[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 98 (Wednesday, June 13, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D671-D673]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a markup on 
the FY 2019 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Bill. The FY 2019 State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs Appropriations Bill was forwarded to the full Committee, 
without amendment.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Appropriations: Full Committee held a markup on the FY 
2019 Defense Appropriations Bill; and the FY 2019 Financial Services 
and General Government Appropriations Bill. The FY 2019 Defense 
Appropriations Bill and the FY 2019 Financial Services and General 
Government Appropriations Bill were ordered reported, as amended.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AVIATION SAFETY MISHAP REVIEW AND OVERSIGHT 
PROCESS
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land 
Forces held a hearing entitled ``Department of Defense Aviation Safety 
Mishap Review and Oversight Process''. Testimony was heard from 
Brigadier General David J. Francis, Commanding General, U.S. Army 
Combat Readiness Center and Director of Army Safety; Rear Admiral Upper 
Half Mark Leavitt, Commander, U.S. Naval Safety Center; and Major 
General John T. Rauch, Jr., Air Force Chief of Staff, Commander, U.S. 
Air Force Safety Center.
THE POWER OF CHARTER SCHOOLS: PROMOTING OPPORTUNITY FOR AMERICA'S 
STUDENTS
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Full Committee held a hearing 
entitled ``The Power of Charter Schools: Promoting Opportunity for 
America's Students''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications and 
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H.R. 2345, the ``National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act of 2017''; 
H.R. 5709, the ``PIRATE Act''; H.R. 3994, the ``ACCESS BROADBAND Act''; 
and H.R. 4881, the ``Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018''. 
H.R. 2345, H.R. 5709, H.R. 3994, and H.R. 4881 were forwarded to the 
full Committee, as amended.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Digital Commerce and 
Consumer Protection held a markup on H.R. 6032, the ``State of Modern 
Application, Research, and Trends of IoT Act''. H.R. 6032 was forwarded 
to the full Committee, without amendment.
FINANCIAL INDUSTRY REGULATION: THE OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER OF THE 
CURRENCY
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Financial Industry Regulation: the Office of the Comptroller of the 
Currency''. Testimony was heard from Joseph Otting, Comptroller, Office 
of the Comptroller of the Currency.
ENSURING EFFECTIVENESS, FAIRNESS, AND TRANSPARENCY IN SECURITIES LAW 
ENFORCEMENT
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets, 
Securities, and Investment held a hearing entitled ``Ensuring 
Effectiveness, Fairness, and Transparency in Securities Law 
Enforcement''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA: ENSURING RESOURCES MATCH OBJECTIVES
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Middle East and North 
Africa held a hearing entitled ``The Middle East and North Africa: 
Ensuring Resources Match Objectives''. Testimony was heard from David 
M. Satterfield, Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Near Eastern 
Affairs, Department of State; and Hallam H. Ferguson, Senior Deputy 
Assistant Administrator, Bureau for the Middle East, U.S. Agency for 
International Development.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 4423, 
the ``North Texas Water Supply Security Act of 2017''; H.R. 5954, the 
``Anti-terrorism Clarification Act of 2018''; and H.R. 5904, the 
``NOPEC''. H.R. 4423, H.R. 5954, and H.R. 5904 were ordered reported, 
as amended.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 
2365, the ``Desert Community Lands Act''; H.R. 2606, the ``Stigler Act 
Amendments of 2017''; H.R. 3744, the ``Tribal Recognition Act of 
2017''; H.R. 5787, the ``Strengthening Coastal Communities Act of 
2018''; and H.R. 5874, the ``Restoring Accountability in the Indian 
Health Service Act of 2018''. H.R. 2365, H.R. 2606, H.R. 3744, and H.R. 
5787 were ordered reported, as amended. H.R. 5874 was ordered reported, 
without amendment.
THE IMPACT OF CATEGORY MANAGEMENT ON THE SMALL BUSINESS INDUSTRIAL BASE
Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``The Impact of Category Management on the Small Business Industrial 
Base''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
on H.R. 2787, the ``VET MD Act''; H.R. 3696, the ``Wounded Warrior 
Workforce Enhancement Act''; H.R. 5521, the ``VA Hiring Enhancement 
Act''; H.R. 5693, the ``Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act''; H.R. 
5864, the ``VA Hospitals Establishing Leadership Performance Act''; 
H.R. 5974, the ``VA COST SAVINGS Enhancements Act''; H.R. 5938, the 
``Veterans Serving Veterans Act of 2018''; and H.R. 6066, to amend 
title 38, United States Code, to improve the productivity of the 
management of Department of Veterans Affairs health care, and for other 
purposes. Testimony was heard from Representatives Hartzler, Higgins of 
Louisiana, Bost, Denham, Gonzalez-Colon of Puerto Rico, and Wenstrup; 
Jessica Bonjorni, Acting Assistant Deputy Under Secretary for Health 
for Workforce Services, Veterans Health Administration, Department of 
Veterans Affairs; and public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
MULTIEMPLOYER PENSION PLANS
Joint Select Committee on Solvency of Multiemployer Pension Plans: 
Committee concluded a hearing to examine employer perspectives on 
multiemployer pension plans, after receiving testimony from Christopher 
Langan, United Parcel Service, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia; Aliya Wong, U.S. 
Chamber of Commerce, Washington, D.C.; Mary Moorkamp, Schnuck Markets, 
Inc., St. Louis, Missouri; and Burke Blackman, Egger Steel Company, 
Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

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