[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 146 (Thursday, September 19, 2024)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D918-D919]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
OVERSIGHT OF EXTREMISM POLICIES IN THE ARMY
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel held a 
hearing entitled ``Oversight of Extremism Policies in the Army''. 
Testimony was heard from Agnes Schaefer, Assistant Secretary of the 
Army for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, Department of the Army; and 
Lieutenant General Patrick Matlock, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7, 
Department of the Army.
THE COST OF THE BIDEN-HARRIS ENERGY CRISIS
Committee on the Budget: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``The 
Cost of the Biden-Harris Energy Crisis''. Testimony was heard from 
public witnesses.
HOLDING THE BIDEN-HARRIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY ACCOUNTABLE 
FOR RADICAL RUSH-TO-GREEN SPENDING
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Environment, 
Manufacturing, and Critical Materials held a hearing entitled ``Holding 
the Biden-Harris EPA Accountable for Radical Rush-to-Green Spending''. 
Testimony was heard from Sean W. O'Donnell, Inspector General, 
Environmental Protection Agency.
FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION PRACTICES: A DISCUSSION ON PAST VERSUS PRESENT
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and 
Commerce held a hearing entitled ``Federal Trade Commission Practices: 
A Discussion on Past Versus Present''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
ISRAEL AND THE MIDDLE EAST AT A CROSSROADS: HOW TEHRAN'S TERROR 
CAMPAIGN THREATENS THE U.S. AND OUR ALLIES
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Middle East, North 
Africa, and Central Asia held a hearing entitled ``Israel and the 
Middle East at a Crossroads: How Tehran's Terror Campaign Threatens the 
U.S. and our Allies''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MONEY IS POLICY, PART II: ANALYZING SELECT STATE DEPARTMENT GRANT 
AWARDS
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Accountability held a hearing entitled ``Money Is Policy, Part II: 
Analyzing Select State Department Grant Awards''. Testimony was heard 
from Julieta Valls Noyes, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Population, 
Refugees, and Migration, Department of State; Cindy Dyer, Ambassador-
at-Large, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, 
Department of State; and Rashad Hussain, Ambassador-at-Large, Office of 
International Religious Freedom, Department of State.
BEYOND THE BORDER: TERRORISM AND HOMELAND SECURITY CONSEQUENCES OF 
ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law 
Enforcement, and Intelligence; and Subcommittee on Border Security and 
Enforcement held a joint hearing entitled ``Beyond the Border: 
Terrorism and Homeland Security Consequences of Illegal Immigration''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a markup on 
Ratification of Subcommittee Assignments; H.J. Res. 144, providing for 
congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States 
Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, 
Firearms, and Explosives, Department of Justice, relating to 
``Definition of `Engaged in the Business' as a Dealer in Firearms''; 
H.R. 115, the ``Midnight Rules Relief Act of 2023''; H.R. 358, the 
``Small Business Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act''; H.R. 8205, 
the ``Keeping Violent Offenders Off Our Streets Act''; H.R. 8666, to 
amend title 28, United States Code, to authorize holding court for the 
Central Division of Utah in Moab and Monticello; H.R. 7177, to amend 
title 28, United States Code, to consolidate certain divisions in the 
Northern District of Alabama; H.R. 9605, the ``No Censors on our Shores 
Act''; and H.R. 8419, the ``American Victims of Terrorism Compensation 
Act''. Ratification of Subcommittee Assignments passed. H.R. 8666, H.R. 
7177, and H.J. Res. 144 were ordered reported, without amendment. H.R. 
8205, H.R. 115, H.R. 9605, H.R. 358, and H.R. 8419 were ordered 
reported, as amended.

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MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 
3283, the ``Facilitating DIGITAL Applications Act''; H.R. 4235, the 
``Wildfire Technology DEMO Act''; H.R. 5103, the ``FISHES Act''; H.R. 
