[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 189 (Tuesday, November 14, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1175-D1181]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                        House of Representatives


Chamber Action
Public Bills and Resolutions Introduced: 48 public bills, H.R. 6368-
6415; and 1 resolution, H. Res. 868, were introduced.
Additional Cosponsors:
Report Filed: A report was filed today as follows:
  H. Res. 869, providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5893) 
making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce and Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2024, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 5961) to freeze certain Iranian funds involved in the 2023 
hostage deal between the United States and Iran, and for other purposes 
(H. Rept. 118-273).
Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein he appointed 
Representative Cline to act as Speaker pro tempore for today. 
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Journal: The House agreed to the Speaker's approval of the Journal by 
voice vote.                                                  
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Recess: The House recessed at 9:46 a.m. and reconvened at 10:30 a.m. 
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  Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2024: The House considered H.R. 
5894, making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and 
Human Services, and Education, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 2024.         
  Pages H5735-38, H5740-93, H5799-5806
  Pursuant to the Rule, an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 118-13, modified by the 
amendment printed in part A of H. Rept. 118-272, shall be considered as 
adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. 
                                                         Pages H5746-67
Agreed to:
  Aderholt amendment en bloc No. 1 consisting of the following 
amendments printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272: Sherrill (No. 3) that 
increases funding for the Department of Education's Office of 
Elementary and Secondary Education-Education for the Disadvantaged 
account by $5 million to allow K-12 schools to implement and administer 
high-impact tutoring programs that will help students recover from 
COVID-related academic challenges; Harris (No. 5) that decreases the 
Office of the Secretary of HHS by $10,000,000. Increases the HRSA 
Health Workforce topline by $9,500,000; Caraveo (No. 7) that increases 
and decreases the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant by $35 million 
for the purpose of providing support for maternal and child health care 
services; prenatal, delivery, and postnatal care; and screenings, 
diagnostic and treatment services to improve the health and well-being 
of mothers, children, and families; Boebert (No. 12) that transfers 
funds from HHS General Department Management to suicide prevention 
research and techniques to combat the mental health epidemic; Castor 
(FL) (No. 14) that increases and decreases funding for the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention in support of the President's request to 
prevent HPV-related cancers through the Cancer Moonshot Initiative; 
Miller (WV) (No. 15) that directs $5,000,000 of funding to the CDC's 
TGS program to promote early detection of emerging pathogens and 
infectious diseases through airport wastewater study; Pfluger (No. 16) 
that decreases and increases funds by $1,500,000 within the CDC's 
National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases for the 
purpose of funding grants for research and surveillance activities on 
the prevalence of Valley Fever and the health impacts on the population 
affected; Murphy (No. 17) that increases and decreases funding for the 
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Disease 
Prevention and Health Promotion to support the Presidential Physical 
Fitness Test; Sherrill (No. 18) that increases funding by $5 million 
for the CDC Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Account to 
award grants for the creation of programs to improve prevention, 
identification, and treatment of cardiovascular disease in women; 
Gallagher (No. 20) that increases funding for the Centers for Disease 
Control and Prevention ALS Registry by $5,000,000 to support research 
to prevent ALS among active military personnel and veterans, and 
reduces funding for the Office of the Secretary of General Departmental 
Management by $5,000,000; Gottheimer (No. 21) that increases and 
decreases funds by $1,000,000 in the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention's Environmental Health account to emphasize the importance 
of every child having access to drinking water at school that's free of 
lead and dangerous materials; Gottheimer (No. 23) that increases and 
decreases funding by $5 million for the National Cancer Institute to 
support improved access to lifesaving screening, diagnostic, and 
treatment services in an effort to reduce disparities and advance 
health equity in breast and cervical cancer; Jackson Lee (No. 24) that 
increases funding for the National Cancer Institute by $2,000,000 to 
research triple negative breast cancer; Murphy (No. 25) that transfers 
$1,000,000 from the Department of Health and

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Human Services Office of the Secretary to the National Institute of 
Neurological Disorders and Stroke to fund a Pediatric-Onset Epilepsies 
Consortium to enable cooperative research studies, accelerate the 
development of knowledge about the epilepsies, and rapidly advance 
therapeutic options and their implementation to improve treatments and 
healthcare outcomes; Gluesenkamp Perez (No. 27) that increases and 
decreases funding for the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious 
Disease to recognize the economic burden of Hand, Foot, and Mouth 
Disease and highlight the importance of developing a vaccine for its 
prevention; Caraveo (No. 29) that increases and decreases the Eunice 
Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human 
Development by $10 million, for the purpose of continued research and 
training to understand human development across the lifespan to improve 
health outcomes and reduce costs associated with illness and 
disability; Gottheimer (No. 30) that increases funding by $10 million 
for the National Institute on Aging to strengthen the Alzheimer's 
Disease Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center's research on Alzheimer's 
disease including causes, diagnostic tools, treatments, and cures; 
Barragan (No. 31) that increases and decreases funds for the National 
Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) by 
$1,000,000 to express the intent that increased funding be included for 
the NIMHD Research Endowment Program to provide continued support to 
existing grantees, and to expand the number of statutorily eligible 
institutions receiving grants through a competitive process; Steil (No. 
