[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 148 (Thursday, October 8, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1082-D1083]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
THE 2015 FIRE SEASON AND LONG-TERM TRENDS
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry 
held a hearing to review the 2015 fire season and long-term trends. 
Testimony was heard from Tom Tidwell, Chief, U.S. Forest Service; and 
public witnesses.
U.S. STRATEGY IN AFGHANISTAN
Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``U.S. Strategy in Afghanistan''. Testimony was heard from General John 
F. Campbell (USA), Commander, Operation Resolute Support and U.S. 
Forces--Afghanistan.
UPDATE ON MILITARY SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAMS
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel held a 
hearing entitled ``Update on Military Suicide Prevention Programs''. 
Testimony was heard from Keita Franklin, Director, Suicide Prevention 
Office, Office of the Secretary of Defense; Lieutenant General James C. 
McConville, Deputy Chief of Staff, G1, U.S. Army; Rear Admiral Ann M. 
Burkhardt, Director, 21st Century Sailor Office, U.S. Navy; Major 
General Burke Whitman, Director Marine and Family Programs, U.S. Marine 
Corps; and Lieutenant General Mark Ediger, Surgeon General, USAF, U.S. 
Air Force.
REVIEWING THE JUVENILE JUSTICE SYSTEM AND HOW IT SERVES AT-RISK YOUTH
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Full Committee held a hearing 
entitled ``Reviewing the Juvenile Justice System and How It Serves At-
Risk Youth''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
VOLKSWAGEN EMISSIONS CHEATING ALLEGATIONS: INITIAL QUESTIONS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Volkswagen Emissions Cheating 
Allegations: Initial Questions''. Testimony was heard from Christopher 
Grundler, Director, Office of Transportation and Air Quality, Office of 
Air and Radiation, Environmental Protection Agency; Phillip Brooks, 
Director, Air Enforcement Division, Office of Enforcement and 
Compliance Assurance, Environmental Protection Agency; and a public 
witness.
EXAMINING LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS TO COMBAT OUR NATION'S DRUG ABUSE 
CRISIS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``Examining Legislative Proposals to Combat our Nation's Drug 
Abuse Crisis''. Testimony was heard from Michael Botticelli, Director, 
National Drug Control Policy, Executive Office of the President; 
Richard Frank, Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, 
Department of Health and Human Services; and Jack Riley, Deputy 
Administrator, Drug Enforcement Administration.
EXAMINING THE SYRIAN HUMANITARIAN CRISIS FROM THE GROUND, PART I
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Middle East and North 
Africa held a hearing entitled ``Examining the Syrian Humanitarian 
Crisis from the Ground, Part I''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
PROTECTING MARITIME FACILITIES IN THE 21ST CENTURY: ARE OUR NATION'S 
PORTS AT RISK FOR A CYBER-ATTACK?
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Border and Maritime 
Security held a hearing entitled ``Protecting Maritime Facilities in 
the 21st Century: Are Our Nation's Ports at Risk for a Cyber-Attack?''. 
Testimony was heard from Rear Admiral Paul Thomas, Assistant 
Commandant, Prevention Policy, U.S. Coast Guard, Department of Homeland 
Security; Gregory C. Wilshusen, Director, Information Security Issues, 
Government Accountability Office; and public witnesses.
REFORM AND IMPROVEMENT: ASSESSING THE PATH FORWARD FOR THE 
TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Transportation Security 
held a hearing entitled ``Reform and Improvement: Assessing the Path 
Forward for the Transportation Security Administration''. Testimony was 
heard from John Roth, Inspector General, Office of Inspector General, 
Department of Homeland Security; and Peter Neffenger, Administrator, 
Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland 
Security.
PLANNED PARENTHOOD EXPOSED: EXAMINING ABORTION PROCEDURES AND MEDICAL 
ETHICS AT THE NATION'S LARGEST ABORTION PROVIDER
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Planned Parenthood Exposed: Examining Abortion Procedures and Medical 
Ethics at

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the Nation's Largest Abortion Provider''. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee concluded a 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''. The following bills were 
ordered reported, without amendment: H.R. 1452 and H.R. 1820. The 
following bills were ordered reported, as amended: H.R. 974, H.R. 1107, 
H.R. 2212, H.R. 2270, H.R. 2406, and H.R. 3382.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Full Committee held a 
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''. H.R. 3033 was ordered reported, as amended. 
H.R. 3293 was ordered reported, without amendment.
THE CONSEQUENCES OF DOL'S ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL OVERTIME RULE FOR SMALL 
BUSINESSES AND THEIR EMPLOYEES
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, 
and Regulations held a hearing entitled ``The Consequences of DOL's 
One-Size-Fits-All Overtime Rule for Small Businesses and their 
Employees''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.