[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 43 (Tuesday, March 7, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D196-D198]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
DOD HEALTH PROGRAM
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense received a 
briefing on the Department of Defense Health Program from Lester 
Martinez-Lopez, Assistant Secretary for Health Affairs, Lieutenant 
General Telita Crosland, Director of the Defense Health Agency, 
Lieutenant General R. Scott Dingle, Surgeon General of the Army, 
Lieutenant General Robert I. Miller, Surgeon General of the Air Force, 
and Rear Admiral Bruce L. Gillingham, Surgeon General of the Navy, all 
of the Department of Defense.
USSOCOM AND USCYBERCOM POSTURE
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded open and closed 
hearings to examine the posture of United States Special Operations 
Command and United States Cyber Command in review of the Defense 
Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2024 and the Future Years Defense 
Program, after receiving testimony from Christopher P. Maier, Assistant 
Secretary for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict, General 
Bryan P. Fenton, Commander, United States Special Operations Command, 
and General Paul M. Nakasone, Commander, United States Cyber Command, 
all of the Department of Defense.
SEMIANNUAL MONETARY POLICY REPORT TO THE CONGRESS
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the 
Congress, after receiving testimony from Jerome H. Powell, Chair, Board 
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
FEDERAL DEBT LIMIT
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
Economic Policy concluded a hearing to examine the Federal debt limit 
and its economic and financial consequences, after receiving testimony 
from Mark Zandi, Moody's Analytics, West Chester, Pennsylvania; Anat 
Weisenfreund, Community Action Pioneer Valley, Greenfield, 
Massachusetts; and Douglas Holtz-Eakin, American Action Forum, Michael 
R. Strain, American Enterprise Institute, and Amy K. Matsui, National 
Women's Law Center, all of Washington, D.C.
CRYPTO-ASSET MINING
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on Clean Air, 
Climate, and Nuclear Safety concluded a hearing to examine the air, 
climate, and environmental impacts of crypto-asset mining, including an 
original bill entitled, ``The Crypto-Asset Environmental Transparency 
Act'', after receiving testimony from New York State Assembly Member 
Anna Kelles, 125th District, Cortland; Robert Altenburg, Citizens For 
Pennsylvania's Future, Harrisburg; and Courtney A. Dentlinger, Nebraska 
Public Power District, Columbus.
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine tax 
policy's role in increasing affordable housing supply for working 
families, after receiving testimony from Steve Walker, Washington State 
Housing Finance Commission, Seattle; Denise Scott, Local Initiatives 
Support Corporation, New York, New York; and Sharon Wilson Geno, 
National Multifamily Housing Council and National Apartment 
Association, Mark A. Calabria, The Cato Institute, and Garrett Watson, 
Tax Foundation, all of Washington, D.C.
DIGITAL PLATFORMS
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Competition Policy, 
Antitrust, and Consumer Rights concluded a hearing to examine reining 
in dominant digital platforms, focusing on restoring competition to our 
digital markets, after receiving testimony from Fiona Scott Morton, 
Yale School of Management, New Haven, Connecticut; Chris Lewis, Public 
Knowledge, and Amanda G. Lewis, Cuneo Gilbert and LaDuca, LLP, both of 
Washington, D.C.; Daniel Francis, New York University School of Law, 
New York, New York; and Adam Candeub, Michigan State University Center 
for Renewing America, East Lansing.

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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 56 public bills, H.R. 1378-
1433; and 9 resolutions, H.J. Res. 39-40; and H. Res. 197, 198, 200-
204, were introduced.                                    
  Pages H1147-50
Additional Cosponsors:                                   
  Pages H1152-53
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 199, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 140) to 
amend title 5, United States Code, to prohibit Federal employees from 
advocating for censorship of viewpoints in their official capacity, and 
for other purposes; providing for consideration of the joint resolution 
(H.J. Res. 27) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 
of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department 
of the Army, Corps of Engineers, Department of Defense and the 
Environmental Protection Agency relating to ``Revised Definition of 
`Waters of the United States' ''; and providing for consideration of 
the bill (S. 619) to require the Director of National Intelligence to 
declassify information relating to the origin of COVID-19, and for 
other purposes (H. Rept. 118-7).                             
