[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 193 (Wednesday, December 4, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1322-D1324]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
GROWING UP IN FEAR: HOW THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S IMMIGRATION POLICIES 
ARE HARMING CHILDREN
Committee on Education and Labor: Full Committee held a hearing 
entitled ``Growing Up in Fear: How the Trump Administration's 
Immigration Policies Are Harming Children''. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
BUILDING CONSUMER CONFIDENCE BY EMPOWERING FDA TO IMPROVE COSMETIC 
SAFETY
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``Building Consumer Confidence by Empowering FDA to Improve 
Cosmetic Safety''. Testimony was heard from Susan Mayne, Director, 
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug 
Administration, Department of Health and Human Services; and public 
witnesses.
FLU SEASON: U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Flu Season: U.S. Public Health 
Preparedness and Response''. Testimony was heard from the following 
Department of Health and Human Services officials: Nancy Messonnier, 
M.D., Director, National Center

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for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention; Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., Director, National Institute 
for Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health; 
Robert P. Kadlec, M.D., Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and 
Response; and Peter Marks, M.D., Director, Center for Biologics 
Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
OVERSIGHT OF PRUDENTIAL REGULATORS: ENSURING THE SAFETY, SOUNDNESS, 
DIVERSITY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS?
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Oversight of Prudential Regulators: Ensuring the Safety, Soundness, 
Diversity, and Accountability of Depository Institutions?''. Testimony 
was heard from Rodney Hood, Chairman, National Credit Union 
Administration; Jelena McWilliams, Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance 
Corporation; and Randal Quarles, Vice Chairman of Supervision, Board of 
Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
THE IMPORTANCE OF THE NEW START TREATY
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``The Importance of the New START Treaty''. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
THE IMPEACHMENT INQUIRY INTO PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP: CONSTITUTIONAL 
GROUNDS FOR PRESIDENTIAL IMPEACHMENT
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``The Impeachment Inquiry into President Donald J. Trump: 
Constitutional Grounds for Presidential Impeachment''. 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. 722, the ``Miracle 
Mountain Designation Act''; H.R. 1702, the ``Free Veterans from Fees 
Act''; H.R. 2317, the ``Peter J. McGuire Labor Day Landmark Act''; H.R. 
3094, to designate the National Pulse Memorial located at 1912 South 
Orange Avenue, Orlando, Florida, 32806, and for other purposes; H.R. 
3349, the ``Republic of Texas Legation Memorial Act''; H.R. 3465, the 
``Fallen Journalists Memorial Act of 2019''; and H.R. 5068, the ``Women 
Who Worked on the Home Front Commemorative Work Act''. Testimony was 
heard from Representatives Curtis, Soto, Napolitano, Norton, and 
Doggett; R. David Vela, Deputy Director, Operations, Exercising the 
Authority of the Director, National Park Service, Department of the 
Interior; Ty Ellis, Mayor, Elk Ridge City, Utah; and public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURE
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of 
the United States held a hearing on H.R. 1964, the ``Lumbee Recognition 
Act''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
BROKEN PROMISES: EXAMINING THE ADMINISTRATION'S RETREAT ON BANNING 
VAPING FLAVORS
Committee on Oversight and Reform: Subcommittee on Economic and 
Consumer Policy held a hearing entitled ``Broken Promises: Examining 
the Administration's Retreat on Banning Vaping Flavors''. Testimony was 
heard from Mitch Zeller, Director, Center for Tobacco Products, Food 
and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services.
EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES REGARDING UNITED 
STATES EFFORTS TO RESOLVE THE ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN CONFLICT THROUGH A 
NEGOTIATED TWO-STATE SOLUTION; VOTING RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT ACT OF 2019
Committee on Rules: Full Committee continued a hearing on H. Res. 326, 
expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding United 
States efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a 
negotiated two-state solution; and held a hearing on H.R. 4, the 
``Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019''. The Committee granted, by 
record vote of 8-4, a rule providing for consideration of H.R. 4, the 
``Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019'', and H. Res. 326, Expressing 
the sense of the House of Representatives regarding United States 
efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through a 
negotiated two-state solution. The rule provides for consideration of 
H.R. 4, the ``Voting Rights Advancement Act'', under a closed rule. The 
rule provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the 
chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary. 
The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. 
The rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill, 
modified by the amendment printed in part A of the report of the 
Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, shall be considered as 
adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The rule 
waives all points of order against provisions in

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the bill, as amended. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or 
without instructions. The rule provides for consideration of H. Res. 
326, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding 
United States efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict 
through a negotiated two-state solution, under a closed rule. The rule 
provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs. The 
rule waives all points of order against consideration of the 
resolution. The rule provides that the amendments to the resolution and 
the preamble recommended by the Committee on Foreign Affairs now 
printed in the resolution, modified by the amendments printed in part B 
of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, 
shall be considered as adopted and the resolution, as amended, shall be 
considered as read. Testimony was heard from Representatives Cohen and 
Biggs.
CALM BEFORE THE STORM: REAUTHORIZING THE NATIONAL WINDSTORM IMPACT 
REDUCTION PROGRAM
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Research 
and Technology; and Subcommittee on Environment held a joint hearing 
entitled ``Calm Before the Storm: Reauthorizing the National Windstorm 
Impact Reduction Program''. Testimony was heard from Scott Weaver, 
Director, National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program, National 
Institute of Standards and Technology; Major General Lee Tafanelli, 
Adjutant General, Director of Kansas Division of Emergency Management 
and Kansas Homeland Security; and public witnesses.
EMBRACING CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: SMALL BUSINESS BEST 
PRACTICES
Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Embracing Corporate Social Responsibility: Small Business Best 
Practices''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.