[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 132 (Wednesday, July 28, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D856-D860]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
STATE OF THE BEEF SUPPLY CHAIN: SHOCKS, RECOVERY, AND REBUILDING
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign 
Agriculture held a hearing entitled ``State of the Beef Supply Chain: 
Shocks, Recovery, and Rebuilding''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Cyber, Innovative 
Technologies, and Information Systems held a markup on H.R. 4350, the 
``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022''. H.R. 4350 
was forwarded to the full Committee, without amendment.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces held a 
markup on H.R. 4350, the ``National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2022''. H.R. 4350 was forwarded to the full Committee, 
without amendment.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection 
Forces held a markup on H.R. 4350, the ``National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2022''. H.R. 4350 was forwarded to the full 
Committee, as amended.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel held a 
markup on H.R. 4350, the ``National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2022''. H.R. 4350 was forwarded to the full Committee, 
without amendment.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: EXAMINING FEDERAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS FOR YOUNG 
CHILDREN AND INFANTS
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Civil Rights and 
Human Services held a hearing entitled ``Food for Thought: Examining 
Federal Nutrition Programs for Young Children and Infants''. Testimony 
was heard from Teresa L. Turner, Nutritionist, Child and Youth 
Services, U.S. Army; Paula N. Garrett, Division Director, Division of 
Community Nutrition, Department of Health, Virginia; and public 
witnesses.

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TRANSFORMING THE FTC: LEGISLATION TO MODERNIZE CONSUMER PROTECTION
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Consumer Protection 
held a hearing entitled ``Transforming the FTC: Legislation to 
Modernize Consumer Protection''. Testimony was heard from the following 
Federal Trade Commission officials: Lina Khan, Chair; Noah Joshua 
Phillips, Commissioner; Rohit Chopra, Commissioner; Rebecca K. 
Slaughter, Commissioner; and Christine S. Wilson, Commissioner; and 
public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee began a markup on H.R. 
4590, the ``Promoting New and Diverse Depository Institutions Act''; 
H.R. 3332, the ``Manufactured Housing Community Preservation Act of 
2021''; H.R. 4616, the ``Adjustable Interest Rate Act of 2021''; H.R. 
4618, the ``Short Sale Transparency and Market Fairness Act''; H.R. 
4685, to require the Government Accountability Office to carry out a 
study on the impact of the gamification, psychological nudges, and 
other design techniques used by online trading platforms, and for other 
purposes; H.R. 4617, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to 
prohibit payment for order flow; H.R. 935, the ``Small Business 
Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 
2021''; H.R. 4620, to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to 
limit the exemption provided for family offices from the definition of 
an investment adviser to those family offices with less than 
$750,000,000 in assets under management and for other purposes; H.R. 
4619, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit trading 
ahead by market makers, and for other purposes; H.R. 3555, the ``Voters 
on the Move Registration Act''; and H.R. 2265, the ``Financial 
Exploitation Prevention Act of 2021''.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee began a markup on H.R. 
4589, the ``Diversity and Inclusion at the State Department Act''; H.R. 
4693, the ``Global Malnutrition Prevention and Treatment Act of 2021''; 
H.R. 1199, the ``STEM Diplomacy Act''; H. Res. 496, supporting the 
continued work of the United States African Development Foundation as 
it creates pathways to prosperity for underserved communities on the 
African Continent through community-led development; H.R. 2946, the 
``Reinforcing Nicaragua's Adherence to Conditions for Electoral Reform 
Act of 2021''; H.R. 4250, the ``War Crimes Rewards Expansion Act''; H. 
Res. 497, condemning the murder of Alireza Fazeli Monfared and the 
practice of so-called ``honor killings'' in Iran, and for other 
purposes; H.R. 4526, the ``City and State Diplomacy Act''; H. Res. 549, 
condemning the assassination of the Haitian President, and urging 
United States and global support of Haitian-led solutions; H. Res. 547, 
calling for the continued support of Afghan women and girls after the 
drawdown of American troops; H. Res. 376, condemning Turkey for its 
illegal occupation of Cyprus; and H.R. 4686, the ``Cambodia Democracy 
Act of 2021''.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Homeland Security: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 
903, the ``Rights for the TSA Workforce Act of 2021''; H.R. 2915, the 
``Homeland Procurement Reform Act''; H.R. 4089, the ``Darren Drake 
Act''; H.R. 4094, the ``One-Stop Pilot Program Act of 2021''; H.R. 
