[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 73 (Wednesday, May 13, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D533-D535]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                              MAY 14, 2015

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: to hold 
hearings to examine regulatory issues impacting end-users and market 
liquidity, 10 a.m., 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, 10 
a.m., SD-124.
  Committee on Armed Services: closed business meeting to continue 
to markup the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 
year 2016, 9:30 a.m., SR-222.
  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

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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, 10 a.m., SD-
366.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine a pathway to 
improving care for Medicare patients with chronic conditions, 10 
a.m., 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, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to receive a closed briefing on 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Full Committee, markup on a bill to 
reauthorize the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 10 a.m., 1300 
Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies, markup on Commerce, Justice, Science, 
and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, FY 2016, 10:30 a.m., H-140 
Capitol.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Examining the Federal Government's Mismanagement of 
Native American Schools'', 10:30 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health, markup 
on the ``21st Century Cures Act''; and H.R. 1321, the ``Microbead-
Free Waters Act of 2015'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, markup on the ``TSCA 
Modernization Act of 2015'', 12 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Protecting Consumers: Financial Data Security in the Age of 
Computer Hackers'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, hearing entitled ``TILA-
RESPA Integrated Disclosure: Examining the Costs and Benefits of 
Changes to the Real Estate Settlement Process'', 2 p.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Advancing U.S. Economic Interests in Asia'', 10 a.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, hearing entitled ``Energy 
Revolution in the Western Hemisphere: Opportunities and Challenges 
for the U.S.'', 2 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and 
International Organizations, markup on H.R. 2140, to promote 
freedom, human rights, and the rule of law as part of United States-
Vietnam relations; and H. Res. 213, condemning the April 2015 
terrorist attack at the Garissa University College in Garissa, 
Kenya, and reaffirming the United States support for the people and 
Government of Kenya, and for other purposes; hearing entitled ``A 
Pathway to Freedom: Rescue and Refuge for Sex Trafficking Victims, 2 
p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Emergency 
Preparedness, Response, and Communications, markup on H.R. 1300, the 
``First Responder Anthrax Preparedness Act''; H.R. 2200, the ``CBRN 
Intelligence and Information Sharing Act of 2015''; and H.R. 2206, 
the ``State Wide Interoperable Communications Enhancement Act'', 10 
a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 758, 
the ``Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act (LARA) of 2015''; H.R. 526, the 
``Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency (FACT) Act of 2015''; and 
H. Con. Res. 13, expressing the sense of Congress that the radical 
Islamic movement in Afghanistan known as the Taliban should be 
recognized official as a foreign terrorist organization by the 
United States Government, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Federal Lands, 
hearing entitled ``Litigation and Increased Planning's Impact on Our 
Nation's Overgrown, Fire-Prone National Forests'', 9:30 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, hearing on H.R. 
1644, the ``Supporting Transparent Regulatory and Environmental 
Actions in Mining Act'', 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs, hearing 
entitled ``Inadequate Standards for Trust Land Acquisition in the 
Indian Reorganization Act of 1934'', 2 p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``U.S. Secret Service: Accountability for March 4, 
2015 Misconduct'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, hearing entitled ``Coast 
Guard Major Acquisitions'', 10:30 a.m., 2253 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing entitled ``Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in VA's 
Purchase Card Program'', 10:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs, markup 
on H.R. 675, the ``Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment 
Act of 2015''; H.R. 677, the ``American Heroes COLA Act of 2015''; 
H.R. 732, the ``Veterans Access to Speedy Review Act''; H.R. 1067, 
the ``U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Reform Act''; H.R. 
1331, the ``Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2015''; H.R. 
1414, the ``Pay As You Rate Act''; H.R. 1569, to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to clarify that the estate of a deceased veteran 
may receive certain accrued benefits upon the death of the veteran, 
and for other purposes; and H.R. 1607, the ``Ruth Moore Act of 
2015'', 2 p.m., 334 Cannon.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Committee on the Library: organizational business meeting to 
consider committee's rules of procedure for the 114th Congress, 3:40 
p.m., SC-4, Capitol.
  Joint Committee on Printing: organizational business meeting to 
consider committee's rules of procedure for the 114th Congress, 3:50 
p.m., SC-4, Capitol.