[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 75 (Wednesday, May 1, 2024)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D432-D434]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
APPROPRIATIONS--U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE'S FARM PRODUCTION AND 
CONSERVATION MISSION AREA
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies held a 
budget hearing on the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Production 
and Conservation (FPAC) Mission Area. Testimony was heard from the 
following Department of Agriculture officials: Robert Bonnie, Under 
Secretary for Farm Production and Conservation; Marcia Bunger, 
Administrator, Risk Management Agency; Terry J. Cosby, Chief, Natural 
Resources Conservation Service; and Zach Ducheneaux, Administrator, 
Farm Service Agency.
APPROPRIATIONS--U.S. COAST GUARD
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Homeland Security held a 
budget hearing on the U.S. Coast Guard. Testimony was heard from 
Admiral Linda L. Fagan, Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard.
APPROPRIATIONS--INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and 
Related Agencies held a budget hearing on the Indian Health Service, 
Department of Health and Human Services. Testimony was heard from 
Roselyn Tso, Director, Indian Health Service, Department of Health and 
Human Services; and Jillian Curtis, Director of the Office of Finance 
and Accounting, Indian Health Service, Department of Health and Human 
Services.
APPROPRIATIONS--DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing 
and Urban Development, and Related Agencies held a budget hearing on 
the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Testimony was heard 
from Adrianne Todman, Acting Secretary, Department of Housing and Urban 
Development.
APPROPRIATIONS--ARTS AND HUMANITIES
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and 
Related Agencies held a budget hearing on the Arts and Humanities. 
Testimony was heard from Lonnie G. Bunch III, Secretary, Smithsonian 
Institution; Kaywin Feldman, Director, National Gallery of Art; Maria 
Rosario Jackson, Chair, National Endowment for the Arts; and Shelly C. 
Lowe, Chair, National Endowment for the Humanities.
APPROPRIATIONS--ARMY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND FAMILY HOUSING
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Military Construction, 
Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies held a budget hearing on Army 
Military Construction and Family Housing. Testimony was heard from 
Rachel Jacobson, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, 
Energy and Environment, Department of the Army; and Lieutenant General 
Kevin Vereen, Deputy Chief of Staff G9, Installation Management 
Command, U.S. Army.
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY FISCAL YEAR 2025 BUDGET REQUEST
Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Department of the Navy Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request''. Testimony 
was heard from Carlos Del Toro, Secretary of the Navy, Department of 
the Navy; Admiral Lisa M. Franchetti, Chief of Naval Operations, 
Department of the Navy; and General Eric M. Smith, Commandant, U.S. 
Marine Corps.
FY25 BUDGET REQUEST FOR NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE PROGRAMS
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces held a 
hearing entitled ``FY25 Budget Request for National Security Space 
Programs''. Testimony was heard from John Plumb, Assistant Secretary of 
Defense for Space Policy, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Policy, Department of Defense; Frank Calvelli, Assistant Secretary of 
the Air Force for Acquisition and Integration, Office of the Secretary 
of the Air Force; Troy Meink, Principal Deputy Director, National 
Reconnaissance Office, Department of Defense; and Tonya Wilkerson, 
Deputy Director, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Department of 
Defense.
EXAMINING THE POLICIES AND PRIORITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Committee on Education and Workforce: Full Committee held a hearing 
entitled ``Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Department of 
Labor''. Testimony was heard from Julie A. Su, Acting Secretary, 
Department of Labor.
THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY BUDGET
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and 
Grid Security held a hearing entitled ``The Fiscal Year 2025 Department 
of Energy Budget''. Testimony was heard from Jennifer M. Granholm, 
Secretary, Department of Energy.

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EXAMINING THE CHANGE HEALTHCARE CYBERATTACK
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Examining the Change 
Healthcare Cyberattack''. Testimony was heard from a public witness.
MERGER POLICIES OF THE FEDERAL BANKING AGENCIES
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Financial Institutions 
and Monetary Policy held a hearing entitled ``Merger Policies of the 
Federal Banking Agencies''. Testimony was heard from James L. Anderson, 
Deputy General Counsel, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; and Ted 
Dowd, Acting Senior Deputy Comptroller and Chief Counsel, Office of the 
Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the Treasury.