4209, the ``DHS Illicit Cross-Border Tunnel Defense Act''; H.R. 4363, 
the ``DHS Contract Reporting Act of 2021''; H.R. 4426, the ``Homeland 
Security for Children Act''; H.R. 4611, the ``DHS Software Supply Chain 
Risk Management Act of 2021''; H.R. 4691, the ``K-12 Cybersecurity 
Act''; and H.R. 4682, the ``Unmanned Aerial Security Act''. H.R. 903, 
H.R. 2915, H.R. 4089, H.R. 4094, H.R. 4209, H.R. 4363, H.R. 4426, H.R. 
4611, and H.R. 4682 were ordered reported, as amended. H.R. 4691 was 
ordered reported, without amendment.
DHS'S EFFORTS TO DISRUPT TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS IN 
CENTRAL AMERICA
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, 
and Accountability held a hearing entitled ``DHS's Efforts to Disrupt 
Transnational Criminal Organizations in Central America''. Testimony 
was heard from Francis J. Russo, Acting Deputy Executive Assistant 
Commissioner, Operations Support, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 
Department of Homeland Security; and John A. Condon, Acting Assistant 
Director, International Operations, Homeland Security Investigations, 
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland 
Security.
ELECTION SUBVERSION: A GROWING THREAT TO ELECTORAL INTEGRITY
Committee on House Administration: Full Committee held a hearing 
entitled ``Election Subversion: A Growing Threat to Electoral 
Integrity''. Testimony was heard from Representatives Owens, Sarbanes, 
and Williams of Georgia; Janice Winfrey, City Clerk, Detroit, Michigan; 
and public witnesses.

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OVERSIGHT OF THE BANKRUPTCY CODE, PART 1: CONFRONTING ABUSES OF THE 
CHAPTER 11 SYSTEM
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and 
Administrative Law held a hearing entitled ``Oversight of the 
Bankruptcy Code, Part 1: Confronting Abuses of the Chapter 11 System''. 
Testimony was heard from William Tong, Attorney General, Connecticut; 
and public witnesses.
THE PRESIDENT'S FY22 BUDGET PRIORITY FOR THE TERRITORIES: MEDICAID, 
SSI, AND SNAP PARITY
Committee on Natural Resources: Office of Insular Affairs Full 
Committee held a hearing entitled ``The President's FY22 Budget 
Priority for the Territories: Medicaid, SSI, and SNAP Parity''. 
Testimony was heard from Christina Marie Sablan, Chair, Committee on 
Health and Welfare, Northern Marianas Islands House of Representatives; 
and public witnesses.
FITARA 12.0
Committee on Oversight and Reform: Subcommittee on Government 
Operations held a hearing entitled ``FITARA 12.0''. Testimony was heard 
from Clare Martorana, Federal Chief Information Officer, Office of 
Management and Budget; Keith A. Bluestein, Chief Information Officer, 
Small Business Administration; Sean Brune, Chief Information Officer, 
Social Security Administration; and Carol C. Harris, Director, 
Information Technology and Cybersecurity, Government Accountability 
Office.
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022; DEPARTMENT OF STATE, 
FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022; 
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 
2022
Committee on Rules: Full Committee concluded a hearing on H.R. 4346, 
the ``Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2022''; H.R. 4373, the 
``Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs 
Appropriations Act, 2022''; and H.R. 4505, the ``Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022''. The Committee 
granted, by record vote of 9-3, a rule providing for consideration of 
H.R. 4346, the ``Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2022'', H.R. 
4373, the ``Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs Appropriations Act, 2022'', and H.R. 4505, the ``Commerce, 
Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022''. The 
rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4346, the ``Legislative Branch 
Appropriations Act, 2022'', under a structured rule. The rule provides 
one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair 
and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their 
designees. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of 
the bill. The rule provides that the amendment printed in part A of the 
Rules Committee report shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as 
amended, shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of 
order against provisions in the bill, as amended. The rule provides 
that following debate, each further amendment printed in part B of the 
report not earlier considered as part of amendments en bloc pursuant to 
section 3 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. Section 3 of the rule 
provides that at any time after debate the chair of the Committee on 
Appropriations or her designee may offer amendments en bloc consisting 
of further amendments printed in part B of the 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 Appropriations or their 
designees, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject 
to a demand for division of the question. The rule provides one motion 
to recommit. Section 5 of the rule provides for consideration of H.R. 
