[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 143 (Wednesday, September 21, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D959-D962]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
FIFTEEN YEARS AFTER 9-11: THE STATE OF THE FIGHT AGAINST ISLAMIC 
TERRORISM
Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``15 Years after 9-11: The State of the Fight Against Islamic 
Terrorism''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
SEAPOWER AND PROJECTION FORCES IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection 
Forces held a hearing entitled ``Seapower and Projection Forces in the 
South China Sea''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
RESTORING THE TRUST FOR FAMILIES AND WORKING-AGE AMERICANS
Committee on the Budget: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Restoring the Trust for Families and Working-Age Americans''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
SUPPLANTING THE LAW AND LOCAL EDUCATION AUTHORITY THROUGH REGULATORY 
FIAT
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Early 
Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education held a hearing entitled 
``Supplanting the Law and Local Education Authority Through Regulatory 
Fiat''. Testimony was heard from Steve Canavero, Superintendent of 
Public Instruction, Nevada Department of Education; and public 
witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Full Committee concluded a markup on 
H.R. 2566, the ``Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 
2016''; H.R. 2669, the ``Anti-Spoofing Act of 2016''; H.R. 1192, the 
``National Diabetes Clinical Care Commission Act''; H.R. 1209, the 
``Improving Access to Maternity Care Act''; H.R. 1877, the ``Mental 
Health First Aid Act of 2015''; H.R. 2713, the ``Title VIII Nursing 
Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2015''; H.R. 3537, the ``Synthetic 
Drug Control Act of 2015''; and H.R. 4365, the ``Protecting Patient 
Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2016''. The following bills were 
ordered reported, as amended: H.R. 2669, H.R. 1209, H.R. 1877, H.R. 
2713, H.R. 3537, and H.R. 4365. The following bills were ordered 
reported, without amendment: H.R. 2566 and H.R. 1192.

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BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Select Investigative Panel of the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce held a business meeting to consider a 
report of the Select Investigative Panel of the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce recommending that the U.S. House of Representatives find 
StemExpress, LLC, and Catherine Spears Dyer, founder and Chief 
Executive Officer of StemExpress, LLC, in contempt of Congress for 
refusal to comply with subpoenas duly issued by the Select 
Investigative Panel of the Committee on Energy and Commerce. The report 
was approved, without amendment.
THE FUTURE OF HOUSING IN AMERICA: A BETTER WAY TO INCREASE EFFICIENCIES 
FOR HOUSING VOUCHERS AND CREATE UPWARD ECONOMIC MOBILITY
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance 
held a hearing entitled ``The Future of Housing in America: A Better 
Way to Increase Efficiencies for Housing Vouchers and Create Upward 
Economic Mobility''. Testimony was heard from Dominique Blom, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary, Office of Public Housing Investments, Department 
of Housing and Urban Development; and public witnesses.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE: FOSTERING A SYSTEM THAT PROMOTES CAPITAL 
FORMATION AND MAXIMIZES SHAREHOLDER VALUE
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets and 
Government Sponsored Enterprises held a hearing entitled ``Corporate 
Governance: Fostering a System that Promotes Capital Formation and 
Maximizes Shareholder Value''. Testimony was heard from Anne Simpson, 
Investment Director, Sustainability, California Public Employees' 
Retirement System; and public witnesses.
STOPPING THE NEXT ATTACK: HOW TO KEEP OUR CITY STREETS FROM BECOMING 
THE BATTLEGROUND
Committee on Homeland Security: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Stopping the Next Attack: How to Keep Our City Streets from Becoming 
the Battleground''. Testimony was heard from John Miller, Deputy 
Commissioner, Intelligence and Counterterrorism, New York City Police 
Department; Sheriff Jerry L. Demings, Orange County Sheriff's Office, 
Orange County, Florida; and public witnesses.
IMPEACHMENT ARTICLES REFERRED ON JOHN KOSKINEN, PART III
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a hearing on the 
Impeachment Articles Referred on John Koskinen, Part III. Testimony was 
heard from John Koskinen, Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service.
THE IMPACTS OF THE OBAMA CEQ'S FINAL GUIDANCE FOR GHG EMISSIONS AND THE 
EFFECTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE
Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``The Impacts of the Obama CEQ's Final Guidance for GHG Emissions and 
the Effects of Climate Change''. Testimony was heard from Christy 
Goldfuss, Managing Director, Council on Environmental Quality.
THE STATUS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S MANAGEMENT OF WOLVES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``The Status of the Federal 
Government's Management of Wolves''. Testimony was heard from Steve 
Guertin, Deputy Director of Policy, Fish and Wildlife Service, 
Department of the Interior; Virgil Moore, Director, Idaho Department of 
Fish and Game, State of Idaho; Gordon Myers, Director, North Carolina 
Wildlife Resources Commission, State of North Carolina; Alexandra 
Sandoval, Director, New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, State of 
New Mexico; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee began a markup on H.R. 
564, ``Endangered Salmon and Fisheries Predation Prevention Act''; H.R. 
2387, the ``Alaska Native Veterans Land Allotment Equity Act''; H.R. 
5780, the ``Utah Public Lands Initiative Act''; H.R. 5984, the 
``Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians Water Rights Settlement 
Act''; and S. 3028, the ``Daniel J. Evans Olympic National Park 
Wilderness Act''.
REVIEWING THE RISING PRICE OF EPIPENS
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Reviewing the Rising Price of EpiPens''. Testimony 
was heard from Doug Throckmorton, Deputy Director, Center for Drug 
Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration; and a public 
witness.
PROHIBITING FUTURE RANSOM PAYMENTS TO IRAN ACT
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 5931, the 
``Prohibiting Future Ransom Payments to Iran Act''. The committee 
granted, by record vote of 8-3, a structured rule for H.R. 5931. The 
rule provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the 
chair and ranking minority

