[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 116 (Thursday, July 14, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D782-D783]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
A 2022 REVIEW OF THE FARM BILL: THE STATE OF CREDIT FOR YOUNG, 
BEGINNING, AND UNDERSERVED PRODUCERS
Committee on Agriculture: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``A 
2022 Review of the Farm Bill: The State of Credit for Young, Beginning, 
and Underserved Producers''. Testimony was heard from Nathan Kauffman, 
Branch Executive, Vice President, and Economist, Federal Reserve Bank 
of Kansas City, Omaha, Nebraska; and public witnesses.
EXAMINING THE REALITIES OF RUSSIAN ACTIVITIES AND INFLUENCE IN AFRICA 
AND ITS EFFECTS ON THE CONTINENT
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, 
and Global Human Rights; and the Subcommittee on Europe, Energy, the 
Environment, and Cyber held a joint hearing entitled ``Examining the 
Realities of Russian Activities and Influence in Africa and Its Effects 
on the Continent''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
TAKING THE HELM: THE COMMANDANT'S VISION FOR THE U.S. COAST GUARD
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Transportation and 
Maritime Security held a hearing entitled ``Taking the Helm: The 
Commandant's Vision for the U.S. Coast Guard''. Testimony was heard 
from Admiral Linda L. Fagan, Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard.
WHAT'S NEXT: THE THREAT TO INDIVIDUAL FREEDOMS IN A POST-ROE WORLD
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``What's Next: The Threat to Individual Freedoms in a Post-Roe World''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, 
Forests, and Public Lands held a hearing on H.R. 1256, the ``Francis G. 
Newlands Memorial Removal Act''; H.R. 6438, the ``Dearfield Study 
Act''; H.R. 6353, the ``National Service Animals Memorial Act''; H.R. 
6611, to authorize the Embassy of France in Washington, DC, to 
establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its 
environs to honor the extraordinary contributions of Jean Monnet to 
restoring peace between European nations and establishing the European 
Union, and for other purposes; H.R. 6720, to authorize the Thomas Paine 
Memorial Association to establish a commemorative work on federal land 
in the District of Columbia in honor of the philosopher and patriot, 
Thomas Paine; H.R. 6799, the ``John P. Parker House Study Act''; H.R. 
7618, to designate the Kol Israel Foundation Holocaust Memorial in 
Bedford Heights, Ohio, as a national memorial; H.R. 7912, the 
``Evaluating Lynching Locations for National Park Sites Act''; H.R. 
8086, the ``Cesar E. Chavez and the Farmworker Movement National 
Historical Park Act''; and H.R. 8258, the ``FILM Act''. Testimony was 
heard from Representatives Norton, Wild, Wenstrup, Brown of Ohio, 
Cohen, Ruiz, Keating; Kym A. Hall, National Capital Regional Director, 
National Park Service, Department of the Interior; and public 
witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Oversight and Reform: Full Committee began a markup on 
H.R. 4258, to establish a governmentwide approach to improving digital 
identity, and for other purposes; H.R. 6548, to establish new Federal 
renewable energy use requirements, support the equitable transition to 
clean energy power generation, and require cumulative impact 
assessments for fossil fuel-fired power plant permitting, and for other 
purposes; H.R. 7602, to prevent organizational conflicts of interest in 
Federal acquisition, and for other purposes; H.R. 8322, to amend title 
31, United States Code, to establish the Federal Real Antifraud Unified 
Directorate, to require agencies implement anti-fraud controls for 
programs susceptible to significant improper payments and high-priority 
programs, and for other purposes; H.R. 8325, to amend title 41, United 
States Code, to prevent personal conflicts of interest in Federal 
acquisition, and for other purposes; H.R. 8326, to amend title 13, 
United States Code, to improve the operations of the Bureau of the 
Census, and for other purposes; H.R. 7873, to designate the facility of 
the United States Postal Service located at 400 Southern Avenue 
Southeast in Washington, District of Columbia, as the ``District of 
Columbia Servicemembers and Veterans Post Office''; H.R. 8025, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
100 South 1st Street in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as

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the ``Martin Olav Sabo Post Office''; H.R. 8026, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 825 West 65th 
Street in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as the ``Charles W. Lindberg Post 
Office''; H.R. 8217, to designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 430 South Knowles Avenue in New Richmond, 
Wisconsin, as the ``Captain Robert C. Harmon and Private John R. 
Peirson Post Office Building''; H.R. 8218, to designate the facility of 
the United States Postal Service located at 619 Hewett Street in 
Neillsville, Wisconsin, as the ``Corporal Mitchell Red Cloud, Jr. Post 
Office''; and H.R. 8248, to designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 609 Portsmouth Avenue in Greenland, New 
Hampshire, as the ``Chief Michael Maloney Post Office Building''.
A REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT OF THE SBA HUBZONE PROGRAM
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Contracting and 
Infrastructure held a hearing entitled ``A Review and Assessment of the 
SBA HUBZone Program''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
EXAMINING VA COMMUNITY CARE ACCESS, UTILIZATION, AND EXPENDITURES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``Examining VA Community Care Access, Utilization, and 
Expenditures''. Testimony was heard from Miguel LaPuz, Acting Deputy 
Under Secretary for Health, Veterans Health Administration, Department 
of Veterans Affairs; and public witnesses.
CONSTITUENT SERVICES: BUILDING A MORE CUSTOMER-FRIENDLY CONGRESS
Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress: Full Committee held 
a hearing entitled ``Constituent Services: Building a More Customer-
Friendly Congress''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
UKRAINIAN MILITARY'S FOREIGN SOLDIERS
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Commission received a 
briefing on the Ukrainian military's foreign soldiers from Paul 
Massaro, Senior Policy Advisor at the U.S. Helsinki Commission; Staff 
Sergeant James Vasquez, USA (Ret.); and Lieutenant Colonel Rip 
Rawlings, (Ret.).