[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 89 (Wednesday, May 22, 2024)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D543-D545]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
NUTRITIOUS FOODS IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM 
(SNAP)
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies held a 
hearing entitled ``Nutritious Foods in the Supplemental Nutrition 
Assistance Program (SNAP)''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
APPROPRIATIONS--DEPARTMENT OF STATE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, 
and Related Programs held a budget hearing on the Department of State. 
Testimony was heard from Antony Blinken, Secretary, Department of 
State.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 8070, 
the ``Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025''. H.R. 8070 was ordered 
reported, as amended.
BIG LABOR LIES: EXPOSING UNION TACTICS TO UNDERMINE FREE AND FAIR 
ELECTIONS
Committee on Education and Workforce: Subcommittee on Health, 
Employment, Labor, and Pensions held a hearing entitled ``Big Labor 
Lies: Exposing Union Tactics to Undermine Free and Fair Elections''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications and 
Technology held a hearing on a Legislative Proposal to Sunset Section 
230 of the Communications Decency Act. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
CHECK UP: EXAMINING FDA REGULATION OF DRUGS, BIOLOGICS, AND DEVICES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``Check Up: Examining FDA Regulation of Drugs, Biologics, and 
Devices''. Testimony was heard from the following Department of Health 
and Human Services officials: Patrizia Cavazzoni, M.D., Director, 
Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug 
Administration; Peter Marks, M.D., Director, Center for Biologics 
Evaluation and Research, U.S. Food and Drug Administration; and Jeff 
Shuren, M.D., Director, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, 
U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
GREEN BUILDING POLICIES: JEOPARDIZING THE AMERICAN DREAM OF 
HOMEOWNERSHIP
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy, Climate, and 
Grid Security held a hearing entitled ``Green Building Policies: 
Jeopardizing the American Dream of Homeownership''. Testimony was heard 
from public witnesses.
PHA OVERSIGHT: HOW SCANDALS AND MISMANAGEMENT HARM RESIDENTS AND 
TAXPAYERS
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance 
held a hearing entitled ``PHA Oversight: How Scandals and Mismanagement 
Harm Residents and Taxpayers''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 
8437, to provide for congressional oversight of proposed changes to 
arms sales to Israel; H.R. 8315, to amend the Export Control Reform Act 
of 2018 to prevent foreign adversaries from exploiting United States 
artificial intelligence and other enabling technologies, and for other 
purposes; and H. Res. 616, expressing support for the people of 
Afghanistan, condemning the Taliban's assault on human rights and the 
specific targeting of women, girls, and members of religious and ethnic 
minorities, and expressing support for any Afghans who assisted in the 
United States mission in Afghanistan. H.R. 8437, H.R. 8315, and H. Res. 
616 were ordered reported, as amended.
THE STATE OF AMERICAN DIPLOMACY IN 2024: GLOBAL INSTABILITY, BUDGET 
CHALLENGES, AND GREAT POWER COMPETITION
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``The State of American Diplomacy in 2024: Global Instability, Budget 
Challenges, and Great Power Competition''. Testimony was heard from 
Antony Blinken, Secretary, Department of State.
ADVANCING INNOVATION (AI): HARNESSING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO DEFEND 
AND SECURE THE HOMELAND
Committee on Homeland Security: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Advancing Innovation (AI): Harnessing Artificial Intelligence to 
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the Homeland''. 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. 1398, 
the ``Protect America's Innovation and Economic Security from CCP 
Act''; H.R. 7909, the ``Violence Against Women by Illegal Aliens Act''; 
and H.R. 8296, the ``GAO Database Modernization Act''. H.R. 8296, H.R. 
1398, H.R. 7909 were ordered reported, as amended.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and 
Fisheries held a hearing on H.R. 7776, the ``Help Hoover Dam Act''; 
H.R. 7872, the ``Colorado River Salinity Control Fix Act''; H.R. 7938, 
the ``Klamath Basin Water Agreement Support Act of 2024''; and H.R. 
8263, the ``Rural Jobs and Hydropower Expansion Act''. Testimony was 
heard from David Palumbo, Deputy Commissioner, U.S. Bureau of 
Reclamation, Department of the Interior; and public witnesses.
EXAMINING THE PRESIDENT'S FY 2025 BUDGET REQUEST FOR THE UNITED STATES 
GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND THE OFFICE OF SURFACE MINING RECLAMATION AND 
ENFORCEMENT
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources held a hearing entitled ``Examining the President's FY 2025 
Budget Request for the United States Geological Survey and the Office 
of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement''. Testimony was heard 
from David Applegate, Director, U.S. Geological Survey, Department of 
the Interior; and Sharon Buccino, Principal Deputy Director, Office of 
Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Department of the Interior.
OVERSIGHT OF OUR NATION'S LARGEST EMPLOYER: REVIEWING THE U.S. OFFICE 
OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, PT. II
Committee on Oversight and Accountability: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Oversight of Our Nation's Largest Employer: 
Reviewing the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, Pt. II''. Testimony 
was heard from Robert H. Shriver III, Acting Director, Office of 
Personnel Management.
A HEARING WITH THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS 
DISEASES SENIOR SCIENTIFIC ADVISOR, DR. DAVID MORENS
Committee on Oversight and Accountability: Select Subcommittee on the 
Coronavirus Pandemic held a hearing entitled ``A Hearing with the 
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Senior Scientific 
Advisor, Dr. David Morens''. Testimony was heard from David Morens, 
M.D., Senior Scientific Advisor, National Institute of Allergy and 
Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Department of 
Health and Human Services.
CHECK UP: EXAMINING FDA REGULATION OF DRUGS, BIOLOGICS, AND DEVICES
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Check Up: Examining FDA Regulation of Drugs, 
Biologics, and Devices''. Testimony was heard from Laurie Locascio, 
Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology, and Director, 
National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce.
BURDENSOME REGULATIONS: EXAMINING THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION'S FAILURE TO 
CONSIDER SMALL BUSINESSES
Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Burdensome Regulations: Examining the Biden Administration's Failure 
to Consider Small Businesses''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee held a business meeting on 
documents protected under Internal Revenue Code section 6103. The 
motion to submit materials to the U.S. House of Representatives 
documents protected under Internal Revenue Code Section 6103 was agreed 
to. Part of this meeting was closed.

Joint Meetings
BUSINESS MEETING
Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies--2024: Committee 
ordered favorably reported the designation of Senator Klobuchar as 
Chair, the designation of the 2025 Inaugural site, and approved the 
2025 Inaugural budget.

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