[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 68 (Thursday, April 26, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D465-D469]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction, 
Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies held a markup on the FY 2019 
MILCON/VA Appropriations Bill. The FY 2019 MILCON/VA Appropriations 
Bill was forwarded to the full Committee, without amendment.
APPROPRIATIONS--FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION; FEDERAL TRANSIT 
ADMINISTRATION; U.S. MARITIME ADMINISTRATION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing 
and Urban Development, and Related Agencies held a budget hearing on 
the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Transit Administration, 
and the U.S. Maritime Administration. Testimony was heard from Rear 
Admiral Mark H. Buzby, Administrator, U.S. Maritime Administration; 
Brandye Hendrickson, Acting Administrator, Federal Highway 
Administration; and K. Jane Williams, Acting Administrator, Federal 
Transit Administration.
APPROPRIATIONS--SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Services and 
General Government held a budget hearing on the Securities and Exchange 
Commission. Testimony was heard from Jay Clayton, Chairman, Securities 
and Exchange Commission.

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FY 2019 PUBLIC WITNESS HEARING
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, Education, and Related Agencies held a budget hearing 
entitled ``FY 2019 Public Witness Hearing''. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
APPROPRIATIONS--U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, 
and Related Programs held a budget hearing on the U.S. Agency for 
International Development. Testimony was heard from Mark Green, 
Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development.
APPROPRIATIONS--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies held a budget hearing on the Department 
of Justice. Testimony was heard from Jefferson B. Sessions III, 
Attorney General, Department of Justice.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative Branch held a 
markup on the FY 2019 Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill. The FY 
2019 Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill was forwarded to the full 
Committee, without amendment.
APPROPRIATIONS--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and 
Related Agencies held a budget hearing on the Environmental Protection 
Agency. Testimony was heard from Scott Pruitt, Administrator, 
Environmental Protection Agency; and Holly Greaves, Chief Financial 
Officer, Environmental Protection Agency.
APPROPRIATIONS--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Services and 
General Government held a budget hearing on the Federal Communications 
Commission. Testimony was heard from Ajit Pai, Chairman, Federal 
Communications Commission.
MEMBER DAY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Homeland Security held a 
budget hearing entitled ``Member Day''. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Long, Schneider, Johnson of Ohio, Hill, and Jackson 
Lee.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness held a markup on 
H.R. 5515, the ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2019''. H.R. 5515 was forwarded to the full Committee, as amended.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and 
Capabilities held a markup on H.R. 5515, the ``National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019''. H.R. 5515 was forwarded to 
the full Committee, without amendment.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel held a 
markup on H.R. 5515, the ``National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2019''. H.R. 5515 was forwarded to the full Committee, 
without amendment.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land 
Forces held a markup on H.R. 5515, the ``National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2019''. H.R. 5515 was forwarded to the full 
Committee, without amendment.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection 
Forces held a markup on H.R. 5515, the ``National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2019''. H.R. 5515 was forwarded to the full 
Committee, as amended.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces held a 
markup on H.R. 5515, the ``National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2019''. H.R. 5515 was forwarded to the full Committee, 
without amendment.
WORKER-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS: EXAMINING THE NEED TO MODERNIZE FEDERAL 
LABOR LAW
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Health, 
Employment, Labor, and Pensions held a hearing entitled ``Worker-
Management Relations: Examining the Need to Modernize Federal Labor 
Law''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a markup 
on April 25, 2018, on H.R. 3528, the ``Every Prescription Conveyed 
Securely Act''; H.R. 449, the ``Synthetic Drug Awareness Act

