[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 91 (Thursday, June 9, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D633-D635]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Homeland Security held a 
markup on the Homeland Security Appropriations Bill, FY 2017. The 
Homeland Security Appropriations Bill, FY 2017, was forwarded to the 
full committee, without amendment.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Appropriations: Full Committee held a markup on the 
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill for FY 
2017; and Report on the Revised Interim Suballocation of Budget 
Allocations for FY 2017. The Financial Services and General Government 
Appropriations Bill for FY 2017 was ordered reported, as amended. The 
Report on the Revised Interim Suballocation of Budget Allocations for 
FY 2017 passed.
STOPPING THE MONEY FLOW: THE WAR ON TERROR FINANCE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and 
Capabilities; and Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and 
Trade of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, held a joint hearing 
entitled ``Stopping the Money Flow: The War on

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Terror Finance''. Testimony was heard from Andrew Keller, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Counter Threat Finance and Sanctions, Bureau of 
Economic and Business Affairs, Department of State; Daniel Glaser, 
Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing, Department of the 
Treasury; Theresa Whelan, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict, Department of Defense; 
and William Woody, Chief of Law Enforcement, U.S. Fish and Wildlife 
Service.
CONGRESSIONAL BUDGETING: THE NEED TO CONTROL AUTOMATIC SPENDING AND 
UNAUTHORIZED PROGRAMS
Committee on the Budget: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Congressional Budgeting: The Need To Control Automatic Spending and 
Unauthorized Programs''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
THE ADMINISTRATION'S OVERTIME RULE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES FOR WORKERS, 
STUDENTS, NONPROFITS, AND SMALL BUSINESSES
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Full Committee held a hearing 
entitled ``The Administration's Overtime Rule and Its Consequences for 
Workers, Students, Nonprofits, and Small Businesses''. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, 
Manufacturing, and Trade concluded a markup on the ``FTC Process and 
Transparency Reform Act of 2016''; H.R. 5111, the ``Consumer Review 
Fairness Act''; H.R. 5092, the ``Reinforcing American Made Products 
Act''; and H.R. 5104, the ``Better Online Ticket Sales Act''. The 
following bills were forwarded to the full committee, without 
amendment: H.R. 5111 and H.R. 5092. The following bills were forwarded 
to the full committee, as amended: H.R. 5104 and the ``FTC Process and 
Transparency Reform Act of 2016''.
THE IMPACT OF LOW OIL PRICES ON ENERGY SECURITY IN THE AMERICAS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere 
held a hearing entitled ``The Impact of Low Oil Prices on Energy 
Security in the Americas''. Testimony was heard from Amos Hochstein, 
Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs, Bureau 
of Energy Resources, Department of State; Melanie Kenderdine, Director, 
Office of Energy Policy and Systems Analysis, Department of Energy; and 
Adam Sieminski, Administrator, U.S. Energy Information Administration.
EXAMINING THE PRESIDENT'S FY 2017 BUDGET PROPOSAL EUROPE AND EURASIA
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and 
Emerging Threats held a hearing entitled ``Examining the President's FY 
2017 Budget Proposal Europe and Eurasia''. Testimony was heard from 
Alina Romanowski, Coordinator of U.S. Assistance to Europe and Eurasia, 
Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, Department of State; Daniel 
Rosenblum, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Central Asia, Bureau of South 
and Central Asian Affairs, Department of State; Thomas Melia, Assistant 
Administrator, Europe and Eurasia Bureau, U.S. Agency for International 
Development; and Ann Marie Yastishock, Deputy Assistant Administrator, 
Bureau for Asia, U.S. Agency for International Development.
LEVERAGING U.S. FUNDS: THE STUNNING GLOBAL IMPACT OF NUTRITION AND 
SUPPLEMENTS DURING THE FIRST 1,000 DAYS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, 
Global Human Rights, and International Organizations held a hearing 
entitled ``Leveraging U.S. Funds: The Stunning Global Impact of 
Nutrition and Supplements During the First 1,000 Days''. Testimony was 
heard from Beth Dunford, Assistant to the Administrator, Bureau for 
Food Security, U.S. Agency for International Development.
SRI LANKA'S DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION: A NEW ERA FOR THE U.S.-SRI LANKA 
RELATIONSHIP
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific held 
a hearing entitled ``Sri Lanka's Democratic Transition: A New Era for 
the U.S.-Sri Lanka Relationship''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
CENSUS 2020: EXAMINING THE READINESS OF KEY ASPECTS OF THE CENSUS 
BUREAU'S 2020 CENSUS PREPARATION
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Census 2020: Examining the Readiness of Key Aspects 
of the Census Bureau's 2020 Census Preparation''. Testimony was heard 
from John H. Thompson, Director, U.S. Census Bureau; Steve I. Cooper, 
Chief Information Officer, Department of Commerce; Harry A. Lee, Acting 
Chief Information Officer, U.S. Census Bureau; Carol Cha Harris, 
Director, Information Technology Acquisition Management Issues, 
Government Accountability Office; and Carol N. Rice, Assistant

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Inspector General, Office of Economic and Statistical Program 
Assessment, Department of Commerce.
SNAP: EXAMINING EFFORTS TO COMBAT FRAUD AND IMPROVE PROGRAM INTEGRITY
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on 
Government Operations; and Subcommittee on the Interior, held a joint 
hearing entitled ``SNAP: Examining Efforts to Combat Fraud and Improve 
Program Integrity''. Testimony was heard from Kevin Concannon, Under 
Secretary for Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services, Department of 
Agriculture; Mary Mayhew, Commissioner, Maine Department of Health and 
Human Services; Mike Carroll, Secretary, Florida Department of Children 
and Family Services; Kay Brown, Director, Education, Workforce, and 
Income Security, Government Accountability Office; and a public 
witness.
BEARING THE BURDEN: OVER-REGULATION'S IMPACT ON SMALL BANKS AND RURAL 
COMMUNITIES
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and 
Capital Access held a hearing entitled ``Bearing the Burden: Over-
regulation's Impact on Small Banks and Rural Communities''. Testimony 
was heard from public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.