Congressional Hearings

S. 2257, THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE CENTENNIAL ACT

H.R. 4084, Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act

Oversight of the Administration's Criminal Alien Removal Policies

Protecting Trade Secrets: The Impact of Trade Secret Theft on American Competitiveness and Potential Solutions to Remedy This Harm

Markup On: H.R. 1670, the National POW/MIA Remembrance Act of 2015

[H.A.S.C. No. 114-70]Russian Arms Control Cheating: Violation of the Inf Treaty and the Administration's Responses One Year Later

Email Privacy Act

Puerto Rico's Fiscal Problems: Examining the Source and Exploring the Solution

S. 410, S. 1163, and S. 1928

National Adoption Month: Stories of Success and Meeting the Challenges of International Adoptions

The War on Police: How the Federal Government Undermines State and Local Law Enforcement

[ERRATA] Legislative Hearing On: H.R. 1319; H.R. 1603; H.R. 1904; H.R. 2639; H.R. 3234; H.R. 3471; H.R. 3549; Draft Legislation, the Promoting Responsible Opioid Management and Incorporating Medical Expertise Act; and, a VA Legislative Proposal, the VA Purchased Health Care Streamlining and Modernization Act

Lessons Learned from Welfare Reforms in Other Countries

Legislative Hearing On: H.R. 1319; H.R. 1603; H.R. 1904; H.R. 2639; H.R. 3234; H.R. 3471; H.R. 3549; Draft Legislation, the Promoting Responsible Opioid Management and Incorporating Medical Expertise Act; and, a VA Legislative Proposal, the VA Purchased Health Care Streamlining and Modernization Act

Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2016

Global Health Innovation Act of 2015; Agoa Enhancement Act of 2015;. First Responders Passport Act of 2015;. and Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2015

Better Coordinating Welfare Programs to Serve Families in Need

Require Evaluation Before Implementing Executive Wishlists (Review) Act of 2015; and the Regulatory Predictability for Business Growth Act of 2015

H.R. 3764, "Tribal Recognition Act of 2015"

VA and DOD IT: Electronic Health Records Interoperability

Words Have Consequences: Palestinian Authority Incitement to Violence and Markup of H. Res 293, Expressing Concern over Anti-Israel and Anti-Semitic Incitement Within the Palestinian Authority

Legislative Hearing on H.R. 3094, to Amend the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to Transfer to States the Authority to Manage Red Snapper Fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico, "Gulf States Red Snapper Management Authority Act"

Technical Assistance for Rural Water Systems: S. 611, the Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water Systems Assistance Act

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2016

The New Era in the Fight Against Methamphetamine in Iowa

Supporting the Right of the People of Ukraine to Freely Elect Their Government and Determine Their Future; and Expressing the Sense of the House of Representatives Regarding the Safety and Security of Jewish Communities in Europe

Pending Legislation

Western and Alaska Water Legislation

House of Representatives, Committee on Armed Services, Washington, DC, Wednesday, Thursday, October 8, 2015. The Committee Met, Pursuant to Call, at 9:32 A.M., in Room 2118, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. William M. "Mac" Thornberry (Chairman of the Committee) Presiding.

Threats to the Homeland

Theft by Another Name: Eminent Domain Ten Years After Kelo v. City of New London

S. 2102, the Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2015

S. 817, S. 818, S. 1436, S. 1761, S. 1822, S. 1986, and H.R. 387

Opportunity Denied: How Overregulation Harms Minorities

Oversight of the Administration's FY 2016 Refugee Resettlement Program: Fiscal and Security Implications

S. 2031, the American Soda Ash Competitiveness Act, a Bill to Reduce Temporarily the Royalty Required to Be Paid for Sodium Produced on Federal Lands, and for Other Purposes

Confirmation Hearing on Federal Appointments

Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Fiscal Year 2015

Dyslexia and the Need to Read: H.R. 3033, the Research Excellence and Advancements for Dyslexia Act

H.R. 3459, "Protecting Local Business Opportunity Act"

Department of Homeland Security Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2016

Fraudulent Joinder Prevention Act of 2015

Examining Consolidation in the Health Insurance Industry and Its Impact on Consumers Its Impact on Consumers

Honoring the Tunisian People for Their Democratic Transition; and Expressing Concern over Anti-Israel and Anti-Semitic Incitement Within the Palestinian Authority

Reforming the Electronic Communications Privacy Act

Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2016

Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2016

Revisiting IRS Targeting: Progress of Agency Reforms and Congressional Options

THE FEDERAL RADIONAVIGATION PLAN; H.R. 1684, THE FOREIGN SPILL PROTECTION ACT OF 2015; AND H.R. ll, THE NATIONAL ICEBREAKER FUND ACT OF 2015

The Administrative State V. The Constitution: Dodd-Frank at Five Years

With Prejudice: Supreme Court Activism and Possible Solutions

Confirmation Hearing on Federal Appointments

Oversight of the Administration's Misdirected Immigration Enforcement Policies: Examining the Impact on Public Safety and Honoring the Victims

PENDING PUBLIC LANDS, FORESTS, AND MINING LEGISLATION

Welfare Reform Proposals

Legislative Hearing On: H.R. 272; H.R. 353; H.R. 359; H.R. 421; H.R. 423; H.R. 1356; H.R. 1688; H.R. 1862; H.R. 2464; H.R. 2914; H.R. 2915; H.R. 3016; and, Draft Legislation to Authorize VA Major Medical Facility Construction Projects for FY 2015 and to Make Certain Improvements in the Administration of VA Medical Facility Construction Projects

