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“SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS” mentioning the Department of Interior was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E669-E670 on May 11, 2015.
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SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS
Title IV of Senate Resolution 4, agreed to by the Senate of February 4, 1977, calls for establishment of a system for a computerized schedule of all meetings and hearings of Senate committees, subcommittees, joint committees, and committees of conference. This title requires all such committees to notify the Office of the Senate Daily Digest--designated by the Rules Committee--of the time, place and purpose of the meetings, when scheduled and any cancellations or changes in the meetings as they occur.
As an additional procedure along with the computerization of this information, the Office of the Senate Daily Digest will prepare this information for printing in the Extensions of Remarks section of the Congressional Record on Monday and Wednesday of each week.
Meetings scheduled for Tuesday, May 12, 2015 may be found in the Daily Digest of today's Record.
MEETINGS SCHEDULED
MAY 139:30 a.m.
Committee on Armed Services
Closed business meeting to markup the proposed National
Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2016.
SR-22210 a.m.
Committee on Appropriations
Subcommittee on Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2016 for the Bureau of Land Management.
SD-124
Committee on the Judiciary
To hold hearings to examine protecting the constitutional right to counsel for indigents charged with misdemeanors.
SD-2262 p.m.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
To hold hearings to examine securing the border, focusing on fencing, infrastructure, and technology force multipliers.
SD-3422:15 p.m.
Committee on Foreign Relations
To hold hearings to examine safeguarding American interests in the East and South China Seas.
SD-419
Committee on Indian Affairs
Business meeting to consider S. 986, to require the
Secretary of the Interior to take into trust 4 parcels of Federal land for the benefit of certain Indian
Pueblos in the State of New Mexico; to be immediately followed by an oversight hearing to examine the Bureau of Indian Education, focusing on organizational challenges in transforming educational opportunities for Indian children.
SD-6283 p.m.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs
To hold hearings to examine pending benefits legislation.
SR-418
MAY 149:30 a.m.
Committee on Armed Services
Closed business meeting to continue to markup the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2016.
SR-22210 a.m.
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
To hold hearings to examine regulatory issues impacting end-users and market liquidity.
SD-106
Committee on Appropriations
Subcommittee on Departments of Labor, Health and Human
Services, and Education, and Related Agencies
To hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2016 for the National
Labor Relations Board.
SD-124
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
To hold hearings to examine S. 411, to authorize the approval of natural gas pipelines and establish deadlines and expedite permits for certain natural gas gathering lines on Federal land and Indian land, S.
485, to prohibit the use of eminent domain in carrying out certain projects, S. 1017, to amend the Federal
Power Act to improve the siting of interstate electric transmission facilities, S. 1037, to expand the provisions for termination of mandatory purchase requirements under the Public Utility Regulatory
Policies Act of 1978, S. 1196, to amend the Mineral
Leasing Act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to grant rights-of-ways on Federal land, S. 1201, to advance the integration of clean distributed energy into electric grids, S. 1202, to amend the Public
Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 to assist
States in adopting updated interconnection procedures and tariff schedules and standards for supplemental, backup, and standby power fees for projects for combined heat and power technology and waste heat to power technology, S. 1207, to direct the Secretary of
Energy to establish a grant program under which the
Secretary shall make grants to eligible partnerships to provide for the transformation of the electric grid by the year 2030, S. 1210, to provide for the timely consideration of all licenses, permits, and approvals required under Federal law with respect to oil and gas production and distribution, S. 1213, to amend the
Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 and the
Federal Power Act to facilitate the free market for distributed energy resources, S. 1217, to establish an
Interagency Rapid Response Team for Transmission, to establish an Office of Transmission Ombudsperson, S.
1219, to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies
Act of 1978 to provide for the safe and reliable interconnection of distributed resources and to provide for the examination of the effects of net metering, S.
1220, to improve the distribution of energy in the
United States, S. 1225, to improve Federal land management, resource conservation, environmental protection, and use of Federal real property, by requiring the Secretary of the Interior to develop a multipurpose cadastre of Federal real property and identifying inaccurate, duplicate, and out-of-date
Federal land inventories, S. 1227, to require the
Secretary of Energy to develop an implementation strategy to promote the development of hybrid micro-
grid systems for isolated communities, S. 1228, to require approval for the construction, connection, operation, or maintenance of oil or natural gas pipelines or electric transmission facilities at the national boundary of the United States for the import or export of oil, natural gas, or electricity to or from Canada or Mexico, S. 1231, to require congressional notification for certain Strategic
Petroleum Reserve operations and to determine options available for the continued operation of the Strategic
Petroleum Reserve, S. 1232, to amend the Energy
Independence and Security Act of 2007 to modify provisions relating to smart grid modernization, S.
1233, to amend the Public Utility Regulatory Policies
Act of 1978 to expand the electric rate-setting authority of States, S. 1237, to amend the Natural Gas
Act to limit the authority of the Secretary of Energy to approve certain proposals relating to export activities of liquefied natural gas terminals, S. 1242, to amend the Natural Gas Act to require the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission to consider regional constraints in natural gas supply and whether a proposed LNG terminal would benefit regional consumers of natural gas before approving or disapproving an application for the LNG terminal, and S. 1243, to facilitate modernizing the electric grid.
