[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 62 (Tuesday, April 17, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D407-D410]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
APPROPRIATIONS--OFFICE OF PUBLIC AND INDIAN HOUSING
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing 
and Urban Development, and Related Agencies held a budget hearing on 
the Office of Public and Indian Housing. Testimony was heard from 
Dominique Blom, General Deputy Assistant Secretary for Public and 
Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development.
APPROPRIATIONS--U.S. COAST GUARD
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Homeland Security held a 
budget hearing on the U.S. Coast Guard. Testimony was heard from 
Commandant Paul F. Zukunft, U.S. Coast Guard.
MEMBER DAY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, Education, and Related Agencies held a budget hearing 
entitled ``Member Day''. Testimony was heard from Representatives 
Dingell, Hill, and Suozzi.
APPROPRIATIONS--INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and 
Related Agencies held a budget hearing on the Indian Health Service. 
Testimony was heard from Rear Admiral Michael D. Weahkee, Acting 
Director, Indian Health Service, Department of Health and Human 
Services.
APPROPRIATIONS--GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Services and 
General Government held a budget hearing on the General Services 
Administration. Testimony was heard from Emily W. Murphy, 
Administrator, General Services Administration.

[[Page D408]]


MEMBERS OF CONGRESS AND OUTSIDE WITNESSES
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative Branch held a 
budget hearing entitled ``Members of Congress and Outside Witnesses''. 
Testimony was heard from Representatives Takano, McGovern, and 
Hultgren; and public witnesses.
MEMBER DAY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies held a budget hearing entitled ``Member 
Day''. Testimony was heard from Representatives Hill, Moore, and Watson 
Coleman.
MEMBER DAY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction, 
Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies held a budget hearing entitled 
``Member Day''. Testimony was heard from Representatives Walz, Tenney, 
Rutherford, Takano, Hill, and Kuster of New Hampshire.
APPROPRIATIONS--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies held a 
budget hearing on the Food and Drug Administration. Testimony was heard 
from Scott Gottlieb, M.D., Commissioner, Food and Drug Administration.
PROMOTING DOD'S CULTURE OF INNOVATION
Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Promoting DoD's Culture of Innovation''. Testimony was heard from 
Michael D. Griffin, Under Secretary of Defense for Research and 
Engineering, Department of Defense; and Eric Schmidt, Chairman, Defense 
Innovation Board, Department of Defense.
FISCAL YEAR 2019 BUDGET REQUEST FOR MISSILE DEFENSE AND MISSILE DEFEAT 
PROGRAMS
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces held a 
hearing entitled ``Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Request for Missile Defense 
and Missile Defeat Programs''. Testimony was heard from Lieutenant 
General James H. Dickinson, Commanding General, U.S. Army Space and 
Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command and Joint 
Functional Component Command for Integrated Missile Defense; Lieutenant 
General Samuel Greaves, Director, Missile Defense Agency; General Lori 
Robinson, Commander, U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace 
Defense Command; and John Rood, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, 
Department of Defense.
FRAUD, MISMANAGEMENT, NON-COMPLIANCE, AND SAFETY: THE HISTORY OF 
FAILURES OF THE CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
Committee on Education and The Workforce: Full Committee held a hearing 
entitled ``Fraud, Mismanagement, Non-Compliance, and Safety: The 
History of Failures of the Corporation for National and Community 
Service''. Testimony was heard from Barbara Stewart, Chief Executive 
Officer, Corporation for National and Community Service.
OVERSIGHT OF THE FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION AND THE FY2019 
BUDGET
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy held a hearing 
entitled ``Oversight of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and 
the FY2019 Budget''. Testimony was heard from the following Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission officials: Neil Chatterjee, Commissioner; 
Richard Glick, Commissioner; Cheryl A. LaFleur, Commissioner; Kevin J. 
McIntyre, Chairman; and Robert F. Powelson, Commissioner.
FROM CORE TO EDGE: PERSPECTIVE ON INTERNET PRIORITIZATION
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications and 
Technology held a hearing entitled ``From Core to Edge: Perspective on 
Internet Prioritization''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
SEMI-ANNUAL TESTIMONY ON THE FEDERAL RESERVE'S SUPERVISION AND 
REGULATION OF THE FINANCIAL SYSTEM
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Semi-Annual Testimony on the Federal Reserve's Supervision and 
Regulation of the Financial System''. Testimony was heard from Randal 
Quarles, Vice Chairman for Supervision, Board of Governors of the 
Federal Reserve System.
HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHER PROGRAM: AN OVERSIGHT AND REVIEW OF LEGISLATIVE 
PROPOSALS
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance 
held a hearing entitled ``Housing Choice Voucher Program: An Oversight 
and Review of Legislative Proposals''. Testimony was heard from Lynn 
Kovich, Deputy Secretary, Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse 
Services, Pennsylvania Department of Human Services; and public 
witnesses.

