[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

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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

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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.

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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.