[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 83 (Wednesday, May 25, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D588-D590]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
FOOD WASTE FROM FIELD TO TABLE
Committee on Agriculture: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``Food 
Waste from Field to Table''. Testimony was heard from Representative 
Pingree and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Services and 
General Government held a markup on Financial Services and General 
Government Appropriations Bill, FY 2017. The Financial Services and 
General Government Appropriations Bill, FY 2017, was forwarded to the 
full committee, without amendment.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and 
Related Agencies held a markup on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies Appropriations Bill, FY 2017. The Interior, Environment, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Bill, FY 2017, was forwarded to the 
full committee, without amendment.
RECLAIMING CONGRESSIONAL AUTHORITY THROUGH THE POWER OF THE PURSE
Committee on the Budget: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Reclaiming Congressional Authority Through the Power of the Purse''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

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PROMOTING SAFE WORKPLACES THROUGH EFFECTIVE AND RESPONSIBLE 
RECORDKEEPING STANDARDS
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Workforce 
Protections held a hearing entitled ``Promoting Safe Workplaces Through 
Effective and Responsible Recordkeeping Standards''. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
EXAMINING CYBERSECURITY RESPONSIBILITIES AT HHS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``Examining 
Cybersecurity Responsibilities at HHS''. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
IRAN NUCLEAR DEAL OVERSIGHT: IMPLEMENTATION AND ITS CONSEQUENCES, PART 
II
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Iran Nuclear Deal Oversight: Implementation and Its Consequences, 
Part II''. Testimony was heard from Stephen D. Mull, Lead Coordinator 
for Iran Nuclear Implementation, Department of State; Thomas M. 
Countryman, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Security and 
Nonproliferation, Department of State; and Adam J. Szubin, Acting Under 
Secretary, Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, Department 
of the Treasury.
TUNISIA'S STRUGGLE FOR STABILITY, SECURITY, AND DEMOCRACY
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Middle East and North 
Africa held a hearing entitled ``Tunisia's Struggle for Stability, 
Security, and Democracy''. Testimony was heard from John Desrocher, 
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Egypt and Maghreb Affairs, Bureau of 
Near Eastern Affairs, Department of State; and Maria Longi, Deputy 
Assistant Administrator, Bureau for the Middle East, U.S. Agency for 
International Development.
LONG LINES, SHORT PATIENCE: THE TSA AIRPORT SCREENING EXPERIENCE
Committee on Homeland Security: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Long Lines, Short Patience: The TSA Airport Screening Experience''. 
Testimony was heard from Peter V. Neffenger, Administrator, 
Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland 
Security.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 5203, 
the ``Visa Integrity and Security Act of 2016''; H.R. 3636, the ``O-
VISA Act''; and H.R. 5283, the ``Due Process Act''. The following bills 
were ordered reported, as amended: H.R. 5203, H.R. 3636, and H.R. 5283.


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  May 25, 2016, on page D589, the following appeared: 
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee 
held a markup on H.R. 5203, the ``Visa Integrity and Security Act 
of 2016''; H.R. 3636, the ``O-VISA Act''; and H.R. 5283, the ``Due 
Process Act''. The following bills were ordered reported, as 
amended: H.R. 5203 and H.R. 5283. H.R. 3636 was ordered reported, 
without amendment.
  
  The online version should be corrected to read: MISCELLANEOUS 
MEASURES Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a markup 
on H.R. 5203, the ``Visa Integrity and Security Act of 2016''; 
H.R. 3636, the ``O-VISA Act''; and H.R. 5283, the ``Due Process 
Act''. The following bills were ordered reported, as amended: H.R. 
5203, H.R. 3636, and H.R. 5283.


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MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee concluded a markup on 
H.R. 5278, the ``Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic 
Stability Act''. H.R. 5278 was ordered reported, as amended.
EXPLORING 21ST CENTURY MINING SAFETY, ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL, AND 
TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources held a hearing entitled ``Exploring 21st Century Mining 
Safety, Environmental Control, and Technological Innovation''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
FEDERAL AGENCIES' RELIANCE ON OUTDATED AND UNSUPPORTED INFORMATION 
TECHNOLOGY: A TICKING TIME BOMB
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Federal Agencies' Reliance on Outdated and 
Unsupported Information Technology: A Ticking Time Bomb''. Testimony 
was heard from Dave Powner, Director, IT Management Issues, Government 
Accountability Office; Terry Milholland, Chief Technology Officer, 
Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury; Terry Halvorsen, 
Chief Information Officer, Department of Defense; Beth Killoran, Acting 
Deputy Assistant, Secretary for Information Technology and Chief 
Information Officer, Department of Health and Human Services; and Tony 
Scott, Federal Chief Information Officer, Office of Management and 
Budget.
SENATE AMENDMENT TO THE TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, 
AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on the Senate 
amendment to H.R. 2577, the ``Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016''. The 
committee granted, by record vote of 9-4, a rule that provides that the 
House concurs in the Senate amendment to H.R. 2577 with an amendment 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 114-56. The rule makes 
in order a motion offered by the chair of the Committee on 
Appropriations or his designee that the House insist on its amendment 
to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2577 and request a conference with the 
Senate thereon.

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SCIENCE OF ZIKA: THE DNA OF AN EPIDEMIC
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Full Committee held a 
markup on H.R. 5312, the ``Networking and Information Technology 
Research and Development Modernization Act of 2016''; and a hearing 
entitled ``Science of Zika: The DNA of an Epidemic''. H.R. 5312 was 
ordered reported, without amendment. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Full Committee held a 
markup on H.R. 5303, the ``Water Resources Development Act of 2016''; 
H. Con. Res. 131, authorizing the use of Capitol Grounds for the 
District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run; and 
General Services Administration Capital Investment and Leasing Program 
Resolutions. H.R. 5303 was ordered reported, as amended. H. Con. Res. 
131 was ordered reported, without amendment. The General Services 
Administration Capital Investment and Leasing Program Resolutions were 
approved.
PROTECTING SMALL BUSINESSES FROM IRS ABUSE
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing 
on protecting small businesses from IRS abuse. Testimony was heard from 
Richard Weber, Chief, Criminal Investigation, Internal Revenue Service; 
John Koskinen, Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service; and Kenneth 
Blanco, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, 
Department of Justice.
PERSPECTIVES ON THE NEED FOR TAX REFORM
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Tax Policy held a hearing 
entitled ``Perspectives on the Need for Tax Reform''. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
IMPACT OF ROBOTS AND AUTOMATION
Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the 
transformative impact of robots and automation, after receiving 
testimony from Andrew McAfee, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 
Cambridge; and Adam Keiper, Ethics and Public Policy Center, and Harry 
J. Holzer, Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy, 
Washington, D.C.
CORRUPTION IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Commission concluded 
a hearing to examine combating corruption in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 
after receiving testimony from Thomas Melia, Assistant Administrator 
for Europe and Eurasia, United States Agency for International 
Development; Jonathan M. Moore, Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and 
Herzegovina, and Valery Perry, Democratization Policy Council, both of 
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina; and Srdjan Blagovcanin, Transparency 
International, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina.