[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 115 (Wednesday, July 10, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D800]
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 Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee ordered 
favorably reported the following business items:
  S. 149, to establish a Senior Scams Prevention Advisory Council, with 
an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 153, to promote veteran involvement in STEM education, computer 
science, and scientific research, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute;
  S. 384, to require the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the 
Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, to help 
facilitate the adoption of composite technology in infrastructure in 
the United States, with amendments;
  S. 553, to direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a working 
group to recommend to Congress a definition of blockchain technology, 
with amendments;
  S. 1342, to require the Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere to 
update periodically the environmental sensitivity index products of the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for each coastal area 
of the Great Lakes, with amendments;
  S. 1427, to amend the National Institute of Standards and Technology 
Act to improve the Network for Manufacturing Innovation Program, with 
an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 1601, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue a rule 
requiring all new passenger motor vehicles to be equipped with a child 
safety alert system;
  S. 1611, to ensure appropriate prioritization, spectrum planning, and 
interagency coordination to support the Internet of Things, with 
amendments;
  S. 1694, to require any Federal agency that issues licenses to 
conduct activities in outer space to include in the requirements for 
such licenses an agreement relating to the preservation and protection 
of the Apollo 11 landing site, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute;
  S. 1881, to provide PreCheck to certain severely injured or disabled 
veterans; and
  The nominations of Stephen M. Dickson, of Georgia, to be 
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, Michelle A. 
Schultz, of Pennsylvania, to be a Member of the Surface Transportation 
Board, and a routine list in the Coast Guard.
AMERICA'S SURFACE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine investing in America's surface transportation 
infrastructure, focusing on the need for a multi-year reauthorization 
bill, after receiving testimony from Luke Reiner, Wyoming Department of 
Transportation Director, Cheyenne; Carlos M. Braceras, Utah Department 
of Transportation Executive Director, on behalf of the American 
Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, and Vicki 
Arroyo, Georgetown Climate Center, both of Washington, D.C.; Max Kuney, 
Associated General Contractors of America, Spokane, Washington; and 
Carolann Wicks, University of Delaware School of Public Policy and 
Administration, Townsend.
ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT EMERGENCY AUTHORITIES
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine defense cooperation, focusing on the use of emergency 
authorities under the Arms Export Control Act, after receiving 
testimony from R. Clarke Cooper, Assistant Secretary, Political-
Military Affairs, Department of State.
SPECIAL DIABETES PROGRAM
Special Committee on Aging: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
how the Special Diabetes Program is changing the lives of Americans 
with Type 1 diabetes, after receiving testimony from Griffin P. 
Rodgers, Director, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and 
Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health 
and Human Services; Aaron J. Kowalski, JDRF, and Victor Garber, both of 
New York, New York; Ruby Anderson, JDRF Children's Congress, Yarmouth, 
Maine; and Adriana Richard, JDRF Central Pennsylvania Teen Task Force, 
Milton.