[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 145 (Wednesday, September 11, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D998-D999]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
THE IMPORTANCE OF TRAUMA-INFORMED PRACTICES IN EDUCATION TO ASSIST 
STUDENTS IMPACTED BY GUN VIOLENCE AND OTHER ADVERSITIES
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Early Childhood, 
Elementary and Secondary Education held a hearing entitled ``The 
Importance of Trauma-Informed Practices in Education to Assist Students 
Impacted by Gun Violence and Other Adversities''. Testimony was heard 
from Nadine Burke Harris, M.D., Surgeon General, California; Ingrida 
Barker, Associate Superintendent, McDowell County Schools, Welch, West 
Virginia; Joy Hofmeister, Superintendent of Public Instruction, 
Oklahoma Department of Education; and Janice K. Jackson, Chief 
Executive Officer, Chicago Public Schools.
PROTECTING AND SECURING CHEMICAL FACILITIES FROM TERRORIST ATTACKS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Environment and 
Climate Change held a hearing on ``Protecting and Securing Chemical 
Facilities from Terrorist Attacks''. Testimony was heard from David 
Wulf, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Protection, 
Department of Homeland Security; and public witnesses.
LEGISLATING TO CONNECT AMERICA: IMPROVING THE NATION'S BROADBAND MAPS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications and 
Technology held a hearing entitled ``Legislating to Connect America: 
Improving the Nation's Broadband Maps''. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
EXAMINING PRIVATE MARKET EXEMPTIONS AS A BARRIER TO IPOS AND RETAIL 
INVESTMENT
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Investor Protection, 
Entrepreneurship, and Capital Markets held a hearing entitled 
``Examining Private Market Exemptions as a Barrier to IPOs and Retail 
Investment''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
EXAMINING THE MACROECONOMIC IMPACTS OF A CHANGING CLIMATE
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on National Security, 
International Development, and Monetary Policy held a hearing entitled 
``Examining the Macroeconomic Impacts of a Changing Climate''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
REVIEWING THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S APPROACH TO THE MMIW CRISIS
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of 
the United States held a hearing entitled ``Reviewing the Trump 
Administration's Approach to the MMIW Crisis''. Testimony was heard 
from Jeannie Hovland, Commissioner, Administration for Native 
Americans, Department of Health and Human Services; Charles Addington, 
Deputy Bureau Director, Office of Justice Services, Bureau of Indian 
Affairs, Department of the Interior; and John Anderson, U.S. Attorney, 
District of New Mexico, Department of Justice.
THE ADMINISTRATION'S APPARENT REVOCATION OF MEDICAL DEFERRED ACTION FOR 
CRITICALLY ILL CHILDREN
Committee on Oversight and Reform: Subcommittee on Civil Rights and 
Civil Liberties held a hearing entitled ``The Administration's Apparent 
Revocation of Medical Deferred Action for Critically Ill Children''. 
Testimony was heard from Timothy Robbins, Acting Executive Associate 
Director, Enforcement and Removal Operation, U.S. Immigration and 
Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security; Daniel Renaud, 
Associate Director, Field Operations Directorate, U.S. Citizenship and 
Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security; and public 
witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy 
held a markup on H.R. 4091, the ``ARPA-E Reauthorization Act of 2019''; 
and H.R. 4230, the ``Clean Industrial Technology Act''. H.R. 4091 was 
forwarded to the full Committee, without amendment. H.R. 4230 was 
forwarded to the full Committee, as amended.
UTILIZATION MANAGEMENT: BARRIERS TO CARE AND BURDENS ON SMALL MEDICAL 
PRACTICE
Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Utilization Management: Barriers to Care and Burdens on Small Medical 
Practice''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
PRICING AND TECHNOLOGY STRATEGIES TO ADDRESS CONGESTION ON AND 
FINANCING OF AMERICA'S ROADS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Highways and Transit held a hearing entitled ``Pricing and Technology 
Strategies to Address Congestion on and Financing of America's Roads''. 
Testimony was heard from Oliver Gilbert III, Mayor, Miami Gardens, 
Florida, and Chairman,

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Miami-Dade Transportation Planning Organization, Florida; Travis 
Brouwer, Assistant Director for Public Affairs, Oregon Department of 
Transportation; and public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
on H.R. 3636, the ``Caring For Our Women Veterans Act''; H.R. 2972, to 
direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to improve the communications 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to services available 
for women veterans, and for other purposes; H.R. 3036, the ``Breaking 
Barriers for Women Veterans Act''; H.R. 2798, the ``Building Supportive 
Networks for Women Veterans Act''; H.R. 2645, the ``Newborn Care 
Improvement Act of 2019''; H.R. 2681, to direct the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a report on the availability of 
prosthetic items for women veterans from the Department of Veterans 
Affairs; H.R. 3224, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide 
for increased access to Department of Veterans Affairs medical care for 
women veterans; H.R. 2982, the ``Women Veterans Health Care 
Accountability Act''; H.R. 2752, the ``VA Newborn Emergency Treatment 
Act''; H.R. 2628, the ``VET CARE Act of 2019''; H.R. 2816, the 
``Vietnam-Era Veterans Hepatitis C Testing Enhancement Act of 2019''; 
H.R. 1527, the ``Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act''; H.R. 1163, the 
``VA Hiring Enhancement Act''; H.R. 3798, the ``Equal Access to 
Contraception for Veterans Act''; H.R. 3867, the ``Violence Against 
Women Veterans Act''; H.R. 4096, the ``Improving Oversight of Women 
Veterans' Care Act of 2019''; and legislation to establish in the 
Department of Veterans Affairs the Office of Women's Health, and for 
other purposes. Testimony was heard from Teresa Boyd, Assistant Deputy 
Under Secretary for Health for Clinical Operations, Department of 
Veterans Affairs; and public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN EUROPE
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Commission concluded 
a hearing to examine the state of diversity and inclusion in Europe, 
focusing on race, rights, and politics, after receiving testimony from 
Pierrette Herzberger-Fofana, and Romeo Franz, both of Germany, Samira 
Rafaela, Netherlands, and Evin Incir, Sweden, each a Member of the 
European Parliament, and Alfiaz Vaiya, Brussels, Belgium, all of the 
European Parliament Anti-Racism and Diversity Intergroup; Councilor 
Irene Appiah, Hamburg, Germany; Domenica Ghidei Biidu, European 
Commission against Racism and Intolerance, Netherlands; Daniele Obono, 
Member of French Parliament, Paris; and Olivier Serva, President of the 
Delegation of French Overseas Territories, Guadeloupe.