[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 41 (Thursday, March 7, 2024)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D221-D223]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MONITORING OF COVID-19
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel held a 
hearing entitled ``Department of Defense Monitoring of COVID-19''. 
Testimony was heard from Lester Martinez-Lopez, Assistant Secretary of 
Defense for Health Affairs, Office of the Secretary of Defense, 
Department of Defense; and Shauna Stahlman, Senior Epidemiologist, 
Epidemiology and Analysis Branch, Armed Forces Health Surveillance 
Division, Defense Health Agency.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on the Budget: Full Committee held a markup on legislation on 
the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2025. 
Legislation on the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 
2025 was ordered reported, without amendment.
DIVISIVE, EXCESSIVE, INEFFECTIVE: THE REAL IMPACT OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY, 
AND INCLUSION ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES
Committee on Education and Workforce: Subcommittee on Higher Education 
and Workforce Development held a hearing entitled ``Divisive, 
Excessive, Ineffective: The Real Impact of DEI on College Campuses''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
LEGISLATION TO PROTECT AMERICANS FROM THE NATIONAL SECURITY THREATS 
POSED BY FOREIGN ADVERSARY CONTROLLED APPLICATIONS
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Full Committee held a hearing 
entitled ``Legislation to Protect Americans from the National Security 
Threats Posed by Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications''. Part of 
this hearing was closed.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 
7521, the ``Prohibition of Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications 
Act''; and H.R. 7520, the ``Protecting Americans' Data from Foreign 
Adversaries Act of 2024''. H.R. 7521 and

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H.R. 7520 were ordered reported, without amendment.
POLITICIZED FINANCIAL REGULATION AND ITS IMPACT ON CONSUMER CREDIT AND 
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions 
and Monetary Policy held a hearing entitled ``Politicized Financial 
Regulation and its Impact on Consumer Credit and Community 
Development''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
THE AGENTS OF ANTISEMITISM IN LATIN AMERICA
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere held a 
hearing entitled ``The Agents of Antisemitism in Latin America''. 
Testimony was heard from Deborah Lipstadt, Special Envoy to Monitor and 
Combat Antisemitism, Office of the Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat 
Antisemitism, Department of State.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law 
Enforcement, and Intelligence held a markup on H.R. 7443, to authorize 
a dedicated transnational repression office within the Department of 
Homeland Security's Homeland Security Investigations to analyze and 
monitor transnational repression and related terrorism threats and 
require Homeland Security Investigations to take actions to prevent 
transnational repression; H.R. 7433, to amend the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002 to establish a transnational repression hotline and conduct a 
transnational repression public service announcement campaign, and for 
other purposes; and H.R. 7439, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to prioritize 
strengthening of State and local law enforcement capabilities to combat 
transnational repression and related terrorism threats, and for other 
purposes. H.R. 7443, H.R. 7433, and H.R. 7439 were forwarded to the 
full Committee, without amendment.
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.
PRESIDENTIAL POWER TO SECURE THE BORDER
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration, Integrity, 
Security, and Enforcement held a hearing entitled ``Presidential Power 
to Secure the Border''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Federal Lands held a 
hearing on H.R. 1584, the ``Plum Island National Monument Act''; H.R. 
1647, the ``Salem Maritime National Historical Park Redesignation and 
Boundary Study Act''; H.R. 3047, the ``Apache County and Navajo County 
Conveyance Act of 2023''; H.R. 3173, the ``Northern Nevada Economic 
Development and Conservation Act of 2023''; H.R. 6852, the ``Holcombe 
Rucker Park Landmark Act''; and H.R. 7332, the ``Utah State Parks 
Adjustment Act''. Testimony was heard from Representatives Amodei, 
Espaillat, Crane, LaLota, and Maloy; Mike Reynolds, Deputy Director, 
National Park Service, Department of the Interior; Greg Smith, 
Associate Deputy Chief--National Forest System, U.S. Forest Service, 
Department of Agriculture; Daryl Seymore, Supervisor, Navajo County, 
Arizona; Scott Strong, Director, Division of State Parks, Department of 
Natural Resources, Utah; Bryce Shields, District Attorney, Pershing 
County, Nevada; and public witnesses.
MONETIZING NATURE AND LOCKING UP PUBLIC LAND: THE IMPLICATIONS OF 
BIDEN'S STRATEGY FOR NATURAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTING
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Monetizing Nature and Locking 
up Public Land: The Implications of Biden's Strategy for Natural 
Capital Accounting''. Testimony was heard from Marlo Oaks, State 
Treasurer, Utah; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Oversight and Accountability: Full Committee held a markup 
on H.R. 4552, the ``Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 
2023''; H.R. 7523, the ``Governmentwide Executive Councils Reform 
Act''; H.R. 7532, the ``Federal AI Governance and Transparency Act''; 
H.R. 7528, the ``Comment Integrity and Management Act of 2024''; H.R. 
7533, the ``Modernizing Retrospective Regulatory Review Act''; H.R. 
7525, the ``Special District Grant Accessibility Act''; H.R. 7530, the 
``D.C. Criminal Reform to Immediately Make Everyone Safer Act''; H.R. 
7526, the ``D.C. Consumer Vehicle Choice Protection Act''; H.R. 7527, 
the ``Mail Traffic Deaths Reporting Act''; and H.R. 5301, the

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``Eliminate Useless Reports Act''. H.R. 4552, H.R. 7523, H.R. 7532, 
H.R. 7528, H.R. 7533, H.R. 7525, H.R. 7530, H.R. 7526, H.R. 7527, and 
H.R. 5301 were ordered reported, as amended.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DISCRETIONARY GRANTS: STAKEHOLDER 
PERSPECTIVES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Department of Transportation Discretionary Grants: 
Stakeholder Perspectives''. Testimony was heard from Jared W. Perdue, 
Secretary, Florida Department of Transportation; and public witnesses.
ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT PILLAR 1: 
ENSURING THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION PUTS AMERICANS FIRST
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Tax held a hearing 
entitled ``OECD Pillar 1: Ensuring the Biden Administration Puts 
Americans First''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
GROWING STAKES: THE BIOECONOMY AND AMERICAN NATIONAL SECURITY
Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States 
and the Chinese Communist Party: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Growing Stakes: The Bioeconomy and American National Security''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
DAV LEGISLATIVE PRESENTATION
Joint Hearing: Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs concluded a joint 
hearing with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the 
legislative presentation of Disabled American Veterans, after receiving 
testimony from Nancy Espinosa, Barry Jesinoski, Bryan Van Boxel, Edward 
R. Reese, Jr., Jim Marszalek, Joy Ilem, John Kleindienst, Ryan Burgos, 
and AnnMarie Hurley, all of Disabled American Veterans.