[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 23, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D149-D150]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Services and 
General Government held an oversight hearing on the Internal Revenue 
Service. Testimony was heard from Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner of 
the Internal Revenue Service, Internal Revenue Service.
INNOVATION OPPORTUNITIES AND VISION FOR THE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
ENTERPRISE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Cyber, Innovative 
Technologies, and Information Systems held a hearing entitled 
``Innovation Opportunities and Vision for the Science and Technology 
Enterprise''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

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NEAR-PEER ADVANCEMENTS IN SPACE AND NUCLEAR WEAPONS
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces held a 
hearing entitled ``Near-Peer Advancements in Space and Nuclear 
Weapons''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
PATHWAY TO PROTECTION: EXPANDING AVAILABILITY OF COVID-19 VACCINES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Pathway to Protection: 
Expanding Availability of COVID-19 Vaccines''. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
REVITALIZING THE FEDERAL WORKFORCE
Committee on Oversight and Reform: Subcommittee on Government 
Operations held a hearing entitled ``Revitalizing the Federal 
Workforce''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
COLORADO WILDERNESS ACT OF 2021; EQUALITY ACT
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 803, the 
``Colorado Wilderness Act of 2021''; and H.R. 5, the ``Equality Act''. 
The Committee granted, by record vote of 7-4, a rule providing 
consideration of H.R. 803, the ``Protecting America's Wilderness and 
Public Lands Act'', and H.R. 5, the ``Equality Act''. The rule provides 
for consideration of H.R. 803, the ``Protecting America's Wilderness 
and Public Lands Act'', under a structured rule. The rule provides one 
hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources. The rule 
waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule 
provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of 
the text of Rules Committee Print 117-2, modified by the amendment 
printed in part A of the Rules Committee report, shall be considered as 
adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The rule 
waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. 
The rule provides that following debate, each further amendment printed 
in part B of the Rules Committee report not earlier considered as part 
of amendments en bloc pursuant to section 3 shall be considered only in 
the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member 
designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be 
debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and 
controlled by the proponent and an opponent, may be withdrawn by the 
proponent at any time before the question is put thereon, shall not be 
subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division 
of the question. Section 3 of the rule provides that at any time after 
debate the chair of the Committee on Natural Resources or his designee 
may offer amendments en bloc consisting of further amendments printed 
in part B of the Rules Committee report not earlier disposed of 
Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 
20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources or their 
designees, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject 
to a demand for division of the question. The rule waives all points of 
order against the amendments printed in the Rules Committee report or 
amendments en bloc described in section 3 of the resolution. The rule 
provides one motion to recommit. The rule provides for consideration of 
H.R. 5, the ``Equality Act'', under a closed rule. The rule provides 90 
minutes of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary. The rule 
waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule 
provides that the bill shall be considered as read. The rule waives all 
points of order against provisions in the bill. The rule provides one 
motion to recommit. Testimony was heard from Representatives Cicilline, 
Jordan, DeGette, Westerman, Plaskett, Boebert, Burgess, and Stauber.
BUILDING BACK BETTER: THE URGENT NEED FOR INVESTMENT IN AMERICA'S 
WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water 
Resources and Environment held a hearing entitled ``Building Back 
Better: The Urgent Need for Investment in America's Wastewater 
Infrastructure''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.