[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 96 (Tuesday, June 16, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D716-D717]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                             JUNE 17, 2015

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on the Budget: to hold hearings to examine CBO's 
analysis of the Federal government's deepening fiscal challenges, 10 
a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance, and Data 
Security, to hold an oversight hearing to examine the Consumer 
Product Safety Commission, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold an oversight 
hearing to examine the Environmental Protection Agency's final rule 
to regulate disposal of coal combustion residuals from electric 
utilities, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Gayle Smith, of Ohio, to be Administrator of the 
United States Agency for International Development, 2 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold 
hearings to examine reauthorizing the Higher Education Act, focusing 
on evaluating accreditation's role in ensuring quality, 10 a.m., SD-
430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold 
hearings to examine governing through goal setting, focusing on 
enhancing the economic and national security of America, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-342.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of 
Carol Ochoa, of Virginia, to be Inspector General, General Services 
Administration, 2 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: to hold an oversight hearing to 
examine accessing capital in Indian Country, 2:15 p.m., SD-638.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 2647, the 
``Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2015''; and H.R. 2620, to amend 
the United States Cotton Futures Act to exclude certain cotton 
futures contracts from coverage under such Act, 10 a.m., 1300 
Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and 
Human Services, and Education, markup on the Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education Appropriations Bill, FY 2016, 9 a.m., 2358-C 
Rayburn.
  Full Committee, markup on the Financial Services and General 
Government Appropriations Bill for FY 2016, 11 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``U.S. Policy and Strategy in the Middle East'', 10 a.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, hearing entitled 
``Capacity of U.S. Navy to Project Power with Large Surface 
Combatants'', 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Why 
Congress Must Balance the Budget'', 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on Health, 
Employment, Labor, and Pensions, hearing entitled ``Restricting 
Access to Financial Advice: Evaluating the Costs and Consequences 
for Working Families and Retirees'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 
805, the ``Domain Openness Through Continued Oversight Matters Act 
of 2015'' (continued), 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``The Annual Report of the Financial Stability Oversight Council'', 
10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade, hearing entitled ``The 
Impact of the International Monetary Fund: Economic Stability or 
Moral Hazard?'', 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Assad's Abhorrent Chemical Weapons Attacks'', 10 a.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, hearing entitled ``China's 
Rise: The Strategic Impact of Its Economic and Military Growth'', 2 
p.m., 2200 Rayburn.

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  Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, hearing entitled 
``The Iran, North Korea, and Syria Nonproliferation Act: State 
Department's Non-Compliance'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and 
International Organizations, hearing entitled ``Human Rights Abuses 
by Vietnamese Authorities'', 2 p.m., 2255 Rayburn.
  Committee on House Administration, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``The State of the Smithsonian'', 10:30 a.m., 1310 
Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 2315, 
the ``Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 
2015''; H.R. 1643, the ``Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act 
of 2015''; and H.R. 2584, the ``Business Activity Tax Simplification 
Act of 2015'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Indian, Insular 
and Alaska Native Affairs, hearing on H.R. 1157, the ``Santa Ynez 
Band of Chumash Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2015''; H.R. 
2386, the ``Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities 
Recognition and Compensation Act''; and H.R. 2538, the ``Lytton 
Rancheria Homelands Act of 2015'', 11 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Drones: The Next Generation of Commerce?'', 9 
a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on National Security; and Subcommittee on Health 
Care, Benefits, and Administrative Rules, joint hearing entitled ``A 
Review of the President's Executive Actions on Immigration'', 2 
p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on 
Energy, hearing entitled ``Department of Energy Oversight: Energy 
Innovation Hubs'', 10:30 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Crude Intentions: The Untold Story of the Ban, the Oil Industry, 
and America's Small Businesses'', 11 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Long-Term Financing of the Highway Trust Fund'', 10 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: to hold hearings to examine the economic 
exposure of Federal credit programs, 10 a.m., SH-216.