[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 144 (Thursday, September 22, 2016)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D971-D973]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
REHABILITATION OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY: HEALING IN THE BAY THE VOLUNTARY 
WAY
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry 
held a hearing entitled ``Rehabilitation of the Chesapeake Bay: Healing 
in the Bay the Voluntary Way''. Testimony was heard from Jason Weller, 
Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Department of 
Agriculture; and Russell Redding, Secretary, Pennsylvania Department of 
Agriculture.
DISCUSSION DRAFT TO MODERNIZE MULTIEMPLOYER PENSIONS
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Health, 
Employment, Labor, and Pensions held a hearing entitled ``Discussion 
Draft to Modernize Multiemployer Pensions''. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
MIDTERM REVIEW AND UPDATE ON THE CORPORATE AVERAGE FUEL ECONOMY PROGRAM 
AND GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS STANDARDS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, 
Manufacturing, and Trade; and Subcommittee on Energy and Power, held a 
joint hearing entitled ``Midterm Review and Update on the Corporate 
Average Fuel Economy Program and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for 
Motor Vehicles''. Testimony was heard from Paul Hemmersbaugh, Chief 
Counsel, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; Janet McCabe, 
Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and Radiation, 
Environmental Protection Agency; and public witnesses.
MODERNIZING THE TELEPHONE CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications and 
Technology held a hearing entitled ``Modernizing the Telephone Consumer 
Protection Act''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE FINANCIAL STABILITY OVERSIGHT COUNCIL
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``The Annual Report of the Financial Stability Oversight Council''. 
Testimony was heard from Jacob J. Lew, Secretary, Department of the 
Treasury.
EXAMINING THE AGENDA OF REGULATORS, SROS, AND STANDARDS-SETTERS FOR 
ACCOUNTING, AUDITING, AND MUNICIPAL SECURITIES
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets and 
Government Sponsored Enterprises held a hearing entitled ``Examining 
the Agenda of Regulators, SROs, and Standards-Setters for Accounting, 
Auditing, and Municipal Securities''. Testimony was heard from Wesley 
R. Bricker, Interim Chief Accountant, Office of the Chief Accountant, 
Securities and Exchange Commission; Jessica Kane, Director, Office of 
Municipal Securities, Securities and Exchange Commission; and public 
witnesses.
DIPLOMACY AND SECURITY IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA: AFTER THE TRIBUNAL
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific held 
a hearing entitled ``Diplomacy and Security in the South China Sea: 
After the Tribunal''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, 
Global Human Rights, and International Organizations held a markup on 
H.R. 2189, the ``Walter Patterson and Werner Foerster Justice and 
Extradition Act''; and H.R. 3833, to require a regional strategy to 
address the threat posed by Boko Haram. H.R. 2189 and H.R. 3833 were 
forwarded to the full committee, without amendment.
IDENTIFYING THE ENEMY: RADICAL ISLAMIST TERROR
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Management Efficiency held a hearing entitled ``Identifying the Enemy: 
Radical Islamist Terror''. Testimony was heard from George Selim, 
Director, Office of Community Partnerships, Department of Homeland 
Security; former Representative Hoekstra; and public witnesses.

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OVERSIGHT OF UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Oversight of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement''. 
Testimony was heard from Sarah Saldana, Director, Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement.
TREATING THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC: THE STATE OF COMPETITION IN THE MARKETS 
FOR ADDICTION MEDICINE
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, 
Commercial and Antitrust Law held a hearing entitled ``Treating the 
Opioid Epidemic: The State of Competition in the Markets for Addiction 
Medicine''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee concluded 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''. The following bills were ordered reported, as 
amended: H.R. 564, H.R. 2387, and H.R. 5780. The following bills were 
ordered reported, without amendment: H.R. 5984 and S. 3028.
EXAMINING PRESERVATION OF STATE DEPARTMENT FEDERAL RECORDS; BUSINESS 
MEETING
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee concluded 
a hearing entitled ``Examining Preservation of State Department Federal 
Records'' and held a business meeting to consider a resolution and 
report recommending that the House of Representatives find Bryan 
Pagliano in Contempt of Congress for Refusal to Comply with a Subpoena 
Duly Issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. The 
resolution recommending that the House of Representatives find Bryan 
Pagliano in Contempt of Congress for Refusal to Comply with a Subpoena 
Duly Issued by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform was 
agreed to, as amended.
EXAMINING MISCONDUCT AND MISMANAGEMENT AT THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Examining Misconduct and Mismanagement at the 
National Park Service''. Testimony was heard from the following 
Department of Interior officials: Michael Reynolds, Deputy Director for 
Operations, National Park Service; Kelly Martin, Chief of Fire and 
Aviation Management, Yosemite National Park, National Park Service; and 
Brian Healy, Fisheries Program Manager, Grand Canyon National Park, 
National Park Service.
CLOSING THE TALENT GAP IN FEDERAL IT
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on 
Information Technology held a hearing entitled ``Closing the Talent Gap 
in Federal IT''. Testimony was heard from Joan Ferrini-Mundy, Assistant 
Director, Education and Human Resources, National Science Foundation; 
and public witnesses.
EXAMINING BILLION DOLLAR WASTE THROUGH IMPROPER PAYMENTS
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on 
Government Operations held a hearing entitled ``Examining Billion 
Dollar Waste through Improper Payments''. Testimony was heard from 
David Mader, Controller, Office of Federal Financial Management, Office 
of Management and Budget; Sheila Conley, Deputy Chief Financial 
Officer, Department of Health and Human Services; Laurie Park, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary of Finance, Department of Health and Human 
Services; Marianna LaConfora, Assistant Deputy Commissioner for Policy 
and Chair of the Improper Payments Board, Social Security 
Administration; and Jeff Schramek, Assistant Commissioner, Bureau of 
Debt Management Services, Department of Treasury.

Joint Meetings
ATROCITIES IN IRAQ AND SYRIA
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Commission concluded 
a hearing to examine atrocities in Iraq and Syria, focusing on relief 
for survivors and accountability for perpetrators, after receiving 
testimony from Chris Engels, The Commission for International Justice 
and Accountability; David Scheffer, Northwestern University Pritzker 
School of Law, Chicago, Illinois; Stephen M. Rasche, Chaldean Catholic 
Archdiocese of Erbil, Erbil, Iraq; William Canny, United States 
Conference of Catholic Bishops' Migration and Refugee Services, 
Washington, D.C.; and Carl A. Anderson, Knights of Columbus, New Haven, 
Connecticut.

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