[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 77 (Monday, May 16, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D513-D515]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                  Week of May 17 through May 20, 2016

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, at approximately 10 a.m., Senate will continue 
consideration of H.R. 2577, Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, with votes on the 
motions to invoke cloture on McConnell (for Nelson/Rubio) Amendment No. 
3898 (to Amendment No. 3896), McConnell (for Cornyn) Modified Amendment 
No. 3899 (to Amendment No. 3896), and McConnell (for Blunt) Modified 
Amendment No. 3900 (to Amendment No. 3896), 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 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: May 19, to hold 
an oversight hearing to examine the Farm Credit System, focusing on 
the outlook of the current economic climate, 10:15 a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Appropriations: May 17, Subcommittee on Agriculture, 
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
Agencies, business meeting to markup an original bill entitled, 
``Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017'', 4 p.m., SD-124.
  May 19, Full Committee, business meeting to markup an original 
bill entitled, ``Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017'', and 
an original bill entitled, ``Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 
2017'', 10:30 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: May 19, 
Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment, to hold 
hearings to examine improving communities' and businesses' access to 
capital and economic development, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: May 18, to 
hold hearings to examine the Telephone Consumer Protection Act at 
25, focusing on effects on consumers and business, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: May 17, to hold 
hearings to examine the status of advanced nuclear technologies, 10 
a.m., SD-366.
  May 17, Subcommittee on Water and Power, to hold hearings to 
examine S. 2524, to insure adequate use and access to the existing 
Bolts Ditch headgate and ditch segment within the Holy Cross 
Wilderness in Eagle County, Colorado, S. 2533, to provide short-term 
water supplies to drought-stricken California and provide for long-
term investments in drought resiliency throughout the Western United 
States, S. 2616, to modify certain cost-sharing and revenue 
provisions relating to the Arkansas Valley Conduit, Colorado, S. 
2902, to provide for long-term water supplies, optimal use of 
existing water supply infrastructure, and protection of existing 
water rights, and S. 2907, to amend the Energy and Water Development 
and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2015, to strike the 
termination date for funding for pilot projects to increase Colorado 
River System water in Lake Mead, 2 p.m., SD-366.
  May 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the Bureau of 
Ocean Energy Management's 2017-2022 OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program, 
2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: May 17, Subcommittee on 
Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife, to hold hearings to examine marine 
debris and wildlife, focusing on impacts, sources, and solutions, 10 
a.m., SD-406.
  May 18, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 2816, to 
reauthorize the diesel emissions reduction program, S. 2795, to 
modernize the regulation of nuclear energy, S. 1479, to amend the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability 
Act of 1980 to modify provisions relating to grants, S. 2446, to 
amend subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act to encourage 
recovery and beneficial use of coal combustion residuals and 
establish requirements for the proper management and disposal of 
coal combustion residuals that are protective of human health and 
the environment, S. 921, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
establish a nonregulatory program to build on and help coordinate 
funding for restoration and protection efforts of the 4-State 
Delaware River Basin region, H.R. 3114, to provide funds to the Army 
Corps of Engineers to hire veterans and members of the Armed Forces 
to assist the Corps with curation and historic preservation 
activities, S. 2754, to designate the Federal building and United 
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courthouse located at 300 Fannin Street in Shreveport, Louisiana, as 
the ``Tom Stagg Federal Building and United States Courthouse'', the 
nominations of Thomas A. Burke, and Jane Toshiko Nishida, both of 
Maryland, both to be an Assistant Administrator of the Environmental 
Protection Agency, and General Services Administration resolutions, 
9:30 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: May 17, to hold hearings to examine 
integrating the corporate and individual tax systems, focusing on 
the dividends paid deduction considered, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: May 17, to hold hearings to 
examine the War in Syria, focusing on next steps to mitigate the 
crisis, 11 a.m., SD-419.
  May 17, Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International 
Cybersecurity Policy, to receive a closed briefing on international 
cybersecurity strategy, 4 p.m., SVC-217.
