[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 18 (Tuesday, January 28, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D89-D90]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
TO REVIEW IMPLEMENTATION OF FARM BILL CONSERVATION PROGRAMS
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry 
held a hearing entitled ``To Review Implementation of Farm Bill 
Conservation Programs''. Testimony was heard from Matthew Lohr, Chief, 
Natural Resources Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture; and 
Richard Fordyce, Administrator, Farm Service Agency, Department of 
Agriculture.
SECURITY UPDATE ON THE KOREAN PENINSULA
Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Security Update on the Korean Peninsula''. Testimony was heard from 
John C. Rood, Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, Office of the 
Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; and Lieutenant Gen. David 
W. Allvin, Director for Strategy, Plans and Policy--J5, Joint Chiefs of 
Staff.
EXPECTING MORE: ADDRESSING AMERICA'S MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH CRISIS
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Health, Employment, 
Labor, and Pensions; and Subcommittee on Workforce Protections held a 
joint hearing entitled ``Expecting More: Addressing America's Maternal 
and Infant Health Crisis''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
OUT OF CONTROL: THE IMPACT OF WILDFIRES ON OUR POWER SECTOR AND THE 
ENVIRONMENT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy; and 
Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change held a joint hearing 
entitled ``Out of Control: The Impact of Wildfires on our Power Sector 
and the Environment''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
LEGISLATION TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF RACEHORSES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Consumer Protection 
held a hearing entitled ``Legislation to Promote the Health and Safety 
of Racehorses''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
ESCALATION WITH IRAN: OUTCOMES AND IMPLICATIONS FOR U.S. INTERESTS AND 
REGIONAL STABILITY
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Middle East, North 
Africa, and International Terrorism held a hearing entitled 
``Escalation with Iran: Outcomes and Implications for U.S. Interests 
and Regional Stability''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
ENDING GLOBAL RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, 
Global Human Rights and International Organizations; and Subcommittee 
on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties of the House Committee on Oversight 
and Reform held a joint hearing entitled ``Ending Global Religious 
Persecution''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
FENTANYL ANALOGUES: PERSPECTIVES ON CLASSWIDE SCHEDULING
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and 
Homeland Security held a hearing entitled ``Fentanyl Analogues: 
Perspectives on Classwide Scheduling''. Testimony was heard from Brett 
P. Giroir, Assistant Secretary for Health, Department of Health and 
Human Services; Amanda Liskamm, Director of Opioid Enforcement and 
Prevention Efforts, Department of Justice; Kevin L. Butler, Federal 
Public Defender, Northern District, Alabama; and public witnesses.
THE IMPORTANCE OF PUBLIC DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR PROTECTING HUMAN 
HEALTH, THE CLIMATE, AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources held a hearing entitled ``The Importance of Public Disclosure 
Requirements for Protecting Human Health, the Climate, and the 
Environment''. Testimony was heard from Victor Snover, Mayor, Aztec, 
New Mexico; and public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and 
Wildlife held a hearing on H.R.

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4891, the ``Western Water Security Act of 2019''; H.R. 5316, the ``Move 
Water Now Act''; and H.R. 5347, the ``Disadvantaged Community Drinking 
Water Assistance Act''. Testimony was heard from Representatives Torres 
Small of New Mexico and Cox of California; Grayford Payne, Deputy 
Commissioner for Policy, Administration, and Budget, Bureau of 
Reclamation; and public witnesses.
EXAMINING THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S AFGHANISTAN STRATEGY
Committee on Oversight and Reform: Subcommittee on National Security 
held a hearing entitled ``Examining the Trump Administration's 
Afghanistan Strategy''. Testimony was heard from John F. Sopko, Special 
Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction.
PROTECTING THOSE WHO BLOW THE WHISTLE ON GOVERNMENT WRONGDOING
Committee on Oversight and Reform: Subcommittee on Government 
Operations held a hearing entitled ``Protecting Those Who Blow the 
Whistle on Government Wrongdoing''. Testimony was heard from Glenn A. 
Fine, Principal Deputy Inspector General Performing the Duties of the 
Inspector General, Department of Defense; Michael E. Horowitz, 
Inspector General, Department of Justice; and public witnesses.
GSA OUTLEASES AND THE TRUMP OLD POST OFFICE HOTEL
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management held a 
hearing entitled ``GSA Outleases and the Trump Old Post Office Hotel''. 
Testimony was heard from Emily W. Murphy, Administrator, General 
Services Administration.
LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS FOR PAID FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE
Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Legislative Proposals for Paid Family and Medical Leave''. Testimony 
was heard from Representatives Wagner, DeLauro, and Stefanik; and 
public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
HUMAN RIGHTS IN CRIMEA
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Commission concluded 
a hearing to examine the state of human rights in Crimea, after 
receiving testimony from Oleg Sentsov, Ukrainian writer and filmmaker, 
and Tamila Tasheva, Deputy Permanent Representative of the President of 
Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, both of Kyiv, Ukraine; 
and Melinda Haring, Atlantic Council Eurasia Center, Washington, D.C.