[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 99 (Thursday, June 13, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D675]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
CLEANING UP COMMUNITIES: ENSURING SAFE STORAGE AND DISPOSAL OF SPENT NUCLEAR 
FUEL
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Environment and Climate 
Change held a hearing entitled ``Cleaning Up Communities: Ensuring Safe 
Storage and Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel''. Testimony was heard from 
Robert J. Halstead, Executive Director, Agency for Nuclear Projects, Office 
of the Governor, Nevada; Lake Barrett, Former Acting Director, Office of 
Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, Department of Energy; and public 
witnesses.
KEEPING KIDS AND CONSUMERS SAFE FROM DANGEROUS PRODUCTS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and 
Commerce held a hearing entitled ``Keeping Kids and Consumers Safe from 
Dangerous Products''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
U.S. INTERESTS IN SOUTH ASIA AND THE FY 2020 BUDGET
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and 
Nonproliferation held a hearing entitled ``U.S. Interests in South Asia and 
the FY 2020 Budget''. Testimony was heard from Alice Wells, Acting Assistant 
Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs, Department of State; Gloria 
Steele, Acting Assistant Administrator for the Bureau for Asia, U.S. Agency 
for International Development; and Karen Freeman, Assistant to the 
Administrator for the Office of Afghanistan and Pakistan Affairs, U.S. 
Agency for International Development.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife 
held a hearing on H.R. 967, the ``Clean Water for Rural Communities Act''; 
H.R. 1162, the ``Water Recycling Investment and Improvement Act''; H.R. 
1446, the ``Multinational Species Conservation Funds Semipostal Stamp 
Reauthorization Act of 2019''; H.R. 1976, the ``PFAS Detection Act of 
2019''; H.R. 2473, the ``Securing Access for the central Valley and 
Enhancing (SAVE) Water Resources Act''; H.R. 2685, the ``Wild Bird 
Conservation Act''; and legislation on the Migratory Bird Protection Act of 
2019. Testimony was heard from Representatives Clay, Van Drew, Lowenthal, 
and Harder; Grayford Payne, Deputy Commissioner, Policy, Administration, and 
Budget, Bureau of Reclamation; John D. S. Allen, Board President, Water 
Replenishment District of Southern California; Anthea G. Hansen, General 
Manager, Del Puerto Water District, California; Brett R. Barbre, Director, 
Municipal Water District of Orange County, California; Steve Sliver, MPART 
Executive Director, Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy, 
Michigan; and public witnesses.
NATIONAL SECURITY CHALLENGES OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, MANIPULATED MEDIA, 
AND ``DEEPFAKES''
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee held a hearing 
entitled ``National Security Challenges of Artificial Intelligence, 
Manipulated Media, and `Deepfakes' ''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
SOLVING THE CLIMATE CRISIS: RAMPING UP RENEWABLES
Select Committee on the Climate Crisis: Full Committee held a hearing 
entitled ``Solving the Climate Crisis: Ramping Up Renewables''. Testimony 
was heard from public witnesses.
Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.
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