[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 114 (Tuesday, July 21, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D854-D856]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                             JULY 22, 2015

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Services 
and General Government, business meeting to markup an original bill 
entitled, ``Financial Services and General Government Appropriations 
Act, 2016'', 10:30 a.m., SD-138.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
Securities, Insurance, and Investment, to hold an oversight hearing 
to examine the Financial Stability Oversight Council designation 
process, 10:15 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold 
hearings to examine the nomination of Marie Therese Dominguez, of 
Virginia, to be Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous 
Materials Safety Administration, Department of Transportation, 10 
a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Paul Wayne Jones, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of Poland, Hans G. Klemm, of Michigan, to be Ambassador 
to Romania, Kathleen Ann Doherty, of New York, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of Cyprus, James Desmond Melville, Jr., of New Jersey, 
to be Ambassador to the Republic of Estonia, and Samuel D. Heins, of 
Minnesota, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Norway, all of the 
Department of State, and Thomas O. Melia, of Maryland, to be an 
Assistant 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 exploring barriers and opportunities within innovation, 10 a.m., 
SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold 
hearings to examine protecting the electric grid

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from the potential threats of solar storms and electromagnetic 
pulse, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: business meeting to consider S. 1704, 
to amend the Indian Tribal Justice Act to secure urgent resources 
vital to Indian victims of crime, and S. 1776, to enhance tribal 
road safety; to be immediately followed by an oversight hearing to 
examine safeguarding the integrity of Indian gaming, 2:15 p.m., SH-
216.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of John Michael Vazquez, to be United States District 
Judge for the District of New Jersey, Wilhelmina Marie Wright, to be 
United States District Judge for the District of Minnesota, Paula 
Xinis, to be United States District Judge for the District of 
Maryland, and Cono R. Namorato, of Virginia, to be an Assistant 
Attorney General, Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Subcommittee on Oversight, Agency Action, Federal Rights and 
Federal Courts, to hold hearings to examine Supreme Court activism 
and possible solutions, 1:30 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: to hold hearings 
to examine targeted tax reform, focusing on solutions to relieve the 
tax compliance burden for America's small businesses, 10 a.m., SR-
428A.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: business meeting to markup pending 
calendar business, 2:30 p.m., SR-418.
  Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine combating 
medicare provider enrollment fraud, 2:15 p.m., SD-562.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Oversight of the U.S. Department of Agriculture'', 10 a.m., 1300 
Longworth.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Full Committee, markup 
on H.R. 511, the ``Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015'', 10 a.m., 
2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Power, markup on a bill to modernize energy infrastructure, build a 
21st century energy and manufacturing workforce, bolster America's 
energy security and diplomacy, promote energy efficiency and 
government accountability, and for other purposes, 10 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, hearing entitled 
``Promoting Broadband Infrastructure Investment'', 12:30 p.m., 2322 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Monetary Policy 
and Trade, hearing entitled ``Examining Federal Reserve Reform 
Proposals'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Task Force to Investigate Terrorism Financing, hearing entitled 
``The Iran Nuclear Deal and Its Impact on Terrorism Financing'', 
4:15 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Middle East and 
North Africa, hearing entitled ``Promoting U.S. Commerce in the 
Middle East and North Africa'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and 
International Organizations, hearing entitled ``The Unfolding Crisis 
in Burundi'', 12 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Committee on natural resources, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``An Analysis of the Obama Administration's Social Cost of Carbon'', 
10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs, hearing 
on H.R. 1880, the ``Albuquerque Indian School Land Transfer Act''; 
and H.R. 2388, the ``Subsistence Access Management Act of 2015'', 2 
p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Full Committee, 
markup on H.R. 598, the ``Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act''; H.R. 2320, 
the ``Federal Improper Payments Coordination Act of 2015''; H.R. 
3089, the ``Grants Oversight and New Efficiency Act''; H.R. 1613, 
the ``Federal Vehicle Repair Cost Savings Act of 2015''; S. 136, the 
``Gold Star Fathers Act of 2015''; H.R. 3116, the ``Quarterly 
Financial Report Reauthorization Act''; H.R. 322, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 16105 
Swingley Ridge Road in Chesterfield, Missouri, as the ``Sgt. Zachary 
M. Fisher Post Office''; H.R. 323, to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 55 Grasso Plaza in St. 
Louis, Missouri, as the ``Sgt. Amanda N. Pinson Post Office''; H.R. 
324, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 11662 Gravois Road in St. Louis, Missouri, as the ``Lt. 
Daniel P. Riordan Post Office''; H.R. 558, to designate the facility 
of the United States Postal Service located at 55 South Pioneer 
Boulevard in Springboro, Ohio, as the ``Richard 'Dick' Chenault Post 
Office''; H.R. 1884, to designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 206 West Commercial Street in East 
Rochester, New York, as the ``Officer Daryl R. Pierson Memorial Post 
Office''; and H.R. 3059, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 4500 SE 28th Street, Del City, 
Oklahoma, as the ``James Robert Kalsu Post Office'', 10 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 3009, the 
``Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act'', 4:30 p.m., H-313 
Capitol.
  Committee on Small Business, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``How Tax Compliance Obligations Hinder Small Business Growth'', 11 
a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Water Resources and Environment, hearing entitled ``Helping 
Revitalize American Communities Through the Brownfields Program'', 
10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Full Committee, hearing to receive 
the Secretary's testimony regarding the pending VA health care 
budget shortfall and system shutdown, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Subcommittee on Health, markup on H.R. 272, the ``Medal of Honor 
Priority Care Act''; H.R. 359, the ``Veterans Dog Training Therapy 
Act''; H.R. 421, the ``Classified Veterans Access to Care Act''; 
H.R. 423, the ``Newborn Care Improvement Act''; H.R. 1356, the 
``Women Veterans Access to Quality Care Act of 2015''; H.R. 1862, 
the ``Veterans' Credit Protection Act''; H.R. 2464, the ``Demanding 
Accountability for Veterans Act of

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2015''; H.R. 2915, the ``Female Veteran Suicide Prevention Act''; 
H.R. 3016, the ``VA Provider Equity Act''; and H.R. 3106, to 
authorize Department major medical facility construction projects 
for fiscal year 2015, to amend title 38, United States Code, to make 
certain improvements in the administration of Department medical 
facility construction projects, and for other purposes, 1:30 p.m., 
334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Health, hearing with 
MedPAC to discuss hospital payment issues, rural health issues, and 
beneficiary access to care, 10 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.