[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 51 (Thursday, March 18, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D269-D271]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
          APPROPRIATIONS--OFFICE OF CONGRESSIONAL WORKPLACE RIGHTS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative Branch held a 
    budget hearing on the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights. 
  Testimony was heard from Susan Tsui Grundmann, Executive Director, 
               Office of Congressional Workplace Rights.
     EFFORTS TO ADDRESS MARINE PLASTIC POLLUTION THROUGH RECYCLING
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and 
 Related Agencies held a hearing entitled ``Efforts to Address Marine 
Plastic Pollution Through Recycling''. Testimony was heard from Ginger 
Spencer, Public Works Director, Phoenix, Arizona; and public witnesses.
        COVID OUTBREAKS AND MANAGEMENT CHALLENGES: EVALUATING THE 
         FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS' PANDEMIC RESPONSE AND THE WAY 
                                                           FORWARD
    Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies held a hearing entitled ``COVID Outbreaks 
 and Management Challenges: Evaluating the Federal Bureau of Prisons' 
   Pandemic Response and the Way Forward''. Testimony was heard from 
         Michael Carvajal, Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons.
                    UNMANNED SYSTEMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY
 Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection 
Forces held a hearing entitled ``Unmanned Systems of the Department of 
  the Navy''. Testimony was heard from Jay Stefany, Acting Assistant 
     Secretary of the Navy, Research, Development and Acquisition, 
Department of the Navy; Vice Admiral James Kilby, Deputy Chief of Naval 
 Operations, Warfighting Requirements and Capabilities, Department of 
  the Navy; and Lieutenant General Eric M. Smith, Commanding General, 
  Marine Corps Combat Development Command, Headquarters, U.S. Marine 
                                 Corps.
         FIGHTING FOR FAIRNESS: EXAMINING LEGISLATION TO CONFRONT 
                                          WORKPLACE DISCRIMINATION
  Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Civil Rights and 
Human Services; and Subcommittee on Workforce Protections held a joint 
  hearing entitled ``Fighting for Fairness: Examining Legislation to 
 Confront Workplace Discrimination''. Testimony was heard from public 
                               witnesses.
      THE CLEAN FUTURE ACT: INDUSTRIAL CLIMATE POLICIES TO CREATE 
                              JOBS AND SUPPORT WORKING COMMUNITIES
   Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Environment and 
    Climate Change held a hearing entitled ``The CLEAN Future Act: 
    Industrial Climate Policies to Create Jobs and Support Working 
       Communities''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
     BY THE NUMBERS, HOW DIVERSITY DATA CAN MEASURE COMMITMENT TO 
                                   DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION
    Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Diversity and 
               Inclusion held a hearing entitled ``By the

