[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 66 (Thursday, April 28, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D449-D451]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
TO REVIEW THE IMPACT OF CAPITAL MARGIN REQUIREMENTS ON END-USERS
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, 
and Credit held a hearing entitled ``To Review the Impact of Capital 
Margin Requirements on End-Users''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
FOCUS ON THE FARM ECONOMY: FOOD PRICES AND THE CONSUMER
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Nutrition held a hearing 
entitled ``Focus on the Farm Economy: Food Prices and the Consumer''. 
Testimony was heard from Ephraim Leibtag, Assistant Administrator, 
Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture; and public 
witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee concluded a markup on H.R. 
4909, the ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017''. 
H.R. 4909 was ordered reported, as amended.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Full Committee held a markup 
on H.R. 4843, the ``Improving Safe Care for the Prevention of Infant 
Abuse and Neglect Act''. H.R. 4843 was ordered reported, as amended.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Full Committee concluded a markup on 
H.R. 4978, the ``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, and for other purposes; H.R. 3680, the 
``Co-Prescribing to Reduce Overdoses Act of 2015''; H.R. 3691, the 
``Improving Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women Act''; H.R. 
1818, the ``Veteran

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Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of 2015''; H.R. 4981, the 
``Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Expansion and Modernization Act''; H.R. 
3250, the ``DXM Abuse Prevention Act of 2015''; H.R. 4969, the ``John 
Thomas Decker Act of 2016''; H.R. 4586, the ``Lali's Law''; H.R. 4599, 
the ``Reducing Unused Medications Act of 2016''; H.R. 4976, the 
``Opioid Review Modernization Act of 2016''; H.R. 4982, the ``Examining 
Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Act of 2016''; H.R. 4889, the ``Kelsey 
Smith Act of 2016''; H.R. 4167, the ``Kari's Law Act of 2015''; H.R. 
4111, the ``Rural Health Care Connectivity Act of 2015''; H.R. 4190, 
the ``Spectrum Challenge Prize Act of 2015''; H.R. 3998, the ``Securing 
Access to Networks in Disasters Act''; H.R. 2031, the ``Anti-Swatting 
Act of 2015''; H.R. 2589, to amend the Communications Act of 1943 to 
require the Federal Communications Commission to publish on its 
Internet website changes to the rules of the Commission not later than 
24 hours after adoption; H.R. 2592, to amend the Communications Act of 
1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission 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 Federal 
Communications Commission of items to be decided on authority delegated 
by the Commission; and H.R. 5050, the ``Pipeline Safety Act of 2016''. 
The following bills were ordered reported, as amended: H.R. 4889, H.R. 
4167, H.R. 4111, H.R. 3998, H.R. 2031, H.R. 2589, H.R. 4586, H.R. 3680, 
and H.R. 3691. The following bills were ordered reported, without 
amendment: H.R. 4190, H.R. 2592, and H.R. 2593.
AMERICA AS A PACIFIC POWER: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN ASIA
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``America as a Pacific Power: Challenges and Opportunities in Asia''. 
Testimony was heard from Antony J. Blinken, Deputy Secretary of State, 
Department of State.
U.S. POLICY TOWARD LEBANON
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Middle East and North 
Africa held a hearing entitled ``U.S. Policy Toward Lebanon''. 
Testimony was heard from Gerald M. Feierstein, Principal Deputy 
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Department of 
State; and Andrew Exum, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
Middle East Policy, Department of Defense.
TRANSFERRING GUANTANAMO BAY DETAINEES TO THE HOMELAND: IMPLICATIONS FOR 
STATES AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Management Efficiency held a hearing entitled ``Transferring Guantanamo 
Bay Detainees to the Homeland: Implications for States and Local 
Communities''. Testimony was heard from Nikki R. Haley, Governor, State 
of South Carolina; Todd Thompson, County Attorney, Attorney's Office, 
Leavenworth County, Kansas; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Homeland Security: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 
1887, to amend certain appropriation Acts to repeal the requirement 
directing the Administrator of General Services to sell Federal 
property and assets that support the operations of the Plum Island 
Animal Disease Center in Plum Island, New York, and for other purposes; 
H.R. 4743, the ``National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium Act of 
2016''; and H.R. 5056, the ``Airport Perimeter and Access Control 
Security Act of 2016''. The following bills were ordered reported, as 
amended: H.R. 1887 and H.R. 4743. H.R. 5056 was ordered reported, 
without amendment.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURE
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, 
Commercial and Antitrust Law held a hearing on H.R. 5063, the ``Stop 
Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2016''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
OVERSIGHT OF THE FALSE CLAIMS ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil 
Justice held a hearing entitled ``Oversight of the False Claims Act''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURE
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Federal Lands held a 
hearing on a discussion draft of the ``Locally-elected Officials 
Cooperating with Agencies in Land Management Act''. Testimony was heard 
from Leslie Weldon, Deputy Chief, National Forest System, U.S. Forest 
Service; Karen Mouritsen, Deputy Assistant Director, Energy, Minerals 
and Realty Management, Bureau of Land Management; Jerrie Tipton, 
Commission Chair, Mineral County, Nevada; Sherri Brennan, Supervisor, 
District 1, Tuolumne County, California; and Hans Dunshee, 
Councilmember, Snohomish County Council District 5, Washington.

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THE CONSEQUENCES OF FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT ALONG THE U.S. BORDER TO 
RURAL COMMUNITIES AND NATIONAL SECURITY
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``The Consequences of Federal 
Land Management along the U.S. Border to Rural Communities and National 
Security''. Testimony was heard from Jon Andrew, Interagency Borderland 
Coordinator, Department of the Interior; LeAlan Pinkerton, 
Commissioner, Boundary County, Idaho; and public witnesses.
CRIMINAL ALIENS RELEASED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Criminal Aliens Released by the Department of 
Homeland Security''. Testimony was heard from Sarah R. Saldana, 
Director, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland 
Security; Ralph Martin, Chief of Police, Santa Maria Police Department, 
Santa Maria, California; and public witnesses.
EXAMINING EPA'S PREDETERMINED EFFORTS TO BLOCK THE PEBBLE MINE, PART II
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Examining EPA's Predetermined Efforts to Block the 
Pebble Mine, Part II''. Testimony was heard from Dennis McLerran, 
Administrator, Region 10, Environmental Protection Agency.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 3209, 
the ``Recovering Missing Children Act''; H.R. 5053, the ``Preventing 
IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act''; and H.R. 3832, the ``Stolen 
Identify Refund Fraud Prevention Act of 2015''. The following bills 
were ordered reported, as amended: H.R. 3209, H.R. 5053, and H.R. 3832.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.