[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 208 (Thursday, December 2, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1329-D1330]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
MINDING THE GAP: HOW OPERATIONAL ENERGY CAN HELP US ADDRESS LOGISTICS 
CHALLENGES
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness held a hearing 
entitled ``Minding the Gap: How Operational Energy Can Help Us Address 
Logistics Challenges''. Testimony was heard from Lieutenant General 
Sam. C. Barrett, Joint Staff, Director for Logistics, J-4; Lieutenant 
General Duane A. Gamble, U.S. Army, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-4; Vice 
Admiral Rick Williamson, U.S. Navy, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations 
for Fleet Readiness and Logistics, N-4; Lieutenant General Edward 
Banta, U.S. Marine Corps, Deputy Commandant, Installations and 
Logistics; and Lieutenant General Warren D. Berry, U.S. Air Force, 
Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Engineering and Force Protection, 
A-4.
STRENGTHENING THE SAFETY NET FOR INJURED WORKERS
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Workforce Protections 
held a hearing entitled ``Strengthening the Safety Net for Injured 
Workers''. Testimony was heard from Representative Carbajal; 
Christopher J. Godfrey, Director, Office of Workers' Compensation 
Programs, U.S. Department of Labor; and Thomas M. Costa, Director, 
Education, Workforce, and Income Security, Government Accountability 
Office.
THE OVERDOSE CRISIS: INTERAGENCY PROPOSAL TO COMBAT ILLICIT FENTANYL-
RELATED SUBSTANCES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``The Overdose Crisis: Interagency Proposal to Combat Illicit 
Fentanyl-Related Substances''. Testimony was heard from Kemp L. 
Chester, Assistant Director, Executive Office of the President, Office 
of National Drug Control Policy; Louis J. Milione, Principal Deputy 
Administrator, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Department of 
Justice; Lisa O. Monaco, Deputy Attorney General, U.S. Department of 
Justice; Douglas Throckmorton, M.D., Deputy Director for Regulatory 
Programs, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug 
Administration, Department of Health and Human Services; and Nora D. 
Volkow, M.D., Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National 
Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services.
INNOVATIVE MUNICIPAL LEADERSHIP IN CENTRAL EUROPE: FOUNDING MEMBERS OF 
THE PACT OF FREE CITIES
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe, Energy, the 
Environment, and Cyber held a hearing entitled ``Innovative Municipal 
Leadership in Central Europe: Founding Members of the Pact of Free 
Cities''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
WHAT MORE PUBLIC LANDS LEASING MEANS FOR ACHIEVING U.S. CLIMATE TARGETS
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources held a hearing entitled ``What More Public Lands Leasing 
Means for Achieving U.S. Climate Targets''. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Oversight and Reform: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 
5477, the ``Federal Agency Climate Planning, Resilience, and Enhanced 
Preparedness Act''; H.R. 4688, the ``Federal Agency Customer Experience 
Act''; H.R. 5792, the ``State and Local Digital Services Act''; H.R. 
4778, the ``District of Columbia Courts Vacancy Reduction Act''; H.R. 
6066, the ``Strengthening the Office of Personnel Management Act''; 
H.R. 700, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 303 East Mississippi Avenue in Elwood, Illinois, as the 
``Lawrence M. 'Larry' Walsh Sr. Post Office''; H.R. 3508, to designate 
the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 39 West 
Main Street, in Honeoye Falls, New York, as the ``CW4 Christian J. Koch 
Memorial Post Office''; H.R. 4899, to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 10 Broadway Street West, in 
Akeley, Minnesota, as the ``Neal Kenneth Todd Post Office''; H.R. 5271, 
to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 2245 Rosa L Parks Boulevard in Nashville, Tennessee, as the ``Thelma 
Harper Post Office Building''; H.R. 5577, to designate the facility of 
the United States Postal Service located at 3900 Crown Road Southwest 
in Atlanta, Georgia, as the ``John R. Lewis Post Office Building''; 
H.R. 5650, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service at 16605 East Avenue of the Fountains in Fountain Hills, 
Arizona, as the ``Dr. C.T. Wright Post Office Building''; and H.R. 
5659, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 1961 North C Street in Oxnard, California, as the ``John R. 
Hatcher III Post Office Building''. H.R. 4688, H.R. 5792, H.R. 4778, 
H.R. 6066, and H.R. 5477 were ordered reported, as amended. H.R. 700, 
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3508, H.R. 4899, H.R. 5271, H.R. 5577, H.R. 5650, and H.R. 5659 were 
ordered reported, without amendment.
RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING THAT THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FIND JEFFREY 
BOSSERT CLARK IN CONTEMPT OF CONGRESS; FURTHER EXTENDING GOVERNMENT 
FUNDING ACT
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on a Resolution 
Recommending That The House Of Representatives Find Jeffrey Bossert 
Clark In Contempt Of Congress For Refusal To Comply With A Subpoena 
Duly Issued By The Select Committee To Investigate The January 6th 
Attack On The United States Capitol; and H.R. 6119, the ``Further 
Extending Government Funding Act''. The Committee granted, by record 
vote of 9-4, a closed rule providing for consideration of H.R. 6119, 
the ``Further Extending Government Funding Act''. The rule provides one 
hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. The rule waives all 
points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides 
that the bill shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points 
of order against provisions in the bill. The rule provides one motion 
to recommit. The rule provides that proceedings may be postponed 
through December 10, 2021, on measures that were the object of motions 
to suspend the rules on the legislative days of November 30 or December 
1, 2021, and on which the yeas and nays were ordered. The rule provides 
that House Resolution 188 is amended by striking ``December 3, 2021'' 
each place it appears and inserting ``January 21, 2022''. The rule 
provides that on any legislative day of the second session of the One 
Hundred Seventeenth Congress before January 10, 2022, the Speaker may 
dispense with organizational and legislative business; and the Journal 
of the proceedings of the previous day shall be considered as approved 
if applicable. Testimony was heard from Chairman Thompson of 
Mississippi, Chairman DeLauro, and Representatives Cheney, Armstrong, 
and Granger.
ENSURING AMERICAN LEADERSHIP IN MICROELECTRONICS
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Ensuring American Leadership in Microelectronics''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
THE EVOLVING CYBERSECURITY LANDSCAPE: FEDERAL PERSPECTIVES ON SECURING 
THE NATION'S INFRASTRUCTURE
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``The Evolving Cybersecurity Landscape: Federal 
Perspectives on Securing the Nation's Infrastructure''. Testimony was 
heard from Cordell Schachter, Chief Information Officer, Department of 
Transportation; Larry Grossman, Chief Information Security Officer, 
Federal Aviation Administration; Victoria Newhouse, Deputy Assistant 
Administrator for Policy, Plans, and Engagement, Transportation 
Security Administration; Rear Admiral John W. Mauger, Assistant 
Commandant for Prevention Policy (CG-5P), U.S. Coast Guard; Kevin 
Dorsey, Assistant Inspector General for Information Technology Audits, 
Office of Inspector General, Department of Transportation; and Nick 
Marinos, Director, Information Technology and Cybersecurity, Government 
Accountability Office.
SUPPORTING U.S. WORKERS, BUSINESSES, AND THE ENVIRONMENT IN THE FACE OF 
UNFAIR CHINESE TRADE PRACTICES
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing 
entitled ``Supporting U.S. Workers, Businesses, and the Environment in 
the Face of Unfair Chinese Trade Practices''. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.