[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 84 (Wednesday, May 15, 2024)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D500-D502]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
APPROPRIATIONS--FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Services and 
General Government held a budget hearing on the Federal Trade 
Commission. Testimony was heard from Lina Khan, Chair, Federal Trade 
Commission.
EXAMINING THE POLICIES AND PRIORITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND 
HUMAN SERVICES
Committee on Education and Workforce: Full Committee held a hearing 
entitled ``Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Department of 
Health and Human Services''. Testimony was heard from Xavier Becerra, 
Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services.
THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY BUDGET
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Environment, 
Manufacturing, and Critical Materials held a hearing entitled ``The 
Fiscal Year 2025 Environmental Protection Agency Budget''. Testimony 
was heard from Michael S. Regan, Administrator, Environmental 
Protection Agency.
THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION 
ADMINISTRATION BUDGET
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications and 
Technology held a hearing entitled ``The Fiscal Year 2025 National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration Budget''. Testimony 
was heard from Alan Davidson, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for 
Communications and Information and Administrator, National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration, Department of 
Commerce.
OVERSIGHT OF PRUDENTIAL REGULATORS
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Oversight of Prudential Regulators''. Testimony was heard from 
Michael Barr, Vice Chairman for Supervision, Board of Governors of the 
Federal Reserve System; Martin Gruenberg, Chairman, Federal Deposit 
Insurance Corporation; and Michael Hsu, Acting Comptroller, Office of 
the Comptroller of the Currency, Department of the Treasury.

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EXAMINING THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 STATE AND FOREIGN OPERATIONS BUDGET 
REQUEST FOR AFRICA
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Africa held a hearing 
entitled ``Examining the Fiscal Year 2025 State and Foreign Operations 
Budget Request for Africa''. Testimony was heard from Molly Phee, 
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of African Affairs, Department of State; 
and Monde Muyangwa, Assistant Administrator, Bureau of Africa, U.S. 
Agency for International Development.
STANDING STRONG ON THE THIN BLUE LINE: HOW CONGRESS CAN SUPPORT STATE 
AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
Committee on Homeland Security: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Standing Strong on the Thin Blue Line: How Congress Can Support State 
and Local Law Enforcement''. Testimony was heard from Gregory Mays, 
Deputy Commissioner of Homeland Security, Tennessee Department of 
Safety and Homeland Security; Michael Chapman, Sheriff, Loudoun County, 
Virginia; and public witnesses.
AN EXAMINATION OF THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION'S FISCAL 
YEAR 2025 BUDGET
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Transportation and 
Maritime Security held a hearing entitled ``An Examination of the 
Transportation Security Administration's Fiscal Year 2025 Budget''. 
Testimony was heard from David Pekoske, Administrator, Transportation 
and Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security.
ANTISEMITISM ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Constitution and 
Limited Government held a hearing entitled ``Antisemitism on College 
Campuses''. 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.
EXAMINING THE PRESIDENT'S FISCAL YEAR 2025 BUDGET REQUEST FOR THE 
BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT AND NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Federal Lands held a 
hearing entitled ``Examining the President's FY 2025 Budget Request for 
the Bureau of Land Management and National Park Service''. Testimony 
was heard from Tracy Stone-Manning, Director, Bureau of Land 
Management, Department of the Interior; and Charles F. Sams III, 
Director, National Park Service, Department of the Interior.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Oversight and Accountability: Full Committee held a markup 
on H.R. 8333, the ``BIOSECURE Act''; H.R. 5255, the ``Federal 
Cybersecurity Vulnerability Reduction Act of 2023''; H.R. 8334, the 
``Grant Integrity and Border Security Act''; H.R. 8276, the ``Reuse 
Excess Property Act''; H.R. 8335, the ``Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act 
of 2024''; H.R. 6462, the ``Resilient Employment and Authorization 
Determination to Increase the National Employment of Serving Spouses 
Act''; H.R. 5985, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 517 Seagaze Drive in Oceanside, California, as the 
``Charlesetta Reece Allen Post Office Building''; H.R. 6810, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
518 North Ridgewood Drive in Sebring, Florida, as the ``U.S. Army Air 
Corps Major Thomas B. McGuire Post Office Building''; and H.R. 7893, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
306 Pickens Street in Marion, Alabama, as the ``Albert Turner, Sr. Post 
Office Building''. H.R. 8333, H.R. 5255, H.R. 8334, H.R. 8276, H.R. 
8335, and H.R. 6462 were ordered reported, as amended. H.R. 5985, H.R. 
6810, and H.R. 7893 were ordered reported, without amendment.
RED ALERT: COUNTERING THE CYBERTHREAT FROM CHINA
Committee on Oversight and Accountability: Subcommittee on 
Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation held a 
hearing entitled ``Red Alert: Countering the Cyberthreat from China''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE: REVIEWING KEY SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 
PROGRAMS WITH ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR FROST
Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Under the Microscope: Reviewing Key SBA Programs with Associate 
Administrator Frost''. Testimony was heard from Katie Frost, Associate 
Administrator, Office of Capital Access, Small Business Administration.

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REVIEWING AND EXAMINING THE FRANCIS SCOTT KEY BRIDGE FEDERAL RESPONSE
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Reviewing and Examining the Francis Scott Key Bridge 
Federal Response''. Testimony was heard from Vice Admiral Peter 
Gautier, Deputy Commandant for Operations, U.S. Coast Guard; Major 
General William H. Graham, Deputy Commanding General, Civil and 
Emergency Operations, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Shailen Bhatt, 
Administrator, Federal Highway Administration, Department of 
Transportation; and Jennifer Homendy, Chair, National Transportation 
Safety Board.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 8290, 
the ``Foreign Grant Reporting Act''; H.R. 8291, the ``End Zuckerbucks 
Act''; H.R. 8293, the ``American Donor Privacy and Foreign Funding 
Transparency Act''; H.R. 8314, the ``No Foreign Election Interference 
Act''; and H.R. 8292, the ``Taxpayer Data Protection Act''. H.R. 8290, 
H.R. 8291, H.R. 8293, H.R. 8314, and H.R. 8292 were ordered reported, 
as amended.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.