[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 94 (Tuesday, June 14, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D655-D657]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
REVIEW OF THE IMPACT OF G-20 CLEARING AND TRADE EXECUTION REQUIREMENTS
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy 
and Credit held a hearing to review the impact of G-20 clearing and 
trade execution requirements. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
COMBATTING SUPERBUGS: U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSES TO ANTIBIOTIC 
RESISTANCE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Combatting Superbugs: U.S. 
Public Health Responses to Antibiotic Resistance''. Testimony was heard 
from Beth Bell, Director, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic 
Infectious Disease, Centers for Disease Control; Dennis Dixon, Division 
of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy 
and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health; Richard 
Hatchett, Acting Director, Biomedical Advanced Research and Development 
Authority; and Janet Woodcock, Director, Center for Drug Evaluation and 
Research, Food and Drug Administration.
FCC OVERREACH: EXAMINING THE PROPOSED PRIVACY RULES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications and 
Technology held a hearing entitled ``FCC Overreach: Examining the 
Proposed Privacy Rules''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Full Committee began a markup on H.R. 
2646, the ``Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act''.
U.S. POLICY TOWARD PUTIN'S RUSSIA
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``U.S. Policy Toward Putin's Russia''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
OVERSTAYING THEIR WELCOME: NATIONAL SECURITY RISKS POSED BY VISA 
OVERSTAYS
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Border and Maritime 
Security held a hearing entitled ``Overstaying Their Welcome: National 
Security Risks Posed by Visa Overstays''. Testimony was heard from the 
following Department of Homeland Security officials: John Wagner, 
Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Customs and Border Protection; Craig 
Healy, Assistant Director for National Security Investigations, 
Homeland Security Investigations, Immigration and Customs Enforcement; 
Kelli Ann Burriesci, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Screening Coordination 
Office; and Robert Burns, Deputy Director, Advanced Research Projects 
Agency, Science and Technology Directorate.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURE
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources held a hearing on H.R. 5259, the ``Certainty for States and 
Tribes Act''. Testimony was heard from Jillian Balow, Superintendent, 
Wyoming Department of Education; Alex Kean, Administrator, Wyoming 
Department of Administration and Information, Economic Analysis 
Division; Amanda Leiter, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Land and Minerals 
Management, Department of the Interior; and public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and 
Alaska Native Affairs held a hearing on H.R. 4685, the ``Tule River 
Indian Reservation Land Trust, Health, and Economic Development Act''; 
and H.R. 5379, the ``Requirements, Expectations, and Standard 
Procedures for Executive Consultation with Tribes Act''. Testimony was 
heard from Cheryl Andrews-Maltais, Senior Advisor, Office of the 
Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior; and 
public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee began a markup on H. 
Res. 169, acknowledging and honoring brave young men from Hawaii who 
enabled the United States to establish and maintain jurisdiction in 
remote equatorial islands as prolonged conflict in the Pacific lead to 
World War II; H.R. 2316, the ``Self-Sufficient Community Lands Act''; 
H.R. 3062, the ``Assuring Private Property Rights Over Vast Access to 
Land Act''; H.R. 3094, the ``Gulf States Red Snapper Management 
Authority Act''; H.R. 3212, to amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to 
make technical corrections, and for other purposes; H.R. 3480, the 
``Fort Federica National Monument Boundary Expansion Act of 2015'';

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H.R. 3650, the ``State National Forest Management Act of 2015''; H.R. 
3734, the ``Mining Schools Enhancement Act''; H.R. 3839, the ``Black 
Hills National Cemetery Boundary Expansion Act''; H.R. 3843, the 
``Locatable Minerals Claim Location and Maintenance Fees Act of 2015''; 
H.R. 3844, the ``Energy and Minerals Reclamation Foundation 
Establishment Act of 2015''; H.R. 3881, the ``Cooperative Management of 
Mineral Rights Act of 2015''; H.R. 4202, the ``Fort Ontario Study 
Act''; H.R. 4245, to exempt importation and exportation of sea urchins 
and sea cucumbers from licensing requirements under the Endangered 
Species Act of 1973; H.R. 4510, the ``Bolts Ditch Access and Use Act''; 
H.R. 4582, the ``Save Our Salmon Act''; H.R. 4685, the ``Tule River 
Indian Reservation Land Trust, Health, and Economic Development Act''; 
H.R. 4789, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to establish a 
structure for visitor services on the Arlington Ridge tract, in the 
area of the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial, and for other purposes; and 
H.R. 5244, the ``Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act''.
OVERSIGHT OF THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Oversight of the National Park Service''. Testimony 
was heard from Mary Kendall, Deputy Inspector General, Department of 
the Interior; and Jonathan Jarvis, Director, National Park Service, 
Department of the Interior.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2017
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 5293, the 
``Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2017'' [amendment 
consideration]. The committee granted, by record vote of 9-3, a 
structured rule for further consideration of H.R. 5293. The rule 
provides that no further general debate shall be in order. The rule 
provides that the bill shall be considered as read through page 170, 
line 7. The rule waives all points of order against provisions in the 
bill for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI. The rule makes in 
order only those amendments printed in the Rules Committee report, 
amendments en bloc described in section 3 of the rule, and pro forma 
amendments described in section 4 of the rule. Each amendment printed 
in the report 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 or against amendments en 
bloc described in section 3 of the resolution. The rule provides that 
it shall be in order at any time for the chair of the Committee on 
Appropriations or his designee to offer amendments en bloc consisting 
of amendments printed in the report not earlier disposed of. Amendments 
en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes 
equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member 
of the Committee on Appropriations or their designees, shall not be 
subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division 
of the question. The rule provides that the chair and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees 
may offer up to 10 pro forma amendments each at any point for the 
purpose of debate. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or 
without instructions. Finally, in section 6, the rule provides that it 
shall be in order at any time on the legislative day of June 16, 2016 
for the Speaker to entertain motions that the House suspend the rules 
as though under clause 1 of rule XV and that the Speaker or his 
designee shall consult with the Minority Leader or her designee on the 
designation of any matter for consideration pursuant to this section. 
Testimony was heard from Representatives Lee, McGovern, Gabbard, 
Gibson, Jackson Lee, Gosar, Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Jones, 
McSally, Pittenger, and Sanford.
COAST GUARD MISSION NEEDS AND RESOURCES ALLOCATION
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast 
Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing entitled ``Coast Guard 
Mission Needs and Resources Allocation''. Testimony was heard from 
Admiral Charles Michel, Vice Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard; and Jennifer 
Grover, Director, Homeland Security and Justice Issues, Government 
Accountability Office.
EXPANDING U.S. AGRICULTURE TRADE AND ELIMINATING BARRIERS TO U.S. 
EXPORTS
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing 
entitled ``Expanding U.S. Agriculture Trade and Eliminating Barriers to 
U.S. Exports''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.

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