[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 104 (Wednesday, June 14, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D611-D612]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCE CORPORATION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, 
and Related Programs concluded a hearing to examine enhancing American 
competitiveness through the United States International Development 
Finance Corporation, after receiving testimony from Scott A. Nathan, 
Chief Executive Officer, United States International Development 
Finance Corporation.
COMPACTS OF FREE ASSOCIATION
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee received a closed 
briefing on the national security implications of the Compacts of Free 
Association from officials from the Office of the Director of National 
Intelligence.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee ordered favorably 
reported the nomination of Jeffery Martin Baran, of Virginia, to be a 
Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
IIJA AND IRA IMPLEMENTATION BY FHWA
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine implementation of the Infrastructure Investment and 
Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction Act by the Federal Highway 
Administration, after receiving testimony from Shailen Bhatt, 
Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, Department of 
Transportation.
TAX CODE ANTI-POVERTY AND FAMILY SUPPORT PROVISIONS
Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine anti-
poverty and family support provisions in the tax code, after receiving 
testimony from Amy K. Matsui, National Women's Law Center, Washington, 
D.C.; Melissa Lester, MomsRising, Galloway, Ohio; Bruce D. Meyer, 
University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, Chicago, 
Illinois; and Grant Collins, Fedcap, Inc., New York, New York.
U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS
Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee received a closed briefing on 
the current dynamics in U.S.-China relations from Nicholas Burns, 
Ambassador to the People's Republic of China, Department of State.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee 
ordered favorably reported the following business items:
  S. 1868, to require an interagency study to produce a security 
assessment process on adjacent space to high-security leased space to 
accommodate a Federal agency, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute;
  S. 1560, to require the development of a comprehensive rural hospital 
cybersecurity workforce development strategy, with an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute;
  S. 820, to add the Consumer Product Safety Commission to the list of 
agencies required to be represented on the PFAS interagency working 
group, with an amendment;
  S. 1886, to establish a Federal Clearinghouse on Safety and Best 
Practices for Nonprofit Organizations, Faith-based Organizations, and 
Houses of Worship within the Department of Homeland Security, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute;

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  S. 1871, to create intergovernmental coordination between State, 
local, Tribal, and territorial jurisdictions, and the Federal 
Government to combat United States reliance on the People's Republic of 
China and other covered countries for critical minerals and rare earth 
metals, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 1858, to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act to establish a deadline for applying for 
disaster unemployment assistance;
  S. 1798, to establish a Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office 
and an Office of Health Security in the Department of Homeland 
Security, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 1822, to require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to expand the 
use of non-intrusive inspection systems at land ports of entry, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 1865, to direct agencies to be transparent when using automated 
and augmented systems to interact with the public or make critical 
decisions, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 1862, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to provide 
explicit authority for the Secretary of Homeland Security and the 
Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to 
work with international partners on cybersecurity, with an amendment in 
the nature of a substitute;
  S. 61, to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to implement a 
strategy to combat the efforts of transnational criminal organizations 
to recruit individuals in the United States via social media platforms 
and other online services and assess their use of such platforms and 
services for illicit activities, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute; and
  S. 1835, to require the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security 
Agency of the Department of Homeland Security to develop a campaign 
program to raise awareness regarding the importance of cybersecurity in 
the United States, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.
GAO'S 2023 REPORT
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Subcommittee 
on Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight concluded a hearing to 
examine the findings and recommendations of the Government 
Accountability Office's 2023 report on opportunities to reduce 
fragmentation, overlap, and duplication and achieve financial benefits, 
after receiving testimony from Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General, 
Government Accountability Office.
SAFETY OF UNACCOMPANIED CHILDREN
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
ensuring the safety and well-being of unaccompanied children, after 
receiving testimony from Lorie Davidson, Lutheran Immigration and 
Refugee Service, Baltimore, Maryland; Terri Gerstein, Harvard Center 
for Labor and a Just Economy, New York, New York; Lora Ries, The 
Heritage Foundation, Washington, D.C.; Anne Basham, Ascend Consulting, 
Fairfax Station, Virginia; and Venus Bradley, Durham, North Carolina.
SUPREME COURT ETHICS, RECUSAL, AND TRANSPARENCY ACT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, 
Agency Action, and Federal Rights concluded a hearing to examine S. 
359, to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for a code of 
conduct for justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, after 
receiving testimony from Donald K. Sherman, Citizens for Responsibility 
and Ethics in Washington, Washington, D.C.; James J. Sample, Hofstra 
University Maurice A. Deane School of Law, Hempstead, New York; and 
Jennifer L. Mascott, George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School, 
Arlington, Virginia.
SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER CARE
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine improving substance use disorder care for veterans in rural 
America and beyond, after receiving testimony from Erica Scavella, 
Assistant Under Secretary for Health for Clinical Services, Chief 
Medical Officer, Tamara Campbell, Executive Director, Office of Mental 
Health and Suicide Prevention, and Bradley V. Watts, Director, Veterans 
Rural Health Resource Center, Office of Rural Health, each of the 
Veterans Health Administration, and Julie Kroviak, Principal Deputy 
Assistant Inspector General, Office of Healthcare Inspections, Office 
of Inspector General, all of the Department of Veterans Affairs; 
Jonathan H. Cantor, The RAND Corporation, New York, New York; Naomi 
Mathis, Disabled American Veterans, Washington, D.C.; and Chelsey 
Simoni, HunterSeven Foundation, Providence, Rhode Island.
BUSINESS MEETING
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee ordered favorably reported 
an original bill entitled, ``Intelligence Authorization Act of Fiscal 
Year 2024''.