[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 63 (Tuesday, April 13, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D336]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
DEFENSE INNOVATION AND RESEARCH
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense concluded a 
hearing to examine Department of Defense innovation and research, after 
receiving testimony from Barbara McQuiston, performing the duties of 
the Under Secretary for Research and Engineering, and Stefanie 
Tompkins, Director, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, both of 
the Department of Defense.
APPROPRIATIONS: NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies concluded a hearing to examine the 
President's proposed budget estimates for fiscal year 2022 for the 
National Science Foundation and securing United States competitiveness, 
after receiving testimony from Sethuraman Panchanathan, Director, 
National Science Foundation.
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST AND FUTURE YEARS DEFENSE PROGRAM
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded open and closed 
hearings to examine United States European Command and United States 
Transportation Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request 
for fiscal year 2022 and the Future Years Defense Program, after 
receiving testimony from General Tod D. Wolters, USAF, Commander, 
United States European Command/North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
Supreme Allied Commander Europe, and General Stephen R. Lyons, USA, 
Commander, United States Transportation Command, both of the Department 
of Defense.
RACIAL DISCRIMINATION IN HOUSING
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the legacy of racial discrimination in housing, 
including S. 769, to authorize funds to prevent housing discrimination 
through the use of nationwide testing, to increase funds for the Fair 
Housing Initiatives Program, after receiving testimony from Richard 
Rothstein, NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., New York, New 
York; Lisa Rice, National Fair Housing Alliance, and Howard Husock, and 
Tobias Peter, both of the American Enterprise Institute, all of 
Washington, D.C.; and Jason Reece, The Ohio State University Knowlton 
School of Architecture, Columbus.
STUDENT DEBT BURDEN
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
Economic Policy concluded a hearing to examine the student debt burden 
and its impact on racial justice, borrowers, and the economy, after 
receiving testimony from Representatives Pressley and Donalds; Maura 
Healey, Massachusetts Attorney General, Boston; James Steeley, 
Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency, Harrisburg; Jack 
Remondi, Navient, Reston, Virginia; Beth Akers, American Enterprise 
Institute, and Alexander Holt, Committee for a Responsible Federal 
Budget, both of Washington, D.C.; Constantine Yannelis, University of 
Chicago Booth School of Business, Chicago, Illinois; Adam Looney, 
University of Utah Marriner S. Eccles Institute, Salt Lake City; 
Dominique J. Baker, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas; and 
Darimir Perez, New York, New York.
TRAVEL AND TOURISM DURING COVID-19
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on 
Tourism, Trade, and Export Promotion concluded a hearing to examine the 
state of travel and tourism during COVID-19, after receiving testimony 
from Steve Hill, Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, Las 
Vegas, Nevada; Jorge Perez, MGM Resorts International, Oxon Hill, 
Maryland; Tori Emerson Barnes, U.S. Travel Association, Washington, 
D.C.; and Carol Dover, Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association, 
Tallahassee.
2021 TAX FILING SEASON
Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the 2021 
filing season and 21st century IRS, after receiving testimony from 
Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service, Department 
of the Treasury.