[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 59 (Thursday, April 12, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D383-D386]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
APPROPRIATIONS--SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and 
Related Agencies held a budget hearing on the Smithsonian Institution. 
Testimony was heard from David Skorton, Secretary, Smithsonian 
Institution.
INVESTMENTS IN OUR HEALTH WORKFORCE AND RURAL COMMUNITIES
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, Education, and Related Agencies held a budget hearing 
entitled ``Investments in our Health Workforce and Rural Communities''. 
Testimony was heard from Tom Morris, Associate Administrator for Rural 
Health Policy, Health Resources and Services Administration; and Luis 
Padilla, M.D., Associate Administrator for Health Workforce, Health 
Resources and Services Administration.
APPROPRIATIONS--NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies held a budget hearing on the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration. Testimony was heard from Robert 
M. Lightfoot, Acting Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration.
APPROPRIATIONS--U.S. NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a budget 
hearing on the U.S. National Guard and Reserve. Testimony was heard 
from General Joseph L. Lengyel, Chief, National Guard Bureau; 
Lieutenant General Charles D. Luckey, Chief of Army Reserve; Vice 
Admiral Luke M. McCollum, Chief of Navy Reserve; Lieutenant General Rex 
C. McMillian, Commander, Marine Forces Reserve; and Lieutenant General 
Maryanne Miller, Chief of Air Force Reserve.

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APPROPRIATIONS--GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative Branch held a 
budget hearing on the Government Publishing Office. Testimony was heard 
from Andrew M. Sherman, Acting Deputy Director, Government Publishing 
Office.
APPROPRIATIONS--ENERGY, INSTALLATIONS, AND ENVIRONMENT
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction, 
Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies held a budget hearing on Energy, 
Installations, and Environment. Testimony was heard from Lucian 
Niemeyer, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and 
Environment, Department of Defense; Lieutenant General Gwen Bingham, 
Assistant Chief of Staff for Installation Management, U.S. Army; Vice 
Admiral Dixon R. Smith, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Fleet 
Readiness and Logistics, U.S. Navy; Major General Vincent A. 
Coglianese, Commander, Marine Corps Installations Command, and 
Assistant Deputy Commandant, Installations and Logistics (Facilities), 
U.S. Marine Corps; and Major General Timothy S. Green, Air Force 
Director of Civil Engineers, and Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, 
Engineering and Force Protection, U.S. Air Force.
APPROPRIATIONS--U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT, AND U.S. 
CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Homeland Security held a 
budget hearing on the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and 
U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Testimony was heard from Kevin K. 
McAleenan, Commissioner, Customs and Border Protection; Matthew T. 
Albence, Executive Associate Director for Enforcement and Removal 
Operations, Immigration and Customs Enforcement; and Derek N. Benner, 
Executive Associate, Director for Homeland Security Investigations, 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
APPROPRIATIONS--ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative Branch held a 
budget hearing on the Architect of the Capitol. Testimony was heard 
from Stephen T. Ayers, Architect of the Capitol.
APPROPRIATIONS--DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing 
and Urban Development, and Related Agencies held a budget hearing on 
the Department of Transportation. Testimony was heard from Elaine Chao, 
Secretary, Department of Transportation.
THE FISCAL YEAR 2019 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BUDGET REQUEST FROM 
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``The Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense Authorization Budget Request 
from the Department of Defense''. Testimony was heard from General 
Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff; and James N. 
Mattis, Secretary, Department of Defense.
FISCAL YEAR 2019 BUDGET REQUEST FOR COMBAT AVIATION PROGRAMS
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land 
Forces held a hearing entitled ``Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Request for 
Combat Aviation Programs''. Testimony was heard from Lieutenant General 
Arnold W. Bunch, Jr., Military Deputy, Office of the Assistant 
Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition; Rear Admiral Upper Half 
Scott D. Conn, Director of Air Warfare Division (N98), Headquarters, 
U.S. Navy; Vice Admiral Paul A. Grosklags, Commander of the Naval Air 
Systems Command, Headquarters, U.S. Navy; Lieutenant General Jerry D. 
Harris, Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Plans and Requirements, 
Headquarters, U.S. Air Force; and Lieutenant General Steven R. Rudder, 
Deputy Commandant of the Marine Corps for Aviation, Headquarters, U.S. 
