[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 84 (Tuesday, May 22, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D568-D570]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Services and 
General Government concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget 
estimates and justification for fiscal year 2019 for the Department of 
the Treasury, after receiving testimony from Steven T. Mnuchin, 
Secretary, and David Kautter, Acting Commissioner, Internal Revenue 
Service, both of the Department of the Treasury.
APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FDA
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
approved for full committee consideration an original bill making 
appropriations for the Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, 
Food and Drug Administration, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2019.
APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water 
Development approved for full committee consideration an original bill 
making appropriations for the Department of Energy, Water Development, 
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019.
AUTHORIZATION: DEFENSE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on SeaPower met in closed 
session and approved for full committee consideration those provisions 
which fall within the jurisdiction of the subcommittee of the proposed 
National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2019.

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AUTHORIZATION: DEFENSE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness and Management 
Support met in closed session and approved for full committee 
consideration those provisions which fall within the jurisdiction of 
the subcommittee of the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for 
fiscal year 2019.
AUTHORIZATION: DEFENSE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Personnel met in open 
session and approved for full committee consideration those provisions 
which fall within the jurisdiction of the subcommittee of the proposed 
National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2019.
AUTHORIZATION: DEFENSE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Cybersecurity met in 
closed session and approved for full committee consideration those 
provisions which fall within the jurisdiction of the subcommittee of 
the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2019.
AUTHORIZATION: DEFENSE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and 
Capabilities met in closed session and approved for full committee 
consideration those provisions which fall within the jurisdiction of 
the subcommittee of the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for 
fiscal year 2019.
AUTHORIZATION: DEFENSE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces met in 
closed session and approved for full committee consideration those 
provisions which fall within the jurisdiction of the subcommittee of 
the proposed National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2019.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee ordered 
favorably reported S. 2098, to modernize and strengthen the Committee 
on Foreign Investment in the United States to more effectively guard 
against the risk to the national security of the United States posed by 
certain types of foreign investment, with an amendment in the nature of 
a substitute.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee ordered 
favorably reported the following business items:
  S. 2848, to improve Department of Transportation controlled 
substances and alcohol testing, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute;
  S. 2842, to prohibit the marketing of bogus opioid treatment programs 
or products, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 2844, to require the Surface Transportation Board to implement 
certain recommendations of the Inspector General of the Department of 
Transportation;
  S. 2764, to amend and enhance the High Seas Driftnet Fishing 
Moratorium Protection Act to improve the conservation of sharks;
  S. 2418, to direct the Federal Communications Commission to 
promulgate regulations that establish a national standard for 
determining whether mobile and broadband services available in rural 
areas are reasonably comparable to those services provided in urban 
areas, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; and
  The nominations of Joseph Ryan Gruters, of Florida, to be a Director 
of the Amtrak Board of Directors, Jennifer L. Homendy, of Virginia, to 
be a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board, and routine 
lists in the Coast Guard.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee ordered favorably 
reported the following business items:
  S. 2800, to provide for the conservation and development of water and 
related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct 
various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United 
States, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 2602, to support carbon dioxide utilization and direct air capture 
research, to facilitate the permitting and development of carbon 
capture, utilization, and sequestration projects and carbon dioxide 
pipelines, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 2734, to designate the Federal building and United States 
courthouse located at 1300 Victoria Street in Laredo, Texas, as the 
``George P. Kazen Federal Building and United States Courthouse'';
  S. 2377, to designate the Federal building and United States 
courthouse located at 200 West 2nd Street in Dayton, Ohio, as the 
``Walter H. Rice Federal Building and United States Courthouse'';
  3 General Services Administration resolutions; and
  The nomination of John L. Ryder, to be a Member of the Board of 
Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee ordered favorably reported 
the following business items:
  S. 2269, to reauthorize the Global Food Security Act of 2016 for 5 
additional years;

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  S. Res. 386, urging the Government of the Democratic Republic of the 
Congo to fulfill its agreement to hold credible elections, comply with 
constitutional limits on presidential terms, and fulfill its 
constitutional mandate for a democratic transition of power by taking 
concrete and measurable steps towards holding elections not later than 
December 2018 as outlined in the existing election calendar, and 
allowing for freedom of expression and association, with amendments;
  S.J. Res. 58, to require certifications regarding actions by Saudi 
Arabia in Yemen, with an amendment;
  The Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for 
Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled, 
done at Marrakesh on June 27, 2013 (Marrakesh Treaty) (Treaty Doc.114-
06); and
  The nomination of Joseph E. Macmanus, of New York, to be Ambassador 
to the Republic of Colombia, Department of State.
THE HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine the healthcare workforce, focusing on 
addressing shortages and improving care, after receiving testimony from 
Kristen H. Goodell, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, 
Massachusetts; Julie Tanner Sanford, James Madison University School of 
Nursing, Harrisonburg, Virginia; and Elizabeth A. Phelan, Northwest 
Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Center, Seattle, Washington.
BUSINESS MEETING
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee ordered favorably reported 
the nomination of William R. Evanina, of Pennsylvania, to be Director 
of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to 
receive a briefing on certain intelligence matters from officials of 
the intelligence community.