[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 103 (Wednesday, June 19, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D713-D715]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
POVERTY IN AMERICA: ECONOMIC REALITIES OF STRUGGLING FAMILIES
Committee on the Budget: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Poverty in America: Economic Realities of Struggling Families''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
INNOVATION TO IMPROVE EQUITY: EXPLORING HIGH-QUALITY PATHWAYS TO A 
COLLEGE DEGREE
Committee on Education and Labor: Full Committee held a hearing 
entitled ``Innovation to Improve Equity: Exploring High-Quality 
Pathways to a College Degree''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
PROTECTING TITLE X AND SAFEGUARDING QUALITY FAMILY PLANNING CARE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Protecting Title X and 
Safeguarding Quality Family Planning Care''. Testimony was heard from 
Diane Foley, M.D., Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Population 
Affairs, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health, Department of 
Health and Human Services; and public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE SOLUTIONS TO MAKE OUR NATION'S PIPELINES SAFER
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy held a hearing 
entitled ``Legislative Solutions to Make Our Nation's Pipelines 
Safer''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
PROMOTING ECONOMIC GROWTH: THE IMPACT OF RECENT TRADE POLICIES ON THE 
U.S. ECONOMY
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on National Security, 
International Development, and Monetary Policy held a hearing entitled 
``Promoting Economic Growth: The Impact of Recent Trade

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Policies on the U.S. Economy''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
PUTTING INVESTORS FIRST: EXAMINING PROPOSALS TO STRENGTHEN ENFORCEMENT 
AGAINST SECURITIES LAW VIOLATORS
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Investor Protection, 
Entrepreneurship, and Capital Markets held a hearing entitled ``Putting 
Investors First: Examining Proposals to Strengthen Enforcement Against 
Securities Law Violators''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT OF THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S IRAN POLICY
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Middle East, North 
Africa, and International Terrorism held a hearing entitled ``Oversight 
of the Trump Administration's Iran Policy''. Testimony was heard from 
Brian H. Hook, U.S. Special Representative for Iran, Senior Policy 
Advisor to the Secretary of State, Department of State.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Homeland Security: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 
3256, the ``Protecting and Securing Chemical Facilities from Terrorist 
Attacks Act of 2019''. H.R. 3256 was ordered reported, as amended.
H.R. 40 AND THE PATH TO RESTORATIVE JUSTICE
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil 
Rights, and Civil Liberties held a hearing entitled ``H.R. 40 and the 
Path to Restorative Justice''. Testimony was heard from Senator Cory 
Booker; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 
205, the ``Protecting and Securing Florida's Coastline Act of 2019''; 
H.R. 759, the ``Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of 
Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Settlement Act''; H.R. 1088, the 
``First Infantry Recognition of Sacrifice in Theater Act''; H.R. 1225, 
the ``Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act''; H.R. 1305, the 
``Albatross and Petrel Conservation Act''; H.R. 1365, to make technical 
corrections to the Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act; H.R. 
1941, the ``Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act''; H.R. 2427, 
the ``Chesapeake Bay Gateways and Watertrails Network Reauthorization 
Act of 2019''; and H.R. 3195, the ``Land and Water Conservation Fund 
Permanent Funding Act''. H.R. 205, H.R. 759, H.R. 1305, H.R. 1365, and 
H.R. 1941 were ordered reported, without amendment. H.R. 1088, H.R. 
2427, and H.R. 3195 were ordered reported, as amended.
MEDICAL EXPERTS: INADEQUATE FEDERAL APPROACH TO OPIOID TREATMENT AND 
THE NEED TO EXPAND CARE
Committee on Oversight and Reform: Full Committee held a hearing 
entitled ``Medical Experts: Inadequate Federal Approach to Opioid 
Treatment and the Need to Expand Care''. Testimony was heard from 
Angela Gray, Nurse Director, Berkeley-Morgan County Board of Health, 
West Virginia; and public witnesses.
FOSSIL ENERGY RESEARCH: ENABLING OUR CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy 
held a hearing entitled ``Fossil Energy Research: Enabling our Clean 
Energy Future''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
UNLOCKED POTENTIAL? SMALL BUSINESSES IN THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY
Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Unlocked Potential? Small Businesses in the Cannabis Industry''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
STATUS OF THE BOEING 737 MAX: STAKEHOLDER PERSPECTIVES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Aviation held a hearing entitled ``Status of the Boeing 737 MAX: 
Stakeholder Perspectives''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
SHORT SEA SHIPPING: REBUILDING AMERICA'S MARITIME INDUSTRY
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast 
Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing entitled ``Short Sea 
Shipping: Rebuilding America's Maritime Industry''. Testimony was heard 
from Rear Admiral Mark H. Buzby, U.S. Navy (Ret.), Administrator, U.S. 
Maritime Administration; Jon Nass, Chief Executive Officer, Maine Port 
Authority; and public witnesses.
EXAMINING MID-SEMESTER SCHOOL CLOSURES IMPACT ON STUDENT VETERANS 
MISSION READINESS: VA'S EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND CACHE PROGRAM
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity 
held a hearing entitled ``Examining Mid-Semester School Closures Impact 
on Student Veterans Mission Readiness: VA's Emergency

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Response and Cache Program''. Testimony was heard from Charmain Bogue, 
Executive Director for Education Service, Department of Veterans 
Affairs; Robin Minor, Deputy Chief Operating Officer for Partner 
Participation and Oversight, Federal Student Aid, Department of 
Education; Melissa Emrey-Arras, Director Education, Workforce and 
Income Security, Government Accountability Office; and a public 
witness.
MISSION READINESS: VA'S EMERGENCY RESPONSE AND CACHE PROGRAM
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``Mission Readiness: VA's Emergency Response and Cache 
Program''. Testimony was heard from Larry Reinkemeyer, Assistant 
Inspector General for Audits and Evaluations, Office of Inspector 
General, Department of Veterans Affairs; and Lewis Ratchford, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for the Office of Emergency Management and 
Resilience, Office of Operations, Security, and Preparedness, 
Department of Veterans Affairs.
THE 2019 TRADE POLICY AGENDA: NEGOTIATIONS WITH CHINA, JAPAN, THE EU, 
AND UK; NEW NAFTA/USMCA; U.S. PARTICIPATION IN THE WTO; AND OTHER 
MATTERS
Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``The 2019 Trade Policy Agenda: Negotiations with China, Japan, the EU, 
and UK; new NAFTA/USMCA; U.S. Participation in the WTO; and other 
matters''. Testimony was heard from Robert E. Lighthizer, U.S. Trade 
Representative.

Joint Meetings
INTERNATIONAL ELECTORAL OBSERVATION
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Commission received a 
briefing on international election observation in the United States and 
beyond, after receiving testimony from Gerardo de Icaza, Organization 
of American States, and Laura Jewett, National Democratic Institute, 
both of Washington, D.C.; and Richard Lappin, Warsaw, Poland, and Tana 
de Zulueta, Rome, Italy, both of the Organization for Security and Co-
operation in Europe Office of Democratic Institutions and Human Rights.