[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 18 (Monday, February 1, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D80-D83]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

              Week of February 2 through February 5, 2016

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of S. 2012, Energy 
Policy Modernization Act, with votes on or in relation to Lee Amendment 
No. 3032, and Franken Amendment No. 3115, at 2:30 p.m.
  During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared 
legislative and executive business.


                           Senate Committees

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
  Committee on Armed Services: February 2, to hold hearings to 
examine the implementation of the decision to open all ground combat 
units to women, 10 a.m., SD-G50.
  February 3, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine an 
independent perspective of United States defense policy in the Asia-
Pacific region, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  February 3, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, to 
hold closed hearings to examine counterterrorism strategy, focusing 
on understanding ISIL, 2:30 p.m., SVC-217.
  February 4, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
situation in Afghanistan, 10 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on the Budget: February 3, to hold hearings to examine 
spending on unauthorized programs, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: February 4, 
Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, Innovation, and the 
Internet, to hold hearings to examine ensuring intermodal Universal 
Service Fund support for rural America, 10:30 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: February 3, to hold 
hearings to examine the Stream Protection Rule, focusing on impacts 
on the environment and implications for Endangered Species Act and 
Clean Water Act implementation, 9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: February 4, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Mary Katherine Wakefield, of North Dakota, to be 
Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services, Andrew LaMont Eanes, 
of Kansas, to be Deputy Commissioner of Social Security for the term 
expiring January 19, 2019, and Elizabeth Ann Copeland, of Texas, and 
Vik Edwin Stoll, of Missouri, both to be a Judge of the United 
States Tax Court for a term of fifteen years, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: February 2, to receive a closed 
briefing on Russia, the European Union, and American foreign policy, 
5 p.m., SVC-217.
  February 3, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine strains on 
the European Union, focusing on implications for American foreign 
policy, 10 a.m., SD-419.

