[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 205 (Wednesday, December 13, 2023)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1301-D1303]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
RECRUITING SHORTFALLS AND GROWING MISTRUST: PERCEPTIONS OF THE US 
MILITARY
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel held a 
hearing entitled ``Recruiting Shortfalls and Growing Mistrust: 
Perceptions of the US Military''. Testimony was heard from Ashish S. 
Vazirani, Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
Readiness, Department of Defense; Agnes Schaefer, Assistant Secretary 
of the Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Department of the Army; 
Franklin R. Parker, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Manpower and 
Reserve Affairs, Department of the Navy; and Alex Wagner, Assistant 
Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Department 
of the Air Force.
PROTECTING WORKERS AND SMALL BUSINESSES FROM BIDEN'S ATTACK ON WORKER 
FREE CHOICE AND ECONOMIC GROWTH
Committee on Education and Workforce: Subcommittee on Health, 
Employment, Labor, and Pensions held a hearing entitled ``Protecting 
Workers and Small Businesses from Biden's Attack on Worker Free Choice 
and Economic Growth''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
LEVERAGING AGENCY EXPERTISE TO FOSTER AMERICAN AI LEADERSHIP AND 
INNOVATION
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Full Committee held a hearing 
entitled ``Leveraging Agency Expertise to Foster American AI Leadership 
and Innovation''. Testimony was heard from Helena Fu, Director of 
Critical and Emerging Technology, Office of the Undersecretary for 
Science, Department of Energy; Micky Tripathi, National Coordinator for 
Health Information Tech, Department of Health and Human Services; and 
Saif Khan, Senior Advisor to Secretary for Critical and Emerging 
Technologies, Department of Commerce.
MOVING THE MONEY PART 2: GETTING ANSWERS FROM THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION 
ON THE IRANIAN REGIME'S SUPPORT OF TERRORISM
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Moving the Money Part 2: 
Getting Answers from the Biden Administration on the Iranian Regime's 
Support of Terrorism''. Testimony was heard from Elizabeth Rosenberg, 
Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes, 
Department of the Treasury; and Abram Paley, Deputy Special Envoy for 
Iran, Department of State.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 
6602, to amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 relating to the 
review of the interagency dispute resolution process; H.R. 6606, to 
amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 relating to the statement 
of policy; H.R. 5613, to require a review of whether individuals or 
entities subject to the imposition of certain sanctions through 
inclusion on certain sanctions lists should also be subject to the 
imposition of other sanctions and included on other sanctions lists; 
H.R. 6614, to amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 relating to 
licensing transparency; H.R. 1135, to grant certain authorities to the 
President to combat economic coercion by foreign adversaries, and for 
other purposes; H.R. 5917, to amend the Sanctioning the Use of 
Civilians as Defenseless Shields Act to modify and extend that Act, and 
for other purposes; H.R. 3016, to amend the Anti-Boycott Act of 2018 to 
apply the provisions of that Act to international governmental 
organizations; H.R. 3569, to provide for the expansion of the Starr-
Camargo Bridge near Rio Grande City, Texas, and for other purposes; 
H.R. 6586, to require a strategy to oppose financial or material 
support by foreign countries to the Taliban, and for other purposes; 
H.R. 6306, to amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 
to prohibit the acquisition or lease of a consular or diplomatic post 
built or owned by an entity beneficially owned by the People's Republic 
of China, and for other purposes; H.R. 6610, to provide for the 
modernization of the passport issuance process, and for other purposes; 
and H.R. 6416, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose 
certain tax penalties in connection with the invasion of Ukraine. H.R. 
6602, H.R. 5613, H.R. 6614, H.R. 1135,

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H.R. 3016, H.R. 6586, H.R. 6306, H.R. 6610, and H.R. 6416 were ordered 
reported, as amended. H.R. 6606, H.R. 5917, and H.R. 3569 were ordered 
reported, without amendment.
CENSORSHIP LAUNDERING PART II: PREVENTING THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND 
SECURITY'S SILENCING OF DISSENT
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Oversight, 
Investigations, and Accountability held a hearing entitled ``Censorship 
Laundering Part II: Preventing the Department of Homeland Security's 
Silencing of Dissent''. Testimony was heard from Iranga Kahangama, 
Assistant Secretary, Cyber, Infrastructure, Risk and Resilience, Office 
of Strategy, Policy, and Plans, Department of Homeland Security; Mona 
Harrington, Assistant Director, National Risk Management Center, 
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Department of 
Homeland Security; and public witnesses.
DIGITAL COPYRIGHT PIRACY: PROTECTING AMERICAN CONSUMERS, WORKERS, AND 
CREATORS
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual 
Property, and the Internet held a hearing entitled ``Digital Copyright 
Piracy: Protecting American Consumers, Workers, and Creators''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS EMPOWER WOMEN'S RIGHTS
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime and Federal 
Government Surveillance held a hearing entitled ``Second Amendment 
Rights Empower Women's Rights''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
REFORMING THE WHO: ENSURING GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
Committee on Oversight and Accountability: Select Subcommittee on the 
Coronavirus Pandemic held a hearing entitled ``Reforming the WHO: 
Ensuring Global Health Security and Accountability''. Testimony was 
heard from Loyce Pace, Assistant Secretary for Global Affairs, 
Department of Health and Human Services; John Nkengasong, Ambassador-
at-Large, U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, Senior Bureau Official for 
Global Health Security and Diplomacy, Department of State; and Atul 
Gawande, M.D., Assistant Administrator for Global Health, U.S. Agency 
for International Development.
OVERSIGHT OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT AND JOBS ACT: MODAL 
PERSPECTIVES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Highways and Transit held a hearing entitled ``Oversight of the 
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: Modal Perspectives''. Testimony 
was heard from the following Department of Transportation officials: 
Carlos Monje, Undersecretary of Transportation for Policy, Office of 
the Secretary of Transportation; Shailen Bhatt, Administrator, Federal 
Highway Administration; Nuria Fernandez, Administrator Federal Transit 
Administration; Robin Hutcheson, Administrator, Federal Motor Carrier 
Safety Administration; and Ann Carlson, Acting Administrator, National 
Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
PROPOSALS FOR A WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2024: STAKEHOLDER 
PRIORITIES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water 
Resources and Environment held a hearing entitled ``Proposals for a 
Water Resources Development Act of 2024: Stakeholder Priorities''. 
Testimony was heard from Teresa Batts, Mayor, Surf City, North 
Carolina; and public witnesses.
GROWTH OF THE TAX-EXEMPT SECTOR AND THE IMPACT ON THE AMERICAN 
POLITICAL LANDSCAPE
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing 
entitled ``Growth of the Tax-Exempt Sector and the Impact on the 
American Political Landscape''. Testimony was heard from Justin Chung, 
Legislative Attorney, Congressional Research Service, Library of 
Congress; and public witnesses.
CCP TRANSNATIONAL REPRESSION: THE PARTY'S EFFORT TO SILENCE AND COERCE 
CRITICS OVERSEAS
Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States 
and the Chinese Communist Party: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``CCP Transnational Repression: The Party's Effort to Silence and 
Coerce Critics Overseas''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.

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