[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 101 (Tuesday, June 14, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D654-D656]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
A 2022 REVIEW OF THE FARM BILL: STAKEHOLDER PERSPECTIVES ON NON-SNAP 
USDA NUTRITION PROGRAMS
Committee on Agriculture: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``A 
2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Stakeholder Perspectives on Non-SNAP USDA 
Nutrition Programs''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
HOW THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN SAVED LIVES AND THE U.S. ECONOMY
Committee on the Budget: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``How 
the American Rescue Plan Saved Lives and the U.S. Economy''. Testimony 
was heard from public witnesses.
EXAMINING THE POLICIES AND PRIORITIES OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Committee on Education and Labor: Full Committee held a hearing 
entitled ``Examining the Policies and Priorities of the U.S. Department 
of Labor''. Testimony was heard from Martin J. Walsh, Secretary, 
Department of Labor.
PROTECTING AMERICA'S CONSUMERS: BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO STRENGTHEN 
DATA PRIVACY AND SECURITY
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Consumer Protection 
and Commerce held a hearing entitled ``Protecting America's Consumers: 
Bipartisan Legislation to Strengthen Data Privacy and Security''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
THE ADMINISTRATION'S FY23 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 FY23 Budget Request for the Peace Corps, 
Development Finance Corporation, and Millennium Challenge 
Corporation''. Testimony was heard from Alice Albright, Chief Executive 
Officer, Millennium Challenge Corporation; Scott Nathan, Chief 
Executive Officer, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation; 
and Carol Spahn, Chief Executive Officer, Peace Corps.

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INVESTING IN THE FUTURE: A REVIEW OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2023 BUDGET 
REQUEST FOR THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, 
Response, and Recovery held a hearing entitled ``Investing in the 
Future: A Review of the Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency''. Testimony was heard from Deanne 
Criswell, Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
Department of Homeland Security.
REVIEWING DHS'S TARGETED VIOLENCE AND TERRORISM PREVENTION GRANT 
PROGRAM
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, 
and Accountability held a hearing entitled ``Reviewing DHS's Targeted 
Violence and Terrorism Prevention Grant Program''. Testimony was heard 
from Paul Kim, Deputy District Attorney, Los Angeles County, 
California; Lieutenant Colonel Chris Kelenske, Commander, State Police, 
Michigan; and public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, 
Forests, and Public Lands held a hearing on H.R. 1548, the ``Native 
Plant Species Pilot Program Act of 2021''; H.R. 4658, the ``Beilenson 
Trailhead Designation Act''; H.R. 6364, to amend the Delaware Water Gap 
National Recreation Area Improvement Act to extend the exception to the 
closure of certain roads within the Recreation Area for local 
businesses, and for other purposes; H.R. 6442, the ``PACTS Act''; H.R. 
7496, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to install a plaque at 
the peak of Ram Head in the Virgin Islands National Park on St. John, 
United States Virgin Islands, to commemorate the slave rebellion that 
began on St. John in 1733; H.R. 7615, the ``LODGE Act''; H.R. 7693, the 
``National Park Foundation Reauthorization Act of 2022''; and H.R. 
7592, the ``Valley Forge Park Realignment Permit and Promise Act''. 
Testimony was heard from Representatives Cartwright, Lieu, Fulcher, 
Plaskett, and Moore of Utah; Lena McDowall, Deputy Director, Management 
and Administration, National Park Service, Department of the Interior; 
Patrice Horstman, Chair, Board of Supervisors, Coconino County, 
Arizona; and public witnesses.
EXAMINING FEDERAL EFFORTS TO PREVENT, DETECT, AND PROSECUTE PANDEMIC 
RELIEF FRAUD TO SAFEGUARD FUNDS FOR ALL ELIGIBLE AMERICANS
Committee on Oversight and Reform: Select Subcommittee on the 
Coronavirus Crisis held a hearing entitled ``Examining Federal Efforts 
to Prevent, Detect, and Prosecute Pandemic Relief Fraud to Safeguard 
Funds for All Eligible Americans''. Testimony was heard from Kevin 
Chambers, Director for COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement, Department of 
Justice; Roy D. Dotson, Jr., Acting Special Agent in Charge, National 
Pandemic Fraud Recovery Coordinator, U.S. Secret Service, Department of 
Homeland Security; Michael Horowitz, Chair, Pandemic Response 
Accountability Committee, Council of the Inspectors General on 
Integrity and Efficiency; and Hannibal Ware, Inspector General, U.S. 
Small Business Administration.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Oversight and Reform: Full Committee began a markup on 
H.R. 4176, the ``LGBTQ Data Inclusion Act''; H.R. 5815, the ``Honest 
Census Communications Act''; H.R. 7951, the ``Telework Metrics and Cost 
Savings Act''; H.R. 7941, to permit the District of Columbia to 
Transmit Acts of the District to Congress in Electronic Form; H.R. 
6218, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 317 Blattner Drive in Avon, Minnesota, as the ``W.O.C. Kort 
Miller Plantenberg Post Office''; H.R. 6220, to designate the facility 
of the United States Postal Service located at 100 3rd Avenue Northwest 
in Perham, Minnesota, as the ``Charles P. Nord Post Office''; H.R. 
6221, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 155 Main Avenue West in Winsted, Minnesota, as the ``James 
A. Rogers Jr. Post Office''; H.R. 7518, to designate the facility of 
the United States Postal Service located at 23200 John R Road in Hazel 
Park, Michigan, as the ``Roy E. Dickens Post Office''; H.R. 7519, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
2050 South Boulevard in Bloomfield Township, Michigan, as the ``Dr. 
Ezra S. Parke Post Office Building''; and H.R. 7899, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 75 Commerce 
Drive in Grayslake, Illinois, as the Army Specialist ``Joseph ``Joey'' 
W. Dimock II Post Office Building''.
WHAT'S THE FORECAST: A LOOK AT THE FUTURE OF WEATHER RESEARCH
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on 
Environment held a hearing entitled ``What's the Forecast: A Look at 
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Weather Research''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
ARE GOVERNMENTWIDE CONTRACTS HELPING OR HURTING SMALL CONTRACTORS
Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Are Governmentwide Contracts Helping or Hurting Small Contractors?''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
EXAMINING FREIGHT RAIL SAFETY
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials held a hearing entitled 
``Examining Freight Rail Safety''. Testimony was heard from Amit Bose, 
Administrator, Federal Railroad Administration, Department of 
Transportation; Thomas B. Chapman, Member, National Transportation 
Safety Board; and public witnesses.
NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE OFFICE AND NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL INTELLIGENCE 
AGENCY BUDGET HEARING
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``National Reconnaissance Office and National 
Geospatial Intelligence Agency Budget Hearing''. This hearing was 
closed.
STATE PERSPECTIVES ON CUTTING METHANE POLLUTION
Select Committee on the Climate Crisis: Full Committee held a hearing 
entitled ``State Perspectives on Cutting Methane Pollution''. Testimony 
was heard from Michelle Lujan Grisham, Governor, New Mexico; and Mark 
Gordon, Governor, Wyoming.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.