[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 72 (Thursday, April 27, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D461-D463]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
MEMBER DAY
Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Member Day''. Testimony was heard from Chairman Chabot, and 
Representatives Walz, Carter of Texas, Loebsack, Crawford, Dunn, and 
Johnson of Louisiana.

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POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER/TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel held a 
hearing entitled ``Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder/Traumatic Brain 
Injury''. Testimony was heard from Captain Mike Colston, U.S. Navy, 
Director, Department of Defense, Defense Centers of Excellence for 
Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury; Lieutenant Colonel 
Chris Ivany, M.D., Chief, Behavior Health Division, Office of the 
Surgeon General, U.S. Army; Captain Thomas Johnson, M.D., U.S. Navy, 
Site Director, Intrepid Spirit Concussion Recovery Center, Camp 
Lejeune, North Carolina; and Colonel Steven Pflanz, Deputy Director of 
Psychological Health, U.S. Air Force.
STRENGTHENING ACCREDITATION TO BETTER PROTECT STUDENTS AND TAXPAYERS
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Full Committee held a hearing 
entitled ``Strengthening Accreditation to Better Protect Students and 
Taxpayers''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
OUTDOOR RECREATION: VAST IMPACT OF THE GREAT OUTDOORS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and 
Consumer Protection held a hearing entitled ``Outdoor Recreation: Vast 
Impact of the Great Outdoors''. Testimony was heard from Representative 
Beyer, and public witnesses.
SAFEGUARDING THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM FROM TERRORIST FINANCING
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Terrorism and Illicit 
Finance held a hearing entitled ``Safeguarding the Financial System 
from Terrorist Financing''. Testimony was heard from Jamal El-Hindi, 
Acting Director, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, Department of 
the Treasury.
SYRIA AFTER THE MISSILE STRIKES: POLICY OPTIONS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Syria After the Missile Strikes: Policy Options''. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
AFGHANISTAN'S TERRORIST RESURGENCE: AL-QAEDA, ISIS, AND BEYOND
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Terrorism, 
Nonproliferation, and Trade held a hearing entitled ``Afghanistan's 
Terrorist Resurgence: Al-Qaeda, ISIS, and Beyond''. Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
CHECKPOINT OF THE FUTURE: EVALUATING TSA'S INNOVATION TASK FORCE 
INITIATIVE
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Transportation and 
Protective Security held a hearing entitled ``Checkpoint of the Future: 
Evaluating TSA's Innovation Task Force Initiative''. Testimony was 
heard from Steve Karoly, Acting Assistant Administrator, Office of 
Requirements and Capabilities Analysis, Transportation Security 
Administration, Department of Homeland Security; Roosevelt Council, 
Jr., General Manager Hatsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, 
Department of Aviation, City of Atlanta, Georgia; and Jeanne M. 
Olivier, Assistant Director, Aviation Security and Technology, Security 
Operations and Programs Department, The Port Authority of New York and 
New Jersey.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 115, 
the ``Thin Blue Line Act''; H.R. 510, the ``Rapid DNA Act of 2017''; 
H.R. 613, the ``Lieutenant Osvaldo Albarati Correctional Officer Self-
Protection Act of 2017''. H.R. 115, H.R. 510, and H.R. 613, were 
ordered reported, without amendment.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee concluded a markup on 
H.R. 220, to authorize the expansion of an existing hydroelectric 
project, and for other purposes; H.R. 497, the ``Santa Ana River Wash 
Plan Land Exchange Act''; H.R. 660, the ``Bureau of Reclamation 
Transparency Act''; H.R. 1073, 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; H.R. 1135, to reauthorize the Historically Black 
Colleges and Universities Historic Preservation program; H.R. 1500, the 
``Robert Emmet Park Act of 2017''; H.R. 1654, the ``Water Supply 
Permitting Coordination Act''; H.R. 1715, the ``Medgar Evers House 
Study Act''; H.R. 1769, the ``San Luis Unit Drainage Resolution Act''; 
H.R. 1807, the ``Public Water Supply Invasive Species Compliance Act of 
2017''; H.R. 1873, the ``Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection 
Act''; H.R. 1967, the ``Bureau of Reclamation Pumped Storage Hydropower 
Development Act''; and H.R. 2085, to approve an agreement between the 
United States and the Republic of Palau, and for other purposes. H.R. 
660, H.R. 1073, H.R. 1135, H.R. 1500, H.R. 1715, and H.R. 2085 were 
ordered reported, without amendment. H.R. 220, H.R. 497, H.R. 1654, 
H.R. 1769, H.R. 1807, H.R.

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1873, and H.R. 1967 were ordered reported, as amended.
THE BORDER WALL: STRENGTHENING OUR NATIONAL SECURITY
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on National 
Security held a hearing entitled ``The Border Wall: Strengthening our 
National Security''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MAKING FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017, AND FOR 
OTHER PURPOSES
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.J. Res. 99, 
making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2017, and for 
other purposes. The Committee granted, by record vote of 8-2, a closed 
rule for H.J. Res. 99. The rule provides one hour of debate equally 
divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Appropriations. The rule waives all points of order 
against consideration of the joint resolution. The rule provides that 
the joint resolution shall be considered as read. The rule waives all 
points of order against provisions in the joint resolution. Finally, 
the rule provides one motion to recommit. Testimony was heard from 
Chairman Frelinghuysen and Representative Lowey.
SMALL BUSINESS: THE KEY TO ECONOMIC GROWTH
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax, and 
Capital Access held a hearing entitled ``Small Business: The Key to 
Economic Growth''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
BUILDING A 21ST CENTURY INFRASTRUCTURE FOR AMERICA: MITIGATING DAMAGE 
AND RECOVERING QUICKLY FROM DISASTERS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management held a 
hearing entitled ``Building a 21st Century Infrastructure for America: 
Mitigating Damage and Recovering Quickly from Disasters''. Testimony 
was heard from Andrew Phelps, Director, Oregon Office of Emergency 
Management; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Disability Assistance 
and Memorial Affairs held a markup on H.R. 105, the ``Protect Veterans 
from Financial Fraud Act of 2017''; H.R. 1328, the ``American Heroes 
COLA Act of 2017''; H.R. 1329, the ``Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-
Living Adjustment Act of 2017''; H.R. 1390, to amend title 38, United 
States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay 
costs relating to the transportation of certain deceased veterans to 
veterans' cemeteries owned by a State or tribal organization; H.R. 
1564, the ``VA Beneficiary Travel Act of 2017''; and H.R. 1725, the 
``Quicker Veterans Benefits Delivery Act of 2017''. H.R. 1329, H.R. 
1390, and H.R. 1725 were forwarded to the full committee, as amended. 
H.R. 105, H.R. 1328, and H.R. 1564 were forwarded to the full 
committee, without amendment.

Joint Meetings
HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Commission received a 
briefing on Russia's human rights violations against Ukrainian citizens 
from Halya Coynash, Kharkiv Human Rights Protection Group, Mustafa 
Nayyem, Member of Ukrainian Parliament, and Natalya Kaplan, all of 
Kiev, Ukraine.