[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 29, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D363-D365]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
REVIEW OF THE FARM CREDIT SYSTEM
Committee on Agriculture: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Review of the Farm Credit System''. Testimony was heard from Dallas 
P. Tonsager, Chairman and CEO, Farm Credit Administration; Jeffery S. 
Hall, Member of the Board, Farm Credit Administration; and public 
witnesses.
U.S. EUROPEAN COMMAND
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a closed 
hearing on U.S. European Command. Testimony was heard from General 
Curtis M. Scaparrotti, U.S. Army.
APPROPRIATIONS--DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, Education and Related Agencies held a budget hearing on the 
Department of Health and Human Services. Testimony was heard from Tom 
Price, Secretary of Health and Human Services.
PUBLIC WITNESS DAY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction, 
Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies held a hearing for public 
witnesses. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MILITARY ASSESSMENT OF THE SECURITY CHALLENGES IN THE GREATER MIDDLE 
EAST
Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Military Assessment of the Security Challenges in the Greater Middle 
East''. Testimony was heard from General Joseph Votel, Commander, U.S. 
Central Command.
THREATS TO SPACE ASSETS AND IMPLICATIONS FOR HOMELAND SECURITY
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces; and 
Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications of 
the Committee on Homeland Security held a joint hearing entitled 
``Threats to Space Assets and Implications for Homeland Security''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MILITARY PILOT SHORTAGE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel held a 
hearing entitled ``Military Pilot Shortage''. Testimony was heard from 
Lieutenant General Mark A. Brilakis, Deputy Commandant, Manpower and 
Reserve Affairs, U.S. Marine Corps; Vice Admiral Robert P. Burke, Chief 
Personnel, U.S. Navy; Lieutenant General Gina M. Grosso, Deputy Chief 
of Staff, Manpower and Personnel Services, U.S. Air Force; and Major 
General Erik C. Peterson, Director, Aviation, U.S. Army.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURE
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Health, 
Employment, Labor, and Pensions held a hearing on H.R. 986, the 
``Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2017''. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
REALIZING NATIONWIDE NEXT-GENERATION 911
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications and 
Technology held a hearing entitled ``Realizing Nationwide Next-
Generation 911''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
FEDERAL ENERGY RELATED TAX POLICY AND ITS EFFECTS ON MARKETS, PRICES, 
AND CONSUMERS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy held a hearing 
entitled ``Federal Energy Related Tax Policy and its Effects on 
Markets, Prices, and Consumers''. Testimony was heard from Terry Dinan, 
Senior Advisor, Congressional Budget Office; and public witnesses.
EXAMINING THE IMPACT OF THE VOLCKER RULE ON THE MARKETS, BUSINESSES, 
INVESTORS, AND JOB CREATORS
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets, 
Securities, and Investment held a hearing entitled ``Examining the 
Impact of the Volcker Rule on the Markets, Businesses, Investors, and 
Job Creators''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

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MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a markup on H. Res. 
54, reaffirming the United States-Argentina partnership and recognizing 
Argentina's economic reforms; H. Res. 92, condemning North Korea's 
development of multiple intercontinental ballistic missiles, and for 
other purposes; H. Res. 137, honoring the life of Shimon Peres; H. Res. 
145, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the 
fight against corruption in Central America; H. Res. 187, relating to 
efforts to respond to the famine in South Sudan; H.R. 390, the ``Iraq 
and Syria Genocide Emergency Relief and Accountability Act of 2017''; 
H.R. 479, the ``North Korea State Sponsor of Terrorism Designation Act 
of 2017''; H.R. 672, the ``Combating European Anti-Semitism Act of 
2017''; and H.R. 1644, the ``Korean Interdiction and Modernization of 
Sanctions Act of 2017''. H. Res. 137 was ordered reported, without 
amendment. H. Res. 54, H. Res. 145, H. Res. 187, H. Res. 92, H.R. 390, 
H.R. 672 H.R. 479, and H.R. 1644 were ordered reported, as amended.
TESTING THE LIMITS: IRAN'S BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAM, SANCTIONS, AND 
THE ISLAMIC REVOLUTIONARY GUARD CORPS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Middle East and North 
Africa held a hearing entitled ``Testing the Limits: Iran's Ballistic 
Missile Program, Sanctions, and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard 
Corps''. Testimony was heard from Kenneth Katzman, Specialist, Middle 
Eastern Affairs, Congressional Research Service; and public witnesses.
