[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 120 (Tuesday, July 17, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D826-D828]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
EXAMINING THE SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM
Committee on Education and the Workforce: Subcommittee on Early 
Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education held a hearing entitled 
``Examining the Summer Food Service Program''. Testimony was heard from 
Kathryn Larin, Director of Education, Workforce, and Income Security, 
Government Accountability Office; Gil Harden, Assistant Inspector 
General for Audit, Office of Inspector General, Department of 
Agriculture; and public witnesses.
REALIZING THE BENEFITS OF RURAL BROADBAND: CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications and 
Technology held a hearing entitled ``Realizing the Benefits of Rural 
Broadband: Challenges and Solutions''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
EXAMINING STATE EFFORTS TO IMPROVE TRANSPARENCY OF HEALTH CARE COSTS 
FOR CONSUMERS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Examining State Efforts to 
Improve Transparency of Health Care Costs for Consumers''. Testimony 
was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Environment held a 
markup on H.R. 3128, to amend section 111 of the Clean Air Act to 
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when a physical change in, or change in the method of operation of, a 
stationary source constitutes a modification, and for other purposes. 
H.R. 3128 was forwarded to the full Committee, as amended.
EXAMINING CAPITAL REGIMES FOR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions 
and Consumer Credit held a hearing entitled ``Examining Capital Regimes 
for Financial Institutions''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
FACEBOOK, GOOGLE AND TWITTER: EXAMINING THE CONTENT FILTERING PRACTICES 
OF SOCIAL MEDIA GIANTS
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Facebook, Google and Twitter: Examining the Content Filtering 
Practices of Social Media Giants''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Federal Lands held a 
hearing on H.R. 5171, the ``Ski Fee Retention Act''; H.R. 5262, to 
redesignate the Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area as the 
Maurice D. Hinchey Hudson River Valley National Heritage Area, and for 
other purposes; H.R. 5347, the ``Lyon County Economic Development and 
Environmental Remediation Act''; H.R. 5532, the ``Reconstruction Era 
National Historical Park Act''; H.R. 5923, the ``Walnut Grove Land 
Exchange Act''; H.R. 5979, the ``Mill Springs Battlefield National 
Monument Act''; H.R. 6013, the ``Migratory Bird Framework and Hunting 
Opportunities for Veterans Act''; and H.R. 6146, to authorize, direct, 
expedite, and facilitate a land exchange in Yavapai County, Arizona, 
and for other purposes. Testimony was heard from Chairman Bishop of 
Utah, and Representatives Tipton, Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, 
Amodei, Clyburn, Westerman, Rogers of Kentucky, and Gosar; Randy 
Garrison, Vice Chairman, Yavapai County Board of Supervisors, Arizona; 
and public witnesses.
A NEW HORIZON IN U.S.-ISRAEL RELATIONS: FROM AN AMERICAN EMBASSY IN 
JERUSALEM TO POTENTIAL RECOGNITION OF ISRAELI SOVEREIGNTY OVER THE 
GOLAN HEIGHTS
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on National 
Security held a hearing entitled ``A New Horizon in U.S.-Israel 
Relations: From an American Embassy in Jerusalem to Potential 
Recognition of Israeli Sovereignty over the Golan Heights''. Testimony 
was heard from public witnesses.
TRIBAL ENERGY RESOURCES: REDUCING BARRIERS TO OPPORTUNITY
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on the 
Interior, Energy, and Environment held a hearing entitled ``Tribal 
Energy Resources: Reducing Barriers to Opportunity''. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee held a 
markup on H.R. 559, the ``MERIT Act of 2017''; H.R. 6391, to 
reauthorize and modify the authority of the Merit Systems Protection 
Board, and for other purposes; H.R. 5300, the ``Federal Information 
Systems Safeguards Act of 2018''; H.R. 4913, the ``Sgt. Maj. Wardell B. 
Turner Post Office Building''; H.R. 5395, to designate the facility of 
the United States Postal Service located at 116 Main Street in 
Dansville, New York, as the ``Staff Sergeant Alexandria Gleason-Morrow 
Post Office Building''; H.R. 5868, to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 530 Claremont Avenue in 
Ashland, Ohio, as the ``Bill Harris Post Office''; H.R. 6020, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
325 South Michigan Avenue in Howell, Michigan, as the ``Sergeant Donald 
Burgett Post Office Building''; H.R. 6059, to designate the facility of 
the United States Postal Service located at 51 Willow Street in Lynn, 
Massachusetts, as the ``Thomas P. Costin, Jr. Post Office Building''; 
H.R. 6116, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 362 North Ross Street in Beaverton, Michigan, as the 
``Colonel Alfred Asch Post Office''; H.R. 6167, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5707 South Cass 
Avenue in Westmont, Illinois, as the ``James William Robinson Jr. 
