[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 108 (Wednesday, June 21, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D644-D646]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
CLOSING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE IN RURAL AMERICA
Committee on Agriculture: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Closing the Digital Divide in Rural America''. Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Appropriations: Full Committee held a markup on the 
Homeland Security FY 2024 Appropriations Bill; and the Legislative 
Branch FY 2024 Appropriations Bill. The Homeland Security FY 2024 
Appropriations Bill and the Legislative Branch FY 2024 Appropriations 
Bill were ordered reported, as amended.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee began a markup on H.R. 
2670, the ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024''; 
and H.R. 1282, the ``Major Richard Star Act''.
COMPETITION AND TRANSPARENCY: THE PATHWAY FORWARD FOR A STRONGER HEALTH 
CARE MARKET
Committee on Education and Workforce: Subcommittee on Health, 
Employment, Labor, and Pensions held a hearing entitled ``Competition 
and Transparency: The Pathway Forward for a Stronger Health Care 
Market''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
RESPONDING TO AMERICA'S OVERDOSE CRISIS: AN EXAMINATION OF LEGISLATION 
TO BUILD UPON THE SUPPORT ACT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``Responding to America's Overdose Crisis: An Examination of 
Legislation to Build Upon the SUPPORT Act''. Testimony was heard from 
the following Department of Health and Human Services officials: 
Christopher Jones, Director, National Center for Injury Prevention and 
Control, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Tom Coderre, 
Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, 
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; Diana 
Espinosa, Principal Deputy Administrator, Health Resources and Services 
Administration; and Jonathan Blum, Principal Deputy Administrator and 
Chief Operating Officer, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
OVERSIGHT OF THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications and 
Technology held a hearing entitled ``Oversight of the Federal 
Communications Commission''. Testimony was heard from the following 
Federal Communications Commission officials: Jessica Rosenworcel, 
Chairwoman; Brendan Carr, Commissioner; Geoffrey Starks, Commissioner; 
and Nathan Simington, Commissioner.
MICROVAST AND MORE: OVERSIGHT OF PRESIDENT BIDEN'S ENERGY SPENDING 
SPREE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Microvast and More: Oversight 
of President Biden's Energy Spending Spree''. Testimony was heard from 
David Howell, Principle Deputy Director, Office of Manufacturing and 
Energy Supply Chains, Department of Energy.
THE FEDERAL RESERVE'S SEMI-ANNUAL MONETARY POLICY REPORT
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``The Federal Reserve's Semi-Annual Monetary Policy Report''. Testimony 
was heard from Jerome H. Powell, Chairman, Board of Governors of the 
Federal Reserve System.
HUD OVERSIGHT: TESTIMONY OF THE HUD INSPECTOR GENERAL
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance 
held a hearing entitled ``HUD Oversight: Testimony of the HUD Inspector 
General''. Testimony was heard from Rae Oliver Davis, Inspector 
General, Department of Housing and Urban Development.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a markup on H. Res. 
488, calling on the Biden administration to immediately provide Army 
Tactical Missile Systems to Ukraine; H.R. 3033, to repeal the sunset 
provision of the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996, and for other purposes; H. 
Res. 492, condemning the Government of Iran's state-sponsored 
persecution of the Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the 
International Covenants on Human Rights; H.R. 4039, to prohibit the use 
of funds supporting any activities within Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous 
Region of the People's Republic of China; H.R. 4132, to provide for the 
imposition of sanctions with respect to forced organ harvesting within 
the People's Republic of China, and for other purposes; and H.R. 1150, 
to establish the John Lewis

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Civil Rights Fellowship to fund international internships and research 
placements for early- to mid-career professionals to study nonviolent 
movements to establish and protect civil rights around the world. H.R. 
3033, H. Res. 492, H.R. 1150, H. Res. 488 were ordered reported, 
without amendment. H.R. 4039 and H.R. 4132 were ordered reported, as 
amended.
COUNTERING THREATS POSED BY NATION-STATE ACTORS IN LATIN AMERICA TO 
U.S. HOMELAND SECURITY
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law 
Enforcement, and Intelligence held a hearing entitled ``Countering 
Threats Posed by Nation-State Actors in Latin America to U.S. Homeland 
Security''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
HEARING ON THE REPORT OF SPECIAL COUNSEL JOHN DURHAM
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Hearing on the Report of Special Counsel John Durham''. Testimony was 
heard from John Durham, Special Counsel, Department of Justice.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 
615, the ``Protecting Access for Hunters and Anglers Act of 2023''; 
H.R. 1380, the ``Protecting America's Rock Climbing Act''; H.R. 1726, 
the ``Continued Rapid Ohia Death Response Act of 2023''; H.R. 2872, to 
amend the Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2013 to allow States 
to issue electronic stamps under such Act, and for other purposes; H.R. 
