[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 77 (Tuesday, May 19, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D568-D570]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction and 
Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies approved for full committee 
consideration an original bill entitled, ``Military Construction, 
Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016''.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water 
Development approved for full committee consideration an original bill 
entitled, ``Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2016''.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Armed Services: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
nominations of Jessie Hill Roberson, of Alabama, to be a Member of the 
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, Monica C. Regalbuto, of 
Illinois, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Environmental 
Management), and 808 nominations in the Army, Navy, Air Force, and 
Marine Corps.
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE OVERSIGHT
Committee on the Budget: Committee concluded an oversight hearing to 
examine the Congressional Budget Office, after receiving testimony from 
Keith Hall, Director, Congressional Budget Office.
FAA REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded 
a hearing to examine Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization, 
focusing on air traffic control modernization and reform, after 
receiving testimony from former Senator Byron Dorgan; Michael P. 
Huerta, Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
Transportation; former Michigan Governor John Engler, Business 
Roundtable, Paul M. Rinaldi, National Air Traffic Controllers 
Association, and Ed Bolen, National Business Aviation Association, all 
of Washington, D.C.; and Jeffery A. Smisek, United Airlines, Chicago, 
Illinois, on behalf of Airlines for America.
ENERGY SUPPLY LEGISLATION
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a 
hearing 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

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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, after receiving 
testimony from Abigail Ross Hopper, Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy 
Management, Department of the Interior; Susan N. Kelly, American Public 
Power Association, Arlington, Virginia; Randal S. Livingston, Pacific 
Gas and Electric Company, San Francisco, California; Franz A. Matzner, 
Natural Resources Defense Council, and Erik Milito, American Petroleum 
Institute, both of Washington, D.C.; and Brent J. Sheets, University of 
Alaska, Fairbanks.
FEDERAL WATER QUALITY PROTECTION ACT
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on Fisheries, 
Water, and Wildlife concluded a hearing 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'', after receiving testimony 
from Susan Metzger, Kansas Department of Agriculture Assistant 
Secretary, Manhattan; Patrick Parenteau, Vermont Law School 
Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic, Thetford Center; Andrew 
Lemley, New Belgium Brewing Company, Fort Collins, Colorado; Mark T. 
Pifher, Colorado Springs Utilities, Colorado Springs, Colorado, on 
behalf of the National Water Resources Association; and Robert J. 
Pierce, Wetland Training Institute, Inc., Poolesville, Maryland.
FOSTER CARE GROUP HOMES
Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine how to 
safely reduce reliance on foster care group homes, after receiving 
testimony from Joo Yeun Chang, Associate Commissioner, Children's 
Bureau, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, Administration 
for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services; 
Jeremy Kohomban, The Children's Village, New York, New York; Matthew J. 
Reynell, Children Awaiting Parents, Rochester, New York; and Alexandra 
Morgan Gruber, Hamden, Connecticut.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing 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 
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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.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION OVERSIGHT
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee 
concluded an oversight hearing to examine the Equal Employment 
Opportunity Commission, focusing on examining EEOC's enforcement and 
litigation programs, after receiving testimony from Jenny R. Yang, 
Chair, and P. David Lopez, General Counsel, both of the Equal 
Employment Opportunity Commission.
LAW ENFORCEMENT BODY CAMERAS
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism 
concluded a hearing to examine body cameras, focusing on whether 
technology can increase protection for law enforcement officers and the 
public, after receiving testimony from Senator Scott; Peter A. Weir, 
First Judicial District, Golden, Colorado, on behalf of the National 
District Attorneys Association; Lindsay Miller, Police Executive 
Research Forum, and Wade Henderson, The Leadership Conference on Civil 
and Human Rights, both of Washington, D.C.; and Jarrod Bruder, South 
Carolina Sheriffs' Association, Columbia.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to 
receive a briefing on certain intelligence matters from officials of 
the intelligence community.