[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 99 (Wednesday, June 7, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D577-D578]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
INNOVATION, EMPLOYMENT, INTEGRITY, AND HEALTH: OPPORTUNITIES FOR 
MODERNIZATION IN TITLE IV
Committee on Agriculture: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Innovation, Employment, Integrity, and Health: Opportunities for 
Modernization in Title IV''. Testimony was heard from Tikki Brown, 
Assistant Commissioner, Children and Family Services, Department of 
Human Services, Minnesota; and public witnesses.
EXAMINING THE POLICIES AND PRIORITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Committee on Education and Workforce: Full Committee held a hearing 
entitled ``Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Department of 
Labor''. Testimony was heard from Julie Su, Acting Secretary, 
Department of Labor.
BUILDING BLOCKCHAINS: EXPLORING WEB3 AND OTHER APPLICATIONS FOR 
DISTRIBUTED LEDGER TECHNOLOGIES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and 
Commerce held a hearing entitled ``Building Blockchains: Exploring Web3 
and Other Applications for Distributed Ledger Technologies''. Testimony 
was heard from public witnesses.
LOOKING BACK BEFORE MOVING FORWARD: ASSESSING CDC'S FAILURES IN 
FULFILLING ITS MISSION
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Looking Back Before Moving 
Forward: Assessing CDC's Failures in Fulfilling Its Mission''. 
Testimony was heard from Mary Denigan-Macauley, Director of Public 
Health, Government Accountability Office; and public witnesses.
DOLLAR DOMINANCE: PRESERVING THE U.S. DOLLAR'S STATUS AS THE GLOBAL 
RESERVE CURRENCY
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on National Security, 
Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions held a 
hearing entitled ``Dollar Dominance: Preserving the U.S. Dollar's 
Status as the Global Reserve Currency''. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
EXAMINING THE FISCAL YEAR 24 BUREAU OF CONSULAR AFFAIRS BUDGET
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Accountability held a hearing entitled ``Examining the Fiscal Year 24 
Bureau of Consular Affairs Budget''. Testimony was heard from Rena 
Bitter, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of 
State.
IGNORING OUR ALLIES IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE: REVIEWING PRESIDENT 
BIDEN'S FY24 BUDGET REQUEST
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere 
held a hearing entitled ``Ignoring Our Allies in the Western 
Hemisphere: Reviewing President Biden's FY24 Budget Request''. 
Testimony was heard from the following Department of State officials: 
Brian Nichols, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Western Hemisphere 
Affairs; Todd Robinson, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International 
Narcotics and Law Enforcement; and Julieta Valls Noyes, Assistant 
Secretary, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration; and Marcela 
Escobari, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Latin America and the 
Caribbean, U.S. Agency for International Development.
TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS: THE MENACING THREAT TO THE U.S. 
HOMELAND
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law 
Enforcement, and Intelligence held a hearing entitled ``Transnational 
Criminal Organizations: The Menacing Threat to the U.S. Homeland''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
AMERICAN CONFIDENCE IN ELECTIONS: THE PATH TO ELECTION INTEGRITY IN THE 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Committee on House Administration: Full Committee; and Full Committee 
of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability held a joint 
hearing entitled ``American Confidence in Elections: The

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Path to Election Integrity in the District of Columbia''. Testimony was 
heard from Monica Evans, Executive Director, D.C. Board of Elections; 
and public witnesses.
THE BORDER CRISIS: IS THE LAW BEING FAITHFULLY EXECUTED?
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, 
Security, and Enforcement held a hearing entitled ``The Border Crisis: 
Is the Law Being Faithfully Executed?''. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Indian and Insular 
Affairs held a hearing on H.R. 630, the ``Urban Indian Health Confer 
Act''; H.R. 1240, the ``Winnebago Land Transfer Act of 2023''; H.R. 
1722, the ``Grand Ronde Reservation Act Amendment of 2023''; H.R. 2461, 
the ``San Juan Southern Paiute Tribal Homelands Act of 2023''; H.R. 
2839, to amend the Siletz Reservation Act to address the hunting, 
fishing, trapping, and animal gathering rights of the Confederated 
Tribes of Siletz Indians, and for other purposes; and H.R. 3371, the 
``Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act''. Testimony was 
heard from Bryan Newland, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Indian 
Affairs, Department of the Interior; Melanie Anne Egorin, Assistant 
Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services; and public 
witnesses.
EXAMINING ONGOING CYBERSECURITY THREATS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF THE 
INTERIOR AND THE NEXUS TO STATE-SPONSORED CYBER ACTORS
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Examining Ongoing 
Cybersecurity Threats within the Department of the Interior and the 
Nexus to State-Sponsored Cyber Actors''. Testimony was heard from Mark 
Greenblatt, Inspector General, Department of the Interior; Marisol Cruz 
Cain, Director, Information Technology and Cybersecurity, Government 
Accountability Office; and public witnesses.
ADVANCING AMERICAN LEADERSHIP IN QUANTUM TECHNOLOGY
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Advancing American Leadership in Quantum 
Technology''. Testimony was heard from Charles Tahan, Director, 
National Quantum Coordination Office, Office of Science and Technology 
Policy, Executive Office of the President; Eleanor G. Rieffel, Senior 
Researcher, Advanced Computing and Data Analytics, Ames Research 
Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration; and public 
witnesses.
PRICES ON THE RISE: EXAMINING THE EFFECTS OF INFLATION ON SMALL 
BUSINESSES
Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Prices on the Rise: Examining the Effects of Inflation on Small 
Businesses''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 3667, 
the ``Social Security Child Protection Act of 2023''; H.R. 3784, the 
``Improving Social Security's Service to Victims of Identity Theft 
Act''; H.R. 3796, to provide for the extension of taxes funding the 
Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to require the designation of certain 
airports as ports of entry; H.R. 1843, the ``Telehealth Expansion Act 
of 2023''; H.R. 3800, the ``Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act''; 
H.R. 3797, the ``Paperwork Burden Reduction Act''; H.R. 3801, the 
``Employer Reporting Improvement Act''; H.R. 3798, the ``Small Business 
Flexibility Act''; and H.R. 3799, the ``Custom Health Option and 
Individual Care Expense Arrangement Act''. H.R. 3784, H.R. 3667, H.R. 
3796, H.R. 1843, H.R. 3800, H.R. 3797, H.R. 3801, H.R. 3798, and H.R. 
3799 were ordered reported, as amended.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.