[Daily Digest]
[Pages D387-D389]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

APRIL 15, 2015

(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)

Senate

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Department of
Defense, to hold closed hearings to examine proposed budget
estimates and justification for fiscal year 2016 for the
national intelligence and military intelligence programs,
10:30 a.m., SVC-217.
Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs,
and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed
budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2016 for
military construction and military family housing for select
combatant commanders and select defense agencies, 10:30 a.m.,
SD-124.
Subcommittee on Department of Homeland Security, to hold
hearings to examine funding the Department of Homeland
Security role in cybersecurity, focusing on protection to
partnership, 2 p.m., SD-138.
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on SeaPower, to
receive a closed briefing on the major threats facing Navy
forces and the Navy's current and projected capabilities to
meet those threats in review of the Defense Authorization
Request for fiscal year 2016 and the Future Years Defense
Program, 9:30 a.m., SVC-217.
Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to hold hearings to
examine the National Nuclear Security Administration plans
and programs in review of the Defense Authorization Request
for fiscal year 2016 and the Future Years Defense Program,
2:30 p.m., SR-222.
Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold an
oversight hearing to examine the President's proposed budget
request for fiscal year 2016 for the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, 10 a.m., SD-406.

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Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine
American food aid, focusing on why reform matters, 9:30 a.m.,
SD-419.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions:
business meeting to continue consideration of an original
bill entitled, ``Every Child Achieves Act of 2015'', an
original bill entitled, ``WIOA Technical Amendments Act'',
and the nominations of Ericka M. Miller, of Virginia, to be
Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education, and Michael
Keith Yudin, of the District of Columbia, to be Assistant
Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services,
both of the Department of Education, 10 a.m., SD-106.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to
hold hearings to examine IRS challenges in implementing the
Affordable Care Act, 10 a.m., SD-342.
Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine the
need to reform asset forfeiture, 10 a.m., SD-226.
Select Committee on Intelligence: to receive a closed
briefing on certain intelligence matters, 2:45 p.m., SH-219.
Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine the
IRS impersonation scam and the government's response, 1:30
p.m., SD-562.

House

Committee on Agriculture, Full Committee, hearing entitled
``The Past, Present, and Future of SNAP: The World of
Nutrition and the Role of the Charitable Sector'', 10 a.m.,
1300 Longworth.
Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Defense,
hearing for Members of Congress, 8:50 a.m., H-140 Capitol.
Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government,
hearing on Securities and Exchange Commission budget, 10
a.m., 2359 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and
Education, hearing on Ebola budget, 10 a.m., 2358-C Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, markup on
appropriations bill for fiscal year 2016, 10 a.m., 2362-B
Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Homeland Security, hearing on Immigration
and Customs Enforcement budget, 11 a.m., 2362-A Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs,
and Related Agencies, markup on appropriations bill for
fiscal year 2016, 11:30 a.m., 2358-A Rayburn.
Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related
Programs, hearing on United Nations and International
Organizations budget, 2 p.m., 2359 Rayburn.
Committee on Armed Services, Full Committee, hearing
entitled ``The Risk of Losing Military Technology Superiority
and its Implications for U.S. Policy, Strategy, and Posture
in the Asia-Pacific'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, hearing
entitled ``The Role of Surface Forces in Presence,
Deterrence, and Warfighting'', 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, hearing entitled ``Fiscal
Year 2016 Nuclear Forces Hearing'', 3:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn.
Committee on Education and the Workforce, Full Committee,
hearing entitled ``Serving Students and Families through
Child Nutrition Programs'', 10 a.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, Full Committee, markup on
the ``Improving Coal Combustion Residuals Regulation Act of
2015''; H.R. 906, to modify the efficiency standards for
grid-enabled water heaters; and the ``Data Security and
Breach Notification Act of 2015'' (continued), 10 a.m., 2123
Rayburn.
Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Financial
Institutions and Consumer Credit, hearing entitled
``Examining Regulatory Burdens on Non-Depository Financial
Institutions'', 1 p.m., 2175 Rayburn.
Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, hearing
entitled ``Confronting Russia's Weaponization of
Information'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights,
and International Organizations, markup on H.R. 1150, to
amend the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998 to
improve the ability of the United States to advance religious
freedom globally through enhanced diplomacy, training,
counterterrorism, and foreign assistance efforts, and through
stronger and more flexible political responses to religious
freedom violations and violent extremism worldwide, and for
other purposes; and H. Res. 50, calling for the release of
Ukrainian fighter pilot Nadiya Savchenko, who was captured by
Russian forces in Eastern Ukraine and has been held illegally
in a Russian prison since July 2014, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights,
and International Organizations, hearing entitled ``The
Continuing Threat of Neglected Tropical Diseases'', 2:30
p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee, markup on H.R.
427, the ``Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny
Act of 2015''; H.R. 1759, the ``All Economic Regulations are
Transparent Act of 2015''; and H.R. 758, the ``Lawsuit Abuse
Reduction Act of 2015'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and
Investigations, hearing entitled ``Analyzing Misconduct in
Federal Law Enforcement'', 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn.
Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Federal
Lands, hearing entitled ``Federal Land Acquisition and its
Impacts on Communities and the Environment'', 9 a.m., 1324
Longworth.
Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources, hearing
entitled ``Examining the Future Impacts of President Obama's
Offshore Energy Plan'', 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth.
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Subcommittee
on Health Care, Benefits and Administrative Rules; and
Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade of the Committee on
Financial Services, joint hearing entitled ``Oversight of
Efforts to Reform the Export-Import Bank of the United
States'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.

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Subcommittee on Government Operations, hearing entitled
``The Taxpayer Advocate's Annual Report'', 1 p.m., 2154
Rayburn.
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Full
Committee, hearing entitled ``The President's UN Climate
Pledge: Scientifically Justified or a New Tax on
Americans?'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
Committee on Small Business, Full Committee, hearing
entitled ``Tax Reform: Ensuring that Main Street Isn't Left
Behind'', 11 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Full
Committee, markup on H.R. 1732, the ``Regulatory Integrity
Protection Act''; H.R. 1471, the ``FEMA Disaster Assistance
Reform Act of 2015''; H.R. 1472, the ``Integrated Public
Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2015''; H.R.
1473, the ``John F. Kennedy Center Reauthorization Act of
2015''; H.R. 944, to reauthorize the National Estuary
Program, and for other purposes; H.R. 336, to direct the
Administrator of General Services, on behalf of the Archivist
of the United States, to convey certain Federal property
located in the State of Alaska to the Municipality of
Anchorage, Alaska; H.R. 172, to designate the United States
courthouse located at 501 East Court Street in Jackson,
Mississippi, as the ``R. Jess Brown United States
Courthouse''; H. Con. Res. 21, authorizing the use of the
Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby; H.
Con. Res. 25, authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for
the National Peace Officers Memorial Service and the National
Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition; and H.R. 1690, to
designate the United States courthouse located at 700 Grant
Street in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as the ``Joseph F. Weis
Jr. United States Courthouse'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.
Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation,
hearing entitled ``An Overview of the U.S. Coast Guard's
Missions'', 2 p.m., 2253 Rayburn.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Full Committee, hearing
entitled ``Denver VA Medical Center: Constructing a Way
Forward'', 10:30 a.m., 334 Cannon.
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Subcommittee on
the National Security Agency and Cybersecurity, hearing on
special activities, 10 a.m., HVC-304. This hearing will be
closed.

Joint Meetings

Joint Economic Committee: to hold hearings to examine if
taxes are holding back small business growth, 2:30 p.m., SD-
G50.