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of 2017''; H.R. 5261, the ``TEACH to Combat Addiction Act of 2018''; 
H.R. 1925, the ``At-Risk Youth Medicaid Protection Act of 2017''; H.R. 
4275, the ``Empowering Pharmacists in the Fight Against Opioid Abuse 
Act''; H.R. 5041, the ``Safe Disposal of Unused Medication Act''; H.R. 
5554, to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to reauthorize 
user fee programs relating to new animal drugs and generic new animal 
drugs; legislation on FDA and International Mail; H.R. 4284, the 
``Indexing Narcotics, Fentanyl, and Opioids Act of 2017''; H.R. 5228, 
the ``Stop Counterfeit Drugs by Regulating and Enhancing Enforcement 
Now Act''; H.R. 4684, the ``Ensuring Access to Quality Sober Living Act 
of 2017''; H.R. 5176, the ``Preventing Overdoses While in Emergency 
Rooms Act of 2018''; H.R. 5197, the ``Alternatives to Opioids (ALTO) in 
the Emergency Department Act''; H.R. 5272, the ``Reinforcing Evidence-
Based Standards Under Law in Treating Substance Abuse Act of 2018''; 
H.R. 5327, the ``Comprehensive Opioid Recovery Centers Act 2018''; H.R. 
5353, the ``Eliminating Opioid-Related Infectious Diseases Act of 
2018''; H.R. 3331, to amend title XI of the Social Security Act to 
promote testing of incentive payments for behavioral health providers 
for adoption and use of certified electronic health record technology; 
legislation on Welcome to Medicare; legislation on Post-Surgical 
Injections as an Opioid Alternative; legislation on Alternative Payment 
Model for Treating Substance Use Disorder; legislation on Use of 
Telehealth to Treat Opioid Use Disorder; legislation on Incentivizing 
Non-Opioid Drugs; legislation on Mandatory Lock-In; legislation on 
Beneficiary Education; legislation on Evaluating Abuse Deterrent 
Formulations; legislation on CMS Action Plan; legislation on Adding 
Resources on Non-Opioid Alternatives to the Medicare Handbook; 
legislation on Prescriber Notification; legislation on Prescriber 
Education; legislation on Medication Therapy Management (MTM) 
Expansion; legislation on CMS/Plan Sharing; H.R. 5002, the ``ACE 
Research Act''; H.R. 5009, the ``Jessie's Law''; H.R. 5102, the 
``Substance Use Disorder Workforce Loan Repayment Act of 2018''; 
legislation to improve fentanyl testing and surveillance; H.R. 4841, 
the ``Standardizing Electronic Prior Authorization for Safe Prescribing 
Act of 2018''; H.R. 3192, the ``CHIP Mental Health Parity Act''; 
legislation on Prescriber Education; legislation on Medicaid IMD 
ADDITIONAL INFO Act; legislation on Require Medicaid Programs to Report 
on All Core Behavioral Health Measures; legislation on HUMAN CAPITAL in 
Medicaid Act; legislation on Medicaid Pharmaceutical Home Act; 
legislation on Limited repeal of the IMD Exclusion for adult Medicaid 
beneficiaries with substance use disorder; legislation on Medicaid DRUG 
Improvement Act; legislation on Medicaid PARTNERSHIP Act; legislation 
on Medicaid Graduate Medical Education Transparency Act; H.R. 5202, the 
``Ensuring Patient Access to Substance Use Disorder Treatments Act of 
2018''; legislation on Improving Access to Remote Behavioral Health 
Treatment Act of 2018; legislation to amend title XIX of the Social 
Security Act to provide for Medicaid coverage protections for pregnant 
and postpartum women while receiving inpatient treatment for a 
substance use disorder; legislation on 21st Century Tools for Pain and 
Addiction Treatments; legislation on FDA Opioid Sparing; legislation on 
FDA Misuse/Abuse; legislation on FDA Packaging and Disposal; 
legislation to enhance and improve state-run prescription drug 
monitoring programs; legislation to support the peer support specialist 
workforce; H.R. 5329, the ``Poison Center Network Enhancement Act of 
2018''. H.R. 3528, H.R. 449, H.R. 5261, H.R. 1925, H.R. 4275, H.R. 
5041, H.R. 5554, legislation on FDA and International Mail, H.R. 4284, 
H.R. 5228, H.R. 4684, H.R. 5176, H.R. 5197, H.R. 5272, H.R. 5327, and 
H.R. 5353 were ordered reported, as amended. H.R. 3331, legislation on 
Welcome to Medicare, legislation on Post-Surgical Injections as an 
Opioid Alternative, legislation on Alternative Payment Model for 
Treating Substance Use Disorder, legislation on Use of Telehealth to 
Treat Opioid Use Disorder, legislation on Incentivizing Non-Opioid 
Drugs, legislation on Mandatory Lock-In, legislation on Beneficiary 
Education, legislation on Evaluating Abuse Deterrent Formulations, 
legislation on CMS Action Plan, legislation on Adding Resources on Non-
Opioid Alternatives to the Medicare Handbook, legislation on Prescriber 
Notification, legislation on Prescriber Education, legislation on 
Medication Therapy Management (MTM) Expansion, legislation on CMS/Plan 
Sharing, H.R. 5002, H.R. 5009, H.R. 5102, legislation to improve 
fentanyl testing and surveillance, H.R. 4841, H.R. 3192, legislation on 
Prescriber Education, legislation on Medicaid IMD ADDITIONAL INFO Act, 
legislation on Require Medicaid Programs to Report on All Core 
Behavioral Health Measures, legislation on HUMAN CAPITAL in Medicaid 
Act, legislation on Medicaid Pharmaceutical Home Act, legislation on 
Limited repeal of the IMD Exclusion for adult Medicaid beneficiaries 
with substance use disorder, legislation on Medicaid DRUG Improvement 
Act, legislation on Medicaid PARTNERSHIP Act, legislation on Medicaid 
Graduate Medical Education Transparency Act, H.R. 5202, legislation on 
Improving Access to Remote Behavioral Health Treatment Act of 2018, 
legislation to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide 
for Medicaid coverage protections for

