[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 8 (Tuesday, January 14, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D45-D47]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Education and Labor: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 
2694, the ``Pregnant Workers Fairness Act''; and H.R. 5191, the 
``Runaway and Homeless Youth and Trafficking Prevention Act of 2019''. 
H.R. 2694 and H.R. 5191 were ordered reported, as amended.
A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY: STATE EFFORTS TO CURB THE OPIOID CRISIS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``A Public Health Emergency: 
State Efforts to Curb the Opioid Crisis''. Testimony was heard from 
Nicole Alexander-Scott, M.D., Director, Rhode Island Department of 
Health; Monica Bharel, M.D., Commissioner, Massachusetts Department of 
Public Health; Kody Kinsley, Deputy Secretary, Behavioral Health and 
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, North Carolina Department 
of Health and Human Services; Christina Mullins, Commissioner, Bureau 
for Behavioral Health, West Virginia Department of Health and Human 
Resources; and Jennifer Smith, Secretary, Department of Drug and 
Alcohol Programs, Pennsylvania.
PROMOTING AMERICAN INNOVATION AND JOBS: LEGISLATION TO PHASE DOWN 
HYDROFLUOROCARBONS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Environment and 
Climate Change held a hearing entitled ``Promoting American Innovation 
and Jobs: Legislation to Phase Down Hydrofluorocarbons''. Testimony was 
heard from Cynthia Newberg, Director, Stratospheric Protection 
Division, Office of Atmospheric Programs, Office of Air and Radiation, 
Environmental Protection Agency; and public witnesses.

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ON THE BRINK OF HOMELESSNESS: HOW THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS AND THE 
GENTRIFICATION OF AMERICA IS LEAVING FAMILIES VULNERABLE
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``On the Brink of Homelessness: How the Affordable Housing Crisis and 
the Gentrification of America Is Leaving Families Vulnerable''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
THE COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT ACT: REVIEWING WHO WINS AND WHO LOSES WITH 
COMPTROLLER OTTING'S PROPOSAL
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Consumer Protection 
and Financial Institutions held a hearing entitled ``The Community 
Reinvestment Act: Reviewing Who Wins and Who Loses with Comptroller 
Otting's Proposal''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
FROM SANCTIONS TO THE SOLEIMANI STRIKE TO ESCALATION: EVALUATING THE 
ADMINISTRATION'S IRAN POLICY
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``From Sanctions to the Soleimani Strike to Escalation: Evaluating the 
Administration's Iran Policy''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
ASSESSING THE ADEQUACY OF DHS EFFORTS TO PREVENT CHILD DEATHS IN 
CUSTODY
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Border Security, 
Facilitation, and Operations held a hearing entitled ``Assessing the 
Adequacy of DHS Efforts to Prevent Child Deaths in Custody''. Testimony 
was heard from Brian Hastings, Chief, Law Enforcement Operations, U.S. 
Border Patrol, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of 
Homeland Security; and Alex Eastman, M.D., Senior Medical Officer--
Operations, Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office, Department 
of Homeland Security.
SEVENTEEN YEARS LATER: WHY IS MORALE AT DHS STILL LOW?
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, 
and Accountability held a hearing entitled ``Seventeen Years Later: Why 
is Morale at DHS Still Low?''. Testimony was heard from Angela Bailey, 
Chief Human Capital Officer, Department of Homeland Security; Chris 
Currie, Director, Homeland Security and Justice Team, Government 
Accountability Office; and a public witness.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and 
Wildlife held a hearing on H.R. 1834, the ``Defending Our National 
Marine Sanctuaries from Damaging Chemicals Act of 2019''; H.R. 2236, 
the ``Forage Fish Conservation Act''; H.R. 4679, the ``Climate-Ready 
Fisheries Act of 2019''; H.R. 4723, the ``Fish Act of 2019''; H.R. 
5126, the ``Direct Enhancement of Snapper Conservation and the Economy 
through Novel Devices Act of 2019''; and H.R. 5548, the ``Fishery 
Failures: Urgently Needed Disaster Declarations Act''. Testimony was 
heard from Representatives Rooney of Florida, Dingell, and Huffman; 
Rear Admiral Timothy Gallaudet, U.S. Navy (Ret.), Assistant Secretary 
of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, Deputy NOAA Administrator, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; and public witnesses.
THE PATH TO A CARBON-FREE MARITIME INDUSTRY: INVESTMENTS AND INNOVATION
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast 
Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing entitled ``The Path to 
a Carbon-Free Maritime Industry: Investments and Innovation''. 
Testimony was heard from Joshua Berger, Governor's Maritime Sector 
Lead, Washington Department of Commerce; and public witnesses.
MAKING HUD-VASH WORK FOR ALL VETERAN COMMUNITIES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity 
held a hearing entitled ``Making HUD-VASH Work for all Veteran 
Communities''. Testimony was heard from Keith Harris, National Director 
of Clinical Operations, Veterans Affairs Homeless Program Office, 
Department of Veterans Affairs; Hunter Kurtz, Assistant Secretary of 
Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development; 
and public witnesses.
ARTICLE ONE: RESTORING CAPACITY AND EQUIPPING CONGRESS TO BETTER SERVE 
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress: Full Committee held 
a hearing entitled ``Article One: Restoring Capacity and Equipping 
Congress to Better Serve the American People''. Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.

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