[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 154 (Wednesday, October 21, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1506]
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                       SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate of February 
4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized 
schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate committees, 
subcommittees, joint committees, and committees of conference. This 
title requires all such committees to notify the Office of the Senate 
Daily Digest--designated by the Rules Committee--of the time, place and 
purpose of the meetings, when scheduled and any cancellations or 
changes in the meetings as they occur.
  As an additional procedure along with the computerization of this 
information, the Office of the Senate Daily Digest will prepare this 
information for printing in the Extensions of Remarks section of the 
Congressional Record on Monday and Wednesday of each week.
  Meetings scheduled for Thursday, October 22, 2015 may be found in the 
Daily Digest of today's Record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED

                               OCTOBER 27
     9:30 a.m.
       Committee on Armed Services
         To hold hearings to examine United States military 
           strategy in the Middle East.
                                                            SD-G50
     10 a.m.
       Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold an oversight hearing to examine the Office of 
           Surface Mining, Reclamation, and Enforcement's proposed 
           Stream Protection Rule.
                                                            SD-366
       Committee on Finance
         To hold hearings to examine the Internal Revenue 
           Service's response to Committee recommendations 
           contained in its August 5, 2015 report.
                                                            SD-215
       Committee on Foreign Relations
         To receive a closed briefing on the Administration's 
           response to the Syrian conflict.
                                                           SVC-217
     1:30 p.m.
       Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
       Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management
         To hold joint hearings with the House Committee on 
           Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
           Management Efficiency to examine ongoing challenges at 
           the Secret Service and their government-wide 
           implications.
                                                           HVC-210

                               OCTOBER 28
     9:30 a.m.
       Committee on Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings to examine the United States role and 
           strategy in the Middle East.
                                                            SD-419
     10 a.m.
       Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine the state of rural banking, 
           focusing on challenges and consequences.
                                                            SD-538
       Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold hearings to examine the nomination of Jessica 
           Rosenworcel, of the District of Columbia, to be a 
           Member of the Federal Communications Commission for a 
           term of five years from July 1, 2015.
                                                            SR-253
     2:30 p.m.
       Committee on Appropriations
       Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
         To hold hearings to examine realizing the potential of 
           the Department of Energy national laboratories.
                                                            SD-138
       Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
       Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security
         To hold hearings to examine retirement plan options for 
           small businesses.
                                                            SH-216
       Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine the state of our nation's 
           biodefense.
                                                            SD-342
       Committee on Veterans' Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine Department of Veterans 
           Affairs mental health, focusing on ensuring access to 
           care.
                                                            SR-418
     3:30 p.m.
       Committee on Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Peter 
           William Bodde, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to Libya, 
           Marc Jonathan Sievers, of Maryland, to be Ambassador to 
           the Sultanate of Oman, Elisabeth I. Millard, of 
           Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
           Tajikistan, and Kenneth Damian Ward, of Virginia, for 
           the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as 
           United States Representative to the Organization for 
           the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, all of the 
           Department of State, and John Morton, of Massachusetts, 
           to be Executive Vice President of the Overseas Private 
           Investment Corporation.
                                                            SD-419

                               OCTOBER 29
     10 a.m.
       Committee on Foreign Relations
         To hold hearings to examine the nomination of Thomas A. 
           Shannon, Jr., of Virginia, to be an Under Secretary of 
           State (Political Affairs).
                                                            SD-419