37) that increases the Substance Abuse Mental Health Budget by $18 
million for the 9-8-8 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline; Balint (No. 
40) that increases and decreases funding for the SAMHSA Disaster 
Response Program to highlight the importance of supporting disaster 
survivors' mental health; Molinaro (No. 41) that subtracts and adds 
$10,000,000 to highlight the importance of bolstering 988 
infrastructure and care coordination; Murphy (No. 42) that transfers $2 
million from the Office of the Secretary General Departmental 
Management to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration to 
increase available grants to prevent prescription drug and illicit 
opioid overdoses; Caraveo (No. 43) that increases and decreases the 
National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative by $7 million for the 
purpose of raising awareness of the impact of traumatic stress on 
children and adolescents and to increase availability and accessibility 
of trauma-informed care, services, and treatments; Barr (No. 44) that 
increases funding for the Treatment, Recovery, and Workforce Support 
Program; Gottheimer (No. 45) that increases funding by $10 million for 
the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use to award 
grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements for planning, 
establishing, or administering programs to prevent and address the 
misuse of opioids, related drugs, and other drugs commonly used in pain 
management or injury recovery, as well as the co-use of one or more 
such drugs with other substances, by students and student athletes; 
Pettersen (No. 46) that transfers $2 million from the Office of 
Secretary General Departmental Management Account to the Substance 
Abuse and Mental Health Administration for the purpose of expanding 
mobile Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) units in rural communities; 
Molinaro (No. 47) that subtracts and adds $2,000,000 to specify that 
SAMHSA should explore using its funds for crisis stabilization centers 
that provide walk-in care services for individuals with serious mental 
health conditions and/or substance use disorders as an effective 
approach to reducing emergency department visits, hospitalizations, or 
incarceration; Steube (No. 48) that increases and decreases funding to 
the Administration for Children and Families by $2,000,000 to highlight 
the need for innovative foster care programming that recognizes the 
adversities, challenges, and traumas that children and families 
involved in the foster care system often confront in such vulnerable 
periods; Ramirez (No. 49) that increases and decreases funding for the 
Services for Survivors of Torture Program; Ciscomani (No. 50) that 
increases and decreases funding for Head Start; Jackson Lee (No. 51) 
that increases funds by $2,000,000 for the Head Start Act, including 
Head Start partnerships; Molinaro (No. 52) that increases and decreases 
funding for the Administration of Community Living by $5,000,000 to 
build up telephone reassurance services to support the mental health 
and overall well-being of socially vulnerable older adults; Dunn (No. 
