[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 113 (Tuesday, June 29, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D718-D721]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Appropriations: Full Committee held a business meeting on 
the Report on the Suballocation of Budget Allocations for FY 2022; and 
markup on the Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill, FY 2022; and the 
Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill, FY 2022. 
The Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill, FY 2022; and the Financial 
Services and General Government Appropriations Bill, FY 2022 were 
ordered reported, as amended. The Report on the Suballocation of Budget 
Allocations for FY 2022 passed, without amendment.

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THE FISCAL YEAR 2022 NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION BUDGET REQUEST FOR 
THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY
Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``The Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Budget Request 
for the Department of the Army''. Testimony was heard from Christine E. 
Wormuth, Secretary of the Army, U.S. Army; and General James C. 
McConville, Chief of Staff, U.S. Army.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, CYBERSECURITY, AND 
INFORMATION ASSURANCE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Cyber, Innovative 
Technologies, and Information Systems held a hearing entitled 
``Department of Defense Information Technology, Cybersecurity, and 
Information Assurance for Fiscal Year 2022''. Testimony was heard from 
John Sherman, Acting Chief Information Officer, Department of Defense.
THE CLEAN FUTURE ACT AND ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION: DELIVERING CLEAN POWER 
TO THE PEOPLE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy held a hearing 
entitled ``The CLEAN Future Act and Electric Transmission: Delivering 
Clean Power to the People''. Testimony was heard from Patricia Hoffman, 
Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of Electricity, Department of 
Energy; and public witnesses.
A BIASED, BROKEN SYSTEM: EXAMINING PROPOSALS TO OVERHAUL CREDIT 
REPORTING TO ACHIEVE EQUITY
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``A Biased, Broken System: Examining Proposals to Overhaul Credit 
Reporting to Achieve Equity''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
THE LEGACY OF GEORGE FLOYD, AN EXAMINATION OF FINANCIAL SERVICES 
INDUSTRY COMMITMENTS TO ECONOMIC AND RACIAL JUSTICE
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Diversity and 
Inclusion held a hearing entitled ``The Legacy of George Floyd, An 
Examination of Financial Services Industry Commitments to Economic and 
Racial Justice''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
THE CONFLICT IN ETHIOPIA
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``The Conflict in Ethiopia''. Testimony was heard from Robert F. Godec, 
Acting Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of African Affairs, 
Department of State; and Sarah Charles, Assistant to the Administrator, 
U.S. Agency for International Development.
EXAMINING FEMA'S READINESS TO MEET ITS MISSION
Committee on Homeland Security: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Examining FEMA's Readiness to Meet its Mission''. Testimony was heard 
from Deanne Criswell, Administrator, Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
THE NEED TO ENHANCE THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT: PRELIMINARY INJUNCTIONS, 
BAIL-IN COVERAGE, ELECTION OBSERVERS, AND NOTICE
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil 
Rights, and Civil Liberties held a hearing entitled ``The Need to 
Enhance the Voting Rights Act: Preliminary Injunctions, Bail-in 
Coverage, Election Observers, and Notice''. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and 
Wildlife held a hearing on H.R. 1851, the ``St. Mary's Reinvestment 
Act''; H.R. 1869, the ``Technical Correction to the Shoshone-Paiute 
Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation Water Rights Settlement Act of 
2021''; H.R. 3877, the ``Salton Sea Projects Improvements Act''; and 
H.R. 4099, the ``Large Scale Water Recycling Project Investment Act''. 
