[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 128 (Tuesday, September 9, 2014)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D930-D932]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
EXPANDING JOINT EMPLOYER STATUS: WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR WORKERS AND JOB 
CREATORS?
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Health, 
Employment, Labor, and Pensions held a hearing entitled ``Expanding 
Joint Employer Status: What Does it Mean for Workers and Job 
Creators?''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
21ST CENTURY CURES: EXAMINING THE REGULATION OF LABORATORY DEVELOPED 
TESTS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``21st Century Cures: Examining the Regulation of Laboratory 
Developed Tests''. Testimony was heard from Jeffrey Shuren, Director, 
Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug 
Administration; and public witnesses.
STATE PERSPECTIVES: QUESTIONS CONCERNING EPA'S PROPOSED CLEAN POWER 
PLAN
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy and Power held 
a hearing entitled ``State Perspectives: Questions Concerning EPA's 
Proposed Clean Power Plan''. Testimony was heard from Kenneth W. 
Anderson, Jr., Commissioner, Public Utility Commission of Texas; Travis 
Kavulla, Commissioner, Montana Public Service Commission; Henry R. 
Darwin, Director, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality; Tom W. 
Easterly, Commissioner, Indiana Department of Environmental Management; 
Kelly Speakes-Backman, Commissioner, Maryland Public Service 
Commission; and David W. Danner, Chairman, Washington Utilities and 
Transportation Commission.
HAMAS' BENEFACTORS: A NETWORK OF TERROR
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Middle East and North 
Africa; and Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, 
held a joint subcommittee hearing entitled ``Hamas' Benefactors: A 
Network of Terror''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific held 
a markup on H.R. 4377, the ``Burma Human Rights and Democracy Act of 
2014''. The bill was forwarded to the Full Committee, without 
amendment.


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  September 9, 2014, on page D930, the following appeared: 
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee 
Asia and the Pacific held a markup on H.R. 4377, the ``Burma Human 
Rights and Democracy Act of 2014''. The bill was ordered reported, 
without amendment.
  
  The online version should be corrected to read: MISCELLANEOUS 
MEASURE Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee Asia and the 
Pacific held a markup on H.R. 4377, the ``Burma Human Rights and 
Democracy Act of 2014''. The bill was forwarded to the Full 
Committee, without amendment.


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STRATEGY AND MISSION OF THE DHS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DIRECTORATE
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, 
Infrastructure Protection, and Security Technologies; and the 
Subcommittee on Research and Technology of the Committee on Science, 
Space, and Technology, held a joint hearing entitled ``Strategy and 
Mission of the DHS Science and Technology Directorate''. Testimony was 
heard from Reginald Brothers, Under Secretary, Science and Technology, 
Department of Homeland Security; and David C. Maurer, Director, 
Homeland Security and Justice, Government Accountability Office.
ACCESS TO JUSTICE?: DOES DOJ'S OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL HAVE ACCESS 
TO INFORMATION NEEDED TO CONDUCT PROPER OVERSIGHT?
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Access to Justice?: Does DOJ's Office of Inspector General Have 
Access to Information Needed to Conduct Proper Oversight?''. Testimony 
was heard from Michael E. Horowitz, Inspector General, Department of 
Justice.

