[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 71 (Thursday, April 27, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D387-D389]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
THE FUTURE OF DIGITAL ASSETS: IDENTIFYING THE REGULATORY GAPS IN SPOT 
MARKET REGULATION
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital 
Assets, and Rural Development held a hearing entitled ``The Future of 
Digital Assets: Identifying the Regulatory Gaps in Spot Market 
Regulation''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
APPROPRIATIONS--DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies held a budget hearing on the Drug 
Enforcement Administration. Testimony was heard from Anne Milgram, 
Administrator, Drug Enforcement Administration, Department of Justice.
APPROPRIATIONS--FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies held a budget hearing on the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation. Testimony was heard from Christopher Wray, 
Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation.
APPROPRIATIONS--FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Services and 
General Government held a budget hearing on the Federal Trade 
Commission. Testimony was heard from Lina Khan, Chair, Federal Trade 
Commission.
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE FISCAL YEAR 2024 BUDGET REQUEST
Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Department of the Air Force Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Request''. 
Testimony was heard from Frank Kendall III, Secretary of the Air Force, 
U.S. Air Force; General Charles Q. Brown, Chief of Staff, U.S. Air 
Force; and General Chance Saltzman, Chief of Space Operations, U.S. 
Space Force.
A REVIEW OF THE DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE ENTERPRISE'S POSTURE AND 
CAPABILITIES IN STRATEGIC COMPETITION AND IN SYNCHRONIZING INTELLIGENCE 
EFFORTS TO COUNTER THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special 
Operations held a hearing entitled ``A Review of the Defense 
Intelligence Enterprise's Posture and Capabilities in Strategic 
Competition and in Synchronizing Intelligence Efforts to Counter the 
People's Republic of China''. Testimony was heard from the following 
Department of Defense officials: Ronald M. Moultrie, Under Secretary of 
Defense for Intelligence and Security; General Paul M. Nakasone, 
Commander, U.S. Cyber Command, Director, National Security Agency, and 
Chief, Central Security Service; and Lieutenant General Scott Berrier, 
Director, Defense Intelligence Agency.
ADDRESSING AMERICA'S DATA PRIVACY SHORTFALLS: HOW A NATIONAL STANDARD 
FILLS GAPS TO PROTECT AMERICANS' PERSONAL INFORMATION
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and 
Commerce held a hearing entitled ``Addressing America's Data Privacy 
Shortfalls: How a National Standard Fills Gaps to Protect Americans' 
Personal Information''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
THE BIOSAFETY OF RISKY RESEARCH: EXAMINING IF SCIENCE IS OUTPACING 
POLICY AND SAFETY
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled

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``The Biosafety of Risky Research: Examining if Science is Outpacing 
Policy and Safety''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
THE FUTURE OF DIGITAL ASSETS: IDENTIFYING THE REGULATORY GAPS IN 
DIGITAL ASSET MARKET STRUCTURE
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Digital Assets, 
Financial Technology, and Inclusion held a hearing entitled ``The 
Future of Digital Assets: Identifying the Regulatory Gaps in Digital 
Asset Market Structure''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT OF THE FINANCIAL CRIMES ENFORCEMENT NETWORK (FINCEN) AND THE 
OFFICE OF TERRORISM AND FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE (TFI)
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on National Security, 
Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions held a 
hearing entitled ``Oversight of the Financial Crimes Enforcement 
Network (FinCEN) and the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence 
(TFI)''. Testimony was heard from Brian E. Nelson, Under Secretary for 
Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, Department of the Treasury; and 
Himamauli Das, Acting Director, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, 
Department of the Treasury.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Homeland Security: Full Committee concluded a markup on 
H.R. 2794, the ``Border Reinforcement Act of 2023''. H.R. 2794 was 
ordered reported, as amended.
CISA 2025: THE STATE OF AMERICAN CYBERSECURITY FROM CISA'S PERSPECTIVE
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and 
Infrastructure Protection held a hearing entitled ``CISA 2025: The 
State of American Cybersecurity from CISA's Perspective''. Testimony 
was heard from Jen Easterly, Director, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 
Security Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
AMERICAN CONFIDENCE IN ELECTIONS: STATE TOOLS TO PROMOTE VOTER 
CONFIDENCE
Committee on House Administration: Full Committee held a hearing 
entitled ``American Confidence in Elections: State Tools to Promote 
Voter Confidence''. Testimony was heard from Donald Palmer, 
Commissioner, U.S. Election Assistance Commission; Mac Warner, 
Secretary of State, West Virginia; and public witnesses.
FIXING FISA: HOW A LAW DESIGNED TO PROTECT AMERICANS HAS BEEN 
WEAPONIZED AGAINST THEM
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime and Federal 
Government Surveillance held a hearing entitled ``Fixing FISA: How a 
Law Designed to Protect Americans Has Been Weaponized Against Them''. 
Testimony was heard from Michael E. Horowitz, Inspector General, U.S. 
Department of Justice; Sharon Bradford Franklin, Chair, U.S. Privacy 
and Civil Liberties Oversight Board; and Beth A. Williams, Board 
Member, U.S. Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board.
OVERSIGHT OF THE U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual 
Property, and the Internet held a hearing entitled ``Oversight of the 
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office''. Testimony was heard from Kathi 
Vidal, Undersecretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property, and 
Director, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee began a markup on H.J. 
Res. 29, providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of 
title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the United States 
Fish and Wildlife Service relating to ``Endangered and Threatened 
Wildlife and Plants; Lesser Prairie-Chicken; Threatened Status With 
Section 4(d) Rule for the Northern Distinct Population Segment and 
Endangered Status for the Southern Distinct Population Segment''; H.J. 
Res. 46, providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of 
title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National 
Marine Fisheries Service relating to ``Endangered and Threatened 
Wildlife and Plants; Regulations for Listing Endangered and Threatened 
Species and Designating Critical Habitat''; H.J. Res. 49, providing for 
congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States 
Code, of the rule submitted by the United States Fish and Wildlife 
Service relating to ``Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 
Endangered Species Status for Northern Long-Eared Bat''; H.R. 215, the 
``WATER for California Act''; H.R. 764, the ``Trust the Science Act''; 
H.R. 1245, the ``Grizzly Bear State Management Act of 2023''; H.R. 
1319, the ``Biking on Long-Distance Trails Act''; H.R. 1419, the 
``Comprehensive Grizzly Bear Management Act of 2023''; and H.R. 1567, 
the ``ACRES Act''.

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AN OVERVIEW OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2024 PROPOSED BUDGET REQUEST FOR THE 
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``An Overview of the Fiscal Year 2024 Proposed Budget 
Request for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration''. 
Testimony was heard from Bill Nelson, Administrator, National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration.
HEARING ON ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY AT THE INTERNAL REVENUE 
SERVICE WITH IRS COMMISSIONER WERFEL
Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Hearing on Accountability and Transparency at the Internal Revenue 
Service with IRS Commissioner Werfel''. Testimony was heard from Danny 
Werfel, Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the 
Treasury.
DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY BUDGET HEARING
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Defense 
Intelligence and Overhead Architecture held a hearing entitled 
``Defense Intelligence Agency Budget Hearing''. This hearing was 
closed.

Joint Meetings
UKRAINE
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine church, state, and Russia's war on Ukraine, after 
receiving testimony from Yevstratiy (Zoria), Metropolitan of Bila 
Tserkva; and Igor Bandura, Baptist Union of Ukraine.