[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 189 (Wednesday, October 27, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1197-D1199]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
UNITED STATES GLOBAL COVID-19 RESPONSE: ACTIONS TAKEN AND FUTURE NEEDS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, 
and Related Programs held a hearing entitled ``United States Global 
COVID-19 Response: Actions Taken and Future Needs''. Testimony was 
heard from Sarah Charles, Assistant to the Administrator, Bureau for 
Humanitarian Assistance, U.S. Agency for International Development; 
Jeremy Konyndyk, Executive Director, USAID COVID-19 Task Force, and 
Senior Advisor to the Administrator, U.S. Agency for International 
Development; Gayle Smith, Coordinator for Global COVID-19 Response and 
Health Security, Department of State; and Lesley Ziman, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, 
Department of State.
EXAMINING THE POLICIES AND PRIORITIES OF THE OFFICE OF FEDERAL STUDENT 
AID
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Higher Education and 
Workforce Investment held a hearing entitled ``Examining the Policies 
and Priorities of the Office of Federal Student Aid''. Testimony was 
heard from Richard Cordray, Chief Operating Officer, Office of Federal 
Student Aid, Department of Education.
TSCA AND PUBLIC HEALTH: FULFILLING THE PROMISE OF THE LAUTENBERG ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Environment and 
Climate Change held a hearing entitled ``TSCA and Public Health: 
Fulfilling the Promise of the Lautenberg Act''. Testimony was heard 
from Michal Ilana Freedhoff, Assistant Administrator, Office of 
Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention, Environmental Protection 
Agency.
BRINGING CONSUMER PROTECTION BACK: A SEMI-ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE CONSUMER 
FINANCIAL PROTECTION
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Bringing Consumer Protection Back: A Semi-Annual Review of the 
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau''. Testimony was heard from Rohit 
Chopra, Director, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
COMBATING GLOBAL HUMAN TRAFFICKING
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, 
and Global Human Rights held a hearing entitled ``Combating Global 
Human Trafficking''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
THE ADMINISTRATION'S FY22 BUDGET REQUEST FOR THE PEACE CORPS, 
DEVELOPMENT FINANCE CORPORATION, AND MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``The Administration's FY22 Budget Request for the Peace Corps, 
Development Finance Corporation, and Millennium Challenge 
Corporation''. Testimony was heard from Carol Spahn, Acting Director, 
Peace Corps; Dev Jagadesan, Acting Chief Executive Officer, Development 
Finance Corporation; and Mahmoud Bah, Acting Chief Executive Officer, 
Millennium Challenge Corporation.
ENSURING EQUITY IN DISASTER PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY
Committee on Homeland Security: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Ensuring Equity in Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee began a markup on H.R. 2377, 
the ``Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2021''; H.R. 4777, 
the ``Nondebtor Release Prohibition Act of 2021''; H.R. 963, the ``FAIR 
Act''; H.R. 5677, to make technical

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amendments to titles 2, 50, and 52, United States Code; H.R. 5679, to 
make technical amendments to titles 7, 20, and 43, United States Code; 
H.R. 5695, to make technical amendments to title 25, United States 
Code; and H.R. 5705, to make technical amendments to title 34, United 
States Code.
WILDLAND FIREFIGHTING WORKFORCE REFORMS
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, 
Forests, and Public Lands held a hearing entitled ``Wildland 
Firefighting Workforce Reforms''. Testimony was heard from Jaelith 
Hall-Rivera, Deputy Chief, State and Private Forestry, U.S. Forest 
Service, Department of Agriculture; Jeff Rupert, Director, Office of 
Wildland Fire, Department of the Interior; and public witnesses.
THE FEDERAL COAL PROGRAM: A BAD DEAL FOR TAXPAYERS AND A THREAT TO 
CLIMATE
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources held a hearing entitled ``The Federal Coal Program: A Bad 
Deal for Taxpayers and a Threat to Climate''. Testimony was heard from 
Randall Luthi, Chief Energy Advisor, Office of the Governor, Wyoming; 
and public witnesses.
