[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 6, 2024)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D117-D119]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on the Budget: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 766, the 
``Preventive Health Savings Act''; H.R. 7032, the ``Congressional 
Budget Office Data Sharing Act''; and H.R. 5301, the ``Eliminate 
Useless Reports Act of 2023''. H.R. 766 was ordered reported, as 
amended. H.R. 7032 and H.R. 5301 were ordered reported, without 
amendment.
PROTECTING MISSING AND EXPLOITED CHILDREN
Committee on Education and Workforce: Subcommittee on Early Childhood, 
Elementary, and Secondary Education held a hearing entitled 
``Protecting Missing and Exploited Children''. Testimony was heard from 
a public witness.
POLITICS OVER PEOPLE: HOW BIDEN'S LNG EXPORT BAN THREATENS AMERICA'S 
ENERGY AND ECONOMIC SECURITY
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and 
Grid Security held a hearing entitled ``Politics Over People: How 
Biden's LNG Export Ban Threatens America's Energy and Economic 
Security''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
PROTECTING AMERICAN HEALTH SECURITY: OVERSIGHT OF SHORTCOMINGS IN THE 
FDA'S FOREIGN DRUG INSPECTION PROGRAM
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Protecting American Health 
Security: Oversight of Shortcomings in the FDA's Foreign Drug 
Inspection Program''. Testimony was heard from Mary Denigan-Macauley, 
Director of Public Health, Government Accountability Office; and public 
witnesses.
THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE FINANCIAL STABILITY OVERSIGHT COUNCIL
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``The Annual Report of the Financial Stability Oversight Council''. 
Testimony was heard from Janet Yellen, Chairperson, Financial Stability 
Oversight Council, Department of the Treasury.

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MISCELLANEOUSE MEASURES
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 
6609, to amend the Arms Export Control Act to increase the dollar 
amount thresholds under sections 3 and 36 of that Act relating to 
proposed transfers or sales of defense articles or services under that 
Act, and for other purposes; H.R. 7089, to authorize the Diplomatic 
Security Services of the Department of State to investigate allegations 
of violations of conduct constituting offenses under chapter 77 of 
title 18, United States Code, and for other purposes; H.R. 6603, to 
apply foreign-direct product rules to Iran; H. Res. 82, expressing the 
sense of Congress regarding the need to designate Nigeria a Country of 
Particular Concern for engaging in and tolerating systematic, ongoing, 
and egregious violations of religious freedom, the need to appoint a 
Special Envoy for Nigeria and the Lake Chad region, and for other 
purposes; H. Res. 965, calling for the immediate release of Ryan 
Corbett, a United States citizen, who was wrongfully detained by the 
Taliban on August 10, 2022, and condemning the wrongful detention of 
Americans by the Taliban; H.R. 7152, to direct the Secretary of State 
to establish a national registry of Korean American divided families, 
and for other purposes; H.R. 7159, to bolster United States engagement 
with the Pacific Island region, and for other purposes; H. Con. Res. 
27, condemning Russia's unjust and arbitrary detention of Russian 
opposition leader Vladimir Kara-Murza who has stood up in defense of 
democracy, the rule of law, and free and fair elections in Russia; H.R. 
6046, to designate Ansarallah as a foreign terrorist organization and 
impose certain sanctions on Ansarallah, and for other purposes; and 
H.R. 7122, to prohibit aid that will benefit Hamas, and for other 
purposes. H.R. 7152, H.R. 7122, H. Res. 82, H.R. 6603, H. Con. Res. 27, 
H.R. 7089, H.R. 6046, and H.R. 6609 were ordered reported, as amended. 
H.R. 7159 and H. Res. 965 were ordered reported, without amendment.
SECURING OPERATIONAL TECHNOLOGY: A DEEP DIVE INTO THE WATER SECTOR
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and 
Infrastructure Protection held a hearing entitled ``Securing 
Operational Technology: A Deep Dive into the Water Sector''. Testimony 
was heard from public witnesses.
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.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 
1829, to require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey the Pleasant 
Valley Ranger District Administrative Site to Gila County, Arizona; 
H.R. 2925, the ``Mining Regulatory Clarity Act of 2023''; H.R. 4297, 
the ``Bolts Ditch Act''; and H.R. 4984, the ``D.C. Robert F. Kennedy 
Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act''. H.R. 1829, H.R. 2925, and 
H.R. 4984 were ordered reported, as amended. H.R. 4297 was ordered 
reported, without amendment.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Oversight and Accountability: Full Committee held a markup 
on H.R. 6283, the ``Delinking Revenue from Unfair Gouging Act''; H.R. 
7219, the ``Information Quality Assurance Act of 2024''; H.R. 262, the 
``All Economic Regulations are Transparent Act of 2023''; H.R. 5798, 
the ``Protecting Our Nation's Capital Emergency Act of 2023''; H.R. 
7184, the ``Congressional Budget Office Data Access Act''; H.R. 6972, 
the ``Securing Chain of Command Continuity Act''; H.R. 5658, the ``Vote 
by Mail Tracking Act''; H.R. 5887, the ``Government Service Delivery 
Improvement Act''; H.R. 3608, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 28081 Marguerite Parkway in Mission 
Viejo, California, as the ``Major Megan McClung Post Office Building''; 
H.R. 5476, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 1077 River Road, Suite 1, in Washington Crossing, 
Pennsylvania, as the ``Susan C. Barnhart Post Office''; H.R. 5640, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
12804 Chillicothe Road in Chesterland, Ohio, as the ``Sgt. Wolfgang 
Kyle Weninger Post Office Building''; H.R. 5712, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 220 Fremont 
Street in Kiel, Wisconsin, as the ``Trooper Trevor J. Casper Post 
Office Building''; H.R. 6073, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 9925 Bustleton Avenue in Philadelphia, 
Pennsylvania, as the ``Sergeant Christopher David Fitzgerald Post 
Office Building''; H.R. 6162, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 379 North Oates Street in Dothan, 
Alabama, as the ``LaBruce `Bruce' Tidwell Post Office Building''; H.R. 
6188, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 420 Highway 17 North in Surfside Beach, South Carolina, as 
the ``Nancy Yount Childs Post Office Building''; H.R. 6651, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
603 West 3rd Street in

