[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 19 (Tuesday, February 2, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D92-D93]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                            FEBRUARY 3, 2016

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine an 
independent perspective of United States defense policy in the Asia-
Pacific region, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, to hold closed 
hearings to examine counterterrorism strategy, focusing on 
understanding ISIL, 2:30 p.m., SVC-217.
  Committee on the Budget: to hold hearings to examine spending on 
unauthorized programs, 10 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: 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 Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine 
strains on the European Union, focusing on implications for American 
foreign policy, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold 
hearings to examine Canada's fast-track refugee plan, focusing on 
implications for United States national security, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  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. 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: to hold hearings to examine the need 
for transparency in the asbestos trusts, 10 a.m., SD-226.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, 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, 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, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Acquisition Reform: Starting Programs Well'', 10 a.m., 2118 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing entitled ``Military 
Treatment Facilities'', 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, hearing 
entitled ``Outside Views on Biodefense for the Department of 
Defense'', 3:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Members' Day'', 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.

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  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Expanding Educational Opportunity Through School 
Choice'', 10 a.m., HVC-210.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Power, hearing entitled ``H.R. 3797, the Satisfying Energy Needs and 
Saving the Environment Act (SENSE) Act and H.R.___, the Blocking 
Regulatory Interference from Closing Kilns (BRICK) Act'', 10 a.m., 
2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, business meeting 
on Committee's views and estimates on the budget (continued), 9 
a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  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, Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and 
Emerging Threats, hearing entitled ``Turkey: Political Trends in 
2016'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, 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, 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.
  Committee on Natural Resources, 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, 
to amend the 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, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Examining Federal Administration of the Safe 
Drinking Water Act in Flint, Michigan'', 9 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Transportation and Public Assets, hearing entitled 
``Securing Our Skies: Oversight of Aviation Credentials'', 1 p.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on 
Space, hearing entitled ``Charting a Course: Expert Perspectives on 
NASA's Human Exploration Proposals'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Contracting and the 
Workforce, hearing entitled ``SBA Management Review: Office of 
Government Contracts and Business Development'', 3 p.m., 2360 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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, 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, 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.