[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 24 (Thursday, February 7, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D133-D135]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
Committee on Agriculture: Full Committee held an organizational 
meeting. The Committee adopted its Rules for the 116th Congress and 
Committee Staff Assignments, without amendment.
ENERGY TRENDS AND OUTLOOK
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water 
Development, and Related Agencies held a hearing entitled ``Energy 
Trends and Outlook''. Testimony was heard from Linda Capuano, 
Administrator, Energy Information Administration; and public witnesses.
OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL WORKPLACE RIGHTS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative Branch held a 
hearing entitled ``Office of Congressional Workplace Rights''. 
Testimony was heard from Susan Tsui Grundmann, Executive Director, 
Office of Congressional Workplace Rights.
OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP CENTER
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative Branch held a 
hearing entitled ``Open World Leadership Center''. Testimony was heard 
from Jane Sargus, Executive Director, Open World Leadership Center.
QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE MILITARY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction, 
Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies held a hearing entitled 
``Quality of Life in the Military''. Testimony was heard from Sergeant 
Major Daniel A. Dailey, Sergeant Major of the

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Army, U.S. Army; Sergeant Major Ronald L. Green, Sergeant Major of the 
Marine Corps, U.S. Marine Corps; Master Chief Petty Officer Russell 
Smith, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy, U.S. Navy; and Chief 
Master Sergeant Kaleth O. Wright, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air 
Force, U.S. Air Force.
INVESTING IN AMERICA'S ECONOMIC AND NATIONAL SECURITY
Committee on the Budget: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Investing in America's Economic and National Security''. Testimony 
was heard from public witnesses.
GRADUALLY RAISING THE MINIMUM WAGE TO $15: GOOD FOR WORKERS, GOOD FOR 
BUSINESSES, AND GOOD FOR THE ECONOMY
Committee on Education and Labor: Full Committee held a hearing 
entitled ``Gradually Raising the Minimum Wage to $15: Good for Workers, 
Good for Businesses, and Good for the Economy''. Testimony was heard 
from Paul A. Brodeur, State Representative, 32nd Middlesex District, 
Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives; and public 
witnesses.
EXAMINING THE FAILURES OF THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S INHUMANE FAMILY 
SEPARATION POLICY
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Examining the Failures of the 
Trump Administration's Inhumane Family Separation Policy''. Testimony 
was heard from Kathryn A. Larin, Director, Education, Workforce, and 
Income Security, Government Accountability Office; Rebecca Gambler, 
Director Homeland Security and Justice, Government Accountability 
Office; Ann Maxwell, Assistant Inspector General for Evaluation and 
Inspections, Office of Evaluation and Inspections, Office of the 
Inspector General, Department of Health and Human Services; Commander 
Jonathan White, U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, 
Department of Health and Human Services; and public witnesses.
PRESERVING AN OPEN INTERNET FOR CONSUMERS, SMALL BUSINESSES, AND FREE 
SPEECH
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications and 
Technology held a hearing entitled ``Preserving an Open Internet for 
Consumers, Small Businesses, and Free Speech''. Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
Committee on House Administration: Full Committee held an 
organizational meeting. The Committee adopted its Rules for the 116th 
Congress, without amendment.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a markup on a 
resolution authorizing issuance of a subpoena to Acting Attorney 
General Matthew G. Whitaker to secure his appearance and testimony at 
the hearing of the Committee regarding oversight of the U.S. Department 
of Justice; and H.R. 948, the ``No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels 
Act of 2019''. A resolution authorizing issuance of a subpoena to 
Acting Attorney General Matthew G. Whitaker to secure his appearance 
and testimony at the hearing of the Committee regarding oversight of 
the U.S. Department of Justice and H.R. 948 were ordered reported, 
without amendment.
HEALTHY OCEANS AND HEALTHY ECONOMIES: THE STATE OF OUR OCEANS IN THE 
21ST CENTURY
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and 
Wildlife held a hearing entitled ``Healthy Oceans and Healthy 
Economies: The State of Our Oceans in the 21st Century''. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
EXPLORING CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES OF UNDERSERVED BUSINESSES IN THE 
21ST CENTURY
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax, and 
Capital Access held a hearing entitled ``Exploring Challenges and 
Opportunities of Underserved Businesses in the 21st Century''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING; THE COST OF DOING NOTHING: WHY INVESTING IN OUR 
NATION'S INFRASTRUCTURE CANNOT WAIT
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Full Committee held an 
organizational meeting; and a hearing entitled ``The Cost of Doing 
Nothing: Why Investing in Our Nation's Infrastructure Cannot Wait''. 
The Committee adopted its Rules for the 116th Congress, Chair and 
Ranking Members of the Subcommittees, and Subcommittee Rosters. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

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LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS AND TAX LAW RELATED TO PRESIDENTIAL AND VICE-
PRESIDENTIAL TAX RETURNS
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing 
entitled ``Legislative Proposals and Tax Law Related to Presidential 
and Vice-Presidential Tax Returns''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.