[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 104 (Tuesday, June 15, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D648-D650]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
EXAMINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH AND INVESTMENT IN RURAL AMERICA
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, 
and Credit held a hearing entitled ``Examining Opportunities for Growth 
and Investment in Rural America''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY FISCAL YEAR 2022 BUDGET REQUEST
Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Department of the Navy Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Request''. Testimony 
was heard from Thomas W. Harker, Acting Secretary of the Navy; Admiral 
Michael M. Gilday, Chief of Naval Operations; and General David H. 
Berger, Commandant of the Marine Corps.
FY22 BUDGET REQUEST FOR MISSILE DEFENSE AND MISSILE DEFEAT PROGRAMS
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces held a 
hearing entitled ``FY22 Budget Request for Missile Defense and Missile 
Defeat Programs''. Testimony was heard from Leonor Tomero, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear and Missile Defense Policy, 
Department of Defense; General Glen D. VanHerck, Commander, U.S. 
Northern Command (USNORTHCOM); Vice Admiral Jon Hill, Director, Missile 
Defense Agency; Lieutenant General, Daniel Karbler, Commanding General, 
U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command; and Lieutenant General 
John Shaw, Deputy Commander, U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM).
WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT REAUTHORIZATION: EXAMINING 
SUCCESSFUL MODELS OF EMPLOYMENT FOR JUSTICE-INVOLVED INDIVIDUALS
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Higher Education and 
Workforce Investment held a hearing entitled ``Workforce Innovation and 
Opportunity Act Reauthorization: Examining Successful Models of 
Employment for Justice-Involved Individuals''. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
BOOSTER SHOT: ENHANCING PUBLIC HEALTH THROUGH VACCINE LEGISLATION
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``Booster Shot: Enhancing Public Health through Vaccine 
Legislation''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
DIGITIZING THE DOLLAR: INVESTIGATING THE TECHNOLOGICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, 
PRIVACY, AND FINANCIAL INCLUSION IMPLICATIONS OF CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL 
CURRENCIES
Committee on Financial Services: Task Force on Financial Technology 
held a hearing entitled ``Digitizing the Dollar: Investigating the 
Technological Infrastructure, Privacy, and Financial Inclusion 
Implications of Central Bank Digital Currencies''. Testimony was heard 
from Jenny Gesley, Foreign Law Specialist, Law Library of Congress; and 
public witnesses.
CYBER THREATS IN THE PIPELINE: LESSONS FROM THE FEDERAL RESPONSE TO THE 
COLONIAL PIPELINE RANSOMWARE ATTACK
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, 
Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation; and Subcommittee on 
Transportation and Maritime Security held a joint hearing entitled 
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Threats in the Pipeline: Lessons from the Federal Response to the 
Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Attack''. Testimony was heard from Eric 
Goldstein, Executive Assistant Director for Cybersecurity, 
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Department of 
Homeland Security; and Sonya Proctor, Assistant Administrator for 
Surface Operations, Transportation Security Administration, Department 
of Homeland Security.
OVERSIGHT OF THE JANUARY 6TH ATTACK: UNITED STATES CAPITOL POLICE 
CONTAINMENT EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM AND FIRST RESPONDERS UNIT
Committee on House Administration: Full Committee held a hearing 
entitled ``Oversight of the January 6th Attack: United States Capitol 
Police Containment Emergency Response Team and First Responders Unit''. 
Testimony was heard from Michael A. Bolton, Inspector General, U.S. 
Capitol Police; and Gretta L. Goodwin, Director, Justice and Law 
Enforcement Issues, Government Accountability Office.
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE FOR COAL COUNTRY: SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES THROUGH 
THE ENERGY TRANSITION
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resource held a hearing entitled ``Environmental Justice for Coal 
Country: Supporting Communities Through the Energy Transition''. 
Testimony was heard from Kyle Wendtland, Administrator, Land Quality 
Division, Department of Environmental Quality, Wyoming; and public 
witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, 
Forests, and Public Lands held a hearing on H.R. 1154, the ``Great 
Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act''; H.R. 1286, the ``Southern 
Campaign of the Revolution National Heritage Corridor Act of 2021''; 
H.R. 1316, the ``National Heritage Area Act of 2021''; H.R. 1424, the 
``St. Croix National Heritage Area Act''; H.R. 1908, the ``Ka'ena Point 
National Heritage Area Act''; H.R. 1925, the ``South Kona National 
Heritage Area''; H.R. 2024, the ``Southern Maryland National Heritage 
Area Act''; H.R. 2107, the ``Nation's Oldest Port National Heritage 
Area Act''; H.R. 2359, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of 
designating certain lands as the Los Caminos del Rio National Heritage 
Corridor, and for other purposes; H.R. 2899, to direct the Secretary of 
the Interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and 
feasibility of designating areas within the island of Guam as a 
National Heritage Area, and for other purposes; H.R. 3222, the 
``Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area Act''; and H.R. 3616, the 
``Bear River National Heritage Area Study Act''. Testimony was heard 
from Representatives Clyburn, Tonko, Plaskett, Case, Kahele, 
Rutherford, Cuellar, San Nicolas, and Moore of Utah; Joy Beasley, 
Associate Director, Cultural Resources, Partnerships, and Science, 
National Park Service, Department of the Interior; Suzanne D. Case, 
Chair, Department of Land and Natural Resources, Hawaii; and public 
witnesses.
THE CAPITOL INSURRECTION: UNEXPLAINED DELAYS AND UNANSWERED QUESTIONS 
(PART II)
Committee on Oversight and Reform: Full Committee held a hearing 
entitled ``The Capitol Insurrection: Unexplained Delays and Unanswered 
Questions (Part II)''. Testimony was heard from General Charles E. 
Flynn, Commanding General, U.S. Army Pacific; Lieutenant General Walter 
E. Piatt, Director of the Army Staff, U.S. Army; and Christopher Wray, 
Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Full Committee held a 
markup on H.R. 2225, the ``National Science Foundation for the Future 
Act''; and H.R. 3593, the ``Department of Energy Science for the Future 
Act''. H.R. 2225 and H.R. 3593 were ordered reported, as amended.
REVERSING THE DECLINE IN WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP: OPPORTUNITIES FOR 
REBUILDING THE ECONOMY
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax, and 
Capital Access held a hearing entitled ``Reversing the Decline in Women 
Entrepreneurship: Opportunities for Rebuilding the Economy''. Testimony 
was heard from public witnesses.
IMPACTS OF SHIPPING CONTAINER SHORTAGES, DELAYS, AND INCREASED DEMAND 
ON THE NORTH AMERICAN SUPPLY CHAIN
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast 
Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing entitled ``Impacts of 
Shipping Container Shortages, Delays, and Increased Demand on the North 
American Supply Chain''. Testimony was heard from Daniel B. Maffei, 
Chairman, Federal Maritime Commission; Rebecca Dye, Commissioner, 
Federal Maritime Commission; Eugene D. Seroka, Executive Director, Port 
of Los Angeles, California; and public witnesses.

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EQUITY IN SOCIAL SECURITY: IN THEIR OWN WORDS
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security held a 
hearing entitled ``Equity in Social Security: In Their Own Words''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM (NIP) BUDGET OVERVIEW HEARING
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``National Intelligence Program (NIP) Budget Overview 
Hearing''. Testimony was heard from Avril Haines, Director of National 
Intelligence. This hearing was closed.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.
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