[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 171 (Wednesday, October 18, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1051-D1052]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
SAFEGUARDING DATA AND INNOVATION: BUILDING THE FOUNDATION FOR THE USE 
OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and 
Commerce held a hearing entitled ``Safeguarding Data and Innovation: 
Building the Foundation for the Use of Artificial Intelligence''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
EXPOSING EPA EFFORTS TO LIMIT CHEMICALS NEEDED FOR LIFE-SAVING MEDICAL 
DEVICES AND OTHER ESSENTIAL PRODUCTS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Environment, 
Manufacturing, and Critical Materials held a hearing entitled 
``Exposing EPA Efforts to Limit Chemicals Needed for Life-Saving 
Medical Devices and Other Essential Products''. Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
EXAMINING THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION'S UNPRECEDENTED OBSTRUCTION OF THE 
BOEM OFFSHORE LEASING PROGRAM
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources held a hearing entitled ``Examining the Biden 
Administration's Unprecedented Obstruction of the BOEM Offshore Leasing 
Program''. Testimony was heard from Jerry Moses, Director of State and 
Federal Relations, Alaska; Liz Klein, Director, Bureau of Ocean Energy 
Management, Department of the Interior; and public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and 
Fisheries held a hearing on H.R. 4389, the ``Migratory Birds of the 
Americas Conservation Enhancements Act of 2023''; H.R. 4770, the 
``Chesapeake Bay Science, Education, and Ecosystem Enhancement Act of 
2023''; and H.R. 5009, the ``WILD Act''. Testimony was heard from 
Representative Sarbanes; Robert T. Caccese, Director of Policy, 
Planning and Communications, Fish and

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Boat Commission, Pennsylvania; Carrie Selberg Robinson, Director, 
Office of Habitat Conservation, National Marine Fisheries Service, 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of 
Commerce; Stephen Guertin, Deputy Director for Program Management and 
Policy, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; and 
public witnesses.
SECURING OUR BORDER, SAVING OUR NATIONAL PARKS
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Securing Our Border, Saving 
Our National Parks''. Testimony was heard from Michael Reynolds, Deputy 
Director, U.S. National Park Service, Department of the Interior; Chris 
French, Deputy Chief, National Forest System, U.S. Forest Service, 
Department of Agriculture; John Nores, Jr., Special Operations, 
Marijuana Enforcement Team, California Department of Fish and Wildlife; 
and public witnesses.
STRENGTHENING BIOSAFETY AND BIOSECURITY STANDARDS: PROTECTING AGAINST 
FUTURE PANDEMICS
Committee on Oversight and Accountability: Select Subcommittee on the 
Coronavirus Pandemic held a hearing entitled ``Strengthening Biosafety 
and Biosecurity Standards: Protecting Against Future Pandemics''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
BALANCING KNOWLEDGE AND GOVERNANCE: FOUNDATIONS FOR EFFECTIVE RISK 
MANAGEMENT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Oversight 
and Investigations; and Subcommittee on Research and Technology held a 
joint hearing entitled ``Balancing Knowledge and Governance: 
Foundations for Effective Risk Management of Artificial Intelligence''. 
Testimony was heard from Elham Tabassi, Associate Director for Emerging 
Technologies, Information Technology Laboratory, National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce; and public witnesses.
RUNNING ON EMPTY: THE HIGHWAY TRUST FUND
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Highways and Transit held a hearing entitled ``Running on Empty: The 
Highway Trust Fund''. Testimony was heard from Kris Strickler, 
Director, Oregon Department of Transportation; Chad Shirley, Principal 
Analyst, Microeconomics Studies Division, Congressional Budget Office, 
U.S. Congress; Reema Griffith, Executive Director, Washington State 
Transportation Commission; and a public witness.
PROTECTING BENEFICIARIES FROM THE HARM OF IMPROPER PAYMENTS
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security held a 
hearing entitled ``Protecting Beneficiaries from the Harm of Improper 
Payments''. Testimony was heard from Kilolo Kijakazi, Acting 
Commissioner, U.S. Social Security Administration; Tonya Eickman, 
Program Audit Division Director, Office of the Inspector General, U.S. 
Social Security Administration; and Elizabeth Curda, Director, 
Education, Workforce, and Income Security, Government Accountability 
Office.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.