[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 110 (Wednesday, July 15, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D833-D835]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
RECOGNIZING THE CONTINUING CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE 1890S LAND-GRANT 
UNIVERSITIES ON THE 125TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE PASSAGE OF THE SECOND 
MORRILL ACT
Committee on Agriculture: Full Committee held a hearing on recognizing 
the continuing contributions of the 1890s Land-Grant Universities on 
the 125th Anniversary of the passage of the Second Morrill Act. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF SNAP: DEVELOPING AND USING EVIDENCE-BASED 
SOLUTIONS
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Nutrition held a hearing 
entitled ``Past, Present, and Future of SNAP: Developing and Using 
Evidence-Based Solutions''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MONETARY POLICY AND THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Monetary Policy and the State of the Economy''. Testimony was heard 
from Janet Yellen, Chair of the Board of Governors of the Federal 
Reserve System.
U.S. ECONOMIC AND MILITARY ALLIANCES IN ASIA
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific held 
a hearing entitled ``U.S. Economic and Military Alliances in Asia''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

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THE RISE OF RADICALIZATION: IS THE U.S. GOVERNMENT FAILING TO COUNTER 
INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC TERRORISM?; MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Homeland Security: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``The Rise of Radicalization: Is the U.S. Government Failing to Counter 
International and Domestic Terrorism?''; and a markup on H.R. 2899, the 
``Countering Violent Extremism Act of 2015''. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses. H.R. 2899 was ordered reported, as amended.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 1656, 
the ``Secret Service Improvements Act of 2015''. H.R. 1656 was ordered 
reported, as amended.
OVERSIGHT HEARING ON THE OFFICE OF INFORMATION AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, 
Commercial and Antitrust Law held a hearing entitled ``Oversight 
Hearing on the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs''. 
Testimony was heard from Howard A. Shelanksi, Administrator, Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs; and public witnesses.
THE FUTURE OF HYDRAULIC FRACTURING ON FEDERALLY MANAGED LANDS
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources held a hearing entitled ``The Future of Hydraulic Fracturing 
on Federally Managed Lands''. Testimony was heard from Neil Kornze, 
Director, Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior; and 
public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and 
Alaska Native Affairs held a 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''. Testimony was heard from Representatives Pearce, Babin, and 
Amodei; Michael Smith, Deputy Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 
Department of the Interior; and public witnesses.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM, PART II
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Criminal Justice Reform, Part II''. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
CYBERSECURITY: THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on 
Information Technology; and Subcommittee on the Interior, held a joint 
hearing entitled ``Cybersecurity: The Department of the Interior''. 
Testimony was heard from Sylvia Burns, Chief Information Officer, 
Department of the Interior; and Mary Kendall, Deputy Inspector General, 
Department of the Interior.
INVESTIGATING CONTRACT MISCONDUCT AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Investigating Contract Misconduct at the National 
Weather Service''. Testimony was heard from Mark Greenblatt, Deputy 
Assistant General for Compliance and Ethics, Office of Inspector 
General, Department of Commerce.
TAKING FLIGHT: SMALL BUSINESS UTILIZATION OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT
Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Taking Flight: Small Business Utilization of Unmanned Aircraft''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE; EXPLORING VA'S ADMINISTRATION OF INDIVIDUAL 
UNEMPLOYABILITY BENEFITS
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 
1994, the ``VA Accountability Act of 2015''; and a hearing entitled 
``Exploring VA's Administration of Individual Unemployability 
Benefits''. H.R. 1994 was ordered reported, as amended. Testimony was 
heard from Daniel Bertoni, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income 
Security, Government Accountability Office; Bradley Flohr, Senior 
Advisor, Compensation Service, Veterans Benefits Administration; and 
public witnesses.
WELFARE REFORM PROPOSALS, SPECIFICALLY INVOLVING THE REAUTHORIZATION OF 
THE TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES (TANF) PROGRAM
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources held a 
hearing on welfare reform proposals, specifically involving the 
reauthorization of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) 
program. Testimony was heard from Kristen Cox, Executive Director, 
Governor's Office of Management and Budget, State of Utah; and public 
witnesses.

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Joint Meetings
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATES
Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded a hearing to examine what 
lower labor force participation rates tell us about work opportunities 
and incentives, after receiving testimony from Scott Winship, Manhattan 
Institute for Policy Research, New York, New York; and Aparna Mathur, 
American Enterprise Institute, and Elisabeth S. Jacobs, Washington 
Center for Equitable Growth, both of Washington, D.C.