[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 188 (Tuesday, November 14, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1188-D1197]
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.    
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Additional Cosponsors:                                   
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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).                                          
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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.                        
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  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. 
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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

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the Department of Health and 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 and decreases the ESEA account by $1 million 
dollars to highlight the

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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 H5776-76
  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 
recommendation should be made on the supplemental intake of vitamin D

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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 H5779-80
  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;                                             
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
  Kiley amendment (No. 80 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) that 
prohibits funds made available under this Act from being used by the 
Department of Health and Human Services or any grantee to implement a 
mask mandate for children at Head Start programs;        
Pages H5810-11
  Boebert amendment (No. 81 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) that 
transfers funds from the Department of Education bureaucracy to the 
Office of the Inspector General to combat Waste, Fraud, and abuse; 
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  Allen amendment (No. 82 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) that 
restricts any funds made available by this Act to be used to finalize, 
implement, or enforce the proposed rule entitled ``Retirement Security 
Rule: Definition of an Investment Advice Fiduciary'' or any 
substantially similar rule;                                  
Page H5811
  Wagner amendment (No. 83 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) that 
prohibits the Department of Labor from using funds to finalize, 
implement, or enforce proposed amendments to class prohibited 
transaction exemptions (PTEs) available to investment advice 
fiduciaries;                                             
Pages H5812-13
  Norman amendment (No. 84 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) that 
prohibits funding to carry out the actions described in the fact sheet 
released by the White House related to cracking down on junk fees in 
retirement investment advice;                            
Pages H5813-14
  Biggs amendment (No. 85 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) that 
prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services from making any 
voluntary contributions to the World Health Organization; 
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  Brecheen amendment (No. 87 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) 
that prohibits funds to finalize, implement, administer, or enforce the 
proposed rule entitled ``Safe and Appropriate Foster Care Placement 
Requirements for Titles IV-E and IV-B,'' which requires foster families 
to affirm a foster child's LGBTQI+ identity;             
Pages H5816-15
  Cammack amendment (No. 90 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) that 
prohibits funds from being used to finalize any rule or regulation that 
has resulted in or is likely to result in an annual effect on the 
economy of $100 million or more;                         
Pages H5817-18
  Good (VA) amendment (No. 96 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) 
that prohibits funds from being used to require universities to enforce 
COVID-19 vaccine requirements for students and faculty; 
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  Gosar amendment (No. 99 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) that 
prohibits funding for NIH grant R01AI110964 ``Understanding the Risk of 
Bat Coronavirus Emergence'' and Cooperative Agreement U01AI151797 
``Understanding Risk of Zoonotic Virus Emergence in EID Hotspots of 
Southeast Asia'';                                        
Pages H5820-21
  Graves (LA) amendment (No. 100 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) 
that prohibits the use of funds to promulgate new major rules if OMB 
determines that the regulation is likely to result in a significant 
impact on the economy, a major increase in prices for consumers, or 
adverse effects on American global competition;          
Pages H5821-22
  Greene (GA) amendment (No. 101 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) 
that prohibits funding for the implementation of the CDC's 
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to add the Covid vaccine to the child and adolescent immunization 
schedule;                                                    
Page H5822
  Greene (GA) amendment (No. 102 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) 
that prohibits funding for vaccine mandates;             
Pages H5822-23
  Hageman amendment (No. 105 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) 
that prohibits the Department of Labor from providing climate literacy 
training;                                                    
Page H5826
  Hageman amendment (No. 106 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) 
that prohibits the Department of Labor from administering environmental 
justice grant programs;                                  
Pages H5826-27
  Hageman amendment (No. 107 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) 
that prohibits funds made available by this Act from being used to 
implement or carry out the strategies provided by the Department of 
Education's September 2023 report titled ``Strategies for Increasing 
Diversity and Opportunity in Higher Education'';             
Page H5827
  Hageman amendment (No. 108 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) 
that prohibits funds made available by this Act from being used to 
carry out educational priorities, including invitational priorities, 
concerning the American History and Civics Education programs, and 
referenced in 86 FR 20348 relating to``Proposed Priorities--American 
History and Civics Education'';                              
Page H5827
  Hern amendment (No. 110 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) that 
prohibits funds from being used for a Confucius Classroom; 
