[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 71 (Monday, May 11, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E669-E670]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate of February 
4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized 
schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate committees, 
subcommittees, joint committees, and committees of conference. This 
title requires all such committees to notify the Office of the Senate 
Daily Digest--designated by the Rules Committee--of the time, place and 
purpose of the meetings, when scheduled and any cancellations or 
changes in the meetings as they occur.
  As an additional procedure along with the computerization of this 
information, the Office of the Senate Daily Digest will prepare this 
information for printing in the Extensions of Remarks section of the 
Congressional Record on Monday and Wednesday of each week.
  Meetings scheduled for Tuesday, May 12, 2015 may be found in the 
Daily Digest of today's Record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED

                                 MAY 13
     9:30 a.m.
       Committee on Armed Services
         Closed business meeting to markup the proposed National 
           Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2016.
                                                            SR-222
     10 a.m.
       Committee on Appropriations
       Subcommittee on Department of the Interior, Environment, 
           and Related Agencies
         To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for 
           fiscal year 2016 for the Bureau of Land Management.
                                                            SD-124
       Committee on the Judiciary
         To hold hearings to examine protecting the constitutional 
           right to counsel for indigents charged with 
           misdemeanors.
                                                            SD-226
     2 p.m.
       Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine securing the border, focusing 
           on fencing, infrastructure, and technology force 
           multipliers.
                                                            SD-342
     2:15 p.m.
       Committee on Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings to examine safeguarding American 
           interests in the East and South China Seas.
                                                            SD-419
       Committee on Indian Affairs
         Business meeting to consider S. 986, to require the 
           Secretary of the Interior to take into trust 4 parcels 
           of Federal land for the benefit of certain Indian 
           Pueblos in the State of New Mexico; to be immediately 
           followed by an oversight hearing to examine the Bureau 
           of Indian Education, focusing on organizational 
           challenges in transforming educational opportunities 
           for Indian children.
                                                            SD-628
     3 p.m.
       Committee on Veterans' Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine pending benefits legislation.
                                                            SR-418

