[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 170 (Wednesday, September 29, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1071-D1072]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
THE 2021 WILDLAND FIRE YEAR: RESPONDING TO AND MITIGATING THREATS TO 
COMMUNITIES
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry 
held a hearing entitled ``The 2021 Wildland Fire Year: Responding to 
and Mitigating Threats to Communities''. Testimony was heard from Randy 
Moore, Chief, U.S. Forest Service.
ENDING THE U.S. MILITARY MISSION IN AFGHANISTAN
Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Ending the U.S. Military Mission in Afghanistan''. Testimony was 
heard from Lloyd J. Austin III, Secretary of Defense, Department of 
Defense; General Mark A. Milley, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff; and 
General Kenneth McKenzie, Jr., U.S. Marine Corps, Commander, U.S. 
Central Command.
BACK TO SCHOOL: HIGHLIGHTING BEST PRACTICES FOR SAFELY REOPENING SCHOOL
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Early Childhood, 
Elementary, and Secondary Education held a hearing entitled ``Back to 
School: Highlighting Best Practices for Safely Reopening School''. 
Testimony was heard from Jesus F. Jara, Superintendent of Schools, 
Clark County School District, Las Vegas, Nevada; and public witnesses.
PROTECTING COMMUNITIES FROM INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS: REVITALIZING THE 
CHEMICAL SAFETY BOARD
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Protecting Communities from 
Industrial Accidents: Revitalizing the Chemical Safety Board''. 
Testimony was heard from Katherine A. Lemos, Chairperson and Chief 
Executive Officer, U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board.
THE FUTURE OF BANKING: HOW CONSOLIDATION, NONBANK COMPETITION, AND 
TECHNOLOGY ARE RESHAPING THE BANKING SYSTEM
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Consumer Protection 
and Financial Institutions held a hearing entitled ``The Future of 
Banking: How Consolidation, Nonbank Competition, and Technology are 
Reshaping the Banking System''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
20 YEARS AFTER 9/11: THE STATE OF THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY 
ADMINISTRATION
Committee on Homeland Security: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``20 Years After 9/11: The State of the Transportation Security 
Administration''. Testimony was heard from David Pekoske, 
Administrator, Transportation Security Administration, Department of 
Homeland Security; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee began a markup on H.R. 5374, 
the ``SHOP SAFE Act''; H.R. 2883, the ``Stop Stalling Access to 
Affordable Medications''; H.R. 2891, the ``Preserve Access to 
Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act''; H.R. 2873, the ``Affordable 
Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2021''; 
H.R. 2884, the ``Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through 
Improvements to Patent Litigation Act''; H.R. 3617, the ``MORE Act of 
2021''; H.R. 2116, the ``CROWN Act of 2021''; H.R. 187, for the relief 
of Victoria Galindo Lopez; H.R. 680, for the relief of Arpita Kurdekar, 
Girish Kurdekar, and Vandana Kurdekar; H.R. 681, for the relief of 
Rebecca Trimble; H.R. 739, for the relief of Median El-Moustrah; and 
H.R. 785, for the relief of Maria

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Isabel Bueso Barrera, Alberto Bueso Mendoza, and Karla Maria Barrera De 
Bueso.
CONFRONTING VIOLENT WHITE SUPREMACY (PART VI): EXAMINING THE BIDEN 
ADMINISTRATION'S COUNTERTERRORISM STRATEGY
Committee on Oversight and Reform: Subcommittee on Civil Rights and 
Civil Liberties held a hearing entitled ``Confronting Violent White 
Supremacy (Part VI): Examining the Biden Administration's 
Counterterrorism Strategy''. Testimony was heard from John Cohen, 
Coordinator for Counterterrorism, Department of Homeland Security; Brad 
Wiegmann, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, National Security 
Division, Department of Justice; and Timothy Langan, Assistant 
Director, Counterterrorism Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation.
UPGRADING PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE: THE NEED TO PROTECT, REBUILD, 
AND STRENGTHEN STATE AND LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENTS
Committee on Oversight and Reform: Select Subcommittee on the 
Coronavirus Crisis held a hearing entitled ``Upgrading Public Health 
Infrastructure: The Need to Protect, Rebuild, and Strengthen State and 
Local Public Health Departments''. Testimony was heard from Joseph 
Kanter, M.D., State Health Officer and Medical Director, Louisiana 
Department of Health; Jennifer Bacani McKenney, M.D., Health Officer, 
Wilson County Health Department, Kansas; Mysheika Roberts, M.D., Health 
Commissioner, Columbus Public Health, Ohio; and a public witness.
PROMOTING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY FOR AMERICANS ACT
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on S. 1301, the 
``Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act'' [Temporary Extension 
of Public Debt Limit]. The Committee granted, by record vote of 7-3, a 
closed rule providing for consideration of S. 1301, the ``Promoting 
Physical Activity for Americans Act'' [Temporary Extension of Public 
Debt Limit]. The rule provides one hour of debate equally divided and 
controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Ways and Means or their respective designees. The rule waives all 
points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides 
that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text 
of Rules Committee Print 117-16 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 one motion to commit. Testimony was heard from Representatives 
Beyer and Rice of South Carolina.
MEMBERS' DAY HEARING: HOUSE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, SPACE, AND TECHNOLOGY
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Members' Day Hearing: House Committee on Science, 
Space, and Technology''. Testimony was heard from Representatives 
Stansbury and Case.
SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY'S ROLE IN CLIMATE SOLUTIONS
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Underserved, Agricultural, 
and Rural Development held a hearing entitled ``Sustainable Forestry's 
Role in Climate Solutions''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.