[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 61 (Wednesday, April 6, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D376-D380]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
A 2022 REVIEW OF THE FARM BILL: INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND FOOD ASSISTANCE 
PROGRAMS
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign 
Agriculture held a hearing entitled ``A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: 
International Trade and Food Assistance Programs''. Testimony was heard 
from Daniel Whitley, Administrator, Foreign Agricultural Service, 
Department of Agriculture; Sarah Charles, Assistant to the 
Administrator, Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, U.S. Agency for 
International Development; and public witnesses.
UNITED STATES AFRICA COMMAND
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing 
entitled ``United States Africa Command''. Testimony was heard from 
General Stephen J. Townsend, Commander, U.S. Africa Command. This 
hearing was closed.
APPROPRIATIONS--U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION SERVICES
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Homeland Security held a 
budget hearing on U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Testimony 
was heard from Ur M. Jaddou, Director, U.S. Citizenship and

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Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security.
SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING AND WHOLE CHILD APPROACHES IN K-12 
EDUCATION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, Education, and Related Agencies held a hearing entitled 
``Social and Emotional Learning and Whole Child Approaches in K-12 
Education''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
U.S. INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE TO COMBAT NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, 
and Related Programs held a hearing entitled ``U.S. International 
Assistance to Combat Narcotics Trafficking''. Testimony was heard from 
James Walsh, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau for 
International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, Department of 
State.
APPROPRIATIONS--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction, 
Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies held a budget hearing on the 
Department of Veterans Affairs. Testimony was heard from Denis R. 
McDonough, Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs.
REGIONAL TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS PUBLIC WITNESS HEARING FOR FY23
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and 
Related Agencies held a hearing entitled ``Regional Tribal 
Organizations Public Witness Hearing for FY23''. Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
APPROPRIATIONS--DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY OFFICE OF INSPECTOR 
GENERAL
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Homeland Security held a 
budget hearing on the Office of Inspector General, Department of 
Homeland Security. Testimony was heard from Joseph V. Cuffari, 
Inspector General, Department of Homeland Security.
APPROPRIATIONS--HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative Branch held a 
budget hearing on the House of Representatives. Testimony was heard 
from U.S. House of Representatives officials: Enumale Agada, Acting 
Director, Office of Diversity and Inclusion; Wade Ballou, Jr., 
Legislative Counsel, Office of the Legislative Counsel; Cheryl L. 
Johnson, Clerk; Douglas N. Letter, General Counsel; Joseph C. Picolla, 
Acting Inspector General, Office of Inspector General; Ralph V. Seep, 
Law Revision Counsel; Catherine Szpindor, Chief Administrative Officer; 
and William J. Walker, Sergeant at Arms.
FISCAL YEAR 2023 STRATEGIC FORCES NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE PROGRAMS
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces held a 
hearing entitled ``Fiscal Year 2023 Strategic Forces National Security 
Space Programs''. Testimony was heard from John Plumb, Assistant 
Secretary of Defense for Space Policy, Office of the Undersecretary of 
Defense for Policy, Department of Defense; Lieutenant General Michael 
A. Guetlein, U.S. Space Force, Commander, U.S. Space System Command; 
Tonya P. Wilkerson, Deputy Director, National Geospatial Agency, 
Department of Defense; Christopher Scolese, Director, National 
Reconnaissance Office, Department of Defense; and Jon Ludwigson, 
Director, Contracting and National Security Acquisitions, Government 
Accountability Office.
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES FY 2023 BUDGET
Committee on the Budget: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Department of Health and Human Services FY 2023 Budget''. Testimony 
was heard from Xavier Becerra, Secretary, Department of Health and 
Human Services.
EXAMINING THE POLICIES AND PRIORITIES OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 
AND HUMAN SERVICES
Committee on Education and Labor: Full Committee held a hearing 
entitled ``Examining the Policies and Priorities of the U.S. Department 
of Health and Human Services''. Testimony was heard from Xavier 
Becerra, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services.
GOUGED AT THE GAS STATION: BIG OIL AND AMERICA'S PAIN AT THE PUMP
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Gouged at the Gas Station: Big 
Oil and America's Pain at the Pump''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.

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THE ANNUAL TESTIMONY OF THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY ON THE STATE OF 
THE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SYSTEM
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``The Annual Testimony of the Secretary of the Treasury on the State of 
the International Financial System''. Testimony was heard from Janet L. 
Yellen, Secretary, Department of Treasury.
RESTORING AMERICAN LEADERSHIP IN THE INDO-PACIFIC
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Restoring American Leadership in the Indo-Pacific''. Testimony was 
heard from Wendy R. Sherman, Deputy Secretary of State, U.S. Department 
of State.
