[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 101 (Thursday, June 23, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D710-D711]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
BIG DATA AND AGRICULTURE: INNOVATION IN THE AIR
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and 
Risk Management held a hearing entitled ``Big Data and Agriculture: 
Innovation in the Air''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
NEXT STEPS IN K-12 EDUCATION: EXAMINING RECENT EFFORTS TO IMPLEMENT THE 
EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Full Committee held a hearing 
entitled ``Next Steps in K-12 Education: Examining Recent Efforts to 
Implement the Every Student Succeeds Act''. Testimony was heard from 
John B. King, Jr., Secretary, Department of Education; Stephen L. 
Pruitt, Commissioner of Education, Kentucky Department of Education; 
and public witnesses.
THE NEXT TERRORIST FINANCIERS: STOPPING THEM BEFORE THEY START
Committee on Financial Services: Task Force to Investigate Terrorism 
Financing held a hearing entitled ``The Next Terrorist Financiers: 
Stopping Them Before They Start''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
COUNTERING THE VIRTUAL CALIPHATE
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Countering the Virtual Caliphate''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
ORGAN HARVESTING: AN EXAMINATION OF A BRUTAL PRACTICE
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, 
Global Human Rights, and International Organizations; and Subcommittee 
on Europe, Eurasia, and Emerging Threats held a joint hearing entitled 
``Organ Harvesting: An Examination of a Brutal Practice''. Testimony 
was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific held 
a hearing entitled ``U.S. Policy in the Pacific: The Struggle to 
Maintain Influence''. Testimony was heard from Matthew J. Matthews, 
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific 
Islands, Senior Official for Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, Bureau 
of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Department of State; and Gloria 
Steele, Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Asia, U.S. 
Agency for International Development.
THE ADMINISTRATION'S RESPONSE TO FINDINGS OF UNETHICAL AND CRIMINAL 
CONDUCT AT THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``The Administration's Response 
to Findings of Unethical and Criminal Conduct at the Department of the 
Interior''. Testimony was heard from Steve Guertin, Deputy Director of 
Policy, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; and Mary 
Kendall, Deputy Inspector General, Office of the Inspector General, 
Department of the Interior.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans 
held a hearing on H.R. 5032, to allow certain property in the town of 
Louisa, Virginia, to be used for purposes related to compliance with 
water quality standards, and for other purposes; H.R. 5430, the 
``Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act of 2016''; H.R. 
5468, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to allow for prepayment 
of repayment obligations under Repayment Contracts between the United 
States and the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District; and a discussion 
draft of the ``Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians Water Rights 
Settlement Act''. Testimony was heard from Chairman Bishop of Utah; and 
Representatives Calvert; Brat; and Gohmert; Dionne E. Thompson, Deputy 
Commissioner for External and Intergovernmental Affairs, Department of 
the Interior; Tom Filer, Town Manager, Louisa, Virginia; and public 
witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Federal Lands held a 
hearing on H.R. 2167, the ``Public Lands Service Corps Act of 2015''; 
H.R. 2333, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire 
certain property related to the Fort Scott National Historic Site in 
Fort Scott, Kansas; H.R. 4387, the ``Tule Lake National Historic Site 
Establishment Act of 2016''; and H.R. 5114, the ``21st Century 
Conservation Service Corps Act of 2016''. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives McSally; and Moulton; Michael Reynolds, Associate 
Director for Workforce and Inclusion, National Park Service; and public 
witnesses.

[[Page D711]]


DAMAGING REPERCUSSIONS: DOL'S OVERTIME RULE, SMALL EMPLOYERS, AND THEIR 
EMPLOYEES
Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Damaging Repercussions: DOL's Overtime Rule, Small Employers, and 
their Employees''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 
3216, the ``VET Act''; H.R. 4150, the ``Department of Veterans Affairs 
Emergency Medical Staffing Recruitment and Retention Act''; H.R. 4764, 
the ``Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) Act of 2016''; 
H.R. 5047, the ``Protecting Veterans' Educational Choice Act of 2016''; 
H.R. 5083, the ``VA Appeals Modernization Act of 2016''; H.R. 5162, the 
``Vet Connect Act of 2016''; H.R. 5166, the ``WINGMAN Act''; H.R. 5392, 
the ``No Veterans Crisis Line Call Should Go Unanswered Act''; H.R. 
5407, to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
Labor to prioritize the provision of services to homeless veterans with 
dependent children in carrying out homeless veterans reintegration 
programs, and for other purposes; H.R. 5416, to amend title 38, United 
States Code, to expand burial benefits for veterans who die while 
receiving hospital care or medical services under the Veterans Choice 
Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; 
H.R. 5420, to authorize the American Battle Monuments Commission to 
acquire, operate, and maintain the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial in 
Marne-la-Coquette, France; and H.R. 5428, the ``Military Residency 
Choice Act''. Testimony was heard from Representatives Lamborn; Titus; 
Ruiz; O'Rourke; DeSantis; Yoho; Jody B. Hice of Georgia; Newhouse; and 
Young of Iowa; Sloan Gibson, Deputy Secretary, Department of Veterans 
Affairs; and public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
TRANSPORTATION, AND HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT
  On Wednesday, June 22, 2016, Conferees agreed to file a conference 
report on the differences between the Senate and House passed versions 
of H.R. 2577, making appropriations for the Departments of 
Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016.