[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 126 (Thursday, July 25, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D918-D921]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on the Department of Homeland 
Security held an oversight hearing on U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement. Testimony was heard from Matthew T. Albence, Acting 
Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of 
Homeland Security.
PROTECTING THE RIGHT TO ORGANIZE ACT: MODERNIZING AMERICA'S LABOR LAWS
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Health, Employment, 
Labor and Pensions held a hearing entitled ``Protecting the Right to 
Organize Act: Modernizing America's Labor Laws''. Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
MEMBER DAY
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Full Committee held a hearing 
entitled ``Member Day''. Testimony was heard from Chairman Kilmer, 
Chairman McGovern, Chairman Takano, and Representatives Brindisi, Case, 
Slotkin, Pascrell, Bishop of Georgia, Ted Lieu of California, Kaptur, 
Grothman, Phillips, Levin of California, Casten of Illinois, Haaland,

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Schweikert, Shalala, Watson Coleman, Meng, McBath, Sablan, Napolitano, 
Levin of Michigan, Lipinski, Roybal-Allard, Herrera Beutler, Trone, 
Golden, DeLauro, Gonzalez Colon of Puerto Rico, Torres Small of New 
Mexico, Malinowski, Finkenauer, Wittman, Cohen, Balderson, Delgado, 
Gonzalez of Texas, Westerman, Kevin Hern of Oklahoma, Keller, Perry, 
and Plaskett.
EXAMINING THE USE OF ALTERNATIVE DATA IN UNDERWRITING AND CREDIT 
SCORING TO EXPAND ACCESS TO CREDIT
Committee on Financial Services: Task Force on Financial Technology 
held a hearing entitled ``Examining the Use of Alternative Data in 
Underwriting and Credit Scoring to Expand Access to Credit''. Testimony 
was heard from Lawrance Evans, Managing Director of Financial Markets 
and Community Investment, Government Accountability Office; and public 
witnesses.
HUMAN RIGHTS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA: A REGIONAL OUTLOOK
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and 
Nonproliferation held a hearing entitled ``Human Rights in Southeast 
Asia: A Regional Outlook''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
RUSSIA AND ARMS CONTROL: EXTENDING NEW START OR STARTING OVER?
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe, Eurasia, Energy, 
and the Environment held a hearing entitled ``Russia and Arms Control: 
Extending New START or Starting Over?''. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
HOMELAND SECURITY IMPLICATIONS OF THE OPIOID CRISIS
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Intelligence and 
Counterterrorism; and the Subcommittee on Border Security, 
Facilitation, and Operations held a joint hearing entitled ``Homeland 
Security Implications of the Opioid Crisis''. Testimony was heard from 
Sondra McCauley, Assistant Inspector General for Audits, Department of 
Homeland Security; Bridget G. Brennan, Special Narcotics Prosecutor, 
New York City, New York; James Edward Hinson, Jr., Deputy Chief, 
Investigative Bureau Commander, Greensboro Police Department, North 
Carolina; and a public witness.
OVERSIGHT OF FAMILY SEPARATION AND U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION 
SHORT-TERM CUSTODY UNDER THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Oversight of Family Separation and U.S. Customs and Border Protection 
Short-Term Custody under the Trump Administration''. Testimony was 
heard from Brian S. Hastings, Chief, Law Enforcement Operations, U.S. 
Border Patrol, U.S. Customs and Border Protection; Department of 
Homeland Security; Jonathan H. Hayes, Director, Office of Refugee 
Resettlement, Administration for Children and Families, Department of 
Health and Human Services; Commander Jonathan White, U.S. Public Health 
Service Commissioned Corps, Department of Health and Human Services; 
Joseph B. Edlow, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal 
Policy, Department of Justice; and Diana R. Shaw, Assistant Inspector 
General for Special Reviews and Evaluations, Office of Inspector 
General, Department of Homeland Security.
