[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 57 (Thursday, March 31, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D343-D345]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
STATE OF THE CFTC
Committee on Agriculture: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``State of the CFTC''. Testimony was heard from Rostin Behnam, 
Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
APPROPRIATIONS--DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, Education, and Related Agencies held a budget hearing on the 
Department of Health and Human Services. Testimony was heard from 
Xavier Becerra, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services.
MILITARY PRIVATIZED FAMILY HOUSING
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction, 
Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies held an oversight hearing on 
Military Privatized Family Housing. Testimony was heard from Cody 
Calderon, Private First Class, U.S. Army; Patricia Coury, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Housing, Department of Defense; 
Elizabeth A. Field, Director, Defense Capabilities and Management, 
Government Accountability Office; and public witnesses.
UPDATES ON MODERNIZATION OF CONVENTIONAL AMMUNITION PRODUCTION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land 
Forces held a hearing entitled ``Updates on Modernization of 
Conventional Ammunition Production''. Testimony was heard from Douglas 
R. Bush, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and 
Technology (ASA(ALT)), Department of the Army; General Edward M. Daly, 
U.S. Army, Commanding General, Army Materiel Command; Brigadier General 
William M. Boruff, U.S. Army, Program Executive Officer, Joint Program 
Executive Office, Armaments and Ammunition; Brigadier General Gavin J. 
Gardner, U.S. Army, Commanding General, Joint Munitions Command; and 
public witnesses.

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POSTURE AND READINESS OF THE MOBILITY ENTERPRISE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittees on Seapower and Projection 
Forces; and Subcommittee on Readiness held a joint hearing entitled 
``Posture and Readiness of the Mobility Enterprise''. Testimony was 
heard from General Jacqueline D. Van Ovost, U.S. Air Force, Commander, 
U.S. Transportation Command, Department of Defense; and Lucinda 
Lessley, Acting Administrator, Maritime Administration, Department of 
Transportation.
CONNECTING AMERICA: OVERSIGHT OF THE FCC
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications and 
Technology held a hearing entitled ``Connecting America: Oversight of 
the FCC''. Testimony was heard from the following Federal 
Communications Commission officials: Jessica Rosenworcel, Chairwoman; 
Brendan Carr, Commissioner; Geoffrey Starks, Commissioner; and Nathan 
Simington, Commissioner.
THE END OF OVERDRAFT FEES? EXAMINING THE MOVEMENT TO ELIMINATE THE FEES 
COSTING CONSUMERS BILLIONS
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Consumer Protections 
and Financial Institutions held a hearing entitled ``The End of 
Overdraft Fees? Examining the Movement to Eliminate the Fees Costing 
Consumers Billions''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN: EXAMINING 
U.S. INTERESTS AND REGIONAL COOPERATION
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Middle East, North 
Africa, and Global Counterterrorism; and Subcommittee on Europe, 
Energy, the Environment, and Cyber held a joint hearing entitled 
``Opportunities and Challenges in the Eastern Mediterranean: Examining 
U.S. Interests and Regional Cooperation''. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
PROGRESS AND PRESENT CHALLENGES ON COVID-19 IN AFRICA
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, 
and Global Human Rights held a hearing entitled ``Progress and Present 
Challenges on COVID-19 in Africa''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
ASSESSING THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY'S EFFORTS TO COUNTER 
UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, 
and Accountability; and Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime 
Security held a joint hearing entitled ``Assessing the Department of 
Homeland Security's Efforts to Counter Unmanned Aircraft Systems''. 
Testimony was heard from the following Department of Homeland Security 
officials: Samantha Vinograd, Acting Assistant Secretary for 
Counterterrorism and Threat Prevention, Office of Strategy, Policy, and 
Plans; Rear Admiral Scott W. Clendenin, Assistant Commandant for 
Response Policy, U.S. Coast Guard; Austin Gould, Acting Executive 
Assistant Administrator for Requirements and Capabilities Analysis, 
Transportation Security Administration; and Dennis Michelini, Deputy 
Executive Assistant Commissioner for Air and Marine Operations, U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection.
EXAMINING CIVIL RIGHTS LITIGATION REFORM, PART 1: QUALIFIED IMMUNITY
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil 
Rights, and Civil Liberties held a hearing entitled ``Examining Civil 
Rights Litigation Reform, Part 1: Qualified Immunity''. Testimony was 
heard from Jon O. Newman, Senior Circuit Judge, United States Court of 
Appeals for the Second Circuit; and public witnesses.
BENEFITS OF THE LEGACY POLLUTION CLEAN-UP PROGRAMS IN THE BIPARTISAN 
INFRASTRUCTURE LAW
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources held a hearing entitled ``Benefits of the Legacy Pollution 
Clean-Up Programs in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law''. Testimony was 
heard from Steven H. Feldgus, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Land and 
Minerals Management, Department of the Interior; Uduak-Joe Ntuk, State 
Oil and Gas Supervisor, California Geologic Energy Management Division, 
California Department of Conservation, California Natural Resources 
Agency; John Baza, Director, Division of Oil, Gas and Mining, 
Department of Natural Resources, Utah; and public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of 
the United States held a hearing on H.R. 4715, the ``Quapaw Tribal 
Landowner Settlement Act of 2021''; H.R. 5715, to reauthorize the 
Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Trust Fund,

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and for other purposes; and H.R. 6707, the ``Advancing Equality for 
Wabanaki Nations Act''. Testimony was heard from Chairman Grijalva and 
Representative Golden; and public witnesses.
FOLLOW THE MONEY: TACKLING IMPROPER PAYMENTS
Committee on Oversight and Reform: Subcommittee on Government 
Operations held a hearing entitled ``Follow the Money: Tackling 
Improper Payments''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
THE NEW NORMAL: PREPARING FOR AND ADAPTING TO THE NEXT PHASE OF COVID-
19
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on 
Investigations and Oversight held a hearing entitled ``The New Normal: 
Preparing for and Adapting to the Next Phase of COVID-19''. Testimony 
was heard from Karen Ayala, Executive Director, DuPage County Board of 
Health, Illinois; and public witnesses.
SKILL, UPSKILL, AND RESKILL: ANALYZING NEW INVESTMENTS IN WORKFORCE 
DEVELOPMENT
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Innovation, 
Entrepreneurship, and Workforce Development held a hearing entitled 
``Skill, Upskill, and Reskill: Analyzing New Investments in Workforce 
Development''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
HELPING VETERANS THRIVE: THE IMPORTANCE OF PEER SUPPORT IN PREVENTING 
DOMESTIC VIOLENT EXTREMISM
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Helping Veterans Thrive: The Importance of Peer Support in Preventing 
Domestic Violent Extremism''. Testimony was heard from Chris Buckley, 
Veteran, U.S. Army; and public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.