FROM 1979 TO 2024: EVALUATING THE TAIWAN RELATIONS ACT AND ASSESSING 
THE FUTURE OF U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Indo-Pacific held a 
hearing entitled ``From 1979 to 2024: Evaluating the Taiwan Relations 
Act and Assessing the Future of U.S.-Taiwan Relations''. Testimony was 
heard from Daniel J. Kritenbrink, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East 
Asian and Pacific Affairs, Department of State.
SURVEYING CIRCIA: SECTOR PERSPECTIVES ON THE NOTICE OF PROPOSED 
RULEMAKING
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and 
Infrastructure Protection held a hearing entitled ``Surveying CIRCIA: 
Sector Perspectives on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking''. 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 the Judiciary: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 3325, 
the ``Recruit and Retain Act''; and H.R. 8146, the ``Police Our Borders 
Act''. H.R. 3325 and H.R. 8146 were ordered reported, as amended.
EXAMINING THE PRESIDENT'S FY 2025 BUDGET REQUEST FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF 
THE INTERIOR
Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Examining the President's FY 2025 Budget Request for the Department 
of the Interior''. Testimony was heard from Deb Haaland, Secretary, 
Department of the Interior.
A HEARING WITH THE PRESIDENT OF ECOHEALTH ALLIANCE, DR. PETER DASZAK
Committee on Oversight and Accountability: Select Subcommittee on the 
Coronavirus Pandemic held a hearing entitled ``A Hearing with the 
President of EcoHealth Alliance, Dr. Peter Daszak''. Testimony was 
heard from a public witness.
DISASTER MITIGATION: REVIEWING THE EFFECTIVENESS AND COSTS OF FEMA'S 
RESILIENCE PROGRAMS
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management held a 
hearing entitled ``Disaster Mitigation: Reviewing the Effectiveness and 
Costs of FEMA's Resilience Programs''. Testimony was heard from 
Victoria Salinas, Senior Official Performing the Duties of Deputy 
Administrator, Office of Resilience, Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 
705, the ``Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act''; H.R. 2499, the ``VA 
Supply Chain Management System Authorization Act''; H.R. 2911, the 
``Fairness for Servicemembers and their Families Act of 2023''; H.R. 
4424, the ``Vietnam Veterans Liver Fluke Cancer Study Act''; H.R. 5794, 
the ``VA Peer Review Neutrality Act''; H.R. 5870, the ``Veteran Appeals 
Transparency Act of 2024''; H.R. 6324, the ``FY24 VA Major Medical 
Facility Authorization Act''; H.R. 6452, the ``Veterans Scam and Fraud 
Evasion Act''; H.R. 6531, the ``TRAIN VA Employees Act''; H.R. 6538, 
the ``VA Correct Compensation Act''; H.R. 6874, the ``VA WEB Act''; 
H.R. 7100, the ``Prioritizing Veterans' Survivors Act''; H.R. 7150, the 
``Survivor Benefits Delivery Improvement Act of 2024''; H.R. 7323, the 
``Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserves Tuition Fairness Act''; H.R. 
7342, the ``Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act''; H.R. 7347, 
to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
Veterans Affairs to report on whether the Secretary will include 
certain psychedelic drugs in the formulary of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs; H.R. 7643, the ``Veterans Congressional Work

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Study Act of 2024''; H.R. 7653, the ``Veterans Employment Readiness 
Yield Act of 2024''; H.R. 7734, the ``Personnel Integrity in Veterans 
Affairs Act''; H.R. 7777, the ``Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living 
Adjustment Act of 2024''; H.R. 7816, the ``Clear Communications for 
Veterans Claims Act''; and Lease Resolutions. H.R. 7323, H.R. 7643, 
H.R. 705, H.R. 5870, H.R. 7816, H.R. 7150, H.R. 7734, H.R. 6452, H.R. 
6874, H.R. 7342, H.R. 6531, H.R. 4424, H.R. 2499, and H.R. 6324 were 
ordered reported, as amended. H.R. 6538, H.R. 7653, H.R. 7100, H.R. 
7777, H.R. 2911, H.R. 7347, H.R. 5794, and the Lease Resolutions were 
ordered reported, without amendment.
FY 2025 NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY BUDGET REQUEST
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on National 
Security Agency held a hearing entitled ``FY 2025 National Security 
Agency Budget Request''. Testimony was heard from General Timothy D. 
Haugh, Director, National Security Agency, Department of Defense. This 
hearing was closed.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.