[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 153 (Thursday, September 13, 2018)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1013-D1015]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
ARMY FUTURES COMMAND: WILL IT HELP?
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness held a hearing 
entitled ``Army Futures Command: Will it help?''. Testimony was heard 
from Ryan D. McCarthy, Under Secretary of the Army, U.S. Army; and 
General John M. Murray, Commanding General, U.S. Army Futures Command, 
U.S. Army.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 
6511, the ``Strategic Petroleum Reserve Reform Act''; H.R. 3325, the 
``ACE Kids Act''; H.R. 3891, to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
Act to clarify the authority of State Medicaid fraud and abuse control 
units to investigate and prosecute cases of Medicaid patient abuse and 
neglect in any setting, and for other purposes; H.R. 5306, the 
``EMPOWER Care Act''; H.R. 6733, to amend title XXVII of the Public 
Health Service Act and title XVIII of the Social Security Act to 
prohibit group health plans, health insurance issuers, prescription 
drug plan sponsors, and Medicare Advantage organizations from limiting 
certain information on drug prices; and H.R. 6753, to amend title XI of 
the Social Security Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services to establish a public-private partnership for purposes of 
identifying health care waste, fraud, and abuse. H.R. 5306, H.R. 6753, 
H.R. 6511, and H.R. 3325 were ordered reported, as amended. H.R. 3891 
and H.R. 6733 were ordered reported, without amendment.
AIR QUALITY IMPACTS OF WILDFIRES: MITIGATION AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Environment held a 
hearing entitled ``Air Quality Impacts of Wildfires: Mitigation and 
Management Strategies''. Testimony was heard from Mary Anderson, Mobile 
and Area Source Program Manager, Air Quality Division, Department of 
Environmental Quality, Idaho; Herman E. Baertschiger, Jr., Senator, 
State Senate, Oregon; and public witnesses.
EXAMINING BARRIERS TO EXPANDING INNOVATIVE, VALUE-BASED CARE IN 
MEDICARE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``Examining Barriers to Expanding Innovative, Value-Based Care 
in Medicare''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 
2128, the ``Due Process Restoration Act of 2017''; H.R. 4753, the 
``Federal Reserve Supervision Testimony Clarification Act''; H.R. 4758, 
the ``FOMC Policy Responsibility Act''; H.R. 5534, the ``Give Useful 
Information to Define Effective Compliance Act''; H.R. 6021, the 
``Small Business Audit Correction Act of 2018''; H.R. 6158, the

