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“House Committee Meetings” mentioning the U.S. Dept of State was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D893-D894 on Sept. 8, 2016.
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Committee Meetings
VIEWS ON H.R. 4298: VIETNAM HELICOPTER CREW MEMORIAL ACT AND H.R. 5458: VETERAN'S TRICARE CHOICE ACT
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel held a hearing entitled ``Views on H.R. 4298: Vietnam Helicopter Crew Memorial Act and H.R. 5458: Veteran's TRICARE Choice Act''. Testimony was heard from Representative Amodei; Patrick Hallinan, Executive Director, Arlington National Cemetery; and public witnesses.
EXAMINING LEGISLATION TO IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing entitled ``Examining Legislation to Improve Public Health''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
RURAL CALL QUALITY AND RELIABILITY
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications and Technology held a hearing entitled ``Rural Call Quality and Reliability''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
FUELING TERROR: THE DANGERS OF RANSOM PAYMENTS TO IRAN
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Fueling Terror: The Dangers of Ransom Payments to Iran''. Testimony was heard from Lisa Grosh, State Assistant Legal Advisor, Office of International Claims and Investment Disputes, Department of State; Christopher R. Backemeyer, State Deputy Assistant Secretary, Iranian Affairs, Department of State; Mary McCord, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, National Security Division, Department of Justice; Paul Ahern, Assistant General Counsel, Enforcement and Intelligence, Department of the Treasury; and public witnesses.
REFORMING THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL: EFFICIENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled
``Reforming the National Security Council: Efficiency and Accountability''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN ENERGY: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR U.S. REGIONAL PRIORITIES
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Middle East and North Africa; and the Subcommittee on Energy of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, held a joint hearing entitled ``Eastern Mediterranean Energy: Challenges and Opportunities for U.S. Regional Priorities''. Testimony was heard from Amos J. Hochstein, Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs, Bureau of Energy Resources, Department of State; and Jonathan Elkind, Assistant Secretary for International Affairs, Department of Energy.
ASIA'S GROWING HUNGER FOR ENERGY: U.S. POLICY AND SUPPLY OPPORTUNITIES
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific held a hearing entitled ``Asia's Growing Hunger for Energy: U.S. Policy and Supply Opportunities''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
STATE AND LOCAL PERSPECTIVES ON FEDERAL INFORMATION SHARING
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence held a hearing entitled ``State and Local Perspectives on Federal Information Sharing''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 3438, the ``Require Evaluation before Implementing Executive Wishlists Act of 2015''. H.R. 3438 was ordered reported, as amended.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee concluded a markup on H.R. 3764, the ``Tribal Recognition Act of 2015''; H.R. 4564, the
``Robert Emmet Park Act of 2016''; H.R. 5032, to allow certain property in the town of Louisa, Virginia, to be used for purposes related to compliance with water quality standards, and for other purposes; and H.R. 5259, the ``Certainty for States and Tribes Act''. The following bills were ordered reported, as amended: H.R. 3764 and H.R. 5259. The following bills were ordered reported, without amendment: H.R. 4564 and H.R. 5032.
EXAMINING FOIA COMPLIANCE AT THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``Examining FOIA Compliance at the Department of State''. Testimony was heard from the following Department of State officials: Patrick F. Kennedy, Under Secretary for Management; Janice Jacobs, Transparency Coordinator; Karin Lang, Director, Executive Secretariat; and Clarence N. Finney, Jr., Deputy Director for Correspondence, Records, and Staffing Division, Executive Secretariat.
STRUGGLING TO GROW: ASSESSING THE CHALLENGES FOR SMALL BUSINESSES IN RURAL AMERICA
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax and Capital Access held a hearing entitled ``Struggling to Grow: Assessing the Challenges for Small Businesses in Rural America''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee held a markup H.R. 5942, to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a demonstration program to provide integrated care for Medicare beneficiaries with end-stage renal disease, and for other purposes; and H.R. 954, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt from the individual mandate certain individuals who had coverage under a terminated qualified health plan funded through the Consumer Operated and Oriented Plan (CO-OP) program. H.R. 954 and H.R. 5942 were ordered reported, as amended.
Joint Meetings
FEDERAL DEBT
Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded a hearing to examine Federal debt, focusing on direction, drivers, and dangers, after receiving testimony from former Senator Judd Gregg, Campaign to Fix the Debt, and Alice M. Rivlin, Brookings Institution, both of Washington, D.C.; and Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr., Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana.
ENERGY POLICY MODERNIZATION ACT OF 2016
Conferees met to resolve the differences between the Senate and House adopted versions of S. 2012, to provide for the modernization of the energy policy of the United States, but did not complete action thereon.
