[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 26 (Wednesday, February 8, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D108-D109]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
Committee on Agriculture: Full Committee held an organizational 
meeting. The Committee adopted its rules for the 118th Congress. The 
Committee Staff List, and the Authorization and Oversight plan were 
adopted.
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
Committee on Appropriations: Full Committee held an organizational 
meeting. The Committee adopted its rules for the 118th Congress, and 
confirmed its subcommittee jurisdictions.
STATE OF THE DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE
Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``State of the Defense Industrial Base''. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
THE ROLE OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES IN GREAT POWER COMPETITION
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special 
Operations held a hearing entitled ``The Role of Special Operations 
Forces in Great Power Competition''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
AMERICAN EDUCATION IN CRISIS
Committee on Education and Workforce: Full Committee held a hearing 
entitled ``American Education in Crisis''. Testimony was heard from 
Jared Polis, Governor, Colorado; and public witnesses.
THE FEDERAL RESPONSE TO COVID-19
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health; and 
Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a joint hearing 
entitled ``The Federal Response to COVID-19''. Testimony was heard from 
the following Department of Health and Human Services officials: 
Lawrence A. Tabak, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the 
Director, National Institutes of Health; Robert Califf, M.D., 
Commissioner of Food and Drugs, U.S. Food and Drug Administration; and 
Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., Director, Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention.
LIFTOFF: UNLEASHING INNOVATION IN SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications and 
Technology held a hearing entitled ``Liftoff: Unleashing Innovation in 
Satellite Communications Technologies''. Testimony was heard from 
William Richardson, Deputy Associate General Counsel for Agenda Review, 
Federal Communications Commission; Charles Glass, Chief, International 
Spectrum Policy Division, National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration, Department of Commerce; and public witnesses.
SOPHISTICATION OR DISCRIMINATION: HOW THE ACCREDITED INVESTOR 
DEFINITION UNFAIRLY LIMITS INVESTMENT ACCESS FOR THE NON-WEALTHY AND 
THE NEED FOR REFORM
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets held a 
hearing entitled ``Sophistication or Discrimination: How the Accredited 
Investor Definition Unfairly Limits Investment Access for the Non-
wealthy and the Need for Reform''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.

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REVAMPING AND REVITALIZING BANKING IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions 
and Monetary Policy held a hearing entitled ``Revamping and 
Revitalizing Banking in the 21st Century''. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
EMPOWERING ENTREPRENEURS: REMOVING BARRIERS TO CAPITAL ACCESS FOR SMALL 
BUSINESSES
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets held a 
hearing entitled ``Empowering Entrepreneurs: Removing Barriers to 
Capital Access for Small Businesses''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held an organizational 
meeting. The Committee adopted its rules for the 118th Congress. The 
Committee Staff List, and the Authorization and Oversight plan were 
adopted.
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
Committee on Homeland Security: Full Committee held an organizational 
meeting. The Committee adopted its rules for the 118th Congress. The 
Committee Hiring Resolution was agreed to.
UNLEASHING AMERICA'S ENERGY AND MINERAL POTENTIAL
Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Unleashing America's Energy and Mineral Potential''. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
PROTECTING SPEECH FROM GOVERNMENT INTERFERENCE AND SOCIAL MEDIA BIAS, 
PART 1: TWITTER'S ROLE IN SUPPRESSING THE BIDEN LAPTOP STORY
Committee on Oversight and Accountability: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Protecting Speech from Government Interference and 
Social Media Bias, Part 1: Twitter's Role in Suppressing the Biden 
Laptop Story''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Full Committee held an 
organizational meeting. The Committee adopted its rules for the 118th 
Congress. The Authorization and Oversight plan was adopted, without 
amendment.
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held an organizational 
meeting. The Committee adopted its rules for the 118th Congress. 
Chairs, Ranking Members, and the Authorization and Oversight Plan were 
adopted.
STAKEHOLDER PERSPECTIVES ON THE IMPACTS OF THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION'S 
WATER OF THE UNITED STATES (WOTUS) RULE
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water 
Resources and Environment held a hearing entitled ``Stakeholder 
Perspectives on the Impacts of the Biden Administration's Water of the 
United States (WOTUS) Rule''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Full Committee held an organizational 
meeting. The Committee adopted its rules for the 118th Congress. 
Chairs, Ranking Members, Assignments and Ratios, and Committee Staff 
List were approved.
THE GREATEST THEFT OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS: UNCHECKED UNEMPLOYMENT FRAUD
Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``The Greatest Theft of Taxpayer Dollars: Unchecked Unemployment 
Fraud''. Testimony was heard from Gene Dodaro, Comptroller General, 
Government Accountability Office; Larry Turner, Inspector General, 
Department of Labor; and Michael Horowitz, Chair, Pandemic Response 
Accountability Committee, Council of the Inspectors General on 
Integrity and Efficiency.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.