[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 44 (Tuesday, March 12, 2024)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D241-D243]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
GLOBAL SECURITY CHALLENGES
Committee on Armed Services: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
global security challenges and U.S. strategy, after receiving testimony 
from Paul Scharre, Center for a New American Security, and Hal Brands, 
American Enterprise Institute, both of Washington, D.C.
HOUSING AFFORDABILITY
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine proposals to address housing affordability, 
availability, and other community needs, including S. 3501, to provide 
greater support for grandfamilies and older caregiver relatives, S. 
657, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a tax 
credit for neighborhood revitalization, S. 1448, to provide grants to 
owners of intergenerational dwelling units, S. 1379, to require the 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish an excess urban 
heat mitigation grant program, S. 3068, to require each enterprise to 
include on the Uniform Residential Loan Application a disclaimer to 
increase awareness of the direct and guaranteed home loan programs of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs, S. 1514, to amend the National 
Housing Act to establish a mortgage insurance program for first 
responders, S. 1557, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
reform the low-income housing credit, S. 2790, to reform rural housing 
programs, S. 2142, to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program, 
S. 3673, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a tax on 
the purchase of single-family

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homes by certain large investors, S. 3904, to establish a pilot program 
to improve the family self-sufficiency program, S. 3502, to amend the 
Fair Credit Reporting Act to prevent consumer reporting agencies from 
furnishing consumer reports under certain circumstances, S. 735, to 
strengthen the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, S. 
3867, to create livable communities through coordinated public 
investment and streamlined requirements, S. 3871, to establish a whole-
home repairs program for eligible homeowners and eligible landlords, S. 
1941, to permanently authorize the Native Community Development 
Financial Institutions lending program of the Department of 
Agriculture, S. 32, to increase the number of landlords participating 
in the Housing Choice Voucher program, and S. 1267, to amend the Fair 
Housing Act to prohibit discrimination based on source of income, 
veteran status, or military status, after receiving testimony from E.J. 
Antoni, The Heritage Foundation, Matt Josephs, Local Initiatives 
Support Corporation, and Peggy Bailey, Center on Budget and Policy 
Priorities, all of Washington, D.C.
PRESIDENT'S FY 2025 BUDGET
Committee on the Budget: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2025, after 
receiving testimony from Shalanda D. Young, Director, Office of 
Management and Budget.
WILDLAND FIRES
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine the findings and recommendations of the Wildland 
Fire Mitigation and Management Commission, after receiving testimony 
from Meryl Harrell, Deputy Under Secretary of Agriculture, Natural 
Resources and Environment; Joan Mooney, Principal Deputy Assistant 
Secretary of the Interior for Policy, Management and Budget; Kelly 
Norris, Wyoming State Forestry Division, Cheyenne; Cody Desautel, 
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Nespelem, Washington, 
on behalf of the Intertribal Timber Council; and Madelene McDonald, 
Denver Water, Denver, Colorado.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee ordered favorably 
reported the following bills:
  S. 3791, to reauthorize the America's Conservation Enhancement Act;
  S. 3858, to establish within the Office of Land and Emergency 
Management of the Environmental Protection Agency the Office of 
Mountains, Deserts, and Plains, with an amendment; and
  S. 3891, to amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 
1965 to update and expand Federal economic development investment in 
the economic recovery, resiliency, and competitiveness of communities, 
regions, and States across the United States, with amendments.
U.S. MANUFACTURING
Committee on Finance: Committee concluded a hearing to examine growing 
United States manufacturing through the tax code, after receiving 
testimony from Mark R. Widmar, First Solar, Inc., Tempe, Arizona; Anna 
Fendley, The United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, 
Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Shannon M. Janis, onsemi, Scottsdale, 
Arizona; Courtney Silver, Ketchie, Inc., Concord, North Carolina; and 
Peter R. Huntsman, Huntsman Corporation, The Woodlands, Texas.
YOUTH APPRENTICESHIPS
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Subcommittee on 
Employment and Workplace Safety concluded a hearing to examine youth 
apprenticeships, focusing on building partnerships and strengthening 
career pathways, after receiving testimony from Steve Day, Cherry Creek 
Innovation Campus, Centennial, Colorado, on behalf of the Cherry Creek 
School District; Wesley Patch, Vestas Americas, Winsor, Colorado; Brad 
Rhorer, Ascend Indiana, Indianapolis; and Denise Tugade, California 
Youth Apprenticeship Council, Los Angeles.
VOTING RIGHTS IN AMERICA
Committee on the Judiciary: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
voting rights in America, after receiving testimony from Senator 
Warnock; Representative Hunt; Hans A. von Spakovsky, The Heritage 
Foundation Center for Legal and Judicial Studies, Washington, D.C.; 
Maureen S. Riordan, Public Interest Legal Foundation, Alexandria, 
Virginia; Lydia Camarillo, Southwest Voter Registration Education 
Project, San Antonio, Texas; Sophia Lin Lakin, American Civil Liberties 
Union, New York, New York; and Damon T. Hewitt, Lawyers' Committee for 
Civil Rights Under Law, Montgomery, Maryland.
ELECTIONS ADMINISTRATION
Committee on Rules and Administration: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine administration of upcoming elections, after receiving testimony 
from Jocelyn Benson, Michigan Secretary of State, Lansing; Wes Allen, 
Alabama Secretary of State, Montgomery; Isaac Cramer, Charleston County 
Board of Voter Registration and Elections Executive Director, North 
Charleston, South Carolina; Brian W. Kruse, Douglas County Election 
Commissioner, Omaha,

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Nebraska; and Janai Nelson, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, 
Inc., New York, New York.