[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 171 (Tuesday, October 29, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1176-D1178]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
FUTURE OF DEFENSE TASK FORCE HEARING: THEORIES OF VICTORY
Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Future of Defense Task Force Hearing: Theories of Victory''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Education and Labor: Full Committee began a markup on H.R. 
4674, the ``College Affordability Act''.
REPURPOSING THE C-BAND TO BENEFIT ALL AMERICANS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications and 
Technology held a hearing entitled ``Repurposing the C-Band to Benefit 
all Americans''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
PROTECTING THE RFS: THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S ABUSE OF SECRET WAIVERS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Environment and 
Climate Change held a hearing entitled ``Protecting the RFS: The Trump 
Administration's Abuse of Secret Waivers''. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
REAUTHORIZATION BRAND USA AND THE U.S. SAFE WEB ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Consumer Protection 
and Commerce held a hearing entitled ``Reauthorization Brand USA and 
the U.S. SAFE WEB Act''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

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FINANCIAL SERVICES AND THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY: A REVIEW OF DISCRIMINATION 
IN LENDING AND HOUSING
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Financial Services and the 
LGBTQ+ Community: A Review of Discrimination in Lending and Housing''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee began a markup on H.R. 
4458, the ``Cybersecurity and Financial System Resilience Act''; H.R. 
4634, the ``Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 
2019''; H.R. 4841, the ``Prudential Regulator Oversight Act''; and H.R. 
4863, the ``United States Export Finance Agency Act of 2019''.
THE FY20 BUDGET: EXAMINING THE ADMINISTRATION'S POLICY OBJECTIVES FOR A 
TURBULENT MIDDLE EAST
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Middle East, North 
Africa, and International Terrorism held a hearing entitled ``The FY20 
Budget: Examining the Administration's Policy Objectives for a 
Turbulent Middle East''. Testimony was heard from David Schenker, 
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, Department of 
State; and Michael T. Harvey, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for the 
Middle East, U.S. Agency for International Development.
ONE YEAR LATER: IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TSA MODERNIZATION ACT
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Transportation and 
Maritime Security held a hearing entitled ``One Year Later: 
Implementation of the TSA Modernization Act''. Testimony was heard from 
Patricia F.S. Cogswell, Acting Deputy Administrator, Transportation 
Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security; and William 
Russell, Director, Homeland Security and Justice, Government 
Accountability Office.


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ONE YEAR LATER: IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TSA MODERNIZATION ACT 
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Transportation and 
Maritime Security held a hearing entitled ``one Year Later: 
Implementation of the TSA Modernization Act''. Testimony was heard 
from Patricia F.S. Cogswell, Acting Deputy Administrator, 
Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland 
Security; and William Russell, Director, Homeland Security and 
Justice, Government Accountability Office.
  
  The online version has been corrected to read: ONE YEAR LATER: 
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TSA MODERNIZATION ACT Committee on Homeland 
Security: Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security 
held a hearing entitled ``One Year Later: Implementation of the 
TSA Modernization Act''. Testimony was heard from Patricia F.S. 
Cogswell, Acting Deputy Administrator, Transportation Security 
Administration, Department of Homeland Security; and William 
Russell, Director, Homeland Security and Justice, Government 
Accountability Office.


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         ANTITRUST AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY: COMPETITION IN LABOR 
                                                           MARKETS
                      Committee on the Judiciary:


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ANTITRUST AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY: COMPETITION IN LABOR MARKETS 
Committee on The Judiciary:
  
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ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY: COMPETITION IN LABOR MARKETS Committee on 
the Judiciary:


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  Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law held a 
 hearing entitled ``Antitrust and Economic Opportunity: Competition in 
Labor Markets''. Testimony was heard from Noah Phillips, Commissioner, 
Federal Trade Commission; Doha Mekki, Counsel to the Assistant Attorney 
General, Department of Justice; Rahul Rao, Assistant Attorney General, 
     Washington State Office of the Attorney General; and public witnesses.
                                                  BUSINESS MEETING
                      Committee on the Judiciary:


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BUSINESS MEETING Committee on The Judiciary:
  
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 Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship held a business meeting on 
 the Request for a Department of Homeland Security Departmental Report 
   on the Beneficiaries of H.R. 631. The Request for a Department of 
Homeland Security Departmental Report on the Beneficiaries of H.R. 631 
      was agreed to.THE IMPACT OF CURRENT IMMIGRATION POLICIES ON 
                  SERVICE MEMBERS AND VETERANS, AND THEIR FAMILIES
                      Committee on the Judiciary:


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THE IMPACT OF CURRENT IMMIGRATION POLICIES ON SERVICE MEMBERS AND 
VETERANS, AND THEIR FAMILIES Committee on The Judiciary:
  
