[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 103 (Wednesday, June 19, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D704-D707]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Appropriations: Committee ordered favorably reported an 
original bill entitled, ``Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for 
Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border, 2019''.
BUDGET PROCESS
Committee on the Budget: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
fixing a broken budget process, focusing on lessons from states, after 
receiving testimony from Eli Bebout, Wyoming State Senator, and 
Chairman, Wyoming Senate Appropriations Committee, Riverton; John 
Hicks, National Association of State Budget Officers, Washington, D.C.; 
and Benjamin Orr, Maryland Center on Economic Policy, Baltimore.
FAST ACT REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded 
a hearing to examine the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act 
reauthorization, focusing on transportation and safety issues, after 
receiving testimony from Ronald L. Batory, Administrator, Federal 
Railroad Administration, Raymond Martinez, Administrator, Federal Motor 
Carrier Safety Administration, Joel Szabat, Assistant Secretary for 
Aviation and International Affairs, Office of the Secretary of 
Transportation, and Heidi King, Deputy Administrator, National Highway 
Traffic Safety Administration, all of the Department of Transportation.
NATIONAL PARKS LEGISLATION
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National 
Parks concluded a hearing to examine S. 225, to provide for 
partnerships among State and local governments, regional entities, and 
the private sector to preserve, conserve, and enhance the visitor 
experience at nationally significant battlefields of the American 
Revolution, War of 1812, and Civil War, S. 298, to establish the 
Springfield Race Riot National Historic Monument in the State of 
Illinois, S. 327, to amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act 
to provide for a lifetime National Recreational Pass for any veteran 
with a service-connected disability, S. 389, to authorize the Society 
of the First Infantry Division to make modifications to the First 
Division Monument located on Federal land in Presidential Park in the 
District of Columbia, S. 641, to update the map of, and modify the 
maximum acreage available for inclusion in, the Yucca House National 
Monument, S. 774, to adjust the boundary of the Santa Monica Mountains 
National Recreation Area to include the Rim of the Valley Corridor, S. 
849, to provide for the inclusion on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall 
of the names of the lost crew members of the U.S.S. Frank E. Evans 
killed on June 3, 1969, S. 1152, to provide for the transfer of 
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certain parcels of Federal land in Arlington, Virginia, S. 1582, to 
establish the White Sands National Park in the State of New Mexico as a 
unit of the National Park System, and S. 1705, to authorize the Every 
Word We Utter Monument to establish a commemorative work in the 
District of Columbia and its environs, after receiving testimony from 
Senator Cramer; and P. Daniel Smith, Deputy Director, exercising the 
authority of the Director, National Park Service, Department of the 
Interior.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee ordered favorably 
reported the following business items:
  S. 1345, to amend and reauthorize the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. 
Udall Foundation Act;
  S. 1833, to transfer a bridge over the Wabash River to the New 
Harmony River Bridge Authority and the New Harmony and Wabash River 
Bridge Authority;
  S. 1014, to establish the Route 66 Centennial Commission;
  S. 349, to require the Secretary of Transportation to request 
nominations for, and make determinations regarding, roads to be 
designated under the national scenic byways program, with an amendment 
in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 1507, to include certain perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl 
substances in the toxics release inventory, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute;
  S. 1689, to permit States to transfer certain funds from the clean 
water revolving fund of a State to the drinking water revolving fund of 
the State in certain circumstances;
  38 General Services Administration resolutions; and
  The nominations of Robert Wallace, of Wyoming, to be Assistant 
Secretary for Fish and Wildlife, Department of the Interior, and 
William B. Kilbride, to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the 
Tennessee Valley Authority.
NOMINATION
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine the nomination of Kelly Craft, of Kentucky, to be the 
Representative of the United States of America to the United Nations, 
with the rank and status of Ambassador and the Representative of the 
United States of America in the Security Council of the United Nations, 
and to be Representative of the United States of America to the 
Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations during her 
tenure of service as Representative of the United States of America to 
the United Nations, after the nominee, who was introduced by Senator 
McConnell, testified and answered questions in her own behalf.
