[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 6, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D124-D126]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
THE STATE OF THE RURAL ECONOMY
Committee on Agriculture: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``The 
State of the Rural Economy''. Testimony was heard from Sonny Perdue, 
Secretary, Department of Agriculture.
THE NATIONAL DEFENSE STRATEGY AND THE NUCLEAR POSTURE REVIEW
Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``The National Defense Strategy and the Nuclear Posture Review''. 
Testimony was heard from James N. Mattis, Secretary, Department of 
Defense; and General Paul J. Selva, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs 
of Staff.
ADDRESSING PHYSIOLOGICAL EPISODES IN FIGHTER, ATTACK, AND TRAINING 
AIRCRAFT
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land 
Forces held a hearing entitled ``Addressing Physiological Episodes in 
Fighter, Attack, and Training Aircraft''. Testimony was heard from 
Clinton H. Cragg, Principal Engineer, Engineering and Safety Center, 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration; Rear Admiral Lower Half 
Sara A. Joyner, Navy Physiological Events Action Team Lead, U.S. Navy; 
and Lieutenant General Mark Nowland, Deputy Chief of Staff for 
Operations, U.S. Air Force.
CBO OVERSIGHT: ECONOMIC ASSUMPTIONS, BASELINE CONSTRUCTION, COST 
ESTIMATING, AND SCORING
Committee on the Budget: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``CBO 
Oversight: Economic Assumptions, Baseline Construction, Cost 
Estimating, and Scoring''. Testimony was heard from Mark Hadley, Deputy 
Director, Congressional Budget Office; Wendy Edelberg, Associate 
Director for Economic Analysis, Congressional Budget Office; and Teri 
Gullo, Assistant Director for Budget Analysis, Congressional Budget 
Office.
REVIEWING THE POLICIES AND PRIORITIES OF THE MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH 
ADMINISTRATION
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Workforce 
Protections held a hearing entitled ``Reviewing the Policies and 
Priorities of the Mine Safety and Health Administration''. Testimony 
was heard from David G. Zatezalo, Assistant Secretary of Labor, Mine 
Safety and Health Administration, Department of Labor.

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DOE MODERNIZATION: ADVANCING THE ECONOMIC AND NATIONAL SECURITY 
BENEFITS OF AMERICA'S NUCLEAR INFRASTRUCTURE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy held a hearing 
entitled ``DOE Modernization: Advancing the Economic and National 
Security Benefits of America's Nuclear Infrastructure''. Testimony was 
heard from Art Atkins, Associate Deputy Administrator for Global 
Material Security, National Nuclear Security Administration, Department 
of Energy; Victor McCree, Executive Director of Operations, Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission; Ed McGinnis, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary, Office of Nuclear Energy, Department of Energy; James 
Owendoff, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Environmental 
Management, Department of Energy; David Trimble, Director, Natural 
Resources and Environment, Government Accountability Office; and public 
witnesses.
THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE FINANCIAL STABILITY OVERSIGHT COUNCIL
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``The Annual Report of the Financial Stability Oversight Council''. 
Testimony was heard from Steven T. Mnuchin, Secretary, Department of 
the Treasury.
U.S. CYBER DIPLOMACY IN AN ERA OF GROWING THREATS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``U.S. Cyber Diplomacy in an Era of Growing Threats''. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
SYRIA: WHICH WAY FORWARD?
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Middle East and North 
Africa held a hearing entitled ``Syria: Which Way Forward?''. Testimony 
was heard from public witnesses.
U.S.-PAKISTAN RELATIONS: REASSESSING PRIORITIES AMID CONTINUED 
CHALLENGES
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific held 
a hearing entitled ``U.S.-Pakistan Relations: Reassessing Priorities 
Amid Continued Challenges''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
ENSURING EFFECTIVE AND RELIABLE ALERTS AND WARNINGS
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, 
Response, and Communications held a hearing entitled ``Ensuring 
Effective and Reliable Alerts and Warnings''. Testimony was heard from 
Antwane Johnson, Director of Continuity Communications, Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security; Lisa M. 
Fowlkes, Chief, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, Federal 
Communications Commission; Benjamin J. Krakauer, Assistant 
Commissioner, Strategy and Program Development, New York City Emergency 
Management Department; Peter T. Gaynor, Director, Rhode Island 
Emergency Management Agency; and public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Federal Lands held a 
hearing on H.R. 835, the ``Florissant Fossil Beds National Monument''; 
H.R. 857, to provide for conservation and enhanced recreation 
activities in the California Desert Conservation Area, and for other 
purposes; and H.R. 4895, the ``Medgar Evers National Monument Act''. 
