[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 83 (Thursday, May 13, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D515-D517]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND 
OPERATIONAL PRIORITIES
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Homeland Security held a 
hearing entitled ``U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Resource 
Management and Operational Priorities''. Testimony was heard from Tae 
Johnson, Acting Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 
Department of Homeland Security.
MENTAL HEALTH EMERGENCIES: BUILDING A ROBUST CRISIS RESPONSE SYSTEM
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, Education, and Related Agencies held a hearing entitled 
``Mental Health Emergencies: Building a Robust Crisis Response 
System''. Testimony was heard from Charles Dike, Medical Director, 
Office of the Commissioner, Department of Mental Health and Addiction 
Services, Connecticut; and public witnesses.
NAVY AND MARINE CORPS QUALITY OF LIFE AND INSTALLATIONS UPDATE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction, 
Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies held a hearing entitled ``Navy 
and Marine Corps Quality of Life and Installations Update''. Testimony 
was heard from Sergeant Major Troy Black, Sergeant Major of the Marine 
Corps; Lieutenant General Charles Chiarotti, Deputy Commandant, 
Installations and Logistics, U.S. Marine Corp; Todd L Schafer, Acting 
Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Environment, Installations and 
Energy; Master Chief Petty Officer Russell Smith, Master Chief Petty 
Officer of the Navy; and Vice Admiral Ricky Williamson, Deputy Chief of 
Naval Operations for Fleet Readiness and Logistics.
MEMBER DAY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, and 
Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies held a hearing 
entitled ``Member Day''. Testimony was heard from Chairman McGovern, 
and Representatives Hagedorn, Escobar, Case, Mrvan, Schrier, Tenney, 
Griffith, Rose, Cohen, Swalwell, and Jackson Lee.
WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT REAUTHORIZATION: CREATING 
OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Higher Education and 
Workforce Investment held a

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hearing entitled ``Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act 
Reauthorization: Creating Opportunities for Youth Employment''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
THE CLEAN FUTURE ACT: SUPERFUND PROPOSALS TO ADVANCE CLEANUPS, EQUITY, 
AND CLIMATE RESILIENCE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Environment and 
Climate Change held a hearing entitled ``The CLEAN Future Act: 
Superfund Proposals to Advance Cleanups, Equity, and Climate 
Resilience''. Testimony was heard from J. Alfredo Gomez, Director, 
Natural Resources and Environment, Government Accountability Office.
A RACE AGAINST TIME: DEPLOYING VACCINES AND ADDRESSING THE 
DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACTS OF COVID-19 IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, 
Civilian Security, Migration and International Economic Policy held a 
hearing entitled ``A Race Against Time: Deploying Vaccines and 
Addressing the Disproportionate Impacts of COVID-19 in Latin America 
and the Caribbean''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
JUVENILE JUSTICE PIPELINE AND THE ROAD BACK TO INTEGRATION
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and 
Homeland Security held a hearing entitled ``Juvenile Justice Pipeline 
and the Road Back to Integration''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IN INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of 
the United States held a hearing entitled ``Environmental Justice in 
Indigenous Communities''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
PROTECTING COASTAL COMMUNITIES AND OCEAN RESOURCES FROM OFFSHORE 
DRILLING
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources held a hearing entitled ``Protecting Coastal Communities and 
Ocean Resources from Offshore Drilling''. Testimony was heard from 
Chairman Pallone, and Representatives McEachin, Brownley, Castor of 
Florida, Levin of California, and Huffman; and Terra Lawson-Remer, 
Supervisor, District 3, San Diego County, California; and public 
witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Oversight and Reform: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 
3076, the ``Postal Service Reform Act''; H.R. 3077, the ``Postal 
Service Improvement Act''; H.R. 1930, the ``Federal Advisory Committee 
Transparency Act''; H.R. 2485, the ``Access to Congressionally Mandated 
Reports Act''; H.R. 2681, the ``Integrity Committee Transparency Act''; 
and H.R. 978, the ``Chai Suthammanont Remembrance Act''. H.R. 978, H.R. 
3077, H.R. 1930, H.R. 2485, H.R. 2681, and H.R. 3076 were ordered 
reported, as amended.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Research 
and Technology held a markup on H.R. 2225, the ``National Science 
Foundation for the Future Act''. H.R. 2225 was forwarded to the full 
Committee, as amended.
OVERVIEW OF THE SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH AND SMALL BUSINESS 
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PROGRAMS
Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Overview of the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business 
Technology Transfer Programs''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
FEDERAL REAL ESTATE POST-COVID-19 PART ONE: A VIEW FROM THE PRIVATE 
SECTOR
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management held a 
hearing entitled ``Federal Real Estate Post-COVID-19 Part One: A View 
from The Private Sector''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION'S 2021 TRADE POLICY AGENDA
Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``The Biden Administration's 2021 Trade Policy Agenda''. Testimony was 
heard from Katherine C. Tai, U.S. Trade Representative.
RECRUITING, EMPOWERING AND RETAINING A DIVERSE CONGRESSIONAL STAFF
Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress: Full Committee held 
a hearing entitled ``Recruiting, Empowering and Retaining a Diverse 
Congressional Staff''. Testimony was heard from Kemba Hendrix, Director 
of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion, U.S. House of 
Representatives; and public witnesses.

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Joint Meetings
PREVENTING MASS ATROCITIES
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Commission concluded 
a hearing to examine preventing mass atrocities, after receiving 
testimony from Timothy Snyder, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut; 
and Naomi Kikoler, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Simon-Skjodt 
Center for the Prevention of Genocide, Washington, D.C.