[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 41 (Tuesday, March 15, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D259-D261]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                             MARCH 16, 2016

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Department of 
Defense, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and 
justification for fiscal year 2017 for the National Guard and 
Reserve, 10:30 a.m., SD-192.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 
2017 for the National Nuclear Security Administration, 2:30 p.m., 
SD-138.
  Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Airland, to hold 
hearings to examine Army Unmanned Aircraft Vehicle and Air Force 
Remotely Piloted Aircraft Enterprises in review of the Defense 
Authorization Request for fiscal year 2017 and the Future Years 
Defense Program, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, to hold closed 
hearings to examine the Department of Defense's global 
counterterrorism strategy, 2:30 p.m., SVC-217.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: business 
meeting to consider S. 2658, to amend title 49, United States Code, 
to authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation Administration 
for fiscal years 2016 through 2017, S. 2644, to reauthorize the 
Federal Communications Commission for fiscal years 2017 and 2018, 
and a routine list in the Coast Guard, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to 
examine the 2016 Water Resources Development Act, focusing on 
policies and projects, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: business 
meeting to consider S. 1455, to provide access to medication-
assisted therapy, S. 2256, to establish programs for health care 
provider training in Federal health care and medical facilities, to 
establish Federal co-prescribing guidelines, to establish a grant 
program with respect to naloxone, S. 480, to amend and reauthorize 
the controlled substance monitoring program under section 399O of 
the Public Health Service Act, S. 2680, to amend the Public Health 
Service Act to provide comprehensive mental health reform, and S. 
2687, to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to 
improve plans of safe care for infants affected by illegal substance 
abuse or withdrawal symptoms, or a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, 
10 a.m., SD-106.

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  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold 
hearings to examine Department of Homeland Security management and 
acquisition reform, 2 p.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration and the 
National Interest, to hold hearings to examine the impact of 
immigration on United States workers, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine preventing a fiscal 
crisis in America, focusing on a balanced budget amendment to the 
Constitution, 2 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold a joint hearing with the 
House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the legislative 
presentation of multiple Veterans Service Organizations, 10 a.m., 
SD-G50.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Interior, 
Environment, and Related Agencies, budget hearing on the National 
Park Service, 9:30 a.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies, budget hearing on Department 
of Agriculture, Research, Education, and Economics, 10 a.m., 2362-A 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, budget 
hearing on the Department of the Treasury, 10 a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Homeland Security, budget hearing on the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, 10 a.m., 2362-B Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, 
budget hearing on the National Institutes of Health, 10 a.m., 2358-C 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, 
budget hearing on the National Science Foundation, 10:30 a.m., H-309 
Capitol.
  Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, 
budget hearing on Indian Affairs; and oversight hearing on Bureau of 
Indian Education Schools, 1 p.m., B-308 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``The Fiscal Year 2017 National Defense Authorization Budget Request 
from the Military Departments'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, hearing 
entitled ``Fiscal Year 2017 Budget Request for U.S. Cyber Command: 
Preparing for Operations in the Cyber Domain'', 2 p.m., 2212 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, hearing entitled 
``Fiscal Year 2017 Army and Air Force Rotorcraft Modernization 
Programs'', 3:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Examining the Policies and Priorities of the U.S. 
Department of Labor'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Commerce, 
Manufacturing, and Trade, hearing entitled ``Disrupter Series: 
Digital Currency and Block Chain Technology'', 11 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``The Semi-Annual Report of the Bureau of Consumer Financial 
Protection'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled 
``The FDIC's Targeting of Refund Anticipation Loans'', 2 p.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, markup on 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.R. 4678, to prohibit 
modification, abrogation, abandonment, or other related actions with 
respect to United States jurisdiction and control over United States 
Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, without congressional action, 
10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``DHS in Today's Dangerous World: Examining the Department's Budget 
and Readiness to Counter Homeland Threats'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on House Administration, Full Committee, markup on a 
resolution to amend the Committee regulations collectively known as 
the Guide to Outfitting and Maintaining an Office of the U.S. House 
of Representatives; a resolution to approve regulations pursuant to 
H. Res. 5 regarding Congressional Member Organizations; a resolution 
to amend the Committee regulations collectively known as the 
Members' Congressional Handbook; and a resolution to amend the 
Committee regulations collectively known as the Committee Handbook, 
10:30 a.m., 1310 Longworth.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 4731, 
the ``Refugee Program Integrity Restoration Act of 2016'', 10 a.m., 
2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 87, 
the ``Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's 
Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act''; H.R. 295, to reauthorize 
the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Historic 
Preservation program; H.R. 329, the ``Indian Employment, Training 
and Related Services Consolidation Act of 2015''; H.R. 496, the 
``Alabama Hills National Scenic Area Establishment Act''; H.R. 1621, 
to modify the boundary of Petersburg National Battlefield in the 
Commonwealth of Virginia, and for other purposes; H.R. 1838, the 
``Clear Creek National Recreation Area and Conservation Act''; H.R. 
2009, the ``Pascua Yaqui Tribe Land Conveyance Act of 2015''; H.R. 
2733, the ``Nevada Native Nations Land Act''; H.R. 3070, the ``EEZ 
Clarification Act''; H.R. 3211, to provide for the addition of 
certain real property to the reservation of the Siletz Tribe in the 
State of Oregon; H.R. 3826, the ``Mount Hood Cooper Spur Land 
Exchange Clarification Act''; H.R. 4245, to exempt importation and 
exportation of sea urchins and sea cucumbers from licensing 
requirements under the Endangered Species Act of 1973; H.R. 4579, 
the ``Utah Test and Training Range Encroachment Prevention and 
Temporary Closure Act''; and H.R. 4680, to prepare the National Park 
Service for its Centennial in 2016 and for a second

