[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 100 (Tuesday, June 13, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D646-D647]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
SMALL WATERSHED INFRASTRUCTURE: CONTINUING THE MISSION, BUILDING UPON 
SUCCESS
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry 
held a hearing entitled ``Small Watershed Infrastructure: Continuing 
the Mission, Building upon Success''. Testimony was heard from Jimmy 
Bramblett, Deputy Chief, Programs, Natural Resources Conservation 
Service, Department of Agriculture; and public witnesses.
APPROPRIATIONS--CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION AND IMMIGRATION AND 
CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Homeland Security held a 
budget hearing on Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement. Testimony was heard from Thomas D. Homan, Acting 
Director, Immigration and Customs Enforcement; John P. Wagner, Deputy 
Executive Assistant Commissioner, Customs and Border Protection; and 
Carla L. Provost, Acting Chief, United States Border Patrol.
APPROPRIATIONS--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies held a budget hearing on the Department 
of Justice. Testimony was heard from Rod Rosenstein, Deputy Attorney 
General.
PROMOTING SECURITY IN WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications and 
Technology held a hearing entitled ``Promoting Security in Wireless 
Technology''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
DISRUPTER SERIES: UPDATE ON IOT OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and 
Consumer Protection held a hearing entitled ``Disrupter Series: Update 
on IOT Opportunities and Challenges''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.

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CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE U.S.-SAUDI RELATIONSHIP
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Middle East and North 
Africa held a hearing entitled ``Challenges and Opportunities for the 
U.S.-Saudi Relationship''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
EXAMINING THE SUPREME COURT'S TC HEARTLAND DECISION
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual 
Property, and the Internet held a hearing entitled ``Examining the 
Supreme Court's TC Heartland Decision''. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
LAWSUIT ABUSE AND THE TELEPHONE CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil 
Justice held a hearing entitled ``Lawsuit Abuse and the Telephone 
Consumer Protection Act''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
THE FEDERAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION REFORM ACT (FITARA) 
SCORECARD 4.0
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on 
Information Technology; and Subcommittee on Government Operations held 
a joint hearing entitled ``The Federal Information Technology 
Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) Scorecard 4.0''. Testimony was heard 
from David A. Powner, Director, IT Management Issues, Government 
Accountability Office; Beth Killoran, Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
IT, Chief Information Officer, Department of Health and Human Services; 
Sheila Conley, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Acting Chief Financial 
Officer, Department of Health and Human Services; and a public witness.
PROTECTING ACCESS TO CARE ACT OF 2017
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 1215, the 
``Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017''. The Committee granted, by 
record vote of 7-3, a structured rule for H.R. 1215. The rule provides 
one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary. 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 115-10 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. Testimony was heard from Representatives King of 
Iowa, Cohen, Barr, Hudson, and Bucshon.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.