MOBILIZING OUR CYBER DEFENSES: MATURING PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS TO 
SECURE U.S. CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, 
Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation held a hearing entitled 
``Mobilizing our Cyber Defenses: Maturing Public-Private Partnerships 
to Secure U.S. Critical Infrastructure''. Testimony was heard from Eric 
Goldstein, Executive Assistant Director for Cybersecurity, 
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Department of 
Homeland Security; Robert K. Knake, Deputy National Cyber Director for 
Strategy and Budget, Principal Deputy National Cyber Director (Acting), 
Office of the National Cyber Director; and Tina Won Sherman, Director, 
Homeland Security and Justice, Government Accountability Office.
EXAMINING TITLE 42 AND THE NEED TO RESTORE ASYLUM AT THE BORDER
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Border Security, 
Facilitation, and Operations held a hearing entitled, ``Examining Title 
42 and the Need to Restore Asylum at the Border''. Testimony was heard 
from Mark Dannels, Sheriff, Cochise County, Arizona; and public 
witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee continued a markup on H.R. 
350, the ``Domestic Terrorism Prevention Act of 2021''; H.R. 5460, the 
``Virgin Islands Visa Waiver Act of 2021''; H.R. 301, to amend title 
36, United States Code, to establish the composition known as ``Lift 
Every Voice and Sing'' as the national hymn of the United States; H.R. 
7072, the ``NDO Fairness Act''; H.R. 4330, the ``PRESS Act''; H.R. 
3648, the ``EAGLE Act of 2021''; H.R. 6577, the ``Real Courts, Rule of 
Law Act of 2022''; and H.R. 1924, the ``Kenneth P. Thompson Begin Again 
Act''.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 
920, the ``Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site Expansion 
Act''; H.R. 1638, the ``Gilt Edge Mine Conveyance''; H.R. 2626, the 
``Pullman National Historical Park Act''; H.R. 5093, the ``Wind River 
Administrative Site Conveyance Act''; and H.R. 6651, the ``Alaska 
Salmon Research Task Force Act''. H.R. 920, H.R. 1638, and H.R. 2626 
were ordered reported, as amended. H.R. 5093 and H.R. 6651 were ordered 
reported, without amendment.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Oversight and Reform: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 
1756, the ``Measuring Real Income Growth Act''; H.R. 6531, the 
``Targeting Resources to Communities in Need Act of 2022''; H.R. 6967, 
the ``Chance to Compete Act''; H.R. 7376, the ``Honoring Civil Servants 
Killed in the Line of Duty Act''; H.R. 7185, the ``Federal Contracting 
for Peace and Security Act''; H.R. 3544, the ``Computers for Veterans 
and Students Act''; H.R. 7337, the ``Access for Veterans to Records 
Act''; H.R. 6039, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 501 Charles Street in Beaufort, South Carolina, as 
the ``Harriet Tubman Post Office Building''; H.R. 6041, to designate 
the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10 Bow 
Circle in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, as the ``Charles E. 
Fraser Post Office Building''; H.R. 6042, to designate the facility of 
the United States Postal Service located at 213 William Hilton Parkway 
in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, as the ``Casear H. Wright Jr. 
Post Building''; H.R. 6175, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 135 West Wisconsin Street in Russell, 
Kansas, as the ``Robert J. Dole Memorial Post Office Building''; H.R. 
6614, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 4744 Grand River Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, as the ``Rosa 
Louise McCauley Parks Post Office Building''; H.R. 6917, to designate 
the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 301 East 
Congress Parkway in Crystal Lake, Illinois, as the ``Ryan J. Cummings 
Post Office Building''; H.R. 1095, to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 101 South Willowbrook Avenue in 
Compton, California, as the ``PFC James Anderson, Jr., Post Office 
Building''; H.R. 4622, to designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 226 North Main Street in Roseville, Ohio, as 
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Building''; H.R. 5809, to designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 1801 Town and Country Drive in Norco, 
California, as the ``Lance Corporal Kareem Nikoui Memorial Post Office 
Building''; H.R. 5349, to designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 1550 State Road S-38-211 in Orangeburg, South 
Carolina, as the ``J.I. Washington Post Office Building''; H.R. 5865, 
to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 4110 Bluebonnet Drive in Stafford, Texas, as the ``Leonard Scarcella 
Post Office Building''; and H.R. 5900, to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 2016 East 1st Street in Los 
Angeles, California, as the ``Marine Corps Reserve PVT Jacob Cruz Post 
Office Building''. H.R. 7185, H.R. 6531, H.R. 1756, H.R. 7376, H.R. 
6967, H.R. 3544, H.R. 7337, and H.R. 6042 were ordered reported, as 
amended. H.R. 1095, H.R. 4622, H.R. 5809, H.R. 5349, H.R. 5865, H.R. 
5900, H.R. 6039, H.R. 6041, H.R. 6175, H.R. 6614, and H.R. 6917 were 
ordered reported, without amendment.
