[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 125 (Wednesday, July 24, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D901-D903]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
NOMINATION
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the nomination of David L. Norquist, of Virginia, to be Deputy 
Secretary of Defense, after the nominee testified and answered 
questions in his own behalf.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee ordered 
favorably reported the following business items:
  S. 496, to preserve United States fishing heritage through a national 
program dedicated to training and assisting the next generation of 
commercial fishermen;
  S. 893, to require the President to develop a strategy to ensure the 
security of next generation mobile telecommunications systems and 
infrastructure in the United States and to assist allies and strategic 
partners in maximizing the security of next generation mobile 
telecommunications systems, infrastructure, and software, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 1148, to amend title 49, United States Code, to require the 
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to give 
preferential consideration to individuals who have successfully 
completed air traffic controller training and veterans when hiring air 
traffic control specialists, with amendments;
  S. 1341, to adopt a certain California flammability standard as a 
Federal flammability standard to protect against the risk of 
upholstered furniture flammability, with amendments;
  S. 1349, to expand enrollment in TSA PreCheck to expedite commercial 
travel screening and improve airport security;
  S. 1625, to promote the deployment of commercial fifth-generation 
mobile networks and the sharing of information with communications 
providers in the United States regarding security risks to the networks 
of those providers, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 1822, to require the Federal Communications Commission to issue 
rules relating to the collection of data with respect to the 
availability of broadband services, with an amendment in the nature of 
substitute;

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  S. 1858, to ensure the Chief Information Office of the Consumer 
Product Safety Commission has a significant role in decisions related 
to information technology, proposed legislation entitled, ``Regional 
Ocean Partnership Act'', with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute;
  S. 2035, to require the Transportation Security Administration to 
develop a strategic plan to expand eligibility for the PreCheck Program 
to individuals with Transportation Worker Identification Credentials or 
Hazardous Materials Endorsements;
  S. 2203, to extend the transfer of Electronic Travel Authorization 
System fees from the Travel Promotion Fund to the Corporation for 
Travel Promotion (Brand USA) through fiscal year 2027, with amendments;
  S. 2166, to designate Regional Ocean Partnerships of the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, with an amendment in the nature 
of a substitute; and
  A promotion list in the Coast Guard.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded 
a hearing to examine the nominations of Theodore Rokita, of Indiana, to 
be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors, Jennifer L. Homendy, of 
Virginia, who was introduced by Senator Blumenthal, and Michael Graham, 
of Kansas, who was introduced by Senator Moran, both to be a Member of 
the National Transportation Safety Board, Carl Whitney Bentzel, of 
Maryland, to be a Federal Maritime Commissioner, Michael J.K. Kratsios, 
of South Carolina, to be an Associate Director of the Office of Science 
and Technology Policy, and Ian Paul Steff, of Indiana, to be Assistant 
Secretary of Commerce and Director General of the United States and 
Foreign Commercial Service, who was introduced by Senator Young, after 
the nominees testified and answered questions in their own behalf.
REDUCING HUMAN-PREDATOR CONFLICT
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize, focusing on 
innovative solutions to reduce human-predator conflict, including S. 
2194, to amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and 
Recreation Act to establish the Theodore Roosevelt Genius Prize for 
reducing human-predator conflict, after receiving testimony from Brad 
S. Hovinga, Wyoming Game and Fish Department Jackson Regional Wildlife 
Supervisor, Jackson Hole; Forrest Galante, Animal Planet, New York, New 
York; and Nick Whitney, New England Aquarium Anderson Cabot Center for 
Ocean Life, Boston, Massachusetts.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the 
nominations of Brent James McIntosh, of Michigan, to be an Under 
Secretary, Brian Callanan, of New Jersey, to be General Counsel, and 
Brian McGuire, of New York, to be a Deputy Under Secretary, who was 
introduced by Senator McConnell, all of the Department of the Treasury, 
and Travis Greaves, of the District of Columbia, to be a Judge of the 
United States Tax Court for a term of fifteen years, who was introduced 
by Senator Blackburn, after the nominees testified and answered 
questions in their own behalf.
