[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 197 (Thursday, November 30, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1241-D1243]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
SAFEGUARDING WORKERS' RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES
Committee on Education and Workforce: Subcommittee on Health, 
Employment, Labor, and Pensions held a hearing entitled ``Safeguarding 
Workers' Rights and Liberties''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
UNMASKING CHALLENGES CDC FACES IN REBUILDING PUBLIC TRUST AMID 
RESPIRATORY ILLNESS SEASON
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Unmasking Challenges CDC Faces 
in Rebuilding Public Trust Amid Respiratory Illness Season''. Testimony 
was heard from Mandy Cohen, M.D., Director, Centers for Disease Control 
and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services.
OVERSIGHT OF PRESIDENT BIDEN'S BROADBAND TAKEOVER
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications and 
Technology held a hearing entitled ``Oversight of President Biden's 
Broadband Takeover''. Testimony was heard from the following Federal 
Communications Commission officials: Jessica Rosenworcel, Chairwoman; 
Brendan Carr, Commissioner; Geoffrey Starks, Commissioner; Nathan

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Simington, Commissioner; and Anna Gomez, Commissioner.
ETHIOPIA: PROMISE OR PERILS, THE STATE OF U.S. POLICY
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa held a hearing 
entitled ``Ethiopia: Promise or Perils, The State of U.S. Policy''. 
Testimony was heard from Mike Hammer, Special Envoy to the Horn of 
Africa, Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State; and Tyler 
Beckelman, Deputy Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Africa, U.S 
Agency for International Development.
AN URGENT APPEAL TO LET BISHOP ALVAREZ GO
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Global Health, Global 
Human Rights, and International Organizations held a hearing entitled 
``An Urgent Appeal to Let Bishop Alvarez Go''. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
THE U.S. BORDER CRISIS AND THE AMERICAN SOLUTION TO AN INTERNATIONAL 
PROBLEM
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``The U.S. Border Crisis and the American Solution to an International 
Problem''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on House Administration: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 
4460, the ``NO VOTE for Non-Citizens Act''; H.R. 4396, the ``American 
Confidence in Elections: District of Columbia Citizen Voter Act''; H.R. 
4316, the ``Citizen Ballot Protection Act''; H.R. 3162, the 
``Protecting American Voters Act''; H.R. 3229, the ``Stop Foreign Funds 
in Elections Act''; H.R. 6513, the ``Confirmation of Congressional 
Observer Access Act of 2023''; H.R. 4555, the ``Federal Election Audit 
Act''; and H.R. 6493, the ``Promoting Free and Fair Elections Act of 
2023''. H.R. 4396, H.R. 3162, H.R. 4460, and H.R. 6513 were ordered 
reported, without amendment. H.R. 4316, H.R. 4555, H.R. 3229, and H.R. 
6493 were ordered reported, as amended.
HEARING ON THE WEAPONIZATION OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
Committee on the Judiciary: Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of 
the Federal Government held a hearing entitled ``Hearing on the 
Weaponization of the Federal Government''. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
HEARING ON COMPLIANCE WITH COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Responsiveness and 
Accountability to Oversight held a hearing entitled ``Hearing on 
Compliance with Committee Oversight''. Testimony was heard from Naz 
Darakoglu, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Legislative Affairs, 
Department of State; Jeanne Bumpus, Director, Office of Congressional 
Relations, Federal Trade Commission; Christopher Dunham, Acting 
Assistant Director, Office of Legislation and Congressional Affairs, 
Federal Bureau of Investigation.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURE
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Federal Lands held a 
hearing on legislation on the EXPLORE Act. Testimony was heard from 
Katherine Andrews, Director, Office of Outdoor Recreation, Department 
of Parks, Heritage, and Tourism, Arkansas; Chris French, Deputy Chief 
of the National Forest System, U.S. Forest Service, Department of 
Agriculture; and Michael T. Reynolds, Deputy Director for Congressional 
and External Relations, National Park Service, Department of the 
Interior.
DIGGING DEEPER: ENSURING SAFETY AND SECURITY IN THE CRITICAL MINERAL 
SUPPLY CHAIN
Committee on Oversight and Accountability: Subcommittee on Economic 
Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs held a hearing entitled 
``Digging Deeper: Ensuring Safety and Security in the Critical Mineral 
Supply Chain''. Testimony was heard from Steve Feldgus, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary, Lands and Minerals Management, Department of the 
Interior; Isabel Munilla, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Multilateral 
Engagement, Climate and Market Development, Office of International 
Affairs, Department of Energy; and Halimah Najieb-Locke, Deputy 
Assistant Secretary for Industrial Base Resilience, Department of 
Defense.
THE ROLE OF FEDERAL RESEARCH IN ESTABLISHING A ROBUST U.S. SUPPLY CHAIN 
OF CRITICAL MINERALS AND MATERIALS
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``The Role of Federal Research in Establishing a 
Robust U.S. Supply Chain of Critical Minerals and Materials''. 
Testimony was heard from Ryan Peay, Deputy Assistant Secretary for the 
Office of Resource Sustainability, Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon 
Management, Department of Energy; and public witnesses.

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MISSING THE TARGET: CEQ'S MERITLESS SELECTION OF SBTi
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Oversight 
and Investigations; and Subcommittee on Environment held a joint 
hearing entitled ``Missing the Target: CEQ's Meritless Selection of 
SBTi''. Testimony was heard from Andrew Mayock, Federal Chief 
Sustainability Officer, Council on Environmental Quality, Executive 
Office of the President.
MEMBER DAY
Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Member Day''. Testimony was heard from Representatives Kiggans of 
Virginia, Case, and Moore of Utah.
TURBULENCE AHEAD: CONSEQUENCES OF DELAYING A LONG-TERM FAA BILL
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Aviation held a hearing entitled ``Turbulence Ahead: Consequences of 
Delaying a Long-Term FAA Bill''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 5988, 
the ``United States-Taiwan Expedited Double-Tax Relief Act''; H.R. 
6408, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate the tax-
exempt status of terrorist supporting organizations; H.R. 1432, the 
``VETT Act''; H.R. 2426, the ``Find and Protect Foster Youth Act''; 
H.R. 3058, the ``Recruiting Families Using Data Act of 2023''; and H.R. 
529, the ``Extending Limits of U.S. Customs Waters Act''. H.R. 5988, 
H.R. 6408, H.R. 1432, H.R. 2426, H.R. 3058, and H.R. 529 were ordered 
reported, as amended.
DISCOURSE POWER: THE CCP'S STRATEGY TO SHAPE THE GLOBAL INFORMATION 
SPACE
Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States 
and the Chinese Communist Party: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Discourse Power: The CCP's Strategy to Shape the Global Information 
Space''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.