[[Page D409]]


MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 
5040, the ``Export Control Reform Act of 2018''; H.R. 5129, the 
``Global Food Security Reauthorization Act of 2018''; H.R. 5480, the 
``Women's and Economic Empowerment Act''; and H.R. 5274, the ``Global 
Electoral Exchange Act''. H.R. 5480, H.R. 5274, H.R. 5129, and H.R. 
5040 were ordered reported, as amended.
REINFORCING THE U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONSHIP
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific held 
a hearing entitled ``Reinforcing the U.S.-Taiwan Relationship''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
STATE SPONSORS OF TERRORISM: AN EXAMINATION OF IRAN'S GLOBAL TERRORISM 
NETWORK
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and 
Intelligence held a hearing entitled ``State Sponsors of Terrorism: An 
Examination of Iran's Global Terrorism Network''. Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT OF THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland 
Security, and Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Oversight of the 
Federal Bureau of Prisons''. Testimony was heard from Mark Inch, 
Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons.
SAFEGUARDING TRADE SECRETS IN THE UNITED STATES
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual 
Property, and the Internet held a hearing entitled ``Safeguarding Trade 
Secrets in the United States''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans 
held a hearing on H.R. 4528, to make technical amendments to certain 
marine fish conservation statutes, and for other purposes; H.R. 5248, 
the ``Sustainable Shark Fisheries and Trade Act''; and H.R. 1456, the 
``Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act of 2017''. Testimony was heard from 
Alan Risenhoover, Director, Office of Sustainable Fisheries, National 
Marine Fisheries Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration, Department of Commerce; and public witnesses.
CONTINUED OVERSIGHT OVER THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on 
Healthcare, Benefits and Administrative Rules; and Subcommittee on 
Government Operations held a joint hearing entitled ``Continued 
Oversight Over the Internal Revenue Service''. Testimony was heard from 
J. David Kautter, Acting Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service; J. 
Russell George, Inspector General, Treasury Inspector General for Tax 
Administration; and Nina E. Olson, National Taxpayer Advocate, Internal 
Revenue Service.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Full Committee held a 
markup on H.R. 5509, the ``Innovations in Mentoring, Training, and 
Apprenticeships Act''; and H.R. 5503, the ``National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration Authorization Act of 2018''. H.R. 5509 and H.R. 
5503 were ordered reported, as amended.
SMALL BUSINESS RETIREMENT PLANS AND THE IRS' EMPLOYEE PLANS FEE CHANGE
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax, and 
Capital Access held a hearing entitled ``Small Business Retirement 
Plans and the IRS' Employee Plans Fee Change''. Testimony was heard 
from Sunita Lough, Project Director, Tax Reform Implementation Office, 
Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury.
OVERSIGHT OF THE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 
2015
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials held a hearing entitled 
``Oversight of the Surface Transportation Board Reauthorization Act of 
2015''. Testimony was heard from Ann D. Begeman, Chairman, Surface 
Transportation Board; and Deb Miller, Vice Chairman, Surface 
Transportation Board.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
on H.R. 1506, the ``VA Health Care Provider Education Debt Relief Act 
of 2017''; H.R. 2322, the ``Injured and Amputee Veterans Bill of 
Rights''; H.R. 3832, the ``Veterans Opioid Abuse Prevention Act''; H.R. 
4334, the ``Improving Oversight of Women Veterans' Care Act of 2017''; 
H.R. 4635, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to increase the 
number of peer-to-peer counselors providing counseling for women 
veterans, and for other purposes; legislation on the VA Medicinal 
Cannabis Research Act of 2018; and legislation

[[Page D410]]

to make certain improvements in the Family Caregiver Program. Testimony 
was heard from Representatives O'Rourke, Walberg, Dunn, Correa, and 
Coffman; and public witnesses.
JOBS AND OPPORTUNITY: FEDERAL PERSPECTIVES ON THE JOBS GAP
Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Jobs and Opportunity: Federal Perspectives on the Jobs Gap''. 
Testimony was heard from R. Alexander Acosta, Secretary, Department of 
Labor.

Joint Meetings
FEDERAL BUDGET PROCESS
Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform: 
Committee concluded a hearing to examine opportunities to significantly 
improve the Federal budget process, after receiving testimony from 
Douglas Holtz-Eakin, American Action Forum, Washington, D.C.; and 
Martha B. Coven, Princeton University Woodrow Wilson School of Public 
and International Affairs, Princeton, New Jersey.