[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 152 (Monday, October 19, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1095-D1097]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

              Week of October 20 through October 23, 2015

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, at approximately 10 a.m., Senate will begin consideration 
of the nomination of Ann Donnelly, of New York, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of New York. At approximately 
11 a.m., Senate will vote on confirmation of the nomination.
   Following the disposition of the nomination of Ann Donnelly, Senate 
will continue consideration of the motion to proceed to consideration 
of S. 2146, Stop Sanctuary Policies and Protect Americans Act. At 2:15 
p.m., Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to 
proceed to consideration of the bill.
  During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared 
legislative and executive business.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: October 21, to 
hold hearings to examine agriculture biotechnology, focusing on 
Federal regulation and stakeholder perspectives, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Appropriations: October 21, Subcommittee on 
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine a review of rural 
development in 21st century America, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: October 21, to hold hearings to 
examine the future of defense reform, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  October 22, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine global 
challenges, United States national security strategy, and defense 
organization, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on the Budget: October 21, to hold hearings to examine 
reforming the Federal budget process, focusing on the need for 
action, 10:30 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: October 20, to hold 
hearings to examine the nominations of Cherry Ann Murray, of Kansas, 
to be Director of the Office of Science, Victoria Marie Baecher 
Wassmer, of Illinois, to be Under Secretary, and John Francis Kotek, 
of Idaho, to be an Assistant Secretary (Nuclear Energy), all of the 
Department of Energy, and Mary L. Kendall, of Minnesota, to be 
Inspector General, Suzette M. Kimball, of West Virginia, to be 
Director of the United States Geological Survey, and Kristen Joan 
Sarri, of Michigan, to be an Assistant Secretary, all of the 
Department of the Interior, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  October 22, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Puerto 
Rico, focusing on the economy, debt, and options for Congress, 10 
a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: October 21, 
Subcommittee on Superfund, Waste Management, and Regulatory 
Oversight, to hold an oversight hearing to examine regulatory impact 
analyses for Environmental Protection Agency regulations, 10 a.m., 
SD-406.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: October 20, to hold hearings to 
examine the persistent North Korea denuclearization and human rights 
challenge, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  October 20, Subcommittee on Multilateral International 
Development, Multilateral Institutions, and International Economic, 
Energy, and Environmental Policy, to hold hearings to examine the 
2015 Paris international climate negotiations, focusing on the 
economic and environmental impacts, 2:45 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: October 
21, to hold hearings to examine ongoing migration from Central 
America, focusing on fiscal year 2015 apprehensions, 9:30 a.m., SD-
342.
  October 22, Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal 
Management, to hold hearings to examine improving pay flexibility in 
the Federal workforce, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: October 21, business meeting to 
consider S. 1419, to promote the academic achievement of American 
Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian children with the 
establishment of a Native American language grant program, S. 1436, 
to require the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for 
certain Indian tribes, S. 1443, to amend the Indian Employment, 
Training and Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992 to 
facilitate the ability of Indian tribes to integrate the employment, 
training, and related services from diverse Federal sources, S. 
1761, to take certain Federal land located in Lassen County, 
California, into trust for the benefit of the Susanville Indian 
Rancheria, S. 1822, to take certain Federal land located in Tuolumne 
County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Tuolumne Band 
of Me-Wuk Indians, and H.R. 387, to provide for certain land to be 
taken into trust for the benefit of Morongo Band of Mission Indians; 
to be immediately followed by an oversight hearing to examine the 
Government Accountability Office report on Indian energy 
development, 2:15 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: October 21, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Gary Richard Brown, to be United States 
District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, Rebecca 
Goodgame Ebinger, to be United States District Judge for the 
Southern District of Iowa, Leonard Terry Strand, of South Dakota, to 
be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Iowa, 
and Mark A. Young, to be United States District Judge for the 
Central District of California, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  October 22, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 2123, 
to reform sentencing laws and correctional institutions, and the 
nominations of Brian R. Martinotti, and Julien Xavier Neals, both to 
be a 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.