Testimony was heard from Representatives Napolitano, Ruiz, Amodei, and 
Rosendale; David Raff, Chief Engineer, Bureau of Reclamation, 
Department of the Interior; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Oversight and Reform: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 
1204, the ``District of Columbia Chief Financial Officer Salary Home 
Rule Act''; H.R. 1224, the ``Merit System Protection Board Empowerment 
Act''; H.R. 2043, the ``Plum Act''; H.R. 2988, the ``Whistleblower 
Protection Improvement Act''; H.R. 3599, the ``Federal Rotational Cyber 
Workforce Program Act''; H.R. 3787, the ``District of Columbia Local 
Juror Nondiscrimination Act''; H.R. 735, to designate the facility of 
the United States Postal Service located at 502 East Cotati Avenue in 
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``Arthur Luis Ibleto Post Office Building''; H.R. 1298, to designate 
the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1233 North 
Cedar Street in Owasso, Oklahoma, as the ``Staff Sergeant Marshal 
Roberts Post Office Building''; H.R. 2324, to designate the facility of 
the United States Postal Service located at 2800 South Adams Street in 
Tallahassee, Florida, as the ``D. Edwina Stephens Post Office''; H.R. 
2472, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 82422 Cadiz Jewett Road in Cadiz, Ohio, as the ``John Armor 
Bingham Post Office''; and H.R. 2473, to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 275 Penn Avenue in Salem, Ohio, 
as the ``Howard Arthur Tibbs Post Office''. H.R. 2988, H.R. 2043, H.R. 
3787, H.R. 1204, H.R. 1224, and H.R. 3599 were ordered reported, as 
amended. H.R. 1298, H.R. 2324, H.R. 2427, H.R. 2473, and H.R. 735 were 
ordered reported, without amendment.
INVEST IN AMERICA ACT
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 3684, the 
``INVEST in America Act'' [Amendment Consideration]. The Committee 
granted, by record vote of 7-3, a rule providing for further 
consideration of H.R. 3684, the ``INVEST in America Act'', under a 
structured rule. The rule provides that following debate, each further 
amendment printed in the Rules Committee report not earlier considered 
as part of amendments en bloc pursuant to subsection (b) shall be 
considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only 
by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, 
shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided 
and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, may be withdrawn by 
the proponent at any time before the question is put thereon, shall not 
be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for 
division of the question. The rule provides that at any time after 
debate the chair of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
or his designee may offer amendments en bloc consisting of further 
amendments printed in the Rules Committee report not earlier disposed 
of. Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be debatable 
for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
or their designees, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be 
subject to a demand for division of the question. The rule waives all 
points of order against the amendments printed in the Rules Committee 
report or amendments en bloc described in subsection (b). The rule 
provides that it shall be in order without intervention of any point of 
order to consider concurrent resolutions providing for adjournment 
during the month of July. The rule provides that the provisions of 
section 202 of the National Emergencies Act shall not apply during the 
remainder of the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress to a joint resolution 
terminating the national emergency declared by the President on March 
13, 2020. The rule provides that House Resolution 188, agreed to March 
8, 2021, is amended by striking ``July 1, 2021'' each place it appears 
and inserting ``July 30, 2021''. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Bilirakis, Brady, Burgess, Cammack, Graves of 
Louisiana, Johnson of South Dakota, Nehls, Pence, Perry, Roy, 
Schweikert, Smith of New Jersey, Green of Texas, Jackson Lee, Johnson 
of Georgia, Torres of California, and Trone.
THE STATE OF FEDERAL WILDLAND FIRE SCIENCE: EXAMINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR 
FURTHER RESEARCH AND COORDINATION
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``The State of Federal Wildland Fire Science: 
Examining Opportunities for Further Research and Coordination''. 
Testimony was heard from George Geissler, State Forester and Deputy, 
Wildland Fire and Forest Health and Resiliency, Washington Department 
of Natural Resources; and public witnesses.
COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS: 2021 MEMBER DAY HEARING
Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Committee on Small Business: 2021 Member Day Hearing''. Testimony was 
heard from Representatives Blumenauer and Case.
EXPANDING ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION AND THE PROMISE IT HOLDS
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing 
entitled ``Expanding Access to Higher Education and the Promise it 
Holds''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION BUDGET HEARING
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Federal Bureau of Investigation Budget Hearing''. 
Testimony was heard from M.A. Myers, Executive Assistant Director of 
Intelligence, Federal Bureau of Investigation. This hearing was closed.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.

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