INCREASING RENEWABLE ENERGY ON PUBLIC LANDS
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources held a hearing entitled ``Increasing Renewable Energy on 
Public Lands''. Testimony was heard from David Bobzien, Director, 
Office of Energy, Office of the Governor, Nevada; Robert Lovingood, San 
Bernardino County Supervisor, First District, California; and public 
witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and 
Wildlife held a hearing on H.R. 335, the ``South Florida Clean Coastal 
Waters Act of 2019''; H.R. 729, the ``Tribal Coastal Resiliency Act''; 
H.R. 2185, the ``District of Columbia Flood Prevention Act of 2019''; 
H.R. 3115, the ``Living Shorelines Act of 2019''; H.R. 3237, the 
``Platte River Recovery Implementation Program Extension Act''; H.R. 
3510, the ``Water Resources Research Amendments Act''; H.R. 3541, the 
``Coastal State Climate Preparedness Act''; H.R. 3596, the ``Keep 
America's Waterfronts Working Act''; and H.R. 3723, the ``Desalination 
Development Act''. Testimony was heard from Chairman Kilmer, and 
Representatives Levin of California, Neguse, Norton, Mast, Carbajal, 
and Pingree; Rear Admiral Timothy Gallaudet, U.S. Navy (Ret.), 
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, Deputy 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Administrator, 
Department of Commerce; Karl Stock, Acting Director of Policy and 
Administration, U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior;

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Rick Shintaku, General Manager, South Coast Water District, Laguna 
Beach, California; and public witnesses.
WHEN SCIENCE GETS TRUMPED: SCIENTIFIC INTEGRITY AT THE DEPARTMENT OF 
THE INTERIOR
Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``When Science Gets Trumped: Scientific Integrity at the Department of 
the Interior''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Oversight and Reform: Full Committee held a markup a 
resolution authorizing Chairman Elijah E. Cummings to subpoena records 
relating to the Committee's investigation into the use of non-official 
electronic messaging accounts by non-career officials at the White 
House, including from Acting White House Chief of Staff John Michael 
``Mick'' Mulvaney; S. 406, the ``Federal Rotational Cyber Workforce 
Program Act of 2019''; H.R. 3889, the ``ONDCP Technical Corrections 
Act''; H.R. 887, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 877 East 1200 South in Orem, Utah, as the ``Jerry C. 
Washburn Post Office Building''; H.R.1252, to designate the facility of 
the United States Postal Service located at 6531 Van Nuys Boulevard in 
Van Nuys, California, as the ``Marilyn Monroe Post Office''; H.R. 1253, 
to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 13507 Van Nuys Boulevard in Pacoima, California, as the ``Ritchie 
Valens Post Office Building''; H.R. 1972, to designate the facility of 
the United States Postal Service located at 1100 West Kent Avenue in 
Missoula, Montana, as the ``Jeannette Rankin Post Office Building''; 
H.R. 2151, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 7722 South Main Street in Pine Plains, New York, as 
the ``Senior Chief Petty Officer Shannon M. Kent Post Office''; H.R. 
3207, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 114 Mill Street in Hookstown, Pennsylvania, as the ``Staff 
Sergeant Dylan Elchin Post Office Building''; H.R. 3314, to designate 
the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1750 
McCulloch Boulevard North in Lake Havasu City, Arizona, as the ``Lake 
Havasu City Combat Veterans Memorial Post Office Building''; and H.R. 
3329, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 5186 Benito Street in Montclair, California, as the ``Paul 
Eaton Post Office Building''. S. 406, H.R. 3889, H.R. 887, H.R. 1252, 
H.R. 1253, H.R. 1972, H.R. 2151, H.R. 3207, H.R. 3314, and H.R. 3329 
were ordered reported, without amendment. A resolution authorizing 
Chairman Elijah E. Cummings to subpoena records relating to the 
Committee's investigation into the use of non-official electronic 
messaging accounts by non-career officials at the White House, 
including from Acting White House Chief of Staff John Michael ``Mick'' 
Mulvaney was ordered reported, as amended.