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Necedah, Wisconsin, as the ``Sergeant Kenneth E. Murphy Post Office 
Building''; H.R. 6750, to designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 501 Mercer Street Southwest in Wilson, North 
Carolina, as the ``Milton F. Fitch, Sr. Post Office Building''; and 
H.R. 6983, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 15 South Valdosta Road in Lakeland, Georgia, as the 
``Nell Patten Roquemore Post Office''; and H.R. 7192, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 333 West 
Broadway in Anaheim, California, as the ``Dr. William I. `Bill' Kott 
Post Office Building''. H.R. 6283, H.R. 7219, H.R. 262, H.R. 5798, H.R. 
7184, H.R. 6972, H.R. 5658, and H.R. 5887 were ordered reported, as 
amended. H.R. 3608, H.R. 5476, H.R. 5640, H.R. 5712, H.R. 6073, H.R. 
6162, H.R. 6188, H.R. 6651, H.R. 6750, H.R. 6983, and H.R. 7192 were 
ordered reported, without amendment.


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  February 6, 2024, on page D118-D119, the following language 
appears: MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES Committee on Oversight and 
Accountability: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 6283, the 
``Delinking Revenue from Unfair Gouging Act''; H.R. 7219, the 
``Information Quality Assurance Act of 2024''; H.R. 262,the ``All 
Economic Regulations are Transparent Act of 2023''; H.R. 5798, the 
``Protecting Our Nation's Capital Emergency Act of 2023''; H.R. 
7184, the ``Congressional Budget Office Data Access Act''; H.R. 
6972, the ``Securing Chain of Command Continuity Act''; H.R. 5658, 
the ``Vote by Mail Tracking Act''; H.R. 5887, the ``Government 
Service Delivery Improvement Act''; H.R. 3608, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 28081 
Marguerite Parkway in Mission Viejo, California, as the ``Major 
Megan McClung Post Office Building''; H.R. 5476, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1077 River 
Road, Suite 1, in Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania, as the 
``Susan C. Barnhart Post Office''; H.R. 5640, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 12804 
Chillicothe Road in Chesterland, Ohio, as the ``Sgt. Wolfgang Kyle 
Weninger Post Office Building''; H.R. 5712, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 220 
Fremont Street in Kiel, Wisconsin, as the ``Trooper Trevor J. 
Casper Post Office Building''; H.R. 6073, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 9925 
Bustleton Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the ``Sergeant 
Christopher David Fitzgerald Post Office Building''; H.R. 6162, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 379 North Oates Street in Dothan, Alabama, as the ``LaBruce 
`Bruce' Tidwell Post Office Building''; H.R. 6188, to designate 
the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 420 
Highway 17 North in Surfside Beach, South Carolina, as the ``Nancy 
Yount Childs Post Office Building''; H.R. 6651, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 603 West 
3rd Street in Necedah, Wisconsin, as the ``Sergeant Kenneth E. 
Murphy Post Office Building''; H.R. 6750, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 501 Mercer 
Street Southwest in Wilson, North Carolina, as the ``Milton F. 
Fitch, Sr. Post Office Building''; and H.R. 6983, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 15 South 
Valdosta Road in Lakeland, Georgia, as the ``Nell Patten Roquemore 
Post Office''. H.R. 6283, H.R. 7219, H.R. 262, H.R. 5798, H.R. 
7184, H.R. 6972, H.R. 5658, and H.R. 5887 were ordered reported, 
as amended. H.R. 3608, H.R. 5476, H.R. 5640, H.R. 5712, H.R. 6073, 
H.R. 6162, H.R. 6188, H.R. 6651, H.R. 6750, and H.R. 6983 were 
ordered reported, without amendment.
  
