[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 108 (Monday, July 13, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D816-D817]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of July 14 through July 17, 2015

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of S. 1177, Every 
Child Achieves Act. The filing deadline for first-degree amendments is 
at 2:30 p.m.
  On Wednesday, Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on 
Alexander/Murray Amendment No. 2089 to S. 1177, Every Child Achieves 
Act. Upon disposition of Alexander/Murray Amendment No. 2089, Senate 
will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the bill.
  During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared 
legislative and executive business.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: July 16, to 
hold hearings to examine pending Forest Service and forestry related 
bills, 10 a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Armed Services: July 14, to hold hearings to examine 
the nominations of General Paul J. Selva, USAF, to be Vice Chairman 
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and General Darren W. McDew, USAF, to 
be commander of the U.S. Transportation Command, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: July 15, to hold 
hearings to examine the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's semi-
annual report to Congress, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  July 16, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
semiannual monetary policy report to Congress, 2:30 p.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: July 14, 
Subcommittee on Space, Science, and Competitiveness, to hold 
hearings to examine unlocking the cures for America's most deadly 
diseases, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  July 15, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 1732, to 
authorize elements of the Department of Transportation, 10 a.m., SR-
253.
  July 15, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, 
Insurance, and Data Security, to hold hearings to examine the 
governance and integrity of international soccer, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: July 14, to hold an 
oversight hearing to examine islanded energy systems, focusing on 
energy and infrastructure challenges and opportunities in Alaska, 
Hawaii and the United States Territories, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  July 16, Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining, to 
hold hearings to examine S. 132, to improve timber management on 
Oregon and California Railroad and Coos Bay Wagon Road grant land, 
S. 326, to amend the Healthy Forests Restoration Act of 2003 to 
provide cancellation ceilings for stewardship end result contracting 
projects, and S. 1691, to expedite and prioritize forest management 
activities to achieve ecosystem restoration objectives, 2:45 p.m., 
SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: July 15, to hold 
hearings to examine the nominations of Kristen Marie Kulinowski, of 
New York, to be a Member of the Chemical Safety and Hazard 
Investigation Board for a term of five years, and Gregory Guy 
Nadeau, of Maine, to be Administrator of the Federal Highway 
Administration, Department of Transportation, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: July 16, to hold hearings to examine 
HealthCare.gov controls, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: July 15, Subcommittee on Western 
Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human 
Rights, and Global Women's Issues, to hold hearings to examine 
United States policy towards Haiti prior to the elections; to be 
immediately followed by a full committee hearing to examine the 
nominations of Perry L. Holloway, of South Carolina, to be 
Ambassador to the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, Laura Farnsworth 
Dogu, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Nicaragua, and 
Roberta S. Jacobson, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to the United 
Mexican States, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  July 16, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine human rights 
around the world, focusing on corruption, Global Magnitsky, and 
modern slavery, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  July 16, Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy, to hold 
hearings to examine wildlife poaching, 2 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: July 15, 
to hold hearings to examine securing the border, focusing on 
understanding threats and strategies for the maritime border, 10 
a.m., SD-342.
  July 16, Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal 
Management, to hold hearings to examine the Office of Information 
and Regulatory Affairs's role in the regulatory process, 2 p.m., SD-
342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: July 15, to hold an oversight hearing 
to examine juvenile justice in Indian Country, focusing on 
challenges and promising strategies, 2:15 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: July 16, business meeting to consider 
S. 1169, to reauthorize and improve the Juvenile Justice and 
Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, and S. 1599, to provide anti-
retaliation protections for antitrust whistleblowers, 10 a.m., SD-
226.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: July 14, to hold 
hearings to examine challenges and opportunities for small 
businesses engaged in energy development and energy intensive 
manufacturing, 2:30 p.m., SR-428A.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: July 14, to hold closed hearings 
to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  July 16, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: July 15, to hold hearings to examine 
diabetes research, focusing on improving lives on the path to a 
cure, 2:15 p.m., SD-G50.

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                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, July 15, Full Committee, hearing on 
recognizing the continuing contributions of the 1890s Land-Grant 
Universities on the 125th Anniversary of the passage of the Second 
Morrill Act, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  July 15, Subcommittee on Nutrition, hearing entitled ``Past, 
Present, and Future of SNAP: Developing and Using Evidence-Based 
Solutions'', 1:30 p.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Financial Services, July 15, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Monetary Policy and the State of the Economy'', 10 a.m., 
2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, July 15, Subcommittee on Asia and 
the Pacific, hearing entitled ``U.S. Economic and Military Alliances 
in Asia'', 1 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  July 16, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific; and Subcommittee on 
Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, joint hearing entitled 
``Reviewing the U.S.-China Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement'', 9 
a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  July 16, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human 
Rights, and International Organizations, hearing entitled ``The 
Goldman Act to Return Abducted American Children: Ensuring Accurate 
Numbers and Administration Action'', 10 a.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, July 15, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``The Rise of Radicalization: Is the U.S. Government 
Failing to Counter International and Domestic Terrorism?'', 10 a.m., 
311 Cannon.
  July 15, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 2899, the ``Countering 
Violent Extremism Act of 2015'', 11 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  July 16, Subcommittee on Transportation Security, hearing entitled 
``Examining the Federal Air Marshal Service and Its Readiness to 
Meet the Evolving Threat'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, July 15, Full Committee, markup on 
H.R. 1656, the ``Secret Service Improvements Act of 2015'', 10 a.m., 
2141 Rayburn.
  July 15, Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and 
Antitrust Law, hearing entitled ``Oversight Hearing on the Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs'', 3 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, July 15, Subcommittee on Energy 
and Mineral Resources, hearing entitled ``The Future of Hydraulic 
Fracturing on Federally Managed Lands'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  July 15, Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native 
Affairs, hearing on H.R. 1028, the ``Return of Certain Lands At Fort 
Wingate to The Original Inhabitants Act''; H.R. 2684, the ``Alabama-
Coushatta Tribe of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Settlement 
Act''; and H.R. 2733, the ``Nevada Native Nations Lands Act'', 2 
p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, July 15, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``Criminal Justice Reform, Part II'', 10 
a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  July 15, Subcommittee on Information Technology; and Subcommittee 
on the Interior, joint hearing entitled ``Cybersecurity: The 
Department of the Interior'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  July 16, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Export-Import Bank: 
Update'', 9 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, July 15, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``Investigating Contract Misconduct at 
the National Weather Service'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, July 15, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Taking Flight: Small Business Utilization of Unmanned 
Aircraft'', 11 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, July 15, Full Committee, markup on 
H.R. 1994, the ``VA Accountability Act of 2015''; hearing entitled 
``Exploring VA's Administration of Individual Unemployability 
Benefits'', 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, July 15, Subcommittee on Human 
Resources, hearing on welfare reform proposals, specifically 
involving the reauthorization of the Temporary Assistance for Needy 
Families (TANF) program, 10:30 a.m., 1100 Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: July 15, to hold hearings to examine 
what lower labor force participation rates tell us about work 
opportunities and incentives, 2:30 p.m., SD-562.