[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 141 (Tuesday, September 29, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1030-D1031]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                           SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
Securities, Insurance, and Investment, to hold an oversight hearing 
to examine the Securities Investor Protection Corporation, 10 a.m., 
SD-538.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on 
Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife, to hold an oversight hearing to 
examine the Army Corps of Engineers' participation in the 
development of the new regulatory definition of ``Waters of the 
United States'', 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold closed hearings to examine 
the economic crisis in Ukraine, 2 p.m., S-116, Capitol.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: business 
meeting to consider S. 799, to combat the rise of prenatal opioid 
abuse and neonatal abstinence syndrome, S. 1893, to reauthorize and 
improve programs related to mental health and substance use 
disorders, S. 481, to amend the Controlled Substances Act and the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to drug scheduling 
recommendations by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and 
with respect to registration of manufacturers and distributors 
seeking to conduct clinical testing, and other pending calendar 
business, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold 
hearings to examine the Department of Education and student 
achievement, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  Subcommittee on Federal Spending Oversight and Emergency 
Management, to hold hearings to examine end of the year spending, 
2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Brian R. Martinotti, and Julien Xavier Neals, both to 
be United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey, 
Robert F. Rossiter, Jr., to be United States District Judge for the 
District of Nebraska, and Edward L. Stanton III, to be United States 
District Judge for the Western District of Tennessee, 10 a.m., SD-
226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Michael Herman Michaud, of Maine, to be Assistant 
Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training, 2:30 p.m., 
SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to receive a closed briefing on 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.

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  Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine pension 
advances, 2:30 p.m., SD-562.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 1317, to 
amend the Commodity Exchange Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934 to specify how clearing requirements apply to certain affiliate 
transactions, and for other purposes; and hearing entitled ``U.S. 
International Food Aid Programs: Stakeholder Perspectives'', 9:45 
a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Armed Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Implementing the Department of Defense Cyber Strategy'', 10 a.m., 
2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and The Workforce, Full Committee, markup 
on Committee Print of legislation regarding the Committee's 
instruction pursuant to section 2002 (a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 11, 
10:30 a.m., HVC-210.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 (continued), 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 
414, the ``Burdensome Data Collection Relief Act; H.R. 957, the 
``Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection-Inspector General Reform 
Act of 2015''; H.R. 1090, the ``Retail Investor Protection Act''; 
H.R. 1266, the ``Financial Product Safety Commission Act of 2015''; 
and H.R. 2769, the ``Risk-Based Capital Study Act of 2015'', 10 
a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Cyber War: Definitions, Deterrence, and Foreign Policy'', 10 a.m., 
2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and 
International Organizations, hearing entitled ``Ridding Central 
Africa of Joseph Kony: Continuing U.S. Support'', 2 p.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats, hearing 
entitled ``The Threat of Islamist Extremism in Russia'', 2 p.m., 
2200 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 
3102, the ``Airport Access Control Security Improvement Act of 
2015''; H.R. 3144, the ``Partners for Aviation Security Act''; H.R. 
3350, the ``Know the CBRN Terrorism Threats to Transportation Act''; 
H.R. 3361, the ``Department of Homeland Security Insider Threat and 
Mitigation Act of 2015''; H.R. 3490, the ``Strengthening State and 
Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act''; H.R. 3493, the ``Securing the 
Cities Act of 2015''; H.R. 3503, the ``Department of Homeland 
Security Support to Fusion Centers Act of 2015''; H.R. 3505, the 
``Department of Homeland Security Clearance Management and 
Administration Act''; H.R. 3510, the ``Department of Homeland 
Security Cybersecurity Strategy Act of 2015''; H.R. 3572, the ``DHS 
Headquarters Reform and Improvement Act of 2015''; H.R. 3578, the 
``DHS Science and Technology Reform and Improvement Act of 2015''; 
H.R. 3583, the ``Promoting Resilience and Efficiency in Preparing 
for Attacks and Responding to Emergencies Act''; H.R. 3584, the 
``Transportation Security Administration Reform and Improvement Act 
of 2015''; H.R. 3586, the ``Border and Maritime Coordination 
Improvement Act''; and H.R. 3598, the ``Fusion Center Enhancement 
Act of 2015'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 2745, 
the ``Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules 
(SMARTER) Act of 2015''; and H.R. 3490, the ``Strengthening State 
and Local Cyber Crime Fighting Act'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Respecting State Authority, Responsibilities and Expertise 
Regarding Resource Management and Energy Development'', 10 a.m., 
1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on 
Transportation and Public Assets, hearing entitled ``Status of Toll 
Interoperability'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, Full Committee, hearing on conference report 
to accompany H.R. 1735, the ``National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2016''; H. Con. Res. 79, directing the Clerk of the 
House of Representatives to make corrections in the enrollment of 
H.R. 719; and H.R. 3457, the ``Justice for Victims of Iranian 
Terrorism Act'' [rule markup and reporting only], 11 a.m., H-313 
Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Dyslexia and the Need to READ: H.R. 3033, the 
Research Excellence and Advancements for Dyslexia Act'', 10 a.m., 
2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Water Resources and Environment, hearing entitled ``The Great Lakes 
Restoration Initiative: A Review of the Progress and Challenges in 
Restoring the Great Lakes'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing on 
the Department of Labor's proposed fiduciary rule, 10 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: to hold hearings to examine financing 
higher education, focusing on exploring current challenges and 
potential alternatives, 10 a.m., SD-562.