Page H1147
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Cline to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
                                                             Page H1117
Recess: The House recessed at 12:40 p.m. and reconvened at 2 p.m. 
                                                             Page H1121
Electing Members to the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library and 
the Joint Committee on Printing: The House agreed to discharge from 
committee and agree to H. Res. 194, electing Members to the Joint 
Committee of Congress on the Library and the Joint Committee on 
Printing.                                                    
  Page H1123
Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission--Appointment: Read a letter from 
Representative Jeffries, Minority Leader, in which he appointed the 
following Member to the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission to serve as 
the Democratic Co-chairman: Representative McGovern.     
  Pages H1123-24
Recess: The House recessed at 2:19 p.m. and reconvened at 5:04 p.m. 
                                                             Page H1124
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measures:
  Amending title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs repays members of the Armed Forces for certain 
contributions made by such members towards Post-9/11 Educational 
Assistance: H.R. 502, amended, to amend title 38, United States Code, 
to ensure that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs repays members of the 
Armed Forces for certain contributions made by such members towards 
Post-9/11 Educational Assistance;                        
  Pages H1124-25
  Removing Extraneous Loopholes Insuring Every Veteran Emergency Act: 
H.R. 815, amended, to amend title 38, United States Code, to make 
certain improvements relating to the eligibility of veterans to receive 
reimbursement for emergency treatment furnished through the Veterans 
Community Care program;                                  
  Pages H1126-27
  Wounded Warrior Access Act: H.R. 1226, amended, to amend title 38, 
United States Code, to allow for the electronic request of certain 
records, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 422 yeas with none voting 
``nay'', Roll No. 132; and                     
  Pages H1127-28, H1130-31
  Understanding Cybersecurity of Mobile Networks Act: H.R. 1123, 
amended, to direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for 
Communications and Information to submit to Congress a report examining 
the cybersecurity of mobile service networks, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay 
vote of 393 yeas to 22 nays, Roll No. 133.        
  Pages H1128-30, H1132
Recess: The House recessed at 5:46 p.m. and reconvened at 6:30 p.m. 
                                                             Page H1130
Suspension--Proceedings Postponed: The House debated the following 
measure under suspension of the rules. Further proceedings were 
postponed.
  Department of Veterans Affairs Creation of On-Site Treatment Systems 
Affording Veterans Improvements and Numerous General Safety 
Enhancements Act: H.R. 753, amended, to direct the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to use on-site regulated medical waste treatment 
systems at certain Department of Veterans Affairs facilities. 
                                                         Pages H1125-26
Oath of Office--Fourth Congressional District of Virginia: 
Representative-elect Jennifer McClellan presented herself in the well 
of the House and was administered the Oath of Office by the Speaker. 
Earlier, the Clerk of the House transmitted a copy of a letter received 
from Ms. Susan J. Beals, Commissioner, Commonwealth of Virginia 
Department of Elections, indicating that, according to the unofficial 
results for the Special Election held February 21, 2023, the Honorable 
Jennifer McClellan was elected for Representative to Congress for the 
Fourth Congressional District, Commonwealth of Virginia. 
                                                         Pages H1131-32

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Whole Number of the House: The Speaker announced to the House that, in 
light of the administration of the oath to the gentlewoman from 
Virginia, the whole number of the House is 435.              
  Page H1132
Senate Referral: S. 645 was held at the desk.                
  Page H1122
Senate Message: Message received from the Senate today appears on page 
H1122.
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes developed during the 
proceedings of today and appear on pages H1130-31 and H1132.
Adjournment: The House met at 12 p.m. and adjourned at 8:35 p.m.