[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 6 (Monday, January 11, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D26-D27]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,

                            JANUARY 12, 2016

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: business 
meeting to consider the nomination of Robert McKinnon Califf, of 
South Carolina, to be Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Department of 
Health and Human Services, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold 
hearings to examine the nominations of Michael Joseph Missal, of 
Maryland, to be Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
and Carolyn N. Lerner, of Maryland, to be Special Counsel, Office of 
Special Counsel, for the term of five years (Reappointment), 10 
a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: business meeting to consider the 
nomination of Michael Joseph Missal, of Maryland, to be Inspector 
General, Department of Veterans Affairs, Time to be announced, S-
216, Capitol.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to receive a closed briefing on 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Nutrition, hearing 
entitled ``Past, Present, and Future of SNAP: Addressing Special 
Populations'', 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Armed Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Outside Views on the U.S. Strategy for Iraq and Syria and the 
Evolution of Islamic Extremism'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing entitled ``National 
Academies Study on Peer Review and Design Competition in the NNSA 
National Security Laboratories'', 3:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Power, hearing entitled ``H.R. __, the EPS Improvement Act of 
2016'', 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, hearing entitled 
``A Legislative Hearing on Four Communications Bills'', 10:15 a.m., 
2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Housing and 
Insurance, hearing entitled ``Opportunities and Challenges Facing 
the National Flood Insurance Program'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Asia and the 
Pacific, markup on H. Res. 339, expressing the sense of the House of 
Representatives regarding the 25th anniversary of democracy in 
Mongolia; H. Res. 343, expressing concern regarding persistent and 
credible reports of systematic, state-sanctioned organ harvesting 
from non-consenting prisoners of conscience in the People's Republic 
of China, including from large numbers of Falun Gong practitioners 
and members of other religious and ethnic minority groups; and H. 
Res. 374, recognizing the 50th anniversary of Singaporean 
independence and reaffirming Singapore's close partnership with the 
United States; and hearing entitled ``Human Rights in China: The 
2015 Annual Report of the Congressional-Executive Commission on 
China'', 2:15 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 3406, 
the ``Second Chance Reauthorization Act of 2015''; H.R. 4240, the 
``No Fly for Foreign Fighters Act''; and H.R. 1854, the 
``Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act of 2015'', 10:15 a.m., 
2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources, hearing entitled ``Exploring Energy Challenges and 
Opportunities Facing Puerto Rico'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Full Committee, 
markup on H.R. 1671, the ``Government Neutrality in Contracting 
Act''; H.R. 3023, to amend title 5, United States Code, to modify 
probationary periods with respect to positions within the 
competitive service and the Senior Executive Service, and for other 
purposes; the ``Senior Executive Service Accountability Act''; the 
``Federal Information Systems Safeguards Act of 2016''; the 
``Official Personnel File Enhancement Act''; and the 
``Administrative Leave Reform Act'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Information Technology; and the Subcommittee on 
Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies 
of the House Committee on Homeland Security, joint hearing entitled 
``Wassenaar: Cybersecurity and Export Control'', 2 p.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Full Committee, 
markup on H.R. 4084, the ``Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities 
Act'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``SBA Management Review: Oversight of SBA's Access to Capital 
Offices'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Health and Technology, hearing entitled 
``Oversight of the Office of Innovation and Investment at the SBA'', 
3 p.m., 2360 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``1988 to 2016: VETSNET to VBMS; Billions Spent, Backlog Grinds 
On'', 10:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.