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“SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS” published by the Congressional Record on Oct. 19, 2015

Volume 161, No. 152 covering the 1st Session of the 114th Congress (2015 - 2016) was published by the Congressional Record.

The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.

“SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E1479 on Oct. 19, 2015.

The publication is reproduced in full below:

SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS

Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate of February 4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate committees, subcommittees, joint committees, and committees of conference. This title requires all such committees to notify the Office of the Senate Daily Digest--designated by the Rules Committee--of the time, place and purpose of the meetings, when scheduled and any cancellations or changes in the meetings as they occur.

As an additional procedure along with the computerization of this information, the Office of the Senate Daily Digest will prepare this information for printing in the Extensions of Remarks section of the Congressional Record on Monday and Wednesday of each week.

Meetings scheduled for Tuesday, October 20, 2015 may be found in the Daily Digest of today's Record.

MEETINGS SCHEDULED

OCTOBER 219:30 a.m.

Committee on Armed Services

To hold hearings to examine the future of defense reform.

SH-216

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

To hold hearings to examine ongoing migration from

Central America, focusing on fiscal year 2015 apprehensions.

SD-34210 a.m.

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

To hold hearings to examine agriculture biotechnology, focusing on Federal regulation and stakeholder perspectives.

SD-106

Committee on Appropriations

Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and

Drug Administration, and Related Agencies

To hold hearings to examine a review of rural development in 21st century America.

SD-192

Committee on Environment and Public Works

Subcommittee on Superfund, Waste Management, and Regulatory

Oversight

To hold an oversight hearing to examine regulatory impact analyses for Environmental Protection Agency regulations.

SD-406

Committee on the Judiciary

To hold hearings to examine the nominations of Gary

Richard Brown, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, Rebecca Goodgame

Ebinger, to be United States District Judge for the

Southern District of Iowa, Leonard Terry Strand, of

South Dakota, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of Iowa, and Mark A. Young, to be

United States District Judge for the Central District of California.

SD-22610:30 a.m.

Committee on the Budget

To hold hearings to examine reforming the Federal budget process, focusing on the need for action.

SD-6082 p.m.

Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe

To hold hearings to examine three case studies on Russian violations of the rule of law, focusing on how the

United States should respond.

RHOB-22552:15 p.m.

Committee on Indian Affairs

Business meeting to consider S. 1419, to promote the academic achievement of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian children with the establishment of a Native American language grant program, S. 1436, to require the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for certain Indian tribes, S. 1443, to amend the

Indian Employment, Training and Related Services

Demonstration Act of 1992 to facilitate the ability of

Indian tribes to integrate the employment, training, and related services from diverse Federal sources, S.

1761, to take certain Federal land located in Lassen

County, California, into trust for the benefit of the

Susanville Indian Rancheria, S. 1822, to take certain

Federal land located in Tuolumne County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Tuolumne Band of Me-

Wuk Indians, and H.R. 387, to provide for certain land to be taken into trust for the benefit of Morongo Band of Mission Indians; to be immediately followed by an oversight hearing to examine the Government

Accountability Office report on Indian energy development.

SD-6282:30 p.m.

Special Committee on Aging

To hold hearings to examine when computer tech support becomes a scam.

SD-562

OCTOBER 229:30 a.m.

Committee on Armed Services

To hold hearings to examine global challenges, United

States national security strategy, and defense organization.

SD-G50

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management

To hold hearings to examine improving pay flexibility in the Federal workforce.

SD-34210 a.m.

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

To hold hearings to examine Puerto Rico, focusing on the economy, debt, and options for Congress.

SD-366

Committee on the Judiciary

Business meeting to consider S. 2123, to reform sentencing laws and correctional institutions, and the nominations of Brian R. Martinotti, and Julien Xavier

Neals, both to be a United States District Judge for the District of New Jersey, Robert F. Rossiter, Jr., to be United States District Judge for the District of

Nebraska, and Edward L. Stanton III, to be United

States District Judge for the Western District of

Tennessee.

SD-2262:30 p.m.

Select Committee on Intelligence

To hold closed hearings to examine certain intelligence matters.

SH-219

OCTOBER 279:30 a.m.

Committee on Armed Services

To hold hearings to examine United States military strategy in the Middle East.

SD-G5010 a.m.

Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

To hold an oversight hearing to examine the Office of

Surface Mining, Reclamation, and Enforcement's proposed

Stream Protection Rule.

SD-366

Committee on Foreign Relations

To receive a closed briefing on the Administration's response to the Syrian conflict.

SVC-2171:30 p.m.

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Federal Management

To hold joint hearings with the House Committee on

Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Oversight and

Management Efficiency to examine ongoing challenges at the Secret Service and their government-wide implications.

HVC-210

SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 161, No. 152