Memorial Post Office Building''; and H.R. 5935, to designate the 
facility at the United States Postal Service located at 1355 North 
Meridian Drive in Harristown, Illinois, as the ``Logan S. Palmer Post 
Office''. H.R. 559 was ordered reported, as amended. H.R. 6391, H.R. 
5300, H.R. 4913, H.R. 5395, H.R. 5868, H.R. 5935, H.R. 6020, H.R. 6059, 
H.R. 6116, and H.R. 6167 were ordered reported, without amendment.
EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF CONGRESS THAT A CARBON TAX WOULD BE DETRIMENTAL 
TO THE UNITED STATES ECONOMY
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H. Con. Res. 119, 
expressing the sense of Congress that a carbon tax would be detrimental 
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United States economy. The Committee granted, by record vote of 7-3, a 
rule providing for the consideration of H. Con. Res. 119 under a closed 
rule. The rule provides one hour of debate equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Ways and Means. The rule waives all points of order against 
consideration of the concurrent resolution. The rule provides that the 
concurrent resolution shall be considered as read and shall not be 
subject to a demand for division of the question. The rule waives all 
points of order against provisions in the concurrent resolution. 
Testimony was heard from Representatives Walorski, Blumenauer, Polis, 
and McKinley.
THE FUTURE OF FOSSIL: ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES LEADING THE WAY
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy; 
and Subcommittee on Environment held a joint hearing entitled ``The 
Future of Fossil: Energy Technologies Leading the Way''. Testimony was 
heard from Roger Aines, Senior Scientist, Atmospheric, Earth and Energy 
Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory; Jason Begger, 
Executive Director, Wyoming Infrastructure Authority; and public 
witnesses.
ACHIEVING GOVERNMENT-WIDE VERIFICATION OF SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-
OWNED SMALL BUSINESSES
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Investigations, Oversight, 
and Regulations; and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of 
the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs held a joint hearing entitled 
``Achieving Government-Wide Verification of Service-Disabled Veteran-
Owned Small Businesses''. Testimony was heard from Thomas J. Leney, 
Executive Director, Small and Veteran Business Programs, Department of 
Veterans Affairs; Robb Wong, Associate Administrator, Office of 
Government Contracting and Business Development, Small Business 
Administration; William Gould, Senior Advisor, Office of the 
Administrator, Small Business Administration; and a public witness.
THE VA ACCOUNTABILITY AND WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION ACT: ONE YEAR LATER
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``The VA Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act: One Year 
Later''. Testimony was heard from Peter O'Rourke, Acting Secretary, 
Department of Veterans Affairs; and a public witness.
COMBATING FRAUD IN MEDICARE: A STRATEGY FOR SUCCESS
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing 
entitled ``Combating Fraud in Medicare: A Strategy for Success''. 
Testimony was heard from Seto J. Bagdoyan, Director, Forensic Audits 
and Investigative Service, Government Accountability Office; Gloria L. 
Jarmon, Deputy Inspector General for Audit Services, Office of 
Inspector General, Department of Health and Human Services; and Alec 
Alexander, Director, Center for Program Integrity, Centers for Medicare 
and Medicaid Services.
MODERNIZING STARK LAW TO ENSURE THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION FROM VOLUME 
TO VALUE IN THE MEDICARE PROGRAM
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``Modernizing Stark Law to Ensure the Successful Transition 
from Volume to Value in the Medicare Program''. Testimony was heard 
from Eric Hargan, Deputy Secretary, Department of Health and Human 
Services; and public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
RUSSIA'S OCCUPATION OF GEORGIA
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Commission concluded 
a hearing to examine Russia's occupation of Georgia and the erosion of 
the international order, after receiving testimony from David Bakradze, 
Ambassador of Georgia to the United States, Luke Coffey, Heritage 
Foundation, and Damon M. Wilson, Atlantic Council, all of Washington, 
D.C.