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Numbers, How Diversity Data Can Measure Commitment to Diversity, Equity 
and Inclusion''. Testimony was heard from Thomas DiNapoli, Comptroller, 
New York; Daniel Garcia-Diaz, Managing Director, Financial Markets and 
Community Investment Team, Government Accountability Office; and public 
                               witnesses.
              ASSESSING THE HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION IN SAUDI ARABIA
 Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Middle East, North 
Africa, and Global Counterterrorism held a hearing entitled ``Assessing 
the Human Rights Situation in Saudi Arabia''. Testimony was heard from 
                           public witnesses.
     A YEAR OUT: ADDRESSING INTERNATIONAL IMPACTS OF THE COVID-19 
                                                          PANDEMIC
 Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
    ``A Year Out: Addressing International Impacts of the COVID-19 
         Pandemic''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
                                            MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
 Committee on Homeland Security: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 
1833, the ``DHS Industrial Control Systems Capabilities Enhancement Act 
  of 2021''; H.R. 1850, the ``Supporting Research and Development for 
     First Responders Act''; H.R. 1870, the ``Strengthening Local 
  Transportation Security Capabilities Act of 2021''; H.R. 1871, the 
 ``Transportation Security Transparency Improvement Act''; H.R. 1877, 
    the ``Security Screening During COVID-19 Act''; H.R. 1893, the 
 ``Transportation Security Preparedness Act of 2021''; and H.R. 1895, 
the ``Transportation Security Public Health Threat Preparedness Act of 
 2021''. H.R. 1833, H.R. 1870, and H.R. 1877 were ordered reported, as 
 amended. H.R. 1850, H.R. 1871, H.R. 1893, and H.R. 1895 were ordered 
                      reported, without amendment.
               DISCRIMINATION AND VIOLENCE AGAINST ASIAN AMERICANS
  Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil 
 Rights, and Civil Liberties held a hearing entitled ``Discrimination 
   and Violence Against Asian Americans''. Testimony was heard from 
   Senator Duckworth, and Representatives Matsui, Chu, and Meng; and 
                           public witnesses.
          REVIVING COMPETITION, PART 3: STRENGTHENING THE LAWS TO 
                                            ADDRESS MONOPOLY POWER
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and 
Administrative Law held a hearing entitled ``Reviving Competition, Part 
 3: Strengthening the Laws to Address Monopoly Power''. Testimony was 
 heard from Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Acting Chairwoman, Federal Trade 
Commission; Diane P. Wood, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh 
  Circuit; Phillip Weiser, Attorney General, Colorado; Noah Phillips, 
    Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission; Doug Peterson, Attorney 
                General, Nebraska; and a public witness.
         RESTORING ABANDONED MINE LANDS, LOCAL ECONOMIES, AND THE 
                                                       ENVIRONMENT
  Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
  Resources held a hearing entitled ``Restoring Abandoned Mine Lands, 
   Local Economies, and the Environment''. Testimony was heard from 
    Representatives Cartwright and LaHood; Todd Parfitt, Director, 
  Department of Environmental Quality, Wyoming; and public witnesses.
     LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE TEXAS BLACKOUTS: RESEARCH NEEDS FOR 
                                       A SECURE AND RESILIENT GRID
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Full Committee held a 
 hearing entitled ``Lessons Learned from the Texas Blackouts: Research 
Needs for a Secure and Resilient Grid''. Testimony was heard from Juan 
  Torres, Associate Laboratory Director, Energy Systems Integration, 
National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Department of Energy; and public 
                               witnesses.
         THE ROLE OF COMMUNITY NAVIGATORS IN REACHING UNDERSERVED 
                                                        BUSINESSES
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Underserved, Agricultural, 
 and Rural Business Development held a hearing entitled ``The Role of 
 Community Navigators in Reaching Underserved Businesses''. Testimony 
was heard from Bruce Strong, State Director, Small Business Development 
           Center, St. Paul, Minnesota; and public witnesses.
     BUILDING SMARTER: THE BENEFITS OF INVESTING IN RESILIENCE AND 
                                                        MITIGATION
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management held a 
   hearing entitled ``Building Smarter: The Benefits of Investing in 
Resilience and Mitigation''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
       BEYOND DEBORAH SAMPSON: IMPROVING HEALTHCARE FOR AMERICA'S 
                              WOMEN VETERANS IN THE 117TH CONGRESS
 Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
 entitled ``Beyond Deborah Sampson: Improving Healthcare for America's

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   Women Veterans in the 117th Congress''. Testimony was heard from 
Kameron Mathews, Assistant Undersecretary for Health, Clinical Service, 
  Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; and 
                           public witnesses.
       HEARING WITH THE IRS COMMISSIONER ON THE 2021 FILING SEASON
 Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing 
    entitled ``Hearing with the IRS Commissioner on the 2021 Filing 
  Season''. Testimony was heard from Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner, 
         Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury.
Joint Meetings
                                     VSO LEGISLATIVE PRESENTATIONS
Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs and House Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs: Committees concluded joint hearings to examine the legislative 
   presentation of veterans services organizations, after receiving 
 testimony from Harold J. Roesch II, Vincent Lawrence, Patrick Murray, 
 and Ryan Gallucci, all of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United 
      States; Jan Brown, AMVETS; Michael F. Fulton, Fleet Reserve 
 Association; Nancy Menagh, Gold Star Wives of America, Inc.; Fawn R. 
     Sharp, National Congress of American Indians; and Richard D. 
Kingsberry, National Association for Black Veterans.

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