[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 110 (Thursday, June 24, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D702-D703]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Services and 
General Government held a markup on the Fiscal Year 2022 Subcommittee 
on Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill. The 
Fiscal Year 2022 Subcommittee on Financial Services and General 
Government Appropriations Bill was forwarded to the full Committee, 
without amendment.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative Branch held a 
markup on the Fiscal Year 2022 Subcommittee on Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Bill. The Fiscal Year 2022 Subcommittee on Legislative 
Branch Appropriations Bill was forwarded to the full Committee, without 
amendment.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE'S FISCAL YEAR 2022 BUDGET
Committee on the Budget: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Department of Defense's Fiscal Year 2022 Budget''. Testimony was 
heard from Michael J. McCord, Under Secretary of Defense and 
Comptroller/Chief Financial Officer, Department of Defense; and Vice 
Admiral Ronald A. Boxall, Director of Force Structure, Resources and 
Assessment (J8), Joint Chiefs of Staff, Department of Defense.
EXAMINING THE POLICIES AND PRIORITIES OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF 
EDUCATION
Committee on Education and Labor: Full Committee held a hearing 
entitled ``Examining the Policies and Priorities of the U.S. Department 
of Education''. Testimony was heard from Miguel A. Cardona, Secretary, 
Department of Education.
EMPOWERED BY DATA: LEGISLATION TO ADVANCE EQUITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``Empowered by Data: Legislation to Advance Equity and Public 
Health''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
NATO 2030: A CELEBRATION OF ORIGINS AND AN EYE TOWARD THE FUTURE
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe, Energy, the 
Environment, and Cyber; and North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
Parliamentary Assembly held a joint hearing entitled ``NATO 2030: A 
Celebration of Origins and an Eye Toward the Future''. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
ADVANCING AND PROTECTING LGBTQI+ RIGHTS ABROAD
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Advancing and Protecting LGBTQI+ Rights Abroad''. Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
VOTING IN AMERICA: A NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE ON THE RIGHT TO VOTE, METHODS 
OF ELECTION, JURISDICTIONAL BOUNDARIES, AND REDISTRICTING
Committee on House Administration: Subcommittee on Elections held a 
hearing entitled ``Voting in America: A National Perspective on the 
Right to Vote, Methods of Election, Jurisdictional Boundaries, and 
Redistricting''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee concluded a markup on H.R. 
3843, the ``Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021''; H.R. 3460, 
the ``State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021''; H.R. 3849, the 
``ACCESS Act of 2021''; H.R. 3826, the ``Platform Competition and 
Opportunity Act of 2021''; H.R. 3816, the ``American Choice and 
Innovation Online Act''; and H.R. 3825, the ``Ending Platform 
Monopolies Act''. H.R. 3843, H.R. 3460, H.R. 3849, H.R. 3826, H.R. 
3816, and H.R. 3825 were ordered reported, as amended.

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LEADING BY EXAMPLE: THE NEED FOR COMPREHENSIVE PAID LEAVE FOR THE 
FEDERAL WORKFORCE AND BEYOND
Committee on Oversight and Reform: Full Committee held a hearing 
entitled ``Leading by Example: The Need for Comprehensive Paid Leave 
for the Federal Workforce and Beyond''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
PLASTIC WASTE REDUCTION AND RECYCLING RESEARCH: MOVING FROM STAGGERING 
STATISTICS TO SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Research 
and Technology held a hearing entitled ``Plastic Waste Reduction and 
Recycling Research: Moving from Staggering Statistics to Sustainable 
Systems''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
CMMC IMPLEMENTATION: WHAT IT MEANS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, 
and Regulations held a hearing entitled ``CMMC Implementation: What It 
Means for Small Businesses''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
PRESIDENT BIDEN'S FISCAL YEAR 2022 BUDGET REQUEST: AGENCY POLICIES AND 
PERSPECTIVES (PART I)
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water 
Resources and Environment held a hearing entitled ``President Biden's 
Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Request: Agency Policies and Perspectives (Part 
I)''. Testimony was heard from Lieutenant General Scott A. Spellmon, 
Chief of Engineers and Commanding General, U.S. Army Corps of 
Engineers, Department of the Army; Jaime A. Pinkham, Acting Assistant 
Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, Department of the Army; Jeff 
Lyash, President and Chief Executive Officer, Tennessee Valley 
Authority; and Daniel Avila, Acting Commissioner, U.S. Sector, 
International Boundary and Water Commission.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 
3967, the ``Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 
2021''. H.R. 3967 was ordered reported, as amended.
NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY BUDGET HEARING
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``National Security Agency Budget Hearing''. Testimony 
was heard from General Paul Nakasone, Director, National Security 
Agency, Department of Defense. This hearing was closed.
RETHINKING CONGRESSIONAL CULTURE: LESSONS FROM THE FIELDS OF 
ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION
Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress: Full Committee held 
a hearing entitled ``Rethinking Congressional Culture: Lessons from the 
Fields of Organizational Psychology and Conflict Resolution''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.