[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 139 (Wednesday, September 14, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D926-D927]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                           SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: to hold 
hearings to examine the nominations of Christopher James Brummer, of 
the District of Columbia, and Brian D. Quintenz, of the District of 
Columbia, both to be a Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading 
Commission, 10 a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine the long-
term budgetary challenges facing the military services and 
innovative solutions for maintaining our military superiority, 9:30 
a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold an 
oversight hearing to examine the Federal Communications Commission, 
10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine 
Afghanistan, focusing on United States policy and international 
commitments, 9:45 a.m., SD-419.
  Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine reviewing the civil 
nuclear agreement with Norway, 2:15 p.m., SD-419.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold 
hearings to examine the state of health insurance markets, 10 a.m., 
SD-342.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine 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, S. 3155, to amend chapter 97 of title 
28, United States Code, to clarify the exception to foreign 
sovereign immunity set forth in section 1605(a)(3) of such title, S. 
3270, to prevent elder abuse and exploitation and improve the 
justice system's response to victims in elder abuse and exploitation 
cases, and the nominations of Lucy Haeran Koh, of California, to be 
United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, and Florence Y. 
Pan, to be United States District Judge for the District of 
Columbia, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: to hold hearings 
to examine the Federal response and resources for Louisiana flood 
victims, 10:30 a.m., SR-428A.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to receive a closed briefing on 
certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy and 
Power, hearing entitled ``The Department of Energy's Role in 
Advancing the National, Economic, and Energy Security of the United 
States'', 10 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Middle East and 
North Africa, markup on H. Res. 220, condemning the Government of 
Iran's state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its 
continued violation of the International Covenants on Human Rights, 
9:30 a.m., 2255 Rayburn.

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  Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, markup on H. Res. 851, 
expressing profound concern about the ongoing political, economic, 
social and humanitarian crisis in Venezuela, urging the release of 
political prisoners, and calling for respect of constitutional and 
democratic processes; and H.R. 5708, the ``Nicaragua Investment 
Conditionality Act of 2016''; and hearing entitled ``Nicaragua's 
Democratic Collapse'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Full Committee, 
markup on the ``Modernizing Government Technology Act of 2016''; the 
``GAO Task and Delivery Order Protest Authority Act of 2016''; the 
``Transportation Benefits Expansion Act''; the ``Federal Agency Mail 
Management Act of 2016''; H.R. 2532, the ``EASY Savings Act of 
2015''; H.R. 3779, to restrict the inclusion of social security 
account numbers on documents sent by mail by the Federal Government, 
and for other purposes; H.R. 5625, the ``Modernizing Government 
Travel Act''; H.R. 5920, the ``Whistleblower Protections for 
Contractors Act''; H.R. 5785, to amend title 5, United States Code, 
to provide for an annuity supplement for certain air traffic 
controllers; H.R. 5790, the ``Federal Bureau of Investigation 
Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2016''; H.R. 5150, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 3031 Veterans Road West in Staten Island, New York, as the 
``Leonard Montalto Post Office Building''; H.R. 5309, to designate 
the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 401 
McElroy Drive in Oxford, Mississippi, as the ``Army First Lieutenant 
Donald C. Carwile Post Office Building''; H.R. 5591, to designate 
the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 810 N US 
Highway 83 in Zapata, Texas, as the ``Zapata Veterans Post Office''; 
H.R. 5676, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 6300 N. Northwest Highway in Chicago, Illinois, 
as the ``Officer Joseph P. Cali Post Office Building''; H.R. 5798, 
to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 1101 Davis Street in Evanston, Illinois, as the ``Abner 
J. Mikva Post Office Building''; and H.R. 5889, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1 Chalan 
Kanoa VLG in Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands, as the ``Segundo T. 
Sablan and CNMI Fallen Military Heroes Post Office Building'', 10 
a.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on 
Environment, hearing entitled ``A Solution in Search of a Problem: 
EPA's Methane Regulations'', 9 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on 
Water Resources and Environment, hearing entitled ``A Review of 
Recently Completed United States Army Corps of Engineers Chief's 
Reports'', 9:30 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Full Committee, 
business meeting on consideration of a Committee Report entitled 
``Review of Unauthorized Disclosures by Former NSA Contractor Edward 
Snowden'', 9 a.m., HVC-304. This meeting will be closed.