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CURRENT IMMIGRATION POLICIES ON SERVICE MEMBERS AND VETERANS, AND 
THEIR FAMILIES Committee on the Judiciary:


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  Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship held a hearing entitled 
  ``The Impact of Current Immigration Policies on Service Members and 
    Veterans, and their Families''. Testimony was heard from public 
                                    witnesses.LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
    Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, 
Forests, and Public Lands held a hearing on H.R. 139, the ``Springfield 
  Race Riot National Historic Monument Act''; H.R. 486, the ``Chicano 
  Park Preservation Act''; H.R. 3250, the ``Julius Rosenwald and the 
   Rosenwald Schools Act of 2019''; H.R. 3824, the ``Cahokia Mounds 
Mississippian Culture National Historical Park Act''; and H.R. 4139, to 
provide for the boundary of the Palo Alto Battlefield National Historic 
 Park to be adjusted, to authorize the donation of land to the United 
  States for addition to that historic park, and for other purposes. 
  Testimony was heard from Representatives Rodney Davis of Illinois, 
  Vargas, Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Vela, and Bost; R. David Vela, 
  Deputy Director, National Park Service, Department of the Interior; 
   Juan Mendez III, Mayor, Brownsville, Texas; and public witnesses.
     A SEA OF PROBLEMS: IMPACTS OF PLASTIC POLLUTION ON OCEANS AND 
                                                          WILDLIFE
  Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and 
   Wildlife held a hearing entitled ``A Sea of Problems: Impacts of 
 Plastic Pollution on Oceans and Wildlife''. Testimony was heard from 
                           public witnesses.
            TRUMP'S WRONG TURN ON CLEAN CARS: THE EFFECTS OF FUEL 
           EFFICIENCY ROLLBACKS ON THE CLIMATE, CAR COMPANIES AND 
                                                        CALIFORNIA
 Committee on Oversight and Reform: Subcommittee on Environment held a 
  hearing entitled ``Trump's Wrong Turn on Clean Cars: The Effects of 
      Fuel Efficiency Rollbacks on the Climate, Car Companies and

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   California''. Testimony was heard from Senator Whitehouse; Samuel 
      Liccardo, Mayor, San Jose, California; and public witnesses.
                               CREATING THE CLEAN ENERGY WORKFORCE
 Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Innovation and Workforce 
    Development held a hearing entitled ``Creating the Clean Energy 
        Workforce''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
                                            MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
 Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Full Committee held a 
 markup on H.R. 1497, the ``Water Quality Protection and Job Creation 
 Act of 2019''; H.R. 4719, the ``FISH SAFE Act''; and H. Con. Res. 37, 
  expressing support for designation of October 28 as ``Honoring the 
 Nation's First Responders Day''. H.R. 1497 and H.R. 4719 were ordered 
  reported, as amended. H. Con. Res. 37 was ordered reported, without 
                               amendment.
                                            MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
 Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 
4852, the ``GIVE Act''; H.R. 4356, the ``Protecting Families of Fallen 
 Servicemembers Act''; H.R. 4183, the ``Identifying Barriers and Best 
 Practices Study Act''; H.R. 4360, the ``VA Overpayment Accountability 
Act''; H.R. 3996, the ``VA Design-Build Construction Enhancement Act of 
  2019''; H.R. 1424, the ``Fallen Warrior Battlefield Cross Memorial 
  Act''; H.R. 3224, the ``Deborah Sampson Act''; H.R. 4771, to permit 
appellants to appear in disability compensation cases before the Board 
 of Veterans Appeals by picture and voice transmission from locations 
   other than VA facilities; H.R. 2227, the ``Gold Star Spouses and 
   Spouses of Injured Servicemembers Leasing Relief Expansion Act of 
  2019''; and H.R. 3530, the ``Improving Confidence in Veterans Care 
 Act''. H.R. 4771, H.R. 2227, H.R. 4183, H.R. 3530, and H.R. 3224 were 
  ordered reported, as amended. H.R. 4852, H.R. 4356, H.R. 4360, H.R. 
       3996, H.R. 1424, were ordered reported, without amendment.
     PROTECTING WHISTLEBLOWERS AND PROMOTING ACCOUNTABILITY: IS VA 
                                                    DOING ITS JOB?
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Protecting Whistleblowers and 
 Promoting Accountability: Is VA Doing Its Job?''. Testimony was heard 
   from Tamara Bonzanto, Assistant Secretary for Accountability and 
 Whistleblower Protection, Department of Veterans Affairs; and Michael 
       Missal, Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs.
Joint Meetings
       No joint committee meetings were held.

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