[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 125 (Wednesday, July 25, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D870-D873]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
EXAMINING THE UPCOMING AGENDA FOR THE COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING 
COMMISSION
Committee on Agriculture: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Examining the Upcoming Agenda for the Commodity Futures Trading 
Commission''. Testimony was heard from Chris Giancarlo, Chairman, 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Appropriations: Full Committee held a markup on FY 2019 
Homeland Security Appropriations Bill; and the Revised Report on the 
Suballocation of Budget Allocations for FY 2019. The FY 2019 Homeland 
Security Appropriations Bill was ordered reported, as amended. The 
Revised Report on the Suballocation of Budget Allocations for FY 2019 
was approved.

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21ST CENTURY CURES IMPLEMENTATION: UPDATES FROM FDA AND NIH
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``21st Century Cures Implementation: Updates from FDA and 
NIH''. Testimony was heard from Francis Collins, Director, National 
Institutes of Health; and Scott Gottlieb, Commissioner, Food and Drug 
Administration.
BACKGROUND ON RENEWABLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS UNDER THE RENEWABLE FUEL 
STANDARD
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Environment held a 
hearing entitled ``Background on Renewable Identification Numbers under 
the Renewable Fuel Standard''. Testimony was heard from Brent 
Yacobucci, Energy and Minerals Manager, Congressional Research Service, 
Library of Congress.
OVERSIGHT OF THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications and 
Technology held a hearing entitled ``Oversight of the Federal 
Communications Commission''. Testimony was heard from the following 
Federal Communications Commission officials: Ajit Pai, Chairman; 
Michael O'Rielly, Commissioner; Brendan Carr, Commissioner; and Jessica 
Rosenworcel, Commissioner.
BUDGET PRIORITIES FOR SOUTH ASIA
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific held 
a hearing entitled ``Budget Priorities for South Asia''. Testimony was 
heard from Alice G. Wells, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau 
of South and Central Asian Affairs, Department of State; and Gloria 
Steele, Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Asia, U.S. 
Agency for International Development.
ASSESSING THE STATE OF FEDERAL CYBERSECURITY RISK DETERMINATION
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and 
Infrastructure Protection held a hearing entitled ``Assessing the State 
of Federal Cybersecurity Risk Determination''. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
USING INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY AND PRACTICES TO ENHANCE THE CULTURE OF 
PREPAREDNESS
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, 
Response, and Communications held a hearing entitled ``Using Innovative 
Technology and Practices to Enhance the Culture of Preparedness''. 
Testimony was heard from Daniel Kaniewski, Deputy Administrator for 
Resilience, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland 
Security; Daniel Cotter, Director, First Responders Group, Science and 
Technology Directorate, Department of Homeland Security; Dereck Orr, 
Division Chief, Public Safety Communications Division, National 
Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce; and John 
V. Kelly, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Inspector 
General, Office of Inspector General, Department of Homeland Security.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on House Administration: Full Committee held a business 
meeting to consider Committee Resolution 115-20. Committee Resolution 
115-20 was adopted.
OVERSIGHT OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS' STRATEGIC PLAN PART 2
Committee on House Administration: Full Committee held a hearing 
entitled ``Oversight of the Library of Congress' Strategic Plan Part 
2''. Testimony was heard from the following Library of Congress 
officials: Carla D. Hayden, Librarian of Congress; Kurt W. Hyde, 
Inspector General; and Dianne Houghton, Director of Strategic Planning 
and Performance Management.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 1872, 
the ``Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act of 2017''. H.R. 1872 was ordered 
reported, as amended.
MANAGEMENT CRISIS AT THE PUERTO RICO ELECTRIC POWER AUTHORITY AND 
IMPLICATIONS FOR RECOVERY
Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Management Crisis at the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority and 
Implications for Recovery''. Testimony was heard from Eduardo Bhatia, 
Minority Leader, Senate of Puerto Rico; Bruce Walker, Assistant 
Secretary, Office of Electricity, Department of Energy; and public 
witnesses.
GAO HIGH RISK FOCUS: CYBERSECURITY
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on 
Information Technology; and Subcommittee on Government Operations held 
a joint hearing entitled ``GAO High Risk Focus: Cybersecurity''. 
Testimony was heard from Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General, 
Government Accountability Office; and Suzette Kent, Federal Chief 
Information Officer, Office of Management and Budget.

