[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 147 (Wednesday, October 7, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1074-D1075]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                            OCTOBER 8, 2015

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine Russian 
strategy and military operations, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee 
on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, Insurance, and Data 
Security, to hold hearings to examine consumer product safety and 
the recall process, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to 
examine H.R. 2898, to provide drought relief in the State of 
California, S. 1894, to provide short-term water supplies to 
drought-stricken California, S. 1936, to provide for drought 
preparedness measures in the State of New Mexico, S. 1583, to 
authorize the expansion of an existing hydroelectric project, S. 
2046, to authorize the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to issue 
an order continuing a stay of a hydroelectric license for the 
Mahoney Lake hydroelectric project in the State of Alaska, and S. 
2083, to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a 
hydroelectric project, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining, to hold 
hearings to examine S. 414, to provide for conservation, enhanced 
recreation opportunities, and development of renewable energy in the 
California Desert Conservation Area, S. 872, to provide for the 
recognition of certain Native communities and the settlement of 
certain claims under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, S. 
1295 and H.R. 1324, bills to adjust the boundary of the Arapaho 
National Forest, Colorado, S. 1448, to designate the Frank Moore 
Wild Steelhead Sanctuary in the State of Oregon, S. 1592, to clarify 
the description of certain Federal land under the Northern Arizona 
Land Exchange and Verde River Basin Partnership Act of 2005 to 
include additional land in the Kaibab National Forest, S. 1941 and 
H.R. 2223, bills to authorize, direct, expedite, and facilitate a 
land exchange in El Paso and Teller Counties, Colorado, S. 1942 and 
H.R. 1554, bills to require a land conveyance involving the Elkhorn 
Ranch and the White River National Forest in the State of Colorado, 
S. 1955, to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide 
for equitable allotment of land to Alaska Native veterans, S. 1971, 
to expand the boundary of the California Coastal National Monument, 
and S. 2069, to amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 
to modify provisions relating to certain land exchanges in the Mt. 
Hood Wilderness in the State of Oregon, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: business meeting to consider S. 
2152, to establish a comprehensive United States Government policy 
to encourage the efforts of countries in sub-Saharan Africa to 
develop and appropriate mix of power solutions, including renewable 
energy, for more broadly distributed electricity access in order to 
support poverty reduction, promote development outcomes, and

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drive economic growth, S. 1789, to improve defense cooperation 
between the United States and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, S. 
Res. 274, commemorating the 25th anniversary of the peaceful and 
democratic reunification of Germany, S. Res. 278, welcoming the 
President of the Republic of Korea on her official visit to the 
United States and celebrating the United States-Republic of Korea 
relationship, S. Res. 148, condemning the Government of Iran's 
state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued 
violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, and the 
nominations of Jennifer Ann Haverkamp, of Indiana, to be Assistant 
Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and 
Scientific Affairs, Roberta S. Jacobson, of Maryland, to be 
Ambassador to the United Mexican States, Robert Porter Jackson, of 
Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Ghana, Harry K. 
Thomas, Jr., of New York, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Zimbabwe, Julie Furuta-Toy, of Wyoming, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Equatorial Guinea, and Dennis B. Hankins, of Minnesota, 
to be Ambassador to the Republic of Guinea, all of the Department of 
State, 9:45 a.m., SD-419.
  Subcommittee on State Department and USAID Management, 
International Operations, and Bilateral International Development, 
to hold hearings to examine ensuring an efficient and effective 
diplomatic security training facility for the twenty-first century, 
2:30 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold 
hearings to examine threats to the homeland, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider S. 2123, 
to reform sentencing laws and correctional institutions, and the 
nomination of Edward L. Gilmore, of Illinois, to be United States 
Marshal for the Northern District of Illinois for the term of four 
years, Department of Justice, 10:30 a.m., S-216, Capitol.
  Subcommittee on the Constitution, to hold hearings to examine 
eminent domain ten years after Kelo v. City of New London, 2 p.m., 
SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to hold closed hearings to 
examine certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Conservation and 
Forestry, hearing to review the 2015 fire season and long-term 
trends, 10 a.m., 1302 Longworth.
  Committee on Armed Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``U.S. Strategy in Afghanistan'', 9:30 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing entitled ``Update on 
Military Suicide Prevention Programs'', 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Reviewing the Juvenile Justice System and How It Serves 
At-Risk Youth'', 10 a.m., HVC-210.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing entitled ``Volkswagen Emissions Cheating 
Allegations: Initial Questions'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Examining Legislative 
Proposals to Combat our Nation's Drug Abuse Crisis'', 10:15 a.m., 
2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Middle East and 
North Africa, hearing entitled ``Examining the Syrian Humanitarian 
Crisis from the Ground, Part I'', 10:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Border and 
Maritime Security, hearing entitled ``Protecting Maritime Facilities 
in the 21st Century: Are Our Nation's Ports at Risk for a Cyber-
Attack?'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Subcommittee on Transportation Security, hearing entitled ``Reform 
and Improvement: Assessing the Path Forward for the Transportation 
Security Administration'', 2 p.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Planned Parenthood Exposed: Examining Abortion Procedures and 
Medical Ethics at the Nation's Largest Abortion Provider'', 2 p.m., 
2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 
974, the ``Yellowstone and Grand Teton Paddling Act''; H.R. 1107, 
the ``Bureau of Reclamation Transparency Act''; H.R. 1452, to 
authorize Escambia County, Florida, to convey certain property that 
was formerly part of Santa Rosa Island National Monument and that 
was conveyed to Escambia County subject to restrictions on use and 
reconveyance; H.R. 1820, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
to retire coal preference right lease applications for which the 
Secretary has made an affirmative commercial quantities 
determination, and for other purposes; H.R. 2212, to take certain 
Federal lands located in Lassen County, California, into trust for 
the benefit of the Susanville Indian Rancheria, and for other 
purposes; H.R. 2270, the ``Billy Frank Jr. Tell Your Story Act''; 
H.R. 2406, the ``SHARE Act''; and H.R. 3382, the ``Lake Tahoe 
Restoration Act of 2015'' (continued), 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Full Committee, 
markup on H.R. 3033, the ``Research Excellence and Advancements for 
Dyslexia (READ) Act''; and H.R. 3293, the ``Scientific Research in 
the National Interest Act'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Oversight, 
Investigations, and Regulations, hearing entitled ``The Consequences 
of DOL's One-Size-Fits-All Overtime Rule for Small Businesses and 
their Employees'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.