[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 108 (Wednesday, June 27, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D744-D746]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, 
and Related Programs concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget 
estimates and justification for fiscal year 2019 for the Department

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of State, after receiving testimony from Mike Pompeo, Secretary of 
State.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee ordered 
favorably reported the following business items:
  S. 645, to require the Secretary of Commerce to conduct an assessment 
and analysis of the effects of broadband deployment and adoption on the 
economy of the United States, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute;
  S. 1092, to protect the right of law-abiding citizens to transport 
knives interstate, notwithstanding a patchwork of local and State 
prohibitions, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 1896, to amend section 8331 of title 5, United States Code, and 
the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to clarify the treatment of 
availability pay for Federal air marshals and criminal investigators of 
the Transportation Security Administration, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute;
  S. 2941, to improve the Cooperative Observer Program of the National 
Weather Service, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 3094, to restrict the department in which the Coast Guard is 
operating from implementing any rule requiring the use of biometric 
readers for biometric transportation security cards until after 
submission to Congress of the results of an assessment of the 
effectiveness of the transportation security card program;
  H.R. 4254, to amend the National Science Foundation Authorization Act 
of 2002 to strengthen the aerospace workforce pipeline by the promotion 
of Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program and National Aeronautics 
and Space Administration internship and fellowship opportunities to 
women, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  H.R. 4467, to require the Federal Air Marshal Service to utilize 
risk-based strategies;
  H.R. 4559, to conduct a global aviation security review; and
  The nominations of Karen Dunn Kelley, of Pennsylvania, to be Deputy 
Secretary of Commerce, Heidi R. King, of California, to be 
Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 
Department of Transportation, Geoffrey Adam Starks, of Kansas, to be a 
Member of the Federal Communications Commission, Peter A. Feldman, of 
the District of Columbia, to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product 
Safety Commission, and a routine list in the Coast Guard.
MEDICAID FRAUD AND OVERPAYMENTS
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine Medicaid fraud and overpayments, 
focusing on problems and solutions, including actions needed to 
mitigate billions in improper payments and program integrity risks, 
after receiving testimony from Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General, 
Government Accountability Office; and Brian P. Ritchie, Assistant 
Inspector General for Audit Services, Office of Inspector General, 
Department of Health and Human Services.
FAST-41 AND THE FEDERAL PERMITTING IMPROVEMENT STEERING COUNCIL
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine FAST-41 and the Federal Permitting 
Improvement Steering Council, focusing on progress to date and next 
steps, including S. 3017, to amend the FAST Act to improve the Federal 
permitting process, after receiving testimony from former Senator Mary 
Landrieu; Angela Colamaria, Acting Executive Director, Federal 
Permitting Improvement Steering Council; Megan K. Terrell, Office of 
the Governor of Louisiana, Baton Rouge; Alexander Herrgott, Council on 
Environmental Quality, Joseph Johnson, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 
Christy Goldfuss, Center for American Progress, and Sean McGarvey, 
North America's Building Trades Unions, all of Washington, D.C.; and 
Jolene S. Thompson, American Municipal Power, Inc., Columbus, Ohio.
HEALTH CARE COSTS
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee 
concluded a hearing to examine how to reduce health care costs, 
focusing on understanding the cost of health care in America, after 
receiving testimony from Melinda J. B. Buntin, Vanderbilt University 
School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee; Ashish K. Jha, Harvard T.H. 
Chan School of Public Health Global Health Institute, Cambridge, 
Massachusetts; and Niall Brennan, Health Care Cost Institute, and David 
A. Hyman, Georgetown University Law Center, both of Washington, D.C.
RADIATION EXPOSURE COMPENSATION PROGRAM
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the eligibility requirements for the Radiation Exposure Compensation 
Program to ensure all downwinders receive coverage, including S. 197, 
to amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to improve 
compensation for workers involved in uranium mining, after receiving 
testimony from Senator Udall; Eltona Henderson, Idaho Downwinders, 
Emmett; Jonathan Nez, Navajo Nation, Window Rock, Arizona; Robert N. 
Celestial, Pacific Association for Radiation Survivors, Barrigada, 
Guam; and Tina Cordova, Tularosa Basin

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Downwinders Consortium, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
T-MOBILE-SPRINT TRANSACTION
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition 
Policy and Consumer Rights concluded a hearing to examine the 
competitive impact of the T-Mobile-Sprint transaction, after receiving 
testimony from John Legere, T-Mobile US, Inc., Bellevue, Washington; 
Marcelo Claure, Sprint Corporation, Overland Park, Kansas; Asha Keddy, 
Intel Corporation, Beaverton, Oregon; and Gene Kimmelman, Public 
Knowledge, Roslyn Layton, American Enterprise Institute, and George P. 
Slover, Consumers Union, all of Washington, D.C.
NOMINATION
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine the nomination of Robert L. Wilkie, of North Carolina, to be 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, after the nominee, who was introduced by 
Senator Tillis, testified and answered questions in his own behalf.
INTELLIGENCE
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to 
receive a briefing on certain intelligence matters from officials of 
the intelligence community.