[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 58 (Tuesday, April 1, 2025)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D319-D322] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings MEMBER DAY Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs held a hearing entitled ``Member Day''. Testimony was heard from Representatives Meeks, Costa, and Kelly of Illinois. U.S. MILITARY POSTURE AND NATIONAL SECURITY CHALLENGES IN NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``U.S. Military Posture and National Security Challenges in North and South America''. Testimony was heard from General Gregory M. Guillot, Commander, U.S. Northern Command and [[Page D320]] North American Aerospace Defense Command; Admiral Alvin Holsey, Commander, U.S. Southern Command; and Rafael F. Leonardo, Performing the Duties of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Hemispheric Affairs, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense. U.S. MILITARY POSTURE AND NATIONAL SECURITY CHALLENGES IN NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``U.S. Military Posture and National Security Challenges in North and South America''. Testimony was heard from General Gregory M. Guillot, Commander, U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command; Admiral Alvin Holsey, Commander, U.S. Southern Command; and Rafael F. Leonardo, Performing the Duties of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Hemispheric Affairs, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense. This hearing was closed. FROM CHALKBOARDS TO CHATBOTS: THE IMPACT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ON K-12 EDUCATION Committee on Education and Workforce: Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education held a hearing entitled ``From Chalkboards to Chatbots: The Impact of AI on K-12 Education''. Testimony was heard from Chris Chism, Superintendent, Pearl Public School District, Pearl, Mississippi; and public witnesses. EXAMINING THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION'S REGULATION OF OVER-THE- COUNTER MONOGRAPH DRUGS Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing entitled ``Examining the FDA's Regulation of Over-the-Counter Monograph Drugs''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. AGING TECHNOLOGY, EMERGING THREATS: EXAMINING CYBERSECURITY VULNERABILITIES IN LEGACY MEDICAL DEVICES Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Aging Technology, Emerging Threats: Examining Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities in Legacy Medical Devices''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. FOLLOWING THE MONEY: TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES TO COMBAT FRAUD Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions held a hearing entitled ``Following the Money: Tools and Techniques to Combat Fraud''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. CENSORSHIP-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX: THE NEED FOR FIRST AMENDMENT SAFEGUARDS AT THE STATE DEPARTMENT Committee on Foreign Affairs: South and Central Asia Subcommittee held a hearing entitled ``Censorship-Industrial Complex: The Need for First Amendment Safeguards at the State Department''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. A RETURN TO MAXIMUM PRESSURE: COMPREHENSIVELY COUNTERING THE IRANIAN REGIME'S MALIGN ACTIVITIES Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``A Return to Maximum Pressure: Comprehensively Countering the Iranian Regime's Malign Activities''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. CYBERSECURITY IS LOCAL, TOO: ASSESSING THE STATE AND LOCAL CYBERSECURITY GRANT PROGRAM Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection held a hearing entitled ``Cybersecurity is Local, Too: Assessing the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program''. Testimony was heard from Mark Raymond, Chief Information Officer, Connecticut; Alan Fuller, Chief Information Officer, Utah; and public witnesses. EXPLORING THE USE OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS ACROSS THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY ENTERPRISE Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement; and Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology held a joint hearing entitled ``Exploring the Use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems Across the DHS Enterprise''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. JUDICIAL OVERREACH AND CONSTITUTIONAL LIMITS ON THE FEDERAL COURTS Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet; and Subcommittee on the Constitution and Limited Government held a joint hearing entitled ``Judicial Overreach and Constitutional Limits on the Federal Courts''. Testimony was heard from former Member Newt Gingrich and public witnesses. [[Page D321]] AMERICA'S AI MOONSHOT: THE ECONOMICS OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, DATA CENTERS, AND POWER CONSUMPTION Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs held a hearing entitled ``America's AI Moonshot: The Economics of AI, Data Centers, and Power Consumption''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. TASK FORCE ON THE DECLASSIFICATION OF FEDERAL SECRETS: THE JFK FILES Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets held a hearing entitled ``Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets: the JFK Files''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. NO ROGUE RULINGS ACT OF 2025; SAFEGUARD AMERICAN VOTER ELIGIBILITY ACT; DISAPPROVING THE RULE RELATING TO OVERDRAFT LENDING: VERY LARGE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS; DISAPPROVING THE RULE RELATING TO DEFINING LARGER PARTICIPANTS OF A MARKET FOR GENERAL-USE DIGITAL CONSUMER PAYMENT APPLICATIONS Committee on Rules: Full Committee concluded a hearing on H.R. 1526, the ``No Rogue Rulings Act of 2025''; H.R. 22, the ``Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act''; S.J. Res. 18, disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to ``Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions''; and S.J. Res. 28, disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to ``Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications''. The Committee granted, by a record vote of 9-4, a rule providing for consideration of S.J. Res. 18, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to ``Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions'', S.J. Res. 28, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to ``Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications'', H.R. 1526, the ``No Rogue Rulings Act of 2025'', and H.R. 22, the ``Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act''. The rule provides for consideration of S.J. Res. 18, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to ``Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions'', under a closed rule. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the joint resolution. The rule provides that the joint resolution shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against provisions in the joint resolution. The rule provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Financial Services or their respective designees. The rule provides one motion to commit. The rule further provides for consideration of S.J. Res. 28, Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to ``Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications'', under a closed rule. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the joint resolution. The rule provides that the joint resolution shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against provisions in the joint resolution. The rule provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Financial Services or their respective designees. The rule provides one motion to commit. The rule further provides for consideration of H.R. 1526, the ``No Rogue Rulings Act of 2025'', under a closed rule. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. The rule provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary or their respective designees. The rule provides one motion to recommit. The rule further provides for consideration of H.R. 22, the ``SAVE Act'', under a closed rule. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides that the bill shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against provisions in the bill. The rule provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on House Administration or their respective designees. The rule provides one motion to recommit. The rule further provides that House Resolution 23 and House Resolution 164 are laid on the table. The rule provides that a motion to discharge a committee from consideration of a bill or resolution that, by relating in substance to or dealing with the same subject matter, is substantially the same as House Resolution 23 shall not be in order. The rule provides that a motion to discharge the Committee on Rules from consideration of a resolution providing a [[Page D322]] special order of business for the consideration of a bill or resolution that, by relating in substance to or dealing with the same subject matter, is substantially the same as House Resolution 23 shall not be in order. Finally, the rule provides that a motion to discharge on the Calendar of Motions to Discharge Committees that is rendered out of order shall be stricken from that calendar. LEVERAGING COMMERCIAL INNOVATION FOR LUNAR EXPLORATION: A REVIEW OF NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION'S COMMERCIAL LUNAR PAYLOAD SERVICES INITIATIVE Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics held a hearing entitled ``Leveraging Commercial Innovation for Lunar Exploration: A Review of NASA's CLPS Initiative''. Testimony was heard from Nicola Fox, Associate Administrator, Science Mission Directorate, National Aeronautics and Space Administration; and public witnesses. THE GOLDEN AGE: UNLEASHING MAIN STREET THROUGH DEREGULATION Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``The Golden Age: Unleashing Main Street Through Deregulation''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. HARNESSING BIOMEDICAL INNOVATION: MODERNIZING VA HEALTHCARE FOR THE FUTURE Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``Harnessing Biomedical Innovation: Modernizing VA Healthcare for the Future''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. Joint Meetings No joint committee meetings were held.