[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 205 (Wednesday, December 18, 2019)]
[Daily Digest]
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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
THE FUTURE OF WORK: ENSURING WORKERS ARE COMPETITIVE IN A RAPIDLY 
CHANGING ECONOMY
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Higher Education and 
Workforce Investment held a hearing entitled ``The Future of Work: 
Ensuring Workers are Competitive in a Rapidly Changing Economy''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 
3373, the ``Office of International Disability Rights Act''; H.R. 5338, 
the ``Global Hope Act''; H.R. 4864, the ``Global Child Thrive Act of 
2019''; H.R. 4508, the ``Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act''; H. Res. 
752, supporting the rights of the people of Iran to free expression, 
condemning the Iranian regime for its crackdown on legitimate protests, 
and for other purposes; H.R. 2343, the ``Peace and Tolerance in 
Palestinian Education Act''; H. Res. 754, expressing the sense of the 
House of Representatives that the United States should continue to 
support the people of Nicaragua in their peaceful efforts to promote 
democracy and human rights, and use the tools under United States law 
to increase political and financial pressure on the government of 
Daniel Ortega; H.R. 630, the ``Counterterrorism Screening and 
Assistance Act of 2019''; H.R. 3843, the ``Countering Russian and Other 
Overseas Kleptocracy Act''; H.R. 2444, the ``Eastern European Security 
Act''; H.R. 4331, the ``Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 2019''; and 
H.R. 3571, the ``City and State Diplomacy Act''. H.R. 3373 and H. Res. 
754 were ordered reported, without amendment. H.R. 5338, H.R. 4864, 
H.R. 4508, H. Res. 752, H.R. 2343, H.R. 630, H.R. 3843, H.R. 2444, H.R. 
4331, and H.R. 3571 were ordered reported, as amended.
RESTORING TAX FAIRNESS FOR STATES AND LOCALITIES ACT
Committee on Rules: Full Committee concluded a hearing on H.R. 5377, 
the ``Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act''. The 
Committee granted, by record vote of 7-4, a closed rule providing for 
consideration of the H.R. 5377, the ``Restoring Tax Fairness for States 
and Localities Act''. The rule provides one hour of debate equally 
divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Ways and Means. 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 Ways and 
Means now printed in the bill 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 the bill, as amended. The rule 
provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.


                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                           DECEMBER 19, 2019

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to 
examine the impacts of wildfire on electric grid reliability and 
efforts to mitigate wildfire risk and increase grid resiliency, 9:30 
a.m., SD-366.


                                 House

  Committee on Oversight and Reform, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 
2575, the ``AI in Government Act of 2019''; H.R. 3830, the 
``Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act''; H.R. 3883, the ``Restore the 
Partnership Act''; H.R. 3941, the ``Federal Risk and Authorization 
Management Program Authorization Act''; H.R. 5214, the 
``Representative Payee Fraud Prevention Act of 2019''; S. 375, the 
``Payment Integrity Information Act of 2019''; H.R. 2454, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 123 East Sharpfish Street in Rosebud, South Dakota, as the ``Ben 
Reifel Post Office Building''; H.R. 2969, to designate the facility 
of the United States Postal Service located at 1401 1st Street North 
in Winter Haven, Florida, as the ``Althea Margaret Daily Mills Post 
Office Building''; H.R. 3275, to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 340 Wetmore Avenue in Grand 
River, Ohio, as the ``Lance Corporal Andy `Ace' Nowacki Post 
Office''; H.R. 2246, to designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 201 West Cherokee Street in Brookhaven, 
Mississippi, as the ``Deputy Donald William Durr, Corporal Zach 
Moak, and Patrolman James White Memorial Post Office Building''; 
H.R. 3680, to designate the facility of

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the United States Postal Service located at 415 North Main Street in 
Henning, Tennessee as the ``Paula Robinson and Judy Spray Memorial 
Post Office Building''; H.R. 3847, to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 117 West Poythress Street in 
Hopewell, Virginia, as the ``Reverend Curtis West Harris Post Office 
Building''; H.R. 3976, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 12711 East Jefferson Avenue in 
Detroit, Michigan, as the ``Aretha Franklin Post Office Building''; 
H.R. 4034, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 602 Pacific Avenue in Bremerton, Washington, as 
the ``John Henry Turpin Post Office Building''; H.R. 4200, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 321 South 1st Street in Montrose, Colorado, as the ``Sergeant 
David Kinterknecht Post Office''; H.R. 4725, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 8585 
Criterion Drive in Colorado Springs, Colorado, as the ``Chaplain 
(Capt.) Dale Goetz Memorial Post Office Building''; H.R. 4734, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 171 South Maple Street in Dana, Indiana, as the ``Ernest `Ernie' 
T. Pyle Post Office''; H.R. 4785, to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 1305 U.S. Highway 90 West in 
Castroville, Texas, as the ``Lance Corporal Rhonald Dain Rairdan 
Post Office''; H.R. 4975, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 1201 Sycamore Square Drive in 
Midlothian, Virginia, as the ``Dorothy Braden Bruce Post Office 
Building''; H.R. 5062, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 9930 Conroy Windermere Road in 
Windermere, Florida, as the ``Officer Robert German Post Office 
Building''; H.R. 4981, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 2505 Derita Avenue in Charlotte, 
North Carolina, as the ``Julius L. Chambers Civil Rights Memorial 
Post Office''; H.R. 3005, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 13308 Midland Road in Poway, 
California, as the ``Ray Chavez Post Office Building''; H.R. 4672, 
to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 21701 Stevens Creek Boulevard in Cupertino, California, 
as the ``Petty Officer 2nd Class (SEAL) Matthew G. Axelson Post 
Office Building''; H.R. 5037, to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 3703 North Main Street in 
Farmville, North Carolina, as the ``Walter B. Jones, Jr. Post 
Office''; H.R. 4279, to designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 445 Main Street in Laceyville, 
Pennsylvania, as the ``Melinda Gene Piccotti Post Office''; H.R. 
4794, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 8320 13th Avenue in Brooklyn, New York, as the ``Mother 
Frances Xavier Cabrini Post Office Building''; H.R. 5384, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 100 Crosby Street in Mansfield, Louisiana, as the ``Dr. C.O. 
Simpkins, Sr., Post Office''; and H.R. 3317, to permit the Scipio A. 
Jones Post Office in Little Rock, Arkansas, to accept and display a 
portrait of Scipio A. Jones, and for other purposes, 9 a.m., 2154 
Rayburn.
  Full Committee, continue hearing entitled ``H.R. 51: Making D.C. 
the 51st State'', 12 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Subcommittee on Environment, hearing entitled ``Climate Change, 
Part IV: Current Economic Effects of Climate Change and the Costs of 
Inaction'', 3 p.m., 2154 Rayburn.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on 
Energy, markup on H.R. 2986, the ``BEST Act''; H.R. 5374, the 
``Advanced Geothermal Research and Development Act of 2019''; and 
H.R. 5428, the ``Grid Modernization Research and Development Act of 
2019'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn.
  Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress, Full Committee, 
business meeting on proposed recommendations, 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn.