[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 138 (Tuesday, September 13, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D916-D917]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                           SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water 
Development, to hold hearings to examine the future of nuclear 
power, 2:30 p.m., SD-138.
  Committee on the Budget: to hold an oversight hearing to examine 
the Congressional Budget Office, 2:30 p.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on Western 
Hemisphere, Transnational Crime, Civilian Security, Democracy, Human 
Rights, and Global Women's Issues, to hold hearings to examine 
protecting girls, focusing on global efforts to end child marriage, 
9:30 a.m., SD-419.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization expansion, focusing on the accession of Montenegro, 
2:15 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: business meeting to consider S. 2796, 
to repeal certain obsolete laws relating to Indians; to be 
immediately followed by a hearing to examine S. 2636, to amend the 
Act of June 18, 1934, to require mandatory approval of applications 
for land to be taken into trust if the land is wholly within a 
reservation, S. 3216, to repeal the Act entitled ``An Act to confer 
jurisdiction on the State of Iowa over offenses committed by or 
against Indians on the Sac and Fox Indian Reservation'', S. 3222, to 
authorize the Secretary of the Interior to assess sanitation and 
safety conditions at Bureau of Indian Affairs facilities that were 
constructed to provide treaty tribes access to traditional fishing 
grounds and expend funds on construction of facilities and 
structures to improve those conditions, and S. 3300, to approve the 
settlement of water rights claims of the Hualapai Tribe and certain 
allottees in the State of Arizona, to authorize construction of a 
water project relating to those water rights claims, 2:30 p.m., SD-
628.
  Committee on Judiciary: Subcommittee on Oversight, Agency Action, 
Federal Rights and Federal Courts, to hold hearings to examine 
protecting Internet freedom, focusing on the implications of ending 
United States oversight of the Internet, 10 a.m., SD-226.

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  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold hearings to examine the 
future of the Department of Veterans Affairs, focusing on examining 
the Commission on Care report and the VA's response, 2:30 p.m., SR-
418.
  Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine maximizing 
Social Security benefits, 2:30 p.m., SD-562.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 470, the 
``Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forest Land Adjustment Act of 
2015''; H.R. 845, the ``National Forest System Trails Stewardship 
Act''; and H.R. 5883, the ``Technical and Clarifying Amendments to 
the Packers and Stockyards Act of 2016''; and hearing entitled 
``American Agricultural Trade with Cuba'', 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.
  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Seapower and 
Projection Forces, hearing entitled ``Next Generation Air Space 
Control--Ensuring Air Force Compliance by January 1, 2020'', 3:30 
p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Growing Risks to the Budget and the Economy'', 10 a.m., 210 
Cannon.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Full Committee, markup 
on H.R. 5963, the ``Supporting Youth Opportunity and Preventing 
Delinquency Act of 2016'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Health; and 
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, joint hearing entitled 
``The Affordable Care Act on Shaky Ground: Outlook and Oversight'', 
10 a.m., HVC-210.
  Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, hearing 
entitled ``Disrupter Series: Advanced Robotics'', 10:30 a.m., 2322 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 5931, 
the ``Prohibiting Future Ransom Payments to Iran Act'', 10 a.m., 
2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and 
International Organizations, hearing entitled ``Eritrea: A Neglected 
Regional Threat'', 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats, hearing 
entitled ``Turkey After the July Coup Attempt'', 2 p.m., 2200 
Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, hearing entitled ``North 
Korea's Perpetual Provocations: Another Dangerous, Escalatory 
Nuclear Test'', 3 p.m., 2255 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Shutting Down Terrorist Pathways into America'', 10 a.m., 311 
Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 5992, 
the ``American Job Creation and Investment Promotion Reform Act of 
2016''; H.R. 5982, the ``Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2016''; and 
H.R. 5801, the ``Protect and Grow American Jobs Act'', 10 a.m., 2237 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Federal Lands, 
hearing on H.R. 5780, the ``Utah Public Lands Initiative Act'', 10 
a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Examining the Affordable Care Act's Premium 
Increases'', 9 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 Rules, Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the 
House, hearing entitled ``Members' Day Hearing on Proposed Rules 
Changes for the 115th Congress'', 10 a.m., H-313 Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Affirming Congress' Constitutional Oversight 
Responsibilities: Subpoena Authority and Recourse for Failure to 
Comply with Lawfully Issued Subpoenas'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Small Business, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``IRS Puts Small Businesses through Audit Wringer'', 11 a.m., 2360 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Full Committee, 
markup on H.R. 5011, 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''; H.R. 5147, the ``Bathrooms Accessible in Every 
Situation (BABIES) Act''; H.R. 5873, to designate the Federal 
building and United States courthouse located at 511 East San 
Antonio Avenue in El Paso, Texas, as the ``R.E. Thomason Federal 
Building and United States Courthouse''; H.R. 5957, the ``Federal 
Aviation Administration Veteran Transition Improvement Act of 
2016''; H.R. 5977, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to 
provide to the appropriate committees of Congress advance notice of 
certain announcements, and for other purposes; H.R. 5978, the 
``Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Amendments Act of 2016''; 
S. 546, the ``RESPONSE Act of 2016''; and possible other matters 
cleared for consideration, 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``An Examination of VA's Misuse of Employee Settlement Agreements'', 
10:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Health, hearing 
entitled ``Exploring the Use of Technology and Innovation to Create 
Efficiencies, Higher Quality, and Better Access for Beneficiaries in 
Health Care'', 10 a.m., 1100 Longworth.
  Full Committee, markup on H.R. 3957, the ``Emergency Citrus 
Disease Response Act''; H.R. 5946, the ``United States Appreciation 
for Olympians and Paralympians Act''; H.R. 5719, the ``Empowering 
Employees through Stock Ownership Act''; H.R. 2285, the ``Prevent 
Trafficking in Cultural Property Act''; H.R. 5879, to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the credit for production 
from advanced nuclear power facilities; H.R. 5406, the ``Helping 
Ensure Accountability, Leadership, and Trust in Tribal Healthcare 
Act''; H.R. 5204, the ``Stop Taxing Death and Disability Act''; and 
H.R. 4220, the ``Water and Agriculture Tax Reform Act of 2015'', 3 
p.m., 1100 Longworth.