[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 170 (Wednesday, November 18, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1236-D1237]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                           NOVEMBER 19, 2015

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Alissa M. Starzak, of New York, to be General Counsel 
of the Department of the Army, Franklin R. Parker, of Illinois, to 
be an Assistant Secretary of the Navy, John Conger, of Maryland, to 
be a Principal Deputy Under Secretary, and Stephen P. Welby, of 
Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary, all of the Department of 
Defense, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: business meeting to 
consider S. 329, to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to 
designate certain segments of the Farmington River and Salmon Brook 
in the State of Connecticut as components of the National Wild and 
Scenic Rivers System, S. 556, to protect and enhance opportunities 
for recreational hunting, fishing, and shooting, S. 782, to direct 
the Secretary of the Interior to establish a bison management plan 
for Grand Canyon National Park, S. 1583, to authorize the expansion 
of an existing hydroelectric project, 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. 1694, to amend 
Public Law 103-434 to authorize Phase III of the Yakima River Basin 
Water Enhancement Project for the purposes of improving water 
management in the Yakima River basin, S. 1941 and H.R. 2223, bills

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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. 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, 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, S. 2083, to extend the deadline for commencement of 
construction of a hydroelectric project, H.R. 373, to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Agriculture to expedite 
access to certain Federal land under the administrative jurisdiction 
of each Secretary for good Samaritan search-and-recovery missions, 
H.R. 1324, to adjust the boundary of the Arapaho National Forest, 
Colorado, and the nominations of Suzette M. Kimball, of West 
Virginia, to be Director of the United States Geological Survey, 
Department of the Interior, and Victoria Marie Baecher Wassmer, of 
Illinois, to be Under Secretary, John Francis Kotek, of Idaho, to be 
an Assistant Secretary (Nuclear Energy), and Cherry Ann Murray, of 
Kansas, to be Director of the Office of Science, all of Department 
of Energy, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on East Asia, the 
Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy, to hold hearings to 
examine democratic transitions in southeast Asia, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Permanent 
Subcommittee on Investigations, to hold hearings to examine human 
trafficking, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the impact of ISIS on 
the homeland and refugee resettlement, 2 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider S. 247, 
to amend section 349 of the Immigration and Nationality Act to deem 
specified activities in support of terrorism as renunciation of 
United States nationality, and S. 1318, to amend title 18, United 
States Code, to provide for protection of maritime navigation and 
prevention of nuclear terrorism, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to receive a closed briefing on 
certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and 
Capabilities, hearing entitled ``Advancing the Science and 
Acceptance of Autonomy for Future Defense Systems'', 10:30 a.m., 
2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing entitled ``U.S. Public Health Preparedness 
for Seasonal Influenza: Has the Response Improved?'', 10 a.m., 2322 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, hearing entitled 
``The Disrupter Series: The Fast-Evolving Uses and Economic Impacts of 
Drones'', 10:15 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing entitled ``Oversight of the Financial 
Stability Oversight Council: Due Process and Transparency in Non-
Bank SIFI Designations'', 9:15 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Africa, Global 
Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations, 
hearing entitled ``The Goldman Act to Return Abducted American 
Children: Ensuring Administration Action'', 11 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Immigration and Border 
Security, hearing entitled ``The Syrian Refugee Crisis and Its 
Impact on the Security of the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program'', 9 
a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Energy 
and Trade, hearing entitled ``Improving Size Standards for Small 
Farmers and Ranchers'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.


                             Joint Meetings

  Conference: meeting of conferees on S. 1177, a bill to reauthorize 
the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to ensure that 
every child achieves, 10 a.m., HVC-201AB.