[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 104 (Thursday, June 20, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D728-D731]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
HOW FARM POLICY HELPS FARMERS IN ADVERSE CONDITIONS
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and 
Risk Management held a hearing entitled ``How Farm Policy Helps Farmers 
in Adverse Conditions''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
THE POTENTIAL IMPLICATIONS OF ELIMINATING BROAD-BASED CATEGORICAL 
ELIGIBILITY FOR SNAP HOUSEHOLDS
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and 
Department Operations held a hearing entitled ``The Potential 
Implications of Eliminating Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility for 
SNAP Households''. Testimony was heard from Mandela Barnes, Lieutenant 
Governor, Wisconsin; John Davis, Executive Director, Mississippi 
Department of Human Services; and public witnesses.
BREATHLESS AND BETRAYED: WHAT IS MSHA DOING TO PROTECT MINERS FROM THE 
RESURGENCE OF BLACK LUNG DISEASE?
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Workforce Protections 
held a hearing entitled ``Breathless and Betrayed: What is MSHA Doing 
to Protect Miners from the Resurgence of Black Lung Disease?''. 
Testimony was heard from John Howard, M.D., Director, National 
Institute for Occupational

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Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 
Department of Health and Human Services; David Zatezalo, Assistant 
Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health, Department of Labor; 
Cindy S. Brown Barnes, Director, Education, Workforce, and Income 
Security, Government Accountability Office; and public witnesses.
DRIVING IN REVERSE: THE ADMINISTRATION'S ROLLBACK OF FUEL ECONOMY AND 
CLEAN CAR STANDARDS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Consumer Protection 
and Commerce; and Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change held a 
joint hearing entitled ``Driving in Reverse: The Administration's 
Rollback of Fuel Economy and Clean Car Standards''. Testimony was heard 
from William L. Wehrum, Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and 
Radiation, Environmental Protection Agency; Heidi King, Deputy 
Administrator, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 
Department of Transportation; and public witnesses.
STRENGTHENING HEALTH CARE IN THE U.S. TERRITORIES FOR TODAY AND INTO 
THE FUTURE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``Strengthening Health Care in the U.S. Territories for Today 
and Into the Future''. Testimony was heard from Anne Schwartz, 
Executive Director, Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission; 
Angela Avila, Executive Director, Administracion de Seguros de Salud de 
Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico Health Insurance Administration; Maria Theresa 
Arcangel, Chief Administrator, Guam Division of Public Welfare; Michal 
Rhymer-Browne, Assistant Commissioner, Department of Human Services, 
U.S. Virgin Islands; Helen C. Sablan, Medicaid Director, Commonwealth 
of the Northern Mariana Islands State Medicaid Agency; and a public 
witness.
DIVERSITY IN THE BOARDROOM; EXAMINING PROPOSALS TO INCREASE THE 
DIVERSITY OF AMERICA'S BOARDS
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Diversity in the Boardroom; Examining Proposals to Increase the 
Diversity of America's Boards''. Testimony was heard from Chelsa 
Gurkin, Acting Director, Education, Workforce and Income Security Team, 
Government Accountability Office; and public witnesses.
WHAT'S YOUR HOME WORTH? A REVIEW OF THE APPRAISAL INDUSTRY
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Housing, Community 
Development, and Insurance held a hearing entitled ``What's Your Home 
Worth? A Review of the Appraisal Industry''. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 
3190, the ``BURMA Act of 2019''; H.R. 2327, the ``Burma Political 
Prisoners Assistance Act''; H.R. 1632, the ``Southeast Asia Strategy 
Act''; H.R. 3252, the ``Global Respect Act''; H. Res. 259, expressing 
the sense of the House of Representatives to support the repatriation 
of religious and ethnic minorities in Iraq to their ancestral 
homelands; H. Res. 432, condemning the attacks on peaceful protesters 
and supporting an immediate peaceful transition to a civilian-led 
democratic government in Sudan; H. Res. 441, condemning the attack on 
the AMIA Jewish Community Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in July 
1994 and expressing the concern of the United States regarding the 
continuing, 25-year-long delay in the resolution of this case and 
encouraging accountability for the attack; H. Res. 444, reaffirming the 
importance of the United States to promote the safety, health, and 
well-being of refugees and displaced persons; and H.R. 2229, the 
``First Responders Passport Act of 2019''. H.R. 3190, H.R. 3252, and H. 
Res. 441 were ordered reported, without amendment. H.R. 2327, H.R. 
1632, H. Res. 259, H. Res. 432, H. Res 444, and H.R. 2229 were ordered 
reported, as amended.
EXAMINING THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE'S DEPLOYMENT TO THE U.S.-MEXICO 
BORDER
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Border Security, 
Facilitation, and Operations held a hearing entitled ``Examining the 
Department of Defense's Deployment to the U.S.-Mexico Border''. 
Testimony was heard from Carla Provost, Chief, U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security; Robert 
Salesses, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense 
Integration and Defense Support of Civil Authorities, Office of the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Department of Defense; and Major 
General Michael T. McGuire, Adjutant General for Arizona, Director, 
Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs.
OVERSIGHT OF THE CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE
Committee on House Administration: Full Committee held a hearing 
entitled ``Oversight of the Congressional Research Service''. Testimony 
was heard from Mary B. Mazanec, Director, Congressional Research 
Service, Library of Congress; and a public witness.

