[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 106 (Thursday, July 9, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D805-D807]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
U.S. INTERNATIONAL FOOD AID PROGRAMS: OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign 
Agriculture held a hearing entitled ``U.S. International Food Aid 
Programs: Oversight and Accountability''. Testimony was heard from 
Thomas Melito, Director, International Affairs and Trade, Government 
Accountability Office; Catherine Trujillo, Acting Deputy Inspector 
General, U.S. Agency for International Development; and Rod DeSmet, 
Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Audit, Office of the Inspector 
General, Department of Agriculture.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Homeland Security held a 
markup on the Homeland Security Appropriations Bill, FY 2016. The 
Homeland Security Appropriations Bill, FY 2016, was forwarded to the 
full committee, without amendment.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power held 
a hearing entitled ``H.R. 702, Legislation to Prohibit Restrictions on 
the Export of Crude Oil''. Testimony was heard from Peter Gandalovic, 
Ambassador to the United States, Czech Republic; and public witnesses.
THE DODD-FRANK ACT FIVE YEARS LATER: ARE WE MORE STABLE?
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``The Dodd-Frank Act Five Years Later: Are We More Stable?''. Testimony 
was heard from public witnesses.
IMPLICATIONS OF A NUCLEAR AGREEMENT WITH IRAN
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Implications of a Nuclear Agreement with Iran''. Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.

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THE GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL CAMP DAVID SUMMIT: ANY RESULTS?
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Middle East and North 
Africa held a hearing entitled ``The Gulf Cooperation Council Camp 
David Summit: Any Results?''. Testimony was heard from Kenneth Katzman, 
Specialist in Middle Eastern Affairs, Congressional Research Service; 
and public witnesses.
AFRICA'S DISPLACED PEOPLE
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, 
Global Human Rights, and International Organizations held a hearing 
entitled ``Africa's Displaced People''. Testimony was heard from 
Catherine Wiesner, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of 
Population, Refugees, and Migration, Department of State; Thomas H. 
Staal, Acting Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, 
and Humanitarian Assistance, U.S. Agency for International Development; 
and public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURE
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, 
Commercial and Antitrust Law held a hearing on H.R. 2947, the 
``Financial Institution Bankruptcy Act of 2015''. Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
THE STATE OF PROPERTY RIGHTS IN AMERICA TEN YEARS AFTER KELO v. CITY OF 
NEW LONDON
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil 
Justice held a hearing entitled ``The State of Property Rights in 
America Ten Years After Kelo v. City of New London''. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee concluded a markup on 
H.R. 487, to allow the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma to lease or transfer 
certain lands; H.R. 959, the ``Medgar Evers House Study Act''; H.R. 
1554, the ``Elkhorn Ranch and White River National Forest Conveyance 
Act of 2015''; H.R. 1937, the ``National Strategic and Critical 
Minerals Production Act of 2015''; H.R. 1949, the ``The National 
Liberty Memorial Clarification Act of 2015''; H.R. 2223, the ``Crags, 
Colorado Land Exchange Act of 2015''; H.R. 2791, the ``Western Oregon 
Tribal Fairness Act''; H.R. 2898, the ``Western Water and American Food 
Security Act of 2015''; S. 501, the ``New Mexico Water Settlement 
Technical Corrections Act''; and H.R. 1138, the ``Sawtooth National 
Recreation Area and Jerry Peak Wilderness Additions Act''. The 
following legislation was ordered reported, as amended: H.R. 2898. The 
following legislation was ordered reported, without amendment: H.R. 
487, H.R. 959, H.R. 1138, H.R. 1554, H.R. 1937, H.R. 1949, H.R. 2223, 
H.R. 2791, S. 501.
CONSTRUCTION COSTS AND DELAYS AT THE U.S. EMBASSY IN KABUL
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Construction Costs and Delays at the U.S. Embassy in 
Kabul''. Testimony was heard from Lydia Muniz, Director, Bureau of 
Overseas Buildings Operations, Department of State; Michael J. Courts, 
Director, International Affairs and Trade, Government Accountability 
Office; Gregory B. Starr, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Diplomatic 
Security, Department of State; Donald S. Hays, Senior Inspector, Office 
of the Inspector General, Department of State; Jarrett Blanc, Principal 
Deputy Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Department 
of State; and a public witness.
EXAMINING EPA'S REGULATORY OVERREACH
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Examining EPA's Regulatory Overreach''. Testimony 
was heard from Gina McCarthy, Administrator, Environmental Protection 
Agency.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Disability Assistance 
and Memorial Affairs held a markup on H.R. 2214, the ``Disabled 
Veterans' Access to Medical Exams Improvement Act''; H.R. 800, ``the 
Express Appeals Act''; H.R. 1379, to amend title 38, United States 
Code, to authorize the Board of Veterans' Appeals to develop evidence 
in appeal cases, and for other purposes; H.R. 1380, to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to expand the eligibility for a medallion furnished 
by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to signify the veteran status of a 
deceased individual; H.R. 2605, the ``Veterans Fiduciary Reform Act of 
2015''; H.R. 1302, the ``VA Appeals Backlog Relief Act''; H.R. 1338, 
the ``Dignified Interment of Our Veterans Act of 2015''; H.R. 1384, the 
``Honor America's Guard-Reserve Retirees Act''; and H.R. 2691, the 
``Veterans' Survivors Claims Processing Automation Act of 2015''. The 
following legislation was forwarded to the full committee, as amended: 
H.R. 2214, H.R. 800, H.R. 1379, H.R. 1380, and H.R. 2605. The following 
legislation was ordered reported, without amendment: H.R. 1302, H.R. 
1338, H.R. 1384, and H.R. 2691.

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PROMOTING WORK OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY INSURANCE 
BENEFICIARIES
Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee held a hearing on promoting 
work opportunities for Social Security Disability Insurance 
beneficiaries. Testimony was heard from James Smith, Budget and Policy 
Manager, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, Vermont Agency of Human 
Services; and public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.