[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 85 (Thursday, May 16, 2024)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D508-D511] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings APPROPRIATIONS--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government held a budget hearing on the Federal Communications Commission. Testimony was heard from Jessica Rosenworcel, Chairwoman, Federal Communications Commission; and Brendan Carr, Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission. MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES Committee on the Budget: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 8341, the ``Cost Estimates Improvement Act''; H.R. 8195, the ``Strengthening Administrative PAYGO Act of 2024''; H.R. 8342, the ``Improper Payments Transparency Act''; H.R. 8343, the ``Enhancing Improper Payment Accountability Act''; and H.R. 8372, the ``Debt Per Taxpayer Information Act''. H.R. 8372 was ordered reported, as amended. H.R. 8341, H.R. 8195, H.R. 8342 and H.R. 8343 were ordered reported, without amendment. MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a markup on H.R. 3227, the ``Ensuring Seniors' Access to Quality Care Act''; H.R. 468, the ``Building America's Health Care Workforce Act''; H.R. 3433, the ``Give Kids a Chance Act''; H.R. 7188, the ``Shandra Eisenga Human Cell and Tissue Product Safety Act''; H.R. 6020, the ``Honor Our Living Donors Act''; H.R. 455, to amend the Controlled Substances Act to fix a technical error in the definitions; H.R. 7213, the ``Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support Act of 2024''; H.R. 4534, the ``Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2023''; H.R. 670, the ``Think Differently Database Act''; H.R. 8084, the ``LIVE Beneficiaries Act''; H.R. 7858, the ``Telehealth Enhancement for Mental Health Act of 2024''; H.R. 8111, to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to ensure the reliability of address information provided under the Medicaid program; H.R. 8089, the ``Medicare and Medicaid Fraud Prevention Act of 2024''; H.R. 8112, to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to further require certain additional provider screening under the Medicaid program; H.R. 6033, the ``Supporting Patient Education And Knowledge Act of 2023''; H.R. 7623, the ``Telehealth Modernization Act of 2024''; H.R. 1406, the ``Sustainable Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Services in the [[Page D509]] Home Act''; H.R. 7856, the ``PREVENT DIABETES Act''; H.R. 5394, the ``Expanding Remote Monitoring Access Act''; H.R. 1199, the ``Facilitating Innovative Nuclear Diagnostics Act of 2023''; and H.R. 4758, the ``Accelerating Kids' Access to Care Act''. H.R. 3227, H.R. 468, H.R. 3433, H.R. 7188, H.R. 6020, H.R. 7213, H.R. 4534, H.R. 670, H.R. 7858, H.R. 8089, H.R. 8112, H.R. 6033, H.R. 7623, H.R. 1406, H.R. 7856, and H.R. 5394 were forwarded to the full Committee, as amended. H.R. 455, H.R. 8084, H.R. 8111, H.R. 1199, H.R. 4758 were forwarded to the full Committee, without amendment. MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 758, the ``Promoting Access to Capital in Underbanked Communities Act''; H.R. 3161, the ``CDFI Fund Transparency Act''; H.R. 8337, the ``Bank Resilience and Regulatory Improvement Act''; H.R. 8338, the ``Clarity in Lending Act''; H.R. 8339, the ``SEC Reform and Restructuring Act''; H.R. 4551, the ``Protecting Investors' Personally Identifiable Information Act''; H.R. 8302, the ``HUD Evaluation and Optimization Act of 2024''; H.R. 3507, the ``Yes in My Backyard Act''; H.R. 7480, the ``Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act''; H.R. 8340, the ``Housing Unhoused Disabled Veterans Act''; and H.J. Res. 100, providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to ``Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure''. H.R. 758, H.R. 3161, H.R. 8337, H.R. 8338, H.R. 8339, H.R. 4551, H.R. 8302, H.R. 3507, H.R. 7480, and H.R. 8340 were ordered reported, as amended. H.J. Res. 100 was ordered reported, without amendment. MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 8361, to impose sanctions with respect to economic or industrial espionage by foreign adversarial companies, and for other purposes; H.R. 8152, to amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to provide for control of remote access of items, and for other purposes; H.R. 3012, to reauthorize the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004, and for other purposes; H.R. 8001, to impose sanctions on the Houthis for attacks on international shipping, and for other purposes; H.R. 8046, to impose sanctions with respect to Rosatom, and for other purposes; H.R. 3246, to authorize the imposition of sanctions with respect to any foreign person endangering the integrity or safety of the Zaporzhzhia nuclear power plant; H.R. 681, to reauthorize the READ Act; H.R. 8310, to require strategies on United States policy towards the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and for other purposes; H.R. 7586, to establish a Department of State Domestic Protection Mission relating to unmanned aircraft system and unmanned aircraft; H.R. 8368, to establish a Coordinator for Afghan Relocation Efforts in the Department of State, and for other purposes; H. Res. 1056, recognizing the importance of trilateral cooperation among the United States, Japan, and South Korea; H. Res. 1063, reaffirming the United States full and unwavering commitment to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in its 75th anniversary year and its goals of achieving collective security through transatlantic partnerships; H.R. 8362, to direct the Secretary of State to host regular U.S.