[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 143 (Wednesday, September 6, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D929-D930]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
THE SHARING ECONOMY: CREATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR INNOVATION AND 
FLEXIBILITY
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Full Committee held a hearing 
entitled ``The Sharing Economy: Creating Opportunities for Innovation 
and Flexibility''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
POWERING AMERICA: REEVALUATING PURPA'S OBJECTIVES AND ITS EFFECTS ON 
TODAY'S CONSUMERS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy held a hearing 
entitled ``Powering America: Reevaluating PURPA's Objectives and its 
Effects on Today's Consumers''. Testimony was heard from Darwin Baas, 
Director, Department of Public Works, Kent County, Michigan; Kristine 
Raper, Commissioner, Idaho Public Utilities Commission; and public 
witnesses.
EPA OVERSIGHT: UNIMPLEMENTED INSPECTOR GENERAL AND GAO RECOMMENDATIONS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``EPA Oversight: Unimplemented 
Inspector General and GAO Recommendations''. Testimony was heard from 
Alfredo Gomez, Director, Natural Resources and Environment, Government 
Accountability Office; and Alan S. Larsen, Counsel to the Inspector 
General, Environmental Protection Agency.
LOW COST, HIGH IMPACT: COMBATTING THE FINANCING OF LONE-WOLF AND SMALL-
SCALE TERRORIST ATTACKS
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Terrorism and Illicit 
Finance held a hearing entitled ``Low Cost, High Impact: Combatting the 
Financing of Lone-Wolf and Small-Scale Terrorist Attacks''. Testimony 
was heard from public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources held a hearing on H.R. 2661, the ``State Mineral Revenue 
Protection Act''; H.R. 2907, the ``Planning for American Energy Act''; 
and H.R. 3565, the ``Federal Land Freedom Act''. Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, ENVIRONMENT, AND RELATED AGENCIES 
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2018
Committee on Rules: Full Committee concluded a hearing on H.R. 3354, 
the ``Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2018'' [Make America Secure and Prosperous 
Appropriations Act, 2018]. The Committee granted, by record vote of 9-
4, a structured rule for further consideration of H.R. 3354. The rule 
provides that no further general debate shall be in order. The rule 
makes in order only those further amendments printed in the Rules 
Committee report, amendments en bloc described in section 3 of the 
resolution, and available pro forma amendments described in section 4 
of House Resolution 500. Each further amendment printed in the report 
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, may be withdrawn by 
the proponent at any time before action thereon, shall not be subject 
to amendment except amendments described in section 4 of House 
Resolution 500, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of 
the question. The rule waives all points of order against the further 
amendments printed in the report or against amendments en bloc 
described in section 3 of the resolution. The rule provides that it 
shall be in order at any time for the chair of the Committee on 
Appropriations or his designee to offer further amendments en bloc 
consisting of amendments printed in the report not earlier disposed of. 
Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 
20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective 
designees, shall not be subject to amendment except amendments 
described in section 4 of House Resolution 500, and shall not be 
subject to a demand for division of the question. The rule provides one 
motion to recommit with or without instructions. Testimony was heard 
from Chairman Goodlatte and Representatives Calvert, McCollum, 
Culberson, Serrano, Graves of Georgia, Quigley,

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Cole, DeLauro, Polis, Lee, Barr, Blumenauer, Coffman, Heck, Crawford, 
Jackson Lee, Langevin, Griffith, Plaskett, Jenkins of West Virginia, 
O'Rourke, Lewis of Minnesota, Raskin, Murphy of Pennsylvania, Scott of 
Virginia, Perry, Titus, Rohrabacher, and Maxine Waters of California.
EXAMINING THE SCIENTIFIC AND OPERATIONAL INTEGRITY OF EPA'S IRIS 
PROGRAM
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on 
Environment; and Subcommittee on Oversight held a joint hearing 
entitled ``Examining the Scientific and Operational Integrity of EPA's 
IRIS Program''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
EXPEDITING ECONOMIC GROWTH: HOW STREAMLINING FEDERAL PERMITTING CAN CUT 
RED TAPE FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Expediting Economic Growth: How Streamlining Federal Permitting Can 
Cut Red Tape for Small Businesses''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
MISSING FROM THE LABOR FORCE: EXAMINING DECLINING EMPLOYMENT AMONG 
WORKING-AGE MEN
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources held a 
hearing entitled ``Missing from the Labor Force: Examining Declining 
Employment among Working-Age Men''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY FOR DISABILITY BENEFITS: CHALLENGES FACING THE 
SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security held a 
hearing entitled ``Determining Eligibility for Disability Benefits: 
Challenges Facing the Social Security Administration''. Testimony was 
heard from Bea Disman, Acting Chief of Staff, Social Security 
Administration; Kathryn Larin, Director, Education, Workforce, and 
Income Security Issues, Government Accountability Office; and public 
witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.