standards, S. 1048, to remove the authority of the Secretary of 
Energy to amend or issue new energy efficiency standards for ceiling 
fans, S. 1052, to require a study on the impact of State and local 
performance benchmarking and disclosure policies for commercial and 
multifamily buildings, to provide for competitive awards to 
utilities,

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States, and units of local government, S. 1053, to amend the 
National Energy Conservation Policy Act to promote alternative 
fueled vehicle fleets and infrastructure, and S. 1063, to amend 
title VI of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to 
establish a Federal energy efficiency resource standard for 
electricity and natural gas suppliers, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining, to hold 
hearings to examine the Bureau of Land Management's final rule on 
hydraulic fracturing, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider S. 993, 
to increase public safety by facilitating collaboration among the 
criminal justice, juvenile justice, veterans treatment services, 
mental health treatment, and substance abuse systems, 10 a.m., SD-
226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to 
examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Full Committee, markup on the ``United 
States Grains Standards Act Reauthorization Act of 2015''; and the 
``Mandatory Price Reporting Act of 2015'', 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, Full Committee, markup on Legislative 
Branch Appropriations Bill for FY 2016, 10:30 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on Higher 
Education and Workforce Training, hearing entitled ``Improving 
College Access and Completion for Low-Income and First-Generation 
Students'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health, hearing 
entitled ``Legislative Hearing on 21st Century Cures'', 10 a.m., 
2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Power, hearing entitled ``Strategic 
Petroleum Reserve Discussion Draft and Title IV Energy Efficiency'', 
10:15 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, hearing entitled 
``FCC Reauthorization: Improving Commission Transparency'', 2 p.m., 
2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Middle East and 
North Africa, hearing entitled ``Regional Impact of U.S. Policy 
Towards Iraq and Syria'', 11 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, hearing entitled 
``Bangladesh's Fracture: Political and Religious Extremism'', 2 
p.m., 2255 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, hearing entitled 
``Migration Crisis: Oversight of the Administration's Proposed $1 
Billion Request for Central America'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Allegations of Special Access and Political Influence at the 
Department of Homeland Security'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Subcommittee on Transportation Security, hearing entitled ``A 
Review of Access Control Measures at Our Nation's Airports, Part 
II'', 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 2048, 
the ``USA FREEDOM Act of 2015'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 
774, the ``Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement 
Act of 2015''; H.R. 1214, the ``National Forest Small Tracts Act 
Amendments Act of 2015''; H.R. 1335, the ``Strengthening Fishing 
Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management 
Act''; and H.R. 1991, the ``Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act 
Extension Act of 2015'' (continued), 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``EPA Mismanagement'', 9 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Health Care, Benefits and Administrative Rules; 
and the Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade of the Committee 
on Financial Services, joint hearing entitled ``Examining the 
Export-Import Bank's Mandates'', 1 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Full Committee, 
markup on the ``National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
Authorization Act for 2016 and 2017'', 11 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Full Committee, 
markup on H.R. 1987, the ``Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015''; 
H.R. 1642, to designate the building utilized as a United States 
courthouse located at 150 Reade Circle in Greenville, North 
Carolina, as the ``Randy D. Doub United States Courthouse''; and 
General Services Administration Capital Investment and Leasing 
Program Resolutions, 10:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Full Committee, business meeting 
to consider a motion to issue a subpoena to the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, to produce complete MSPB and EEO files from the 
Regional Office in Philadelphia to the House Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs; hearing entitled ``Examining Access and Quality of Care and 
Services for Women Veterans'', 10:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Human Resources, 
hearing entitled ``Next Steps for Welfare Reform: Ideas to Improve 
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families to Help More Families Find 
Work and Escape Poverty'', 3 p.m., 1100 Longworth.