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    In the Committees - Wednesday, April 27, 2016

    House Hearings:
    • Agriculture - Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research Subc.  On discussing factors impacting the cost of farm production.  Public witnesses.  1300 LHOB. (10:30-Open)
    • Armed Services - Full Committee.  Markup of H.R. 4909 – National Defense Authorization Act for FY 2017.  2118 RHOB. (10:00-Open)
    • Education - Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions Subc.  On discussing the administration’s latest attack on employer free speech and worker free choice.  Public witnesses.  2175 RHOB. (10:00-Open)
    • Energy - Full Committee.  Markup of H.R. 4889 – Kelsey Smith Act of 2016, H.R. 4167 – Kari’s Law Act of 2015, H.R. 4111 – Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015, H.R. 4190 – Spectrum Challenge Prize Act of 2015, H.R. 3998 – Securing Access to Networks in Disaster Act, H.R. 2031 – Anti-Swatting Act of 2015, H.R. 2589 – To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission to publish on its Internet website changes to the rule of the Commission not later than 24 hours after adoption, H.R. 2592 – To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the FCC to publish on the website of the Commission documents to be voted on by the Commission, H.R. 2593 – To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require identification and description on the website of the FCC of items to be decided on authority delegated by the Commission, H.R. 4978 – Nurturing and Supporting Healthy Babies Act, H.R. 4641 – To provide for the establishment of an inter-agency task force to review, modify, and update best practices for pain management and prescribing pain medication, H.R. 3680 – Co-Prescribing to Reduce Overdoses Act of 2015, H.R. 3691 – Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act, H.R. 1818 – Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act, H.R. 4981 - Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Expansion and Modernization Act, H.R. 3250 – DXM Abuse Prevention Act, H.R. 4969 – John Thomas Decker Act of 2016, H.R. 4586 – Lali’s Law, H.R. 4599 – Reducing Unused Medications Act of 2016, , H.R. 4976 – Opioid Review Modernization Act, , and H.R. 4982 - Examining Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Act of 2016, and H.R. ___ - Pipeline Safety Act of 2016.  2123 RHOB. (10:00-Open)
    • Financial Services - Monetary Policy and Trade Subc.  On discussing how the U.S. can make development banks more accountable.  Dept. witnesses.  2128 RHOB. (10:00-Open)
    • Foreign Affairs - Asia and the Pacific Subc. and Middle East and North Africa Subc.  Joint hrng. on the FY 2017 budget for Afghanistan and Pakistan.  Dept. witnesses.  2172 RHOB. (10:00-Open); Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations Subc.  On discussing South Sudan’s prospects for peace and security.  Dept. and public witnesses.  2200 RHOB. (2:00-Open); Western Hemisphere Subc.  On the FY 2017 budget for priorities in the Western Hemisphere.  Dept. witnesses.  2172 RHOB. (2:00-Open)
    • Homeland Security - Counterterrorism and Intelligence Subc.  On examining the current threat ISIS affiliates and supporters pose to U.S. interests and allies in Southeast Asia.  Public witnesses.  311 CHOB. (10:00-Open)
    • Judiciary - Full Committee.  Markup of H.R. ___ - Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Reduction Act of 2016, H.R. ___ - Opioid Program Evaluation Act, H.R. 2137 – Federal Law Enforcement Self-Defense and Protection Act of 2015, H.R. ___ - To require a study by the Comptroller General of the United States on Good Samaritan laws that pertain to treatment of opioid overdoses, and H.R. 3394 – Clarifying Amendment to Provide Terrorism Victims Equity Act.  2141 RHOB. (10:00-Open)
    • Natural Resources - Energy and Mineral Resources Subc.  On discussing the Bureau of Land Management’s regulatory overreach into methane emissions regulation.  Public witnesses.  1324 LHOB. (10:00-Open); Water, Power, and Oceans Subc.  On exploring the potential of hydropower as a clean, renewable, and domestic energy resource.  Public witnesses.  1324 LHOB. (2:00-Open)
    • Oversight & Govt Reform - Full Committee.  On examining management practices and misconduct at the TSA.  Dept. and public witnesses.  2154 RHOB. (10:00-Open); Government Operations Subc.  On discussing the best and worst places to work in the federal government.  Dept. witnesses.  2154 RHOB. (2:00-Open)
    • Rules - Full Committee.  On H.R. 4901 – SOAR Reauthorization Act, and H.J.Res. 88 – Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to the definition of the term “fiduciary”.  H-313 Capitol. (3:00-Open)
