[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 171 (Tuesday, November 19, 2024)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1046-D1048]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

Committee Meetings
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human 
Services, Education, and Related Agencies held an oversight hearing on 
the National Institutes of Health. Testimony was heard from

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Monica M. Bertagnolli, M.D., Director, National Institutes of Health, 
Department of Health and Human Services.
IMPACTS OF EMERGENCY AUTHORITY CYBERSECURITY REGULATIONS ON THE 
TRANSPORTATION SECTOR
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Transportation and 
Maritime Security held a hearing entitled ``Impacts of Emergency 
Authority Cybersecurity Regulations on the Transportation Sector''. 
Testimony was heard from Steve Lorincz, Deputy Executive Assistant 
Administrator, Security Operations, Transportation Security 
Administration, Department of Homeland Security; Chad Gorman, Deputy 
Executive Assistant Administrator, Operations Support, Transportation 
Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security; Tina Won 
Sherman, Director, Homeland Security and Justice, Government and 
Accountability Office; and public witnesses.
TRAFFICKED, EXPLOITED, AND MISSING: MIGRANT CHILDREN VICTIMS OF THE 
BIDEN-HARRIS ADMINISTRATION
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Border Security and 
Enforcement; and Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and 
Accountability held a joint hearing entitled ``Trafficked, Exploited, 
and Missing: Migrant Children Victims of the Biden-Harris 
Administration''. Testimony was heard from Kathy Larin, Director, 
Education, Workforce, and Income Security, Government Accountability 
Office; and public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Federal Lands held a 
hearing on H.R. 6441, the ``Ranching Without Red Tape Act of 2023''; 
H.R. 7666, to require the Secretary of Agriculture to develop a 
strategy to increase opportunities to utilize livestock grazing as a 
means of wildfire risk reduction; H.R. 8182, the ``Ocmulgee Mounds 
National Park and Preserve Establishment Act''; H.R. 8517, the ``La Paz 
County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act''; H.R. 9062, the 
``Operational Flexibility Grazing Management Program Act''; H.R. 9165, 
the ``Public Land Search and Rescue Act''; H.R. 9528, to redesignate 
certain facilities at Paterson Great Falls National Historical Park in 
honor of Congressman Bill Pascrell, Jr.; H.R. 10082, the ``Oregon 
Owyhee Wilderness and Community Protection Act''; and H.R. 10084, the 
``Renewing the African American Civil Rights Network Act''. Testimony 
was heard from Tracy Glover, Sheriff, Kane County, Utah; Steve Lohr, 
Director of Natural Resources, National Forest System, U.S. Forest 
Service, Department of Agriculture; and public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral 
Resources held a hearing on H.R. 7662, the ``Critical Minerals Security 
Act of 2024''; H.R. 7807, the ``Intergovernmental Critical Minerals 
Task Force Act''; H.R. 8952, the ``Crow Revenue Act''; and H.R. 10005, 
the ``Expedited Appeals Review Act''. Testimony was heard from public 
witnesses.
OVERSIGHT OF THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
Committee on Oversight and Accountability: Full Committee held a 
hearing entitled ``Oversight of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency''. Testimony was heard from Deanne Criswell, Administrator, 
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.
IN THE EYE OF THE STORM: OVERSIGHT OF FEMA'S DISASTER READINESS AND 
RESPONSE
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on 
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management held a 
hearing entitled ``In the Eye of the Storm: Oversight of FEMA's 
Disaster Readiness and Response''. Testimony was heard from 
Representatives Edwards and Castor; and Deanne Criswell, Administrator, 
Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security.

Joint Meetings
2025 TAX POLICY DEBATE
Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the 
2025 tax policy debate, focusing on the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, after 
receiving testimony from former Representative Kevin Brady, Douglas 
Holtz-Eakin, American Action Forum, Samantha Jacoby, Center on Budget 
and Policy Priorities, and John Arensmeyer, Small Business Majority, 
all of Washington, D.C.
RUSSIA'S WAR ON UKRAINE
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Commission concluded 
a hearing to examine 1,000 days of Russia's war on Ukraine, after 
receiving testimony from Andrii Sybiha, Foreign Minister of Ukraine; 
Hanna Hopko, International Center for Ukrainian Victory; Mariia 
Kucherenko, Come Back Alive; and Andrew Michta, Atlantic Council 
Scowcroft GeoStrategy Initiative.

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