HOW THE MEATPACKING INDUSTRY FAILED THE WORKERS WHO FEED AMERICA
Committee on Oversight and Reform: Select Subcommittee on the 
Coronavirus Crisis held a hearing entitled ``How the Meatpacking 
Industry Failed the Workers Who Feed America''. Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
A REVIEW OF THE SBIC PROGRAM
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax, and 
Capital Access held a hearing entitled ``A Review of the SBIC 
Program''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Full Committee held a 
markup on H.R. 4042, the ``Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2021''; 
H.R. 5706, the ``Stop Sexual Assault and Harassment in Transportation 
Act''; H.R. 1066, the ``Wildfire Recovery Act''; H.R. 5641, the ``SPEED 
Recovery Act''; H.R. 5689, the ``Resilient AMERICA Act''; H.R. 5673, 
the ``Safeguarding Tomorrow through Ongoing Risk Mitigation Technical 
Corrections Act''; H.R. 5343, the ``FEMA Caseworker Accountability 
Act''; H.R. 5547, the ``CEDS Act''; H.R. 4771, to designate the Federal 
Building and United States Courthouse located at 111 North Adams Street 
in Tallahassee, Florida, as the ``Joseph Woodrow Hatchett United States 
Courthouse and Federal Building''; H.R. 246, to designate the Federal 
building and United States courthouse located at 180 West Main Street 
in Abingdon, Virginia, as the ``H. Emory Widener, Jr., Federal Building 
and United States Courthouse''; and General Services Administration's 
Capital Investment and Leasing Program Resolutions. H.R. 1066, H.R. 
5343, H.R. 5547, and H.R. 5689 were ordered reported, as amended. H.R. 
246, H.R. 4042, H.R. 4771, H.R. 5641, H.R. 5673, and H.R. 5706 were 
ordered reported, without amendment. General Services Administration's 
Capital Investment and Leasing Program Resolutions were adopted.
LESSONS LEARNED? BUILDING A CULTURE OF PATIENT SAFETY WITHIN THE 
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``Lessons Learned? Building a Culture of Patient Safety Within 
the Veterans Health Administration''. Testimony was heard from Julie 
Kroviak, Deputy Assistant Inspector General for Healthcare Inspections, 
Office of Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs; Sharon 
Silas, Director, Health Care Team, Government Accountability Office; 
and Renee Oshinski, Assistant Under Secretary for Health for 
Operations, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans 
Affairs.
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION AND ACCESSIBILITY IN THE INTELLIGENCE 
COMMUNITY: AN ENDURING MISSION IMPERATIVE
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility in 
the Intelligence Community: An Enduring Mission Imperative''. Testimony 
was heard from Lieutenant General Scott Berrier, Director, Defense 
Intelligence Agency; William Burns, Director, Central Intelligence 
Agency; Avril Haines, Director, Office of the Director of National 
Intelligence; Ronald S. Moultrie, Under Secretary of Defense for 
Intelligence and Security, Department of Defense; and General Paul 
Nakasone, Director, National Security Agency, Department of Defense.
STRENGTHENING THE LAWMAKING PROCESS: HOW DATA CAN INFORM AND IMPROVE 
POLICY
Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress: Full Committee held 
a hearing entitled ``Strengthening the Lawmaking Process: How Data Can 
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Improve Policy''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
LABOR MARKET
Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded a hearing to examine a 
stronger labor market for robust growth, after receiving testimony from 
Betsey Stevenson, University of Michigan Gerald R. Ford School of 
Public Policy, Ann Arbor; Skanda Amarnath, Employ America, and Rachel 
Greszler, The Heritage Foundation, both of Washington, D.C.; and Daniel 
Swenson-Klatt, Butter Bakery Cafe, Minneapolis, Minnesota, on behalf of 
the Main Street Alliance.