[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 156 (Thursday, September 26, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1083-D1085]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
                 THE NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM: RESTORING OUR FOREST 
                                                    INFRASTRUCTURE
  Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry 
  held a hearing entitled ``The National Forest System: Restoring our 
    Forest Infrastructure''. Testimony was heard from Lenise Lago, 
    Associate Chief, U.S. Forest Service, Department of Agriculture.
                IRS OVERSIGHT: TREASURY INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR TAX 
                                                    ADMINISTRATION
  Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Services and 
 General Government held a hearing entitled ``IRS Oversight: Treasury 
Inspector General for Tax Administration''. Testimony was heard from J. 
   Russell George, Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration.
           MISCLASSIFICATION OF EMPLOYEES: EXAMINING THE COSTS TO 
                              WORKERS, BUSINESSES, AND THE ECONOMY
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Workforce Protections 
held a hearing entitled ``Misclassification of Employees: Examining the 
 Costs to Workers, Businesses, and the Economy''. Testimony was heard 
from Karl A. Racine, Attorney General, District of Columbia; and public 
                               witnesses.
     MAKING HEALTH CARE MORE AFFORDABLE: LOWERING DRUG PRICES AND 
                                           INCREASING TRANSPARENCY
 Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Health, Employment, 
 Labor, and Pensions held a hearing entitled ``Making Health Care More 
    Affordable: Lowering Drug Prices and Increasing Transparency''. 
               Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
                                            MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
   Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Environment and 
  Climate Change held a markup on H.R. 1603, the ``Alan Reinstein Ban 
Asbestos Now Act of 2019''; H.R. 535, the ``PFAS Action Act of 2019''; 
 H.R. 2377, the ``Protect Drinking Water from PFAS Act of 2019''; H.R. 
  2533, the ``Providing Financial Assistance for Safe Drinking Water 
     Act''; H.R. 2566, a bill to require the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency to revise the Safer Choice Standard to 
 provide for a Safer Choice label for pots, pans, and cooking utensils 
that do not contain PFAS, and for other purposes; H.R. 2570, the ``PFAS 
User Fee Act of 2019''; H.R. 2577, the ``PFAS Right-To-Know Act''; H.R. 
 2591, the ``PFAS Waste Incineration Ban Act of 2019''; H.R. 2596, the 
 ``Protecting Communities from New PFAS Act''; H.R. 2600, the ``Toxic 
PFAS Control Act''; H.R. 2605, the ``PROTECT Act of 2019''; H.R. 2608, 
the ``PFAS Testing Act of 2019''; H.R. 2626, the ``PFAS Accountability 
  Act of 2019''; H.R. 2638, a bill to direct the Administrator of the 
 Environment Protection Agency to issue guidance on minimizing the use 
of firefighting foam containing PFAS, and for other purposes; and H.R. 
 2699, the ``Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2019''. H.R. 1603, 
 H.R. 535, H.R. 2377, H.R. 2533, H.R. 2566, H.R. 2570, H.R. 2577, H.R. 
                               2591, H.R.