Marine Corps.
355 SHIP NAVY: DELIVERING THE RIGHT CAPABILITIES
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection 
Forces held a hearing entitled ``355 Ship Navy: Delivering the Right 
Capabilities''. Testimony was heard from James F. Geurts, Assistant 
Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition, 
Headquarters, U.S. Navy; Vice Admiral William R. Merz, Deputy Chief of 
Naval Operations for Warfare Systems, Headquarters, U.S. Navy; and Vice 
Admiral Thomas Moore, Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command, U.S. Navy.
THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE'S BUDGET AND ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
Committee on the Budget: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``The 
Congressional Budget Office's Budget and Economic Outlook''. Testimony 
was heard from Keith Hall, Director, Congressional Budget Office.

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COMBATING THE OPIOID CRISIS: IMPROVING THE ABILITY OF MEDICARE AND 
MEDICAID TO PROVIDE CARE FOR PATIENTS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health concluded a 
hearing entitled ``Combating the Opioid Crisis: Improving the Ability 
of Medicare and Medicaid to Provide Care for Patients''. Testimony was 
heard from Kimberly Brandt, Principal Deputy Administrator for 
Operations, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; and public 
witnesses.
THE FISCAL YEAR 2019 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY BUDGET
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy held a hearing 
entitled ``The Fiscal Year 2019 Department of Energy Budget''. 
Testimony was heard from Rick Perry, Secretary, Department of Energy.
OVERSIGHT OF THE FEDERAL HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Oversight of the Federal 
Housing Finance Agency''. Testimony was heard from Laura Wertheimer, 
Inspector General, Federal Housing Finance Agency.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURE
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Monetary Policy and 
Trade held a hearing on H.R. 4311, the ``Foreign Investment Risk Review 
Modernization Act of 2017''. Testimony was heard from Michael A. Brown, 
Presidential Innovation Fellow, Defense Innovation Unit Experimental; 
and public witnesses.
BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE: EXAMINING CHALLENGES FACING THE DEPARTMENT OF 
HOMELAND SECURITY'S CONSOLIDATED HEADQUARTERS PROJECT
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Management Efficiency held a hearing entitled ``Building for the 
Future: Examining Challenges Facing the Department of Homeland 
Security's Consolidated Headquarters Project''. Testimony was heard 
from Thomas D. Chaleki, Chief Readiness Support Officer, Directorate 
for Management, Department of Homeland Security; Michael Gelber, Deputy 
Commissioner, Public Buildings Service, General Services 
Administration; and Christopher P. Currie, Director, Emergency 
Management, National Preparedness, and Critical Infrastructure 
Protection, Homeland Security and Justice Team, Government 
Accountability Office.
EXAMINING THE PRESIDENT'S FY 2019 BUDGET REQUEST FOR THE TRANSPORTATION 
SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Transportation and 
Protective Security held a hearing entitled ``Examining the President's 
FY 2019 Budget Request for the Transportation Security 
Administration''. Testimony was heard from David P. Pekoske, 
Administrator, Transportation Security Administration, Department of 
Homeland Security; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on House Administration: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 
4631, the ``Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act''; and H.R. 
5305, the ``FDLP Modernization Act of 2018''. H.R. 4631 and H.R. 5305 
were ordered reported, as amended.
EXAMINING THE ROLE OF SHARED EMPLOYEES IN THE HOUSE
Committee on House Administration: Full Committee held a hearing 
entitled ``Examining the Role of Shared Employees in the House''. 
Testimony was heard from the following House of Representatives 
officials: Paul Irving, House Sergeant-at-Arms; Philip Kiko, Chief 
Administrative Officer; and Michael Ptasienski, Inspector General.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Regulatory Reform, 
Commercial and Antitrust Law held a hearing on legislation on the 
Permitting Litigation Efficiency Act of 2018; and H.R. 4423, the 
``North Texas Water Supply Security Act of 2017''. Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
EXAMINING THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2019 SPENDING, PRIORITIES AND 
MISSIONS OF THE BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, THE U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE 
SERVICE, THE NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, AND THE 
FOUR POWER MARKETING ADMINISTRATIONS
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans 
held a hearing entitled ``Examining the Proposed Fiscal Year 2019 
Spending, Priorities and Missions of the Bureau of Reclamation, the 
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, and the Four Power Marketing Administrations''. 