AUTHORITIES FOR THE USE OF MILITARY FORCE
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine authorities for the use of military force, after receiving 
testimony from David Hale, Under Secretary for Political Affairs, and 
Marik String, Acting Legal Adviser, Office of Legal Adviser, both of 
the Department of State.
CONFRONTING EBOLA
Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on Africa and Global 
Health Policy concluded a hearing to examine confronting Ebola, 
focusing on addressing a 21st century global health crisis, after 
receiving testimony from Tibor Nagy, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of 
African Affairs, and Marcia S. Bernicat, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and 
Scientific Affairs, both of the Department of State; Rear Admiral Tim 
Ziemer, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and 
Humanitarian Assistance, United States Agency for International 
Development; and Mitch Wolfe, Chief Medical Officer, Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human 
Services.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee 
ordered favorably reported the following business items:
  S. 1976, to amend the FAST Act to improve the Federal permitting 
process, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 2065, to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to publish an 
annual report on the use of deepfake technology, with an amendment in 
the nature of a substitute;
  S. 2183, to require the Comptroller General of the United States to 
analyze certain legislation in order prevent duplication of and overlap 
with existing Federal programs, offices, and initiatives, with 
amendments;

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  S. 2177, to provide taxpayers with an improved understanding of 
Government programs through the disclosure of cost, performance, and 
areas of duplication among them, leverage existing data to achieve a 
functional Federal program inventory;
  S. 2169, to amend section 3116 of title 5, United States Code, to 
clarify the applicability of the appointment limitations for students 
appointed under the expedited hiring authority for post-secondary 
students, with an amendment;
  S. 2107, to increase the number of CBP Agriculture Specialists and 
support staff in the Office of Field Operations of U.S. Customs and 
Border Protection;
  S. 2193, to require the Administrator of General Services to issue 
guidance to clarify that Federal agencies may pay by charge card for 
the charging of Federal electric motor vehicles, with an amendment;
  S. 764, to provide for congressional approval of national emergency 
declarations, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 439, to allow Members of Congress to opt out of the Federal 
Employees Retirement System, and allow Members who opt out of the 
Federal Employees Retirement System to continue to participate in the 
Thrift Savings Plan;
  S. 2119, to amend title 5, United States Code, to appropriately limit 
the authority to award bonuses to Federal employees;
  H.R. 2590, to require a Department of Homeland Security overseas 
personnel enhancement plan, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute;
  H.R. 3305, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 2509 George Mason Drive in Virginia Beach, Virginia, 
as the ``Ryan Keith Cox Post Office Building''; and
  The nominations of Chad F. Wolf, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary 
for Strategy, Policy, and Plans, and William Bryan, of Virginia, to be 
Under Secretary for Science and Technology, both of the Department of 
Homeland Security, Robert M. Duncan, of Kentucky, to be a Governor of 
the United States Postal Service, Ann C. Fisher, of the District of 
Columbia, and Ashley Jay Elizabeth Poling, of North Carolina, both to 
be a Commissioner of the Postal Regulatory Commission, Catherine Bird, 
of Texas, to be General Counsel of the Federal Labor Relations 
Authority, and Rainey R. Brandt, and Shana Frost Matini, both to be an 
Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee ordered favorably reported S. 
2159, to repeal the Act entitled ``An Act to confer jurisdiction on the 
State of North Dakota over offenses committed by or against Indians on 
the Devils Lake Indian Reservation''.
NOMINATION
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the nomination of E. Sequoyah Simermeyer, of Maryland, to be Chairman 
of the National Indian Gaming Commission, after the nominee testified 
and answered questions in his own behalf.
GPO OVERSIGHT
Committee on Rules and Administration: Committee concluded an oversight 
hearing to examine the Government Publishing Office, Office of the 
Inspector General, after receiving testimony from Michael P. Leary, 
Inspector General, Government Publishing Office.