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 2596, H.R. 2600, H.R. 2605, H.R. 2608, H.R. 2626, H.R. 2638, and H.R. 
     2699 were forwarded to the full Committee, without amendment.
     EXAMINING LEGISLATION TO PROTECT CONSUMERS AND SMALL BUSINESS 
                     OWNERS FROM ABUSIVE DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Examining Legislation to Protect Consumers and Small Business Owners 
  from Abusive Debt Collection Practices''. Testimony was heard from 
   Rohit Chopra, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission; and public 
                               witnesses.
                                  THE FUTURE OF REAL-TIME PAYMENTS
  Committee on Financial Services: Task Force on Financial Technology 
held a hearing entitled ``The Future of Real-Time Payments''. Testimony 
 was heard from Esther George, President and Chief Executive Officer, 
       Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City; and public witnesses.
                     SUSTAINING U.S. PACIFIC INSULAR RELATIONSHIPS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee; and Full Committee of the 
  House Committee on Natural Resources held a joint hearing entitled 
``Sustaining U.S. Pacific Insular Relationships''. Testimony was heard 
   from Randall G. Schriver, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-
Pacific Security Affairs, Department of Defense; Sandra Oudkirk, Deputy 
    Assistant Secretary for Australia, New Zealand, and the Pacific 
Islands, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, Department of State; 
 Nikolao Pula, Director, Office of Insular Affairs, Department of the 
Interior; David Gootnick, Director of International Affairs and Trade, 
        Government Accountability Office; and public witnesses.
               U.S. NONPROLIFERATION POLICY AND THE FY 2020 BUDGET
 Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, and 
Nonproliferation held a hearing entitled ``U.S. Nonproliferation Policy 
 and the FY 2020 Budget''. Testimony was heard from Christopher Ford, 
       Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Security and 
                 Nonproliferation, Department of State.
           ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY: PERSPECTIVES ON SCHOOL SECURITY
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, 
     Response, and Recovery held a hearing entitled ``Engaging the 
Community: Perspectives on School Security''. Testimony was heard from 
  Jared Maples, Director, New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and 
                  Preparedness; and public witnesses.
       OVERSIGHT OF ICE DETENTION FACILITIES: IS DHS DOING ENOUGH?
 Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Oversight, Management 
and Accountability held a hearing entitled ``Oversight of ICE Detention 
  Facilities: Is DHS Doing Enough?''. Testimony was heard from Diana 
  Shaw, Assistant Inspector General, Special Reviews and Evaluations, 
 Office of the Inspector General, Department of Homeland Security; Tae 
  Johnson, Assistant Director for Custody Management, Enforcement and 
     Removal Operations, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 
         Department of Homeland Security; and public witnesses.


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  September 26, 2019, on page D1084, the following language 
appears: OVERSIGHT OF ICE DETENTION FACILITIES: IS DHS DOING 
ENOUGH? Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Oversight, 
Management and Accountability held a hearing entitled ``Oversight 
of ICE Detention Facilities: Is DHS Doing Enough?''. Testimony was 
heard from Diana Shaw, Assistant Inspector General, Special 
Reviews and Evaluations, Office of the Inspector General, 
Department of Homeland Security; Tae Johnson, ERO Assistant 
Director for Custody Management, U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security; and public 
witnesses.
  
  The online version has been corrected to read: OVERSIGHT OF ICE 
DETENTION FACILITIES: IS DHS DOING ENOUGH? Committee on Homeland 
Security: Subcommittee on Oversight, Management and Accountability 
held a hearing entitled ``Oversight of ICE Detention Facilities: 
Is DHS Doing Enough?''. Testimony was heard from Diana Shaw, 
Assistant Inspector General, Special Reviews and Evaluations, 
Office of the Inspector General, Department of Homeland Security; 
Tae Johnson, Assistant Director for Custody Management, 
Enforcement and Removal Operations, U.S. Immigration and Customs 
Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security; and public 
witnesses.


