[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 95 (Wednesday, June 18, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D668-D670]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Services and 
General Government held a markup on Financial Services and General 
Government Appropriations Bill FY 2015. The bill was ordered reported, 
without amendment to the Full Committee.
Committee on Appropriations: Full Committee held a markup on Energy and 
Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations FY 2015. The 
bill was ordered reported without amendment.
GM IGNITION SWITCH RECALL: INVESTIGATION UPDATE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``The GM Ignition Switch Recall: 
Investigation Update''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``The Semi-Annual Report of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau''. 
Testimony was heard from Richard Cordray, Director, Consumer Financial 
Protection Bureau.
ALLEGATIONS OF DISCRIMINATION AND RETALIATION WITHIN THE CONSUMER 
FINANCIAL PROTECTION BUREAU, PART THREE
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Allegations of Discrimination 
and Retaliation within the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Part 
Three''. Testimony was heard from Ali Naraghi, Examiner, Southeast 
Region, Division of Supervision, Enforcement and Fair Lending, Consumer 
Financial Protection Bureau; and Kevin Williams, former Quality 
Monitor, Office of Consumer Response, Consumer Financial Protection 
Bureau.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, 
Global Human Rights, and International Organizations held a markup on 
H.R. 4653, to reauthorize the United States Commission on International 
Religious Freedom, and for other purposes; H. Res. 503, expressing the 
sense of the House of Representatives regarding the need to bring the 
South Sudan conflict to a sustainable and lasting end and to promote 
reconciliation of longstanding and recent grievances to allow for a 
peaceful society with good governance; and H. Res. 588, concerning the 
suspension of exit permit issuance by the Government of the Democratic 
Republic of Congo for adopted Congolese children seeking to depart the 
country with their adoptive parents. The bill and resolutions were 
ordered reported, as amended.
BERGDAHL EXCHANGE: IMPLICATIONS FOR U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY AND THE 
FIGHT AGAINST TERRORISM
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Terrorism, 
Nonproliferation, and Trade; and Subcommittee on the Middle East and 
North Africa held a joint subcommittee hearing entitled ``The Bergdahl 
Exchange: Implications for U.S. National Security and the Fight Against 
Terrorism''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES AND CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY IN NORTH KOREA
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, 
Global Human Rights, and International Organizations held a hearing 
entitled ``Human Rights Abuses and Crimes Against Humanity in North 
Korea''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
CRITICAL ROLE OF FIRST RESPONDERS: SHARING LESSONS LEARNED FROM PAST 
ATTACKS
Committee on Homeland Security: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``The Critical Role of First Responders: Sharing Lessons Learned from 
Past Attacks''. Testimony was heard from John Miller, Deputy 
Commissioner, Intelligence and Counterterrorism, New York City Police 
Department; James Schwartz, Chief, Arlington County Fire Department, 
Virginia; James Hooley, Chief, Boston Emergency Medical Services; and a 
public witness.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 3086, 
the ``Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act''; and H.R. 4874, the 
``Searching for and Cutting Regulations that are Unnecessarily 
Burdensome Act of 2014''. The bills were ordered reported without 
amendment.
AMERICAN ENERGY JOBS: OPPORTUNITIES FOR STATES AND LOCALITIES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources held an oversight hearing entitled ``American Energy Jobs: 
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for States and Localities''. Testimony was heard from Ron Black, Vice-
Chairman, Lea County Commission, New Mexico; Kevin Carter, Director, 
Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration; Rodney 
Arbuckle, Sheriff, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana; and public witnesses.
POISED TO PROFIT: HOW OBAMACARE HELPS INSURANCE COMPANIES EVEN IF IT 
FAILS PATIENTS
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on Economic 
Growth, Job Creation and Regulatory Affairs held a hearing entitled 
``Poised to Profit: How ObamaCare Helps Insurance Companies Even If It 
Fails Patients''. Testimony was heard from Senator Sessions; Mandy 
Cohen, M.D., Acting Deputy Administrator and Director, Center for 
Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight, Centers for Medicare and 
Medicaid Services; and public witnesses.
CUSTOMER PROTECTION AND END USER RELIEF ACT
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 4413, the 
``Customer Protection and End User Relief Act''. The Committee granted 
by a record vote a structured rule for H.R. 4413. The rule provides one 
hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Agriculture. The rule 
waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule 
makes in order as original text for purpose of amendment an amendment 
in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee 
Print 113-47 and provides that it shall be considered as read. The rule 
waives all points of order against that amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. The rule makes in order only those further amendments 
printed in the Rules Committee report. Each such amendment may be 
offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by 
a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall 
be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and 
controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to 
amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the 
question. The rule waives all points of order against the amendments 
printed in the report. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or 
without instructions. Testimony was heard from Chairman Lucas; and 
Representatives Peterson, Waters, Lynch, and Jackson Lee.
FUTURE OF SURFACE TRANSPORTATION
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Research 
and Technology held a hearing entitled ``The Future of Surface 
Transportation''. Testimony was heard from Gregory D. Winfree, 
Assistant Secretary, Department of Transportation; Troy Woodruff, Chief 
of Staff, Indiana Department of Transportation; and public witnesses.
MAINTAINING COAST GUARD READINESS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast 
Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing entitled ``Maintaining 
Coast Guard Readiness''. Testimony was heard from Vice Admiral Charles 
Michel, Deputy Commandant for Operations, United States Coast Guard; 
Michele Mackin, Director, Acquisition and Sourcing Management, 
Government Accountability Office; Ronald O'Rourke, Specialist in Naval 
Affairs, Congressional Research Service; and a public witness.
AIRPORT FINANCING AND DEVELOPMENT
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Aviation held a hearing entitled ``Airport Financing and Development''. 
Testimony was heard from Benito ``Ben'' De Leon, Deputy Associate 
Administrator for Airports, Federal Aviation Administration; Gerald L. 
Dillingham, Director of Civil Aviation Issues, Government 
Accountability Office; and public witnesses.
NON-VA CARE: AN INTEGRATED SOLUTION FOR VETERAN ACCESS
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Non-VA Care: An Integrated Solution for Veteran Access''. Testimony 
was heard from Randy Williamson, Director, Health Care, Government 
Accountability Office; Philip Matkovsky, Assistant Deputy Under 
Secretary for Health for Administrative Operations, Veterans Health 
Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; and public witnesses.
MEDICARE PAYMENT ADVISORY COMMISSION'S JUNE REPORT TO CONGRESS
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on 
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission's (MedPAC) June Report to 
Congress. Testimony was heard from Mark Miller, Executive Director, 
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission.

Joint Meetings
EMPOWERMENT IN THE WORKPLACE
Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
empowerment in the workplace, after receiving testimony from Diana 
Furchtgott-Roth, Manhattan Institute for Policy Research Economics21, 
Barbara Gault, Institute for Women's

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Policy Research, Rachel Greszler, The Heritage Foundation Center for 
Data Analysis, and Heidi Shierholz, Economic Policy Institute, all of 
Washington, DC.