[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 171 (Thursday, September 30, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1079-D1080]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
PROTECTING STUDENTS AND TAXPAYERS: IMPROVING THE CLOSED SCHOOL 
DISCHARGE PROCESS
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Higher Education and 
Workforce Investment held a hearing entitled ``Protecting Students and 
Taxpayers: Improving the Closed School Discharge Process''. Testimony 
was heard from Melissa Emrey-Arras, Director, Education, Workforce and 
Income Security, Government Accountability Office; and public 
witnesses.
A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD: COLLEGE ATHLETES' RIGHTS TO THEIR NAME, IMAGE, 
AND LIKENESS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Consumer Protection 
and Commerce held a hearing entitled ``A Level Playing Field: College 
Athletes' Rights to Their Name, Image, and Likeness''. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT OF THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT'S AND FEDERAL RESERVE'S PANDEMIC 
RESPONSE
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Oversight of the Treasury Department's and Federal Reserve's Pandemic 
Response''. Testimony was heard from Janet L. Yellen, Secretary, 
Department of the Treasury; and Jerome Powell, Chair, Board of 
Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 
1456, the ``Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2021''; H.R. 4133, the 
``Caribbean Basin Security Initiative Authorization Act''; H.R. 1311, 
the ``Energy Diplomacy Act''; H.R. 3485, the ``Global Respect Act''; H. 
Con. Res. 45, expressing the sense of Congress regarding the execution-
style murders of United States citizens Ylli Agron and Mehmet Bytyqi in 
the Republic of Serbia in July

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1999; H.R. 2748, the ``Israel Relations Normalization Act of 2021''; 
H.R. 4785, the ``Uyghur Policy Act of 2021''; and H. Res. 336, calling 
on the Government of the Russian Federation to provide evidence or to 
release United States citizen Paul Whelan. H.R. 1311, H. Con. Res. 45, 
and H.R. 4133 were ordered reported, without amendment. H.R. 4785, H. 
Res. 336, H.R. 5102, H.R. 2748, H.R. 3485, and H.R. 1456 were ordered 
reported, as amended.
20 YEARS AFTER 9/11: TRANSFORMING DHS TO MEET THE HOMELAND SECURITY 
MISSION
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, 
and Accountability held a hearing entitled ``20 Years After 9/11: 
Transforming DHS to Meet the Homeland Security Mission''. Testimony was 
heard from Chris Currie, Director, Homeland Security and Justice Team, 
Government Accountability Office; Randolph Alles, Acting Under 
Secretary for Management, Department of Homeland Security; and Angela 
Bailey, Chief Human Capital Officer, Department of Homeland Security.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee concluded 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; and H.R. 739, for the relief of Median El-Moustrah; 
H.R. 785, for the relief of Maria Isabel Bueso Barrera, Alberto Bueso 
Mendoza, and Karla Maria Barrera De Bueso. H.R. 5374, H.R. 681, H.R. 
2883, H.R. 2891, H.R. 2873, H.R. 2884, H.R. 3617, H.R. 2116 were 
ordered reported, as amended. H.R. 187, H.R. 680, H.R. 739, and H.R. 
785 were ordered reported, without amendment.
A STATE OF CRISIS: EXAMINING THE URGENT NEED TO PROTECT AND EXPAND 
ABORTION RIGHTS AND ACCESS
Committee on Oversight and Reform: Full Committee held a hearing 
entitled ``A State of Crisis: Examining the Urgent Need to Protect and 
Expand Abortion Rights and Access''. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Bush, Cammack, Chu, Jayapal, and Lee; and public 
witnesses.
EMPOWERING EMPLOYEE OWNED BUSINESSES AND COOPERATIVES THROUGH ACCESS TO 
CAPITAL
Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Empowering Employee Owned Businesses and Cooperatives Through Access 
to Capital''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
ASSESSING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S COVID-19 RELIEF AND RESPONSE EFFORTS 
AND ITS IMPACT--PART II
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Assessing the Federal Government's COVID-19 Relief 
and Response Efforts and its Impact--Part II''. Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
MODERNIZING AND SECURING VA'S IT INFRASTRUCTURE
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Technology 
Modernization held a hearing entitled ``Modernizing and Securing VA's 
IT Infrastructure''. Testimony was heard from Neil Evans, Acting 
Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology and Chief 
Information Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee held a 
markup on H.R. 5412, the ``Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2022''; and Authorizing all Members of the House of 
Representatives to review, at a time to be determined by the Committee, 
the Classified Annex to the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2022. H.R. 5412 was ordered reported, as amended. Authorizing all 
Members of the House of Representatives to review, at a time to be 
determined by the Committee, the Classified Annex to the Intelligence 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 was approved. This hearing was 
closed.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.