[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 30, 2024)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D419-D421]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
APPROPRIATIONS--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and 
Related Agencies held a budget hearing on the Environmental Protection 
Agency. Testimony was heard from Michael S. Regan, Administrator, 
Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Homeland Security; and 
Faisal Amin, Chief Financial Officer, Environmental Protection Agency, 
Department of Homeland Security.
APPROPRIATIONS--U.S. NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVES FORCES
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a budget 
hearing on the U.S. National Guard and Reserves Forces. Testimony was 
heard from General Daniel R. Hokanson, Chief of the National Guard 
Bureau, Department of Defense; Lieutenant General Jody J. Daniels, 
Chief of Army Reserve and Commanding General, U.S. Army Reserve 
Command; Vice Admiral John Mustin, Chief of Navy Reserve, Department of 
the Navy; Lieutenant General Leonard F. Anderson IV, Commander, Marine 
Forces Reserve, Department of the Navy; and Lieutenant General John P. 
Healy, Chief of Air Force Reserve, Department of the Air Force.
APPROPRIATIONS--U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Homeland Security held a 
budget hearing on the U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Testimony was 
heard from Troy Miller, Acting Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection, Department of Homeland Security.
APPROPRIATIONS--DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing 
and Urban Development, and Related Agencies held a budget hearing on 
the Department of Transportation. Testimony was heard from Pete 
Buttigieg, Secretary, Department of Transportation.
MEMBER DAY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, Education and Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``Member 
Day''. Testimony was heard from Representatives McGovern and Ruiz.
APPROPRIATIONS--CYBERSECURITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE SECURITY AGENCY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Homeland Security held a 
budget hearing on the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. 
Testimony was heard from Jen Easterly, Director, Cybersecurity and 
Infrastructure Security Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
APPROPRIATIONS--U.S. AIR FORCE AND U.S. SPACE FORCE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a budget 
hearing on the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force. Testimony was heard 
from Frank Kendall III, Secretary, Department of the Air Force; General 
David W. Allvin, Chief of Staff, Department of the Air Force; and 
General B. Chance Saltzman, Chief of Space Operations, U.S. Space 
Force.
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FISCAL YEAR 2025 BUDGET REQUEST
Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Department of Defense Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request''. Testimony 
was heard from Lloyd J. Austin III, Secretary, Department of Defense; 
and General Charles Q. Brown, Jr., Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff.
FISCAL YEAR 2025 BUDGET REQUEST FOR MILITARY READINESS
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness held a hearing 
entitled ``Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request for Military Readiness''. 
Testimony was heard from General James J. Mingus, Vice Chief of Staff 
of the Army, Department of the Army; Admiral James W. Kilby, Vice Chief 
of Naval Operations, Department of the Navy; General Christopher J. 
Mahoney, Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps, U.S. Marine Corps; 
General James C. Slife, Vice Chief of Staff, Department of the Air 
Force; and General Michael A. Guetlein, Vice Chief of Space Operations, 
U.S. Space Force.
FY25 BUDGET REQUEST FOR NUCLEAR FORCES AND ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE 
ACTIVITIES
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces held a 
hearing entitled ``FY25 Budget

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Request for Nuclear Forces and Atomic Energy Defense Activities''. 
Testimony was heard from William LaPlante, Under Secretary of Defense 
for Acquisition and Sustainment, Department of Defense; Jill Hruby, 
Under Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Security, Department of Energy, 
and Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration; Vipin 
Narang, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space 
Policy, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy; Vice 
Admiral Johnny Wolfe, Jr., Director of Strategic Systems Programs, 
Department of the Navy; and Lieutenant General Andrew Gebara, Deputy 
Chief of Staff for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration, 
Department of the Air Force.
LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS TO INCREASE MEDICAID ACCESS AND IMPROVE PROGRAM 
INTEGRITY
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``Legislative Proposals to Increase Medicaid Access and 
Improve Program Integrity''. Testimony was heard from Daniel Tsai, 
Deputy Administrator and Director, Center for Medicaid and Children's 
Health Insurance Program Services, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid 
Services, Department of Health and Human Services.