Testimony was heard from Mark Gabriel, Administrator, Western Area 
Power Administration, Lakewood, Colorado; RDML Timothy Gallaudet, 
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Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, Department of Commerce; 
Kenneth Legg, Administrator, Southeastern Power Administration, 
Elberton, Georgia; Timothy R. Petty, Assistant Secretary for Water and 
Science, Department of the Interior; Elliot Mainzer, Administrator, 
Bonneville Power Administration, Portland, Oregon; and Mike Wech, 
Acting Administrator, Southwestern Power Administration, Tulsa, 
Oklahoma.
THE BENEFITS OF THE NAVAJO GENERATION STATION ON LOCAL ECONOMIES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources held a hearing entitled ``The Benefits of the Navajo 
Generation Station on Local Economies''. Testimony was heard from Mark 
Finchem, Arizona Legislature, District 11, Phoenix, Arizona; and public 
witnesses.
IMPROPER PAYMENTS IN STATE-ADMINISTERED PROGRAMS: MEDICAID
Committee on Oversight and Government reform: Subcommittee on 
Government Operations; and Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Affairs 
held a joint hearing entitled ``Improper Payments in State-Administered 
Programs: Medicaid''. Testimony was heard from Tim Hill, Deputy 
Director, Centers for Medicaid and CHIP Services, Department of Health 
and Human Services; Megan Tinker, Senior Advisor for Legal Review, 
Office of Counsel, Office of Inspector General, Department of Health 
and Human Services; Carolyn Yocom, Director of Health Care, Government 
Accountability Office; Daryl Purpera, Legislative Auditor, Louisiana; 
and a public witness.
A `CARAVAN' OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS: A TEST OF U.S. BORDERS
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on National 
Security held a hearing entitled ``A `Caravan' of Illegal Immigrants: A 
Test of U.S. Borders''. Testimony was heard from Carla L. Provost, 
Acting Chief, U.S. Border Patrol; Brandon Judd, President, National 
Border Patrol Council; Colonel Steven McCraw, Director, Texas 
Department of Public Safety; and public witnesses.
COMMUNITY SUPPORT: ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT AND BEYOND
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight, 
and Regulations held a hearing entitled ``Community Support: 
Entrepreneurial Development and Beyond''. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Full Committee held a 
markup on H.R. 5294, the ``Treating Barriers to Prosperity Act of 
2018''; H.R. 3288, the ``Northern Border Regional Commission 
Reauthorization Act of 2017''; H. Con. Res. 115, authorizing the use of 
the Capitol Grounds for the National Peace Officers Memorial Service 
and the National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition; H. Con. Res. 
113, authorizing the use of Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington 
Soap Box Derby; General Services Administration Capital Investment and 
Leasing Program Resolutions; H.R. 4177, the ``PREPARE Act of 2017''; 
H.R. 5319, to transfer Coast Guard property in the Town of Jupiter 
Island, Florida, for inclusion in Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge; 
H.R. 5326, the ``Maritime Technical Corrections Act of 2018''; and H.R. 
4673, the ``Promoting Women in the Aviation Workforce Act''. H.R. 3288 
and H.R. 4673 were ordered reported, as amended. H.R. 5294, H. Con. 
Res. 115, H. Con. Res. 113, H.R. 4177, H.R. 5319, H.R. 5326, and 
General Services Administration Capital Investment and Leasing Program 
Resolutions were ordered reported, without amendment.
HEARING ON THE EFFECTS OF TARIFF INCREASES ON THE U.S. ECONOMY AND JOBS
Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Hearing on the Effects of Tariff Increases on the U.S. Economy and 
Jobs''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
JOBS AND OPPORTUNITY: LOCAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE JOBS GAP
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Human Resources held a 
hearing entitled ``Jobs and Opportunity: Local Perspectives on the Jobs 
Gap''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
FISCAL YEAR 2019 BUDGET HEARING
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Department 
of Defense Intelligence and Overhead Architecture held a hearing 
entitled ``Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Hearing''. This hearing was closed.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.