[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 71 (Wednesday, May 1, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D467-D468]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
APPROPRIATIONS: INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Department of the 
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies concluded a hearing to 
examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 
2020 for the Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health 
Service, after receiving testimony from Rear Admiral Michael D. 
Weahkee, Principal Deputy Director, Rear Admiral Michael Toedt, Chief 
Medical Officer, Gary J. Hartz, Director, Office of Environmental 
Health and Engineering, and Ann Church, Acting Director, Office of 
Finance and Accounting, all of the Indian Health Service, Department of 
Health and Human Services.
APPROPRIATIONS: NAVY AND MARINE CORPS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Department of Defense 
concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates and 
justification for fiscal year 2020 for the Navy and Marine Corps, after 
receiving testimony from Richard V. Spencer, Secretary of the Navy, 
Admiral John M. Richardson, USN, Chief of Naval Operations, and General 
Robert B. Neller, USMC, Commandant of the Marine Corps, all of the 
Department of Defense.
APPROPRIATIONS: NASA
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies concluded a hearing to examine the 
proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2020 for 
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, after receiving 
testimony from James F. Bridenstine, Administrator, National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration.
APPROPRIATIONS: NRC
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water 
Development concluded a hearing to examine proposed budget estimates 
and justification for fiscal year 2020 for the Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, after receiving testimony from Kristine Svinicki, Chairman, 
and Jeff Baran, Annie Caputo, and David Wright, each a Commissioner, 
all of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST AND FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces concluded 
a hearing to examine United States nuclear weapons policy, programs, 
and strategy in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal 
year 2020 and the Future Years Defense Program, after receiving 
testimony from Ellen M. Lord, Under Secretary for Acquisition and 
Sustainment, David J. Trachtenberg, Deputy Under Secretary for Policy, 
General Timothy M. Ray, USAF, Commander, Air Force Global Strike 
Command and Commander, Air Force Strategic--Air, United States 
Strategic Command, and Vice Admiral Johnny R. Wolfe, Jr., USN, 
Director, Strategic Systems Programs, all of the Department of Defense.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded 
a hearing to examine policy principles for a Federal data privacy 
framework, focusing on consumer perspectives, after receiving testimony 
from Helen Dixon, Data Protection Commission of Ireland, Dublin; Jules 
Polonetsky, Future of Privacy Forum, and Neema Singh Guliani, American 
Civil Liberties Union, both of Washington, D.C.;

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and James P. Steyer, Common Sense Media, San Francisco, California.
NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY AMENDMENTS ACT
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine an original bill entitled, ``Nuclear Waste Policy 
Amendments Act of 2019'', after receiving testimony from Senators 
Cortez Masto and Rosen; Anthony J. O'Donnell, Maryland Public Service 
Commission, Baltimore, on behalf of the National Association of 
Regulatory Utility Commissioners; Tim O'Connor, Xcel Energy, Inc., 
Minneapolis, Minnesota; and Geoffrey H. Fettus, Natural Resources 
Defense Council, Washington, D.C.
HUMANITARIAN IMPACT OF WAR IN SYRIA
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine the humanitarian impact of eight years of war in Syria, after 
receiving testimony from Ben Stiller, United Nations Refugee Agency, 
Geneva, Switzerland; and David Miliband, International Rescue 
Committee, New York, New York.
INDIAN AFFAIRS LEGISLATION
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
S. 279, to allow tribal grant schools to participate in the Federal 
Employee Health Benefits Program, S. 790, to clarify certain provisions 
of Public Law 103-116, the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land 
Claims Settlement Act of 1993, S. 832, to nullify the Supplemental 
Treaty Between the United States of America and the Confederated Tribes 
and Bands of Indians of Middle Oregon, concluded on November 15, 1865, 
after receiving testimony from John Tahsuda, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary of the Interior for Indian Affairs; William Harris, Catawba 
Indian Nation, Rock Hill, South Carolina; Ron Suppah, Confederated 
Tribes of Warm Springs, Warm Springs, Oregon; and Cecelia Firethunder, 
Oglala Lakota Nation Education Coalition, Martin, South Dakota.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE INVESTIGATION OF RUSSIAN INTERFERENCE
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the Department of Justice's investigation of Russian interference with 
the 2016 presidential election, after receiving testimony from William 
P. Barr, Attorney General, Department of Justice.
ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine reauthorization of the Small Business 
Administration's Entrepreneurial Development Programs, after receiving 
testimony from Allen Gutierrez, Associate Administrator, Office of 
Entrepreneurial Development, and Hannibal Ware, Inspector General, both 
of the Small Business Administration; Michael W. Myhre, Florida SBDC, 
Pensacola; Kiesha Haughton, Maryland Women's Business Center, 
Rockville; Ken Yancey, SCORE Association, Herndon, Virginia; and 
Darcella K. Craven, Veterans Business Resource Center, St. Louis, 
Missouri.
NOMINATION
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine the nomination of Christopher Scolese, of New York, to be 
Director of the National Reconnaissance Office, after the nominee, who 
was introduced by Senator Cardin, testified and answered questions in 
his own behalf.