EXAMINING JUUL'S ROLE IN THE YOUTH NICOTINE EPIDEMIC: PART II
Committee on Oversight and Reform: Subcommittee on Economic and 
Consumer Policy held a hearing entitled ``Examining JUUL's Role in the 
Youth Nicotine Epidemic: Part II''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
BENIGN BY DESIGN: INNOVATIONS IN SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Research 
and Technology held a hearing entitled ``Benign by Design: Innovations 
in Sustainable Chemistry''. Testimony was heard from Tim Persons, Chief 
Scientist and Managing Director, Science, Technology Assessment, and 
Analytics, Government Accountability Office; and public witnesses.
THE COMMERCIAL SPACE LANDSCAPE: INNOVATION, MARKET, AND POLICY
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Space and 
Aeronautics held a hearing entitled ``The Commercial Space Landscape: 
Innovation, Market, and Policy''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
SUPPORTING THE NEXT GENERATION OF AGRICULTURAL BUSINESSES
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Rural Development, 
Agriculture, Trade, and Entrepreneurship held a hearing entitled 
``Supporting the Next Generation of Agricultural Businesses''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
EXAMINING THE FEDERAL ROLE IN IMPROVING SCHOOL BUS SAFETY
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Highways and Transit held a hearing entitled ``Examining the Federal 
Role in Improving School Bus Safety''. Testimony was heard from Brenda 
Sue Fulton, Chair and Chief Administrator, Motor Vehicle Commission, 
New Jersey; Kristin Poland, Deputy Director, Office of Highway Safety, 
National Transportation Safety Board; and public witnesses.

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VistA TRANSITION: ASSESSING THE FUTURE OF AN ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS 
PIONEER
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Technology 
Modernization held a hearing entitled ``VistA Transition: Assessing the 
Future of an Electronic Health Records Pioneer''. Testimony was heard 
from Carol Harris, Director, Information Technology Acquisition 
Management, Government Accountability Office; and the following 
Department of Veterans Affairs officials: Paul Tibbits, Executive 
Director, Office of Technical Integration, Office of Information and 
Technology; Charles C. Hume, Acting Assistant Deputy Under Secretary 
for Health for Office of Health Informatics, Veterans Health 
Administration; Thomas O'Toole, Senior Medical Advisor, Office of the 
Assistant Deputy Undersecretary for Health for Clinical Operations, 
Veterans Health Administration; and John Short, Chief Technology and 
Integration Officer, Office of Electronic Health Record Modernization.
THE SOCIAL SECURITY 2100 ACT
Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``The Social Security 2100 Act''. Testimony was heard from Stephen C. 
Goss, Chief Actuary, Social Security Administration; and public 
witnesses.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee held a business meeting on 
historical documents protected under Internal Revenue Code section 
6103. A letter from the Joint Committee on Taxation and attachments was 
ordered reported, without amendment.
BUSINESS MEETING
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee held a 
business meeting on Consideration of the Access Request from Rep. 
Elissa Slotkin and Rep. Mike Thompson; and Consideration of the Access 
Request from Rep. Stephanie Murphy. Member access requests were 
granted.
CREATING A CLIMATE RESILIENT AMERICA: BUSINESS VIEWS ON THE COSTS OF 
THE CLIMATE CRISIS
Select Committee on the Climate Crisis: Full Committee held a hearing 
entitled ``Creating a Climate Resilient America: Business Views on the 
Costs of the Climate Crisis''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
BUSINESS MEETING
Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress: Full Committee held 
a business meeting to consider recommendations to Streamline and 
Reorganize House Human Resources, Overhaul the Onboarding Process and 
Provide Continuing Education for Members, Modernize and Revitalize 
House Technology, and Make the House Accessible to all Americans. The 
recommendations passed.

Joint Meetings
STATE OF MEDIA FREEDOM
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Commission concluded 
a hearing to examine the state of media freedom in the Organization for 
Security and Co-operation in Europe region, after receiving testimony 
from Harlem Desir, Representative for Freedom of the Media, 
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Vienna, Austria.