  May 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
international Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and 
Agriculture, adopted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the 
United Nations on November 3, 2001, and signed by the United States 
on November 1, 2002 (the ``Treaty'') (Treaty Doc.110-19), and the 
Convention on the Law Applicable to Certain Rights in Respect of 
Securities Held with an Intermediary (the ``Convention''), done at 
The Hague on July 5, 2006, and signed by the United States on that 
same day (Treaty Doc.112-06), 10 a.m., SD-419.
  May 19, Full Committee, business meeting to consider an original 
bill extending certain privileges and immunities to the Gulf 
Cooperation Council, and a routine list in the Foreign Service, 
11:30 a.m., S-116, Capitol.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: May 18, to 
hold hearings to examine Every Student Succeeds Act implementation, 
focusing on perspectives from education stakeholders, 10 a.m., SD-
430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: May 17, 
to hold hearings to examine America's insatiable demand for drugs, 
focusing on assessing the Federal response, 2:30 p.m., SD-342.
  May 18, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine assessing the 
security of critical infrastructure, focusing on threat, 
vulnerabilities, and solutions, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: May 18, to hold hearings to examine 
S. 2785, to protect Native children and promote public safety in 
Indian country, S. 2916, to provide that the pueblo of Santa Clara 
may lease for 99 years certain restricted land, and S. 2920, to 
amend the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010 and the Indian Law 
Enforcement Reform Act to provide for advancements in public safety 
services to Indian communities, 2:15 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: May 17, to hold hearings to examine 
National Foster Care Month, focusing on supporting youth in the 
foster care and juvenile justice systems, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  May 18, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Donald Karl Schott, of Wisconsin, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit, Paul Lewis Abrams, to be 
United States District Judge for the Central District of California, 
Stephanie A. Finley, to be United States District Judge for the 
Western District of Louisiana, Claude J. Kelly III, to be United 
States District Judge for the Eastern District of Louisiana, and 
Winfield D. Ong, to be United States District Judge for the Southern 
District of Indiana, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  May 18, Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism, to hold hearings to 
examine ransomware, focusing on understanding the threat and 
exploring solutions, 3 p.m., SD-226.
  May 19, 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. 356, to improve the provisions 
relating to the privacy of electronic communications, and the 
nominations of Ronald G. Russell, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of Utah, Inga S. Bernstein, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of Massachusetts, Stephanie A. 
Gallagher, to be United States District Judge for the District of 
Maryland, and Suzanne Mitchell, and Scott L. Palk, both to be a 
United States District Judge for the Western District of Oklahoma, 
10 a.m., SD-226.
  May 19, Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest, to 
hold hearings to examine the Administration's immigration policies, 
2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: May 18, to hold 
hearings to examine small business and the Affordable Care Act, 2 
p.m., SR-428A.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: May 17, to receive a closed 
briefing on certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  May 19, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine certain 
intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, May 18, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Service in the Field: Veteran Contributions to National Food 
Security'', 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, May 18, Subcommittee on Commerce, 
Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, markup on the Commerce, 
Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, FY 2017, 
10 a.m., 2358-C Rayburn.
  May 18, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies, markup on the Transportation, 
Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
Bill, FY 2017, 11:30 a.m., 2358-A Rayburn.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, May 18, Full Committee, 
markup on H.J. Res. 87, providing for congressional disapproval 
under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of 
the Department of Labor relating to ``Interpretation of the 'Advice' 
Exemption in Section 203(c) of the Labor-Management Reporting and 
Disclosure Act''; and H.R. 5003, the ``Improving Child Nutrition and 
Education Act of 2016'', 11 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Energy and Commerce, May 18, Full Committee, markup 
on H.R. 4775, the ``Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2016''; 
and H.R. 4979, the ``Advanced Nuclear Technology Development Act of 
2016'' (continued), 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  May 19, Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Examining H.R. 
3299, Strengthening Public Health Response Act'', 10 a.m., 2123 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, May 18, Subcommittee on Financial 
Institutions and Consumer Credit, hearing entitled ``Examining the 
CFPB's Proposed Rulemaking on Arbitration: Is It in the Public 
Interest and for the Protection of Consumers?'', 2 p.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  May 19, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``Settling the Question: Did Bank Settlement Agreements 
Subvert Congressional Appropriations Powers?'', 9:15 a.m., 2128 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, May 18, Full Committee, markup on H. 