  The online version has been corrected to read: MISCELLANEOUS 
MEASURES Committee on Oversight and Accountability: Full Committee 
held a markup on H.R. 6283, the ``Delinking Revenue from Unfair 
Gouging Act''; H.R. 7219, the ``Information Quality Assurance Act 
of 2024''; H.R. 262, the ``All Economic Regulations are 
Transparent Act of 2023''; H.R. 5798, the ``Protecting Our 
Nation's Capital Emergency Act of 2023''; H.R. 7184, the 
``Congressional Budget Office Data Access Act''; H.R. 6972, the 
``Securing Chain of Command Continuity Act''; H.R. 5658, the 
``Vote by Mail Tracking Act''; H.R. 5887, the ``Government Service 
Delivery Improvement Act''; H.R. 3608, to designate the facility 
of the United States Postal Service located at 28081 Marguerite 
Parkway in Mission Viejo, California, as the ``Major Megan McClung 
Post Office Building''; H.R. 5476, to designate the facility of 
the United States Postal Service located at 1077 River Road, Suite 
1, in Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania, as the ``Susan C. 
Barnhart Post Office''; H.R. 5640, to designate the facility of 
the United States Postal Service located at 12804 Chillicothe Road 
in Chesterland, Ohio, as the ``Sgt. Wolfgang Kyle Weninger Post 
Office Building''; H.R. 5712, to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 220 Fremont Street in 
Kiel, Wisconsin, as the ``Trooper Trevor J. Casper Post Office 
Building''; H.R. 6073, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 9925 Bustleton Avenue in 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the ``Sergeant Christopher David 
Fitzgerald Post Office Building''; H.R. 6162, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 379 North 
Oates Street in Dothan, Alabama, as the ``LaBruce `Bruce' Tidwell 
Post Office Building''; H.R. 6188, to designate the facility of 
the United States Postal Service located at 420 Highway 17 North 
in Surfside Beach, South Carolina, as the ``Nancy Yount Childs 
Post Office Building''; H.R. 6651, to designate the facility of 
the United States Postal Service located at 603 West 3rd Street in 
Necedah, Wisconsin, as the ``Sergeant Kenneth E. Murphy Post 
Office Building''; H.R. 6750, to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 501 Mercer Street 
Southwest in Wilson, North Carolina, as the ``Milton F. Fitch, Sr. 
Post Office Building''; H.R. 6983, to designate the facility of 
the United States Postal Service located at 15 South Valdosta Road 
in Lakeland, Georgia, as the ``Nell Patten Roquemore Post 
Office''; and H.R. 7192, to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 333 West Broadway in Anaheim, 
California, as the ``Dr. William I. `Bill' Kott Post Office 
Building''. H.R. 6283, H.R. 7219, H.R. 262, H.R. 5798, H.R. 7184, 
H.R. 6972, H.R. 5658, and H.R. 5887 were ordered reported, as 
amended. H.R. 3608, H.R. 5476, H.R. 5640, H.R. 5712, H.R. 6073, 
H.R. 6162, H.R. 6188, H.R. 6651, H.R. 6750, H.R. 6983, and H.R. 
7192 were ordered reported, without amendment.


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        FEDERAL SCIENCE AGENCIES AND THE PROMISE OF AI IN DRIVING 
                                            SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES
 Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Research 
    and Technology; and Subcommittee on Energy held a joint hearing 
 entitled ``Federal Science Agencies and the Promise of AI in Driving 
    Scientific Discoveries''. Testimony was heard from Tess DeBlanc 
Knowles, Special Assistant to the Director for Artificial Intelligence, 
  National Science Foundation; Georgia Tourassi, Associate Laboratory 
  Director, Computing and Computational Sciences, Oak Ridge National 
        Laboratory, Department of Energy; and public witnesses.
     UNDER THE MICROSCOPE: REVIEWING THE SBA'S SMALL BUSINESS SIZE 
                                                         STANDARDS
  Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
    ``Under the Microscope: Reviewing the SBA's Small Business Size 
        Standards''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
          THE STATE OF AMERICAN AVIATION AND THE FEDERAL AVIATION 
                                                    ADMINISTRATION
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
 Aviation held a hearing entitled ``The State of American Aviation and 
the Federal Aviation Administration''. Testimony was heard from Michael 
Whitaker, Administrator, Federal Aviation Administration, Department of 
                            Transportation.
             EXAMINING CHRONIC DRUG SHORTAGES IN THE UNITED STATES
  Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
 ``Examining Chronic Drug Shortages in the United States''. Testimony 
                    was heard from public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.