                                 MAY 14
     9:30 a.m.
       Committee on Armed Services
         Closed business meeting to continue to markup the 
           proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 
           year 2016.
                                                            SR-222
     10 a.m.
       Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
         To hold hearings to examine regulatory issues impacting 
           end-users and market liquidity.
                                                            SD-106
       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 and 
           justification for fiscal year 2016 for the National 
           Labor Relations Board.
                                                            SD-124
       Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold hearings to examine S. 411, to authorize the 
           approval of natural gas pipelines and establish 
           deadlines and expedite permits for certain natural gas 
           gathering lines on Federal land and Indian land, S. 
           485, to prohibit the use of eminent domain in carrying 
           out certain projects, S. 1017, to amend the Federal 
           Power Act to improve the siting of interstate electric 
           transmission facilities, S. 1037, to expand the 
           provisions for termination of mandatory purchase 
           requirements under the Public Utility Regulatory 
           Policies Act of 1978, S. 1196, to amend the Mineral 
           Leasing Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
           to grant rights-of-ways on Federal land, S. 1201, to 
           advance the integration of clean distributed energy 
           into electric grids, S. 1202, to amend the Public 
           Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to assist 
           States in adopting updated interconnection procedures 
           and tariff schedules and standards for supplemental, 
           backup, and standby power fees for projects for 
           combined heat and power technology and waste heat to 
           power technology, S. 1207, to direct the Secretary of 
           Energy to establish a grant program under which the 
           Secretary shall make grants to eligible partnerships to 
           provide for the transformation of the electric grid by 
           the year 2030, S. 1210, to provide for the timely 
           consideration of all licenses, permits, and approvals 
           required under Federal law with respect to oil and gas 
           production and distribution, S. 1213, to amend the 
           Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 and the 
           Federal Power Act to facilitate the free market for 
           distributed energy resources, S. 1217, to establish an 
           Interagency Rapid Response Team for Transmission, to 
           establish an Office of Transmission Ombudsperson, S. 
           1219, to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies 
           Act of 1978 to provide for the safe and reliable 
           interconnection of distributed resources and to provide 
           for the examination of the effects of net metering, S. 
           1220, to improve the distribution of energy in the 
           United States, S. 1225, to improve Federal land 
           management, resource conservation, environmental 
           protection, and use of Federal real property, by 
           requiring the Secretary of the Interior to develop a 
           multipurpose cadastre of Federal real property and 
           identifying inaccurate, duplicate, and out-of-date 
           Federal land inventories, S. 1227, to require the 
           Secretary of Energy to develop an implementation 
           strategy to promote the development of hybrid micro-
           grid systems for isolated communities, S. 1228, to 
           require approval for the construction, connection, 
           operation, or maintenance of oil or natural gas 
           pipelines or electric transmission facilities at the 
           national boundary of the United States for the import 
           or export of oil, natural gas, or electricity to or 
           from Canada or Mexico, S. 1231, to require 
           congressional notification for certain Strategic 
           Petroleum Reserve operations and to determine options 
           available for the continued operation of the Strategic 
           Petroleum Reserve, S. 1232, to amend the Energy 
           Independence and Security Act of 2007 to modify 
           provisions relating to smart grid modernization, S. 
           1233, to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies 
           Act of 1978 to expand the electric rate-setting 
           authority of States, S. 1237, to amend the Natural Gas 
           Act to limit the authority of the Secretary of Energy 
           to approve certain proposals relating to export 
           activities of liquefied natural gas terminals, S. 1242, 
           to amend the Natural Gas Act to require the Federal 
           Energy Regulatory Commission to consider regional 
           constraints in natural gas supply and whether a 
           proposed LNG terminal would benefit regional consumers 
           of natural gas before approving or disapproving an 
           application for the LNG terminal, and S. 1243, to 
           facilitate modernizing the electric grid.
                                                            SD-366
       Committee on Finance
         To hold hearings to examine a pathway to improving care 
           for Medicare patients with chronic conditions.
                                                            SD-215
       Committee on Foreign Relations
       Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International 
           Cybersecurity Policy
         To hold hearings to examine cybersecurity, focusing on 
           setting the rules for responsible global cyber 
           behavior.
                                                            SD-419
       Committee on the Judiciary
         Business meeting to consider pending calendar business.
                                                            SD-226
     2:30 p.m.
       Select Committee on Intelligence
         To receive a closed briefing on certain intelligence 
           matters.
                                                            SH-219


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                                 MAY 15
     9:30 a.m.
       Committee on Armed Services
         Closed business meeting to continue to markup the 
           proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 
           year 2016.
                                                            SR-222

                                 MAY 19
     10 a.m.
       Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold hearings to examine S. 562, to promote 
           exploration for geothermal resources, S. 822, to expand 
           geothermal production, S. 1026, to amend the Energy 
           Independence and Security Act of 2007 to repeal a 
           provision prohibiting Federal agencies from procuring 
           alternative fuels, S. 1057, to promote geothermal 
           energy, S. 1058, to promote research, development, and 
           demonstration of marine and hydrokinetic renewable 
           energy technologies, S. 1103, to reinstate and extend 
           the deadline for commencement of construction of a 
           hydroelectric project involving Clark Canyon Dam, S. 
           1104, to extend the deadline for commencement of 
           construction of a hydroelectric project involving the 
           Gibson Dam, S. 1199, to authorize Federal agencies to 
           provide alternative fuel to Federal employees on a 
           reimbursable basis, S. 1215, to amend the Methane 
           Hydrate Research and Development Act of 2000 to provide 
           for the development of methane hydrate as a 
           commercially viable source of energy, S. 1222, to amend 
           the Federal Power Act to provide for reports relating 
           to electric capacity resources of transmission 
           organizations and the amendment of certain tariffs to 
           address the procurement of electric capacity resources, 
           S. 1224, to reconcile differing Federal approaches to 
           condensate, S. 1226, to amend the Mineral Leasing Act 
           and the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands to 
           promote a greater domestic helium supply, to establish 
           a Federal helium leasing program for public land, and 
           to secure a helium supply for national defense and 
           Federal researchers, and S. 1236, to amend the Federal 
           Power Act to modify certain requirements relating to 
           trial-type hearings with respect to certain license 
           applications before the Federal Energy Regulatory 
           Commission.
                                                            SD-366

