[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 100 (Wednesday, June 22, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D702-D703]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             JUNE 23, 2016

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings to 
examine bank capital and liquidity regulation, focusing on industry 
perspectives, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to examine 
an original bill entitled, ``Wildfire Budgeting, Response and Forest 
Management Act of 2016'', 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: business meeting to consider S. 2201, 
to promote international trade, S. 1605, to amend the Millennium 
Challenge Act of 2003 to authorize concurrent compacts for purposes of 
regional economic integration and cross-border collaborations, S. Res. 
432, supporting respect for human rights and encouraging inclusive 
governance in Ethiopia, S. Res. 482, urging the European Union to 
designate Hizballah in its entirety as a terrorist organization and to 
increase pressure on the organization and its members to the fullest 
extent possible, S. Con. Res. 41, expressing the sense of Congress on the 
Peshmerga of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, S. Con. Res. 38, reaffirming 
the Taiwan Relations Act and the Six Assurances as cornerstones of United 
States-Taiwan relations, an original resolution expressing the sense of 
the Senate in support of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the 
NATO summit to be held in Warsaw, Poland from July 8-9, 2016, and in 
support of committing NATO to a security posture capable of deterring 
threats to the Alliance, an original resolution expressing the sense of 
the Senate regarding compliance enforcement of Russian violations of the 
Open Skies Treaty, an original resolution recognizing June 20, 2016 as 
``World Refugee Day'', an original resolution to express the sense of 
Congress on Russian military aggression, an original resolution 
recognizing the 70th anniversary of the Fulbright program, 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), 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), extradition Treaty 
between the Government of the United States of America and the Government 
of the Dominican Republic (the ``Treaty''), signed at Santo Domingo on 
January 12, 2015 (Treaty Doc. 114-10), extradition Treaty between the 
Government of the United States of America and the Republic of Chile 
(Treaty Doc. 113-06), treaty between the United States of America and the 
Republic of Kazakhstan on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters, 
signed at Washington on February 20, 2015 (Treaty Doc. 114-11), treaty 
between the Government of the United States of America and the Government 
of the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria on Mutual Legal Assistance 
in Criminal Matters, signed at Algiers on April 7, 2010 (Treaty Doc. 114-
03), treaty between the Government of the United States of America and 
the Government of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on Mutual Legal 
Assistance in Criminal Matters, signed at Washington on October 1, 2013 
(Treaty Doc. 114-04), the nominations of Geeta Pasi, of New York, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Chad, Mary Beth Leonard, of Massachusetts, 
to be Representative of the United States of America to the African 
Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador, and Anne S. Casper, of 
Nevada, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Burundi, all of the 
Department of State, and routine lists in the Foreign Service; to be 
immediately followed by a hearing to examine NATO, focusing on reviewing 
the agenda and assessing the potential outcomes of the Warsaw summit, 10 
a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Permanent 
Subcommittee on Investigations, to hold hearings to examine customer 
service and billing practices in the cable and satellite television 
industry, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: to hold hearings to 
examine ramifications of the Supreme Court Kingdomware decision, 10 a.m., 
SR-428A.
  Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine ensuring 
person-centered care for individuals with serious illness, 11 a.m., SD-
562.


