[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 72 (Wednesday, April 30, 2025)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D415-D417] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings U.S. POSTAL SERVICE Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government held an oversight hearing on the U.S. Postal Service. Testimony was heard from Tammy L. Hull, Inspector General, Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Postal Service. MISSILE DEFENSE AND MISSILE DEFEAT PROGRAMMATIC UPDATES Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces held a hearing entitled ``Missile Defense and Missile Defeat Programmatic Updates''. Testimony was heard from General Gregory M. Guillot, U.S. Air Force, Commander, U.S. Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command; Lieutenant General Collins, U.S. Air Force, Director, Missile Defense Agency; Lieutenant General Sean A. Gainey, U.S. Air Force, Commanding General, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command; and Andrea Yaffe, Performing the Duties of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense. MILITARY DEPARTMENT PERSONNEL CHIEFS: PERSONAL POSTURE Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel held a hearing entitled ``Military Department Personnel Chiefs: Personal Posture''. Testimony was heard from Lieutenant General Brian S. Eifler, Deputy Chief of Staff, G-1, U.S. Army; Vice Admiral Richard Cheeseman, Jr., U.S. Navy, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Personnel; Lieutenant General Caroline Miller, U.S. Air Force, Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower and Personnel; Lieutenant General Michael J. Borgschulte, U.S. Marine Corps, Deputy Commandant, Manpower and Reserve Affairs; and Katharine Kelley, Senior Executive Service, Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Human Capital. INVESTING FOR THE FUTURE: HONORING EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT'S PROMISE TO PARTICIPANTS Committee on Education and Workforce: Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions held a hearing entitled ``Investing for the Future: Honoring ERISA's Promise to Participants''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. GLOBAL NETWORKS AT RISK: SECURING THE FUTURE OF COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications and Technology held a hearing entitled ``Global Networks at Risk: Securing the Future of Communications Infrastructure''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. ASSURING ABUNDANT, RELIABLE AMERICAN ENERGY TO POWER INNOVATION Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy held a hearing entitled ``Assuring Abundant, Reliable American Energy to Power Innovation''. Testimony was heard from Mike Goff, Acting Undersecretary of Energy, Department of Energy; David L. Morenoff, Acting General Counsel, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; Terry Turpin, Director, Office of Energy Projects, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; and public witnesses. [[Page D416]] MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a markup on Financial Services Committee Print providing for reconciliation pursuant to H. Con. Res 14, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2025. Committee Print providing for reconciliation pursuant to H. Con. Res. 14, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2025 was ordered reported, as amended. THE NEED FOR AN AUTHORIZED STATE DEPARTMENT Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``The Need for an Authorized State Department''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a markup on legislative proposals to comply with the reconciliation directive included in section 2001 of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2025, H. Con. Res. 14. Legislative proposals to comply with the reconciliation directive included in section 2001 of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2025, H. Con. Res. 14 was ordered reported, as amended. ADVANCING FEDERAL WATER AND HYDROPOWER DEVELOPMENT: A STAKEHOLDER PERSPECTIVE Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries held a hearing entitled ``Advancing Federal Water and Hydropower Development: A Stakeholder Perspective''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. LEGISLATIVE MEASURES Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs held a hearing on H.R. 1451, the ``Quapaw Tribal Settlement Act of 2025''; H.R. 2302, the ``Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians Land Transfer Act of 2025''; H.R. 2389, the ``Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act''; and H.R. 2400, the ``Pit River Land Transfer Act of 2025''. Testimony was heard from Representative Randall; Bryan Mercier, Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior; John Crockett, Deputy Chief for State, Private, and Tribal Forestry, U.S. Forest Service, Department of Agriculture; and public witnesses. MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Full Committee held a markup on Committee Print providing for reconciliation pursuant to H. Con. Res. 14, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2025; H.R. 323, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 80 Prospect Street in Avon, New York, as the ``Officer Anthony Mazurkiewicz Memorial Post Office Building''; H.R. 397, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 216 Cumberland Street in Rochester, New York, as the ``Minister Franklin Florence Memorial Post Office''; H.R. 1372, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 300 Macedonia Lane in Knoxville, Tennessee, as the ``Reverend Harold Middlebrook Post Office Building''; and H.R. 1830, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 840 Front Street in Casselton, North Dakota, as the ``Commander Delbert Austin Olson Post Office''. The Committee Print providing for reconciliation pursuant to H. Con. Res. 14, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2025 was ordered reported, as amended. H.R. 323, H.R. 397, H.R. 1372, and H.R. 1830 were ordered reported, without amendment. RISKY BUSINESS PART 2: THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Energy held a hearing entitled ``Risky Business Part 2: The DOE Loan Guarantee Program''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 1163, the ``Prove It Act of 2025''; H.R. 2027, the ``Returning SBA to Main Street Act''; H.R. 2987, the ``Capping Excessive Awarding of SBLC Entrants Act''; H.R. 2931, the ``Save SBA from Sanctuary Cities Act''; H.R. 2968, the ``Business over Ballots Act''; H.R. 2965, the ``Small Business Regulatory Reduction Act of 2025''; and H.R. 2966, the ``American Entrepreneurs First Act''. H.R. 2027, H.R. 2987, H.R. 2931, H.R. 2968, H.R. 2965, H.R. 2966, and H.R. 1163 were ordered reported, as amended. MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Full Committee held a markup on Committee Print providing for reconciliation pursuant to H. Con. Res. 14, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2025. Committee Print providing for reconciliation pursuant to H. Con. Res. 14, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2025 was ordered reported, as amended. [[Page D417]] ANSWERING THE CALL: EXAMINING VA'S MENTAL HEALTH POLICIES Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Answering the Call: Examining VA's Mental Health Policies''. Testimony was heard from Ilse Wiechers, Deputy Executive Director, Office of Mental Health, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; and Julie Kroviak, M.D., Principal Deputy Assistant Inspector General in the Role of Acting Assistant Inspector General for Healthcare Inspections, Office of the Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs. Joint Meetings No joint committee meetings were held.