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  Massie amendment (No. 115 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) that 
prohibits funds from being used to fund any grant related to any 
transgenic edible vaccine;                                   
Page H5832
  Massie amendment (No. 116 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) that 
prohibits funds from being made available to conduct or support gain of 
function research;                                       
Pages H5832-35
  Miller (IL) amendment (No. 120 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) 
that prohibits funds to the World Health Organization;   
Pages H5835-36
  Murphy amendment (No. 122 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) that 
prevents funds from being used to finalize, implement, or enforce the 
proposed rule published by the Department of Health and Human Services 
entitled ``Medicaid Program; Misclassification of Drugs, Program 
Administration and Program Integrity Updates Under the Medicaid Drug 
Rebate Program'';                                        
Pages H5836-37
  Moore (UT) amendment (No. 124 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) 
that increases and decreases funding for the U.S. Department of Health 
and Human Services HRSA Wide Activities and Programs Support account to 
urge HRSA to provide Congress an accounting of unpaid and partially 
paid claims by HRSA's COVID-19 Uninsured Program, an accounting of 
funding to pay these claims since its initiation, including instances 
in which funding intended for this program was diverted to other 
activities, and a plan for payment of legitimate claims still 
outstanding for services provided under this program;        
Page H5838
  Murphy amendment (No. 126 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) that 
prohibits funds from being used to finalize, implement, or enforce the 
proposed rule entitled: ``Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Minimum 
Staffing Standards for Long-Term Care Facilities and Medicaid 
Institutional Payment Transparency Reporting'';          
Pages H5838-39
  Ogles amendment (No. 127 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) that 
prohibits funds from use to impose a COVID-19 mask mandate; 
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  Ogles amendment (No. 128 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) that 
prohibits funds for Guidance issued by Secretary Becerra regarding 
mandated use of preferred pronouns;                      
Pages H5840-41
  Perry amendment (No. 129 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) that 
prohibits the use of funds for the Mine Safety and Health 
Administration to finalize, implement, or enforce the proposed rule 
entitled, ``Lowering Miners' Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica 
and Improving Respiratory Protection'';                  
Pages H5841-42
  Perry amendment (No. 130 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) that 
prohibits the use of funds for the NLRB to implement, administer, or 
enforce the ``Representation-Case Procedures'' rule, which imposes 
``ambush'' elections;                                    
Pages H5842-43
  Perry amendment (No. 131 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) that 
prohibits the use of funds to implement or enforce the ``Cemex'' 
decision which imposes a back-door card check system for union 
elections;                                               
Pages H5843-44
  Pfluger amendment (No. 132 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) 
that prohibits funding to finalize, implement or enforce policies in 
CMS's policies included in the informational bulletin promulgated by 
the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Center for Medicaid 
& CHIP Services on February 17, 2023, and proposed limitation for 
state directed payments as stated in the May 3, 2023, proposed rule 
titled``Medicaid Program; Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance 
Program (CHIP) Managed Care Access, Finance, and Quality''; 
                                                         Pages H5844-45
  Rosendale amendment (No. 133 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) 
that prohibits funds made available by this Act from conducting or 
supporting any gain-of-function research involving a potential pandemic 
pathogen by Rocky Mountain Laboratories;                     
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  Roy amendment (No. 136 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) that 
prohibits funds appropriated by this Act to implement certain executive 
orders regarding climate change;                         
Pages H5847-48
  Santos amendment (No. 137 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) that 
prohibits funds from being used to establish, implement, or enforce any 
vaccine mandate;                                             
Page H5848
  Schweikert amendment (No. 138 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) 
that increases funding for the National Eye Institute by $5 million for 
the development of autonomous eye screening for diabetic retinopathy; 
offsets the increase with a decrease in funding of $5 million from the 
General Departmental Management account under the Office of the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services;                      
Page H5848
  Schweikert amendment (No. 139 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) 
that increases funding by $2 million for the CDC ``Emerging Zoonotic 
and Infectious Disease'' account with the intention that these funds be 
used for Coccidioidomycosis otherwise known as ``Valley Fever''; 
offsets the increase with a decrease in funding of $2 million from the 
General Departmental Management account under the Office of the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services;                      
Page H5849
  Smucker amendment (No. 142 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) 
that prohibits ED from using funds to implement, administer, or enforce 
a provision of their Oct. 31 final rule that would prohibit education 
and training programs from exceeding their state's minimum hours 
requirements;                                                
Page H5850
  Tenney amendment (No. 143 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) that 
prohibits funding for Executive Order 14019;             
Pages H5850-52
  Van Duyne amendment (No. 144 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) 
that prohibits funds from being used to enforce ASC-20 of the 
Ambulatory Surgical Center Quality Reporting Program (ASCQR) which 
requires ASCs to report their COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage Among 
Health Care Personnel data; and                          
Pages H5852-53
  Lawler amendment (No. 146 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) that 
increases funding for Head Start.                        