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LESSONS FROM THE MUELLER REPORT, PART II: BIPARTISAN PERSPECTIVES
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Lessons from the Mueller Report, Part II: Bipartisan Perspectives''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT: RESTORING COMMUNITY INPUT AND PUBLIC 
PARTICIPATION IN LEASING DECISIONS
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources held a hearing entitled ``Oil and Gas Development: Restoring 
Community Input and Public Participation in Leasing Decisions''. 
Testimony was heard from Mike Nedd, Deputy Director, Operations, Bureau 
of Land Management, Department of the Interior; and public witnesses.
ENSURING QUALITY HEALTH CARE FOR OUR VETERANS
Committee on Oversight and Reform: Subcommittee on Government 
Operations held a hearing entitled ``Ensuring Quality Health Care for 
Our Veterans''. Testimony was heard from the following Department of 
Veterans Affairs officials: Tammy Czarnecki, Assistant Deputy 
Undersecretary for Health for Administrative Operations, Veterans 
Health Administration; Michael Heimall, Director, Veteran Affairs 
Medical Center; and Michael Missal, Inspector General, Office of 
Inspector General.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Full Committee held a 
markup on H.R. 2528, the ``STEM Opportunities Act of 2019''; H.R. 36, 
the ``Combating Sexual Harassment in Science Act of 2019''; H.R. 3196, 
the ``Vera Rubin Survey Telescope Designation Act''; and H.R. 3153, the 
``Expanding Findings for Federal Opioid Research and Treatment Act''. 
H.R. 2528 and H.R. 36 were ordered reported, as amended. H.R. 3196 and 
H.R. 3153 were ordered reported, without amendment.
THE IMPORTANCE OF ACCURATE CENSUS DATA TO SMALL BUSINESS FORMATION AND 
GROWTH
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax, and 
Capital Access held a hearing entitled ``The Importance of Accurate 
Census Data to Small Business Formation and Growth''. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
THE STATE OF THE RAIL WORKFORCE
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials held a hearing entitled 
``The State of the Rail Workforce''. Testimony was heard from Ronald L. 
Batory, Administrator, Federal Railroad Administration, Department of 
Transportation; and public witnesses.
ENSURING ACCESS TO DISABILITY BENEFITS FOR VETERANS SURVIVORS OF 
MILITARY SEXUAL TRAUMA
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Disability Assistance 
and Memorial Affairs held a hearing entitled ``Ensuring Access to 
Disability Benefits for Veterans Survivors of Military Sexual Trauma''. 
Testimony was heard from Representative Pingree; Willie Clark, Deputy 
Under Secretary for Field Operations, Veterans Benefits Administration; 
Beth Murphy, Executive Director, Compensation Service, Veterans 
Benefits Administration; Margret Bell, National Deputy Director for 
Military Sexual Trauma, Veterans Health Administration; Steve Bracci, 
Director, Denver Benefits Inspection, Office of Inspector General, 
Department of Veterans Affairs; and public witnesses.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Full Committee held a business meeting 
to assign Representative Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan of Northern 
Mariana Islands to the Health Subcommittee. The resolution assigning 
Representative Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan of Northern Mariana 
Islands to the Health Subcommittee passed.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 
2943, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make all fact 
sheets of the Department of Veterans Affairs in English and Spanish; 
H.R. 2942, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out the 
Women's Health Transition Training pilot program through at least 
fiscal year 2020, and for other purposes; H.R. 2676, the ``VA Survey of 
Cannabis Use Act''; H.R. 2677, to require the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to provide training in the use of medical cannabis for all 
Department of Veterans Affairs primary care providers, and for other 
purposes; H.R. 712, the ``VA Medicinal Cannabis Research Act of 2019''; 
H.R. 1647, the ``Veterans Equal Access Act''; H.R. 3083, the ``AIR 
Acceleration Act''; H.R. 485, the ``VREASA''; legislation on Specially 
Adaptive Housing; and legislation on Work Study. Testimony was heard 
from Representatives Correa, Cisneros, David P. Roe of Tennessee, and 
Bilirakis; Larry Mole, Chief Consultant, Population Health Services, 
Patient Care Services, Veterans Health Administration, Department of 
Veterans Affairs; and public witnesses.

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MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 3298, 
the ``The Child Care Quality and Access Act of 2019''; H.R. 3299, the 
``The Promoting Respect for Individuals' Dignity and Equality Act of 
2019''; H.R. 3300, the ``The Economic Mobility Act of 2019''; and H.R. 
3301, the ``The Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 
2019''. H.R. 3298, H.R. 3299, H.R. 3300, and H.R. 3301 were ordered 
reported, as amended.
CULTIVATING DIVERSITY AND IMPROVING RETENTION AMONG CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress: Full Committee held 
a hearing entitled ``Cultivating Diversity and Improving Retention 
Among Congressional Staff''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.