[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 65 (Friday, May 1, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D485]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
WHAT IS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DOING TO COMBAT THE OPIOID ABUSE EPIDEMIC?
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``What is the Federal Government 
Doing to Combat the Opioid Abuse Epidemic?''. Testimony was heard from 
Michael Botticelli, Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy; 
Richard Frank, Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, Department 
of Health and Human Services; Nora Volkow, M.D., Director, National 
Institute of Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health; Douglas 
Throckmorton, M.D., Deputy Director, Center for Drug Evaluation and 
Research, Food and Drug Administration; Debra Houry, M.D., Director of the 
National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention; Pamela Hyde, Administrator, Substance Abuse and 
Mental Health Services Administration; and Patrick Conway, M.D., Deputy 
Administrator for Innovation and Quality and CMS Chief Medical Officer, 
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
EXAMINING MICROBEADS IN COSMETIC PRODUCTS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``Examining Microbeads in Cosmetic Products''. Testimony was heard 
from Dan Wyant, Director, Michigan Department of Environmental Quality; 
Linda R. Greenstein, Senator, New Jersey Legislature; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT OF THE FINANCIAL INDUSTRY REGULATORY AUTHORITY
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets and 
Government Sponsored Enterprises held a hearing entitled ``Oversight of the 
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority''. Testimony was heard from a public 
witness.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURE
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil 
Justice held a hearing on H.J. Res. 45, the ``Victims' Rights Amendment''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
IS THE RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD DOING ENOUGH TO PROTECT AGAINST FRAUD?
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on Government 
Operations held a hearing entitled ``Is the Railroad Retirement Board Doing 
Enough to Protect Against Fraud?''. Testimony was heard from Martin J. 
Dickman, Inspector General, Railroad Retirement Board; Michael S. Schwartz, 
Chairman, Railroad Retirement Board; and Daniel Bertoni, Director, 
Education, Workforce, and Income Security, Government Accountability Office.
INNOVATIONS IN BATTERY STORAGE FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy held a 
hearing entitled ``Innovations in Battery Storage for Renewable Energy''. 
Testimony was heard from Imre Gyuk, Energy Storage Program Manager, Office 
of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, Department of Energy; and 
public witnesses.


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  May 1, 2015, on page D485, the following appeared: Committee on 
Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy held a 
hearing entitled ``Innovations in Battery Storage for Renewable 
Energy''. Testimony was heard from Imre Gyuk, Energy Storage 
Program Manager, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy 
Reliability, Department of Energy; Jud Virden, Jr., Associate 
Laboratory Director for Energy and Environment Directorate, 
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; and public witnesses.
  
  The online version should be corrected to read: Committee on 
Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy held a 
hearing entitled ``Innovations in Battery Storage for Renewable 
Energy''. Testimony was heard from Imre Gyuk, Energy Storage 
Program Manager, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy 
Reliability, Department of Energy; and public witnesses.


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Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.