                                 MAY 20
     2:15 p.m.
       Committee on Indian Affairs
         To hold an oversight hearing to examine addressing the 
           needs of Native communities through Indian Water Rights 
           Settlements.
                                                            SD-628

                                 MAY 21
     10 a.m.
       Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
         Business meeting to markup an original bill entitled, 
           ``The Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015''.
                                                            SD-538
     2:30 p.m.
       Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
       Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining
         To hold hearings to examine S. 160, and H.R. 373, to 
           direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary 
           of Agriculture to expedite access to certain Federal 
           land under the administrative jurisdiction of each 
           Secretary for good Samaritan search-and-recovery 
           missions, S. 365, to improve rangeland conditions and 
           restore grazing levels within the Grand Staircase-
           Escalante National Monument, Utah, S. 472, to promote 
           conservation, improve public land, and provide for 
           sensible development in Douglas County, Nevada, S. 583, 
           to establish certain wilderness areas in central Idaho 
           and to authorize various land conveyances involving 
           National Forest System land and Bureau of Land 
           Management land in central Idaho, S. 814, to provide 
           for the conveyance of certain Federal land in the State 
           of Oregon to the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower 
           Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians, S. 815, to provide for the 
           conveyance of certain Federal land in the State of 
           Oregon to the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of 
           Indians, and S. 1240, to designate the Cerro del Yuta 
           and Rio San Antonio Wilderness Areas in the State of 
           New Mexico.
                                                            SD-366

                                 JUNE 4
     10 a.m.
       Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold hearings to examine S. 454, to amend the 
           Department of Energy High-End Computing Revitalization 
           Act of 2004 to improve the high-end computing research 
           and development program of the Department of Energy, S. 
           784, to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish 
           microlabs to improve regional engagement with national 
           laboratories, S. 1033, to amend the Department of 
           Energy Organization Act to replace the current 
           requirement for a biennial energy policy plan with a 
           Quadrennial Energy Review, S. 1054, to improve the 
           productivity and energy efficiency of the manufacturing 
           sector by directing the Secretary of Energy, in 
           coordination with the National Academies and other 
           appropriate Federal agencies, to develop a national 
           smart manufacturing plan and to provide assistance to 
           small-and medium-sized manufacturers in implementing 
           smart manufacturing programs, S. 1068, to amend the 
           Federal Power Act to protect the bulk-power system from 
           cyber security threats, S. 1181, to expand the Advanced 
           Technology Vehicle Manufacturing Program to include 
           commercial trucks and United States flagged vessels, to 
           return unspent funds and loan proceeds to the United 
           States Treasury to reduce the national debt, S. 1187, 
           to improve management of the National Laboratories, 
           enhance technology commercialization, facilitate 
           public-private partnerships, S. 1216, to amend the 
           Natural Gas Act to modify a provision relating to civil 
           penalties, S. 1218, to establish an interagency 
           coordination committee or subcommittee with the 
           leadership of the Department of Energy and the 
           Department of the Interior, focused on the nexus 
           between energy and water production, use, and 
           efficiency, S. 1221, to amend the Federal Power Act to 
           require periodic reports on electricity reliability and 
           reliability impact statements for rules affecting the 
           reliable operation of the bulk-power system, S. 1223, 
           to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to improve the 
           loan guarantee program for innovative technologies, S. 
           1229, to require the Secretary of Energy to submit a 
           plan to implement recommendations to improve 
           interactions between the Department of Energy and 
           National Laboratories, S. 1230, to direct the Secretary 
           of the Interior to establish a program under which the 
           Director of the Bureau of Land Management shall enter 
           into memoranda of understanding with States providing 
           for State oversight of oil and gas productions 
           activities, and S. 1241, to provide for the 
           modernization, security, and resiliency of the electric 
           grid, to require the Secretary of Energy to carry out 
           programs for research, development, demonstration, and 
           information-sharing for cybersecurity for the energy 
           sector.
                                                            SD-366