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  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: February 
2, to hold hearings to examine frontline response to terrorism in 
America, 10:15 a.m., SD-342.
  February 3, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Canada's 
fast-track refugee plan, focusing on implications for United States 
national security, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  February 4, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Beth F. Cobert, of California, to be Director of the 
Office of Personnel Management for a term of four years, 10 a.m., 
SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: February 3, 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. 
1983, to authorize the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians 
Water Rights Settlement; to be immediately followed by an oversight 
hearing to examine the substandard quality of Indian health care in 
the Great Plains, 2:15 p.m., SH-216.
  Committee on the Judiciary: February 2, to hold hearings to 
examine the future of the EB-5 regional center program, 10 a.m., SD-
226.
  February 2, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and 
Consumer Rights, to hold hearings to examine occupational licensing 
and the state action doctrine, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  February 3, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the need 
for transparency in the asbestos trusts, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  February 4, Full Committee, 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, S. 483, to improve enforcement efforts 
related to prescription drug diversion and abuse, and S. 524, to 
authorize the Attorney General to award grants to address the 
national epidemics of prescription opioid abuse and heroin use, 
10:30 a.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: February 2, to hold closed 
hearings to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  February 4, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, February 3, Subcommittee on Nutrition, 
hearing to review incentive programs aimed at increasing low-income 
families' purchasing power for fruits and vegetables, 10 a.m., 1300 
Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, February 3, Subcommittee on State, 
Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, oversight hearing on 
Assistance to Combat Wildlife Trafficking, 10:30 a.m., H-140 
Capitol.
  Committee on Armed Services, February 3, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Acquisition Reform: Starting Programs Well'', 10 a.m., 
2118 Rayburn.
  February 3, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing entitled 
``Military Treatment Facilities'', 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  February 3, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, 
hearing entitled ``Outside Views on Biodefense for the Department of 
Defense'', 3:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  February 4, Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, hearing 
entitled ``Naval Strike Fighters: Issues and Concerns'', 10:30 a.m., 
2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, February 3, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Members' Day'', 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
  February 4, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``The Congressional 
Budget Office's Budget and Economic Outlook'', 9:30 a.m., 210 
Cannon.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, February 3, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``Expanding Educational Opportunity 
Through School Choice'', 10 a.m., HVC-210.
  Committee on Financial Services, February 3, Task Force to 
Investigate Terrorism Financing, hearing entitled ``Trading with the 
Enemy: Trade-Based Money Laundering is the Growth Industry in Terror 
Finance'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, February 3, Subcommittee on Europe, 
Eurasia, and Emerging Threats, hearing entitled ``Turkey: Political 
Trends in 2016'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, February 3, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Crisis of Confidence: Preventing Terrorist 
Infiltration through U.S. Refugee and Visa Programs'', 10 a.m., 311 
Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, February 3, Full Committee, markup on 
H.R. 3624, the ``Fraudulent Joinder Prevention Act''; and a 
resolution establishing the House Committee on the Judiciary 
Executive Overreach Task Force; and Budget Views and Estimates for 
FY 2017, 10:15 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  February 4, Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security, 
hearing entitled ``Another Surge of Illegal Immigrants Along the 
Southwest Border: Is this the Obama Administration's New Normal?'', 
9 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, February 3, Full Committee, markup 
on H.R. 482, the ``Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park Boundary 
Revision Act of 2015''; H.R. 812, the ``Indian Trust Asset 
Management Demonstration Project Act of 2015''; H.R. 890, to correct 
the boundaries of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources 
System Unit P16; H.R. 894, to extend the authorization of the 
Highlands Conservation Act; H.R. 1296, to amend the San Luis Rey 
Indian Water Rights Settlement Act to clarify certain settlement 
terms, and for other purposes; H.R. 1475, the ``Korean War Veterans 
Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act of 2015''; H.R. 1815, the ``Eastern 
Nevada Land Implementation Improvement Act''; H.R. 2273, to amend 
the Colorado River Storage Project Act to authorize the use of the 
active capacity of the Fontenelle Reservoir; H.R. 2538, the ``Lytton 
Rancheria Homelands Act of 2015''; H.R. 2857, to facilitate the 
addition of park administration at the Coltsville National 
Historical Park, and for other purposes; H.R. 2880, the ``Martin 
Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park Act of 2015''; H.R. 3004, 
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Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Act to extend the authorization for 
the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission; H.R. 3036, 
the ``National 9/11 Memorial at the World Trade Center Act''; H.R. 
3079, to take certain Federal land located in Tuolumne County, 
California, into trust for the benefit of the Tuolumne Band of Me-
Wuk Indians, and for other purposes; H.R. 3371, the ``Kennesaw 
Mountain National Battlefield Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 
2015''; H.R. 3342, to provide for stability of title to certain 
lands in the State of Louisiana, and for other purposes; H.R. 3620, 
to amend the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Improvement 
Act to provide access to certain vehicles serving residents of 
municipalities adjacent to the Delaware Water Gap National 
Recreation Area, and for other purposes; and H.R. 4119, to authorize 
the exchange of certain land located in Gulf Islands National 
Seashore, Jackson County, Mississippi, between the National Park 
Service and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and for other purposes 
(continued), 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, February 3, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``Examining Federal Administration of 
the Safe Drinking Water Act in Flint, Michigan'', 9 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  February 3, Subcommittee on Transportation and Public Assets, 
hearing entitled ``Securing Our Skies: Oversight of Aviation 
Credentials'', 1 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  February 4, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Developments in the 
Prescription Drug Market: Oversight'', 9 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, February 3, 
Subcommittee on Space, hearing entitled ``Charting a Course: Expert 
Perspectives on NASA's Human Exploration Proposals'', 10 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  February 4, Subcommittee on Research and Technology; and 
Subcommittee on Oversight, joint hearing entitled ``A Review of 
Recommendations for NSF Project Management Reform'', 9:30 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, February 3, Subcommittee on 
Contracting and the Workforce, hearing entitled ``SBA Management 
Review: Office of Government Contracts and Business Development'', 3 
p.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  February 4, Full Committee, markup on Views and Estimates on the 
President's FY 2017 Budget for the Small Business Administration, 9 
a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, February 3, 
Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, hearing 
entitled ``The Status of Coast Guard Cutter Acquisition Programs'', 
10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, February 3, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Lost Opportunities for Veterans: An Examination 
of VA's Technology Transfer Program'', 10:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, February 3, Full Committee, markup on 
Views and Estimates on the Fiscal Year 2017 Federal Budget; and H.R. 
4294, ``SAVERS Act of 2015'', 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, February 4, Full 
Committee, business meeting on consideration of a Committee Report, 
9 a.m., HVC-304. This meeting may close.


* These figures include all measures reported, even if there was 
no accompanying report. A total of 6 written reports have been 
filed in the Senate, 18 reports have been filed in the House.

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