53) that increases and decreases the funding by $400 million for the 
Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response's (ASPR) Project 
Bioshield to highlight the importance of HHS funding oral antiviral 
therapeutics as part of Project NextGen; Hudson (No. 56) that transfers 
$2,000,000 from HHS office of the Secretary and transfer it to the 
Office of Inspector General to support investigation and oversight 
functions of HHS in disrupting counterfeit medicine; Kiggans (No. 57) 
that increases and decreases Medicare Hearings and Appeals funding by 
$196,000,000 to direct CMS to transmit information, either on the CMS 
website or on the claim denial notification, to those whose Medicare/
Medicaid claims are denied about how to effectively appeal their denied 
claims; Houchin (No. 59) that increases

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and decreases the ESEA account by $1 million dollars to highlight the 
importance of the Literacy Education for All, Results for the Nation 
program under ESEA; Houchin (No. 60) that increases and decreases the 
HEA account by $1 million dollars to highlight the importance of our 
future educators teaching the science of reading through a phonics-
based curriculum; David Scott (GA) (No. 64) that increases and 
decreases funding for the Assistance for Arts Education to highlight 
the need for professional development for arts educators to better 
include and accommodate students with disabilities; Molinaro (No. 65) 
that increases and decreases IDEA funding to emphasize the importance 
of supporting students with intellectual and developmental 
disabilities; Molinaro (No. 66) that increases and decreases IDEA 
funding to highlight the importance for schools districts to inform 
parents of their right to have a third-party advocate in IEP meetings; 
Steil (No. 67) that transfers $5,000,000 from the Department of 
Education's Departmental Management Program Administration account to 
the Department of Education's Special Education account for the purpose 
of carrying out Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education 
Act (IDEA); McGarvey (No. 68) that increases and decreases funding by 
$2 million to highlight the importance of continued funding for the 
American Printing House for the Blind and their mission providing 
accessible and innovative reading materials to people who are blind or 
low vision; Molinaro (No. 72) that increases and decreases Department 
of Education funding to ensure that students are protected against anti 
Semitic activity and those students who are affected have access to 
adequate counseling services; Moore (WI) (No. 73) that demonstrates the 
importance of the TRIO program by increase/decrease by $1 million; 
Ramirez (No. 74) that increases and decreases funding for Augustus F. 
Hawkins Centers of Excellence grants; Ramirez (No. 75) that increases 
and decreases funding for Development Hispanic-Serving Institutions 
Program; Lawler (No. 77) that increases/decreases funding at the 
Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights to prioritize the 
investigation of antisemitic incidents on college campuses; Gottheimer 
(No. 79) that increases and decreases funds by $10 million to hire more 
Social Security Administration employees in the Office of Hearing 
Operations to reduce hearings backlog and processing times for 
disability claims; and Schweikert (No. 141) that increases and 
decreases funding of $5 million for the National Institute on Drug 
Abuse to support research on cures for synthetic opioids and fentanyl; 
                                                         Pages H5767-70
  Higgins (LA) amendment (No. 2 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) 
that reduces the Mine Safety and Health Administration's Salary and 
Expenses account by $1,000,000, attributed to the salary and benefits 
cuts of William O'Dell and Christopher Williamson and redirects these 
funds to the Department of Labor's Office of Inspector General's 
account;                                                     
Page H5771
  Cloud amendment (No. 4 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) that 
strikes a reference to a job corps center on Treasure Island in Sec. 
114 and replaces it with the job corps center located in San Marcos, 
Texas;                                                   
Pages H5771-72
  Meuser amendment (No. 6 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) that 
provides the Health Workforce Account with an additional $10 million 
for the Nurse Corps programs which is offset with a $19 million 
deduction to the National Institute of Nursing Research; 
                                                         Pages H5772-73
  Boebert amendment (No. 8 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) that 
transfers funds from HHS General Department Management to the Small 
Rural Hospital Improvement Grant Program;                    
Page H5773
  Boebert amendment (No. 9 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) that 
transfers funds from HHS General Department Management for the purchase 
and implementation of telehealth services to improve health care 
coordination for rural veterans between rural providers and the 
Department of Veterans Affairs;                          
Pages H5773-74
  Boebert amendment (No. 10 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) that 
transfers funds from HHS General Department Management to the Rural 
Emergency Hospital Technical Assistance Program;             
Page H5774
  Boebert amendment (No. 11 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) that 
transfers funds from HHS General Department Management to the Rural 
Residency Planning and Development Program to support physician 
workforce expansion in rural areas;                          
Page H5774
  Boebert amendment (No. 13 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) that 
transfers funds from HHS General Department Management to the Inspector 
General to combat waste, fraud, and abuse;               
