[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 158 (Tuesday, October 27, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1140-D1141]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                            OCTOBER 28, 2015

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, 
Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, to hold 
hearings to examine unmanned aircraft systems and the steps being 
taken to successfully integrate this technology into our National 
Airspace System, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, to hold hearings to 
examine realizing the potential of the Department of Energy national 
laboratories, 2:30 p.m., SD-138.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection, to hold hearings to 
examine the state of rural banking, focusing on challenges and 
consequences, 10 a.m., 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, 10 a.m., SR-
253.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the 
United States role and strategy in the Middle East, 9:30 a.m., SD-
419.
  Full Committee, 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, 3:30 p.m., SD-419.
  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, 2:30 p.m., SH-
216.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold 
hearings to examine the state of our nation's biodefense, 2:30 p.m., 
SD-342.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold hearings to examine 
Department of Veterans Affairs mental health, focusing on ensuring 
access to care, 2:30 p.m., SR-418.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Big 
Data and Agriculture: Innovation and Implications'', 10 a.m., 1300 
Longworth.
  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, 
hearing entitled ``Transition Assistance Program--A Unity of 
Effort'', 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.

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  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation, hearing entitled 
``Assessing DOD's Assured Access to Micro-Electronics in Support of 
U.S. National Security Requirements'', 3:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Restoring the Trust for America's Most Vulnerable'', 10 a.m., 210 
Cannon.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Full Committee, markup 
on H.R. 3459, the ``Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act'', 10 
a.m., HVC-210.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Communications 
and Technology, hearing entitled ``Breaking Down Barriers to 
Broadband Infrastructure Deployment'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, hearing entitled 
``Update on Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Issues''; markup on 
S. 611, the ``Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water Systems 
Assistance Act'', 10:15 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Counterterrorism 
and Intelligence, hearing entitled ``Terror Inmates: Countering 
Violent Extremism in Prison and Beyond'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Federal Lands, 
hearing on a discussion draft of the ``Federal Lands Recreation 
Enhancement Modernization Act'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs, hearing 
on H.R. 3764, the ``Tribal Recognition Act of 2015'', 2 p.m., 1334 
Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans, hearing on H.R. 1219, the 
``Arbuckle Project Maintenance Complex and District Office 
Conveyance Act of 2015''; H.R. 1296, to amend the San Luis Rey 
Indian Water Rights Settlement Act to clarify certain settlement 
terms, and for other purposes; and H.R. 3062, the ``Assuring Private 
Property Rights Over Vast Access to Land (APPROVAL) Act'', 2:30 
p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on 
National Security, hearing entitled ``Radicalization: Social Media 
and the Rise of Terrorism'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on 
Research and Technology, hearing entitled ``A Review of the 
Networking and Information Technology Research and Development 
(NITRD) Program'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.