[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 98 (Wednesday, June 12, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D662-D664]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
INCREASING RESILIENCY, MITIGATING RISK: EXAMINING THE RESEARCH AND 
EXTENSION NEEDS OF PRODUCERS
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, 
and Research held a hearing entitled ``Increasing Resiliency, 
Mitigating Risk: Examining the Research and Extension Needs of 
Producers''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 2500, 
the ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020''. H.R. 
2500 was ordered reported, as amended.
RESTORING THE VALUE OF WORK: EVALUATING DOL'S EFFORTS TO UNDERMINE 
STRONG OVERTIME PROTECTIONS
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Workforce Protections 
held a hearing entitled ``Restoring the Value of Work: Evaluating DOL's 
Efforts to Undermine Strong Overtime Protections''. Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
NO MORE SURPRISES: PROTECTING PATIENTS FROM SURPRISE MEDICAL BILLS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``No More Surprises: Protecting Patients from Surprise Medical 
Bills''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT OF FERC: ENSURING ITS ACTIONS BENEFIT CONSUMERS AND THE 
ENVIRONMENT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy held a hearing 
entitled ``Oversight of FERC: Ensuring Its Actions Benefit Consumers 
and the Environment''. Testimony was heard from the following Federal 
Energy Regulatory Commission officials: Neil Chatterjee, Chairman; 
Cheryl A. LaFleur, Commissioner; Richard Glick, Commissioner; and 
Bernard L. McNamee, Commissioner.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee concluded a markup on 
H.R. 2162, the ``Housing Financial Literacy Act of 2019''; H.R. 2513, 
the ``Corporate Transparency Act of 2019''; H.R. 2763, the ``Keeping 
Families Together Act of 2019''; H.R. 3018, the ``Ensuring Equal Access 
to Shelter Act of

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2019''; H.R. 3111, the ``National Flood Insurance Program 
Administration Reform Act of 2019''; H.R. 3141, the ``FHA Loan 
Affordability Act of 2019''; H.R. 3154, the ``Homeownership for 
Dreamers Act''; and H.R. 3167, the ``National Flood Insurance Program 
Reauthorization Act of 2019''. H.R. 2513, H.R. 3141, H.R. 2162, H.R. 
3018, H.R. 3167, H.R. 2763, H.R. 3154, H.R. 3111 were ordered reported, 
as amended.
WHAT EMERGENCY?: ARMS SALES AND THE ADMINISTRATION'S DUBIOUS END-RUN 
AROUND CONGRESS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``What Emergency?: Arms Sales and the Administration's Dubious End-Run 
around Congress''. Testimony was heard from R. Clarke Cooper, Assistant 
Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Department of State.
ASSESSING FEMA'S READINESS FOR FUTURE DISASTERS
Committee on Homeland Security: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Assessing FEMA's Readiness for Future Disasters''. Testimony was 
heard from Peter Gaynor, Acting Administrator, Federal Emergency 
Management Agency; and Chris Currie, Director, Homeland Security and 
Justice Division, Government Accountability Office.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 1327, 
the ``Never Forget the Heroes: Permanent Authorization of the September 
11th Victim Compensation Fund Act''; H.R. 35, the ``Emmett Till 
Antilynching Act''; H.R. 677, the ``21st Century President Act''; H.R. 
1569, to amend title 28, United States Code, to add Flagstaff and Yuma 
to the list of locations in which court shall be held in the judicial 
district for the State of Arizona; H.R. 2368, the ``Supporting and 
Treating Officers In Crisis Act of 2019''; and H.R. 1986, the 
``Effective Prosecution of Possession of Biological Toxins and Agents 
Act of 2019''. H.R. 1327, H.R. 35, H.R. 677, H.R. 1569, H.R. 2368, and 
H.R. 1986 were ordered reported, without amendment.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Oversight and Reform: Full Committee held a markup on a 
resolution recommending that the House of Representatives find the 
Attorney General and the Secretary of Commerce in contempt of Congress 
for their refusal to comply with duly authorized subpoenas relating to 
the 2020 Census; H.R. 391, the ``White House Ethics Transparency Act of 
2019''; H.R. 2003, the ``Ensuring FEHBP Coverage During Shutdowns 
Act''; H.R. 2004, the ``Ensuring FEDVIP and FLTCIP Coverage During 
Shutdowns Act''; H.R. 2530, the ``Interim Stay Authority To Protect 
Whistleblowers Act''; H.R. 1668, the ``Internet of Things Cybersecurity 
Improvement Act of 2019''; H.R. 2978, the ``National Historical 
Publications and Records Commission Reauthorization Act of 2019''; H.R. 