Res. 374, recognizing the 50th anniversary of Singaporean 
independence and reaffirming Singapore's close partnership with the 
United States; H. Res. 650, providing for the safety and security of 
the Iranian dissidents living in Camp Liberty/Hurriya in Iraq and 
awaiting resettlement by the United Nations High Commissioner for 
Refugees, and permitting use of their own assets to assist in their 
resettlement; H. Con. Res. 129, expressing support for the goal of 
ensuring that all Holocaust victims live with dignity, comfort, and 
security in their remaining years, and urging the Federal Republic 
of Germany to reaffirm its commitment to this goal through a 
financial commitment to comprehensively address the unique health 
and welfare needs of vulnerable Holocaust victims, including home 
care and other medically prescribed needs; S. 284, the ``Global 
Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act''; and S. 1252, the 
``Global Food Security Act of 2016'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  May 18, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human 
Rights, and International Organizations, hearing entitled 
``Democracy Support Strategies in Africa'', 2:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Judiciary, May 19, Subcommittee on the 
Constitution and Civil Justice, hearing entitled ``Examining 
Legislation to Promote the Effective Enforcement of the ADA's Public 
Accommodation Provisions'', 9 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, May 18, Subcommittee on Indian, 
Insular and Alaska Native Affairs, hearing on H.R. 4289, to provide 
for the conveyance of certain property to the Tanana Tribal Council 
located in Tanana, Alaska, and to the Bristol Bay Area Health 
Corporation located in Dillingham, Alaska, and for other purposes; 
and S. 246, the ``Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission 
on Native Children Act'', 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  May 19, Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, hearing 
entitled ``Examining Deficiencies in Transparency at the Department 
of the Interior'', 9 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, May 18, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``Examining Employee Misconduct at 
EPA'', 9 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  May 18, Subcommittee on Information Technology; and Subcommittee 
on Government Operations, joint hearing entitled ``The Federal 
Information Technology Reform Act (FITARA) Scorecard 2.0'', 2 p.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, May 18, Subcommittee 
on Space, hearing entitled ``Next Steps to Mars: Deep Space 
Habitats'', 2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, May 19, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Help Wanted: Small Business Providing Opportunities for 
All'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, May 18, 
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and 
Emergency Management, hearing entitled ``Border Station 
Construction: Minimizing Costs and Leveraging Private Dollars'', 10 
a.m., 2253 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, May 18, Full Committee, markup on 
H.R. 5178, the ``Veterans Success on Campus Act of 2016''; H.R. 
5229, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a 
study to evaluate the effectiveness of programs, especially in 
regards to women veterans and minority veterans, in transitioning to 
civilian life, and for other purposes; H.R. 4138, to authorize the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs to recoup relocation expenses paid to 
or on behalf of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs; 
H.R. 3286, the ``HIRE Vets Act''; H.R. 3471, the ``Veterans Mobility 
Safety Act of 2015''; H.R. 3974, the ``Grow Our Own Directive: 
Physician Assistant Employment and Education Act of 2015''; H.R. 
3989, the ``Support Our Military Caregivers Act''; H.R. 2460, to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of 
adult day health care services for veterans; H.R. 3956, the ``VA 
Health Center Management Stability and Improvement Act''; H.R. 4782, 
the ``Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 
2016''; H.R. 4087, the ``Fair Treatment for Families of Veterans 
Act''; and H.R. 3715, the ``Final Farewell Act of 2015'', 10:30 
a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, May 18, Subcommittee on Social 
Security, hearing entitled ``Protecting Social Security from Waste, 
Fraud, and Abuse'', 10 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  May 18, Subcommittee on Human Resources, hearing entitled ``The 
Heroin Epidemic and Parental Substance Abuse: Using Evidence and 
Data to Protect Kids from Harm'', 2 p.m., 1100 Longworth.