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member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs. The rule waives all points 
of order against consideration of the bill. The rule makes in order as 
original text for purpose of amendment an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 114-64 and 
provides that it shall be considered as read. The rule waives all 
points of order against that amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
The rule makes in order only those further amendments printed in the 
Rules Committee report. Each such amendment 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. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or without 
instructions. Additionally, the rule waives clause 6(a) of rule XIII 
(requiring a two-thirds vote to consider a rule on the same day it is 
reported from the Rules Committee) against any resolution reported 
through the legislative day of September 27, 2016, relating to a 
measure making or continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2017. Testimony was heard from Chairman Royce and 
Representative Engel.
EXAMINING MISCONDUCT AND INTIMIDATION OF SCIENTISTS BY SENIOR DOE 
OFFICIALS
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Oversight; 
and Subcommittee on Energy, held a joint hearing entitled ``Examining 
Misconduct and Intimidation of Scientists by Senior DOE Officials''. 
Testimony was heard from Sharlene Weatherwax, Associate Director, 
Biological and Environmental Research, Department of Energy; and Noelle 
Metting, Radiation Biologist, Department of Energy.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Full Committee held a 
markup on H.R. 6076, the ``To Research, Evaluate, Assess, and Treat 
Astronauts Act''; H.R. 6066, the ``Cybersecurity Responsibility and 
Accountability Act of 2016''; and H.R. 5829, the ``ADVISE Now Act''. 
The following bills were ordered reported, without amendment: H.R. 6066 
and H.R. 5829. H.R. 6076 was ordered reported, as amended.
AN EXAMINATION OF FEMA'S LIMITED ROLE IN LOCAL LAND USE DEVELOPMENT 
DECISIONS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``An Examination of FEMA's Limited Role in Local Land 
Use Development Decisions''. Testimony was heard from Michael Grimm, 
Assistant Administrator for Mitigation, Federal Emergency Management 
Agency; Chris Shirley, Natural Hazards and Floodplain Specialist, 
Department of Land Conservation and Development, State of Oregon; Denny 
Doyle, Mayor, City of Beaverton, Oregon; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 
5047, the ``Protecting Veterans' Educational Choice Act of 2016''; H.R. 
5428, the ``Military Residency Choice Act''; H.R. 4757, to amend title 
38, United States Code, to expand the eligibility for headstones, 
markers, and medallions furnished by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
for deceased individuals who were awarded the Medal of Honor and are 
buried in private cemeteries; H.R. 5166, the ``WINGMAN Act''; H.R. 
3216, the ``VET Act''; H.R. 4150, the ``Department of Veterans Affairs 
Emergency Medical Staffing Recruitment and Retention Act''; H.R. 5099, 
to establish a pilot program on partnership agreements to construct new 
facilities for the Department of Veterans Affairs; H.R. 5162, the ``Vet 
Connect Act of 2016''; H.R. 5392, the ``No Veterans Crisis Line Call 
Should Go Unanswered Act''; H.R. 5399, the ``Ethical Patient Care for 
Veterans Act of 2016''; and H.R. 5600, the ``No Hero Left Untreated 
Act''. The following bills were ordered reported, as amended: H.R. 
4757, H.R. 5166, H.R. 4150, H.R. 5099, and H.R. 5600. The following 
bills were ordered reported, without amendment: H.R. 5047, H.R. 5428, 
H.R. 3216, H.R. 5162, H.R. 5392, and H.R. 5399.
UNDERSTANDING SOCIAL SECURITY'S SOLVENCY CHALLENGE
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security held a 
hearing entitled ``Understanding Social Security's Solvency 
Challenge''. Testimony was heard from Stephen C. Goss, Chief Actuary, 
Social Security Administration; and Keith Hall, Director, Congressional 
Budget Office.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 5879, 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the credit for 
production from advanced nuclear power facilities; H.R. 5406, the 
``Helping Ensure Accountability, Leadership, and Trust in Tribal 
Healthcare Act''; H.R.

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5204, the ``Stop Taxing Death and Disability Act''; and H.R. 4220, the 
``Water and Agriculture Tax Reform Act of 2015''. The following bills 
were ordered reported, as amended: H.R. 5879, H.R. 5406, H.R. 5204, and 
H.R. 4220.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.