-Africa Leaders Summits, and for other purposes; and H.R. 8234, to authorize the Secretary of State to designate additional persons eligible to serve as passport acceptance agents, and for other purposes. H.R. 3012, H. Res. 1063, H.R. 8310, H.R. 8046, H.R. 3246, H.R. 8234, and H.R. 8368 were ordered reported, as amended. H.R. 8361, H.R. 8152, H. Res. 1056, H.R. 8001, H.R. 681, H.R. 8362, and H.R. 7586 were ordered reported, without amendment. UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS: AN EXAMINATION OF THE USE OF DRONES IN EMERGENCY RESPONSE Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology; and Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence held a joint hearing entitled ``Unmanned Aerial Systems: An Examination of the Use of Drones in Emergency Response''. Testimony was heard from Kaz Daughtry, Deputy Commissioner, Operations, New York City Police Department; John M. Chell, Chief of Patrol, Patrol Services Bureau, New York City Police Department; and public witnesses. SECURITY RISK: THE UNPRECEDENTED SURGE IN CHINESE ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability held a hearing entitled ``Security Risk: The Unprecedented Surge in Chinese Illegal Immigration''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. AMERICAN CONFIDENCE IN ELECTIONS: PREVENTING NONCITIZEN VOTING AND OTHER FOREIGN INTERFERENCE Committee on House Administration: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``American Confidence in Elections: Preventing Noncitizen Voting and Other Foreign Interference''. Testimony was heard from [[Page D510]] Cord Byrd, Secretary of State, Florida; and public witnesses. MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a markup on a Report Recommending that the House of Representatives Cite United States Attorney General Merrick B. Garland for Contempt of Congress; and H.R. 7803, to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide a good faith exception to the imposition of certain fines, and for other purposes. A Report Recommending that the House of Representatives Cite United States Attorney General Merrick B. Garland for Contempt of Congress was ordered reported, as amended. H.R. 7803 was ordered reported, without amendment. EXAMINING THE COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY FISCAL YEAR 2025 BUDGET REQUEST AND RELATED POLICY MATTERS Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``Examining the Council on Environmental Quality Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request and Related Policy Matters''. Testimony was heard from Brenda Mallory, Chair, Council on Environmental Quality, Executive Office of the President. EXAMINING THE PRESIDENT'S FY 2025 BUDGET PROPOSAL FOR THE U.S. BUREAU OF RECLAMATION, U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE, NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION, AND THE POWER MARKETING ADMINISTRATIONS Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries held a hearing entitled ``Examining the President's FY 2025 Budget Proposal for the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Power Marketing Administrations''. Testimony was heard from Camille Touton, Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior; Martha Williams, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; Richard Spinrad, Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and Administrator, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; John Hairston, Administrator and Chief Executive Officer, Bonneville Power Administration, Department of Energy, Portland, Oregon; Tracey LeBeau, Administrator and Chief Executive Officer, Western Area Power Administration, Department of Energy, Lakewood, Colorado; Mike Wech, Administrator, Southwestern Power Administration, Department of Energy, Tulsa, Oklahoma; and Virgil Hobbs, Administrator and Chief Executive Officer, Southeastern Power Administration, Department of Energy, Elberton, Georgia. OVERSEEING THE OVERSEERS: A HEARING WITH NIH DEPUTY DIRECTOR LAWRENCE TABAK Committee on Oversight and Accountability: Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic held a hearing entitled ``Overseeing the Overseers: A Hearing with NIH Deputy Director Lawrence Tabak''. Testimony was heard from Lawrence Tabak, Principal Deputy Director, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services. INTRUDER ALERT: ASSESSING THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY'S ONGOING INFILTRATION OF U.S. MILITARY INSTALLATIONS Committee on Oversight and Accountability: Subcommittee on National Security, the Border, and Foreign Affairs held a hearing entitled ``Intruder Alert: Assessing the CCP's Ongoing Infiltration of U.S. Military Installations''. Testimony was heard from John Dixson, Director for Defense Intelligence, Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security, Department of Defense; and Jill Murphy, Deputy Assistant Director, China Branch, Counterintelligence Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation. A portion of this hearing was closed. MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE Committee on Oversight and Accountability: Full Committee held a markup on a resolution recommending that the House of Representatives find Attorney General Merrick B. Garland in Contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued by the Committee on Oversight and Accountability. A resolution recommending that the House of Representatives find Attorney General Merrick B. Garland in Contempt of Congress for refusal to comply with a subpoena duly issued by the Committee on Oversight and Accountability was ordered reported, as amended. OVERSIGHT AND EXAMINATION OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION'S PRIORITIES FOR 2025 AND BEYOND Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Research and Technology held a hearing entitled ``Oversight and Examination of the National Science Foundation's Priorities for 2025 and Beyond''. Testimony was heard from Sethuraman Panchanathan, Director, National Science Foundation; and a public witness. [[Page D511]] ENSURING VA'S SECURITY: HOW CAN CONGRESS BEST SUPPORT VA'S LAW ENFORCEMENT Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Ensuring VA's Security: How Can Congress Best Support VA's Law Enforcement''. Testimony was heard from Alfred Montoya, Deputy Assistant Under Secretary for Health Operations, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; and public witnesses. ALL ROADS LEADING TO BEIJING? THE CCP'S GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT OFFENSIVE Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``All Roads Leading to Beijing? The CCP's Global Development Offensive''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. Joint Meetings UKRAINE Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Commission concluded a hearing to examine Ukraine and its defensive needs, ongoing battlefield dynamics, and policy recommendations to inform the development of future military aid packages, after receiving testimony from Nataliya Bugayova, Institute for the Study of War; John Herbst, Atlantic Council; and Michael Ryan, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense.