[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 154 (Tuesday, September 26, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1011-D1013]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
POWERING AMERICA: TECHNOLOGY'S ROLE IN EMPOWERING CONSUMERS
Committee on Energy And Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy held a hearing 
entitled ``Powering America: Technology's Role in Empowering 
Consumers''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE REDESIGN
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``The Department of State Redesign''. Testimony was heard from John J. 
Sullivan, Deputy Secretary, Department of State.
RAISING THE STANDARD: DHS'S EFFORTS TO IMPROVE AVIATION SECURITY AROUND 
THE GLOBE
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Transportation and 
Protective Security held a hearing entitled ``Raising the Standard: 
DHS's Efforts to Improve Aviation Security Around the Globe''. 
Testimony was heard from Craig Lynes, Director of Global Compliance, 
Office of Global Strategies, Transportation Security Administration, 
Department of Homeland Security; Todd C. Owen, Executive Assistant 
Commissioner, Office of Field Operations, Customs and Border 
Protection, Department of Homeland Security; and Jennifer Grover, 
Director, Homeland Security and Justice, Government Accountability 
Office.
DHS FINANCIAL SYSTEMS: WILL MODERNIZATION EVER BE ACHIEVED
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Management Efficiency held a hearing entitled ``DHS Financial Systems: 
Will Modernization Ever Be Achieved''. Testimony was heard from Chip 
Fulghum, Deputy Under Secretary for Management, Department of Homeland 
Security; Michele Singer, Director, Interior Business Center, 
Department of the Interior; Elizabeth Angerman, Executive Director, 
Unified Shared Services Management, Office of Government-wide Policy, 
General Services Administration; and Asif Khan, Director, Financial 
Management and Assurance, Government Accountability Office.
TRANSFORMING GPO FOR THE 21ST CENTURY AND BEYOND: PART 3--FEDERAL 
DEPOSITORY LIBRARY PROGRAM
Committee on House Administration: Full Committee held a hearing 
entitled ``Transforming GPO for the

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21st Century and Beyond: Part 3--Federal Depository Library Program''. 
Testimony was heard from Laurie Hall, Acting Superintendent of 
Documents, Government Publishing Office; Stephen Parks, State 
Librarian, Mississippi; and public witnesses.


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  September 26, 2017, on page D1012, the following appeared: 
Testimony was heard from Carla Hayden, Librarian of Congress; 
Laurie Hall, Acting Superintendent of Documents, Government 
Publishing Office; Stephen Parks, State Librarian, Mississippi; 
and public witnesses.
  
  The online version has been corrected to read: Testimony was 
heard from Laurie Hall, Acting Superintendent of Documents, 
GovernmentPublishing Office; Stephen Parks, State Librarian, 
Mississippi; and public witnesses.


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LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans 
held a hearing on H.R. 200, the ``Strengthening Fishing Communities and 
Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act''; H.R. 2023, the 
``Modernizing Recreational Fisheries Management Act of 2017''; H.R. 
3588, the ``RED SNAPPER Act''; and legislation to amend and reauthorize 
the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act, and for 
other purposes. Testimony was heard from Jonathan Mitchell, Mayor, New 
Bedford, Massachusetts; Chris Blankenship, Commissioner, Department of 
Conservation and Natural Resources, Alabama; Chris Oliver, Director, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries, Department 
of Commerce; and public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and 
Alaska Native Affairs held a hearing on H.R. 3535, the ``Ruffey 
Rancheria Restoration Act of 2017''; H.R. 3650, the ``Lumbee 
Recognition Act''; and H.R. 3744, the ``Tribal Recognition Act of 
2017''. Testimony was heard from Representative Pittenger; John 
Tahsuda, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs, 
Department of the Interior; and public witnesses.
RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMISSION ON EVIDENCE-BASED POLICYMAKING
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Recommendations of the Commission on Evidence-Based 
Policymaking''. Testimony was heard from the following Commission on 
Evidence Based Policy Making officials: Katharine G. Abraham, Chair; 
Ron Haskins, Co-Chair; Robert Shea, Commissioner; and Latanya Sweeney, 
Commissioner.
EXAMINING AMERICA'S NUCLEAR WASTE MANAGEMENT AND STORAGE
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on the 
Interior, Energy, and Environment held a hearing entitled ``Examining 
America's Nuclear Waste Management and Storage''. Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
DISASTER TAX RELIEF AND AIRPORT AND AIRWAY EXTENSION ACT
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 3823, the 
``Disaster Tax Relief and Airport and Airway Extension Act''. The 
Committee granted, by record vote of 7-3, a closed rule for H.R. 3823. 
The rule provides one hour of debate with 40 minutes equally divided 
and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Ways and Means, and 20 minutes equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Financial Services. The rule waives all points of order against 
consideration of the bill and provides that the bill shall not be 
subject to a question of consideration. The rule provides that the 
amendment printed in the Rules Committee report shall be considered as 
adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The rule 
waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. 
The rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 
In section 2, the rule provides that it shall be in order at any time 
on the legislative day of September 28, 2017, for the Speaker to 
entertain motions that the House suspend the rules and that the Speaker 
or his designee shall consult with the Minority Leader or her designee 
on the designation of any matter for consideration pursuant to this 
section.
BUILDING A 21ST CENTURY INFRASTRUCTURE FOR AMERICA: WATER STAKEHOLDERS' 
PERSPECTIVES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water 
Resources and Environment held a hearing entitled ``Building a 21st 
Century Infrastructure for America: Water Stakeholders' Perspectives''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
on H.R. 93, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for 
increased access to Department of Veterans Affairs medical care for 
women veterans; H.R. 501, the ``VA Transparency Enhancement Act of 
2017''; H.R. 1063, the ``Veteran Prescription Continuity Act''; H.R. 
1066, the ``VA Management Alignment Act of 2017''; H.R. 1943, the 
``Restoring Maximum Mobility to Our Nation's Veterans Act of 2017''; 
H.R. 1972, the ``VA Billing Accountability Act''; H.R. 2147, the 
``Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2017''; H.R. 2225, the 
``Veterans Dog Training Therapy Act''; H.R. 2327, the ``PAWS Act of 
2017''; and legislation on the VA's Health Professionals Educational 
Assistance Program. Testimony

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was heard from Representatives Dingell, O'Rourke, Kilmer, King of Iowa, 
Smucker, Coffman, Stivers, DeSantis, and Rutherford; Harold Kudler, 
M.D., Acting Assistant Deputy Under Secretary for Health for Patient 
Care Services, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs; and public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.