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pregnant and postpartum women while receiving inpatient treatment for a 
substance use disorder, legislation on 21st Century Tools for Pain and 
Addiction Treatments, legislation on FDA Opioid Sparing, legislation on 
FDA Misuse/Abuse, legislation on FDA Packaging and Disposal, 
legislation to enhance and improve state-run prescription drug 
monitoring programs, legislation to support the peer support specialist 
workforce, and H.R. 5329 were ordered reported, without amendment.
THE FISCAL YEAR 2019 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY BUDGET
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Environment held a 
hearing entitled ``The Fiscal Year 2019 Environmental Protection Agency 
Budget''. Testimony was heard from Scott Pruitt, Administrator, 
Environmental Protection Agency.
PERSPECTIVES ON REFORM OF THE CFIUS REVIEW PROCESS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and 
Consumer Protection held a hearing entitled ``Perspectives on Reform of 
the CFIUS Review Process''. Testimony was heard from Richard E. Ashooh, 
Assistant Secretary, Export Administration, Department of Commerce; 
Heath P. Tarbert, Assistant Secretary, International Markets and 
Investment Policy, Department of the Treasury; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT OF THE SEC'S DIVISION OF CORPORATION FINANCE
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets, 
Securities, and Investment held a hearing entitled ``Oversight of the 
SEC's Division of Corporation Finance''. Testimony was heard from 
William Hinman, Director, Division of Corporation Finance, Securities 
and Exchange Commission.
MASS MIGRATION IN EUROPE: ASSIMILATION, INTEGRATION, AND SECURITY
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, and 
Emerging Threats held a hearing entitled ``Mass Migration in Europe: 
Assimilation, Integration, and Security''. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
GRADING COUNTERTERRORISM COOPERATION WITH THE GCC STATES
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Terrorism, 
Nonproliferation, and Trade; and Subcommittee on the Middle East and 
North Africa held a joint hearing entitled ``Grading Counterterrorism 
Cooperation with the GCC States''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
STRENGTHENING THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF OUR NATION: THE PRESIDENT'S 
FY2019 BUDGET REQUEST FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
Committee on Homeland Security: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Strengthening the Safety and Security of Our Nation: The President's 
FY2019 Budget Request for the Department of Homeland Security''. 
Testimony was heard from Kirstjen M. Nielsen, Secretary, Department of 
Homeland Security.
FILTERING PRACTICES OF SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Filtering Practices of Social Media Platforms''. Testimony was heard 
from Representatives Himes and Blackburn.
EXAMINING THE CRITICAL IMPORTANCE OF OFFSHORE ENERGY REVENUE SHARING 
FOR GULF PRODUCING STATES
Committee on Natural Eesources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources held a hearing entitled ``Examining the Critical Importance 
of Offshore Energy Revenue Sharing for Gulf Producing States''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and 
Alaska Native Affairs held a hearing on H.R. 211, the ``Chugach Region 
Lands Study Act''; and H.R. 5317, to repeal section 2141 of the Revised 
Statutes to remove the prohibition on certain alcohol manufacturing on 
Indian lands. Testimony was heard from Representative Herrera Beutler; 
Darryl LaCounte, Acting Deputy Bureau Director, Office of Trust 
Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior; Glenn 
Casamassa, Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest System, U.S. Forest 
Service, Department of Agriculture; and public witnesses.
WASTE AND INEFFICIENCY IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT: GAO'S 2018 
DUPLICATION REPORT
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Waste and Inefficiency in the Federal Government: 
GAO's 2018 Duplication Report''. Testimony was heard from Gene Dodaro, 
Comptroller General of the United States, Government Accountability 
Office.

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SURVEYING THE SPACE WEATHER LANDSCAPE
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on 
Environment; and Subcommittee on Space held a joint hearing entitled 
``Surveying the Space Weather Landscape''. Testimony was heard from 
Neil Jacobs, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental 
Observation and Prediction, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration; Jim Spann, Chief Scientist, Heliophysics Division, 
Science Mission Directorate, National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration; and public witnesses.
NO MAN'S LAND: MIDDLE-MARKET CHALLENGES FOR SMALL BUSINESS GRADUATES
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Contracting and Workforce 
held a hearing entitled ``No Man's Land: Middle-Market Challenges for 
Small Business Graduates''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
IDENTIFYING INNOVATIVE PRACTICES AND TECHNOLOGY IN HEALTH CARE
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``Identifying Innovative Practices and Technology in Health 
Care''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
FISCAL YEAR 2019 BUDGET HEARING
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on the Central 
Intelligence Agency held a hearing entitled ``Fiscal Year 2019 Budget 
Hearing''. This hearing was closed.

Joint Meetings
ARMENIA
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Commission received a 
briefing on the protest movement in Armenia from Stephen Nix, 
International Republican Institute, Washington, D.C.; and Elen 
Aghekyan, New York, New York.