3324, to extend the authority to collect Shasta-Trinity Marina fees 
through fiscal year 2029; and H.R. 3397, to require the Director of the 
Bureau of Land Management to withdraw a rule of the Bureau of Land 
Management relating to conservation and landscape health. H.R. 615, 
H.R. 1380, H.R. 1726, H.R. 2872, and H.R. 3397 were ordered reported, 
as amended. H.R. 3324 was ordered reported, without amendment.
CHURCHES VS. CASINOS: THE CONSTITUTION IS NOT SUSPENDED IN TIMES OF 
CRISIS
Committee on Oversight and Accountability: Select Subcommittee on the 
Coronavirus Pandemic held a hearing entitled ``Churches vs. Casinos: 
The Constitution is Not Suspended in Times of Crisis''. Testimony was 
heard from Andrew Bailey, Attorney General, Missouri; Elizabeth 
Murrill, Solicitor General, Louisiana; and public witnesses.
CLEARING THE AIR: EXAMINING THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY'S 
PROPOSED EMISSIONS STANDARDS
Committee on Oversight and Accountability: Subcommittee on Economic 
Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs held a hearing entitled 
``Clearing the Air: Examining the Environmental Protection Agency's 
Proposed Emissions Standards''. Testimony was heard from Joseph 
Goffman, Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator, Office of Air and 
Radiation, Environmental Protection Agency.
PLEASE LEAVE YOUR MESSAGE AT THE TONE: ADDRESSING POST-PANDEMIC 
BACKLOGS AND DELAYS AT FEDERAL AGENCIES
Committee on Oversight and Accountability: Subcommittee on Government 
Operations and the Federal Workforce held a hearing entitled ``Please 
Leave Your Message at the Tone: Addressing Post-Pandemic Backlogs and 
Delays at Federal Agencies''. Testimony was heard from Rena Bitter, 
Assistant Secretary of State for Consular Affairs, Department of State; 
Scott Levin, Director, National Personnel Records Center, U.S. National 
Archives and Records Administration; and Chad M. Poist, Deputy 
Commissioner for Budget, Finance, and Management, U.S. Social Security 
Administration.
LEGISLATION RELATING TO THE RESOLUTION JOSEPH R. BIDEN, JR., PRESIDENT 
OF THE UNITED STATES, FOR HIGH CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on legislation 
Relating to the resolution (H. Res. 503) impeaching Joseph R. Biden, 
Jr., President of the United States, for high crimes and misdemeanors. 
The Committee granted, by a record vote of 9-3, a rule that hereby re-
refers House Resolution 503 to the Committee on Homeland Security, and 
in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Full Committee began a 
markup on H.R. 369, the ``NIST Wildland Fire Communications and 
Information Dissemination Act''; H.R. 4090, the ``Fire Grants and 
Safety Act of 2023''; and H.R. 4143, the ``National Construction Safety 
Team Act of 2023''.

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REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES REPORT `THE COAST GUARD'S 
NEXT DECADE: AN ASSESSMENT OF EMERGING CHALLENGES AND STATUTORY NEEDS'
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast 
Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing entitled ``Review of 
the National Academy of Sciences Report `The Coast Guard's Next Decade: 
An Assessment of Emerging Challenges and Statutory Needs' ''. Testimony 
was heard from Admiral Steve Poulin, Vice Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard; 
Heather MacLeod, Director, Homeland Security and Justice, Government 
Accountability Office; and a public witness.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
on H.R. 3520, the ``Veterans Care Improvement Act of 2023''; H.R. 1182, 
the ``Veterans Serving Veterans Act of 2023''; H.R. 1774, the ``VA 
Emergency Transportation Act''; H.R. 2683, the ``VA Flood Preparedness 
Act''; H.R. 2768, the ``PFC Joseph P. Dwyer Peer Support Program Act''; 
H.R. 2818, the ``Autonomy for Disabled Veterans Act''; H.R. 3581, the 
``Caregiver Outreach and Program Enhancement Act''; H.R. 1278, the 
``DRIVE Act''; H.R. 1639, the ``VA Zero Suicide Demonstration Project 
Act of 2023''; and H.R. 1815, the ``Expanding Veterans' Options for 
Long Term Care Act''. Testimony was heard from Representative Gonzalez-
Colon; the following Department of Veterans Affairs officials: Colleen 
Richardson, Executive Director, Caregiver Support Program; Scotte 
Hartronft, M.D., Executive Director, VA Office of Geriatrics and 
Extended Care, Veterans Health Administration; Mark Hausman, M.D., 
Executive Director, Integrated Access, Office of Integrated Veteran 
Care, Veterans Health Administration; and Erica Scavella, M.D., 
Assistant Under Secretary for Health for Clinical Services, Veterans 
Health Administration; and public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.