[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 77 (Tuesday, May 4, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D469-D471]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
APPROPRIATIONS--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies held a budget hearing on the Department 
of Justice. Testimony was heard from Merrick B. Garland, Attorney 
General of the United States, Department of Justice.
APPROPRIATIONS--U.S. NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVES
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a budget 
hearing on the U.S. National Guard and Reserves. Testimony was heard 
from Lieutenant General David G. Bellon, Commander, Marine Forces 
Reserve; Lieutenant General Jody J. Daniels, Chief of the Army Reserve; 
General Daniel R. Hokanson, Chief of the National Guard Bureau; Vice 
Admiral John B. Mustin, Chief of the Navy Reserve; and Lieutenant 
General Richard W. Scobee, Chief of the Air Force Reserve.
REVIEWING DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STRATEGY, POLICY, AND PROGRAMS FOR 
COUNTERING WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special 
Operations held a hearing entitled ``Reviewing Department of Defense 
Strategy, Policy, and Programs for Countering Weapons of Mass 
Destruction for Fiscal Year 2022''. Testimony was heard from the 
following Department of Defense officials: Jennifer Walsh, Principal 
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Global 
Security, Performing the Duties of Under Secretary of Defense for 
Policy; Brandi C. Vann, Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Defense Programs; Vice Admiral Timothy 
G. Szymanski, Deputy Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command; and 
Rhys M. Williams, Acting Director, Defense Threat Reduction Agency.

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NEGOTIATING A BETTER DEAL: LEGISLATION TO LOWER THE COST OF 
PRESCRIPTION DRUGS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``Negotiating a Better Deal: Legislation to Lower the Cost of 
Prescription Drugs''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
BUILT TO LAST: EXAMINING HOUSING RESILIENCE IN THE FACE OF CLIMATE 
CHANGE
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Housing, Community 
Development, and Insurance held a hearing entitled ``Built to Last: 
Examining Housing Resilience in the Face of Climate Change''. Testimony 
was heard from Rodney Ellis, Commissioner, Harris County, Texas; and 
public witnesses.
THE UNFOLDING CRISIS IN BURMA
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``The Unfolding Crisis in Burma''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
TWENTY YEARS OF WORKFORCE CHALLENGES: THE NEED FOR H.R. 903, THE RIGHTS 
FOR THE TSA WORKFORCE ACT OF 2021
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Transportation and 
Maritime Security held a hearing entitled ``Twenty Years of Workforce 
Challenges: The Need for H.R. 903, the Rights for the TSA Workforce Act 
of 2021''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURE
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and 
Wildlife held a hearing on H.R. 160, the ``Restoring Resilient Reefs 
Act of 2021''. Testimony was heard from Jennifer Koss, Director, Coral 
Reef Conservation Program, National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
Administration; and public witnesses.
THE URGENT NEED TO REFORM THE ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION SYSTEM TO SECURE 
MORE ORGANS FOR WAITING, AILING, AND DYING PATIENTS
Committee on Oversight and Reform: Subcommittee on Economic and 
Consumer Policy held a hearing entitled ``The Urgent Need to Reform the 
Organ Transplantation System to Secure More Organs for Waiting, Ailing, 
and Dying Patients''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
CLIMATE AND ENERGY SCIENCE RESEARCH AT THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy 
held a hearing entitled ``Climate and Energy Science Research at the 
Department of Energy''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Full Committee held a markup on the 
Budget Views and Estimates Letter; H.R. 234, the ``Korean American 
VALOR Act''; H.R. 1948, the ``VA Employee Fairness Act''; H.R. 958, the 
``Protecting Moms Who Served Act''; H.R. 239, the ``Equal Access to 
Contraception for Veterans Act''; H.R. 2545, to amend title 38, United 
States Code, to clarify the role of doctors of podiatric medicine in 
the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; H.R. 2093, 
the ``Providing Benefits Information in Spanish and Tagalog for 
Veterans and Families Act''; H.R. 2441, the ``Sgt. Ketchum Rural 
Veterans Mental Health Act of 2021''; H.R. 2195, to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to clarify the scope of procedural rights of 
members of the uniformed services with respect to their employment and 
reemployment rights, and for other purposes; H.R. 293, the ``VA 
Hospitals Establishing Leadership Performance Act''; H.R. 2704, the 
``Improving VA Accountability to Prevent Sexual Harassment and 
Discrimination Act''; H.R. 2788, the ``VA Equal Employment Counseling 
Modernization Act''; H.R. 2429, the ``VA Police Improvement and 
Accountability Act''; H.R. 2726, the ``VA FOIA Reform Act of 2021''; 
H.R. 290, to amend title 38, United States Code, to render an 
individual, who transfers certain educational assistance, to which the 
individual is entitled because of an agreement by such individual to 
serve in the Armed Forces, to a dependent of that individual, and who 
fails to complete such agreement, solely liable for the overpayment of 
such educational assistance; H.R. 2419, the ``Affordable Housing for 
Homeless Veterans Act''; H.R. 2494, to amend title 38, United States 
Code, to establish in the Department the Veterans Economic Opportunity 
and Transition Administration, and for other purposes; H.R. 711, the 
``West LA VA Campus Improvement Act of 2021''; H.R. 1510, the 
``Veterans Camera Reporting Act''; H.R. 2167, the ``GI Bill NEED Act''; 
H.R. 2878, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a 
Native VetSuccess at Tribal Colleges and Universities Pilot Program; 
H.R. 2082, the ``VA Supply Chain Resiliency Act''; H.R. 2911, the ``VA 
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Trust Act of 2021''; H.R. 2935, the ``VA Beneficiary Debt Collection 
Act''; H.R. 1448, the ``Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers for 
Veterans Therapy Act''; and H.R. 1257, the ``Homeless Veterans Credit 
Act''. H.R. 711, H.R. 1510, H.R. 1448, H.R. 2167, and H.R. 2878 were 
ordered reported, as amended. H.R. 234, H.R. 2195, H.R. 1948, H.R. 
2911, H.R. 958, H.R. 239, H.R. 2441, H.R. 2545, H.R. 2093, H.R. 2935, 
H.R. 293, H.R. 2704, H.R. 1257, H.R. 2788, H.R. 2429, H.R. 2726, H.R. 
290, H.R. 2419, H.R. 2494, H.R. 2082, and the Budget Views and 
Estimates Letter were ordered reported, without amendment.

Joint Meetings
No joint committee meetings were held.