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“COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2015-10-21” published by the Congressional Record on Oct. 20, 2015

Volume 161, No. 153 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.

“COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2015-10-21” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D1104-D1105 on Oct. 20, 2015.

The publication is reproduced in full below:

COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2015

(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)

Senate

Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: to hold hearings to examine agriculture biotechnology, focusing on Federal regulation and stakeholder perspectives, 10 a.m., 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, 10 a.m., SD-192.

Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine the future of defense reform, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.

Committee on the Budget: to hold hearings to examine reforming the Federal budget process, focusing on the need for action, 10:30 a.m., SD-608.

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, 10 a.m., SD-406.

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold hearings to examine ongoing migration from Central America, focusing on fiscal year 2015 apprehensions, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.

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, 2:15 p.m., SD-628.

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, 10 a.m., SD-226.

Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine when computer tech support becomes a scam, 2:30 p.m., SD-562.

House

Committee on Agriculture, Full Committee, hearing entitled

``Foreign Subsidies: Jeopardizing Free Trade and Harming American Farmers'', 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth.

Committee on Armed Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled

``Examining DOD Security Cooperation: When It Works and When It Doesn't'', 10:15 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, heating entitled

``Update on the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Program'', 3:30 p.m., 2212 Rayburn.

Committee on Education and the Workforce, Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, hearing entitled ``Protecting America's Workers: Reviewing Mine Safety Policies with Stakeholders'', 10 a.m., 2261 Rayburn.

Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade, hearing entitled ``Examining Ways to Improve Vehicle and Roadway Safety'', 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Health, hearing entitled ``Examining the Medicare Part D Medication Therapy Management Program'', 10:15 a.m., 2322 Rayburn.

Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit, hearing entitled ``Examining Legislative Proposals to Reduce Regulatory Burdens on Main Street Job Creators'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance, hearing entitled ``The Future of Housing in America: Federal Housing Reforms that Create Housing Opportunity'', 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.

Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific, hearing entitled ``Burma's Challenge: Democracy, Human Rights, Peace, and the Plight of the Rohingya'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn.

Committee on Homeland Security, Full Committee, hearing entitled

``Worldwide Threats and Homeland Security Challenges'', 10 a.m., 311 Cannon.

Committee on House Administration, Full Committee, markup on a committee resolution amending the Committee's regulations, and for other purposes, 10:15 a.m., 1310 Longworth.

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Secure Credentials Issued by the Government Publishing Office'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn.

Subcommittee on Information Technology, hearing entitled

``Examining Law Enforcement Use of Cell Phone Tracking Devices'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on Energy; and Subcommittee on Research and Technology, joint hearing entitled ``Cybersecurity for Power Systems'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.

Committee on Small Business, Full Committee, hearing entitled

``The EMV Deadline and What It Means for Small Businesses: Part II'', 11 a.m., 2360 Rayburn.

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing entitled ``Abandoned Mines in the United States and Opportunities for Good Samaritan Cleanups'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.

Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Full Committee, business meeting on motion to issue subpoenas to employees of Department of Veterans Affairs, to compel them to appear and provide testimony to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on the Inspector General's final report, entitled ``Inappropriate Use of Position and the Misuse of the Relocation Program and Incentives''; hearing entitled ``An Examination of the VA Office of Inspector General's Final Report on the Inappropriate Use of Position and the Misuse of the Relocation Program and Incentives'', 10:15 a.m., 334 Cannon.

Joint Meetings

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, 2 p.m., 2255, Rayburn Building.

SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 161, No. 153