[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 77 (Monday, May 16, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E711-E713]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS

  Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate of February 
4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized 
schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate committees, 
subcommittees, joint committees, and committees of conference.

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This title requires all such committees to notify the Office of the 
Senate Daily Digest--designated by the Rules Committee--of the time, 
place and purpose of the meetings, when scheduled and any cancellations 
or changes in the meetings as they occur.
  As an additional procedure along with the computerization of this 
information, the Office of the Senate Daily Digest will prepare this 
information for printing in the Extensions of Remarks section of the 
Congressional Record on Monday and Wednesday of each week.
  Meetings scheduled for Tuesday, May 17, 2016 may be found in the 
Daily Digest of today's Record.

                           MEETINGS SCHEDULED

                                 MAY 18
     9:30 a.m.
       Committee on Environment and Public Works
         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 States 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.
                                                            SD-406
     10 a.m.
       Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
         To hold hearings to examine the Telephone Consumer 
           Protection Act at 25, focusing on effects on consumers 
           and business.
                                                            SR-253
       Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
         To hold hearings to examine Every Student Succeeds Act 
           implementation, focusing on perspectives from education 
           stakeholders.
                                                            SD-430
       Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine assessing the security of 
           critical infrastructure, focusing on threat, 
           vulnerabilities, and solutions.
                                                            SD-342
       Committee on the Judiciary
         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.
                                                            SD-226
     2 p.m.
       Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship
         To hold hearings to examine small business and the 
           Affordable Care Act.
                                                           SR-428A
     2:15 p.m.
       Committee on Indian Affairs
         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.
                                                            SD-628
     3 p.m.
       Committee on the Judiciary
       Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism
         To hold hearings to examine ransomware, focusing on 
           understanding the threat and exploring solutions.
                                                            SD-226

                                 MAY 19
     10 a.m.
       Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
       Subcommittee on Securities, Insurance, and Investment
         To hold hearings to examine improving communities' and 
           businesses' access to capital and economic development.
                                                            SD-538
       Committee on Foreign Relations
         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).
                                                            SD-419
       Committee on the Judiciary
         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.
                                                            SD-226
     10:15 a.m.
       Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
         To hold an oversight hearing to examine the Farm Credit 
           System, focusing on the outlook of the current economic 
           climate.
                                                           SR-328A
     10:30 a.m.
       Committee on Appropriations
         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''.
                                                            SD-106
     11:30 a.m.
       Committee on Foreign Relations
         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.
                                                             S-116
     2 p.m.
       Select Committee on Intelligence
         To hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence 
           matters.
                                                            SH-219
     2:30 p.m.
       Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
         To hold hearings to examine the Bureau of Ocean Energy 
           Management's 2017-2022 OCS Oil and Gas Leasing Program.
                                                            SD-366
       Committee on the Judiciary
       Subcommittee on Immigration and the National Interest
         To hold hearings to examine the Administration's 
           immigration policies.
                                                            SD-226

                                 MAY 24
     10:30 a.m.
       Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine understanding the role of 
           sanctions under the Iran Deal.
                                                            SD-538

                                 MAY 25
     10 a.m.
       Committee on Foreign Relations
       Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International 
           Cybersecurity Policy
         To hold hearings to examine international cybersecurity 
           strategy, focusing on deterring foreign threats and 
           building global cyber norms.
                                                            SD-419
     2:30 p.m.
       Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
         To hold hearings to examine understanding the role of 
           sanctions under the Iran Deal, focusing on 
           Administration perspectives.
                                                            SD-538

                                 MAY 26
     10 a.m.
       Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
         To hold hearings to examine a review of the United States 
           livestock and poultry sectors, focusing on marketplace 
           opportunities and challenges.
                                                            SH-216


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                                 JUNE 8
     10:30 a.m.
       Committee on Appropriations
       Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, 
           and Related Agencies
         To hold hearings to examine a review of the Department of 
           Veterans Affairs' electronic health record (VistA), 
           progress toward interoperability with the Department of 
           Defense's electronic health record, and plans for the 
           future.
                                                            SD-124