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century of promoting and protecting the natural, historic, and 
cultural resources of our National Parks for the enjoyment of 
present and future generations, and for other purposes (continued), 
10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Rebuilding Afghanistan: Oversight of Defense 
Department Infrastructure Projects'', 9 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Information Technology, hearing entitled ``VA 
Cybersecurity and IT Oversight'', 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on the Interior; and Subcommittee on Health Care, 
Benefits and Administrative Rules, joint hearing entitled 
``Examining the Renewable Fuel Standard'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, Full Committee, markup and hearing on a 
resolution authorizing the Speaker to appear as amicus curiae on 
behalf of the House of Representatives in the matter of United 
States, et al. v. Texas, et al., No. 15-674, 3 p.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on 
Research and Technology, hearing entitled ``An Overview of the 
Budget Proposal for the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology for Fiscal Year 2017'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Environment, hearing entitled ``An Overview of the 
Budget Proposal for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration for Fiscal Year 2017'', 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``SBA Management and Performance Challenges: The Inspector General's 
Perspective'', 11 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Economic 
Opportunity; and Subcommittee on Health, hearing on draft 
legislation to improve the authority of the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to hire and retain physicians and other employees of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, 2 p.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Health, hearing 
entitled ``Preserving and Strengthening Medicare'', 10 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.
  Full Committee, markup on H.R. 4472, the ``Modernizing the 
Interstate Placement of Children in Foster Care Act''; H.R. 4722, to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require inclusion of the 
taxpayer's social security number to claim the refundable portion of 
the child tax credit; H.R. 4723, the ``Protecting Taxpayers by 
Recovering Improper Obamacare Subsidy Overpayments Act; and H.R. 
4724, the ``Reducing Duplicative and Ineffective Federal Funding 
Act'', 3 p.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Subcommittee on 
Emerging Threats, hearing on FBI FY 2017 Budget, 2 p.m., HVC-304. 
This hearing will be closed.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, to hold a 
joint hearing with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to 
examine the legislative presentation of multiple Veterans Service 
Organizations, 10 a.m., SD-G50.