4373, the ``Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs Appropriations Act, 2022, under a structured rule''. The rule 
provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by 
the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Appropriations or their designees. The rule waives all points of order 
against consideration of the bill. The rule provides that the amendment 
printed in part C of the report shall be considered as adopted and the 
bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The rule waives all 
points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. The rule 
provides that following debate pursuant to section 5, each further 
amendment printed in part D of the report not earlier considered as 
part of amendments en bloc pursuant to section 7 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

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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. Section 
7 of the rule provides that at any time after debate pursuant to 
section 5, the chair of the Committee on Appropriations or her designee 
may offer amendments en bloc consisting of further amendments printed 
in part D of the 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 Appropriations or their designees, shall not be subject to 
amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the 
question. The rule provides one motion to recommit. Section 9 of the 
rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4505, the ``Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022'', under a 
structured rule. The rule provides one hour of general debate equally 
divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Appropriations or their designees. The rule waives all 
points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides 
that the amendment printed in part E of the Rules Committee report 
shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be 
considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against 
provisions in the bill, as amended. The rule provides that following 
debate pursuant section 9, each further amendment printed in part F of 
the report not earlier considered as part of amendments en bloc 
pursuant to section 11 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. Section 11 of 
the rule provides that at any time after debate pursuant to section 9, 
the chair of the Committee on Appropriations or her designee may offer 
amendments en bloc consisting of further amendments printed in part F 
of the 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 Appropriations 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 parts B, D, and F of the report or amendments en bloc 
described in sections 3, 7, and 11 of the resolution. The rule provides 
one motion to recommit.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Full Committee held a 
markup on H.R. 3095, the ``Fair and Open Skies Act''; H.R. 1339, the 
``Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act''; H.R. 3193, 
the ``E-BRIDGE Act''; H.R. 3037, the ``Housing Survivors of Major 
Disasters Act of 2021''; H.R. 3709, the ``Preliminary Damage Assessment 
Improvement Act of 2021''; H.R. 4679, to designate the Federal building 
located at 1200 New Jersey Ave Southeast in Washington, DC, as the 
``Norman Yoshio Mineta Federal Building''; H.R. 4660, to designate the 
Federal building and United States Courthouse located at 1125 Chapline 
Street in Wheeling, WV, as the ``Frederick P. Stamp, Jr. Federal 
Building and United States Courthouse''; H.R. 2220, to amend title 40, 
United States Code, to modify the treatment of certain bargain-price 
options to purchase at less than fair market value, and for other 
purposes; H. Con. Res. 41, authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds 
for the National Peace Officers Memorial Service and the National Honor 
Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition; and General Services Administration's 
Capital Investment and Leasing Program Resolutions. H.R. 3095, H.R. 
3193, H.R. 3037, H.R. 3709, H.R. 4679, H.R. 4660, H.R. 2220, and H. 
Con. Res. 41 were ordered reported, without amendment. H.R. 1339 was 
ordered reported, as amended. General Services Administration's Capital 
Investment and Leasing Program Resolutions were adopted.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 
4657, the ``Veteran Home Energy Savings Act''; H.R. 912, the ``American 
Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Act''; H.R. 3856, to require the 
Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on 
disparities associated with race and ethnicity with respect to certain 
benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; H.R. 147, 
the ``Bringing Registered Apprenticeships to Veterans Education Act''; 
H.R. 4673, the ``Ensuring Veterans' Smooth Transition Act''; H.R. 4626, 
the ``VA Assessment by Independent Measures Act''; H.R. 4625, the ``VA 
Caregiver Transparency Act''; and H.R. 4233, the ``Student Veterans 
Counseling Centers Eligibility Act''. H.R. 4657, H.R. 912, H.R. 3856, 
H.R. 147, H.R. 4673, and H.R. 4626 were ordered reported, as amended. 
H.R. 4625 and H.R. 4233 were ordered reported, without amendment.

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THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY I AND A BUDGET REQUEST
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on 
Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence, and Counterproliferation held a 
hearing entitled ``The Department of Homeland Security I and A Budget 
Request''. Testimony was heard from Melissa Smislova, Deputy Under 
Secretary for Intelligence Enterprise Readiness, Department of Homeland 
Security. This hearing was closed.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.