1250, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 11158 Highway 146 North in Hardin, Texas, as the ``Lucas 
Lowe Post Office''; H.R. 1526, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 200 Israel Road Southeast in Tumwater, 
Washington, as the ``Eva G. Hewitt Post Office''; H.R. 1833, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
35 Tulip Avenue in Floral Park, New York, as the ``Lieutenant Michael 
R. Davidson Post Office Building''; H.R. 1844, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 66 Grove Court 
in Elgin, Illinois, as the ``Corporal Alex Martinez Memorial Post 
Office Building''; H.R. 2451, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 575 Dexter Street in Central Falls, 
Rhode Island, as the ``Elizabeth Buffum Chace Post Office''; H.R. 2325, 
to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 100 Calle Alondra in San Juan, Puerto Rico, as the ``65th Infantry 
Regiment Post Office Building''; H.R. 3144, to designate the facility 
of the United States Postal Service located at 8520 Michigan Avenue in 
Whittier, California, as the ``Jose Ramos Post Office Building''; and 
H.R. 3152, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 456 North Meridian Street in Indianapolis, Indiana, 
as the ``Richard G. Lugar Post Office''. H.R. 1250, H.R. 1526, H.R. 
1833, H.R. 1844, H.R. 2451, H.R. 2325, H.R. 3144, and H.R. 3152 were 
ordered reported, without amendment. A resolution recommending that the 
House of Representatives find the Attorney General and the Secretary of 
Commerce in contempt of Congress for their refusal to comply with duly 
authorized subpoenas relating to the 2020 Census, H.R. 391, H.R. 2003, 
H.R. 2004, H.R. 2530, H.R. 1668, and H.R. 2978 were ordered reported, 
as amended.
COMBATING SEXUAL HARASSMENT IN SCIENCE
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Combating Sexual Harassment in Science''. Testimony 
was heard from John Neumann, Managing Director, Science, Technology 
Assessment, and Analytics, Government Accountability Office; and public 
witnesses.

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THE DOCTOR IS OUT. RISING STUDENT LOAN DEBT AND THE DECLINE OF THE 
SMALL MEDICAL PRACTICE
Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``The Doctor is Out. Rising Student Loan Debt and the Decline of the 
Small Medical Practice''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
UNDER PRESSURE: THE STATE OF TRUCKING IN AMERICA
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Highways and Transit held a hearing entitled ``Under Pressure: The 
State of Trucking in America''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
IMPLEMENTATION OF ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD SYSTEMS AT THE DEPARTMENT OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS (VA) AND THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD)
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Technology 
Modernization held a hearing entitled ``Implementation of Electronic 
Health Record Systems at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and 
the Department of Defense (DoD)''. Testimony was heard from John 
Windom, Executive Director, Office of Electronic Health Record 
Modernization, Department of Veterans Affairs; Laura Kroupa, Chief 
Medical Officer, Office of Electronic Health Record Modernization, 
Department of Veterans Affairs; John Short, Chief Technical Officer, 
Office of Electronic Health Record Modernization, Department of 
Veterans Affairs; William J. Tinston, Program Executive Officer, 
Defense Healthcare Management Systems, Department of Defense; Major 
General Lee E. Payne, M.D., Assistant Director for Combat Support, 
Defense Health Agency, Department of Defense; and Lauren Thompson, 
Director, Department of Defense--Department of Veterans Affairs 
Interagency Program Office.
PATHWAYS TO UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE
Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Pathways to Universal Health Coverage''. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
LESSONS FROM THE MUELLER REPORT: COUNTERINTELLIGENCE IMPLICATIONS OF 
VOLUME 1
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Lessons from the Mueller Report: Counterintelligence 
Implications of Volume 1''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
RUSSIA'S COUNTERPRODUCTIVE COUNTERTERRORISM
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Commission concluded 
a hearing to examine Russia's counterproductive counterterrorism, after 
receiving testimony from Michael Carpenter, University of Pennsylvania 
Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement, Rachel Denber, Human 
Rights Watch, and Mariya Y. Omelicheva, National Defense University 
Naval War College, all of Washington, D.C.