[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 123 (Wednesday, July 14, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D769-D770]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
APPROPRIATIONS: DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee Labor, Health and Human 
Services, and Education, and Related Agencies concluded a hearing to 
examine budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2022 for the 
Department of Labor, after receiving testimony from Martin J. Walsh, 
Secretary of Labor.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee ordered favorably 
reported an original bill to invest in the energy and outdoor 
infrastructure of the United States to deploy new and innovative 
technologies, update existing infrastructure to be reliable and 
resilient, and secure energy infrastructure against physical and cyber 
threats.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee ordered favorably 
reported the nominations of Alejandra Y. Castillo, of New York, to be 
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development, and Jane 
Toshiko Nishida, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency.
NOMINATION
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the nomination of Michael Lee Connor, of Colorado, 
to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army, Department of Defense.
U.S. COMPETITIVENESS
Committee on Finance: Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and 
Economic Growth concluded a hearing to examine defending and investing 
in United States competitiveness, after receiving testimony from 
William E. Spriggs, AFL-CIO, Yaya J. Fanusie, Center for a New American 
Security, David M. Luna, International Coalition Against Illicit 
Economies, and Jane Nakano, Center for Strategic and International 
Studies, all of Washington, D.C.; Roy Houseman, United Steel, Paper and 
Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service 
Workers International Union, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and Mary 
Gallagher, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
USAID BUDGET
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2022 
for the United States Agency for International Development, after 
receiving testimony from Samantha Power, Administrator, United States 
Agency for International Development.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee 
ordered favorably reported the following business items:

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  S. 2123, to establish the Federal Clearinghouse on Safety and 
Security Best Practices for Faith-Based Organizations and Houses of 
Worship, with amendments;
  S. 1917, to establish a K-12 education cybersecurity initiative;
  S. 2201, to manage supply chain risk through counterintelligence 
training, with an amendment;
  S. 2293, to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act to provide certain employment rights to 
reservists of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 1324, to establish a Civilian Cyber Security Reserve as a pilot 
project to address the cyber security needs for the United States with 
respect to national security, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute;
  S. 533, to require a guidance clarity statement on certain agency 
guidance, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 629, to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to require 
Federal agencies to submit to the Comptroller General of the United 
States a report on rules that are revoked, suspended, replaced, 
amended, or otherwise made ineffective, with an amendment in the nature 
of a substitute;
  S. 2150, to prevent catastrophic wildland fires by establishing a 
commission to study and recommend wildland fire prevention, mitigation, 
suppression, management, and rehabilitation policies for the Federal 
Government, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 1009, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 regarding the 
procurement of certain items related to national security interests for 
Department of Homeland Security frontline operational components, with 
an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  H.R. 367, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish an 
acquisition professional career program;
  H.R. 408, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a 
mentor-protege program;
  H.R. 473, to require a review of Department of Homeland Security 
trusted traveler programs;
  H.R. 539, to amend the Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 to 
require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to 
waive certain debts owed to the United States related to covered 
assistance provided to an individual or household; and
  H.R. 772, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 229 Minnetonka Avenue South in Wayzata, Minnesota, 
as the ``Jim Ramstad Post Office''.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
nomination of Bryan Todd Newland, of Michigan, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of the Interior.
NOMINATIONS
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the nominations of Myrna Perez, of New York, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, who was introduced by Senator 
Schumer, Jia M. Cobb, of Virginia, and Florence Y. Pan, both to be 
United States District Judge for the District of Columbia, Sarah A.L. 
Merriam, to be United States District Judge for the District of 
Connecticut, who was introduced by Senators Blumenthal and Murphy, 
Karen McGlashan Williams, to be United States District Judge for the 
District of New Jersey, who was introduced by Senators Menendez and 
Booker, and Matthew G. Olsen, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney 
General, Department of Justice, who was introduced by Senators Cardin 
and Van Hollen, after the nominees testified and answered questions in 
their own behalf.
VOTING RIGHTS ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution concluded 
a hearing to examine restoring the Voting Rights Act after Brnovich and 
Shelby County, after receiving testimony from Jose Garza, Texas House 
of Representatives Mexican American Legislative Caucus Voting Rights 
Counsel, San Antonio; Richard L. Hasen, University of California School 
of Law, Irvine; Janai S. Nelson, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational 
Fund, Inc., New York, New York; Kenneth T. Cuccinelli, II, Election 
Transparency Initiative, Nokesville, Virginia; and T. Russell Nobile, 
Judicial Watch, Inc., Gulfport, Mississippi.
VA ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine VA electronic health records, focusing on modernization and the 
path ahead, after receiving testimony from Denis McDonough, Secretary, 
and David Case, Deputy Inspector General, Office of Inspector General, 
both of the Department of Veterans Affairs; and Marc Probst, Ellkay, 
Salt Lake City, Utah.