[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 168 (Wednesday, October 23, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1155-D1157]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
THE FUTURE OF WORK: PRESERVING WORKER PROTECTIONS IN THE MODERN ECONOMY
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Health, Employment, 
Labor, and Pensions; and Subcommittee on Workforce Protections held a 
joint hearing entitled ``The Future of Work: Preserving Worker 
Protections in the Modern Economy''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
SABOTAGE: THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S ATTACK ON HEALTH CARE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Sabotage: The Trump 
Administration's Attack on Health Care''. Testimony was heard from 
Seema Verma, Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, 
Department of Health and Human Services.
BUILDING A 100 PERCENT CLEAN ECONOMY: SOLUTIONS FOR PLANES, TRAINS AND 
EVERYTHING BEYOND AUTOMOBILES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Environment and 
Climate Change held a hearing entitled ``Building a 100 Percent Clean 
Economy: Solutions for Planes, Trains and Everything Beyond 
Automobiles''. Testimony was heard from Fred Felleman, Commissioner, 
Port of Seattle and the Northwest Seaport Alliance; and public 
witnesses.
AN EXAMINATION OF FACEBOOK AND ITS IMPACT ON THE FINANCIAL SERVICES AND 
HOUSING SECTORS
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``An Examination of Facebook and Its Impact on the Financial Services 
and Housing Sectors''. Testimony was heard from a public witness.
THE BETRAYAL OF OUR SYRIAN KURDISH PARTNERS: HOW WILL AMERICAN FOREIGN 
POLICY AND LEADERSHIP RECOVER?
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``The Betrayal of our Syrian Kurdish Partners: How Will American 
Foreign Policy and Leadership Recover?''. Testimony was heard from 
James F. Jeffrey, Special Representative for Syria Engagement and 
Special Envoy to the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, Department of 
State; and Matthew Palmer, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of 
European and Eurasian Affairs, Department of State.
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S FY 2020 BUDGET AND U.S. POLICY TOWARD LATIN 
AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, 
Civilian Security, and Trade held a hearing entitled ``The Trump 
Administration's FY 2020 Budget and U.S. Policy toward Latin America 
and the Caribbean''. Testimony was heard from Michael G. Kozak, Acting 
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, Department 
of State; John Barsa, Assistant Administrator, Bureau

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for Latin America and the Caribbean, U.S. Agency for International 
Development; and Rich Glenn, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of 
International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, Department of 
State.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Homeland Security: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 
2932, the ``Homeland Security for Children Act''; H.R. 3469, the 
``Covert Testing and Risk Mitigation Improvement Act of 2019''; H.R. 
3787, the ``DHS Countering Unmanned Aircraft Systems Coordinator Act''; 
H.R. 4237, the ``Advancing Cybersecurity Diagnostics and Mitigation 
Act''; H.R. 4402, the ``Inland Waters Security Review Act''; H.R. 4713, 
the ``Department of Homeland Security Office of Civil Rights and Civil 
Liberties Authorization Act''; H.R. 4727, the ``Department of Homeland 
Security Mentor Protege Program Act of 2019''; H.R. 4739, the 
``Synthetic Opioid Exposure Prevention and Training Act''; H.R. 4737, 
the ``Department of Homeland Security Climate Change Research Act''; 
H.R. 4753, the ``Drone Origin Security Enhancement Act''; H.R. 4761, 
the ``DHS Opioid Detention Resilience Act of 2019''; and H.R. 4782, the 
``National Commission on Online Platforms and Homeland Security Act''. 
H.R. 3787, H.R. 4237, H.R. 4713, H.R. 4737, and H.R. 4782 were ordered 
reported, as amended. H.R. 2932, H.R. 3469, H.R. 4402, H.R. 4727, 
H.R.4739, H.R. 4753, and H.R. 4761 were ordered reported, without 
amendment.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 4, the 
``Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019''; and H.R. 565, the ``AMIGOS 
Act''. H.R. 4 was ordered reported, as amended. H.R. 565 was ordered 
reported, without amendment.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 
934, the ``Health Benefits for Miners Act of 2019''; H.R. 935, the 
``Miners Pension Protection Act''; and H.R. 2579, the ``Hardrock 
Leasing and Reclamation Act of 2019''. H.R. 934 was ordered reported, 
without amendment. H.R. 935 and H.R. 2579 were ordered reported, as 
amended.
EXAMINING THE OIL INDUSTRY'S EFFORTS TO SUPPRESS THE TRUTH ABOUT 
CLIMATE CHANGE
Committee On Oversight and Reform: Subcommittee on Civil Rights and 
Civil Liberties held a hearing entitled ``Examining the Oil Industry's 
Efforts to Suppress the Truth about Climate Change''. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S SYRIA POLICY: PERSPECTIVES FROM THE FIELD
Committee on Oversight and Reform: Subcommittee on National Security 
held a hearing entitled ``The Trump Administration's Syria Policy: 
Perspectives from the Field''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
SPACE WEATHER: ADVANCING RESEARCH, MONITORING, AND FORECASTING 
CAPABILITIES
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on 
Environment; and Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics held a joint 
hearing entitled ``Space Weather: Advancing Research, Monitoring, and 
Forecasting Capabilities''. Testimony was heard from Bill Murtagh, 
Program Coordinator, Space Weather Prediction Center, National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration; Nicola Fox, Heliophysics Division 
Director, National Aeronautics and Space Administration; and a public 
witness.
PRISON TO PROPRIETORSHIP: ENTREPRENEURSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE 
FORMERLY INCARCERATED
Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Prison to Proprietorship: Entrepreneurship Opportunities for the 
Formerly Incarcerated''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
THE PEBBLE MINE PROJECT: PROCESS AND POTENTIAL IMPACTS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water 
Resources and Environment held a hearing entitled ``The Pebble Mine 
Project: Process and Potential Impacts''. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
PROTECTING BENEFITS FOR ALL SERVICEMEMBERS
Committee On Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity 
held a hearing entitled ``Protecting Benefits for All Servicemembers''. 
Testimony was heard from Major General Dawne Deskins, Director, 
Manpower and Personnel, National Guard Bureau; Major General Michael C. 
O'Guinn, Deputy Chief, Army Reserve; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Ways And Means: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 4742, 
to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a tax on nicotine 
used in vaping, etc.; H.R. 4716, the ``Inhaler Coverage and Access Now 
Act''; H.R. 1922, the ``Restoring

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Access to Medication Act of 2019''; and H.R. 3708, the ``Primary Care 
Enhancement Act of 2019''. H.R. 4742, H.R. 4716, H.R. 1922, and H.R. 
3708 were ordered reported, as amended.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.