[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 64 (Thursday, April 30, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D479-D481]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Agriculture: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 2088, 
the ``United States Grains Standards Act Reauthorization Act of 2015''; 
and H.R. 2051, the ``Mandatory Price Reporting Act of 2015''. H.R. 2051 
was ordered reported, as amended. H.R. 2088 was ordered reported, 
without amendment.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Appropriations: Full Committee held a markup on 
Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill for FY 2016. The Legislative 
Branch Appropriations Bill for FY 2016 was ordered reported, as 
amended.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee concluded a markup on H.R. 
1735, the ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016''. 
H.R. 1735 was ordered reported, as amended.
IMPROVING COLLEGE ACCESS AND COMPLETION FOR LOW-INCOME AND FIRST-
GENERATION STUDENTS
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Higher 
Education and Workforce Training held a hearing entitled ``Improving 
College Access and Completion for Low-Income and First-Generation 
Students''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON 21ST CENTURY CURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``Legislative Hearing on 21st Century Cures''. Testimony was 
heard from Kathy Hudson, Deputy Director for Science, Outreach, and 
Policy, National Institutes of Health; Janet Woodcock, Director of the 
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration; 
and Jeff Shuren, Director of the Center for Devices and Radiological 
Health, Food and Drug Administration.
STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE DISCUSSION DRAFT AND TITLE IV ENERGY 
EFFICIENCY
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power held 
a hearing entitled ``Strategic Petroleum Reserve Discussion Draft and 
Title IV Energy Efficiency''. Testimony was heard from Christopher A. 
Smith, Assistant Secretary for Fossil Energy, Department of Energy; and 
public witnesses.
FCC REAUTHORIZATION: IMPROVING COMMISSION TRANSPARENCY
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications and 
Technology held a hearing entitled ``FCC Reauthorization: Improving 
Commission Transparency''. Testimony was heard from Tom Wheeler, 
Chairman, Federal Communications Commission; and Mike O'Rielly, 
Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission.
REGIONAL IMPACT OF U.S. POLICY TOWARDS IRAQ AND SYRIA
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Middle East and North 
Africa held a hearing entitled ``Regional Impact of U.S. Policy Towards 
Iraq and Syria''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
BANGLADESH'S FRACTURE: POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS EXTREMISM
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific held 
a hearing entitled ``Bangladesh's Fracture: Political and Religious 
Extremism''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

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MIGRATION CRISIS: OVERSIGHT OF THE ADMINISTRATION'S PROPOSED $1 BILLION 
REQUEST FOR CENTRAL AMERICA
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere 
held a hearing entitled ``Migration Crisis: Oversight of the 
Administration's Proposed $1 Billion Request for Central America''. 
Testimony was heard from Scott Hamilton, Central America Director, 
Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, Department of State; William R. 
Brownfield, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Narcotics and 
Law Enforcement Affairs, Department of State; Paloma Adams-Allen, 
Deputy Assistant Administrator, Latin America and the Caribbean Bureau, 
U.S. Agency for International Development; Alan D. Bersin, Assistant 
Secretary and Chief Diplomatic Officer, Office of Policy, Department of 
Homeland Security; and Lieutenant General Kenneth E. Tovo, USA, 
Military Deputy Commander, U.S. Southern Command, Department of 
Defense.
ALLEGATIONS OF SPECIAL ACCESS AND POLITICAL INFLUENCE AT THE DEPARTMENT 
OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Committee on Homeland Security: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Allegations of Special Access and Political Influence at the 
Department of Homeland Security''. Testimony was heard from Alejandro 
Mayorkas, Deputy Secretary, Department of Homeland Security.
A REVIEW OF ACCESS CONTROL MEASURES AT OUR NATION'S AIRPORTS, PART II
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Transportation Security 
held a hearing entitled ``A Review of Access Control Measures at Our 
Nation's Airports, Part II''. Testimony was heard from Melvin Carraway, 
Acting Administrator, Transportation Security Administration, 
Department of Homeland Security; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 2048, 
the ``USA FREEDOM Act of 2015''. H.R. 2048 was ordered reported, 
without amendment.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee concluded a 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''. The following bills were ordered reported, as 
amended: H.R. 774, H.R. 1214, and H.R. 1335. The following bill was 
ordered reported, without amendment: H.R. 1991.
EPA MISMANAGEMENT
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``EPA Mismanagement''. Testimony was heard from the 
following Environmental Protection Agency officials: Arthur Elkins, 
Inspector General, Office of Inspector General; Patrick Sullivan, 
Assistant Inspector General for Investigations, Office of Inspector 
General; Stanley Meiburg, Acting Deputy Administrator; and John Reeder, 
Deputy Chief of Staff.
EXAMINING THE EXPORT-IMPORT BANK'S MANDATES
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on Health 
Care, Benefits and Administrative Rules; and the Subcommittee on 
Monetary Policy and Trade of the Committee on Financial Services, held 
a joint hearing entitled ``Examining the Export-Import Bank's 
Mandates''. Testimony was heard from Fred Hochberg, Chairman and 
President, Export-Import Bank of the United States.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Full Committee held a 
markup on H.R. 2039, the ``National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration Authorization Act for 2016 and 2017''. H.R. 2039 was 
ordered reported, without amendment.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Full Committee held a 
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. H.R. 
1987 was ordered reported, as amended. H.R. 1642 and the General 
Services Administration Capital Investment and Leasing Program 
Resolutions were ordered reported, without amendment.
BUSINESS MEETING; EXAMINING ACCESS AND QUALITY OF CARE AND SERVICES FOR 
WOMEN VETERANS
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Full Committee held a business meeting 
to consider a motion to issue a subpoena to the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, to

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produce complete MSPB and EEO files from the Regional Office in 
Philadelphia to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs; and a hearing 
entitled ``Examining Access and Quality of Care and Services for Women 
Veterans''. A motion that the Committee authorize the issuance of a 
subpoena duces tecum to Robert A. McDonald, Secretary of the U.S. 
Department of Veterans Affairs, for the Department of Veterans Affairs 
to produce complete copies of all Merit Systems Protection Board and 
Equal Employment Opportunity files of the Philadelphia Regional Benefit 
Office from December 31, 2008, to present was adopted. Testimony was 
heard from Patricia Hayes, Chief Consultant for Women's Health 
Services, Office of Patient Care Services, Veterans Health 
Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; and public witnesses.
NEXT STEPS FOR WELFARE REFORM: IDEAS TO IMPROVE TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE 
FOR NEEDY FAMILIES TO HELP MORE FAMILIES FIND WORK AND ESCAPE POVERTY
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources held a 
hearing entitled ``Next Steps for Welfare Reform: Ideas to Improve 
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families to Help More Families Find Work 
and Escape Poverty''. Testimony was heard from Eloise Anderson, Co-
Chair of the Secretaries' Innovation Group, Secretary of the Wisconsin 
Department of Children and Families; and public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.