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“House Committee Meetings” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D761-D763 on July 7, 2016.
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Committee Meetings
AGRICULTURE AND NATIONAL SECURITY: ON-THE-GROUND EXPERIENCES OF FORMER MILITARY LEADERS
Committee on Agriculture: Full Committee held a hearing entitled
``Agriculture and National Security: On-the-Ground Experiences of Former Military Leaders''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education held a markup on the Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Bill, FY 2017. The Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Bill, FY 2017, was forwarded to the full committee, without amendment.
GOLDWATER-NICHOLS REFORM: THE WAY AHEAD
Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled
``Goldwater-Nichols Reform: The Way Ahead''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. SOUTH CHINA SEA MARITIME DISPUTES
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces; and the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs held a joint hearing entitled ``South China Sea Maritime Disputes''. Testimony was heard from Abraham M. Denmark, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia, Department of Defense; and Colin Willett, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Strategy and Multilateral Affairs, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Department of State.
AN INTRODUCTION TO REGULATORY BUDGETING
Committee on the Budget: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``An Introduction to Regulatory Budgeting''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 5587, the ``Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act''. H.R. 5587 was ordered reported, as amended.
FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL AGREEMENTS AND ECONOMIC BENEFITS FOR SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL DISPOSAL
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy held a hearing entitled ``Federal, State, and Local Agreements and Economic Benefits for Spent Nuclear Fuel Disposal''. Testimony was heard from Representatives Amodei; Dold; Hardy; and Titus; Joseph Hardy, State Senator, State of Nevada; Dan Schinhofen, County Commissioner, Nye County, Nevada; and a public witness.
EXAMINING THE ADVANCING CARE FOR EXCEPTIONAL KIDS ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing entitled ``Examining the Advancing Care for Exceptional Kids Act''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
THE IMPLICATIONS OF U.S. AIRCRAFT SALES TO IRAN
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and Trade held a hearing entitled ``The Implications of U.S. Aircraft Sales to Iran''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
DEMANDING ACCOUNTABILITY: THE ADMINISTRATION'S RECKLESS RELEASE OF TERRORISTS FROM GUANTANAMO
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled
``Demanding Accountability: The Administration's Reckless Release of Terrorists from Guantanamo''. Testimony was heard from Lee Wolosky, Special Envoy for Guantanamo Closure, Department of State; and Paul M. Lewis, Special Envoy for Guantanamo Detention Closure, Department of Defense.
HOW PERVASIVE IS MISCONDUCT AT TSA: EXAMINING FINDINGS FROM A JOINT SUBCOMMITTEE INVESTIGATION
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Oversight and Management Efficiency; and Subcommittee on Transportation Security, held a joint hearing entitled ``How Pervasive is Misconduct at TSA: Examining Findings from a Joint Subcommittee Investigation''. Testimony was heard from Huban Gowadia, Deputy Administrator, Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security; and Andrew Oosterbaan, Assistant Inspector General for Investigations, Office of Inspector General, Department of Homeland Security.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 320, the ``Rapid DNA Act of 2015''; H.R. 5578, the ``Survivors' Bill of Rights Act of 2016''; and H.R. 3765, the ``ADA Education and Reform Act of 2015. The following bills were ordered reported, as amended: H.R. 320 and H.R. 3765. H.R. 5578 was ordered reported, without amendment.
STATE PERSPECTIVES ON BLM'S DRAFT PLANNING 2.0 RULE
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing entitled ``State Perspectives on BLM's Draft Planning 2.0 Rule''. Testimony was heard from Jim Lyons, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals Management, Department of Interior; Kathleen Clarke, Director, Public Lands Policy Coordinating Office, Salt Lake City, Utah; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``Oversight of the State Department''. Testimony was heard from James Comey, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation; Steve Linick, Inspector General, Department of State; and I. Charles McCullough III, Inspector General, Intelligence Community. EXAMINING THE NATION'S CURRENT AND NEXT GENERATION WEATHER SATELLITE PROGRAMS
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on the Environment held a hearing entitled ``Examining the Nation's Current and Next Generation Weather Satellite Programs''. Testimony was heard from Stephen Volz, Assistant Administrator, National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Services, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; David Powner, Director, Information Technology Management Issues, Government Accountability Office; Ralph Stoffler, Director of Weather, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, U.S. Air Force; and Cristina Chaplain, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, Government Accountability Office.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 5638, the ``Solar Fuels Innovation Act''; H.R. 5640, the
``Electricity Storage Innovation Act''; and H.R. 5636, the ``National Institute of Standards and Technology Campus Security Act''. The following bills were ordered reported, as amended: H.R. 5638 and H.R. 5640. H.R. 5636 was ordered reported, without amendment.
PREVENTION OF SMUGGLING AT UNITED STATES PORTS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation; and the Subcommittee on Border and Maritime Security of the House Committee on Homeland Security, held a joint hearing entitled ``Prevention of Smuggling at United States Ports''. Testimony was heard from Rear Admiral Linda L. Fagan, Deputy Commandant for Operations, Policy, and Capabilities, U.S. Coast Guard; Wayne Brasure, Acting Director, Domestic Nuclear Detection Office; Todd C. Owen, Executive Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field Operations, Customs and Border Protection; Anne Harrington, Deputy Administrator, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, National Nuclear Security Administration; Jennifer Grover, Director, Homeland Security and Justice Issues, Government Accountability Office; Gregory H. Canavan, Senior Fellow, Los Alamos National Laboratories; David A. Espie, Director of Security, Maryland Port Administration, Port of Baltimore; and a public witness.
DEFYING THE CONSTITUTION: THE ADMINISTRATION'S UNLAWFUL FUNDING OF THE COST SHARING REDUCTION PROGRAM
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing entitled ``Defying the Constitution: The Administration's Unlawful Funding of the Cost Sharing Reduction Program''. Testimony was heard from John Koskinen, Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service; Mary Wakefield, Acting Deputy Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services; Mark Mazur, Assistant Secretary for Tax Policy, Department of the Treasury; and Michael Deich, Senior Advisor for Budget, Office of Management and Budget.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 5613, to provide for the extension of the enforcement instruction of supervision requirements for outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small rural hospitals through 2016; and H.R. 5523, the ``Clyde-Hirsch-Sowers RESPECT Act''. H.R. 5613 and H.R. 5523 were ordered reported, as amended.
Joint Meetings
No joint committee meetings were held.
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