IRAN'S RECENT ESCALATION
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee received a closed briefing 
with the Committee on Armed Services on Iran's recent escalation and 
United States policy responses from Brian H. Hook, Special 
Representative for Iran, Department of State; Kathryn Wheelbarger, 
Acting Assistant Secretary for International Security Affairs, 
Department of Defense; and officials of the intelligence community.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee 
ordered favorably reported the following business items:
  S. 1867, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish in 
the Department of Homeland Security an Unmanned Aircraft Systems 
Coordinator;
  S. 1877, to establish procedures and consequences in the event of a 
failure to complete regular appropriations, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute;
  S. 1869, to require the disclosure of ownership of high-security 
space leased to accommodate a Federal agency, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute;
  S. 1539, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide 
funding to secure nonprofit facilities from terrorist attacks;
  S. 1419, to require agencies to publish an advance notice of proposed 
rule making for major rules, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute;
  S. 1151, to prohibit contracting with persons that have business 
operations with the Maduro regime, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute;
  S. 1521, to amend section 327 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to clarify that National Urban 
Search and Rescue Response System task forces may include Federal 
employees;
  S. 1004, to increase the number of U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
Office of Field Operations officers and support staff and to require 
reports that identify staffing, infrastructure, and equipment needed to 
enhance security at ports of entry;
  S. 1846, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for 
engagements with State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments, 
with an amendment;
  S. 1874, to amend title 40, United States Code, to require the 
Administrator of General Services to procure the most life-cycle cost 
effective and energy efficiency lighting products and to issue guidance 
on the efficiency, effectiveness, and economy of those

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products, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 979, to amend the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 
2006 to incorporate the recommendations made by the Government 
Accountability Office relating to advance contracts, with an amendment;
  S. 731, to amend the Anti-Border Corruption Act of 2010 to authorize 
certain polygraph waiver authority, with an amendment;
  S. 734, to leverage Federal Government procurement power to encourage 
increased cybersecurity for Internet of Things devices, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 1272, 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'';
  S. 1759, 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 Building'';
  H.R. 150, to modernize Federal grant reporting, with an amendment in 
the nature of a substitute;
  H.R. 1198, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 404 South Boulder Highway in Henderson, Nevada, as 
the ``Henderson Veterans Memorial Post Office Building'';
  H.R. 1449, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 3033 203rd Street in Olympia Fields, Illinois, as 
the ``Captain Robert L. Martin Post Office''; and
  The nominations of Jeffrey Byard, of Alabama, to be Administrator of 
the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and Troy D. Edgar, of 
California, to be Chief Financial Officer, both of the Department of 
Homeland Security, John McLeod Barger, of California, to be a Governor 
of the United States Postal Service, and B. Chad Bungard, of Maryland, 
to be a Member of the Merit Systems Protection Board.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
following business items:
  S. 1211, to provide for improvements to Tribal transportation 
facilities and Tribal transportation safety, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute; and
  H.R. 1388, to take lands in Sonoma County, California, into trust as 
part of the reservation of the Lytton Rancheria of California.
INDIAN AFFAIRS LEGISLATION
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
S. 227, to direct the Attorney General to review, revise, and develop 
law enforcement and justice protocols appropriate to address missing 
and murdered Indians, S. 288, to amend the Indian Civil Rights Act of 
1968 to extend the jurisdiction of tribal courts to cover crimes 
involving sexual violence, S. 290, to protect Native children and 
promote public safety in Indian country, S. 982, to increase 
intergovernmental coordination to identify and combat violent crime 
within Indian lands and of Indians, and S. 1853, to require Federal law 
enforcement agencies to report on cases of missing or murdered Indians, 
after receiving testimony from Tracy Toulou, Director, Office of Tribal 
Justice, Department of Justice; Charles Addington, Director, Office of 
Justice Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior; 
Michelle Demmert, Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of 
Alaska Supreme Court Chief Justice, Juneau; and Lynn Malerba, United 
South and Eastern Tribes Sovereignty Protection Fund, Washington, D.C.
COMBATING KLEPTOCRACY
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
combating kleptocracy, focusing on beneficial ownership, money 
laundering, and other reforms, after receiving testimony from Clay R. 
Fuller, American Enterprise Institute, Tom Firestone, Baker McKenzie, 
and Sheila Krumholz, Center for Responsive Politics, all of Washington, 
D.C.; and Adam J. Szubin, Sullivan and Cromwell LLP, New York, New 
York.
SBA RESPONSE TO CATASTROPHIC FLOODS
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the Small Business Administration's Office of 
Disaster Assistance and the response to recent catastrophic floods, 
including S. 862, to repeal the sunset for collateral requirements for 
Small Business Administration disaster loans, after receiving testimony 
from James Rivera, Associate Administrator, Office of Disaster 
Assistance, Small Business Administration; Lisa Shimkat, Iowa Small 
Business Development Center, Ames; Robin A. Barnes, Greater New 
Orleans, Inc., New Orleans, Louisiana; and Jason Barnes, All Time Toys, 
Eldersburg, Maryland.
LEVERAGING VETERAN NETWORKS TO TACKLE SUICIDE
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine leveraging veteran networks to tackle suicide, focusing on 
harnessing the power of community, after receiving testimony from 
Robert Wilkie, Secretary, and Keita Franklin, Executive Director, 
Suicide Prevention Program, Office of Mental Health and Suicide 
Prevention, Veterans Health Administration, both of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs; Major General Matthew T. Quinn, Adjutant General, 
Montana National Guard, Missoula; Colonel

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Miguel D. Howe, USA (Ret.), George W. Bush Institute, Dallas, Texas; J. 
Michael Haynie, Syracuse University Institute for Veterans and Military 
Families, Syracuse, New York; Jessica Kavanagh, VetLinks, Baltimore, 
Maryland; and Lieutenant Colonel James Lorraine, USAF (Ret.), America's 
Warrior Partnership, Augusta, Georgia.
PRESCRIPTION DRUG PRICES
Special Committee on Aging: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the complex web of prescription drug prices, focusing on examining 
agency efforts to further competition and increase affordability, after 
receiving testimony from Demetrios Kouzoukas, Principal Deputy 
Administrator, and Director of the Center for Medicare, Centers for 
Medicare and Medicaid Services, Janet Woodcock, Director, Center for 
Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, and Vicki 
L. Robinson, Senior Counselor for Policy, Office of Inspector General, 
all of the Department of Health and Human Services.