[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 173 (Tuesday, December 1, 2015)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1259-D1261]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                            DECEMBER 2, 2015

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: to hold 
hearings to examine agriculture's role in combating global hunger, 
10 a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine 
Department of Defense personnel reform and strengthening the all-
volunteer force, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of G. Kathleen Hill, of Colorado, to be Ambassador to 
the Republic of Malta, Eric Seth Rubin, of New York, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Bulgaria, Kyle R. Scott, of Arizona, 
to be Ambassador to the Republic of Serbia, and David McKean, of 
Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to Luxembourg, all of the Department 
of State, and Carlos J. Torres, of Virginia, to be Deputy Director 
of the Peace Corps, 2:15 p.m., SD-419.
  Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on Joint 
Comprehensive Plan of Action oversight, focusing on the 
International Atomic Energy Agency's report on the possible military 
dimensions of the Iranian nuclear program, 4 p.m., SH-219.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: business meeting to consider S. 1125, 
to authorize and implement the water rights compact among the 
Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation, the State of 
Montana, and the United States, and S. 1879, to improve processes in 
the Department of the Interior; to be immediately followed by an 
oversight hearing to examine the Tribal Law and Order Act (TLOA), 
focusing on whether the justice systems in Indian country have 
improved, 2:15 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine protecting 
trade secrets, focusing on the impact of trade secret theft on 
American competitiveness and potential solutions to remedy this 
harm, 10 a.m., SD-226.

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  Full Committee, to hold an oversight hearing to examine the 
Administration's alien removal policies, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold hearings to examine 
consolidating non-Department of Veterans Affairs care programs, 2:30 
p.m., SR-418.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Full Committee, hearing to review the 
Farm Credit System, 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on Health, 
Employment, Labor, and Pensions, hearing entitled ``Principles for 
Ensuring Retirement Advice Serves the Best Interests of Working 
Families and Retirees'', 10 a.m., 2261 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Communications 
and Technology, markup on H.R. 1641, the ``Federal Spectrum 
Incentive Act of 2015''; and a discussion draft to amend the 
National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
Organization Act to facilitate that deployment of communications 
infrastructure by providing for an inventory of Federal assets for 
use in connection with such deployment, to streamline certain 
Federal approvals of communication facilities, to provide for 
measures to promote the use of utility poles in the deployment, and 
for other purposes, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Capital Markets 
and Government Sponsored Enterprises, hearing entitled ``Legislative 
Proposals to Improve the U.S. Capital Markets'', 10 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps: Fueling Middle East 
Turmoil'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, hearing 
entitled ``The Paris Attacks: A Strategic Shift by ISIS?'', 1 p.m., 
2200 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, hearing entitled 
``Assessing the President's Strategy in Afghanistan'', 2 p.m., 2172 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, hearing entitled ``U.S. 
Strategic Interests and the APEC and East Asia Summits'', 2 p.m., 
2255 Rayburn.
  Committee on House Administration, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 
1670, the ``National POW/MIA Remembrance Act of 2015''; hearing 
entitled ``Improving Customer Service for the Copyright Community: 
Ensuring the Copyright Office and the Library of Congress Are Able 
To Meet the Demands of the Digital Age'', 11 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 2831, 
to make technical amendments to update statutory references to 
provisions classified to chapters 44, 45, 46, and 47 of title 50, 
United States Code; H.R. 2832, to make technical amendments to 
update statutory references to certain provisions classified to 
title 52, United States Code; and H.R. 1584, the ``CARDER Act of 
2015'', 10:30 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Federal Lands, 
hearing on discussion draft of the ``National Park Service 
Centennial Act'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Rules, Full Committee, hearing on conference report 
to accompany H.R. 22, the ``Surface Transportation Reauthorization 
and Reform Act of 2015'', 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on 
Government Operations, hearing entitled ``Office of National Drug 
Control Policy: Reauthorization'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.


* These figures include all measures reported, even if there was 
no accompanying report. A total of 171 written reports have been 
filed in the Senate, 354 reports have been filed in the House.

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