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July 26, 2018 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST D877 Executive Communications: Pages S5421–22 proving tax administration today, after receiving tes- Petitions and Memorials: Page S5422 timony from Phyllis Jo Kubey, Member, Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council, on behalf of the Executive Reports of Committees: Pages S5422–23 National Association of Enrolled Agents, Nina E. Additional Cosponsors: Pages S5424–26 Olson, National Taxpayer Advocate, Internal Rev- Statements on Introduced Bills/Resolutions: enue Service, and John Sapp, Chair, Internal Revenue Pages S5426–28 Service Electronic Tax Administration Advisory Committee, all of the Department of the Treasury; Additional Statements: Pages S5418–20 and Caroline Bruckner, American University Kogod Amendments Submitted: Pages S5428–37 School of Business, and Rebecca Thompson, Pros- Authorities for Committees to Meet: Page S5437 perity Now, both of Washington, D.C. Adjournment: Senate convened at 9:30 a.m. and adjourned at 4:22 p.m., until 3 p.m. on Monday, BUSINESS MEETING July 30, 2018. (For Senate’s program, see the re- Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee ordered fa- marks of the Majority Leader in today’s Record on vorably reported the following business items: page S5439.) S. 1023, to reauthorize the Tropical Forest Con- servation Act of 1998 through fiscal year 2021, with Committee Meetings an amendment in the nature of a substitute; S. 1580, to enhance the transparency, improve the (Committees not listed did not meet) coordination, and intensify the impact of assistance APPROPRIATIONS: U.S. TRADE to support access to primary and secondary education REPRESENTATIVE for displaced children and persons, including women and girls, with an amendment in the nature of a Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Com- substitute; merce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies con- S. 3248, to restrict the provision by international cluded a hearing to examine proposed budget esti- mates and justification for fiscal year 2019 for the financial institutions of loans and financial and tech- Office of the United States Trade Representative, nical assistance to the Government of Turkey; after receiving testimony from Robert Lighthizer, S. Res. 501, recognizing threats to freedom of the United States Trade Representative. press and expression around the world and reaffirm- ing freedom of the press as a priority in efforts of NOMINATIONS the Government of the United States to promote de- Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: mocracy and good governance, with amendments; Committee concluded a hearing to examine the S. Res. 541, expressing the sense of the Senate nominations of Rick A. Dearborn, of Oklahoma, to that any United States-Saudi Arabia civilian nuclear be a Director of the Amtrak Board of Directors, who cooperation agreement must prohibit the Kingdom was introduced by Senators Shelby and Inhofe, and of Saudi Arabia from enriching uranium or sepa- Martin J. Oberman, of Illinois, to be a Member of rating plutonium on its own territory, in keeping the Surface Transportation Board, who was intro- with the strongest possible nonproliferation ‘‘gold duced by Representatives Quigley and Lipinski, after standard’’, with amendments; the nominees testified and answered questions in S. Res. 571, condemning the ongoing illegal occu- their own behalf. pation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, with NOMINATIONS amendments; and Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing The nominations of Joseph Cella, of Michigan, to to examine the nominations of Justin George be Ambassador to the Republic of Fiji, and to serve Muzinich, of New York, to be Deputy Secretary, and concurrently and without additional compensation as Michael J. Desmond, of California, to be Chief Ambassador to the Republic of Kiribati, the Repub- Counsel for the Internal Revenue Service and an As- lic of Nauru, the Kingdom of Tonga, and Tuvalu, sistant General Counsel, both of the Department of Denise Natali, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant Sec- the Treasury, after the nominees testified and an- retary (Conflict and Stabilization Operations), and swered questions in their own behalf. Kimberly Breier, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Sec- IMPROVING TAX ADMINISTRATION retary (Western Hemisphere Affairs), all of the De- partment of State, and routine lists in the Foreign Committee on Finance: Subcommittee on Taxation and Service. IRS Oversight concluded a hearing to examine im- VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:35 Jul 27, 2018 Jkt 079060 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0627 Sfmt 0627 E:\CR\FM\D26JY8.REC D26JYPT1 SSpencer on DSKBBXCHB2PROD with DIGEST D878 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST July 26, 2018 PROPOSED OPM AND GSA izing apprenticeships to expand opportunities, after REORGANIZATION receiving testimony from Montez King, National In- Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af- stitute for Metalworking Skills, Fairfax, Virginia; fairs: Subcommittee on Regulatory Affairs and Fed- Mike Holland, Associated Builders and Contractors, eral Management concluded a hearing to examine Inc., and Glenn Johnson, BASF Corporation, both of the challenges and opportunities of the proposed Houston, Texas; and Sandi Vito, 1199SEIU Training government reorganization on Office of Personnel and Employment Funds, New York, New York. Management and General Services Administration, after receiving testimony from Emily W. Murphy, INTELLIGENCE Administrator, General Services Administration; and Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in Jeff T. H. Pon, Director, Office of Personnel Man- closed session to receive a briefing on certain intel- agement. ligence matters from officials of the intelligence MODERNIZING APPRENTICESHIPS community. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee concluded a hearing to examine modern- h House of Representatives 5515) was agreed to without objection, after the pre- Chamber Action vious question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 99 pub- 226 yeas to 183 nays, Roll No. 378. Pursuant to lic bills, H.R. 6539–6637; and 10 resolutions, H.J. Section 3 of H. Res. 1027, H. Res. 1020 was laid Res. 137; H. Con. Res. 130–132; and H. Res. on the table. Pages H7693–99 1033–1038 were introduced. Pages H7720–25 Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that Additional Cosponsors: Pages H7728–29 when the House adjourns today, it adjourns to meet Reports Filed: Reports were filed today as follows: at 10 a.m. tomorrow, July 27th. Page H7709 Committee on Ethics. In the Matter of Allegations Senate Message: Message received from the Senate Relating to Representative Pramila Jayapal (H. Rept. today appears on page H7709. 115–876); and H. Res. 1005, directing the Secretary of Home- Quorum Calls—Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes de- land Security to transmit certain documents to the veloped during the proceedings of today and appear House of Representatives relating to the border secu- on pages H7699 and H7708–09. There were no rity policies, procedures, and activities as such relate quorum calls. to the interdiction of families by the U.S. Border Pa- Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and ad- trol between ports of entry; adversely (H. Rept. journed at 1:54 p.m. 115–877). Page H7720 Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed Representative Curtis to act as Speaker Committee Meetings pro tempore for today. Page H7691 MACRA AND MIPS: AN UPDATE ON THE John S. McCain National Defense Authorization MERIT-BASED INCENTIVE PAYMENT Act for Fiscal Year 2019: The House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 5515, to authorize appro- SYSTEM priations for fiscal year 2019 for military activities Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on of the Department of Defense, for military construc- Health held a hearing entitled ‘‘MACRA and MIPS: tion, and for defense activities of the Department of An Update on the Merit-based Incentive Payment Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for System’’. Testimony was heard from public wit- such fiscal year, by a yea-and-nay vote of 359 yeas nesses. to 54 nays, Roll No. 379. Pages H7699–H7709 H. Res. 1027, the rule providing for consideration of the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 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