D796 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST July 11, 2018 to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to pro- networks for natural gas and electricity, 10 a.m., vide that direct primary care service arrangements do SD–366. not disqualify deductible con- Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to exam- tributions, and for other purposes; H.R. 6305, the ine tariffs, focusing on implications for for- ‘‘Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act of 2018’’; H.R. eign policy and the international economy, 10 a.m., SD–419. 6312, the ‘‘PHIT Act’’; H.R. 6309, to amend the Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals S. 2946, to amend title 18, , to clarify entitled to Medicare Part A by reason of being over the meaning of the terms ‘‘act of war’’ and ‘‘blocked age 65 to contribute to health savings accounts; asset’’, and the nominations of Britt Cagle Grant, of H.R. 6199, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of Georgia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Elev- 1986 to include certain over-the-counter medical enth Circuit, David James Porter, of Pennsylvania, to be products as qualified medical expenses; H.R. 6306, United States Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit, A. to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to in- Marvin Quattlebaum, Jr., of South Carolina, and Julius crease the contribution limitation for health savings Ness Richardson, of South Carolina, both to be a United accounts, and for other purposes; H.R. 6313, the States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit, Roy Kalman ‘‘Responsible Additions and Increases to Sustain Em- Altman, and Rodolfo Armando Ruiz II, both to be a United States District Judge for the Southern District of ployee Health Benefits Act of 2018’’; H.R. 4616, to Florida, Raul M. Arias-Marxuach, to be United States amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care District Judge for the District of Puerto Rico, and Maria Act to provide for a temporary moratorium on the Chapa Lopez, to be United States Attorney for the Mid- employer mandate and to provide for a delay in the dle District of Florida, and Richard E. Taylor, Jr., to be implementation of the excise tax on high cost em- United States Marshal for the Northern District of Texas, ployer-sponsored health coverage; H.R. 6314, the both of the Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD–226. ‘‘Health Savings Act of 2018’’; and H.R. 6311, to Select Committee on Intelligence: to receive a closed brief- amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the ing regarding certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., Patient Protection and to mod- SH–219. ify the definition of qualified health plan for pur- House poses of the health insurance premium tax credit and to allow individuals purchasing health insurance in Committee on Energy and Commerce, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 959, the ‘‘Title VIII Nursing Workforce the individual market to purchase a lower premium Reauthorization Act of 2017’’; H.R. 1676, the ‘‘Palliative copper plan. Care and Hospice Education and Training Act’’; H.R. 3728, the ‘‘Educating Medical Professionals and Opti- Joint Meetings mizing Workforce Efficiency Readiness Act of 2017’’; H.R. 5385, the ‘‘Children’s Hospital GME Support Reau- JOHN S. McCAIN NATIONAL DEFENSE thorization Act of 2018’’; H. Res. 982, of inquiry re- AUTHORIZATION ACT questing the President, and directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to transmit, respectively, Conferees met to resolve the differences between the certain information to the House of Representatives refer- Senate and House passed versions of H.R. 5515, to ring to the separation of children from their parents or authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2019 for mili- guardians as a result of the President’s ‘‘zero tolerance’’ tary activities of the Department of Defense, for policy; H.R. 2278, the ‘‘Responsible Disposal Reauthor- military construction, and for defense activities of ization Act of 2017’’; H.R. 2389, to reauthorize the West the Department of Energy, to prescribe military per- Valley demonstration project, and for other purposes; sonnel strengths for such fiscal year, but did not H.R. 1320, the ‘‘Nuclear Utilization of Keynote Energy complete action thereon, and recessed subject to the Act’’; H.R. 6140, the ‘‘Advanced Nuclear Fuel Avail- call. ability Act’’; H.R. 6032, the ‘‘State of Modern Applica- tion, Research, and Trends of IoT Act’’; H.R. 2345, the f ‘‘National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act of 2017’’; COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY, H.R. 3994, the ‘‘ACCESS BROADBAND Act’’; H.R. JULY 12, 2018 4881, the ‘‘Precision Agriculture Connectivity Act of 2018’’; H.R. 5709, the ‘‘Preventing Illegal Radio Abuse (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) Through Enforcement Act’’, 10 a.m., 2123 Rayburn. Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, hearing Senate entitled ‘‘The Annual Testimony of the Secretary of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to Treasury on the State of the International Financial Sys- hold hearings to examine the credit bureaus and the Fair tem’’, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn. Credit Reporting Act, 10 a.m., SD–538. Subcommittee on Terrorism and Illicit Finance, hear- Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hear- ing entitled ‘‘Countering the Financial Networks of ings to examine the policy issues facing interstate delivery Weapons Proliferation’’, 2 p.m., 2128 Rayburn.

