[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 98 (Wednesday, June 13, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D668-D670]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Committee ordered 
favorably reported S. 3042, to provide for the reform and continuation 
of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture 
through fiscal year 2023, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute.
NTIA OVERSIGHT
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded 
an oversight hearing to examine the National Telecommunications and 
Information Administration, after receiving testimony from David J. 
Redl, Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information, National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration, Department of 
Commerce.
WATER AND POWER LEGISLATION
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water and 
Power concluded a hearing to examine S. 3001, to authorize the 
Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land and facilities of the 
Central Valley Project, H.R. 132, to authorize the Secretary of the 
Interior to convey certain land and appurtenances of the Arbuckle 
Project, Oklahoma, to the Arbuckle Master Conservancy District, and 
H.R. 1967, to amend the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 to authorize 
pumped storage hydropower development utilizing multiple Bureau of 
Reclamation reservoirs, after receiving testimony from Timothy R. 
Petty, Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Water and Science.
INNOVATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine innovation and America's infrastructure, focusing on 
the effects of emerging autonomous technologies on America's roads and 
bridges, after receiving testimony from William T. Panos, Wyoming 
Department of Transportation Director, Cheyenne, on behalf of the 
Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials; Shailen P. 
Bhatt, Intelligent Transportation Society of America, and Shaun 
Kildare, Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety, both of Washington, 
D.C.; Zachary Doerzaph, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute Center 
for Advanced Automotive Research, Blacksburg; and Polly Trottenberg, 
New York City Department of Transportation, New York, New York.
ARMY CORPS' REGULATION OF SURPLUS WATER
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on Superfund, 
Waste Management, and Regulatory Oversight concluded an oversight 
hearing to examine the Army Corps' regulation of surplus water and the 
role of states' rights, after receiving testimony from Stephen P. 
Mulligan, Legislative Attorney, Congressional Research Service, Library 
of Congress; Steven Pirner, South Dakota Department of Environment and 
Natural Resources Secretary, Pierre; and Ward J. Scott, Western 
Governors' Association, Denver, Colorado.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine the nominations of Kimberly Breier, of Virginia, to be an 
Assistant Secretary (Western Hemisphere Affairs), Kenneth S. George, of 
Texas, to be Ambassador to the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, who was 
introduced by Senator Cornyn and Representative Sessions, and Joseph N. 
Mondello, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Trinidad and 
Tobago, all of the Department of State, after the nominees testified 
and answered questions in their own behalf.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee 
ordered favorably reported the following business items:
  S. 2836, to assist the Department of Homeland Security in preventing 
emerging threats from unmanned aircraft and vehicles, with an amendment 
in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 3041, to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act to provide for disaster recovery reforms, with 
amendments;
  S. 2948, to improve efforts to identify and reduce Government-wide 
improper payments;
  S. 1204, to authorize the United States Postal Service to carry out 
emergency suspensions of post offices in accordance with certain 
procedures, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 3047, to establish a narcotic drug screening technology pilot 
program to combat illicit opioid importation, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute;
  S. 3027, to save taxpayer money and improve the efficiency and speed 
of intragovernmental correspondence, with an amendment in the nature of 
a substitute;

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  S. 2374, to amend the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery 
Improvement Act of 2012, including making changes to the Do Not Pay 
Initiative, for improved detection, prevention, and recovery of 
improper payments to deceased individuals, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute;
  S. 3031, to amend chapter 5 of title 40, United States Code, to 
improve the management of Federal personal property;
  S. 2397, to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a 
data framework to provide access for appropriate personnel to law 
enforcement and other information of the Department, with an amendment 
in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 2896, to require disclosure by lobbyists of convictions for 
bribery, extortion, embezzlement, illegal kickbacks, tax evasion, 
fraud, conflicts of interest, making false statements, perjury, or 
money laundering;
  S. 2276, to require agencies to submit reports on outstanding 
recommendations in the annual budget justification submitted to 
Congress, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 2549, to designate the United States Postal Service located at 
1234 Saint Johns Place in Brooklyn, New York, as the ``Major Robert 
Odell Owens Post Office'';
  S. 2692, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 4558 Broadway in New York, New York, as the 
``Stanley Michels Post Office Building'';
  H.R. 4581, to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop 
best practices for utilizing advanced passenger information and 
passenger name record data for counterterrorism screening and vetting 
operations, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  H.R. 5079, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the 
Department of Homeland Security to develop an engagement strategy with 
fusion centers, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  H.R. 4567, to require a Department of Homeland Security overseas 
personnel enhancement plan;
  H.R. 1496, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 3585 South Vermont Avenue in Los Angeles, 
California, as the ``Marvin Gaye Post Office'';
  H.R. 2673, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 514 Broadway Street in Pekin, Illinois, as the 
``Lance Corporal Jordan S. Bastean Post Office'';
  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. 4301, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 201 Tom Hall Street in Fort Mill, South Carolina, as 
the ``J. Elliott Williams 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 Airmen Post Office Building'';
  H.R. 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. 4574, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 108 West Schick Road in Bloomingdale, Illinois, as 
the ``Bloomingdale Veterans Memorial Post Office Building'';
  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'';
  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. 4722, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 111 Market Street in Saugerties, New York, as the 
``Maurice D. Hinchey Post Office Building'';
  H.R. 4840, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 567 East Franklin Street in Oviedo, Florida, as the 
``Sergeant First Class Alwyn Crendall Cashe Post Office Building''; and
  The nominations of Kelly Higashi, to be an Associate Judge of the 
Superior Court of the District of Columbia, and Emory A. Rounds III, of 
Maine, to be Director of the Office of Government Ethics.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee ordered favorably reported H.R. 
1491, to reaffirm the action of the Secretary of the Interior to take 
land into trust for the benefit of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash 
Mission Indians.
GAO HIGH RISK LIST
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded an oversight hearing 
to examine the Government Accountability Office high risk list, 
focusing on turning around vulnerable Indian programs, after receiving 
testimony from Frank Rusco, Director, Natural Resources and 
Environment, Government Accountability Office; Tony Dearman, Director, 
Bureau of Indian Education, and Darryl LaCounte, Acting Director, 
Bureau of Indian Affairs, both of the Department of the Interior; and 
Rear Admiral Michael D.

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Weahkee, Acting Director, Indian Health Service, Department of Health 
and Human Services.
CONFRONTING HARASSMENT IN THE FEDERAL JUDICIARY
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
confronting sexual harassment and other workplace misconduct in the 
Federal judiciary, after receiving testimony from James C. Duff, 
Director, Administrative Office of the United States Courts, Judicial 
Conference of the United States; and Jamie A. Santos, Goodwin Procter 
LLP, and Jenny R. Yang, Working Ideal, both of Washington, D.C.
NOMINATION
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine the nomination of John Lowry III, of Illinois, to be Assistant 
Secretary of Labor for Veterans' Employment and Training, after the 
nominee testified and answered questions in his own behalf.