[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 28 (Wednesday, February 13, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D157-D158]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
OVERSIGHT HEARING: DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY'S WEATHERIZATION ASSISTANCE 
PROGRAM
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water 
Development, and Related Agencies held a hearing entitled ``Oversight 
Hearing: Department of Energy's Weatherization Assistance Program''. 
Testimony was heard from Michael Furze, Assistant Director, Energy 
Division, Department of Commerce; Annamaria Garcia, Director, 
Weatherization and Intergovernmental Programs Office, Department of 
Energy; and public witnesses.
U.S. MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMIES OVERVIEW
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing 
entitled ``U.S. Military Service Academies Overview''. Testimony was 
heard from Vice Admiral Walter E. Carter, Jr., Superintendent, U.S. 
Naval Academy; Lieutenant General Jay B. Silveria, Superintendent, U.S. 
Air Force Academy; and Lieutenant General Darryl A. Williams, 
Superintendent, U.S. Military Academy.
LONG TERM HEALTHCARE CHALLENGES AND LONG TERM CARE HEARING
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction, 
Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies held a hearing entitled ``Long 
Term Healthcare Challenges and Long Term Care Hearing''. Testimony was 
heard from Teresa Boyd, Assistant Deputy Under Secretary for Health for 
Clinical Operations, Veterans Health Administration; and Scotte R. 
Hartonft, Acting Executive Director, Office of Geriatrics and Extended 
Care, Department of Veterans Affairs.
MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMIES' ACTION PLANS TO ADDRESS THE RESULTS OF 
SEXUAL ASSAULT AND VIOLENCE REPORT AT THE MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMIES
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel held a 
hearing entitled ``Military Service Academies' Action Plans to Address 
the Results of Sexual Assault and Violence Report at the Military 
Service Academies''. Testimony was heard from Elizabeth P. Van Winkle, 
Executive Director, Force Resiliency, Office of the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense; Lieutenant 
General Darryl A. Williams, U.S. Army, Superintendent, U.S. Military 
Academy; Vice Admiral Walter E. Carter, Jr., U.S. Navy, Superintendent, 
U.S. Naval Academy; Lieutenant General Jay B. Silveria, U.S. Air Force, 
Superintendent, U.S. Air Force Academy; and public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURE
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Civil Rights and 
Human Services; and Subcommittee on Workforce Protections held a joint 
hearing entitled ``Paycheck Fairness Act (H.R. 7): Equal Pay for Equal 
Work''. Testimony was heard from Representatives Beyer, DeLauro, and 
Norton; and public witnesses.
PROTECTING CONSUMERS AND COMPETITION: AN EXAMINATION OF THE T-MOBIL AND 
SPRINT MERGER
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications and 
Technology held a hearing entitled ``Protecting Consumers and 
Competition: An Examination of the T-Mobil and Sprint Merger''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
STRENGTHENING OUR HEALTH CARE SYSTEM: LEGISLATION TO REVERSE ACA 
SABOTAGE AND ENSURE PRE-EXISTING CONDITIONS PROTECTIONS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``Strengthening Our Health Care System: Legislation to Reverse 
ACA Sabotage and Ensure Pre-Existing Conditions Protections''. 
Testimony was heard from Jessica K. Altman, Commissioner, Pennsylvania 
Insurance Department; and public witnesses.

[[Page D158]]


HOMELESS IN AMERICA: EXAMINING THE CRISIS AND SOLUTIONS TO END 
HOMELESSNESS
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Homeless in America: Examining the Crisis and Solutions to End 
Homelessness''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS: ACCESS TO BANKING SERVICES FOR CANNABIS-
RELATED BUSINESSES
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Consumer Protection 
and Financial Institutions held a hearing entitled ``Challenges and 
Solutions: Access to Banking Services for Cannabis-Related 
Businesses''. Testimony was heard from Fiona Ma, State Treasurer, 
California; and public witnesses.
VENEZUELA AT A CROSSROADS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Venezuela at a Crossroads''. Testimony was heard from Elliott Abrams, 
U.S. Special Representative for Venezuela, Department of State; Sandra 
Oudkirk, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Energy Resources, 
Department of State; and Steve Olive, Acting Assistant Administrator, 
Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean, U.S. Agency for 
International Development.
DEFENDING OUR DEMOCRACY: BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS TO PROTECT AMERICA'S 
ELECTIONS
Committee on Homeland Security: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Defending Our Democracy: Building Partnerships to Protect America's 
Elections''. Testimony was heard from Christopher C. Krebs, Director, 
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Department of 
Homeland Security; Thomas Hicks, Commissioner, U.S. Election Assistance 
Commission; Alex Padilla, Secretary of State, California; John Merrill, 
Secretary of State, Alabama; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 8, the 
``Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2019''; and H.R. 1112, the 
``Enhanced Background Checks Act of 2019''. H.R. 8 and H.R. 1112 were 
ordered reported, as amended.
CLIMATE CHANGE AND PUBLIC LANDS: EXAMINING IMPACTS AND CONSIDERING 
ADAPTATION OPPORTUNITIES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, 
Forests, and Public Lands held a hearing entitled ``Climate Change and 
Public Lands: Examining Impacts and Considering Adaptation 
Opportunities''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
THE STATE OF CLIMATE SCIENCE AND WHY IT MATTERS
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``The State of Climate Science and Why it Matters''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
SMALL BUSINESS PRIORITIES FOR THE 116TH CONGRESS
Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Small Business Priorities for the 116th Congress''. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
PUTTING U.S. AVIATION AT RISK: THE IMPACT OF THE SHUTDOWN
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Aviation held a hearing entitled ``Putting U.S. Aviation at Risk: The 
Impact of the Shutdown''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Full Committee held an organizational 
meeting. The Committee adopted its Rules for the 116th Congress.
HOW MIDDLE CLASS FAMILIES ARE FARING IN TODAY'S ECONOMY
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures 
held a hearing entitled ``How Middle Class Families are Faring in 
Today's Economy''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
ASSET RECOVERY IN EURASIA
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe. Commission received a 
briefing on asset recovery in Eurasia from Bryan Earl, former 
Supervisory Special Agent and Assistant General Counsel, and Karen 
Greenaway, former Supervisory Special Agent, both of the Federal Bureau 
of Investigation, Department of Justice; Sona Ayvazyan, Transparency 
International Armenia; and Kristian Lasslett, Ulster University.