6012, the ``Fire Safe Electrical Corridors Act of 2023''; H.R. 6085, to 
prohibit the implementation of the Draft Resource Management Plan and 
Environmental Impact Statement for the Rock Springs RMP Revision, 
Wyoming; H.R. 6107, the ``Urban Canal Modernization Act''; H.R. 6547, 
the ``Colorado Energy Prosperity Act''; H.R. 6826, to designate the 
visitor and education center at Fort McHenry National Monument and 
Historic Shrine as the Paul S. Sarbanes Visitor and Education Center; 
H.R. 6843, to expand the boundaries of the Atchafalaya National 
Heritage Area to include Lafourche Parish, Louisiana; H.R. 7332, the 
``Utah State Parks Adjustment Act''; H.R. 8219, the ``Lahaina National 
Heritage Area Act''; H.R. 8413, the ``Swanson and Hugh Butler 
Reservoirs Land Conveyances Act''; H.R. 8704, to require the Secretary 
of Commerce to establish a grant program to foster enhanced coexistence 
between ocean users and North Atlantic right whales and other large 
cetacean species; H.R. 8811, the ``America's Conservation Enhancement 
Reauthorization Act of 2024''; H.R. 9533, the ``ESA Amendments Act of 
2024''; and S. 612, the ``Lake Tahoe Restoration Reauthorization Act''. 
H.R. 9533, H.R. 8704, H.R. 6085, H.R. 6547, H.R. 3283, H.R. 4235, H.R. 
5103, H.R. 6012, H.R. 6107, H.R. 7332, H.R. 8219, and H.R. 8811 were 
ordered reported, as amended. H.R. 6826, H.R. 6843, H.R. 8413, and S. 
612 were ordered reported, without amendment.
A LEGACY OF INCOMPETENCE: CONSEQUENCES OF THE BIDEN-HARRIS 
ADMINISTRATION'S POLICY FAILURES
Committee on Oversight and Accountability: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``A Legacy of Incompetence: Consequences of the Biden-
Harris Administration's Policy Failures''. Testimony was heard from 
Brendan Carr, Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission; and 
public witnesses.
MEMBER DAY HEARING ON PROPOSED RULES CHANGES FOR THE 119TH CONGRESS
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``Member Day 
Hearing on Proposed Rules Changes for the 119th Congress''. Testimony 
was heard from Chairman Foxx, and Representatives Griffith, Kilmer, 
Hageman, Pettersen, Cleaver, Foster, Yakym, Castro of Texas, and Ogles. 
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NAVIGATING THE BLUE FRONTIER: EVALUATING THE POTENTIAL OF MARINE CARBON 
DIOXIDE REMOVAL APPROACHES
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on 
Environment; and Subcommittee on Energy held a joint hearing entitled 
``Navigating the Blue Frontier: Evaluating the Potential of Marine 
Carbon Dioxide Removal Approaches''. Testimony was heard from Noah 
Deich, Senior Advisor, Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, 
Department of Energy; Sarah Kapnick, Chief Scientist, National Oceanic 
and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; and public 
witnesses.
VA'S OPEN CASH REGISTER: FRAUD, WASTE, ABUSE AND REVENUE OPERATIONS
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Technology 
Modernization held a hearing entitled ``VA's Open Cash Register: Fraud, 
Waste, Abuse and Revenue Operations''. Testimony was heard from Kurt 
DelBene, Assistant Secretary for Information and Technology and Chief 
Information Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs; and Jennifer 
McDonald, Director, Community Care Division, Office of Inspector 
General, Department of Veterans Affairs.
HOW THE CHINESE COMMUNIST PARTY USES THE LAW TO SILENCE CRITICS AND 
ENFORCE ITS RULE
Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States 
and the Chinese Communist Party: Full Committee held a hearing entitled 
``How the CCP Uses the Law to Silence Critics and Enforce its Rule''. 
Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

Joint Meetings
  No joint committee meetings were held.