[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 145 (Wednesday, September 18, 2024)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D902-D903]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
(Committees not listed did not meet)
NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM AND SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: Subcommittee on Food 
and Nutrition, Specialty Crops, Organics, and Research concluded a 
hearing to examine keeping kids learning in the National School Lunch 
Program and School Breakfast Program, after receiving testimony from 
Kay Rentzel, Chair, Department of Agriculture Fruit and Vegetable 
Industry Advisory Committee, Dillsburg, Pennsylvania; Russell C. 
Redding, Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Secretary, Harrisburg, 
on behalf of the National Association of State Departments of 
Agriculture; Crystal FitzSimons, Food Research and Action Center, 
Washington, D.C.; Evora Nichole Taylor, Chichester School District, 
Upper Chichester, Pennsylvania; and Meg Bruening, The Pennsylvania 
State University, University Park.
TAX REFORM
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Subcommittee on 
Economic Policy concluded a hearing to examine the macroeconomic 
impacts of potential tax reform in 2025, after receiving testimony from 
Kitty Richards, Groundwork Collaborative, Washington, D.C.; and Ai-jen 
Poo, National Domestic Workers Alliance, New York, New York.
AVIATION CYBERSECURITY THREATS
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Committee concluded 
a hearing to examine aviation cybersecurity threats, after receiving 
testimony from Brigadier General Marty Reynolds, USAF (Ret.), Airlines 
for America, and John Breyault, National Consumers League, both of 
Washington, D.C.; and Lance Lyttle, Port of Seattle, SeaTac, 
Washington.
REGIONAL COMMISSIONS
Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine America's regional commissions, focusing on sharing 
best practices in regional and economic development, after receiving 
testimony from Cory Wiggins, Federal Co-Chair, Delta Regional 
Authority, Clarksville, Mississippi; Jennifer Clyburn Reed, Federal Co-
Chair, Southeast Crescent Regional Commission, Columbia, South 
Carolina; Chris Saunders, Federal Co-Chair, Northern Border Regional 
Commission, Burlington, Vermont; Juan Sanchez, Federal Co-Chair, 
Southwest Border Regional Commission, Las Cruces, New Mexico; and 
Jocelyn Fenton, Interim Federal Co-Chair, Denali Commission, 
Washington, D.C.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee 
ordered favorably reported the following business items:
  S. 4373, to provide for congressional approval of national emergency 
declarations, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 4711, to limit the consideration of marijuana use when making an 
employment suitability or security clearance determination, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 4681, to ensure a timely, fair, meaningful, and transparent 
process for individuals to seek redress because they were wrongly 
identified as a threat under the screening and inspection regimes used 
by the Department of Homeland Security, to require a report on the 
effectiveness of enhanced screening programs of the Department of 
Homeland Security, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 4043, to amend title 5, United States Code, to make executive 
agency telework policies transparent, to track executive agency use of 
telework, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 4676, to enhance the effectiveness of the Shadow Wolves Program, 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 4700, to modify the governmentwide financial management plan, with 
an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 4419, to require the Science and Technology Directorate in the 
Department of Homeland Security to develop greater capacity to detect, 
identify, and disrupt illicit substances in very low concentrations, 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  H.R. 7219, to ensure that Federal agencies rely on the best 
reasonably available scientific, technical, demographic, economic, and 
statistical information and evidence to develop, issue or inform the 
public of the nature and bases of Federal agency rules and guidance, 
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  H.R. 7524, to amend title 40, United States Code, to require the 
submission of reports on certain information technology services funds 
to Congress before expenditures may be made;

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  H.R. 272, to amend title 31, United States Code, to authorize 
transportation for Government astronauts returning from space between 
their residence and various locations;
  H.R. 4403, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make 
improvements to the Securing the Cities program; and
  H.R. 5887, to amend chapter 3 of title 5, United States Code, to 
improve Government service delivery, and build related capacity for the 
Federal Government.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee ordered favorably reported the 
following bills:
  S. 2695, to amend the Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act to provide 
for advancements in public safety services to Indian communities, with 
an amendment;
  S. 3857, to take certain land in the State of California into trust 
for the benefit of the Jamul Indian Village of California, with an 
amendment in the nature of a substitute;
  S. 4442, to amend the Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2010 
to make improvements to that Act, with an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute; and
  S. 4505, to approve the settlement of water rights claims of Ohkay 
Owingeh in the Rio Chama Stream System, to restore the Bosque on Pueblo 
Land in the State of New Mexico.
NOMINATION
Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine 
the nomination of Patrice H. Kunesh, of Minnesota, to be Chairman of 
the National Indian Gaming Commission, after the nominee testified and 
answered questions in her own behalf.
RURAL SMALL BUSINESSES
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: Committee concluded a 
hearing to examine streamlining and coordinating support for rural 
small businesses, including S. 1411, to amend title 5, United States 
Code, to require greater transparency for Federal regulatory decisions 
that impact small businesses, and S. 4764, to amend the Small Business 
Act to enhance the Office of Rural Affairs, after receiving testimony 
from Grant Menke, Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, 
Des Moines; Cara Lank, Stone Bank, Little Rock, Arkansas, on behalf of 
the National Rural Lenders Association; Zach Luse, Paragon Digital 
Marketing, Keene, New Hampshire; and Verlin Barker, First Community 
Bank, Newell, Iowa.
VA BUDGET CHALLENGES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine current and future VA budget challenges, focusing on providing 
for veterans, after receiving testimony from Shereef Elnahal, Under 
Secretary for Health, Veterans Health Administration, and Joshua 
Jacobs, Under Secretary for Benefits, Veterans Benefits Administration, 
both of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
FOREIGN THREATS TO ELECTIONS
Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee concluded a hearing to 
examine foreign threats to elections in 2024, focusing on roles and 
responsibilities of U.S. tech providers, after receiving testimony from 
Kent Walker, Google and Alphabet, Mountain View, California; Nick 
Clegg, Meta, Menlo Park, California; and Brad Smith, Microsoft 
Corporation, Redmond, Washington.