PRESERVING AMERICANS' ACCESS TO AM RADIO
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and 
Commerce held a hearing entitled ``Preserving Americans' Access to AM 
Radio''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on House Administration: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 
7592, a bill to replace the requirement for the Library of Congress to 
prepare hardbound versions of the Constitution Annotated and 
supplements with a requirement to instead prepare and publish digital 
versions online; H.R. 7593, the ``Modernizing the Congressional 
Research Service's Access to Data Act''; Committee Resolution 118-33, 
Resolution to Approve Allocation from the Paid House Committee 
Internship Program to Committees for 2024; and Committee Resolution 
118-34, Resolution to Amend the Members' Congressional Handbook 
(authorizing co-sponsored constituent service events and making other 
Handbook revisions). H.R. 7592, H.R. 7593, Committee Resolution 118-33, 
and Committee Resolution 118-34 were ordered reported, without 
amendment.
OVERREACH: AN EXAMINATION OF FEDERAL STATUTORY AND REGULATORY CRIMES
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime and Federal 
Government Surveillance held a hearing entitled ``Overreach: An 
Examination of Federal Statutory and Regulatory Crimes''. Testimony was 
heard from public witnesses.
EXAMINING THE INFLUENCE OF EXTREME ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVIST GROUPS IN THE 
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Examining the Influence of 
Extreme Environmental Activist Groups in the Department of the 
Interior''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Indian and Insular 
Affairs held a hearing on H.R. 2687, to amend the Alaska Native Claims 
Settlement Act to exclude certain payments to aged, blind, or disabled 
Alaska Natives or descendants of Alaska Natives from being used to 
determine eligibility for certain programs, and for other purposes; and 
H.R. 7516, the ``Purchased and Referred Care Improvement Act of 2024''. 
Testimony was heard from Melanie Egorin, Assistant Secretary for 
Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services; and public 
witnesses.
A FOCUS ON MANAGEMENT: OVERSIGHT OF THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
Committee on Oversight and Accountability: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``A Focus on Management: Oversight of the Office of 
Management and Budget''. Testimony was heard from Jason Miller, Deputy 
Director for Management, Office of Management and Budget.
HEALTH OF THE COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE MARKETS AND REMOVING REGULATORY 
HURDLES TO ENSURE CONTINUED STRENGTH
Committee on Oversight and Accountability: Subcommittee on Health Care 
and Financial Services held a hearing entitled ``Health of the 
Commercial Real Estate Markets and Removing Regulatory Hurdles to 
Ensure Continued Strength''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

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AN OVERVIEW OF THE BUDGET PROPOSAL FOR THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 
SPACE ADMINISTRATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``An Overview of the Budget Proposal for the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration for Fiscal Year 2025''. Testimony 
was heard from Bill Nelson, Administrator, National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration.
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE: EXAMINING FINCEN'S IMPLEMENTATION OF THE 
CORPORATE TRANSPARENCY ACT
Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Under the Microscope: Examining FinCEN's Implementation of the 
Corporate Transparency Act''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
IT'S ELECTRIC: A REVIEW OF FLEET ELECTRIFICATION EFFORTS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Highways and Transit held a hearing entitled ``It's Electric: A Review 
of Fleet Electrification Efforts''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
REVIEW OF FISCAL YEAR 2025 MARITIME TRANSPORTATION BUDGET REQUESTS, PT. 
1: MARITIME ADMINISTRATION AND FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast 
Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing entitled ``Review of 
Fiscal Year 2025 Maritime Transportation Budget Requests, Pt. 1: 
Maritime Administration and Federal Maritime Commission''. Testimony 
was heard from Rear Admiral Lower Half Ann Phillips (Retired), 
Administrator, U.S. Maritime Administration, Department of 
Transportation; and Daniel B. Maffei, Chairman, Federal Maritime 
Commission.
PRESIDENT'S FISCAL YEAR 2025 BUDGET REQUEST AND TREASURY GREEN BOOK 
WITH TREASURY SECRETARY YELLEN
Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``President's Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request and Treasury Green Book 
with Treasury Secretary Yellen''. Testimony was heard from Janet 
Yellen, Secretary, Department of the Treasury.
FY 2025 GENERAL DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM (GDIP) BUDGET REQUEST
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Defense 
Intelligence and Overhead Architecture, hearing entitled ``FY 2025 
General Defense Intelligence Program (GDIP) Budget Request''. This 
hearing was closed.
FY 2025 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY BUDGET REQUEST
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Central 
Intelligence Agency held a hearing entitled ``FY 2025 Central 
Intelligence Agency Budget Request''. This hearing was closed.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.