Pages H5853-54
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
  Schweikert amendment (No. 140 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) 
that sought to reduce each amount appropriated or otherwise made 
available by this Act that is not required to be appropriated or made 
available by a provision of law by 26.2 percent, equal to the amount 
that entities with taxing authority receive in the bill. 
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Withdrawn:
  McCormick amendment (No. 109 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) 
that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that sought to limit the 
amount that the National Institutes of Health provides grantees for 
facilities and administrative costs to 30% of the total grant; and 
                                                         Pages H5828-29
  Rosendale amendment (No. 135 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) 
that was offered and subsequently withdrawn that sought to prohibit 
funds from being used to implement the proposed rule entitled 
``Unaccompanied Children Program Foundational Rule'' issued by the 
Administration for Children and Families.                
Pages H5846-47
Proceedings Postponed:
  Perry amendment (No. 78 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) that 
seeks to reduce funding for the National Labor Relations Board by $100 
million;                                                 
Pages H5809-10
  Biggs amendment (No. 86 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) that 
seeks to prohibit the use of funds to pay for the salary and expenses 
of ORR Director Robin Dunn Marcos;                       
Pages H5815-16
  Crane amendment (No. 92 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) that 
seeks to reduce federal education funding by $37,735,000; 
                                                         Pages H5818-19
  Greene (GA) amendment (No. 103 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) 
that seeks to reduce the salary of Rachel Levine, Assistant Secretary 
for Health, to $1;                                       
Pages H5823-24
  Greene (GA) amendment (No. 104 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) 
that seeks to reduce the salary of Miguel Cardona, Secretary of 
Education, to $1;                                        
Pages H5824-26
  Hern amendment (No. 111 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) that 
seeks to ensure the Department of Health and Human Services implements 
consumer protections passed in the surprise billing law that provides 
patients with an advanced cost estimate for their healthcare services; 
                                                             Page H5830
  Higgins (LA) amendment (No. 112 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-
272) that seeks to reduce the salary of Christopher Williamson, 
Assistant Secretary of the Mine Safety and Health Administration, to 
$1;                                                      
Pages H5830-31
  Higgins (LA) amendment (No. 113 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-
272) that seeks to reduce the salary of William O'Dell, District 
Manager in Dallas, Texas, of the Mine Safety and Health Administration, 
to $1;                                                       
Page H5831
  Lawler amendment (No. 114 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) that 
seeks to prohibit funding under this Act from going toward colleges and 
universities that authorize, facilitate, provide funding for, or 
otherwise support any event promoting anti-semitism on campus; 
                                                         Pages H5831-32
  McCormick amendment (No. 117 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) 
that seeks to reduce the salary of Xavier Becerra, Secretary of the 
Department of Health and Human Services, to $1;          
Pages H5833-34
  Miller (IL) amendment (No. 118 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) 
that seeks to reduce the salary of Catherine E. Lhamon, Assistant 
Secretary for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Education, to $1; 
                                                         Pages H5834-35
  Miller (IL) amendment (No. 119 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) 
that seeks to reduce the salary of Douglas L. Parker, Assistant 
Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, to $1; 
                                                             Page H5835
  Miller (IL) amendment (No. 121 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) 
that seeks to prohibit funds to Office of Population Affairs; 
                                                             Page H5836
  Miller-Meeks amendment (No. 123 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-
272) that seeks to prohibit funding for CDC's firearm injury and 
mortality prevention research; and                       
Pages H5837-38
  Rosendale amendment (No. 134 printed in part B of H. Rept. 118-272) 
that seeks to reduce the salary of Vincent Munster, Chief, Virus 
Ecology Section, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases 
to $1.                                                   
Pages H5845-46
  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 2024, by a \2/3\ yea-and-nay vote of 336 yeas to 95 nays, Roll No. 
658.                                           
  Pages H5793-99, H5806-07
Meeting Hour: Agreed by unanimous consent that when the House adjourns 
today, it adjourn to meet at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, November 15th. 
                                                             Page H5854
Presidential Message: Read a message from the President wherein he 
notified Congress that it is in the national security interest of the 
United States to extend the partial termination date specified in 
subsection (i)(1) of section 130i of title 10, United States Code, by 
180 days--referred to the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 
118-82).                                                     
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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 1:01 a.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 
amendment

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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.