[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 24, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D298-D300]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
MANAGEMENT, PERFORMANCE CHALLENGES, AND COVID RESPONSE AT THE 
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies held a hearing entitled ``Management, 
Performance Challenges, and COVID Response at the Department of 
Justice''. Testimony was heard from Michael Horowitz, Inspector 
General, Department of Justice.
TARGETED VIOLENCE AND TERRORISM PREVENTION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Homeland Security held a 
hearing entitled ``Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention''. 
Testimony was heard from John Picarelli, Director of the Office of 
Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention, Department of Homeland 
Security; John Cohen, Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism and 
Emerging Threats, Department of Homeland Security; and public 
witnesses.

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THE RURAL ECONOMY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies held a 
hearing entitled ``The Rural Economy''. Testimony was heard from 
Jeffery S. Hall, Chairman, Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation; 
and Glen R. Smith, Chairman and CEO, Farm Credit Administration.
REMEDIATION AND IMPACT OF PFAS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction, 
Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies held a hearing entitled 
``Remediation and Impact of PFAS''. Testimony was heard from Mark 
Correll, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Department of the Air Force 
(Environment, Safety and Infrastructure); Paul Cramer, Principal Deputy 
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment (Installations), 
Department of Defense; Terry Rauch, Director of Medical Research and 
Development, Department of Defense; Patricia R Hastings, Chief 
Consultant, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs, Post Deployment Health Services; and public witnesses.
EXTREMISM IN THE ARMED FORCES
Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Extremism in the Armed Forces''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Education and Labor: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 
7, the ``Paycheck Fairness Act''; H.R. 1065, the ``Pregnant Workers 
Fairness Act''; and H.R. 1195, the ``Workplace Violence Prevention for 
Health Care and Social Service Workers Act''. H.R. 7, H.R. 1065, and 
H.R. 1195 were ordered reported, as amended.
POWER STRUGGLE: EXAMINING THE 2021 TEXAS GRID FAILURE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Power Struggle: Examining the 
2021 Texas Grid Failure''. Testimony was heard from Sylvester Turner, 
Mayor, Houston, Texas; Christi Craddick, Chairman, Railroad Commission 
of Texas; and public witnesses.
THE CLEAN FUTURE ACT: POWERING A RESILIENT AND PROSPEROUS AMERICA
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy held a hearing 
entitled ``The CLEAN Future Act: Powering a Resilient and Prosperous 
America''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
PRESERVING A LIFELINE: EXAMINING PUBLIC HOUSING IN A PANDEMIC
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Housing, Community 
Development, and Insurance held a hearing entitled ``Preserving a 
Lifeline: Examining Public Housing in a Pandemic''. Testimony was heard 
from Oscar Duran, Executive Director, Municipal Housing Agency of 
Council Bluffs, Iowa; Brian Gage, Executive Director, Akron 
Metropolitan Housing Authority, Ohio; and public witnesses.
STATE AND LOCAL RESPONSES TO DOMESTIC TERRORISM: THE ATTACK ON THE U.S. 
CAPITOL AND BEYOND
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Intelligence and 
Counterterrorism held a hearing entitled ``State and Local Responses to 
Domestic Terrorism: The Attack on the U.S. Capitol and Beyond''. 
Testimony was heard from Dana Nessel, Attorney General, Michigan; Aaron 
Ford, Attorney General, Nevada; and John Chisholm, District Attorney, 
Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.
EXAMINING THE NEED TO EXPAND ELIGIBILITY UNDER THE RADIATION EXPOSURE 
COMPENSATION ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil 
Rights, and Civil Liberties held a hearing entitled ``Examining the 
Need to Expand Eligibility Under the Radiation Exposure Compensation 
Act''. Testimony was heard from Senator Lujan and Representative 
Stanton; Jean Bishop, Supervisor, District 4, Mohave County, Arizona; 
Scott D. Szymendera, Analyst in Disability Policy, Congressional 
Research Service, Library of Congress; and public witnesses.
HOW THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION'S BUILD BACK BETTER PLAN CAN BENEFIT THE 
U.S. TERRITORIES
Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``How the Biden Administration's Build Back Better Plan Can Benefit the 
U.S. Territories''. Testimony was heard from Pedro R. Pierluisi, 
Governor, Puerto Rico; Lou Leon Guerrero, Governor, Guam; Albert Bryan, 
Jr., Governor, U.S. Virgin Islands; Ralph DLG. Torres, Governor, 
Northern Mariana Islands; and Lemanu Palepoi Sialega Mauga, Governor, 
American Samoa.
HONORING `EQUAL PAY DAY': EXAMINING THE LONG-TERM ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF 
GENDER INEQUALITY
Committee on Oversight and Reform: Full Committee held a hearing 
entitled ``Honoring `Equal Pay Day': Examining the Long-Term Economic 
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Gender Inequality''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
EXAMINING R&D PATHWAYS TO SUSTAINABLE AVIATION
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Space and 
Aeronautics held a hearing entitled ``Examining R&D Pathways to 
Sustainable Aviation''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Full Committee held a 
markup on H.R. 610, the ``San Francisco Bay Restoration Act''; H.R. 
1144, the ``Promoting United Government Efforts to Save our Sound 
Act''; H.R. 587, the ``Ocean Pollution Reduction Act II''; H.R. 1921, 
to amend the Federal Water Pollution Act to reauthorize the Lake 
Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program, and for other purposes; H.R. 
2008, the ``Local Water Protection Act''; H.R. 1765, the ``Washington 
Channel Public Access Act''; H.R. 468, the ``Expedited Delivery of 
Airport Infrastructure Act of 2021''; H.R. 1262, the ``Notice to Airman 
Improvement Act of 2021''; H.R. 390, to redesignate the Federal 
Building located at 167 North Main Street in Memphis, Tennessee as the 
``Odell Horton Federal Building''; H.R. 1703, the ``National Children's 
Museum Act''; H.R. 1917, the ``Hazard Eligibility and Local Projects 
Act''; H.R. 539, the ``Preventing Disaster Revictimization Act''; H.R. 
1951, the ``Increase Federal Disaster Cost Share Act of 2021''; H.R. 
2016, the ``Federal Disaster Assistance Coordination Act''; and General 
Services Administration's Capital Investment and Leasing Program 
Resolutions. General Services Administration's Capital Investment and 
Leasing Program Resolutions were adopted. H.R. 468, H.R. 1262, H.R. 
1144, H.R. 587, H.R. 1921, H.R. 1765, H.R. 2008, H.R. 539, H.R. 390, 
H.R. 1917, H.R. 1703, and H.R. 2016 were ordered reported, without 
amendment. H.R. 610 and H.R. 1951 were ordered reported, as amended.
THE PANDEMIC AND VA'S MEDICAL SUPPLY CHAIN: EVALUATING THE YEAR-LONG 
RESPONSE AND MODERNIZATION
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``The Pandemic and VA's Medical 
Supply Chain: Evaluating the Year-Long Response and Modernization''. 
Testimony was heard from Deborah Kramer, Acting Assistant Under 
Secretary for Health for Support, Veterans Health Administration, 
Department of Veterans Affairs; Michael Missal, Inspector General, 
Office of the Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs; and 
Shelby Oakley, Director of Contracting and National Security 
Acquisitions, Government Accountability Office.

Joint Meetings
No joint committee meetings were held.