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FEDERAL GRANT MANAGEMENT
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on 
Intergovernmental Affairs held a hearing entitled ``Federal Grant 
Management''. Testimony was heard from Michelle Sager, Director, 
Strategic Issues, Government Accountability Office; Andrea L. Brandon, 
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Grants and Acquisition Policy and 
Accountability, Department of Health and Human Services; Natalie 
Keegan, Analyst, American Federalism and Emergency Management, 
Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress; and public 
witnesses.
CONFERENCE REPORT TO ACCOMPANY THE JOHN S. MCCAIN NATIONAL DEFENSE 
AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019
Committee on Rules: Full Committee concluded a hearing on the 
Conference Report to accompany H.R. 5515, the ``John S. McCain National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019''. The Committee 
granted, by voice vote, a rule providing for the consideration of the 
conference report to H.R. 5515. The rule waives all points of order 
against the conference report and against its consideration. The rule 
provides that the conference report shall be considered as read. The 
rule provides that the previous question shall be considered as ordered 
without intervention of any motion except one hour of debate and one 
motion to recommit if applicable. The rule provides debate on the 
conference report is divided pursuant to clause 8(d) of rule XXII. In 
section 2, the rule provides that the Committee on Appropriations may, 
at any time before 3 p.m. on Thursday, August 2, 2018, file privileged 
reports to accompany measures making appropriations for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2019. Finally, in section 3, the rule provides 
that H. Res. 1020 is laid on the table.
JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE: PROGRAM BREACH AND ITS IMPLICATIONS
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Full Committee held a 
begin hearing entitled ``James Webb Space Telescope: Program Breach and 
its Implications''. Testimony was heard from Jim Bridenstine, 
Administrator, National Aeronautics and Space Administration; and a 
public witness.
THE TAX LAW'S IMPACT ON MAIN STREET
Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``The Tax Law's Impact on Main Street''. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
EXAMINING CHANGES TO SOCIAL SECURITY'S DISABILITY APPEALS PROCESS
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security held a 
hearing entitled ``Examining Changes to Social Security's Disability 
Appeals Process''. Testimony was heard from Patricia Jonas, Deputy 
Commissioner, Analytics, Review, and Oversight, Social Security 
Administration; Elizabeth Curda, Director, Education, Workforce, and 
Income Security Issues, Government Accountability Office; Will Morton, 
Analyst, Income Security, Congressional Research Service, Library of 
Congress; and public witnesses.-

Joint Meetings
INNOVATION ECONOMY
Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the 
innovation economy, entrepreneurship, and barriers to capital access, 
after receiving testimony from Phil Mackintosh, Nasdaq, Inc., New York, 
New York; Rachel King, GlycoMimetics, Inc., Rockville, Maryland; and 
Lisa Mensah, Opportunity Finance Network, Washington, D.C.
MULTIEMPLOYER PENSION SYSTEM AND STAKEHOLDERS
Joint Select Committee on Solvency of Multiemployer Pension Plans: 
Committee concluded a hearing to examine how the multiemployer pension 
system affects stakeholders, after receiving testimony from James P. 
Naughton, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois; Joshua D. Rauh, 
Stanford University Hoover Institution, Stanford, California; Timothy 
P. Lynch, Morgan Lewis and Bockius LLP, Annapolis, Maryland; and 
Kenneth Warren Stribling, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
ATTACKS ON ROMA IN UKRAINE
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Commission received a 
briefing on attacks on Roma in Ukraine from Zemfira Kondur, Chiricli 
International Roma Women's Fund, and Oskana Shulyar, both of Kyiv, 
Ukraine; and Halyna Yurchenko, Roma Youth of Ukraine, Lviv.
CORRUPTION AND DOPING IN INTERNATIONAL SPORT
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the state of play, focusing on globalized 
corruption, state-run doping, and international sport, after receiving 
testimony from Travis T. Tygart, United States Anti-Doping Agency, 
Colorado Springs, Colorado; Dagmar Freitag, Chairwoman of the German 
Bundestag Sports Committee, Berlin, Germany; Jim

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Walden, Walden Macht and Haran, New York, New York; Katie Uhlaender, 
Breckenridge, Colorado; and Yuliya Stepanova, Kursk, Russia.