05/13/15 3:00 PMLocation : SR-418
Hearings to examine pending benefits legislation, including S.270, to amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the definition of spouse for purposes of veterans benefits in recognition of new State definitions of spouse, S.602, to amend title 38, United States Code, to consider certain time spent by members of reserve components of the Armed Forces while receiving medical care from the Secretary of Defense as active duty for purposes of eligibility for Post-9/11 Educational Assistance, S.627, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to revoke bonuses paid to employees involved in electronic wait list manipulations, S.681, to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, S.1203, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the processing by the Department of Veterans Affairs of claims for benefits under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and an original bill entitled "Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living-Adjustment Act of 2015".
05/13/15 2:15 PMLocation : SD-419
Hearings to examine safeguarding American interests in the East and South China Seas.
Location : SD-628
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.
05/13/15 2:00 PMLocation : SD-342
Hearings to examine securing the border, focusing on fencing, infrastructure, and technology force multipliers.
05/13/15 10:00 AMLocation : SD-124
Hearings to examine proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2016 for the Bureau of Land Management.
Location : SD-226
Hearings to examine protecting the constitutional right to counsel for indigents charged with misdemeanors.
05/13/15 9:30 AMLocation : SR-222
Closed business meeting to markup the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2016.
