[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 142 (Tuesday, September 20, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D952-D953]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                           SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: to hold 
hearings to examine the Department of Agriculture and the current 
state of the farm economy, 10 a.m., SR-328A.
  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, 
Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies, to hold 
hearings to examine the possible conversion of public housing and 
other project-based rental assistance to Section 8 vouchers, as well 
as administrative changes to the Section 8 voucher program, in order 
to improve the delivery of rental assistance to vulnerable families 
and individuals, 10:30 a.m., SD-192.
  Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine 
prioritizing public health, focusing on the Food and Drug 
Administration's role in the generic drug marketplace, 2:30 p.m., 
SD-192.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
National Security and International Trade and Finance, to hold 
hearings to examine terror financing risks of America's $1.7 billion 
cash payments to Iran, 10:30 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: business 
meeting to consider S. 3346, to authorize the programs of the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, S. 3183, to prohibit 
the circumvention of control measures used by Internet ticket 
sellers to ensure equitable consumer access to tickets for any given 
event, S. 3097, to establish the SelectUSA program, S. 1788, to 
require operators that provide online and similar services to 
educational agencies, institutions, or programs to protect the 
privacy and security of personally identifiable information, H.R. 
4755, to inspire women to enter the aerospace field, including 
science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, through 
mentorship and outreach, and H.R. 4742, to authorize the National 
Science Foundation to support entrepreneurial programs for women, 10 
a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on 
Fisheries, Water, and Wildlife, to hold an oversight hearing to 
examine the proposed revisions to the Fish and Wildlife Service 
mitigation policy, 2:30 p.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: business meeting to consider an original 
bill entitled, ``Miner's Protection Act of 2016'', and an original 
bill entitled, ``Retirement and Enhancement Savings Act of 2016'', 
10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: business meeting to consider S. 2953, 
to promote patient-centered care and accountability at the Indian 
Health Service, S. 3234, to amend the Native American Business 
Development, Trade Promotion, and Tourism Act of 2000, the Buy 
Indian Act, the Indian Trader Act, and the Native American Programs 
Act of 1974 to provide industry and economic development 
opportunities to Indian communities, and S. 3261, to establish a 
business incubators program within the Department of the Interior to 
promote economic development in Indian reservation communities, 2 
p.m., SD-628.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to receive a closed briefing on 
certain intelligence matters, 1 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Armed Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``15 
Years after 9-11: The State of the Fight Against Islamic 
Terrorism'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, hearing entitled 
``Seapower and Projection Forces in the South China Sea'', 2 p.m., 
2212 Rayburn.
  Committee on the Budget, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Restoring the Trust for Families and Working-Age Americans'', 10 
a.m., 210 Cannon.
  Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on Early 
Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, hearing entitled 
``Supplanting the Law and Local

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Education Authority Through Regulatory Fiat'', 10 a.m., 2175 
Rayburn.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 
2566, the ``Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 
2016''; H.R. 2669, the ``Anti-Spoofing Act of 2016''; H.R. 1192, the 
``National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act''; H.R. 1209, the 
``Improving Access to Maternity Care Act''; H.R. 1877, the ``Mental 
Health First Aid Act of 2015''; H.R. 2713, the ``Title VIII Nursing 
Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2015''; H.R. 3537, the ``Synthetic 
Drug Control Act of 2015''; and H.R. 4365, the ``Protecting Patient 
Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2016'' (continued), 10 a.m., 
HVC-210.
  Select Investigative Panel of the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce, business meeting to consider a report of the Select 
Investigative Panel of the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
recommending that the U.S. House of Representatives find 
StemExpress, LLC, and Catherine Spears Dyer, founder and Chief 
Executive Officer of StemExpress, LLC, in contempt of Congress for 
refusal to comply with subpoenas duly issued by the Select 
Investigative Panel of the Committee on Energy and Commerce and a 
resolution authorizing Chairman Blackburn to release the deposition 
transcript of the May 11, 2016, deposition of Dr. Eve Espey, 2 p.m., 
HVC-210.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Housing and 
Insurance, hearing entitled ``The Future of Housing in America: A 
Better Way to Increase Efficiencies for Housing Vouchers and Create 
Upward Economic Mobility'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored 
Enterprises, hearing entitled ``Corporate Governance: Fostering a 
System that Promotes Capital Formation and Maximizes Shareholder 
Value'', 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Stopping the Next Attack: How to Keep Our City Streets from 
Becoming the Battleground'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee, hearing on the 
Impeachment Articles Referred on John Koskinen, Part III, 10 a.m., 
2237 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``The Impacts of the Obama CEQ's Final Guidance for GHG Emissions 
and the Effects of Climate Change'', 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled 
``The Status of the Federal Government's Management of Wolves'', 2 
p.m., 1334 Longworth.
  Full Committee, markup on H.R. 564, ``Endangered Salmon and 
Fisheries Predation Prevention Act''; H.R. 2387, the ``Alaska Native 
Veterans Land Allotment Equity Act''; H.R. 5780, the ``Utah Public 
Lands Initiative Act''; H.R. 5984, the ``Pechanga Band of Luiseno 
Mission Indians Water Rights Settlement Act''; and S. 3028, the 
``Daniel J. Evans Olympic National Park Wilderness Act'', 5 p.m., 
1334 Longworth.
  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Reviewing the Rising Price of EpiPens'', 2 p.m., 
2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Rules, Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 5931, the 
``Prohibiting Future Ransom Payments to Iran Act'', 3 p.m., H-313 
Capitol.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on 
Oversight; and Subcommittee on Energy, joint hearing entitled 
``Examining Misconduct and Intimidation of Scientists by Senior DOE 
Officials'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Full Committee, markup on the ``To Research, Evaluate, Assess, and 
Treat Astronauts Act''; the ``Cybersecurity Responsibility and 
Accountability Act of 2016''; and H.R. 5829, the ``ADVISE Now Act'', 
1 p.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``An Examination of FEMA's Limited Role in Local 
Land Use Development Decisions'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 
5047, the ``Protecting Veterans' Educational Choice Act of 2016''; 
H.R. 5428, the ``Military Residency Choice Act''; H.R. 4757, to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to expand the eligibility for 
headstones, markers, and medallions furnished by the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs for deceased individuals who were awarded the Medal 
of Honor and are buried in private cemeteries; H.R. 5166, the 
``WINGMAN Act''; H.R. 3216, the ``VET Act''; H.R. 4150, the 
``Department of Veterans Affairs Emergency Medical Staffing 
Recruitment and Retention Act''; H.R. 5099, to establish a pilot 
program on partnership agreements to construct new facilities for 
the Department of Veterans Affairs; H.R. 5162, the ``Vet Connect Act 
of 2016''; H.R. 5392, the ``No Veterans Crisis Line Call Should Go 
Unanswered Act''; H.R. 5399, the ``Ethical Patient Care for Veterans 
Act of 2016''; and H.R. 5600, the ``No Hero Left Untreated Act'', 
10:45 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Social Security, 
hearing entitled ``Understanding Social Security's Solvency 
Challenge'', 10 a.m., B-318 Rayburn.
  Full Committee, markup on 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'', 2 p.m., 
1100 Longworth.