[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 100 (Thursday, June 13, 2024)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D625-D627]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Appropriations: Full Committee held a markup on the 
Defense Appropriations Bill, FY 2025; the Financial Services and 
General Government Appropriations Bill, FY 2025; and the Legislative 
Branch Appropriations Bill, FY 2025. The Defense Appropriations Bill, 
FY 2025; the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations

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Bill, FY 2025; and the Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill, FY 2025 
were ordered reported, as amended.
MEDICARE AND SOCIAL SECURITY: EXAMINING SOLVENCY AND IMPACTS TO THE 
FEDERAL BUDGET
Committee on the Budget: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Medicare and Social Security: Examining Solvency and Impacts to the 
Federal Budget''. Testimony was heard from Paul Spitalnic, Chief 
Actuary, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of 
Health and Human Services; and Stephen Goss, Chief Actuary, Social 
Security Administration.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Education and Workforce: Full Committee held a markup on 
H.R. 618, the ``Improving Access to Workers' Compensation for Injured 
Federal Workers Act''; H.R. 8606, the ``Never Again Education 
Reauthorization and Study Act of 2024''; H.R. 8648, the ``Civil Rights 
Protection Act of 2024''; H.J. Res. 165, providing for congressional 
disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule 
submitted by the Department of Education relating to 
``Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or 
Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance''; H.R. 6816, the 
``Promoting Responsible Oversight to Eliminate Communist Teachings for 
Our Kids Act''; H.R. 5567, the ``Combating the Lies of Authoritarians 
in School Systems Act''; H.R. 8649, the ``Transparency in Reporting of 
Adversarial Contributions to Education Act''; H.R. 7227, the ``Truth 
and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act of 
2024''; and H.R. 8534, the ``Protecting Student Athletes' Economic 
Freedom Act''. H.J. Res. 165 was ordered reported, without amendment. 
H.R. 618, H.R. 8606, H.R. 8648, H.R. 6816, H.R. 5567, H.R. 7227, H.R. 
8649, and H.R. 8534 were ordered reported, as amended.
CHECKING-IN ON CENTER FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID INNOVATION: ASSESSING 
THE TRANSITION TO VALUE-BASED CARE
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing 
entitled ``Checking-In on CMMI: Assessing the Transition to Value-Based 
Care''. Testimony was heard from Elizabeth Fowler, Deputy Administrator 
and Director, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation, Centers for 
Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human 
Services.
SECURING AMERICA'S CRITICAL MATERIALS SUPPLY CHAINS AND ECONOMIC 
LEADERSHIP
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Environment, 
Manufacturing, and Critical Materials held a hearing entitled 
``Securing America's Critical Materials Supply Chains and Economic 
Leadership''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
THE SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``The Semi-Annual Report of the Bureau of Consumer Financial 
Protection''. Testimony was heard from Rohit Chopra, Director, Consumer 
Financial Protection Bureau.
THE PLIGHT OF AMERICANS DETAINED ABROAD
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Accountability held a hearing entitled ``The Plight of Americans 
Detained Abroad''. Testimony was heard from Rena Bitter, Assistant 
Secretary, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of State; Roger D. 
Carstens, Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs, Department of 
State; and Raj Maan, Director, Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell, Federal 
Bureau of Investigation.
A CASCADE OF SECURITY FAILURES: ASSESSING MICROSOFT CORPORATION'S 
CYBERSECURITY SHORTFALLS AND THE IMPLICATIONS FOR HOMELAND SECURITY
Committee on Homeland Security: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``A Cascade of Security Failures: Assessing Microsoft Corporation's 
Cybersecurity Shortfalls and the Implications for Homeland Security''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
HEARING ON THE MANHATTAN DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Hearing on the Manhattan District Attorney's Office''. Testimony was 
heard from Andrew Bailey, Attorney General, Missouri; James E. Trainor 
III, Commissioner, Federal Election Commission; and public witnesses.
EXAMINING GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE'S FINDINGS TO ADDRESS DATA 
GAPS AND IMPROVE DATA COLLECTION IN THE TERRITORIES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Indian and Insular 
Affairs held a hearing entitled ``Examining GAO's Findings to Address 
Data Gaps and

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Improve Data Collection in the Territories''. Testimony was heard from 
Jacobo Orenstein-Cardona, Executive Assistant, Government of Puerto 
Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico; Lola Leon Guerrero, Director, Government 
of Guam, Hagatna, Guam; Latesha Love-Grayer, Director, Government 
Accountability Office; Melissa Braybrooks, Economist, Department of the 
Interior; and public a witness.
DESTROYING AMERICA'S BEST IDEA: BIDEN'S BORDER CRISIS, DESECRATING 
NATIONAL PARK LANDS AND DAMAGING COMMUNITIES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Destroying America's Best 
Idea: Biden's Border Crisis, Desecrating National Park Lands and 
Damaging Communities''. Testimony was heard from Jaime Williams, 
Assembly Member, 59th District, New York State Assembly, Brooklyn, New 
York; and public witnesses.
WHAT WE HAVE HERE . . . IS A FAILURE TO COLLABORATE: REVIEW OF GAO'S 
ANNUAL DUPLICATION REPORT
Committee on Oversight and Accountability: Subcommittee on Government 
Operations and the Federal Workforce held a hearing entitled ``What We 
Have Here . . . is a Failure to Collaborate: Review of GAO's Annual 
Duplication Report''. Testimony was heard from Gene L. Dodaro, 
Comptroller General, Government Accountability Office.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Full Committee held a 
markup on H.R. 8613, the ``NSF and USDA Interagency Research Act''; 
H.R. 8665, the ``Supercritical Geothermal Research and Development 
Act''; H.R. 8673, the ``Expanding Partnerships for Innovation and 
Competitiveness Act''; and H.R. 8674, the ``Milestones for Advanced 
Nuclear Fuel Act''. H.R. 8613 and H.R. 8673 were ordered reported, as 
amended. H.R. 8665 and H.R. 8674 were ordered reported, without 
amendment.
ENVIRONMENTALISM OFF THE RAILS: HOW CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD WILL 
CRIPPLE THE NATIONAL RAIL NETWORK
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on 
Investigations and Oversight held a hearing entitled ``Environmentalism 
Off the Rails: How CARB will Cripple the National Rail Network''. 
Testimony was heard from Alan Abbs, Legislative Officer, Bay Area Air 
Quality Management District, California; and public witnesses.
REVENUE, RIDERSHIP, AND POST-PANDEMIC LESSONS IN PUBLIC TRANSIT
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Highways and Transit held a hearing entitled ``Revenue, Ridership, and 
Post-Pandemic Lessons in Public Transit''. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
A CALL TO ACTION: MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE SPINAL CORD INJURY DISORDERS 
(SCI/D) VETERAN COMMUNITY
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``A Call to Action: Meeting the Needs of the Spinal Cord Injury 
Disorders (SCI/D) Veteran Community''. Testimony was heard from Erica 
Scavella, Assistant Under Secretary for Health for Clinical Services, 
Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; and 
public witnesses.
CRISIS ON CAMPUS: ANTISEMITISM, RADICAL FACULTY, AND THE FAILURE OF 
UNIVERSITY LEADERSHIP
Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``Crisis on Campus: Antisemitism, Radical Faculty, and the Failure of 
University Leadership''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
SILENCED DISSENT
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Commission concluded 
a hearing to examine silenced dissent, focusing on the plight of 
political prisoners and search for accountability, after receiving 
testimony from Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Democratic Belarus; Thorhildur 
Sunna AEvarsdottir, Council of Europe; and Annie Wilcox Boyajian, 
Freedom House.