SD-366
Committee on Finance
To hold hearings to examine a pathway to improving care for Medicare patients with chronic conditions.
SD-215
Committee on Foreign Relations
Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International
Cybersecurity Policy
To hold hearings to examine cybersecurity, focusing on setting the rules for responsible global cyber behavior.
SD-419
Committee on the Judiciary
Business meeting to consider pending calendar business.
SD-2262:30 p.m.
Select Committee on Intelligence
To receive a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters.
SH-219
MAY 159:30 a.m.
Committee on Armed Services
Closed business meeting to continue to markup the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2016.
SR-222
MAY 1910 a.m.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
To hold hearings to examine S. 562, to promote exploration for geothermal resources, S. 822, to expand geothermal production, S. 1026, to amend the Energy
Independence and Security Act of 2007 to repeal a provision prohibiting Federal agencies from procuring alternative fuels, S. 1057, to promote geothermal energy, S. 1058, to promote research, development, and demonstration of marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy technologies, S. 1103, to reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving Clark Canyon Dam, S.
1104, to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project involving the
Gibson Dam, S. 1199, to authorize Federal agencies to provide alternative fuel to Federal employees on a reimbursable basis, S. 1215, to amend the Methane
Hydrate Research and Development Act of 2000 to provide for the development of methane hydrate as a commercially viable source of energy, S. 1222, to amend the Federal Power Act to provide for reports relating to electric capacity resources of transmission organizations and the amendment of certain tariffs to address the procurement of electric capacity resources,
S. 1224, to reconcile differing Federal approaches to condensate, S. 1226, to amend the Mineral Leasing Act and the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands to promote a greater domestic helium supply, to establish a Federal helium leasing program for public land, and to secure a helium supply for national defense and
Federal researchers, and S. 1236, to amend the Federal
Power Act to modify certain requirements relating to trial-type hearings with respect to certain license applications before the Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
SD-366
MAY 202:15 p.m.
Committee on Indian Affairs
To hold an oversight hearing to examine addressing the needs of Native communities through Indian Water Rights
Settlements.
SD-628
MAY 2110 a.m.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
Business meeting to markup an original bill entitled,
``The Financial Regulatory Improvement Act of 2015''.
SD-5382:30 p.m.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining
To hold hearings to examine S. 160, and H.R. 373, to direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to expedite access to certain Federal land under the administrative jurisdiction of each
Secretary for good Samaritan search-and-recovery missions, S. 365, to improve rangeland conditions and restore grazing levels within the Grand Staircase-
Escalante National Monument, Utah, S. 472, to promote conservation, improve public land, and provide for sensible development in Douglas County, Nevada, S. 583, to establish certain wilderness areas in central Idaho and to authorize various land conveyances involving
National Forest System land and Bureau of Land
Management land in central Idaho, S. 814, to provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in the State of Oregon to the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower
Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians, S. 815, to provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in the State of
Oregon to the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of
Indians, and S. 1240, to designate the Cerro del Yuta and Rio San Antonio Wilderness Areas in the State of
New Mexico.
SD-366
JUNE 410 a.m.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
To hold hearings to examine S. 454, to amend the
Department of Energy High-End Computing Revitalization
Act of 2004 to improve the high-end computing research and development program of the Department of Energy, S.
784, to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish microlabs to improve regional engagement with national laboratories, S. 1033, to amend the Department of
Energy Organization Act to replace the current requirement for a biennial energy policy plan with a
Quadrennial Energy Review, S. 1054, to improve the productivity and energy efficiency of the manufacturing sector by directing the Secretary of Energy, in coordination with the National Academies and other appropriate Federal agencies, to develop a national smart manufacturing plan and to provide assistance to small-and medium-sized manufacturers in implementing smart manufacturing programs, S. 1068, to amend the
Federal Power Act to protect the bulk-power system from cyber security threats, S. 1181, to expand the Advanced
Technology Vehicle Manufacturing Program to include commercial trucks and United States flagged vessels, to return unspent funds and loan proceeds to the United
States Treasury to reduce the national debt, S. 1187, to improve management of the National Laboratories, enhance technology commercialization, facilitate public-private partnerships, S. 1216, to amend the
Natural Gas Act to modify a provision relating to civil penalties, S. 1218, to establish an interagency coordination committee or subcommittee with the leadership of the Department of Energy and the
Department of the Interior, focused on the nexus between energy and water production, use, and efficiency, S. 1221, to amend the Federal Power Act to require periodic reports on electricity reliability and reliability impact statements for rules affecting the reliable operation of the bulk-power system, S. 1223, to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to improve the loan guarantee program for innovative technologies, S.
1229, to require the Secretary of Energy to submit a plan to implement recommendations to improve interactions between the Department of Energy and
National Laboratories, S. 1230, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program under which the
Director of the Bureau of Land Management shall enter into memoranda of understanding with States providing for State oversight of oil and gas productions activities, and S. 1241, to provide for the modernization, security, and resiliency of the electric grid, to require the Secretary of Energy to carry out programs for research, development, demonstration, and information-sharing for cybersecurity for the energy sector.
SD-366
