[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 74 (Thursday, April 29, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D456-D457]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
VIOLENT EXTREMISM AND DOMESTIC TERRORISM IN AMERICA: THE ROLE AND 
RESPONSE OF DOJ
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies held a hearing entitled ``Violent 
Extremism and Domestic Terrorism in America: The Role and Response of 
DOJ''. Testimony was heard from Jill Sanborn, Executive Assistant 
Director, National Security Branch, Federal Bureau of Investigation; 
and Brad Wiegmann, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, National Security 
Division, Department of Justice.
APPROPRIATIONS--U.S. NAVY AND U.S. MARINE CORPS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a budget 
hearing on the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps. Testimony was heard 
from General David H. Berger, Commandant of the Marine Corps; Admiral 
Michael Gilday, Chief of Naval Operations; and Thomas W. Harker, Acting 
Secretary of the Navy.
MARITIME SECURITY IN THE INDO-PACIFIC AND THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION 
ON THE LAW OF THE SEA
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection 
Forces; and Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia, and 
Nonproliferation of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs held a joint 
hearing entitled ``Maritime Security in the Indo-Pacific and the UN 
Convention on the Law of the Sea''. Testimony was heard from Admiral 
Scott Swift, U.S. Navy (Ret.); and public witnesses.
PROTECTING OUR DEMOCRACY: REASSERTING CONGRESS' POWER OF THE PURSE
Committee on the Budget: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Protecting our Democracy: Reasserting Congress' Power of the Purse''. 
Testimony was heard from Edda Emmanuelli Perez, Deputy General Counsel, 
Government Accountability Office; and public witnesses.
THE FISCAL YEAR 2022 EPA BUDGET
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Environment and 
Climate Change held a hearing entitled ``The Fiscal Year 2022 EPA 
Budget''. Testimony was heard from Michael S. Regan, Administrator, 
Environmental Protection Agency.
CLOSING THE RACIAL AND GENDER WEALTH GAP THROUGH COMPENSATION EQUITY
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Diversity and 
Inclusion held a hearing entitled ``Closing the Racial and Gender 
Wealth Gap Through Compensation Equity''. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
RACIALLY AND ETHNICALLY MOTIVATED VIOLENT EXTREMISM: THE TRANSNATIONAL 
THREAT
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Intelligence and 
Counterterrorism held a hearing entitled ``Racially and Ethnically 
Motivated Violent Extremism: The Transnational Threat''. Testimony was 
heard from John Cohen, Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism and 
Threat Prevention, Department of Homeland Security; and John T. 
Godfrey, Acting Coordinator for Counterterrorism and Acting Special 
Envoy for the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, Department of State.
TREATING THE PROBLEM: ADDRESSING ANTICOMPETITIVE CONDUCT AND 
CONSOLIDATION IN HEALTH CARE MARKETS
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and 
Administrative Law held a hearing entitled ``Treating the Problem: 
Addressing Anticompetitive Conduct and Consolidation in Health Care 
Markets''. Testimony was heard from Chairman Maloney; Senators 
Blumenthal, Cornyn Grassley, Klobuchar, and Lee; and public witnesses.
WILDFIRE IN A WARMING WORLD: OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE COMMUNITY 
COLLABORATION, CLIMATE RESILIENCE, AND WORKFORCE CAPACITY
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, 
Forests, and Public Lands held a hearing entitled ``Wildfire in a 
Warming World: Opportunities to Improve Community Collaboration, 
Climate Resilience, and Workforce Capacity''. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.

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WHAT DO SCIENTISTS HOPE TO LEARN WITH NASA'S MARS PERSEVERANCE ROVER?
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Space and 
Aeronautics held a hearing entitled ``What Do Scientists Hope to Learn 
with NASA's Mars Perseverance Rover?''. Testimony was heard from 
Michael A. Meyer, Lead Scientist, Mars Exploration Program, National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration; and public witnesses.
SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCY AND THE ROLE OF SMALL MANUFACTURERS
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax, and 
Capital Access held a hearing entitled ``Supply Chain Resiliency and 
the Role of Small Manufacturers''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
ADVANCING U.S. ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS, EQUITY, AND SUSTAINABILITY 
THROUGH INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing 
entitled ``Advancing U.S. Economic Competitiveness, Equity, and 
Sustainability Through Infrastructure Investments''. Testimony was 
heard from Byron W. Brown, Mayor, Buffalo, New York; and public 
witnesses.
PROFESSIONALIZING AND ENRICHING THE CONGRESSIONAL INTERNSHIP AND 
FELLOWSHIP EXPERIENCE
Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress: Full Committee held 
a hearing entitled ``Professionalizing and Enriching the Congressional 
Internship and Fellowship Experience''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.