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April 21, 2016: Congressional Record publishes “House Committee Meetings”

Volume 162, No. 62 covering the 2nd 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 D417 on April 21, 2016.

The publication is reproduced in full below:

Committee Meetings

APPROPRIATIONS--INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a budget hearing on Intelligence Community. Testimony was heard from James Clapper, Director of National Intelligence. This hearing was closed.

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness held a markup on H.R. 4909, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017. H.R. 4909 was forwarded to the full committee, as amended.

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities held a markup on H.R. 4909, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017. H.R. 4909 was forwarded to the full committee, without amendment.

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE

Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces held a markup on H.R. 4909, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017. H.R. 4909 was forwarded to the full committee, as amended.

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE

Committee on Education and the Workforce: Full Committee held a markup on H.J. Res. 88, disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term ``Fiduciary''. H.J. Res. 88 was ordered reported, without amendment.

EPA'S BROWNFIELDS PROGRAM: EMPOWERING CLEANUP AND ENCOURAGING ECONOMIC REDEVELOPMENT

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy held a hearing entitled ``EPA's Brownfields Program: Empowering Cleanup and Encouraging Economic Redevelopment''. Testimony was heard from J. Christian Bollwage, Mayor, City of Elizabeth, New Jersey; Mathy Stanislaus, Assistant Administrator for the Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, Environmental Protection Agency; and public witnesses.

CONTINUED OVERSIGHT OF THE SEC'S OFFICES AND DIVISIONS

Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government Sponsored Enterprises held a hearing entitled ``Continued Oversight of the SEC's Offices and Divisions''. Testimony was heard from the following Securities and Exchange Commission officials: Thomas J. Butler, Director, Office of Credit Ratings; Mark J. Flannery, Director, Division of Economic and Risk Analysis; Sean McKessy, Chief, Office of the Whistleblower; and Marc Wyatt, Director, Office of Compliance, Inspections, and Examinations.

BARRIERS TO ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT DELISTING, PART II

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on the Interior; and Subcommittee on Healthcare, Benefits and Administrative Rules, held a joint hearing entitled ``Barriers to Endangered Species Act Delisting, Part II''. Testimony was heard from Dan Ashe, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Joint Meetings

No joint committee meetings were held.

SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 162, No. 62