Pages H5774-75
  Mills amendment (No. 19 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) that 
reduces the appropriated amount for the Public Health Scientific 
Services to the FY19 appropriated amount;                
Pages H5775-76
  Grothman amendment (No. 22 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) 
that increases and decreases funding in CDC Wide Activities and Program 
Support by $1,000,000 to express the intent for the CDC to conduct a 
study on the connection between vitamin D deficiencies and COVID-19 
mortality rates in the United States; and the role of vitamin D in 
suppressing severe COVID-19 symptoms; and determine whether or not a 
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be made on the supplemental intake of vitamin D to boost immune health 
and protect against complications associated with respiratory illness 
and infections;                                          
Pages H5776-77
  Pfluger amendment (No. 34 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) that 
decreases the amount appropriated to the NIH's Office of the Director 
by $3,748,715 to redress the amount of federal funds the NIH awarded 
EcoHealth Alliance, Inc. to conduct gain-of-function research at the 
Wuhan Institute of Virology;                           
Pages H5779-5780
  Boebert amendment (No. 36 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) that 
reduces funds for the NIH;                               
Pages H5781-82
  Harris amendment (No. 38 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) that 
decreases the appropriation for NIH buildings and facilities by 
$59,000,000 and increases the appropriation for Project BioShield by 
$50,000,000;                                             
Pages H5782-83
  Harris amendment (No. 39 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) that 
decreases the appropriation for NIH buildings and facilities by 
$119,000,000 and increases the appropriation for the Strategic National 
Stockpile by $100,000,000;                               
Pages H5783-84
  Carter (GA) amendment (No. 54 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) 
that directs $15 million to carry out section 2409 of Public Law 117-
328 to allow states to build or maintain their own medical stockpile 
for their specific and unique needs, while coordinating with the SNS 
and ensuring it is robust;                               
Pages H5784-85
  Boebert amendment (No. 61 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) that 
transfers funds from the Department of Education bureaucracy to Charter 
School Grants;                                           
Pages H5785-87
  Boebert amendment (No. 62 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) that 
transfers funds from the Department of Education bureaucracy to Rural 
School Programs; and                                         
Page H5787
  Boebert amendment (No. 63 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) that 
transfers funds from the Department of Education bureaucracy to the 
Office of Indian Education.                              
Pages H5787-88
Rejected:
  Miller (IL) amendment (No. 1 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) 
that sought to reduce the funds provided to the Occupational Safety and 
Health Administration to $0 (by a recorded vote of 131 ayes to 300 
noes, Roll No. 648);                              
Pages H5770-71, H5800
  Good (VA) amendment (No. 28 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) 
that sought to transfer $10 million allocated for the Office of 
Diversity in Biomedical Research to the Spending Reduction Account (by 
a recorded vote of 190 ayes to 241 noes, Roll No. 649); 
                                                  Pages H5777-78, H5801
  Good (VA) amendment (No. 32 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) 
that sought to transfer $524.4 million from the National Institute of 
Minority Health and Health Disparities to the Spending Reduction 
Account (by a recorded vote of 140 ayes to 294 noes, Roll No. 650); 
                                                  Pages H5778, H5801-02
  Rosendale amendment (No. 33 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) 
that sought to prohibits funding for the John E. Fogarty International 
Center saving approximately $95 million (by a recorded vote of 183 ayes 
to 251 noes, Roll No. 651);                       
Pages H5778-79, H5802
  Mills amendment (No. 35 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) that 
sought to reduce the appropriated amount for the Office of the 
Director, NIH to the FY19 appropriated amount (by a recorded vote of 
186 ayes to 257 noes, Roll No. 652);           
Pages H5780-81, H5802-03
  Good (VA) amendment (No. 55 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) 
that sought to transfer $28 million allocated for Minority AIDS 
prevention to the Spending Reduction Account (by a recorded vote of 109 
ayes to 324 noes, Roll No. 653);                  
Pages H5785, H5803-04
  Biggs amendment (No. 69 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) that 
sought to cut funding for the Student Financial Assistance Program (by 
a recorded vote of 85 ayes to 350 noes, Roll No. 654); 
                                                  Pages H5788-89, H5804
  Biggs amendment (No. 70 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) that 
sought to strike funding to the Student Aid Administration (by a 
recorded vote of 81 ayes to 353 noes, Roll No. 655);    
Pages H5789-90, H5804-05
  Biggs amendment (No. 71 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) that 
sought to strike funding to the Higher Education Program (by a recorded 
vote of 81 ayes to 354 noes, Roll No. 656); and         
Pages H5790-91, H5805-06
  Biggs amendment (No. 76 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) that 
sought to strike funding to the Institute of Education Science (by a 
recorded vote of 118 ayes to 316 noes, Roll No. 657).   
