[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 113 (Wednesday, July 13, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D812-D813]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             JULY 14, 2016

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine 
cybersecurity and United States national security, 9:30 a.m., SD-
G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings 
to examine evaluating the financial risks of China, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: business meeting to consider S. 
Res. 515, welcoming Prime Minister Lee Hsien-Loong to the United 
States and reaffirming Singapore's strategic partnership with the 
United States, encompassing broad and robust economic, military-to-
military, law enforcement, and counterterrorism cooperation, S. Res. 
524, expressing the sense of the Senate on the conflict in Yemen, S. 
Res. 485, to encourage the Government of the Democratic Republic of 
the Congo to abide by constitutional provisions regarding the 
holding of presidential elections in 2016, with the aim of ensuring 
a peaceful and orderly democratic transition of power, S. Con. Res. 
41, expressing the sense of Congress on the Peshmerga of the 
Kurdistan Region of Iraq, S. Con. Res. 42, to express the sense of 
Congress regarding the safe and expeditious resettlement to Albania 
of all residents of Camp Liberty, S. Con. Res. 46, 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 continue to reaffirm its 
commitment to comprehensively address the unique health and welfare 
needs of vulnerable Holocaust victims, including home care and other 
medically prescribed needs, and the nominations of Mark Sobel, of 
Virginia, to be United States Executive Director of the 
International Monetary Fund, and Marie L. Yovanovitch, of 
Connecticut, to be Ambassador to Ukraine, Geoffrey R. Pyatt, of 
California, to be Ambassador to Greece, Anne Hall, of Maine, to be 
Ambassador to the Republic of Lithuania, Douglas Alan Silliman, of 
Texas, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Iraq, Peter Michael 
McKinley, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Federative Republic 
of Brazil, Lawrence Robert Silverman, of Massachusetts, to be 
Ambassador to the State of Kuwait, and Carol Z. Perez, of Virginia, 
to be Ambassador to the Republic of Chile, all of the Department of 
State; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine the Iran 
nuclear agreement, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold 
hearings to examine Every Student Succeeds Act implementation, 
focusing on perspectives from education stakeholders on proposed 
regulations, 9:30 a.m., SD-430.
  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. 2763, to provide the victims of 
Holocaust-era persecution and their heirs a fair opportunity to 
recover works of art confiscated or misappropriated by the Nazis, an 
original bill entitled, ``Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional 
Immunity Clarification Act of 2016'', and the nominations of 
Jennifer Klemetsrud Puhl, of North Dakota, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Eighth Circuit, Donald C. Coggins, Jr., to be 
United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina, 
David C. Nye, to be United States District Judge for the District of 
Idaho, and Kathleen Marie Sweet, to be United States District Judge 
for the Western District of New York, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: to hold hearings 
to examine how venture capitalists and angel investors fund 
entrepreneurs and startup companies, 10 a.m., SR-428A.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Full Committee, markup on 
Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education 
Appropriations Bill for FY 2017; and Report on the Revised Interim 
Suballocation of Budget Allocations for FY 2017 (continued), 9 a.m., 
2359 Rayburn.
  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Seapower and 
Projection Forces, hearing entitled ``Naval Dominance in Undersea 
Warfare'', 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing entitled ``President 
Obama's Nuclear Deterrent Modernization Plans and Budgets: The 
Military Requirements'', 3:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 
5510, the ``FTC Process and Transparency Reform Act of 2016'' 
(continued), 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, markup on 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. 660, expressing the sense of the House of 
Representatives to support the territorial integrity of

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Georgia; H. Res. 728, Supporting human rights, democracy, and the 
rule of law in Cambodia; H. Res. 729, expressing support for the 
expeditious consideration and finalization of a new, robust, and 
long-term Memorandum of Understanding on military assistance to 
Israel between the United States Government and the Government of 
Israel; H. Res. 750, urging the European Union to designate 
Hizballah in its entirety as a terrorist organization and increase 
pressure on it and its members; H. Res. 780, urging respect for the 
constitution of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in the 
democratic transition of power in 2016; H. Res. 808, calling on the 
Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to release Iranian-
Americans Siamak Namazi and his father, Baquer Namazi; H. Res. 810, 
expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the 
life and work of Elie Wiesel in promoting human rights, peace, and 
Holocaust remembrance; a resolution urging the Government of Gabon 
to respect democratic principles during the August 2016 presidential 
elections; H.R. 4481, the ``Education for All Act of 2016''; H.R. 
5094, the ``Stability and Democracy for Ukraine Act''; H.R. 5537, 
the ``Digital Global Access Policy Act of 2016''; and the ``Caesar 
Syrian Civilian Protection Act of 2016'', 9 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, hearing entitled ``The 
Strategic Importance of Building a Stronger U.S.-Caribbean 
Partnership'', 2 p.m., 2200 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa, hearing entitled 
``U.S. Humanitarian Assistance to Syria: Minimizing Risks and 
Improving Oversight'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and 
International Organizations, markup on H. Res. 290, calling for the 
global repeal of blasphemy laws; and hearing entitled ``Hope 
Deferred: Securing Enforcement of the Goldman Act to Return Abducted 
American Children'', 2 p.m., 2255 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Worldwide Threats to the Homeland: ISIS and the New Wave of 
Terror'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution and 
Civil Justice, hearing on S. 2040, the ``Justice Against Sponsors of 
Terrorism Act'', 10 a.m., 2237 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing entitled ``The Status of Ivanpah and Other 
Federal Loan-Guaranteed Solar Energy Projects on Bureau of Land 
Management Lands'', 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Recalcitrant Countries: Denying Visas to 
Countries that Refuse to Take Back their Deported Nationals'', 9:30 
a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Government Operations, hearing entitled 
``Examining Mismanagement in Office of Justice Programs 
Grantmaking'', 2 p.m., 2247 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Transportation and Public Assets, hearing entitled 
``Lagging Behind: The State of High Speed Rail in the United 
States'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Evaluating FDIC's Response to Major Data 
Breaches: Is the FDIC Safeguarding Consumers' Banking 
Information?'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security, 
hearing entitled ``Modernizing Social Security's Information 
Technology Infrastructure'', 10 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.