[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 96 (Tuesday, June 16, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D710-D711]
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 Department of Homeland 
Security approved for full committee consideration an original bill 
entitled, ``Fiscal Year 2016 Homeland Security Appropriations''.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Department of the 
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies approved for full committee 
consideration an original bill entitled, ``Fiscal Year 2016 Interior, 
Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations''.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the nominations of Jonathan Elkind, of Maryland, to 
be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (International Affairs), and Monica 
C. Regalbuto, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy 
(Environmental Management), after the nominees testified and answered 
questions in their own behalf.

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TRADE PROMOTION AND CAPACITY-BUILDING IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION
Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, 
and International Cybersecurity Policy concluded a hearing to examine 
strategic implications of trade promotion and capacity-building in the 
Asia-Pacific region, after receiving testimony from Kurt Tong, 
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Economic and Business 
Affairs, and Tom Malinowski, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Democracy, 
Human Rights and Labor, both of the Department of State; and Jason 
Foley, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Asia, Agency for 
International Development.
FEDERAL REAL PROPERTY REFORM
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine Federal real property reform, focusing 
on how cutting red tape and better management could achieve billions in 
savings, after receiving testimony from David Mader, Controller, Office 
of Management and Budget; Norman Dong, Commissioner, Public Buildings 
Service, General Services Administration; and David Wise, Director, 
Physical Infrastructure Issues, Government Accountability Office.
HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine health information technology, focusing 
on what providers and the Department of Health and Human Services can 
do to improve electronic health record user experience, after receiving 
testimony from Vindell Washington, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady 
Health System, Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Timothy A. Pletcher, Michigan 
Health Information Network Shared Services, East Lansing; and Meryl 
Moss, Coastal Medical, Inc., Providence, Rhode Island.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed hearings on 
intelligence matters, receiving testimony from officials of the 
intelligence community.
  Committee recessed subject to the call.