[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 159 (Wednesday, October 4, 2017)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1053-D1054]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Agriculture: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 2936, 
the ``Resilient Federal Forests Act of 2017''; H.R. 2521, the ``South 
Carolina Peanut Parity Act of 2017''; H.R. 2921, the ``National Forest 
System Vegetation Management Pilot Program Act of 2017''; H.R. 2941, 
the ``Kisatchie National Forest Land Conveyance Act''; and H.R. 3567, 
to authorize the purchase of a small parcel of Natural Resources 
Conservation Service property in Riverside, California, by the 
Riverside Corona Resource Conservation District, and for other 
purposes. H.R. 2936 was ordered reported, as amended. H.R. 2521, H.R. 
2921, H.R. 2941, and H.R. 3567 were ordered reported, without 
amendment.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Full Committee held a markup 
on H.R. 3441, the ``Save Local Business Act''. H.R. 3441 was ordered 
reported, as amended.
AIR QUALITY IMPACTS OF WILDFIRES: PERSPECTIVES OF KEY STAKEHOLDERS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Environment held a 
hearing entitled ``Air Quality Impacts of Wildfires: Perspectives of 
Key Stakeholders''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 
3921, the ``HEALTHY KIDS Act''; H.R. 3922, the ``CHAMPION Act''; H.R. 
1148, the ``Furthering Access to Stroke Telemedicine Act of 2017''; 
H.R. 2465, the ``Steve Gleason Enduring Voices Act of 2017''; H.R. 
2557, the ``Prostate Cancer Misdiagnosis Elimination Act of 2017''; 
H.R. 3120, to reduce the volume of future electronic health record-
related significant hardship requests; H.R. 3245, the ``Medicare Civil 
and Criminal Penalties Act''; H.R. 3263, to extend the Medicare 
Independence at home Medical Practice Demonstration program; and H.R. 
3271, the ``Protecting Access to Diabetes Supplies Act of 2017''. H.R. 
2465, H.R. 3120, and H.R. 3245 were ordered reported, without 
amendment. H.R. 1148, H.R. 2557, H.R. 3263, H.R. 3271, H.R. 3921, and 
H.R. 3923 were ordered reported, as amended.
EXAMINING THE SEC'S AGENDA, OPERATIONS, AND BUDGET
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Examining the SEC's Agenda, Operations, and Budget''. Testimony was 
heard from Jay Clayton, Chairman, Securities and Exchange Commission.
STATE DEPARTMENT'S ANTITERRORISM ASSISTANCE PROGRAM: THE GAO REVIEW
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Middle East and North 
Africa held a hearing entitled ``State Department's Antiterrorism 
Assistance Program: The GAO Review''. Testimony was heard from Jason 
Bair, Acting Director, International Affairs and Trade, Government 
Accountability Office.
IRANIAN BACKED MILITIAS: DESTABILIZING THE MIDDLE EAST
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Terrorism, 
Nonproliferation, and Trade held a hearing entitled ``Iranian Backed 
Militias: Destabilizing the Middle East''. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Homeland Security: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 
3548, the ``Border Security for America Act of 2017''. H.R. 3548 was 
ordered reported, as amended.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee concluded markup on H.R. 
210, the ``Native American Energy Act''; H.R. 424, the ``Gray Wolf 
State Management Act of 2017''; H.R. 717, the ``Listing Reform Act''; 
H.R. 1274, the ``State, Tribal and Local Species Transparency and 
Recovery Act''; H.R. 1488, the ``Indiana Dunes National Park Act''; 
H.R. 2600, to provide for the conveyance to the State of Iowa of the 
reversionary interest held by the United States

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in certain land in Pottawattamie County, Iowa, and for other purposes; 
H.R. 2603, the ``SAVES Act''; H.R. 2897, to authorize the Mayor of the 
District of Columbia and the Director of the National Park Service to 
enter into cooperative management agreements for the operation, 
maintenance, and management of units of the National Park System in the 
District of Columbia, and for other purposes; and H.R. 3131, the 
``Endangered Species Litigation Reasonableness Act''. H.R. 210, H.R. 
1274, H.R. 1488, H.R. 2600, and H.R. 2603 were ordered reported, as 
amended. H.R. 424, H.R. 717, H.R. 2897, and H.R. 3131 were ordered 
reported, without amendment.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and 
Alaska Native Affairs held a hearing on H.R. 146, the ``Eastern Band 
Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act''; H.R. 2402, the ``San Juan 
County Settlement Implementation Act''; and H.R. 2606, the ``Stigler 
Act Amendments of 2017''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
POWERING EXPLORATION: AN UPDATE ON RADIOISOTOPE PRODUCTION AND LESSONS 
LEARNED FROM CASSINI
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Space held 
a hearing entitled ``Powering Exploration: An Update on Radioisotope 
Production and Lessons Learned from Cassini''. Testimony was heard from 
David Schurr, Deputy Director, Planetary Science Division, National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration; Tracey Bishop, Deputy Assistant 
Secretary for Nuclear Infrastructure Programs, Office of Nuclear 
Energy, Department of Energy; Shelby Oakley, Director, Acquisition and 
Sourcing Management, Government Accountability Office; and a public 
witness.
SMALL BUSINESS TAX REFORM: MODERNIZING THE CODE FOR THE NATION'S JOB 
CREATORS
Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Small Business Tax Reform: Modernizing the Code for the Nation's Job 
Creators''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
BUILDING A 21ST CENTURY INFRASTRUCTURE FOR AMERICA: RAIL STAKEHOLDERS' 
PERSPECTIVES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials held a hearing entitled 
``Building a 21st Century Infrastructure for America: Rail 
Stakeholders' Perspectives''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
IRS REFORM: CHALLENGES TO MODERNIZING IT INFRASTRUCTURE
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing 
entitled ``IRS Reform: Challenges to Modernizing IT Infrastructure''. 
Testimony was heard from Jeffrey Tribiano, Deputy Commissioner for 
Operations Support, Internal Revenue Service; Gina Garza, Chief 
Information Officer, Internal Revenue Service; Danny Verneuille, 
Assistant Inspector General for Security and Information Technology 
Services, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration; and David 
Powner, Director, IT Management Issues, Government Accountability 
Office.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 849, 
the ``Protecting Seniors' Access to Medicare Act of 2017''. H.R. 849 
was ordered reported, as amended.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.