[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 78 (Tuesday, May 17, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D529-D531]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                              MAY 18, 2016

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  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, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  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. 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'', General Services Administration resolutions, and the 
nomination of Jane Toshiko Nishida, of Maryland, to be an Assistant 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 9:30 a.m., SD-
406.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: 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: 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: to hold hearings to examine S. 2785, 
to protect Native children and promote public safety in Indian 
country, S. 2916, to provide that the

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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: 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.
  Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism, to hold hearings to examine 
ransomware, focusing on understanding the threat and exploring 
solutions, 3 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: to hold hearings 
to examine small business and the Affordable Care Act, 2 p.m., SR-
428A.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Service in the Field: Veteran Contributions to National Food 
Security'', 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, 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.
  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, 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.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
  Committee on Financial Services, 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.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, 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.
  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 Natural Resources, 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.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Examining Employee Misconduct at EPA'', 9 a.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  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, Subcommittee on 
Space, hearing entitled ``Next Steps to Mars: Deep Space Habitats'', 
2 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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, 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.

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  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security, 
hearing entitled ``Protecting Social Security from Waste, Fraud, and 
Abuse'', 10 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  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.