TERRORISM IN NORTH AFRICA: AN EXAMINATION OF THE THREAT
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and 
Intelligence held a hearing entitled ``Terrorism in North Africa: An 
Examination of the Threat''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 1667, 
the ``Financial Institution Bankruptcy Act of 2017''; H.R. 1695, the 
``Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act of 2017''; H. 
Res. 184, a resolution of inquiry requesting the President and 
directing the Attorney General to transmit, respectively, certain 
documents to the House of Representatives relating to communications 
with the government of Russia; and H. Res. 203, a resolution of inquiry 
requesting the President, and directing the Attorney General, to 
transmit, respectively, certain documents to the House of 
Representatives relating to certain communications by the President of 
the United States. H.R. 1667 was ordered reported, without amendment. 
H.R. 1695, H. Res. 184, and H. Res. 203 were ordered reported, as 
amended.
FEDERALLY FUNDED CANCER RESEARCH: COORDINATION AND INNOVATION
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Federally Funded Cancer Research: Coordination and 
Innovation''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
WMATA AFTER SAFETRACK
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on 
Government Operations held a hearing entitled ``WMATA After 
SafeTrack''. Testimony was heard from Paul Wiedefeld, General Manager, 
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority; Dennis Anosike, Chief 
Financial Officer, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority; and 
Mark L. Goldstein, Director, Physical Infrastructure Issues, Government 
Accountability Office.
CLIMATE SCIENCE: ASSUMPTIONS, POLICY IMPLICATIONS, AND THE SCIENTIFIC 
METHOD
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Climate Science: Assumptions, Policy Implications, 
and the Scientific Method''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
EVALUATING THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT: ARE BURDENS BEING REDUCED?
Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Evaluating the Paperwork Reduction Act: Are Burdens Being Reduced?''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Full Committee held a 
markup on H.R. 1346, to repeal the rule issued by the Federal Highway 
Administration and the Federal Transit Administration entitled 
``Metropolitan Planning Organization Coordination and Planning Area 
Reform''; H.R. 1726, the ``Coast Guard Improvement and Reform Act of 
2017''; H.R. 1093, to require the Federal Railroad Administration and 
the Federal Transit Authority to provide appropriate Congressional 
notice of safety audits conducted with respect to railroads and rail 
transit agencies; H.R. 1665, to ensure that Administrator of the 
Federal Emergency Management Agency considers severe local impact in 
making a recommendation to the President for a major disaster 
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H.R. 1678, to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act concerning the statute of limitations for 
actions to recover disaster or emergency assistance payments, and for 
other purposes; H.R. 1679, the ``FEMA Accountability, Modernization and 
Transparency Act of 2017''; H. Con. Res. 35, authorizing the use of the 
Capitol Grounds for the National Peace Officers Memorial Service and 
the National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition; H. Con. Res. 36, 
authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington 
Soap Box Derby; and H.R. 455, to designate the United States courthouse 
located at 501 East Court Street in Jackson, Mississippi, as the ``R. 
Jess Brown United States Courthouse''. H.R. 1346, H.R. 1726, H.R. 1678, 
H.R. 1679, H. Con. Res. 35, H. Con. Res. 36, and H.R. 455 were ordered 
reported, without amendment. H.R. 1093 and H.R. 1665 were ordered 
reported, as amended.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
on a draft of the ``Veterans Affairs Medical Scribe Pilot Act of 
2017''; H.R. 91, the ``Building Supportive Networks for Women Veterans 
Act''; H.R. 95, the ``Veterans' Access to Child Care Act''; H.R. 467, 
the ``VA Scheduling Accountability Act''; H.R. 907, the ``Newborn Care 
Improvement Act''; H.R. 918, the ``Veterans Urgent Access to Mental 
Health Care Act''; H.R. 1005, to improve the provision of adult day 
health care services for veterans; H.R. 1162, the ``No Hero Left 
Untreated Act''; H.R. 1545, to clarify VA's authority to disclose 
certain patient information to State controlled substance monitoring 
programs; and H.R. 1662, to prohibit smoking in any facility of the 
Veterans Health Administration. Testimony was heard from Chairman Roe 
of Tennessee, Representatives Walorski, Collins of Georgia, Coffman, 
Knight, and Kuster of New Hampshire; Jennifer S. Lee, M.D., Deputy 
Under Secretary, Health for Policy and Services, Veterans Health 
Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; and public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.