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Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Choice Act’’; H.R. 5864, the ‘‘VA Hospitals Establishing Western Hemisphere, hearing entitled ‘‘Nicaraguan Cri- Leadership Performance Act’’; H.R. 5882, the ‘‘Gold Star sis: Next Steps to Advancing Democracy’’; and markup Spouses Leasing Relief Act’’; H.R. 5938, the ‘‘Veterans on H. Res. 981, condemning the violence, persecution, Serving Veterans Act of 2018’’; H.R. 5974, the ‘‘VA intimidation, and murders committed by the Government COST SAVINGS Enhancements Act’’; and H.R. 6066, to of Nicaragua against its citizens, 2 p.m., 2172 Rayburn. amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the pro- Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global ductivity of the management of Department of Veterans Human Rights, and International Organizations, hearing Affairs , and for other purposes, 10:15 a.m., entitled ‘‘Combating Tuberculosis in Southern Africa’’, 3 334 Cannon. p.m., 2255 Rayburn. Committee on Ways and Means, Full Committee, con- Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on tinue markup on H.R. 6301, to amend the Internal Rev- Counterterrorism and Intelligence; and Subcommittee on enue Code of 1986 to provide high deductible health Oversight and Management Efficiency, joint hearing enti- plans with first dollar coverage flexibility; legislation to tled ‘‘Access Denied: Keeping Adversaries Away from the amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide Homeland Security Supply Chain’’, 10 a.m., HVC–210. that direct primary care service arrangements do not dis- Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee; and full qualify deductible health savings account contributions, Committee of the House Committee on Oversight and and for other purposes; H.R. 6305, the ‘‘Bipartisan HSA Government Reform, hearing entitled ‘‘Oversight of FBI Improvement Act of 2018’’; H.R. 6312, the ‘‘PHIT Act’’; and DOJ Actions Surrounding the 2016 Election: Testi- H.R. 6309, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 mony by FBI Deputy Assistant Director Peter Strzok’’, to allow individuals entitled to Medicare Part A by rea- 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn. son of being over age 65 to contribute to health savings Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Federal accounts; H.R. 6199, to amend the Internal Revenue Lands, hearing entitled ‘‘The Essential Role of Livestock Code of 1986 to include certain over-the-counter medical Grazing on Federal Lands and its Importance to Rural products as qualified medical expenses; H.R. 6306, to America’’, 10 a.m., 1324 Longworth. amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee contribution limitation for health savings accounts, and on Energy; and Subcommittee on Research and Tech- for other purposes; H.R. 6313, the ‘‘Responsible Addi- nology, joint hearing entitled ‘‘Big Data Challenges and tions and Increases to Sustain Employee Health Benefits Advanced Computing Solutions’’, 10 a.m., 2318 Ray- Act of 2018’’; H.R. 4616, to amend the Patient Protec- burn. tion and Affordable Care Act to provide for a temporary Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, Full Committee, business moratorium on the employer mandate and to provide for meeting to assign Representative Bill Flores of Texas to a delay in the implementation of the excise tax on high subcommittees; amend the Committee Rules to establish cost employer-sponsored health coverage; H.R. 6314, the a Subcommittee on Technology Modernization; set the ‘‘Health Savings Act of 2018’’; and H.R. 6311, to amend membership ratio of the subcommittee; assign a chair and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Patient Pro- ranking member of the subcommittee; assign majority tection and Affordable Care Act to modify the definition and minority members of the subcommittee; and for other purposes, 10 a.m., 334 Cannon. of qualified health plan for purposes of the health insur- Full Committee, markup on H.R. 2409, to allow ance premium tax credit and to allow individuals pur- servicemembers to terminate their cable, satellite tele- chasing health insurance in the individual market to pur- vision, and Internet access service contracts while de- chase a lower premium copper plan, 10 a.m., 1100 Long- ployed; H.R. 2787, the ‘‘VET MD Act’’; H.R. 5538, to worth. amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the inclusion of certain additional periods of active duty serv- Joint Meetings ice for purposes of suspending charges to veterans’ entitle- Conference: meeting of conferees on H.R. 5895, making ment to educational assistance under the laws adminis- appropriations for energy and water development and re- tered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs during periods lated agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, of suspended participation in vocational rehabilitation 2019, 11 a.m., SVC–202/03. programs; H.R. 5649, the ‘‘Navy SEAL Chief Petty Offi- Joint Economic Committee: to hold hearings to examine cer William ‘Bill’ Mulder (Ret.) Transition Improvement the innovation economy, entrepreneurship, and barriers to Act of 2018’’; H.R. 5693, the ‘‘Long-Term Care Veterans capital access, 2:30 p.m., SH–216.

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