Pages H5791-92, H5806
  H. Res. 864, the rule providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
5894) was agreed to by a recorded vote of 217 ayes to 209 noes, Roll 
No. 647, after the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote 
of 217 yeas to 208 nays, Roll No. 646.                   
Pages H5735-40
Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass the 
following measure:
  Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024: 
H.R. 6363, amended, making further continuing appropriations for fiscal 
year

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2024, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 336 yeas to 95 nays, Roll No. 658.
                                               Pages H5793-99, H5806-07
Quorum Calls--Votes: Two yea-and-nay votes and eleven recorded votes 
developed during the proceedings of today and appear on pages H5739, 
H5739-40, H5800, H5801, H5801-02, H5802, H5802-03, H5803-04, H5804, 
H5804-05, H5805-06, H5806 and H5807.
Adjournment: The House met at 9 a.m. and adjourned at      p.m.

Committee Meetings-
CONFRONTING THE SCOURGE OF ANTISEMITISM ON CAMPUS
Committee on Education and Workforce: Subcommittee on Higher Education 
and Workforce Development held a hearing entitled ``Confronting the 
Scourge of Antisemitism on Campus''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
LEVERAGING AI TO ENHANCE AMERICAN COMMUNICATIONS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications and 
Technology held a hearing entitled ``Leveraging AI to Enhance American 
Communications''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
CLEAN POWER PLAN 2.0: EPA'S EFFORT TO JEOPARDIZE RELIABLE AND 
AFFORDABLE ENERGY FOR STATES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Environment, 
Manufacturing, and Critical Materials held a hearing entitled ``Clean 
Power Plan 2.0: EPA's Effort to Jeopardize Reliable and Affordable 
Energy for States''. Testimony was heard from L. David Glatt, Director, 
Department of Environmental Quality, North Dakota; Chris Parker, 
Director, Division of Public Utilities, Utah; Michelle Walker Owenby, 
Director, Division of Air Pollution Control, Department of Environment 
and Conservation, Tennessee; and Serena McIlwain, Secretary of the 
Environment, Maryland.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 
5921, the ``No U.S. Financing for Iran Act of 2023''; H.R. 5923, the 
``Iran-China Energy Sanctions Act of 2023''; H.R. 6245, the ``Holding 
Iranian Leaders Accountable Act''; H.R. 6323, the ``Iran 
Counterterrorism Act of 2023''; H.R. 6322, the ``End Financing to Hamas 
and State Sponsors of Terrorism Act''; H.R. 5945, the ``Freezing-HAMAS 
Act''; H.R. 6000, the ``Revoke Iranian Funding Act of 2023''; H.R. 
6015, the ``Iran Sanctions Accountability Act of 2023''; H.R. 6367, the 
``Armed Conflict Migration Act of 2023''; H.R. 6370, the ``OFAC 
Licensure for Investigators Act''; and H.R. 6365, the ``Stopping 
Illicit Oil Shipments Act of 2023''. H.R. 5921, H.R. 5923, H.R. 6245, 
H.R. 6323, H.R. 6322, H.R. 5945, H.R. 6000, H.R. 6015, H.R. 6367, H.R. 
6370, and H.R. 6365 were ordered reported, as amended.
EXAMINING THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION'S AFGHANISTAN POLICY SINCE THE U.S. 
WITHDRAWAL
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Examining the Biden Administration's Afghanistan Policy Since the 
U.S. Withdrawal''. Testimony was heard from John Sopko, Inspector 
General, Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction.
