[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 96 (Tuesday, June 16, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D713-D716]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Appropriations: Full Committee held a markup on the 
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill for FY 
2016. The Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Bill for FY 2016 was ordered reported, as amended.
CHILD NUTRITION ASSISTANCE: ARE FEDERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS SERVING 
THE BEST INTERESTS OF SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES?
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Full Committee held a hearing 
entitled ``Child Nutrition Assistance: Are Federal Rules and 
Regulations Serving the Best Interests of Schools and Families?''. 
Testimony was heard from Tom Vilsack, Secretary, Department of 
Agriculture.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURE
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Health, 
Employment, Labor, and Pensions held a hearing on H.R. 511, the 
``Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015''. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``Examining H.R. 2646, the Helping Families in Mental Health 
Crisis Act''. Testimony was heard from Creigh Deeds, Senator, State of 
Virginia; former Representative Patrick J. Kennedy; and public 
witnesses.

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EPA'S PROPOSED OZONE RULE: POTENTIAL IMPACTS ON MANUFACTURING
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power; and 
Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, held a joint 
hearing entitled ``EPA's Proposed Ozone Rule: Potential Impacts on 
Manufacturing''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
PROGRESS TOWARD A NATIONWIDE PUBLIC SAFETY BROADBAND NETWORK
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications and 
Technology held a hearing entitled ``Progress Toward a Nationwide 
Public Safety Broadband Network''. Testimony was heard from T.J. 
Kennedy, Acting Executive Director, First Responder Network Authority; 
and Stu Davis, State Chief Information Officer, Assistant Director, 
Ohio Department of Administrative Services.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Full Committee began a markup on H.R. 
805, the ``Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters Act of 
2015''.
A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE ON CYBER THREATS
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``A Global Perspective on Cyber 
Threats''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS TO MODERNIZE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES AND 
EXPAND INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets and 
Government Sponsored Enterprises held a hearing entitled ``Legislative 
Proposals to Modernize Business Development Companies and Expand 
Investment Opportunities''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
ADVANCING UNITED STATES' INTERESTS AT THE UNITED NATIONS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Advancing United States' Interests at the United Nations''. Testimony 
was heard from Samantha Power, Permanent Representative, United States 
Mission to the United Nations, Department of State.
REVIEWING THE ADMINISTRATION'S FY 2016 BUDGET REQUEST FOR EUROPE AND 
EURASIA
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and 
Emerging Threats held a hearing entitled ``Reviewing the 
Administration's FY 2016 Budget Request for Europe and Eurasia''. 
Testimony was heard from Alina Romanowski, Coordinator of U.S. 
Assistance to Europe and Eurasia, Bureau of European and Eurasian 
Affairs, Department of State; Daniel Rosenblum, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Central Asia, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, 
Department of State; Jonathan Stivers, Assistant Administrator, Bureau 
for Asia, U.S. Agency for International Development; and Susan Fritz, 
Acting Assistant Administrator, Europe and Eurasia Bureau, U.S. Agency 
for International Development.
HOW TSA CAN IMPROVE AVIATION WORKER VETTING
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Transportation Security 
held a hearing entitled ``How TSA Can Improve Aviation Worker 
Vetting''. Testimony was heard from John Roth, Inspector General, 
Department of Homeland Security; Stacey Fitzmaurice, Deputy Assistant 
Administrator, Office of Intelligence and Analysis, Transportation 
Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security; and Jennifer 
Grover, Director, Transportation Security and Coast Guard Issues, 
Homeland Security and Justice Team, Government Accountability Office.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Transportation Security 
held a markup on H.R. 2750, the ``Improved Security Vetting for 
Aviation Workers Act of 2015''; and H.R. 2770, the ``Keeping Our 
Travelers Safe and Secure Act''. H.R. 2750 was ordered reported to the 
full committee, as amended. H.R. 2770 was ordered reported to the full 
committee, without amendment.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURE
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, 
Commercial and Antitrust Law held a hearing on H.R. 2745, the 
``Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 
2015''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Federal Lands held a 
hearing on H.R. 482, the ``Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park 
Boundary Revision Act of 2015''; H.R. 496, the ``Alabama Hills National 
Scenic Area Establishment Act''; H.R. 959, the ``Medgar Evers House 
Study Act''; H.R. 1138, the ``Sawtooth National Recreation

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Area and Jerry Peak Wilderness Additions Act''; H.R. 1554, the 
``Elkhorn Ranch and White River National Forest Conveyance Act of 
2015''; and H.R. 2223, the ``Crags, Colorado Land Exchange Act of 
2015''. Testimony was heard from Representatives Bishop of Georgia; 
Austin Scott of Georgia; Simpson; and Thompson of Mississippi; Leslie 
Weldon, Deputy Chief, Forest Service; Karen E. Mouritsen, Deputy 
Assistant Director, Energy, Minerals, and Realty Management, Bureau of 
Land Management; and a public witness.
