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“House Committee Meetings” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D751-D753 on July 6, 2016.
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Committee Meetings
PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF SNAP: EVALUATING ERROR RATES AND ANTI-
FRAUD MEASURES TO ENHANCE PROGRAM INTEGRITY
Committee on Agriculture: Full Committee held a hearing entitled
``Past, Present, and Future of SNAP: Evaluating Error Rates and Anti-
Fraud Measures to Enhance Program Integrity''. Testimony was heard from Jessica Shahin, Associate Administrator, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Food and Nutrition Service, Department of Agriculture; Kay Brown, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security, Government Accountability Office; and Dave Yost, Auditor of State, Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs held a markup on the State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Bill, FY 2017. The State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Bill, FY 2017, was forwarded to the full committee, without amendment.
AVIATION READINESS
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness held a hearing entitled ``Aviation Readiness''. Testimony was heard from Lieutenant General Jon M. Davis, USMC, Deputy Commandant for Aviation, U.S. Marine Corps; Lieutenant General Kevin W. Mangum, USA, Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command; Rear Admiral Michael C. Manazir, USN, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Warfare Systems, U.S. Navy; and Major General Scott D. West, USAF, Director of Current Operations, U.S. Air Force.
ALTERNATE APPROACHES TO FEDERAL BUDGETING
Committee on the Budget: Full Committee held a hearing entitled
``Alternate Approaches to Federal Budgeting''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
A REVIEW OF EPA'S REGULATORY ACTIVITY DURING THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION: ENERGY AND INDUSTRIAL SECTORS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power held a hearing entitled ``A Review of EPA's Regulatory Activity During the Obama Administration: Energy and Industrial Sectors''. Testimony was heard from Lynn D. Helms, Director, North Dakota Industrial Commission, Department of Mineral Resources; Janet McCabe, Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation, Environmental Protection Agency; David J. Porter, Chairman, Railroad Commission of Texas; and public witnesses.
FINANCIALLY REWARDING TERRORISM IN THE WEST BANK
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled
``Financially Rewarding Terrorism in the West Bank''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific held a markup on H. Res. 210, affirming and recognizing the Khmer, Laotian, Hmong, and Montagnard Freedom Fighters and the people of Cambodia and Laos for their support and defense of the United States Armed Forces and freedom in Southeast Asia; H. Res. 634, recognizing the importance of the United States-Republic of Korea-Japan trilateral relationship to counter North Korean threats and nuclear proliferation, and to ensure regional security and human rights; H. Res. 728, supporting human rights, democracy, and the rule of law in Cambodia; and H.R. 4501, the ``Distribution and Promotion of Rights and Knowledge Act of 2016''. The following legislation was forwarded to the full committee, as amended: H. Res. 210, H. Res. 634, and H. Res. 728. H.R. 4501 was forwarded to the full committee, without amendment.
THE JUDICIAL BRANCH AND THE EFFICIENT ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet held a hearing entitled ``The Judicial Branch and the Efficient Administration of Justice''. Testimony was heard from James Duff, Director, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ON AUTOPILOT: MANDATORY SPENDING AND THE ENTITLEMENT CRISIS
Committee on the Judiciary: Task Force on Executive Overreach held a hearing entitled ``The Federal Government on Autopilot: Mandatory Spending and the Entitlement Crisis''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
ASSESSING THE OBAMA YEARS: OIRA AND REGULATORY IMPACTS ON JOBS, WAGES AND ECONOMIC RECOVERY
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, Commercial and Antitrust Law held a hearing entitled ``Assessing the Obama Years: OIRA and Regulatory Impacts on Jobs, Wages and Economic Recovery''. Testimony was heard from Howard Shelanski, Administrator, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs; and public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURE
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held a hearing on H.R. 5577, the ``Innovation in Offshore Leasing Act''. Testimony was heard from Walter Cruickshank, Deputy Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management; and public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURE
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Indian, Insular, and Alaska Native Affairs held a hearing on H.R. 4531, to approve an agreement between the United States and the Republic of Palau, and for other purposes. Testimony was heard from Esther Kia'aina, Assistant Secretary, Office of Insular Affairs, Department of the Interior; Hersey Kyota, Ambassador, Republic of Palau; and David Gootnick, Director, International Affairs and Trade, Government Accountability Office.
FIREARMS AND MUNITIONS AT RISK: EXAMINING INADEQUATE SAFEGUARDS
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``Firearms and Munitions at Risk: Examining Inadequate Safeguards''. Testimony was heard from Michael E. Horowitz, Inspector General, Department of Justice; Thomas R. Kane, Acting Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons; Jeffery Orner, Chief Readiness Support Officer, Department of Homeland Security; and Steven A. Ellis, Deputy Director of Operations, Bureau of Land Management.
NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017; CONFERENCE REPORT TO ACCOMPANY THE COMPREHENSIVE ADDICTION AND RECOVERY ACT OF 2016
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on S. 2943, the
``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017''; and the conference report to accompany S. 524, the ``Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016''. The committee granted, by record vote of 8-
3, a rule that waives all points of order against the conference report to accompany S. 524 and against its consideration. The rule provides that the conference report shall be considered as read. The rule provides that the previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervention of any motion except one hour of debate and one motion to recommit if applicable. The rule states that debate on the conference report is divided pursuant to clause 8(d) of rule XXII. In section 2, the rule provides that the House has taken S. 2943, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, from the Speaker's table, adopts an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of H.R. 4909 as passed by the House, and adopts S. 2943, as amended. The rule provides that the chair of the Committee on Armed Services or his designee is authorized to move that the House insist on its amendment to S. 2943 and request a conference with the Senate thereon. Testimony was heard from Chairman Upton and Representative Pallone.
FOREIGN CYBER THREATS: SMALL BUSINESS, BIG TARGET
Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a hearing entitled
``Foreign Cyber Threats: Small Business, Big Target''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
INDEPENDENT LEASING AUTHORITIES: INCREASING OVERSIGHT AND REDUCING COSTS OF SPACE LEASED BY FEDERAL AGENCIES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management held a hearing entitled ``Independent Leasing Authorities: Increasing Oversight and Reducing Costs of Space Leased by Federal Agencies''. Testimony was heard from David Wise, Director, Physical Infrastructure Team, Government Accountability Office; W. Thomas Reeder Jr., Director, Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation; Chris Wisner, Assistant Commissioner for Leasing Public Buildings Service, General Services Administration; and John K. Lapiana, Deputy Under Secretary for Finance and Administration, Smithsonian Institution.
FUTURE OVERHEAD SATELLITE REQUIREMENTS
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Department of Defense Intelligence and Overhead Architecture held a hearing entitled ``Future Overhead Satellite Requirements''. This hearing was closed.
Joint Meetings
COMPREHENSIVE ADDICTION AND RECOVERY ACT
Conferees agreed to file a conference report on the differences between the Senate and House passed versions of S. 524, to authorize the Attorney General to award grants to address the national epidemics of prescription opioid abuse and heroin use.
