[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 148 (Thursday, September 6, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D987-D988]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
PERFLUORINATED CHEMICALS IN THE ENVIRONMENT: AN UPDATE ON THE RESPONSE 
TO CONTAMINATION AND CHALLENGES PRESENTED
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Environment held a 
hearing entitled ``Perfluorinated Chemicals in the Environment: An 
Update on the Response to Contamination and Challenges Presented''. 
Testimony was heard from Peter Grevatt, Director, Office of Ground 
Water and Drinking Water, Environmental Protection Agency; Maureen 
Sullivan, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Environment, 
Department of Defense; and public witnesses.
EXAMINING FEDERAL EFFORTS TO ENSURE QUALITY OF CARE AND RESIDENT SAFETY 
IN NURSING HOMES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Examining Federal Efforts to 
Ensure Quality of Care and Resident Safety in Nursing Homes''. 
Testimony was heard from John Dicken, Director, Health Care, Government 
Accountability Office; Ruth Ann Dorrill, Regional Inspector General, 
Office of Inspector General, Department of Health and Human Services; 
and Kate Goodrich, Director, Center for Clinical Standards and Quality, 
and Chief Medical Officer, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy held a markup 
on H.R. 6511, the ``Strategic Petroleum Reserve Reform Act''. H.R. 6511 
was forwarded to the full Committee, without amendment.
A FAILURE TO ACT: HOW A DECADE WITHOUT GSE REFORM HAS ONCE AGAIN PUT 
TAXPAYERS AT RISK
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``A Failure to Act: How a Decade without GSE Reform Has Once Again Put 
Taxpayers at Risk''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
TACKLING FENTANYL: THE CHINA CONNECTION
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, 
Global Human Rights, and International Organizations held a hearing 
entitled ``Tackling Fentanyl: The China Connection''. Testimony was 
heard from Kirsten D. Madison, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of 
International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, Department of 
State; Paul E. Knierim, Deputy Chief of Operations, Office of Global 
Enforcement, Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice; 
Joseph D. Coronato, Prosecutor, Prosecutor's Office, Ocean County, New 
Jersey; and public witnesses.
U.S. POLICY TOWARD CUBA
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere 
held a hearing entitled ``U.S. Policy Toward Cuba''. Testimony was 
heard from Kenneth H. Merten, Acting Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, Department of State; 
Peter Bodde, Coordinator, Health Incidents Response Task Force, 
Department of State; Charles Rosenfarb, M.D., Medical Director, Bureau 
of Medical Services, Department of State; Todd Brown, Assistant 
Director for Countermeasures, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, Department 
of State; and Brian M. Mazanec, Acting Director, International Affairs 
and Trade, Government Accountability Office.

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UNDERSTANDING CYBERSECURITY THREATS TO AMERICA'S AVIATION SECTOR
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and 
Infrastructure Protection; and Subcommittee on Transportation and 
Protective Security held a joint hearing entitled ``Understanding 
Cybersecurity Threats to America's Aviation Sector''. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 5468, 
the ``Permitting Litigation Efficiency Act of 2018''. H.R. 5468 was 
ordered reported, as amended.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Federal Lands held a 
hearing on H.R. 5706, the ``World War II Pacific Sites Establishment 
Act''; H.R. 6108, the ``Preserving America's Battlefields Act''; H.R. 
6118, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to annually designate at 
least one city in the United States as an ``American World War II 
Heritage City'', and for other purposes; H.R. 6365, the ``Treaty of 
Guadalupe-Hidalgo Land Claims Act of 2018''; and H.R. 6682, the 
``Protection and Transparency for Adjacent Landowners Act''. Testimony 
was heard from Representative Hanabusa, Pearce, Rouzer, Jody B. Hice of 
Georgia, and Tipton.
PERMITTING: FINDING A PATH FORWARD
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on 
Intergovernmental Affairs; and Subcommittee on the Interior, Energy and 
Environment held a joint hearing entitled ``Permitting: Finding a Path 
Forward''. Testimony was heard from Frank Rusco, Director, Natural 
Resources and Environment Issues, Government Accountability Office; and 
public witnesses.
EVALUATING FEDERAL DISASTER RESPONSE AND RECOVERY EFFORTS
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Evaluating Federal Disaster Response and Recovery 
Efforts''. Testimony was heard from William B. Long, Administrator, 
Federal Emergency Management Agency; Major General Scott A. Spellmon, 
Deputy Commanding General for Civil and Emergency Operations, U.S. Army 
Corps of Engineers; and a public witness.
AIRSPACE INTEGRATION OF NEW AIRCRAFT
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Aviation held a hearing entitled ``Airspace Integration of New 
Aircraft''. Testimony was heard from Shelley Yak, Director, Federal 
Aviation Administration Technical Center; and public witnesses.
A REVIEW OF VA'S SPECIALLY ADAPTIVE HOUSING GRANT PROGRAMS (SAH)
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity 
held a hearing entitled ``A Review of VA's Specially Adaptive Housing 
Grant Programs (SAH)''. Testimony was heard from Jeffrey London, 
Director, Loan Guaranty Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, 
Department of Veterans Affairs; and public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
TAX CUTS AND JOBS ACT
Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the 
positive economic growth effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, after 
receiving testimony from Scott Hodge, Tax Foundation, and William C. 
Dunkelberg, National Federation of Independent Business, both of 
Washington, D.C.; John Hinderaker, Center of the American Experiment, 
Golden Valley, Minnesota; and Benjamin Harris, Northwestern University 
Kellogg School of Management, Evanston, Illinois.