[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 28 (Tuesday, February 11, 2020)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D149-D151]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FROM LOCAL AGRICULTURAL MARKETS
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, 
and Research held a hearing entitled ``Economic Opportunities from 
Local Agricultural Markets''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE PUBLIC WITNESS DAY 1
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and 
Related Agencies held a hearing entitled ``American Indian and Alaska 
Native Public Witness Day 1''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
APPROPRIATIONS--USDA OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies held a 
budget hearing on the USDA Office of Inspector General. Testimony was 
heard from the following Department of Agriculture Office of Inspector 
General officials: Ann Coffey, Deputy Inspector General; Phyllis Fong, 
Inspector General; Gil Harden, Assistant Inspector General for Audit; 
and Peter Paradis, Sr., Acting Assistant Inspector General for 
Investigations.
APPROPRIATIONS--OPEN WORLD LEADERSHIP CENTER
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative Branch held a 
budget hearing on the Open

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World Leadership Center. Testimony was heard from Jane Sargus, 
Executive Director, Open World Leadership Center.
APPROPRIATIONS--UNITED STATES CAPITOL POLICE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative Branch held a 
budget hearing on the United States Capitol Police. Testimony was heard 
from Steven A. Sund, Chief, U.S. Capitol Police.
AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE PUBLIC WITNESS DAY 1
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and 
Related Agencies held a hearing entitled ``American Indian and Alaska 
Native Public Witness Day 1''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE'S ROLE IN LONG-TERM MAJOR STATE COMPETITION
Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``The Department of Defense's Role in Long-Term Major State 
Competition''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
REVIEWING DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STRATEGY, POLICY, AND PROGRAMS FOR 
COUNTERING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Intelligence and Emerging 
Threats and Capabilities held a hearing entitled ``Reviewing Department 
of Defense Strategy, Policy, and Programs for Countering Weapons of 
Mass Destruction for Fiscal Year 2021''. Testimony was heard from the 
following Department of Defense officials: Al Shaffer, Deputy Under 
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and Acting 
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical and Biological 
Defense Programs, Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
Sustainment; Theresa Whelan, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of 
Defense for Homeland Defense and Global Security, Under Secretary of 
Defense for Policy; Vice Admiral Timothy G. Szymanski, Deputy 
Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command; and Vayl Oxford, Director, 
Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition and Sustainment.
ALARMING INCIDENTS OF WHITE SUPREMACY IN THE MILITARY--HOW TO STOP IT?
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel held a 
hearing entitled ``Alarming Incidents of White Supremacy in the 
Military--How to Stop It?''. Testimony was heard from Garry Reid, 
Director for Defense Intelligence (Counterintelligence, Law Enforcement 
and Security), Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Intelligence, Department of Defense; Stephanie Miller, Director, 
Accessions Policy, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defense; Joe E. Ethridge, Jr., 
Chief, Criminal Intelligence Division, United States Army Criminal 
Investigation Command, U.S. Army; Christopher J. McMahon, Executive 
Assistant Director, National Security Directorate, Naval Criminal 
Investigative Service, U.S. Navy; Robert S. Grabosky, Deputy Director, 
AFOSI Law Enforcement, Air Force Office of Special Investigations, U.S. 
Air Force; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Education and Labor: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 
5800, the ``Ban Surprise Billing Act''. H.R. 5800 was ordered reported, 
as amended.
BALANCING WORK, HEALTH, AND FAMILY: THE CASE FOR EXPANDING THE FAMILY 
AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Workforce Protections 
held a hearing entitled ``Balancing Work, Health, and Family: The Case 
for Expanding the Family and Medical Leave Act''. Testimony was heard 
from Sydney Batch, Representative, North Carolina House of 
Representatives; and public witnesses.
AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES: PROMISES AND CHALLENGES OF EVOLVING AUTOMOTIVE 
TECHNOLOGIES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Consumer Protection 
and Commerce held a hearing entitled ``Autonomous Vehicles: Promises 
and Challenges of Evolving Automotive Technologies''. Testimony was 
heard from Jeff Tumlin, Director of Transportation, San Francisco 
Municipal Transportation Agency, California; and public witnesses.
EPA'S LEAD AND COPPER PROPOSAL: FALLING SHORT OF PROTECTING PUBLIC 
HEALTH
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Environment and 
Climate Change held a hearing entitled ``EPA's Lead and Copper 
Proposal: Falling Short of Protecting Public Health''. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
MONETARY POLICY AND THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
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the Economy''. Testimony was heard from Jerome Powell, Chairman, Board 
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
NATIVE AMERICAN VOTING RIGHTS: EXPLORING BARRIERS AND SOLUTIONS
Committee on House Administration: Subcommittee on Elections held a 
hearing entitled ``Native American Voting Rights: Exploring Barriers 
and Solutions''. Testimony was heard from Representative Lujan; and 
public witnesses.
FISCAL YEAR 2021 BUDGET REQUEST FOR DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR'S OFFICE 
OF INSULAR AFFAIRS
Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Request for Department of the Interior's 
Office of Insular Affairs''. Testimony was heard from Arnold I. 
Palacios, Lieutenant Governor, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
Islands; Albert Bryan, Jr., Governor, United States Virgin Islands; and 
Lou Leon Guerrero, Governor, Guam.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Oversight and Reform: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 
5803, the ``Washington, D.C. Admission Act''. H.R. 5803 was ordered 
reported, as amended.
MORE HIRES, FEWER HACKS: DEVELOPING THE U.S. CYBERSECURITY WORKFORCE
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Research 
and Technology held a hearing entitled ``More Hires, Fewer Hacks: 
Developing the U.S. Cybersecurity Workforce''. Testimony was heard from 
Rodney Petersen, Director, National Initiative for Cybersecurity 
Education, National Institute of Standards and Technology; and public 
witnesses.
SPACE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS: KEY ISSUES IN AN EVOLVING LANDSCAPE
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Space and 
Aeronautics held a hearing entitled ``Space Situational Awareness: Key 
Issues in an Evolving Landscape''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
THE INNOVATION PIPELINE: FROM UNIVERSITIES TO SMALL BUSINESSES
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Innovation and Workforce 
Development held a hearing entitled ``The Innovation Pipeline: From 
Universities to Small Businesses''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
LOOKING FORWARD: THE FUTURE OF AMERICA'S AVIATION MAINTENANCE AND 
MANUFACTURING WORKFORCE
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Aviation held a hearing entitled ``Looking Forward: The Future of 
America's Aviation Maintenance and Manufacturing Workforce''. Testimony 
was heard from Kate Lang, Senior Advisor for Aviation Workforce 
Outreach, Federal Aviation Administration; Heather Krause, Director, 
Physical Infrastructure Issues, Government Accountability Office; and 
public witnesses.
ACHIEVING HEALTH EQUITY FOR AMERICA'S MINORITY VETERANS
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``Achieving Health Equity for America's Minority Veterans''. 
Testimony was heard from Carolyn Clancy, Deputy Under Secretary for 
Discovery, Education and Affiliate Networks, Veterans' Health 
Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; and public witnesses.
THE DISAPPEARING CORPORATE INCOME TAX
Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``The Disappearing Corporate Income Tax''. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.