ARCTIC RESOURCES AND AMERICAN COMPETITIVENESS
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources held a hearing entitled ``Arctic Resources and American 
Competitiveness''. Testimony was heard from Brian Salerno, Director, 
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Department of the 
Interior; and public witnesses.
OPM: DATA BREACH
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``OPM: Data Breach''. Testimony was heard from the 
following Office of Personnel Management officials: Katherine 
Archuleta, Director; Donna K. Seymour, Chief Information Officer; and 
Michael R. Esser, Assistant Inspector General for Audits, Office of 
Inspector General; Andy Ozment, Assistant Secretary, Office of 
Cybersecurity and Communications, National Program Preparedness 
Directorate, Department of Homeland Security; Tony Scott, U.S. Chief 
Information Officer, Office of E-Government and Information Technology, 
Office of Management and Budget; and Sylvia Burns, Chief Information 
Officer, Department of the Interior.-
FAIR COMPETITION IN INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on 
Government Operations held a hearing entitled ``Fair Competition in 
International Shipping''. Testimony was heard from Robert Taub, Acting 
Chairman, Postal Regulatory Commission; Robert Faucher, Acting Deputy 
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Organization Affairs, 
Department of State; Randy Miskanic, Acting Chief Information Officer 
and Executive Vice President, United States Postal Service; David 
Williams, Inspector General, United States Postal Service; and public 
witnesses.
PROTECT MEDICAL INNOVATION ACT OF 2015; PROTECTING SENIORS' ACCESS TO 
MEDICARE ACT OF 2015
Committee on Rules: Full Committee concluded a hearing on H.R. 160, the 
``Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2015''; and H.R. 1190, the 
``Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2015''. The committee 
granted, by record vote of 7-3, a closed rule for H.R. 160. The rule 
provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means. The 
rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The 
rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in the bill, 
modified by the amendment printed in part A of the Rules Committee 
report, shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall 
be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against 
provisions in the bill, as amended. The rule provides one motion to 
recommit with or without instructions. The rule also granted a closed 
rule for H.R. 1190. The rule provides one hour of debate equally 
divided among and controlled by the chairs and ranking minority members 
of the Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of 
the bill. The rule provides that the amendment printed in part B of the 
Rules Committee report shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as 
amended, shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of 
order against provisions in the bill, as amended. The rule provides one 
motion to recommit with or without instructions.
THE SCIENCE AND ETHICS OF GENETICALLY ENGINEERED HUMAN DNA
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Research 
and Technology held a hearing entitled ``The Science and Ethics of 
Genetically Engineered Human DNA''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
SAVING TAXPAYER DOLLARS IN FEDERAL REAL ESTATE: REDUCING THE 
GOVERNMENT'S SPACE FOOTPRINT
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management held a 
hearing entitled ``Saving Taxpayer Dollars in Federal Real Estate: 
Reducing the Government's Space Footprint''. Testimony was heard from 
Representative Denham; David Mader, Controller, Office of Management 
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Budget; David J. Wise, Director, Physical Infrastructure Team, 
Government Accountability Office; Norman Dong, Commissioner, Public 
Buildings Service, General Services Administration; and a public 
witness.
WESTERN HEMISPHERE DRUG INTERDICTION EFFORTS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast 
Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing entitled ``Western 
Hemisphere Drug Interdiction Efforts''. Testimony was heard from Vice 
Admiral Charles D. Michel, Deputy Commandant for Operations, Coast 
Guard; and Rear Admiral Karl L. Schultz, Director of Operations, United 
States Southern Command.
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION'S MANAGEMENT OF EARNINGS REPORTS FROM 
DISABILITY BENEFICIARIES TRYING TO GO BACK TO WORK
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security held a 
hearing on the Social Security Administration's (SSA) management of 
earnings reports from disability beneficiaries trying to go back to 
work. Testimony was heard from David A. Weaver, Associate Commissioner, 
Office of Research, Demonstration and Employment Support, Social 
Security Administration; and Daniel Bertoni, Director, Education, 
Workforce, and Income Security, Government Accountability Office.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.