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                  THE EXPANSION AND TROUBLING USE OF ICE DETENTION
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship 
   held a hearing entitled ``The Expansion and Troubling Use of ICE 
  Detention''. Testimony was heard from Charles A. Jenkins, Sheriff, 
           Frederick County, Maryland; and public witnesses.
                 COMMUNITY RESPONSES TO GUN VIOLENCE IN OUR CITIES
   Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and 
Homeland Security held a hearing entitled ``Community Responses to Gun 
Violence in our Cities''. Testimony was heard from Representatives Clay 
  and Kelly of Illinois; Reggie Moore, Director, Injury and Violence 
  Prevention, Office of Violence Prevention, Milwaukee Department of 
                Health, Wisconsin; and public witnesses.
          THE FEDERAL JUDICIARY IN THE 21ST CENTURY: ENSURING THE 
                            PUBLIC'S RIGHT OF ACCESS TO THE COURTS
   Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual 
   Property, and the Internet held a hearing entitled ``The Federal 
Judiciary in the 21st Century: Ensuring the Public's Right of Access to 
    the Courts''. Testimony was heard from Audrey G. Fleissig, U.S. 
 District Judge, Eastern District of Missouri; Richard W. Story, U.S. 
  District Judge, Northern District of Georgia; and public witnesses.
       THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR'S FAILURE TO COOPERATE WITH 
                                  CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT REQUESTS
Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
     ``The Department of the Interior's Failure to Cooperate with 
  Congressional Oversight Requests''. Testimony was heard from Daniel 
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        Principal Deputy Solicitor, Department of the Interior.
     UNDERSTANDING, FORECASTING, AND COMMUNICATING EXTREME WEATHER 
                                             IN A CHANGING CLIMATE
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Full Committee held a 
   hearing entitled ``Understanding, Forecasting, and Communicating 
   Extreme Weather in a Changing Climate''. Testimony was heard from 
                           public witnesses.
                               ONLINE IMPOSTERS AND DISINFORMATION
     Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on 
Investigations and Oversight held a hearing entitled ``Online Imposters 
    and Disinformation''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
         SBA MANAGEMENT REVIEW: SMALL BUSINESS INVESTMENT COMPANY 
                                                           PROGRAM
  Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
 ``SBA Management Review: Small Business Investment Company Program''. 
   Testimony was heard from Joseph Shepard, Associate Administrator, 
Office of Investment and Innovation, Small Business Administration; and 
                           public witnesses.
     A WORK IN PROGRESS: IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FAA REAUTHORIZATION 
                                                       ACT OF 2018
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
 Aviation held a hearing entitled ``A Work in Progress: Implementation 
  of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018''. Testimony was heard from 
       Daniel K. Elwell, Deputy Administrator, Federal Aviation 
    Administration; Joel Szabat, Acting Undersecretary for Policy, 
Department of Transportation; Lirio Liu, Executive Director, Office of 
   Rulemaking, Federal Aviation Administration; and public witnesses.
       THE FUTURE OF VA SCHEDULING: IMPLEMENTING A COMMERCIAL OFF 
      THE SHELF SCHEDULING SOLUTION AT THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
                                                           AFFAIRS
      Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Technology 
 Modernization held a hearing entitled ``The Future of VA Scheduling: 
  Implementing a Commercial Off the Shelf Scheduling Solution at the 
  Department of Veterans Affairs''. Testimony was heard from Dominic 
 Cussatt, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Information 
  and Technology, Department of Veterans Affairs; Larry Reinkemeyer, 
 Assistant Inspector General for Audits and Evaluations, Office of the 
     Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs; and public 
                               witnesses.
          THE PUBLIC HEALTH CONSEQUENCES AND COSTS OF GUN VIOLENCE
 Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing 
entitled ``The Public Health Consequences and Costs of Gun Violence''. 
 Testimony was heard from Representatives Danny K. Davis of Illinois, 
      McBath, and Mike Thompson of California; Jennifer Longdon, 
  Representative, District 24, House of Representatives, Arizona; and 
                           public witnesses.
                                          WHISTLEBLOWER DISCLOSURE
   Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Whistleblower Disclosure''. Testimony was heard from 
Joseph Maguire, Acting Director of National Intelligence, Office of the 
                   Director of National Intelligence.
        SOLVING THE CLIMATE CRISIS: REDUCING INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS 
                                           THROUGH U.S. INNOVATION
 Select Committee on the Climate Crisis: Full Committee held a hearing 
 entitled ``Solving the Climate Crisis: Reducing Industrial Emissions 
 Through U.S. Innovation''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
     PROMOTING CIVILITY AND BUILDING A MORE COLLABORATIVE CONGRESS
Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress: Full Committee held 
      a hearing entitled ``Promoting Civility and Building a More 
  Collaborative Congress''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
Joint Meetings
       No joint committee meetings were held.

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