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``Brokered Deposit Affiliate-Subsidiary Moderation Act of 2018''; H.R. 
6729, the ``Empowering Financial Institutions to Fight Human 
Trafficking Act of 2018''; H.R. 6737, the ``Protect Affordable 
Mortgages for Veterans Act of 2018''; H.R. 6741, the ``Federal Reserve 
Reform Act of 2018''; H.R. 6743, the ``Consumer Information 
Notification Requirement Act''; H.R. 6745, the ``Access to Capital 
Creates Economic Strength and Supports Rural America Act''; and H.R. 
6751, the ``Banking Transparency for Sanctioned Persons Act of 2018''. 
H.R. 6751, H.R. 4753, H.R. 6745, H.R. 5534, H.R. 6743, H.R. 6741, and 
H.R. 6021 were ordered reported, as amended. H.R. 6737, H.R. 6729, H.R. 
2128, H.R. 6158, and H.R. 4758 were ordered reported, without 
amendment.
OVERSIGHT OF U.S. SANCTIONS POLICY
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Oversight of U.S. Sanctions Policy''. Testimony was heard from 
Manisha Singh, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Economic and Business 
Affairs, Department of State; and Marshall Billingslea, Assistant 
Secretary, Office of Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes, 
Department of the Treasury.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a markup on H. Res. 
1017, requesting the President, and directing the Secretary of State, 
to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of all documents, 
records, communications, transcripts, summaries, notes, memoranda, and 
read-aheads in their possession referring to certain communications 
between President Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin. H. Res. 
1017 was ordered reported, without amendment.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Homeland Security: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 
6620, the ``Protecting Critical Infrastructure Against Drones and 
Emerging Threats Act''; H.R. 6735, to direct the Secretary of Homeland 
Security to establish a vulnerability disclosure policy for Department 
of Homeland Security internet websites, and for other purposes; H.R. 
6740, the ``Border Tunnel Task Force Act''; H.R. 6742, the ``Secure 
Border Communications Act''; and S. 1281, the ``Hack the Department of 
Homeland Security Act of 2017''. H.R. 6620 and H.R. 6742 were ordered 
reported, without amendment. H.R. 6735, H.R. 6740, and S.1281 were 
ordered reported, as amended.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 5634, 
the ``Medical Cannabis Research Act of 2018''; H.R. 6755, the 
``Judiciary ROOM Act''; H.R. 6754, the ``CIRCUIT Act''; H.R. 6730, the 
``Injunctive Authority Clarification Act of 2018''; and H.R. 6758, the 
``Study of Underrepresented Classes Chasing Engineering and Science 
Success Act of 2018''. H.R. 5634, H.R. 6755, H.R. 6754, H.R. 6730, and 
H.R. 6758 were ordered reported, as amended.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 
6510, the ``Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act''. H.R. 6510 was 
ordered reported, as amended.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 
502, to permanently reauthorize the Land and Water Conservation Fund; 
and H.R. 6771, to amend the Gulf of Mexico Energy Security Act of 2006, 
and for other purposes. H.R. 6771 and H.R. 502 were ordered reported, 
as amended.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURE
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and 
Alaska Native Affairs held a hearing on H.R. 4985, the ``Ysleta del Sur 
Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity 
Settlement Act''. Testimony was heard from Darryl LaCounte, Acting 
Deputy Bureau Director, Office of Trust Services, Bureau of Indian 
Affairs, Department of the Interior; and public witnesses.
MEMBERS' DAY HEARING ON PROPOSED RULES CHANGES FOR THE 116TH CONGRESS
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``Members' 
Day Hearing on Proposed Rules Changes for the 116th Congress''. 
Testimony was heard from Representatives Buck, Griffith, Biggs, Kilmer, 
Langevin, Bordallo, Bera, Sarbanes, Rice of New York, Bonamici, and 
Suozzi.
EXAMINING THE UNDERLYING SCIENCE AND IMPACTS OF GLIDER TRUCK 
REGULATIONS
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Oversight; 
and Subcommittee on Environment held a joint hearing entitled 
``Examining the Underlying Science and Impacts of Glider Truck 
Regulations''. Testimony was heard from Linda Tsang, Legislative 
Attorney, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress; and 
public witnesses.

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NOW HIRING: HOW THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC AFFECTS SMALL BUSINESSES
Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Now Hiring: How the Opioid Epidemic Affects Small Businesses''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
THE STATE OF POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL IMPLEMENTATION IN THE UNITED STATES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials held a hearing entitled 
``The State of Positive Train Control Implementation in the United 
States''. Testimony was heard from Ronald L. Batory, Administrator, 
Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation; Robert 
Sumwalt, Chairman, National Transportation Safety Board; Susan A. 
Fleming, Director, Physical Infrastructure Team, Government 
Accountability Office; and public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
on H.R. 5413, the ``Improving Veterans Access to Congressional Services 
Act of 2018''; and H.R. 6418, the ``VA Website Accessibility Act of 
2018''. Testimony was heard from Representatives Mast and Esty of 
Connecticut; and public witnesses.
THE ROLE OF THE INTERAGENCY PROGRAM OFFICE IN VA ELECTRONIC HEALTH 
RECORD MODERNIZATION
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Technology 
Modernization held a hearing entitled ``The Role of the Interagency 
Program Office in VA Electronic Health Record Modernization''. 
Testimony was heard from Lauren Thompson, Director, Interagency Program 
Office, Department of Defense; John Windom, Acting Chief Health 
Information Officer and Program Executive Officer, Office of Electronic 
Health Record Modernization, Department of Veterans Affairs; and Carol 
Harris, Director of IT Acquisition Management Issues, Government 
Accountability Office.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 6760, 
the ``Protecting Family and Small Business Tax Cuts Act of 2018''; H.R. 
6757, the ``Family Savings Act of 2018''; and H.R. 6756 the ``American 
Innovation Act of 2018''. H.R. 6760, H.R. 6757, and H.R. 6756 were 
ordered reported, as amended.

Joint Meetings
  See Daily Digest for Monday, September 17, 2018.