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PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES 
RELATING TO PARENTAL RIGHTS
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil 
Justice held a hearing on proposing an amendment to the Constitution of 
the United States relating to parental rights. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee held a hearing on the 
following legislation: H.R. 1314, to amend the Endangered Species Act 
of 1973 to establish a procedure for approval of certain settlements; 
H.R. 1927, the ``More Water and Security for Californians Act''; H.R. 
4256, the ``Endangered Species Improvement Act of 2014''; H.R. 4284, 
the ``ESA Improvement Act of 2014''; H.R. 4319, the ``Common Sense in 
Species Protection Act of 2014''; and H.R. 4866, the ``Lesser Prairie 
Chicken Voluntary Recovery Act of 2014''. Testimony was heard from Todd 
Staples, Commissioner, Texas Department of Agriculture; Gary Frazer, 
Assistant Director for Ecological Services, Fish and Wildlife Service, 
Department of the Interior; Dave Miller, Commissioner, Iron County, 
Utah; Robin Jennison, Secretary, Kansas Department of Wildlife Parks 
and Tourism; Donna Wieting, Director, Office of Protected Resources, 
National Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration; and public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Public Lands and 
Environmental Regulation held a hearing on the following legislation: 
H.R. 3326, the ``Trinity County Land Exchange Act of 2013''; H.R. 3411, 
the ``Sabine National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2013''; H.R. 4846, 
the ``Arapaho National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act of 2014''; H.R. 
5003, the ``Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park Boundary 
Adjustment Act of 2014''; H.R. 5040, the ``Idaho County Shooting Range 
Land Conveyance Act''; H.R. 5074, the ``Land Adjacency Notification and 
Disclosure Act''; H.R. 5162, to amend the Act entitled ``An Act to 
allow a certain parcel of land in Rockingham County, Virginia, to be 
used for a child care center'' to remove the use restriction, and for 
other purposes; and H.R. 5167, to direct the Administrator of General 
Services, on behalf of the Secretary of the Interior, to convey certain 
Federal property located in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska to 
the Olgoonik Corporation, an Alaska Native Corporation established 
under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act. Testimony was heard from 
Representative Polis; Leslie A.C. Weldon, Deputy Chief, Forest Service, 
Department of Agriculture; Karen Mouritsen, Deputy Assistant Director 
for Energy, Minerals and Realty Management, Bureau of Land Management, 
Department of the Interior; William Shaddox, Chief of Land Resources, 
National Park Service, Department of the Interior; and a public 
witness.
EXAMINING THE ADMINISTRATION'S TREATMENT OF WHISTLEBLOWERS
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on Federal 
Workforce, U.S. Postal Service, and the Census held a hearing entitled 
``Examining the Administration's Treatment of Whistleblowers''. 
Testimony was heard from Carolyn Lerner, Special Counsel, U.S. Office 
of Special Counsel; Susan Tsui Grundmann, Chair, U.S. Merit Systems 
Protection Board; and public witnesses.
EMPLOYEE HEALTH CARE PROTECTION ACT OF 2013
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 3522, the 
``Employee Health Care Protection Act of 2013''. The committee granted, 
by record vote of 7-4, a closed rule for H.R. 3522. The rule provides 
one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The 
rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The 
rule provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 113-56, modified by the 
amendment printed in the Rules Committee report, shall be considered as 
adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The rule 
waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. 
The rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 
Testimony was heard from the following: Representatives Burgess and 
Gene Green of Texas.
BAKKEN PETROLEUM: THE SUBSTANCE OF ENERGY INDEPENDENCE
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy; 
and Subcommittee on Oversight, held a joint subcommittee hearing 
entitled ``Bakken Petroleum: The Substance of Energy Independence''. 
Testimony was heard from Timothy Butters, Deputy Administrator, 
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, Department of 
Transportation; Chris Smith, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, 
Office of Fossil Energy, Department of Energy; Mark Zoanetti, Deputy 
Chief of Special Operations, Syracuse Fire Department; and public 
witnesses.

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SURFACE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS: CASE STUDIES OF THE 
FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW AND PERMITTING PROCESS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Highways and Transit held a hearing entitled ``Surface Transportation 
Infrastructure Projects: Case Studies of the Federal Environmental 
Review and Permitting Process''. Testimony was heard from Carlos 
Braceras, Executive Director, Utah Department of Transportation; Lynn 
Peterson, Secretary, Washington State Department of Transportation; 
Carlos Swonke, Director, Environmental Affairs Division, Texas 
Department of Transportation; and a public witness.
SOCIAL IMPACT BONDS AND WHETHER THEY CAN HELP GOVERNMENT ACHIEVE BETTER 
RESULTS FOR FAMILIES IN NEED
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources held a 
hearing on Social Impact Bonds and whether they can help government 
achieve better results for families in need. Testimony was heard from 
David Juppe, Senior Operating Budget Manager, Maryland Department of 
Legislative Services; and public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.