[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 75 (Thursday, May 12, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D497]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
AUTHORIZATION: DEFENSE
Committee on Armed Services: Committee ordered favorably reported an 
original bill entitled, ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2017''.
NOMINATION
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the nomination of Susan Faye Beard, of Maryland, to 
be Inspector General of the Department of Energy, after the nominee 
testified and answered questions in her own behalf.
AMERICA'S ROLE IN THE WORLD
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine America's role in the world, after receiving testimony from 
James A. Baker, III, former Secretary of State, Houston, Texas; and 
Thomas E. Donilon, former National Security Advisor, Council on Foreign 
Relations, Washington, D.C.
DUE PROCESS IN ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee 
on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management concluded a hearing to 
examine due process in administrative hearings, after receiving 
testimony from Theresa Gruber, Deputy Commissioner for Disability 
Adjudication and Review, Social Security Administration; Joseph 
Kennedy, Associate Director, Human Resources Solutions, Office of 
Personnel Management; and Marilyn Zahm, Association of Administrative 
Law Judges, Buffalo, New York.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
following business items:
  S. 2348, to implement the use of Rapid DNA instruments to inform 
decisions about pretrial release or detention and their conditions, to 
solve and prevent violent crimes and other crimes, to exonerate the 
innocent, to prevent DNA analysis backlogs, with amendments;
  S. 2577, to protect crime victims' rights, to eliminate the 
substantial backlog of DNA and other forensic evidence samples to 
improve and expand the forensic science testing capacity of Federal, 
State, and local crime laboratories, to increase research and 
development of new testing technologies, to develop new training 
programs regarding the collection and use of forensic evidence, to 
provide post-conviction testing of DNA evidence to exonerate the 
innocent, to support accreditation efforts of forensic science 
laboratories and medical examiner offices, to address training and 
equipment needs, to improve the performance of counsel in State capital 
cases, with amendments; and
  S. 2840, to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
1968 to authorize COPS grantees to use grant funds for active shooter 
training.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee ordered favorably reported S. 
2921, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the 
accountability of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to 
improve health care and benefits for veterans.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee held closed hearings on 
intelligence matters, receiving testimony from officials of the 
intelligence community.
   Committee recessed subject to the call.