                                  House

  Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and 
Risk Management, hearing entitled ``Big Data and Agriculture: Innovation 
in the Air'', 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Appropriations, Full Committee, markup on State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Bill for FY 2017, 10:30 
a.m., H-140 Capitol.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Next Steps in K-12 Education: Examining Recent Efforts to 
Implement the Every Student Succeeds Act'', 9 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 5510, 
the ``FTC Process and Transparency Reform Act of 2016''; H.R. 5111, the 
``Consumer Review Fairness Act''; H.R. 5092, the ``Reinforcing American 
Made Products Act''; H.R. 5104, the ``Better Online Ticket Sales (BOTS) 
Act''; and H.R. 1301, the ``Amateur Radio Parity Act of 2015'' 
(continued), 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Task Force to Investigate Terrorism 
Financing, hearing entitled ``The Next Terrorist Financiers: Stopping 
Them Before They Start'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Countering the Virtual Caliphate'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and 
International Organizations; and Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and 
Emerging Threats, joint hearing entitled ``Organ Harvesting: An 
Examination of a Brutal Practice'', 2 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, markup on H. Res. 210, affirming 
and recognizing the Khmer, Laotian, Hmong, and Montagnard Freedom 
Fighters and the people of Cambodia and Laos for their support and 
defense of the United States Armed Forces and freedom in Southeast Asia; 
H. Res. 634, recognizing the importance of the United States-Republic of 
Korea-Japan trilateral relationship to counter North Korean threats and 
nuclear proliferation, and to ensure regional security and human rights; 
H. Res. 728, supporting human rights, democracy, and the rule of law in 
Cambodia; and H.R. 4501, the ``Distribution and Promotion of Rights and 
Knowledge Act of 2016''; and hearing entitled ``U.S. Policy in the 
Pacific: The Struggle to Maintain Influence'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and 
Intelligence, hearing entitled ``Counterintelligence and Insider Threats: 
How Prepared Is the Department of Homeland Security?'', 9:30 a.m., 311 
Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 320, the 
``Rapid DNA Act of 2016'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, 
hearing entitled ``The Judicial Branch and the Efficient Administration 
of Justice'', 3 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing entitled ``The Administration's Response to 
Findings of Unethical and Criminal Conduct at the Department of the 
Interior'', 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans, hearing on H.R. 5032, to allow 
certain property in the town of Louisa, Virginia, to be used for purposes 
related to compliance with water quality standards, and for other 
purposes; H.R. 5430, the ``Public Water Supply Invasive Species 
Compliance Act of 2016''; H.R. 5468, to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to allow for prepayment of repayment obligations under Repayment 
Contracts between the United States and the Weber Basin Water Conservancy 
District; and a discussion draft of the ``Pechanga Band of Luiseno 
Mission Indians Water Rights Settlement Act'', 10:30 a.m., 1334 
Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Federal Lands, hearing on H.R. 2167, the ``Public Lands 
Service Corps Act of 2015''; H.R. 2333, to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior to acquire certain property related to the Fort Scott National 
Historic Site in Fort Scott, Kansas; H.R. 4387, the ``Tule Lake National 
Historic Site Establishment Act of 2016''; and H.R. 5114, the ``21st 
Century Conservation Service Corps Act of 2016'', 2 p.m., 1324 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee on the 
Interior, hearing entitled ``Examining EPA's Proposed Groundwater Rule 
for In-Situ Uranium Recovery'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on National Security; and Subcommittee on Government 
Operations, joint hearing entitled ``Radicalization in the U.S. and the 
Rise of Terrorism'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Damaging Repercussions: DOL's Overtime Rule, Small Employers, and Their 
Employees'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Full Committee, markup 
on H.R. 5531, the ``Miscellaneous Maritime Transportation Amendments Act 
of 2016''; H.R. 5292, the ``Air Traffic Controller Hiring Improvement Act 
of 2016''; H.R. 5147, the ``Bathrooms Accessible in Every Situation 
(BABIES) Act''; General Services Administration Capital Investment and 
Leasing Program Resolutions; and possible other matters cleared for 
consideration, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 3216, 
the ``VET Act''; H.R. 4150, the ``Department of Veterans Affairs 
Emergency Medical Staffing Recruitment and Retention Act''; H.R. 4764, 
the ``Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) Act of 2016''; H.R. 
5047, the ``Protecting Veterans' Educational Choice Act of 2016''; H.R. 
5083, the ``VA Appeals Modernization Act of 2016''; H.R. 5162, the ``Vet 
Connect Act of 2016''; H.R. 5166, the ``WINGMAN Act''; H.R. 5392, the 
``No Veterans Crisis Line Call Should Go Unanswered Act''; H.R. 5407, to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Labor to 
prioritize the provision of services to homeless veterans with dependent 
children in carrying out homeless veterans reintegration programs, and 
for other purposes; H.R. 5416, to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
expand burial benefits for veterans who die while receiving hospital care 
or medical services under the Veterans Choice Program of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; H.R. 5420, to authorize the 
American Battle Monuments Commission to acquire, operate, and maintain 
the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial in Marne-la-Coquette, France; and H.R. 
5428, the ``Military Residency Choice Act'', 10:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.