    • Science, Space & Tech. - Full Committee.  Markup of H.R. ___ - NSF Major Research Facility Reform Act of 2016.  2318 RHOB. (10:00-Open)
    • Small Business - Full Committee.  On discussing the pro-growth benefits of employee-owned S Corporations.  Public witnesses.  2360 RHOB. (11:00-Open)
    Senate Hearings:
    • Aging - Hearings to examine Valeant Pharmaceuticals' business model, focusing on the repercussions for patients and the health care system. SH-216 (03:30 PM)
    • Appropriations - Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2017 for the Department of Defense. SD-192 (10:30 AM)
    • Budget - Hearings to examine fixing the budget process, focusing on better budgets and better results. SD-608 (10:30 AM)
    • Commerce - Business meeting to consider S.2644, to reauthorize the Federal Communications Commission for fiscal years 2017 and 2018, S.421, to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for greater transparency and efficiency in the procedures followed by the Federal Communications Commission, S.2607, to ensure appropriate spectrum planning and interagency coordination to support the Internet of Things, S.2508, to reduce sports-related concussions in youth, S.2829, to amend and enhance certain maritime programs of the Department of Transportation, S.2325, to require the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to establish a constituent-driven program to provide a digital information platform capable of efficiently integrating coastal data with decision-support tools, training, and best practices and to support collection of priority coastal geospatial data to inform and improve local, State, regional, and Federal capacities to manage the coastal region, S.2817, to improve understanding and forecasting of space weather events, the nomination of Andrew J. Read, of North Carolina, to be a Member of the Marine Mammal Commission, and routine lists in the Coast Guard. SR-253 (10:15 AM)
    • Foreign Relations - Hearings to examine United States-China relations, focusing on strategic challenges and opportunities. SD-419 (10:30 AM)
    • Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs - Hearings to examine government reform, focusing on ending duplication and holding Washington accountable. SD-342 (10:00 AM)
    • Indian Affairs - Business meeting to consider S.1928, to support the education of Indian children, S.2205, to establish a grant program to assist tribal governments in establishing tribal healing to wellness courts, S.2304, to provide for tribal demonstration projects for the integration of early childhood development, education, including Native language and culture, and related services, for evaluation of those demonstration projects, S.2421, to provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Tanana Tribal Council located in Tanana, Alaska, and to the Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation located in Dillingham, Alaska, S.2468, to require the Secretary of the Interior to carry out a 5-year demonstration program to provide grants to eligible Indian tribes for the construction of tribal schools, S.2564, to modernize prior legislation relating to Dine College, S.2643, to improve the implementation of the settlement agreement reached between the Pueblo de Cochiti of New Mexico and the Corps of Engineers, and S.2717, to improve the safety and address the deferred maintenance needs of Indian dams to prevent flooding on Indian reservations; to be immediately followed by an oversight hearing to examine the Government Accountability Office report on "Telecommunications: Additional Coordination and Performance Measurement Needed for High-Speed Internet Access Programs on Tribal Lands." SD-628 (02:15 PM)
    • Judiciary - Hearings to examine counterfeits and their impact on consumer health and safety. SD-226 (10:00 AM)
    • Small Business - Hearings to examine S.2812, to amend the Small Business Act to reauthorize and improve the Small Business Innovation Research Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer Program, S.2831, to amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to provide priority for applicants for a license to operate as a small business investment company that are located in a disaster area, S.2838, to improve the HUBZone program, an original bill entitled, "Small Business Innovation Protection Act of 2016", an original bill entitled "Microloan Program Modernization Act of 2016", and an original bill entitled, "Prove It Act of 2016"; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine the waters of the United States rule and the case for reforming the Renewable Fuels Association. SR-428A (10:00 AM)
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