Testimony was heard from Representatives Thompson of Mississippi, 
Lamborn, and Cook; Norm Steen, County Commissioner, Teller County, 
Colorado; and public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and 
Alaska Native Affairs held a hearing on H.R. 231, the ``Canyon Village 
Land Conveyance Act''; and H.R. 4032, the ``Gila River Indian Community 
Federal Rights-of-Way, Easements and Boundary Clarification Act''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee held a 
markup on H.R. 4887, the ``GREAT Act''; H.R. 4917, the ``IG Subpoena 
Authority Act''; H.R. 3076, the ``Creating Advanced Streamlined 
Electronic Services (CASES) for Constituents Act of 2017''; H.R. 3398, 
the ``REAL ID Act Modification for Freely Associated States Act''; H.R. 
4631, the ``Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act''; H.R. 
3183, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 13683 James Madison Highway in Palmyra, Virginia, as the 
``U.S. Navy Seaman Dakota Kyle Rigsby Post Office''; H.R. 4188, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
621 Kansas Avenue in Atchison, Kansas, as the ``Amelia Earhart Post 
Office Building''; H.R. 4405, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 4558 Broadway in New York, New York, 
as the ``Stanley Michaels Post Office Building''; H.R. 4406, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
99 Macombs Place in New York, New York, as the ``Tuskegee Airman Post 
Office Building''; H.R.

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4463, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 6 Doyers Street in New York, New York, as the ``Mabel Lee 
Memorial Post Office''; H.R. 4646, to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 1900 Corporate Drive in 
Birmingham, Alabama, as the ``Lance Corporal Thomas E. Rivers, Jr. Post 
Office Building''; and H.R. 4685, to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 515 Hope Street in Bristol, 
Rhode Island, as the ``First Sergeant P. Andrew McKenna Jr. Post 
Office''. H.R. 4887, H.R. 3076, H.R. 4631, and H.R. 4405 were ordered 
reported, as amended. H.R. 4917, H.R. 3398, H.R. 3183, H.R. 4188, H.R. 
4406, H.R. 4463, H.R. 4646, and H.R. 4685 were ordered reported, 
without amendment.
SENATE AMENDMENT TO AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 4, UNITED STATES CODE, TO 
PROVIDE FOR THE FLYING OF THE FLAG AT HALF-STAFF IN THE EVENT OF THE 
DEATH OF A FIRST RESPONDER IN THE LINE OF DUTY
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on the Senate 
amendment to H.R. 1892, an Act to amend title 4, United States Code, to 
provide for the flying of the flag at half-staff in the event of the 
death of a first responder in the line of duty'' [Further Extension of 
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2018]. The Committee granted, by record 
vote of 8-4, a rule providing for the consideration of the Senate 
amendment to H.R. 1892. The rule makes in order a motion offered by the 
chair of the Committee on Appropriations or his designee that the House 
concur in the Senate amendment with an amendment consisting of the text 
of Rules Committee Print 115-58 modified by the amendment printed in 
the Rules Committee report. The rule waives all points of order against 
consideration of the motion. The rule provides that the Senate 
amendment and the motion shall be considered as read. The rule provides 
one hour of debate on the motion equally divided and controlled by the 
chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. 
Testimony was heard from Representatives Granger, Visclosky, Barton, 
Kennedy, Roskam, Levin, and Polis.
IN DEFENSE OF SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY: EXAMINING THE IARC MONOGRAPH 
PROGRAMME AND GLYPHOSATE REVIEW
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``In Defense of Scientific Integrity: Examining the 
IARC Monograph Programme and Glyphosate Review''. Testimony was heard 
from Anna Lowit, Senior Science Adviser, Office of Pesticide Programs, 
Environmental Protection Agency; and public witnesses.
VA CAREGIVER SUPPORT PROGRAM: CORRECTING COURSE FOR VETERAN CAREGIVERS
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``VA Caregiver Support Program: Correcting Course for Veteran 
Caregivers''. Testimony was heard from David Shulkin, M.D., Secretary, 
Department of Veterans Affairs; and public witnesses.
THE OPIOID CRISIS: REMOVING BARRIERS TO PREVENT AND TREAT OPIOID ABUSE 
AND DEPENDENCE IN MEDICARE
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``The Opioid Crisis: Removing Barriers to Prevent and Treat 
Opioid Abuse and Dependence in Medicare''. Testimony was heard from 
Phil Scott, Governor, Vermont; and public witnesses.
BUSINESS MEETING
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee held a 
business meeting on February 5, 2018, to consider the public disclosure 
of executive session material, and other matters. The vote to disclose 
to the public, information contained in the classified executive 
session memo made available to the House by the Committee on January 
29, 2018, passed. This meeting was closed.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.