[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 76 (Monday, May 18, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D559-D561]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,

                              MAY 19, 2015

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction 
and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, business meeting to 
consider an original bill entitled, ``Military Construction, 
Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016'', 
10:30 a.m., SD-124.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, business meeting to 
consider an original bill entitled, ``Energy and Water Development 
Appropriations Act, 2016'', 2:30 p.m., SD-138.
  Committee on the Budget: to hold an oversight hearing to examine 
the Congressional Budget Office, 10:30 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings to examine Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization, 
focusing on air traffic control modernization and reform, 10 a.m., 
SR-253.
  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, 
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, S. 1264, to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies 
Act of 1978 to establish a renewable electricity standard, S. 1270, 
to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize hydroelectric 
production incentives and hydroelectric efficiency improvement 
incentives, S. 1271, to require the Secretary of the Interior to 
issue regulations to prevent or minimize the venting and flaring of 
gas in oil and gas production operations in the United States, S. 
1272, to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to 
conduct a study on the effects of forward capacity auctions and 
other capacity mechanisms, S. 1276, to amend the Gulf of Mexico 
Energy Security Act of 2006 to increase energy exploration and 
production on the outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico, S. 
1278, to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to provide for 
the conduct of certain lease sales in the Alaska outer Continental 
Shelf region, to make certain modifications to the North Slope 
Science Initiative, S. 1279, to provide for revenue sharing of 
qualified revenues from leases in the South Atlantic planning area, 
S. 1280, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish an 
annual production incentive fee with respect to Federal onshore and 
offshore land that is subject to a lease for production of oil or 
natural gas under which production is not occurring, S. 1282, to 
amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the Secretary of 
Energy to consider the objective of improving the conversion, use, 
and storage of carbon dioxide produced from fossil fuels in carrying 
out research and development programs under that Act, S. 1283, to 
amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to repeal certain programs, to 
establish a coal technology program, S. 1285, to authorize the 
Secretary of Energy to enter into contracts to provide certain price 
stabilization support relating to electric generation units that use 
coal-based generation technology, S. 1294, to require the Secretary 
of Energy and the Secretary of Agriculture to collaborate in 
promoting the development of efficient, economical, and 
environmentally sustainable thermally led wood energy systems, and 
S. 1304, to require the Secretary of Energy to establish a pilot 
competitive grant program for the development of a skilled energy 
workforce, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on 
Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife, to hold

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hearings to examine S. 1140, to require the Secretary of the Army 
and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
propose a regulation revising the definition of the term ``waters of 
the United States'', 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine how to safely 
reduce reliance on foster care group homes, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Mileydi Guilarte, of the District of Columbia, to be 
United States Alternate Executive Director of the Inter-American 
Development Bank, Jennifer Ann Haverkamp, of Indiana, to be 
Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and 
Scientific Affairs, and Brian James Egan, of Maryland, to be Legal 
Adviser, both of the Department of State, Marcia Denise Occomy, of 
the District of Columbia, to be United States Director of the 
African Development Bank for a term of five years, and Sunil 
Sabharwal, of California, to be United States Alternate Executive 
Director of the International Monetary Fund for a term of two years, 
2:45 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold an 
oversight hearing to examine the Equal Employment Opportunity 
Commission, focusing on examining EEOC's enforcement and litigation 
programs, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism, 
to hold hearings to examine body cameras, focusing on whether 
technology can increase protection for law enforcement officers and 
the public, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: to hold hearings 
to examine proposed environmental regulation's impacts on America's 
small businesses, 2 p.m., SR-428A.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to receive a closed briefing on 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on Early 
Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, hearing entitled 
``Addressing Waste, Fraud, and Abuse in Federal Child Nutrition 
Programs'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Power, hearing entitled ``Discussion Draft Addressing Energy 
Reliability and Security'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, hearing 
entitled ``Oversight of the Consumer Product Safety Commission'', 
10:15 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Full Committee, markup on the ``21st Century Cures Act'', 5 p.m., 
2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Housing and 
Insurance, hearing entitled ``The Future of Housing in America: 
Oversight of the Rural Housing Service'', 10 a.m., 2220 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, 
hearing entitled ``Protecting Critical Infrastructure: How the 
Financial Sector Addresses Cyber Threats'', 1 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Terrorism, 
Nonproliferation, and Trade, hearing entitled ``Trade Promotion 
Agencies and U.S. Foreign Policy'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats, hearing 
entitled ``The Future of U.S.-Hungary Relations'', 2 p.m., 2200 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, 
Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies, hearing 
entitled ``Examining DHS Science and Technology Directorate's 
Engagement with Academia and Industry'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Policing Strategies for the 21st Century'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law, 
hearing entitled ``Ongoing Oversight: Monitoring the Activities of 
the Justice Department's Civil, Tax and Environment and Natural 
Resources Divisions and the U.S. Trustee Program'', 1 p.m., 2141 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Empowering State Management of Greater Sage Grouse'', 10 a.m., 
1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Full Committee, 
markup on the ``Inspector General Reform Act of 2015''; H.R. 1777, 
the ``Presidential Allowance Modernization Act''; H.R. 1831, the 
``Evidence-Based Policymaking Commission Act of 2015''; H.R. 451, 
the ``Safe and Secure Federal Websites Act of 2015''; H.R. 1759, the 
``All Economic Regulations are Transparent (ALERT) Act of 2015''; 
H.R. 728, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 7050 Highway BB in Cedar Hill, Missouri, as the 
``Sergeant First Class William B. Woods, Jr. Post Office''; H.R. 
891, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 141 Paloma Drive in Floresville, Texas, as the 
``Floresville Veterans Post Office Building''; H.R. 1326, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 2000 Mulford Road in Mulberry, Florida, as the ``Sergeant First 
Class Daniel M. Ferguson Post Office''; H.R. 1350, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 442 East 
167th Street in Bronx, New York, as the ``Herman Badillo Post Office 
Building''; H.R. 1442, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 90 Cornell Street in Kingston, New 
York, as the ``Staff Sergeant Robert H. Dietz Post Office 
Building''; H.R. 1524, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 1 Walter Hammond Place in Waldwick, 
New Jersey, as the ``Staff Sergeant Joseph D'Augustine Post Office 
Building'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 880, the 
``American Research and Competitiveness Act of 2015''; H.R. 1335, 
the ``Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility 
in Fisheries Management Act''; and H.R. 2262, the ``SPACE Act of 
2015'', 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.

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  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax 
and Capital Access, hearing entitled ``Improving Capital Access 
Programs within the SBA'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management, 
hearing entitled ``Pacific Northwest Seismic Hazards: Planning and 
Preparing for the Next Disaster'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Health, hearing 
entitled ``Improving Competition in Medicare: Removing Moratoria and 
Expanding Access'', 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.