[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 107 (Tuesday, June 26, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D737-D739]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
THE SHIFTING GEOPOLITICS OF OIL AND GAS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy held a hearing 
entitled ``The Shifting Geopolitics of Oil and Gas''. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications and 
Technology held a hearing on legislation on the National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration Reauthorization Act 
of 2018. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S APPROACH TO LEAD-BASED PAINT AND 
MOLD REMEDIATION IN PUBLIC AND SUBSIDIZED HOUSING
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance 
held a hearing entitled ``Oversight of the Federal Government's 
Approach to Lead-Based Paint and Mold Remediation in Public and 
Subsidized Housing''. Testimony was heard from Jeremy Kirkland, Acting 
Deputy Inspector General, Office of Inspector General, Department of 
Housing and Urban Development; Karen McKeown, State Health Officer and 
Administrator, Division of Public

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Health, Wisconsin Department of Health Services; and public witnesses.
INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC IMPLICATIONS OF DE-RISKING
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions 
and Consumer Credit held a hearing entitled ``International and 
Domestic Implications of De-Risking''. Testimony was heard from Michael 
E. Clements, Director, Financial Markets and Community Investment, 
Government Accountability Office; and public witnesses.
BUSINESS MEETING; UNITED STATES CAPITOL POLICE: OPERATIONS AND 
WORKFORCE
Committee on House Administration: Full Committee held a business 
meeting to consider Committee Resolution 115-19; and a hearing entitled 
``United States Capitol Police: Operations and Workforce''. Committee 
Resolution 115-19 was adopted. Testimony was heard from Chief Matthew 
Verderosa, Chief of Police, U.S. Capitol Police; Michael Bolton, Acting 
Inspector General, U.S. Capitol Police; and a public witness.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a markup on H. Res. 
938, of inquiry directing the Attorney General to provide certain 
documents in the Attorney General's possession to the House of 
Representatives relating to the ongoing congressional investigation 
related to certain prosecutorial and investigatory decisions made by 
the Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation 
surrounding the 2016 election; and H. Res. 928, of inquiry requesting 
the President and directing the Attorney General to transmit, 
respectively, certain documents to the House of Representatives 
relating to the President's use of the pardon power under article II, 
section 2 of the Constitution. H. Res. 938 and H. Res. 928 were ordered 
reported, as amended.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources held a hearing on legislation on the Offshore Renewable 
Energy for Territories Act; H.R. 5291, the ``Offshore Wind Jobs and 
Opportunity Act''; and legislation on the National OCS Renewable Energy 
Leasing Program Act. Testimony was heard from James Bennett, Chief of 
the Office of Renewable Energy Programs, Bureau of Ocean Management, 
Department of the Interior; and public witnesses.
ACCESS TO PUBLIC LANDS: THE EFFECTS OF FOREST SERVICE ROAD CLOSURES
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on the 
Interior, Energy, and Environment held a hearing entitled ``Access to 
Public Lands: The Effects of Forest Service Road Closures''. Testimony 
was heard from Kerry White, Representative, Montana House of 
Representatives; Bill Harvey, Commission Chair, Baker County, Oregon; 
and public witnesses.
STRENGTHENING FISHING COMMUNITIES AND INCREASING FLEXIBILITY IN 
FISHERIES MANAGEMENT ACT; DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 
2019
Committee on Rules: Full Committee concluded a hearing on H.R. 200, the 
``Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in 
Fisheries Management Act''; and held a hearing on H.R. 6157, the 
``Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2019'' [Amendment 
Consideration]. The Committee granted, by record vote of 6-2, a rule 
providing for the consideration of H.R. 200 under a structured rule. 
The rule provides one hour of general debate equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Natural Resources. The rule waives all points of order against 
consideration of the bill. The rule makes in order as original text for 
the purpose of amendment the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the 
bill and provides that it shall be considered as read. The rule waives 
all points of order against that amendment in the nature of a 
substitute. The rule makes in order only those amendments printed in 
the Rules Committee report. Each such amendment may be offered only in 
the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member 
designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be 
debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and 
controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to 
amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the 
question. The rule waives all points of order against the amendments 
printed in the report. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or 
without instructions. The Committee granted, by record vote of 7-2, a 
rule providing for further consideration of H.R. 6157 under a 
structured rule. The rule provides for no additional general debate. 
The rule makes in order only those amendments printed in the Rules 
Committee report, and available pro forma amendments described in 
section 3 of House Resolution 961. Each such amendment may be offered 
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in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the 
report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time 
specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent 
and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment except amendments 
described in section 3 of House Resolution 961, and shall not be 
subject to a demand for division of the question. The rule waives all 
points of order against the amendments printed in the report. The rule 
provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. In 
section 2, the rule provides that on any legislative day during the 
period from June 29, 2018, through July 9, 2018: the Journal of the 
proceedings of the previous day shall be considered as approved; and 
the Chair may at any time declare the House adjourned to meet at a date 
and time to be announced by the Chair in declaring the adjournment. In 
section 3, the rule provides that the Speaker may appoint Members to 
perform the duties of the Chair for the duration of the period 
addressed by section 2. Finally, in section 4, the rule provides that 
it shall be in order without intervention of any point of order to 
consider concurrent resolutions providing for adjournment during the 
month of July, 2018. Testimony was heard from Representatives Wasserman 
Shultz, Lee, Hastings, Rohrabacher, Wittman, Jones, Francis Rooney of 
Florida, Bordallo, Courtney, and Heck.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE--WITH GREAT POWER COMES GREAT RESPONSIBILITY
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Research 
and Technology; and Subcommittee on Energy held a joint hearing 
entitled ``Artificial Intelligence--With Great Power Comes Great 
Responsibility''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION REGULATORY REFORM: STAKEHOLDER 
PERSPECTIVES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Aviation held a hearing entitled ``Commercial Space Transportation 
Regulatory Reform: Stakeholder Perspectives''. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
VA ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD MODERNIZATION: THE BEGINNING OF THE 
BEGINNING
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``VA Electronic Health Record Modernization: The Beginning of the 
Beginning''. Testimony was heard from Peter O'Rourke, Acting Secretary, 
Department of Veterans Affairs; Vice Admiral Raquel Bono, Director, 
Defense Health Agency, Department of Defense; David Powner, Director of 
IT Management Issues, Government Accountability Office; and public 
witnesses.
HIRING AND RETAINING VETERANS FOR THE MODERN DAY WORKFORCE
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity 
held a hearing entitled ``Hiring and Retaining Veterans for the Modern 
Day Workforce''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.