GO-TO-ZERO: JOE BIDEN'S WITHDRAWAL ORDER AND THE TALIBAN TAKEOVER OF 
AFGHANISTAN
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Accountability held a hearing entitled ``Go-to-Zero: Joe Biden's 
Withdrawal Order and the Taliban Takeover of Afghanistan''. Testimony 
was heard from public witnesses.
THE BROKEN PATH: HOW TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS PROFIT FROM 
HUMAN TRAFFICKING AT THE SOUTHWEST BORDER
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Border Security and 
Enforcement; and Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology 
held a joint hearing entitled ``The Broken Path: How Transnational 
Criminal Organizations Profit from Human Trafficking at the Southwest 
Border''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ANTITRUST DIVISION
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Administrative State, 
Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust held a hearing entitled ``Oversight of 
the Department of Justice Antitrust Division''. Testimony was heard 
from Jonathan Kanter, Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division, 
Department of Justice.
EXAMINING THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION'S ABANDONED MINE LANDS AND ACTIVE 
MINING PROGRAMS
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources held a hearing entitled ``Examining the Biden 
Administration's Abandoned

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Mine Lands and Active Mining Programs''. Testimony was heard from 
Glenda Owens, Deputy Director, Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation 
and Enforcement, Department of the Interior; Kyle Wendtland, 
Administrator, Land Quality Division, Wyoming Department of 
Environmental Quality; Dustin Morin, Director, Mining and Reclamation 
Division, Alabama Department of Labor; Benjamin McCament, Chief, 
Division of Mineral Resources Management, Ohio Department of Natural 
Resources; and a public witness.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and 
Fisheries held a hearing on H.R. 4219, the ``Southwestern Power 
Administration Fund Establishment Act''; H.R. 5770, the ``Water Data 
Improvement Act''; H.R. 6107, the ``Urban Canal Modernization Act''; 
and H.R. 6127, the ``MAPWaters Act''. Testimony was heard from Chairman 
Graves of Missouri, and Representatives Neguse, Simpson, and Moore of 
Utah; Mike Wech, Administrator, Southwestern Power Administration, 
Department of Energy; and public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Federal Lands held a 
hearing on H.R. 4235, the ``Wildfire Technology DEMO Act''; H.R. 4353, 
the ``Civilian Conservation Center Enhancement Act of 2023''; H.R. 
4717, the ``Locally Led Restoration Act of 2023''; H.R. 5582, the 
``White Oak Resilience Act''; H.R. 5665, the ``Promoting Accessibility 
on Federal Lands Act of 2023''; H.R. 6070, to amend the Military Lands 
Withdrawal Act of 1999 to clarify the authority of Department of 
Defense to conduct certain military activities at the Nevada test and 
training range, and for other purposes; and legislation on the BIOCHAR 
Act. Testimony was heard from Chairman Westerman, and Representatives 
Kim of California, Salinas, Lamborn, Stansbury, and Amodei; Dwayne 
McFall, Commissioner, District 3, Fremont County, Colorado; Jim 
Topoleski, Division Chief, Air and Wildland Division, San Bernardino 
County Fire Department, Redlands, California; Jeff Rupert, Director, 
Office of Wildland Fire, Department of the Interior; Jaelith Hall-
Rivera, Deputy Chief, State, Private, and Tribal Forestry, U.S. Forest 
Service, Department of Agriculture; Edwin Oshiba, Principal Deputy 
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Energy, Installations, and 
Environment, Department of the Air Force; and public witnesses.
OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FOR IMPROVING PUBLIC SAFETY IN TRIBAL 
COMMUNITIES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Indian and Insular 
Affairs held a hearing entitled ``Opportunities and Challenges for 
Improving Public Safety in Tribal Communities''. Testimony was heard 
from Bryan Newland, Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs, Department of 
the Interior; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT OF THE U.S. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
Committee on Oversight and Accountability: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Oversight of the U.S. General Services 
Administration''. Testimony was heard from Robin Carnahan, 
Administrator, U.S. General Services Administration.
COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 
2024; NO FUNDS FOR IRANIAN TERRORISM ACT
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 5893, the 
``Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
2024''; and H.R. 5961, the ``No Funds for Iranian Terrorism Act''. The 
Committee granted, by a record vote of 8-3, a rule providing for 
consideration of H.R. 5893, the ``Commerce, Justice, Science, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024'', and H.R. 5961, the ``No 
Funds for Iranian Terrorism Act''. The rule provides for consideration 
of H.R. 5893, the ``Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies 
Appropriations Act, 2024'', under a structured rule. The rule waives 
all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule 
provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by 
the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
Appropriations or their respective designees. The rule provides that an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules 
Committee Print 118-12 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as 
amended, shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of 
order against provisions in the bill, as amended. The rule makes in 
order only those amendments printed in part A of the Rules Committee 
report, amendments en bloc described in section 3, and pro forma 
amendments described in section 4. Each amendment shall be considered 
only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a 
Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be 
debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and 
controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to 
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except as provided by section 4 of the rule, and shall not be subject 
to a demand for division of the question. All points of order against 
the amendments printed in part A of the Rules Committee report or 
amendments en bloc described in section 3 of the resolution are waived. 
The rule provides that the chair of the Committee on Appropriations or 
her designee may offer amendments en bloc consisting of amendments 
printed in part A of the Rules Committee report not earlier disposed 
of. Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be debatable 
for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective 
designees, shall not be subject to amendment except as provided by 
section 4 of the rule, and shall not be subject to a demand for 
division of the question. The rule provides that the chair and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective 
designees may offer up to 10 pro forma amendments each at any point for 
the purpose of debate. The rule provides one motion to recommit. The 
rule further provides for consideration of H.R. 5961, the ``No Funds 
for Iranian Terrorism Act'', under a closed rule. The rule waives all 
points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides 
that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text 
of Rules Committee Print 118-14, modified by the amendment printed in 
part B of the Rules Committee report, shall be considered as adopted, 
and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The rule waives 
all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. The 
rule provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled 
by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Foreign 
Affairs or their respective designees. Finally, the rule provides one 
motion to recommit. Testimony was heard from Representatives James, 
Kamlager-Dove, Rogers of Kentucky, Cartwright, Clyde, Kilmer, Cline, 
Raskin, Grothman, and Self.
OVERSIGHT OF THE SBA'S OFFICE OF ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT
Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Oversight of the SBA's Office of Entrepreneurial Development''. 
Testimony was heard from Mark Madrid, Associate Administrator, Office 
of Entrepreneurial Development, U.S. Small Business Administration.
GUARDIANS OF THE SEA: EXAMINING COAST GUARD EFFORTS IN DRUG 
ENFORCEMENT, ILLEGAL MIGRATION, AND IUU FISHING
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast 
Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing entitled ``Guardians 
of the Sea: Examining Coast Guard Efforts in Drug Enforcement, Illegal 
Migration, and IUU Fishing''. Testimony was heard from Rear Admiral Jo-
Ann Burdian, Assistant Commandant for Response Policy (CG-5R), U.S. 
Coast Guard; Heather MacLeod, Director, Homeland Security and Justice, 
Government Accountability Office; Caitlin Keating-Bitonti, Natural 
Resources Policy Analyst, Congressional Research Service, Library of 
Congress; and a public witness.
EMERGING THERAPIES: BREAKTHROUGHS IN THE BATTLE AGAINST SUICIDE?
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``Emerging Therapies: Breakthroughs in the Battle Against 
Suicide?''. Testimony was heard from Carolyn Clancy, M.D., Assistant 
Under Secretary for Health, Office of Discovery, Education and 
Affiliate Networks, Veterans Health Administration, Department of 
Veterans Affairs; Ilse Wiechers, M.D., Deputy Executive Director, 
Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention, Veterans Health 
Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; Rachel Yehuda, 
Director, Patient Care Center, Bronx Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 
Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; 
Sergeant Jonathan Lubecky, U.S. Army (Retired); and public witnesses.
COUNTERING TERRORISM IN A SHIFTING GEOPOLITICAL LANDSCAPE
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on National 
Intelligence; and Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, 
and Intelligence of the House Committee on Homeland Security held a 
joint hearing entitled ``Countering Terrorism in a Shifting 
Geopolitical Landscape''. This hearing was closed.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.