[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 140 (Monday, September 28, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1022-D1023]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,

                           SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Department of 
Homeland Security, to hold hearings to examine the Transportation 
Security Administration's efforts to address inspector general 
findings, 11:15 a.m., SD-138.
  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine United 
States Cybersecurity policy and threats; with the possibility of a 
closed session in SVC-217, following the open session, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings 
to examine the nominations of Adewale Adeyemo, of California, and 
Amias Moore Gerety, of Connecticut, both to be an Assistant 
Secretary of the Treasury, and Jay Neal Lerner, of Illinois, to be 
Inspector

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General, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety 
and Security, to hold hearings to examine pipeline safety, focusing 
on oversight of our nation's pipeline network, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to 
examine economy-wide implications of President Obama's air agenda, 
10 a.m., SD-406.
  Subcommittee on Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife, to receive a 
briefing on the Endangered Species Act, focusing on perspectives 
from the Fish and Wildlife Service and State governors, 2 p.m., SD-
406.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine financial and 
economic challenges in Puerto Rico, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the 
United States role and strategy in the Middle East, focusing on the 
humanitarian crisis, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International 
Cybersecurity Policy, to hold hearings to examine the changing 
landscape of United States-China Relations, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold hearings to examine the 
impact of exposure to toxic chemicals on veterans and the VA's 
response, 10 a.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to 
examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Biotechnology, 
Horticulture and Research, hearing to highlight research innovations 
achieved by our nation's agricultural colleges and universities, 10 
a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Armed Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Outside Perspectives on the Department of Defense Cyber 
Strategy'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, hearing entitled 
``USAF Bomber Force Structure--current requirements and future 
vision'', 3:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on Health, 
Employment, Labor, and Pensions, hearing on H.R. 3459, the 
``Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act'', 10 a.m., 2261 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing entitled ``An Overdue Checkup: Examining the 
ACA's State Insurance Marketplaces'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, hearing 
entitled ``The Disrupter Series: How the Sharing Economy Creates 
Jobs, Benefits Consumers, and Raises Policy Questions'', 10:15 a.m., 
2322 Rayburn.
  Full Committee, markup on H.R. 8, the ``North American Energy 
Security and Infrastructure Act of 2015''; H.R. 3242, the ``Child 
Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2015''; and Proposed Matters 
for Inclusion in Reconciliation Recommendations, 4 p.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``The Semi-Annual Report of the Bureau of Consumer Financial 
Protection'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, hearing entitled ``The 
Impact of Domestic Regulatory Standards on the U.S. Insurance 
Market'', 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Terrorism, 
Nonproliferation, and Trade, hearing entitled ``U.S. 
Counterterrorism Efforts in Syria: A Winning Strategy?'', 2 p.m., 
2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution and 
Civil Justice, hearing on H.R. __, the ``Fraudulent Joinder 
Prevention Act of 2015'', 11:30 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law, 
hearing entitled ``Healthy Competition? An Examination of the 
Proposed Health Insurance Mergers and the Consequent Impact on 
Competition'', 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Power and 
Oceans, hearing entitled ``The Potential Implications of Pending 
Marine National Monument Designations'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Federal Lands, hearing entitled ``State, Local, 
and Tribal Approaches to Forest Management: Lessons for Better 
Management of our Federal Forests'', 10:30 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs, hearing 
on H.R. 286, the ``Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians 
Restoration Act of 2015''; and H.R. 872, the ``Thomasina E. Jordan 
Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act of 2015'', 2 p.m., 
1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Planned Parenthood's Taxpayer Funding'', 10 a.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Astrobiology and the Search for Life Beyond Earth 
in the Next Decade'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Contracting and 
Workforce; and Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight and 
Regulations, joint hearing entitled ``The Blacklist: Are Small 
Businesses Guilty Until Proven Innocent?'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Full Committee, markup on legislative 
proposals in response to the reconciliation directive included in 
section 2002 of S. Con. Res. 11, 10:15 a.m., 1100 Longworth.