[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 102 (Wednesday, June 24, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D763-D765]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             JUNE 25, 2015

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: to hold 
hearings to examine country of origin labeling and trade 
retaliation, focusing on what's at stake for America's farmers, 
ranchers, businesses, and consumers, 10 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Appropriations: business meeting to markup an 
original bill entitled, ``Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016'', and an 
original bill entitled, ``Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016'', 10 a.m., 
SD-106.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
National Security and International Trade and Finance, to hold 
hearings to examine economic crisis, focusing on the global impact 
of a Greek default, 1:30 p.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: business 
meeting to consider S. 1626, to reauthorize Federal support for 
passenger rail programs, improve safety, streamline rail project 
delivery, S. 1611, to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard 
for fiscal years 2016 and 2017, S. 1573, to establish regional 
weather forecast offices, S. 1298, to provide nationally consistent 
measures of performance of the Nation's ports, S. 1403, to amend

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the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to 
promote sustainable conservation and management for the Gulf of 
Mexico and South Atlantic fisheries and the communities that rely on 
them, S. 1551, to provide for certain requirements relating to the 
Internet Assigned Numbers Authority stewardship transition, S. 1182, 
to exempt application of JSA attribution rule in case of existing 
agreements, S. 1250, to encourage States to require the installation 
of residential carbon monoxide detectors in homes, and the 
nominations of Andrew J. Read, of North Carolina, to be a Member of 
the Marine Mammal Commission, and routine lists in the Coast Guard, 
10:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine the private 
sector, focusing on state innovations in financing transportation 
infrastructure, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: business meeting to consider S. 
Res. 204, recognizing June 20, 2015 as ``World Refugee Day'', S. 
Res. 207, recognizing threats to freedom of the press and expression 
around the world and reaffirming freedom of the press as a priority 
in efforts of the United States Government to promote democracy and 
good governance, S. 1643, to require a report on actions to secure 
the safety and security of dissidents housed at Camp Liberty, Iraq, 
S. 1632, to require a regional strategy to address the threat posed 
by Boko Haram, S. Res. 211, expressing the sense of the Senate 
regarding Srebrenica, and the nominations of Janet L. Yellen, of 
California, to be United States Alternate Governor of the 
International Monetary Fund, Brian James Egan, of Maryland, to be 
Legal Adviser of the Department of State, Gayle Smith, of Ohio, to 
be Administrator of the United States Agency for International 
Development, and Jennifer Zimdahl Galt, of Colorado, to be 
Ambassador to Mongolia; to be immediately followed by a hearing to 
examine evaluating key components of a joint comprehensive plan of 
action with Iran, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold 
hearings to examine federal cybersecurity and the Office of 
Personnel Management data breach, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider S. 1482, 
to improve and reauthorize provisions relating to the application of 
the antitrust laws to the award of need-based educational aid, S. 
1300, to amend the section 221 of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act to provide relief for adoptive families from immigrant visa fees 
in certain situations, and the nominations of Luis Felipe Restrepo, 
of Pennsylvania, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Third 
Circuit, Travis Randall McDonough, of Tennessee, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of Tennessee, and Waverly D. 
Crenshaw, Jr., of Tennessee, to be United States District Judge for 
the Middle District of Tennessee, 9:45 a.m., SD-226.


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  On page D764, June 24, 2015, the following language appears: S. 
1300, to amend the section 221of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act to provide relief for adoptive families from immigrant visa 
feeds in certain situations,
  
  The online Record has been corrected to read: S. 1300, to amend 
the section 221 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide 
relief for adoptive families from immigrant visa fees in certain 
situations


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  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: to hold hearings 
to examine economic opportunity for our veterans and their families 
through entrepreneurship, 9:30 a.m., SR-428A.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Biotechnology, 
Horticulture, and Research, hearing to review food labeling 
legislation, 1:30 p.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Armed Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Nuclear Deterrence in the 21st Century'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled 
``Update on Findings and Recommendations of the 2014 Department of 
Defense Nuclear Enterprise Review'', 1 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health, hearing 
entitled ``Examining Public Health Legislation: H.R. 2820, H.R. 
1344, and H.R. 1462'', 10:15 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade, hearing 
entitled ``Vehicle to Vehicle Communications and Connected Roadways 
of the Future'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing entitled ``Examining Continuing Allegations 
of Discrimination and Retaliation at the Consumer Financial 
Protection Bureau'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 2037, 
the ``United States Commission on International Religious Freedom 
Reauthorization Act of 2015''; and H.R. 2494, the ``Global Anti-
Poaching Act'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and 
International Organizations, hearing entitled ``Is Academic Freedom 
Threatened by China's Influence on U.S. Universities?'', 2 p.m., 
2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 
158, the ``Visa Waiver Program Improvement Act of 2015''; H.R. 455, 
the ``Northern Border Security Review Act''; H.R. 998, the 
``Preclearance Authorization Act of 2015''; H.R. 1073, the 
``Critical Infrastructure Protection Act''; H.R. 1634, the ``Border 
Security Technology Accountability Act of 2015''; H.R. 2127, the 
``Securing Expedited Screening Act''; H.R. 2750, the ``Improved 
Security Vetting for Aviation Workers Act of 2015''; H.R. 2770, the 
``Keeping our Travelers Safe and Secure Act''; H.R. 2786, the 
``Cross-Border Rail Security Act of 2015''; and H.R. 2843, the ``TSA 
PreCheck Expansion Act'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Power and 
Oceans, hearing on H.R. 1107, the ``Bureau of Reclamation 
Transparency Act''; H.R. 1406, the ``New Mexico Navajo Water 
Settlement Technical Corrections Act''; H.R. 2273, to amend the 
Colorado River Storage Project Act to authorize the use of the 
active capacity of the Fontenelle Reservoir; H.R. 2749, the ``Dam 
Authorization, Maintenance, and Safety (DAMS) Act of 2015'', 10 
a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, hearing on H.R. 
1937, the ``National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act 
of 2015'', 10:30 a.m., 1334 Longworth.

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  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``IRS: TIGTA Update Part II'', 9 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on National Security, hearing entitled ``A Review of 
Veterans Affairs Major Lease Procurement'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on 
Oversight; and Subcommittee on Research and Technology, joint 
hearing entitled ``Is NSF Properly Managing Its Rotating Staff?'', 
9:30 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Contracting and 
Workforce, hearing entitled ``GSA's Proposed Transactional Data Rule 
and its Effect on Small Businesses'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Full Committee, business meeting--
Committee Photo for the 114th Congress; hearing entitled ``The State 
of VA's Fiscal Year 2015 Budget'', 10:15 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, markup on pending 
legislation, 2 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Human Resources; and 
Subcommittee on Nutrition of the House Committee on Agriculture, 
joint hearing entitled ``Past, Present, and Future of SNAP: How Our 
Welfare System Can Discourage Work'', 9:30 a.m., 1100 Longworth.