[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 119 (Tuesday, July 16, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D855-D857]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
REVIEWING THE STATE OF THE U.S. LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY ECONOMIES
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign 
Agriculture held a hearing entitled ``Reviewing the State of the U.S. 
Livestock and Poultry Economies''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
SCALING UP APPRENTICESHIPS: BUILDING ON THE SUCCESS OF INTERNATIONAL 
APPRENTICESHIP MODELS
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Higher Education and 
Workforce Investment held a hearing entitled ``Scaling Up 
Apprenticeships: Building on the Success of International 
Apprenticeship Models''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
STRENGTHENING FEDERAL SUPPORT TO END YOUTH HOMELESSNESS
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Civil Rights and 
Human Services held a hearing entitled ``Strengthening Federal Support 
to End Youth Homelessness''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT OF FEDERAL EFFORTS TO COMBAT THE SPREAD OF ILLICIT FENTANYL
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Oversight of Federal Efforts 
to Combat the Spread of Illicit Fentanyl''. Testimony was heard from 
Kemp Chester, Assistant Director, National Opioids and Synthetics 
Coordination Group, Office of National Drug Control Policy, Executive 
Office of the President; Matthew Donahue, Regional Director, North and 
Central Americas Division, Drug Enforcement Administration, Department 
of Justice; Thomas Overacker, Executive Director, Office of Field 
Operations, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland 
Security; Gary Barksdale, Chief Postal Inspector, U.S. Postal Service; 
David A. Prince, Deputy Assistant Director, Transnational Organized 
Crime, Homeland Security Investigations, Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security; and Carol Cave, Director, 
Office of Enforcement and Import Operations, Office of

[[Page D856]]

Regulatory Affairs, Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health 
and Human Services.
OUR WIRELESS FUTURE: BUILDING A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO SPECTRUM 
POLICY
Committee On Energy And Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications and 
Technology held a hearing entitled ``Our Wireless Future: Building A 
Comprehensive Approach to Spectrum Policy''. Testimony was heard from 
Julius P. Knapp, Chief, Office of Engineering and Technology, Federal 
Communications Commission; Derek Khlopin, Senior Policy Advisor, 
National Telecommunications and Information Administration, Department 
of Commerce; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 
3621, the ``Student Borrower Credit Improvement Act''; H.R. 3623, the 
``Climate Risk Disclosure Act of 2019''; H.R. 3624, the ``Outsourcing 
Accountability Act of 2019''; H.R. 3625, the ``PCAOB Whistleblower 
Protection Act of 2019''; H.R. 3629, the ``Clarity in Credit Score 
Formation Act of 2019''; H.R. 3641, the ``Stronger Enforcement of Civil 
Penalties Act of 2019''; H.R. 3701, to establish a statute of 
limitations for certain actions of the Securities and Exchange 
Commission, and for other purposes; and H.R. 3702, the ``Reforming 
Disaster Recovery Act''. H.R. 3621, H.R. 3623, H.R. 3624, H.R. 3625, 
H.R. 3629, H.R. 3641, H.R. 3701, and H.R. 3702 were ordered reported, 
as amended.
RUSSIAN DISINFORMATION ATTACKS ON ELECTIONS: LESSONS FROM EUROPE
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, Energy, 
and the Environment held a hearing entitled ``Russian Disinformation 
Attacks on Elections: Lessons from Europe''. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT OF THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL POLICE
Committee on House Administration: Full Committee held a hearing 
entitled ``Oversight of the United States Capitol Police''. Testimony 
was heard from Michael A. Bolton, Inspector General, U.S. Capitol 
Police; Paul D. Irving, Sergeant at Arms, U.S. House of 
Representatives; Steven A. Sund, Chief of Police, U.S. Capitol Police; 
and a public witness.
WOMEN AND GIRLS IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and 
Homeland Security held a hearing entitled ``Women and Girls in the 
Criminal Justice System''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses
POLICY CHANGES AND PROCESSING DELAYS AT U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND 
IMMIGRATION SERVICES
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship 
held a hearing entitled ``Policy Changes and Processing Delays at U.S. 
Citizenship and Immigration Services''. Testimony was heard from the 
following U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officials: Michael 
Hoefer, Chief, Office of Performance and Quality; Donald Neufeld, 
Associate Director, Service Center Operations; and Michael Valverde, 
Deputy Associate Director, Field Operations Directorate; and public 
witnesses.
ONLINE PLATFORMS AND MARKET POWER, PART 2: INNOVATION AND 
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and 
Administrative Law held a hearing entitled ``Online Platforms and 
Market Power, Part 2: Innovation and Entrepreneurship''. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of 
the United States held a hearing on H.R. 2414, to amend the Morris K. 
Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation Act; H.R. 2031, the ``PROGRESS 
for Indian Tribes Act''; H.R. 895, the ``Tribal School Federal 
Insurance Parity Act''; and H.R. 396, to provide for the equitable 
settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, 
and for other purposes. Testimony was heard from Chairman Grijalva, and 
Representatives Haaland and Johnson of South Dakota; Darryl LaCounte, 
Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior; and 
public witnesses.
OIL AND GAS DEVELOPMENT: IMPACTS OF BUSINESS-AS-USUAL ON THE CLIMATE 
AND PUBLIC HEALTH
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources held a hearing entitled ``Oil and Gas Development: Impacts of 
Business-as-Usual on the Climate and Public Health''. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
THE LEGACY OF APOLLO
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``The Legacy of Apollo''. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.

[[Page D857]]


EPA ADVISORY COMMITTEES: HOW SCIENCE SHOULD INFORM DECISIONS
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on 
Investigations and Oversight; and Subcommittee on Environment held a 
joint hearing entitled ``EPA Advisory Committees: How Science Should 
Inform Decisions''. Testimony was heard from J. Alfredo Gomez, 
Director, Natural Resources and Environment, Government Accountability 
Office; and public witnesses.
HELPING SMALL BUSINESSES COMPETE: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN THE 
FEDERAL PROCUREMENT MARKETPLACE
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Contracting and 
Infrastructure held a hearing entitled ``Helping Small Businesses 
Compete: Challenges and Opportunities in the Federal Procurement 
Marketplace''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT OF THE FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION'S IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 
CAPITAL INVESTMENT GRANT PROGRAM
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Highways and Transit held a hearing entitled ``Oversight of the Federal 
Transit Administration's Implementation of the Capital Investment Grant 
Program''. Testimony was heard from K. Jane Williams, Acting 
Administrator, Federal Transit Administration, Department of 
Transportation; and public witnesses.
SOLVING THE CLIMATE CRISIS: CLEANING UP HEAVY DUTY VEHICLES, PROTECTING 
COMMUNITIES
Select Committee on the Climate Crisis: Full Committee held a hearing 
entitled ``Solving the Climate Crisis: Cleaning Up Heavy Duty Vehicles, 
Protecting Communities''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
RESPONDING TO HATE CRIMES
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Commission concluded 
a hearing to examine responding to hate crimes, focusing on the role of 
religious actors, after receiving testimony from Rabbi Hazzan Jeffrey 
Myers, Tree of Life Synagogue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Father James 
Martin, America Media, New York, New York; Radia Bakkouch, Coexister, 
Paris, France; Alina Bricman, European Union of Jewish Students, 
Brussels, Belgium; and Usra Ghazi, America Indivisible, on behalf of 
the Mayor's Interfaith Council, and Reverend Aaron Jenkins, The 
Expectations Project (TEP), both of Washington, D.C.