[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 105 (Wednesday, June 16, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D657-D659]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Agriculture: Full Committee held a business meeting to consider 
a committee print to provide for the availability of amounts for customer 
education initiatives and non-awards expenses of the Commodity Futures 
Trading Commission Whistleblower Program, and for other purposes. The 
committee print was approved.

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1890 LAND GRANT INSTITUTIONS: INVESTING FOR AGRICULTURAL RESILIENCY, EQUITY, 
AND GLOBAL IMPACT
Committee on Agriculture: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``1890 Land 
Grant Institutions: Investing for Agricultural Resiliency, Equity, and 
Global Impact''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE FISCAL YEAR 2022 BUDGET REQUEST
Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Department of the Air Force Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Request''. Testimony 
was heard from John P. Roth, Acting Secretary of the Air Force; General 
Charles Brown, Chief of Staff of the Air Force; and General John Raymond, 
Chief of Space Operations, U.S. Space Force.
EXAMINING THE POLICIES AND PRIORITIES OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 
HUMAN SERVICES
Committee on Education and Labor: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Examining the Policies and Priorities of the U.S. Department of Health and 
Human Services''. Testimony was heard from Xavier Becerra, Secretary, 
Department of Health and Human Services.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Environment and Climate 
Change held a markup on H.R. 3291, the ``Assistance, Quality, and 
Affordability Act of 2021''; H.R. 3293, the ``Low-Income Water Customer 
Assistance Programs Act of 2021''; and H.R. 2467, the ``PFAS Action Act of 
2021''. H.R. 3291 and H.R. 3293 were forwarded to the full Committee, as 
amended. H.R. 2467 was forwarded to the full Committee, without amendment.
FLEXIBLE FEDERAL FUNDING: EXAMINING THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT 
PROGRAM AND ITS IMPACT ON ADDRESSING LOCAL CHALLENGES
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Housing, Community 
Development and Insurance held a hearing entitled ``Flexible Federal 
Funding: Examining the Community Development Block Grant Program and Its 
Impact on Addressing Local Challenges''. Testimony was heard from Joseph 
Jaroscak, Analyst in Economic Development Policy, Congressional Research 
Service, Library of Congress; George Mensah, Director, Department of Housing 
and Community Development, Miami, Florida; London Breed, Mayor, San 
Francisco, California; and public witnesses.
SCHEMES AND SUBVERSION: HOW BAD ACTORS AND FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS UNDERMINE AND 
EVADE SANCTIONS REGIMES
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on National Security, 
International Development and Monetary Policy held a hearing entitled 
``Schemes and Subversion: How Bad Actors and Foreign Governments Undermine 
and Evade Sanctions Regimes''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION'S PRIORITIES FOR ENGAGEMENT WITH THE UNITED NATIONS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``The 
Biden Administration's Priorities for Engagement with the United Nations''. 
Testimony was heard from Linda Thomas-Greenfield, Ambassador to the United 
Nations, Department of State.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Office of Insular Affairs Full Committee 
held a hearing on H.R. 2070, the ``Puerto Rico Self-Determination Act of 
2021''; and H.R. 1522, the ``Puerto Rico Statehood Admission Act''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
JUMPSTARTING MAIN STREET: BRINGING JOBS AND WEALTH BACK TO FORGOTTEN AMERICA
Committee on Oversight and Reform: Subcommittee on Environment held a 
hearing entitled ``Jumpstarting Main Street: Bringing Jobs and Wealth Back 
to Forgotten America''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
JUNETEENTH NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE DAY ACT
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on S. 475, the 
``Juneteenth National Independence Day Act''. The Committee granted, by 
nonrecord vote, a closed rule providing for consideration of S. 475, the 
``Juneteenth National Independence Day Act''. The rule provides one hour of 
debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Oversight and Reform or their designees. The rule 
waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule 
provides that the bill shall be considered as read. The rule waives all 
points of order against provisions in the bill. The rule provides one motion 
to commit.
SUPPORTING SMALL ENTITIES THROUGH INVESTMENTS IN THE NATIONAL 
INFRASTRUCTURE: BROADBAND
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Underserved, Agricultural, and 
Rural Development held a hearing entitled ``Supporting Small Entities 
through Investments in the National Infrastructure:

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Broadband''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
STARSHIPS AND STRIPES FOREVER--AN EXAMINATION OF THE FAA'S ROLE IN THE 
FUTURE OF SPACEFLIGHT
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Aviation 
held a hearing entitled ``Starships and Stripes Forever--An Examination of 
the FAA's Role in the Future of Spaceflight''. Testimony was heard from 
Wayne R. Monteith, Associate Administrator for Commercial Space 
Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
Transportation; Heather Krause, Director, Physical Infrastructure, 
Government Accountability Office; and public witnesses.
VETERAN HOMELESSNESS IN THE WAKE OF COVID-19
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity held a 
hearing entitled ``Veteran Homelessness in the Wake of COVID-19''. Testimony 
was heard from Keith Harris, National Director of Clinical Operations, 
Homeless Programs Office, Department of Veterans Affairs; Anthony Love, 
Interim Executive Director, U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness; 
Richard Cho, Senior Advisor for Housing and Services, Department of Housing 
and Urban Development; and public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.
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