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“House Committee Meetings” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D1039 on Nov. 15, 2016.
The State Department is responsibly for international relations with a budget of more than $50 billion. Tenure at the State Dept. is increasingly tenuous and it's seen as an extension of the President's will, ambitions and flaws.
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Committee Meetings
DISRUPTER SERIES: SELF-DRIVING CARS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade held a hearing entitled ``Disrupter Series: Self-Driving Cars''. Testimony was heard from Mark Rosekind, Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; Kirk Steudle, Director, Michigan Department of Transportation; and public witnesses.
EXAMINING THE SEC'S AGENDA, OPERATIONS, AND FY 2018 BUDGET REQUEST
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled
``Examining the SEC's Agenda, Operations, and FY 2018 Budget Request''. Testimony was heard from Mary Jo White, Chair, Securities and Exchange Commission.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURE
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Federal Lands held a hearing on H.R. 5718, the ``Central Wasatch National Conservation and Recreation Area Act''. Testimony was heard from Representative Chaffetz; Glenn Casamassa, Deputy Chief for the National Forest System, U.S. Forest Service; Tom Dolan, Mayor, Sandy City, Utah; and public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held a hearing on H.R. 866, the ``Federal Land Freedom Act of 2015''; and H.R. 1484, the ``Honor the Nevada Enabling Act of 1864 Act''. Testimony was heard from Demar Dahl, Elko County Commissioner, Deeth, Nevada; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee began a markup on H.R. 1219, the ``Arbuckle Project Maintenance Complex and District Office Conveyance Act of 2015''; H.R. 3711, the ``Chicano Park Preservation Act''; H.R. 4366, the ``San Luis Unit Drainage Resolution Act''; and H.R. 5633, the ``Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement Act''.
OVERSIGHT OF THE SECRET SERVICE
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``Oversight of the Secret Service''. Testimony was heard from John Roth, Inspector General, Department of Homeland Security; Tom Dougherty, Chief Strategy Officer, Secret Service; Brigadier General Kevin Nally (retired), Chief Information Officer, Secret Service; and a public witness.
ONGOING INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``Ongoing Intelligence Activities''. This hearing was closed.
Joint Meetings
ARCTIC NUCLEAR POLLUTION
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Commission received a briefing on nuclear pollution in the Arctic from Julia Gourley, Senior Arctic Official, Department of State; Nils Bohmer, Bellona Foundation, Oslo, Norway; and Jon Rahbek-Clemmensen, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Copenhagen, Denmark.