RESTAURANT REVITALIZATION FUND REPLENISHMENT ACT OF 2021
Committee on Rules: Full Committee concluded a hearing on H.R. 3807, 
the ``Restaurant Revitalization Fund Replenishment Act of 2021'' 
[Relief for Restaurants and other Hard Hit Small Businesses Act of 
2022]. The Committee granted, by record vote of 7-3, a closed rule 
providing for consideration of H.R. 3807, the ``Relief for Restaurants 
and other Hard Hit Small Businesses Act of 2022''. The rule provides 
one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on Small Business or their 
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 117-39, 
modified by the amendment printed in the Rules Committee report, 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 recommit.
SBIR TURNS 40: EVALUATING SUPPORT FOR SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Research 
and Technology held a hearing entitled ``SBIR Turns 40: Evaluating 
Support for Small Business Innovation''. Testimony was heard from J. 
Stephen Binkley, Acting Director, Office of Science, Department of 
Energy; Ben Schrag, Program Director and Policy Liaison, Small Business 
Innovation Research/Small Business Technology Transfer Program, 
Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships, National 
Science Foundation; and public witnesses.
SBA MANAGEMENT REVIEW: OFFICE OF ADVOCACY
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Underserved, Agricultural, 
and Rural Business Development held a hearing entitled ``SBA Management 
Review: Office of Advocacy''. Testimony was heard from Major Clark, 
Deputy Chief Counsel for Advocacy (Performing the non-exclusive 
functions and duties of the Chief Counsel for Advocacy), Office of 
Advocacy, U.S. Small Business Administration.
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD REAUTHORIZATION
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``National Transportation Safety Board 
Reauthorization''. Testimony was heard from Jennifer Homendy, Chair, 
National Transportation Safety Board.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 
5738, the ``Lactation Spaces for Veteran Moms Act''; H.R. 6961, the 
``Dignity for MST Survivors Act''; H.R. 2724, the ``VA Peer Support 
Enhancement for MST Survivors Act''; H.R. 7335, the ``Improving 
Military Sexual Trauma Claims Coordination Act''; H.R. 6052, the ``VA 
OIG Training Act''; H.R. 7277, the ``Improving Oversight of VA 
Community Care Providers Act of 2022''; H.R. 7393, the ``Improving VA 
Workforce through Minority Serving Institutions''; H.R. 2428, the 
``Strengthening Oversight for Veterans Act of 2021''; H.R. 7369, the 
``VENTURE Act''; H.R. 6376, the ``Student Veteran Work Study 
Modernization Act''; H.R. 7375, to direct the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs to update the payment system of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs to allow for electronic fund transfer of educational 
assistance, administered by the Secretary, to a foreign institution of 
higher education; H.R. 2326, the ``Veterans Cyber Risk Awareness Act''; 
H.R. 7158, the ``Long-Term Care Veterans Choice Act''; H.R. 5754, the 
``Patient Advocate Tracker Act''; H.R. 6064, to direct the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to seek to enter into an agreement with the National 
Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for a review of 
examinations, furnished by the Secretary, to individuals who submit 
claims to the Secretary for compensation under chapter 11 of title 38, 
United States Code, for mental and physical conditions linked to 
military sexual trauma; H.R. 7153, the ``Department of Veterans Affairs 
Principles of Benefits Automation Act''; and H.R. 6604, the ``VETS 
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H.R. 6052, H.R. 2428, H.R. 7369, H.R. 7375, H.R. 7335, H.R. 2326, H.R. 
7158, H.R. 5754, and H.R. 6064 were ordered reported, without 
amendment. H.R. 6961, H.R. 2724, H.R. 7277, H.R. 6376, H.R. 5738, H.R. 
7153, and H.R. 6604 were ordered reported, as amended.
OVERCOMING RACISM TO ADVANCE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Overcoming Racism to Advance Economic Opportunity''. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
COMPARTMENTED HEARING
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Compartmented Hearing''. This hearing was closed.
CONGRESSIONAL CONTINUITY: ENSURING THE FIRST BRANCH IS PREPARED IN 
TIMES OF CRISIS
Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress: Full Committee held 
a hearing entitled ``Congressional Continuity: Ensuring the First 
Branch is Prepared in Times of Crisis''. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
(IM)BALANCE OF POWER: HOW MARKET CONCENTRATION AFFECTS WORKER 
COMPENSATION AND CONSUMER PRICES
Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth: Full 
Committee held a hearing entitled ``(Im)Balance of Power: How Market 
Concentration Affects Worker Compensation and Consumer Prices''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
CONFRONTING OLIGARCHS
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Commission concluded 
a hearing to examine ways to counter tactics oligarchs use to launder 
their money and reputations and stifle dissent, after receiving 
testimony from Shannon Green, Senior Advisor to the Administrator and 
Executive Director of the Anti-Corruption Taskforce, USAID; Bill 
Browder, Global Magnitsky Justice Campaign; Daria Kaleniuk, Ukrainian 
Anti-Corruption Action Center; Scott Stedman, Forensic News; and Anna 
Veduta, Anti-Corruption Foundation International.