Volume 161, No. 18 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.
“House Committee Meetings” mentioning the Environmental Protection Agency was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D98-D100 on Feb. 3, 2015.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Committee Meetings
WORLD WIDE THREATS
Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled
``World Wide Threats''. Testimony was heard from the following Department of Defense officials: Mark S. Chandler, Acting Director for Intelligence, J-2, the Joint Staff; Lieutenant General William C. Mayville, USA, Director for Operations, J-3, the Joint Staff; and Lieutenant General Vincent R. Stewart, USMC, Director, Defense Intelligence Agency.
WOUNDED WARRIOR PROGRAM UPDATE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel held a hearing entitled ``Wounded Warrior Program Update''. Testimony was heard from Captain Brent Breining, Director, Navy Wounded Warrior--Safe Harbor, United States Navy; Brigadier General Patrick Doherty, Director, Air Force Services, United States Air Force; James Rodriguez, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Warrior Care, Department of Defense; Colonel Chris Toner, Commander, Warrior Transition Command, United States Army; and Paul Williamson, Command Advisor, Wounded Warrior Regiment, United States Marine Corps.
EXAMINING THE U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE TO SEASONAL INFLUENZA
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Examining the U.S. Public Health Response to Seasonal Influenza''. Testimony was heard from Anne Schuchat, Director, National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Karen Midthun, Director, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration; Robin Robinson, Director, Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Department of Health and Human Services; and Anthony Fauci, Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health.
THE STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE OF THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE: DEFINING U.S. INTERESTS IN THE REGION
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere held a hearing entitled ``The Strategic Importance of the Western Hemisphere: Defining U.S. Interests in the Region''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
A REVIEW OF ACCESS CONTROL MEASURES AT OUR NATION'S AIRPORTS
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Transportation Security held a hearing entitled ``A Review of Access Control Measures at Our Nation's Airports''. Testimony was heard from Mark Hatfield, Acting Deputy Administrator, Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security; Gary D. Perdue, Deputy Assistant Director, Counterterrorism Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice; and public witnesses.
EXAMINING THE ADEQUACY AND ENFORCEMENT OF OUR NATION'S IMMIGRATION LAWS
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a hearing entitled
``Examining the Adequacy and Enforcement of Our Nation's Immigration Laws''. Testimony was heard from Paul Babeu, Sheriff of Pinal County, Arizona; and public witnesses.
INSPECTORS GENERAL: INDEPENDENCE, ACCESS AND AUTHORITY
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``Inspectors General: Independence, Access and Authority''. Testimony was heard from Michael E. Horowitz, Inspector General, Department of Justice; Arthur A. Elkins, Jr., Inspector General, Environmental Protection Agency; and Kathy A. Buller, Inspector General, U.S. Peace Corps.
UNFUNDED MANDATES INFORMATION AND TRANSPARENCY ACT OF 2015; SMALL BUSINESS REGULATORY FLEXIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS ACT OF 2015
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 50, the
``Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2015''; and H.R. 527, the ``Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2015''. The committee granted, by record vote of 6-2, a structured rule for H.R. 527. The rule provides one hour of general debate, with 40 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary and 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Small Business. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule makes in order as original text for the purpose of amendment an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 114-3 and provides that it shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against that amendment in the nature of a substitute. The rule makes in order only those further amendments printed in part A of the Rules Committee report. Each such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question. The rule waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part A of the report. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. The rule also granted a structured rule for H.R. 50. The rule provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 114-4, modified by the amendment printed in part B of the Rules Committee report, shall be considered as adopted, and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. The rule makes in order only those further amendments to H.R. 50 printed in part C of the Rules Committee report. Each such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question. The rule waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part C of the report. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was heard from Chairman Chaffetz, and Representatives Marino, Johnson of Georgia, Chabot, Jackson Lee, Clay, and Meadows.
NSF'S OVERSIGHT OF THE NEON PROJECT AND OTHER MAJOR RESEARCH FACILITIES DEVELOPED UNDER COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Oversight; and Subcommittee on Research and Technology, held a joint hearing entitled ``NSF's Oversight of the NEON Project and Other Major Research Facilities Developed Under Cooperative Agreements''. Testimony was heard from Richard Buckius, Chief Operating Officer, National Science Foundation; Kate Manuel, Legislative Attorney, Congressional Research Service; and a public witness.
HOW THE CHANGING ENERGY MARKETS WILL AFFECT U.S. TRANSPORTATION
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials held a hearing entitled
``How the Changing Energy Markets Will Affect U.S. Transportation''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
PRESIDENT'S FISCAL YEAR 2016 BUDGET
Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee held a hearing on the President's fiscal year 2016 budget. Testimony was heard from Jacob Lew, Secretary, Department of Treasury.
Joint Meetings
No joint committee meetings were held.
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