[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 91 (Tuesday, May 25, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D568-D570]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
APPROPRIATIONS--NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, Education, and Related Agencies held a budget hearing on the 
National Institutes of Health. Testimony was heard from the following 
National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services 
officials: Diana W. Bianchi, M.D., Director, Eunice Kennedy Shriver 
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Francis S. 
Collins, M.D., Director; Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., Director, National 
Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Gary H. Gibbons, M.D., 
Director, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; Norman E. 
Sharpless, Director, National Cancer Institute; and Nora D. Volkow, 
M.D., Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse.
FISCAL YEAR 2022 DEFENSE HEALTH AND MEDICAL READINESS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing 
entitled ``Fiscal Year 2022 Defense Health and Medical Readiness''. 
Testimony was heard from Terry Adirim, Acting Secretary of Defense for 
Health Affairs, Department of Defense; Lieutenant General R. Scott 
Dingle, Surgeon General of the U.S. Army; Rear Admiral Upper Half Bruce 
L. Gillingham, Surgeon General of the U.S. Navy; Lieutenant General 
Dorothy A. Hogg, Surgeon General of the U.S. Air Force; and Lieutenant 
General Ronald Place, Director, Defense Health Agency.

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KEEPING OUR SERVICE MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES SAFE AND READY: THE 
MILITARY'S PREVENTION AND RESPONSE TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel held a 
hearing entitled ``Keeping Our Service Members and Their Families Safe 
and Ready: The Military's Prevention and Response to Domestic 
Violence''. Testimony was heard from Brenda Farrell, Director, Defense 
Capabilities and Management Team, Government Accountability Office; 
Patricia Barron, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military 
Community and Family Policy, Office of the Secretary of Defense, 
Department of Defense; Colonel Steve Lewis, Family Advocacy Program 
Manager, Department of the Army; Colonel Andrew A. Cruz, Chief, Air 
Force Family Advocacy Program, Department of the Air Force; Crystal 
Griffen, Deputy Director Family Support, Commander, Navy Installations 
Command; and Lisa Eaffaldano, Assistant Branch Head, Prevention and 
Clinical Services, U.S. Marine Corps.
THE CLEAN FUTURE ACT AND DRINKING WATER: LEGISLATION TO ENSURE DRINKING 
WATER IS SAFE AND CLEAN
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Environment and 
Climate Change held a hearing entitled ``The CLEAN Future Act and 
Drinking Water: Legislation to Ensure Drinking Water is Safe and 
Clean''. Testimony was heard from Jennifer McLain, Director, Office of 
Ground Water and Drinking Water, Environmental Protection Agency.
THE IMPACT OF SANCTIONS IN AFRICA
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, 
and Global Human Rights held a hearing entitled ``The Impact of 
Sanctions in Africa''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
THE STATUS OF DROUGHT CONDITIONS THROUGHOUT THE WESTERN UNITED STATES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and 
Wildlife held a hearing entitled ``The Status of Drought Conditions 
Throughout the Western United States''. Testimony was heard from 
Elizabeth Klein, Senior Counselor to the Secretary, Department of the 
Interior; Craig McLean, Acting Chief Scientist, National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Joaquin Esquivel, 
Chair, California State Water Resources Control Board, California 
Environmental Protection Agency; Craig Foss, State Forester, Department 
of Lands, Idaho; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Oversight and Reform: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 
2662, the ``IG Independence and Empowerment Act''; H.R. 302, the 
``Preventing a Patronage System Act''; H.R. 2617, the ``Performance 
Enhancement Act''; H.R. 3327, the ``No CORRUPTION Act''; H.R. 1297, the 
``Air America Act''; H.R. 3367, the ``Gold Star Children Act''; H.R. 
3210, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 1905 15th Street in Boulder, Colorado, as the ``Officer Eric 
H. Talley Post Office Building''; H.R. 3419, to designate the facility 
of the United States Postal Service located at 66 Meserole Avenue in 
Brooklyn, New York, as the ``Joseph R. Lentol Post Office''; H.R. 207, 
to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 215 1st Avenue in Amory, Mississippi, as the ``Command Sergeant 
Major Lawrence E. `Rabbit' Kennedy Post Office Building''; H.R. 209, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
305 Highway 15 North in Pontotoc, Mississippi, as the ``Lance Corporal 
Marc Lucas Tucker Post Office Building''; and H.R. 3175, to designate 
the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 135 Main 
Street in Biloxi, Mississippi, as the ``Robert S. McKeithen Post Office 
Building''. H.R. 2662, H.R. 302, H.R. 2617, H.R. 3327, H.R. 1297, and 
H.R. 3367 were ordered reported, as amended. H.R. 3210, H.R. 3419, H.R. 
207, H.R. 209, and H.R. 3175 were ordered reported, without amendment.
SOLARWINDS AND BEYOND: IMPROVING THE CYBERSECURITY OF SOFTWARE SUPPLY 
CHAINS
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on 
Investigations and Oversight; and Subcommittee on Research and 
Technology held a joint hearing entitled ``SolarWinds and Beyond: 
Improving the Cybersecurity of Software Supply Chains''. Testimony was 
heard from Matthew Scholl, Chief, Computer Security Division, 
Information Technology Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and 
Technology, Department of Commerce; Vijay D'Souza, Director, 
Information Technology and Cybersecurity, Government Accountability 
Office; and public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.

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