[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 116 (Wednesday, July 11, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D796-D797]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             JULY 12, 2018

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings 
to examine the credit bureaus and the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 10 
a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to 
examine the policy issues facing interstate delivery networks for 
natural gas and electricity, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine 
tariffs, focusing on implications for United States foreign policy 
and the international economy, 10 a.m., SD-419.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider S. 2946, 
to amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify the meaning of the 
terms ``act of war'' and ``blocked asset'', and the nominations of 
Britt Cagle Grant, of Georgia, to be United States Circuit Judge for 
the Eleventh Circuit, David James Porter, of Pennsylvania, to be 
United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, A. Marvin 
Quattlebaum, Jr., of South Carolina, and Julius Ness Richardson, of 
South Carolina, both to be a United States Circuit Judge for the 
Fourth Circuit, Roy Kalman Altman, and Rodolfo Armando Ruiz II, both 
to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of 
Florida, Raul M. Arias-Marxuach, to be United States District Judge 
for the District of Puerto Rico, and Maria Chapa Lopez, to be United 
States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, and Richard E. 
Taylor, Jr., to be United States Marshal for the Northern District 
of Texas, both of the Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to receive a closed briefing 
regarding certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.


                                 House

  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 
959, the ``Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 
2017''; H.R. 1676, the ``Palliative Care and Hospice Education and 
Training Act''; H.R. 3728, the ``Educating Medical Professionals and 
Optimizing Workforce Efficiency Readiness Act of 2017''; H.R. 5385, 
the ``Children's Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2018''; 
H. Res. 982, of inquiry requesting the President, and directing the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services, to transmit, respectively, 
certain information to the House of Representatives referring to the 
separation of children from their parents or guardians as a result 
of the President's ``zero tolerance'' policy; H.R. 2278, the 
``Responsible Disposal Reauthorization Act of 2017''; H.R. 2389, to 
reauthorize the West Valley demonstration project, and for other 
purposes; H.R. 1320, the ``Nuclear Utilization of Keynote Energy 
Act''; H.R. 6140, the ``Advanced Nuclear Fuel Availability Act''; 
H.R. 6032, the ``State of Modern Application, Research, and Trends 
of IoT Act''; H.R. 2345, the ``National Suicide Hotline Improvement 
Act of 2017''; H.R. 3994, the ``ACCESS BROADBAND Act''; H.R. 4881, 
the ``Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018''; H.R. 5709, 
the ``Preventing Illegal Radio Abuse Through Enforcement Act'', 10 
a.m., 2123 Rayburn.
  Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``The Annual Testimony of the Secretary of the Treasury on the State 
of the International Financial System'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Terrorism and Illicit Finance, hearing entitled 
``Countering the Financial Networks of Weapons Proliferation'', 2 
p.m., 2128 Rayburn.

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  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western 
Hemisphere, hearing entitled ``Nicaraguan Crisis: Next Steps to 
Advancing Democracy''; and markup on H. Res. 981, condemning the 
violence, persecution, intimidation, and murders committed by the 
Government of Nicaragua against its citizens, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and 
International Organizations, hearing entitled ``Combating 
Tuberculosis in Southern Africa'', 3 p.m., 2255 Rayburn.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Counterterrorism 
and Intelligence; and Subcommittee on Oversight and Management 
Efficiency, joint hearing entitled ``Access Denied: Keeping 
Adversaries Away from the Homeland Security Supply Chain'', 10 a.m., 
HVC-210.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee; and full Committee of 
the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, hearing 
entitled ``Oversight of FBI and DOJ Actions Surrounding the 2016 
Election: Testimony by FBI Deputy Assistant Director Peter Strzok'', 
10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Federal Lands, 
hearing entitled ``The Essential Role of Livestock Grazing on 
Federal Lands and its Importance to Rural America'', 10 a.m., 1324 
Longworth.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on 
Energy; and Subcommittee on Research and Technology, joint hearing 
entitled ``Big Data Challenges and Advanced Computing Solutions'', 
10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Full Committee, business meeting 
to assign Representative Bill Flores of Texas to subcommittees; 
amend the Committee Rules to establish a Subcommittee on Technology 
Modernization; set the membership ratio of the subcommittee; assign 
a chair and ranking member of the subcommittee; assign majority and 
minority members of the subcommittee; and for other purposes, 10 
a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Full Committee, markup on H.R. 2409, to allow servicemembers to 
terminate their cable, satellite television, and Internet access 
service contracts while deployed; H.R. 2787, the ``VET MD Act''; 
H.R. 5538, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
inclusion of certain additional periods of active duty service for 
purposes of suspending charges to veterans' entitlement to 
educational assistance under the laws administered by the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs during periods of suspended participation in 
vocational rehabilitation programs; H.R. 5649, the ``Navy SEAL Chief 
Petty Officer William `Bill' Mulder (Ret.) Transition Improvement 
Act of 2018''; H.R. 5693, the ``Long-Term Care Veterans Choice 
Act''; H.R. 5864, the ``VA Hospitals Establishing Leadership 
Performance Act''; H.R. 5882, the ``Gold Star Spouses Leasing Relief 
Act''; H.R. 5938, the ``Veterans Serving Veterans Act of 2018''; 
H.R. 5974, the ``VA COST SAVINGS Enhancements Act''; 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, 10:15 a.m., 334 Cannon.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Full Committee, continue markup on 
H.R. 6301, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide 
high deductible health plans with first dollar coverage flexibility; 
legislation to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide 
that direct primary care service arrangements do not disqualify 
deductible health savings account contributions, and for other 
purposes; H.R. 6305, the ``Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act of 2018''; 
H.R. 6312, the ``PHIT Act''; H.R. 6309, to amend the Internal 
Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals entitled to Medicare Part 
A by reason of being over age 65 to contribute to health savings 
accounts; H.R. 6199, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
include certain over-the-counter medical products as qualified 
medical expenses; H.R. 6306, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 to increase the contribution limitation for health savings 
accounts, and for other purposes; H.R. 6313, the ``Responsible 
Additions and Increases to Sustain Employee Health Benefits Act of 
2018''; H.R. 4616, to amend the Patient Protection and Affordable 
Care Act to provide for a temporary moratorium on the employer 
mandate and to provide for a delay in the implementation of the 
excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage; H.R. 
6314, the ``Health Savings Act of 2018''; and H.R. 6311, to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Patient Protection and 
Affordable Care Act to modify the definition of qualified health 
plan for purposes of the health insurance premium tax credit and to 
allow individuals purchasing health insurance in the individual 
market to purchase a lower premium copper plan, 10 a.m., 1100 
Longworth.


                             Joint Meetings

  Conference: meeting of conferees on H.R. 5895, making 
appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, 11 a.m., SVC-202/03.
  Joint Economic Committee: to hold hearings to examine the 
innovation economy, entrepreneurship, and barriers to capital 
access, 2:30 p.m., SH-216.