[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 194 (Wednesday, December 14, 2022)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1229-D1231]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
EXAMINING THE POLICIES AND PRIORITIES OF THE CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL 
AND COMMUNITY SERVICE
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Higher Education and 
Workforce Investment held a hearing entitled ``Examining the Policies 
and Priorities of the Corporation for National and Community Service''. 
Testimony was heard from Deborah Jeffrey, Inspector General, 
Corporation for National and Community Service; and Michael Smith, 
Chief Executive Officer, Corporation for National and Community 
Service.

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MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Full Committee held a markup on H. 
Res. 1476, of inquiry requesting the President to provide to the House 
of Representatives certain documents or records relating to 
coordination between social media companies and the Biden 
administration on information, censorship, and censorship meetings in 
order to suppress or deplatform persons or information the 
administration views as misinformation, disinformation, and 
malinformation on COVID-19, Hunter Biden, and elections, and certain 
documents or records relating to plans to provide grant funding to 
consortiums, including the Democratic National Committee, in the United 
States. H. Res. 1476 was ordered reported, without amendment.
CONSUMERS FIRST: SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CONSUMER FINANCIAL 
PROTECTION BUREAU
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Consumers First: Semi-Annual Report of the Consumer Financial 
Protection Bureau''. Testimony was heard from Rohit Chopra, Director, 
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
U.S. POLICY TOWARDS THE CAUCASUS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Europe, Energy, the 
Environment, and Cyber held a hearing entitled ``U.S. Policy Towards 
the Caucasus''. Testimony was heard from Karen Donfried, Assistant 
Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, Department of 
State.
THE RISE OF ANTI-LGBTQI+ EXTREMISM AND VIOLENCE IN THE UNITED STATES
Committee on Oversight and Reform: Full Committee held a hearing 
entitled ``The Rise of Anti-LGBTQI+ Extremism and Violence in the 
United States''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
PREPARING FOR AND PREVENTING THE NEXT PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY: LESSONS 
LEARNED FROM THE CORONAVIRUS CRISIS
Committee on Oversight and Reform: Select Subcommittee on the 
Coronavirus Crisis held a hearing entitled ``Preparing for and 
Preventing the Next Public Health Emergency: Lessons Learned from the 
Coronavirus Crisis''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Oversight and Reform: Select Subcommittee on the 
Coronavirus held a business meeting on the Report on ``Preparing for 
and Preventing the Next Public Health Emergency: Lessons Learned from 
the Coronavirus Crisis''. The Report was agreed to, as amended.
PUERTO RICO STATUS ACT
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 8393, the 
``Puerto Rico Status Act''. The Committee granted, by record vote of 8-
3, a closed rule providing for consideration of H.R. 8393, the ``Puerto 
Rico Status Act''. The rule provides one hour of debate equally divided 
and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the 
Committee on Natural Resources 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 117-74 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. Testimony was heard from Chairman 
Grijalva, and Representatives Westerman, Hice, and Gonzalez-Colon.
BUILDING REGIONAL INNOVATION ECONOMIES PART II
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Research 
and Technology held a hearing entitled ``Building Regional Innovation 
Economies Part II''. Testimony was heard from Alejandra Castillo, 
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development, Economic 
Development Administration, Department of Commerce; and public 
witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURE
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing on 
legislation on the VA Housing Loan Forever Act of 2022. Testimony was 
heard from Chairman Clyburn; John Bell III, Executive Director, VA Home 
Loan Guaranty Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of 
Veterans Affairs; and public witnesses.
PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICES THROUGH TRADE POLICY
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing 
entitled ``Promoting Sustainable Environmental Practices Through Trade 
Policy''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
SAVING UKRAINE'S CHILDREN
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Commission received a 
briefing on saving Ukraine's children from Mykola Kuleba, and Dmytro 
Filipenko,

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both of Save Ukraine; and James S. Gordon, The Center for Mind-Body 
Medicine.