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  Select Committee on Intelligence: October 20, to hold closed 
hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  October 22, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: October 21, to hold hearings to 
examine when computer tech support becomes a scam, 2:30 p.m., SD-
562.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, October 21, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Foreign Subsidies: Jeopardizing Free Trade and Harming 
American Farmers'', 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Armed Services, October 21, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Examining DOD Security Cooperation: When It Works and 
When It Doesn't'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  October 21, Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, hearing 
entitled ``Update on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program'', 3:30 
p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  October 22, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, 
hearing entitled ``Countering Adversarial Propaganda: Charting an 
Effective Course in the Contested Information Environment'', 2 p.m., 
2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, October 21, Subcommittee 
on Workforce Protections, hearing entitled ``Protecting America's 
Workers: Reviewing Mine Safety Policies with Stakeholders'', 10 
a.m., 2261 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, October 21, Subcommittee on 
Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, hearing entitled ``Examining 
Ways to Improve Vehicle and Roadway Safety'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  October 21, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Examining 
the Medicare Part D Medication Therapy Management Program'', 10:15 
a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  October 22, Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, hearing 
entitled ``Technical Assistance for Rural Water Systems: S. 611, the 
Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water Systems Assistance Act'', 
10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  October 22, Subcommittee on Energy and Power, hearing entitled 
``EPA's CO2 Regulations for New and Existing Power Plants: Legal 
Perspectives'', 2 p.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  October 23, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Reviewing 
the Accuracy of Medicaid and Exchange Eligibility Determinations'', 
9:00 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  October 23, Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing and Trade, 
hearing entitled ``Fighting Fraud Against the Elderly, an Update'', 
9:15 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, October 21, Subcommittee on 
Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, hearing entitled 
``Examining Legislative Proposals to Reduce Regulatory Burdens on 
Main Street Job Creators'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  October 21, Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, hearing 
entitled ``The Future of Housing in America: Federal Housing Reforms 
that Create Housing Opportunity'', 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  October 22, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``The Future of 
Housing in America: 50 Years of HUD and Its Impact on Federal 
Housing Policy'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  October 23, Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government 
Sponsored Enterprises, hearing entitled ``Oversight of the SEC's 
Division of Investment Management'', 9:15 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, October 21, Subcommittee on Asia and 
the Pacific, hearing entitled ``Burma's Challenge: Democracy, Human 
Rights, Peace, and the Plight of the Rohingya'', 10 a.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  October 22, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Words Have 
Consequences: Palestinian Authority Incitement to Violence'', 10 
a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  October 22, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, hearing 
entitled ``Russian Engagement in the Western Hemisphere'', 2 p.m., 
2172 Rayburn.
  October 22, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and 
Trade, hearing entitled ``North Korea: Back on the State Sponsor of 
Terrorism List?'', 2 p.m., 2255 Rayburn.
  October 22, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human 
Rights, and International Organizations, hearing entitled ``Africa's 
Great Lakes Region: A Security, Political, and Humanitarian 
Challenge'', 2 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  October 23, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and 
Trade, hearing entitled ``Evaluating the Export-Import Bank in the 
Global Economy'', 9:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, October 21, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Worldwide Threats and Homeland Security 
Challenges'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  October 22, Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and 
Communications, hearing entitled ``Ready and Resilient?: Examining 
Federal Emergency Preparedness and Response Capabilities'', 10 a.m., 
311 Cannon.
  Committee on House Administration, October 21, Full Committee, 
markup on a committee resolution amending the Committee's 
regulations, and for other purposes, 10:15 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, October 22, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation'', 10 
a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, October 22, Subcommittee on Water, 
Power and Oceans, hearing on H.R. 3094, the ``Gulf States Red 
Snapper Management Authority Act'', 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, October 21, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``Secure Credentials Issued by the 
Government Publishing Office'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  October 21, Subcommittee on Information Technology, hearing 
entitled ``Examining Law Enforcement Use of Cell Phone Tracking 
Devices'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, October 21, 
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and Technology, joint hearing entitled ``Cybersecurity for Power 
Systems'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  October 22, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``EPA's 2015 Ozone 
Standard: Concerns Over Science and Implementation'', 10 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, October 21, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``The EMV Deadline and What It Means for Small Businesses: 
Part II'', 11 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, October 21, 
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing entitled 
``Abandoned Mines in the United States and Opportunities for Good 
Samaritan Cleanups'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  October 22, Full Committee, markup on the ``Surface Transportation 
Reauthorization and Reform Act of 2015''; and other matters cleared 
for consideration, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, October 21, Full Committee, 
business meeting on motion to issue subpoenas to employees of 
Department of Veterans Affairs, to compel them to appear and provide 
testimony to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on the 
Inspector General's final report, entitled ``Inappropriate Use of 
Position and the Misuse of the Relocation Program and Incentives''; 
hearing entitled ``An Examination of the VA Office of Inspector 
General's Final Report on the Inappropriate Use of Position and the 
Misuse of the Relocation Program and Incentives'', 10:30 a.m., 334 
Cannon.
  October 22, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Evaluating 
VA Primary Care Delivery, Workload, and Cost'', 10 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  October 22, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, hearing entitled 
``A Review of VA's VetSuccess on Campus Program'', 2 p.m., 334 
Cannon.
  Select Committee on Benghazi, October 22, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Hearing 4'', regarding testimony of Secretary of State 
Hillary Rodham Clinton, 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: October 20, to 
hold hearings to examine Europe's refugee crisis, focusing on how 
the United States, European Union, and the Organization for Security 
and Cooperation in Europe should respond, 2 p.m., 2200, Rayburn 
Building.
  October 21, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine three case 
studies on Russian violations of the rule of law, focusing on how 
the United States should respond, 2 p.m., 2255, Rayburn Building.