H.R. 985, Concrete Masonry Products Research, Education, and Promotion Act of 2015

H.R. 702, Legislation to Prohibit Restrictions on the Export of Crude Oil

Financial Institution Bankruptcy Act of 2015

Going Dark: Encryption, Technology, and the Balance Between Public Safety and Privacy

S. 1694, to Amend Public Law 103-434 to Authorize Phase III of the Yakima River Basin Water Enhancement Project for the Purposes of Improving Water Management in the Yakima River Basin, and for Other Purposes

Examining Public Health Legislation: H.R. 2820, H.R. 1344, and H.R. 1462

Global Anti-Poaching Act

How Our Welfare System Can Discourage Work

[ERRATA] How Our Welfare System Can Discourage Work

Legislative Hearing on H.R. 1937, to Require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to More Efficiently Develop Domestic Sources of the Minerals and Mineral Materials of Strategic and Critical Importance to United States Economic and National Security and Manufacturing Competitiveness, "National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2015"

Legislative Hearing on H.R. 2214, H.R. 1380, H.R. 2706, H.R. 2691, H.R. 303, H.R. 1338, H.R. 1302, H.R. 2605 and H.R. 1384

Financial Services and General Government Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2016

The Impacts of EPA's Proposed Carbon Regulations on Energy Costs for American Businesses, Rural Communities and Families, and a Legislative Hearing on S. 1324

RAPID DNA ACT

Pending Water and Power Legislation

Legislative Hearing on H.R. 1157, to Authorize the Secretary of the Interior to Take Land into Trust for the Benefit of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians, and for Other Purposes, "Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2015"; H.R. 2386, to Provide for the Recognition of Certain Native Communities and the Settlement of Certain Claims Under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for Other Purposes, "Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recogn

[H.A.S.C. No. 114-40] U.S. POLICY AND STRATEGY IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Examining H.R. 2646, the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act

H.R. 511, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015

Standard Merger and Acquisition Reviews Through Equal Rules Act of 2015

Examining H.R. 1786, the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Reauthorization Act

Examining the Federal Regulatory System to Improve Accountability, Transparency, and Integrity

Pending National Parks Legislation

Perspectives on Budget Process Reform: S. 1495, Fairness for Crime Victims Act of 2015

Examining H.R. 2017, the Common Sense Nutrition Disclosure Act of 2015

Protecting the Safety Net from Waste, Fraud, and Abuse

Challenges and Implications of EPA's Proposed National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Ground-Level Ozone and Legislative Hearing on S. 638, S. 751, and S. 640

Hearing on Americans Detained in Iran and Markup of H. Res. 233, Expressing the Sense of the House of Representatives that Iran Should Immediately Release the Three United States Citizens IT Holds, as Well as Provide All Known Information on Any United States Citizens that Have Disappeared Within Its Borders

Nexus Issues: Legislative Hearing on H.R. 2315, the "Mobile Workforce State Income Tax Simplification Act of 2015;" H.R. 1643, the "Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2015;" and H.R. 2584, the "Business Activity Tax Simplification Act of 2015"

Legislative Hearing on H.R. 356, H.R. 832, H.R. 1994, H.R. 2133, H.R. 2275, H.R. 2344, H.R. 2360, H.R. 2361, and a Draft Bill Entitled "To Amend Title 38, United States Code, to Make Certain Modifications and Improvements in the Transfer of Unused Educational Assistance Benefits Under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for Other Purposes"

Pending Public Lands, Forests, and Mining Legislation

Taking Sexual Assault Seriously: The Rape Kit Backlog and Human Rights

Legislative Hearing on H.R. 2358, to Amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to Enhance the Reliability of the Electricity Grid and Reduce the Threat of Wildfires to and from Electric Transmission and Distribution Facilities on Federal Lands by Facilitating Vegetation Management on Such Lands, "Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act"

Legislative Hearing on H.R. 2295, to Amend the Mineral Leasing Act to Require the Secretary of the Interior to Identify and Designate National Energy Security Corridors for the Construction of Natural Gas Pipelines on Federal Land, and for Other Purposes, "National Energy Security Corridors Act"

[ERRATA] Oversight Hearing on Scientific Advisory Panels and Processes at the Environmental Protection Agency and Legislative Hearing on S. 543, the Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015

Oversight Hearing on Scientific Advisory Panels and Processes at the Environmental Protection Agency and Legislative Hearing on S. 543, the Science Advisory Board Reform Act of 2015

Legislative Hearing on S. 1140, the Federal Water Quality Protection Act

Body Cameras: Can Technology Increase Protection for Law Enforcement Officers and the Public?

Improving Capital Access Programs Within the SBA

Vietnam Human Rights Act of 2015; and Condemning the April 2015 Terrorist Attack at the Garissa University College in Garissa, Kenya, and Reaffirming the United States Support for the People and Government of Kenya, and for Other Purposes

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2016

S. 883, the American Mineral Security Act of 2015

Financial Services and General Government Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2016

S.1137, the "Patent Act"--Finding Effective Solutions to Address Abusive Patent Practices