[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 76 (Wednesday, May 7, 2025)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D443-D444] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings APPROPRIATIONS--DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies held a budget hearing on the Department of Agriculture. Testimony was heard from Brooke Rollins, Secretary, Department of Agriculture. APPROPRIATIONS--U.S. ARMY Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held an oversight hearing on the U.S. Army. Testimony was heard from Daniel Driscoll, Secretary, Department of the Army; and General Randy George, Chief of Staff, U.S. Army. APPROPRIATIONS--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies held a budget hearing on the Department of Energy. Testimony was heard from Chris Wright, Secretary, Department of Energy. APPROPRIATIONS--FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies held a budget hearing on the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Testimony was heard from Kash Patel, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Justice. FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Homeland Security held an oversight hearing on the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Testimony was heard from Cam Hamilton, Acting Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency. NUCLEAR FORCES AND ATOMIC ENERGY DEFENSE ACTIVITIES PROGRAMMATIC UPDATES Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces held a hearing entitled ``Nuclear Forces and Atomic Energy Defense Activities Programmatic Updates''. Testimony was heard from Teressa Robbins, Acting Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of Energy; Brandi C. Vann, Performing the Duties of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense Programs, Department of Defense; Andrea Yaffe, Performing the Duties of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy, Department of Defense; Lieutenant General Andrew J. Gebara, U.S. Air Force, Deputy Chief of Staff, Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration; and Vice Admiral Johnny Wolfe, U.S. Navy, Director, Strategic Systems Programs. UPDATE ON AIR FORCE PROJECTION FORCES AVIATION PROGRAMS AND CAPABILITIES Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces held a hearing entitled ``Update on Air Force Projection Forces Aviation Programs and Capabilities''. Testimony was heard from Lieutenant General David H. Tabor, Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans and Programs, U.S. Air Force; and Darlene J. Costello, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, Department of the Air Force. THE FISCAL STATE OF THE NATION Committee on the Budget: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``The Fiscal State of the Nation''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. BEYOND THE IVY LEAGUE: STOPPING THE SPREAD OF ANTISEMITISM ON AMERICAN CAMPUSES Committee on Education and Workforce: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``Beyond the Ivy League: Stopping the Spread of Antisemitism on American Campuses''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. THE ANNUAL TESTIMONY OF THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY ON THE STATE OF THE INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL SYSTEM Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``The Annual Testimony of the Secretary of the Treasury on the State of the International Financial System''. Testimony was heard from Scott Bessent, Secretary, Department of the Treasury. PROTECTING OUR EDGE: TRADE SECRETS AND THE GLOBAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ARMS RACE Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet held a hearing entitled ``Protecting Our Edge: Trade Secrets and the Global AI Arms Race''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. [[Page D444]] CRIMINALIZING AMERICA: THE GROWTH OF FEDERAL OFFENSES AND REGULATORY OVERREACH Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance held a hearing entitled ``Criminalizing America: The Growth of Federal Offenses and Regulatory Overreach''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. EXAMINING THE GROWTH OF THE WELFARE STATE, PART II Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services held a hearing entitled ``Examining the Growth of the Welfare State, Part II''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. UNFAIR PLAY: KEEPING MEN OUT OF WOMEN'S SPORTS Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on Delivering on Government Efficiency held a hearing entitled ``Unfair Play: Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. FROM POLICY TO PROGRESS: HOW THE NATIONAL QUANTUM INITIATIVE SHAPES U.S. QUANTUM TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``From Policy to Progress: How the National Quantum Initiative Shapes U.S. Quantum Technology Leadership''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. CLEANING UP THE PAST, BUILDING THE FUTURE: THE BROWNFIELDS PROGRAM Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment held a hearing entitled ``Cleaning Up the Past, Building the Future: The Brownfields Program''. Testimony was heard from Lisa Shook, Assistant Chief, Division of Environmental Response and Remediation, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency; Lance Larson, Analyst in Environmental Policy, Resources, Science, and Industry Division, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress; and public witnesses. MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES Committee on Veterans' Affairs: On May 6, 2025, Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 217, the ``CHIP IN for Veterans Act''; H.R. 1969, the ``No Wrong Door for Veterans Act''; H.R. 1823, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Comptroller General of the United States to report on certain funding shortfalls in the Department of Veterans Affairs; H.R. 1336, the ``Veterans National Traumatic Brain Injury Treatment Act''; H.R. 980, the ``Modernizing the Veterans On-Campus Experience Act of 2025''; H.R. 1364, the ``ASSIST Act of 2025''; H.R.1458, the ``VETS Opportunity Act of 2025''; H.R. 1815, the ``VA Home Loan Program Reform Act''; H.R. 647, the ``Ensuring Veterans' Final Resting Place Act of 2025''; H.R. 1286, the ``Simplifying Forms for Veterans Claims Act''; H.R. 1041, the ``Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act''; H.R. 1860, the ``Women Veterans Cancer Care Coordination Act''; H.R. 1578, the ``Veterans Claim Education Act of 2025''; H.R. 2201, the ``Improving VA Training for Military Sexual Trauma Claims Act''; H.R. 3132, the ``CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025''; H.R. 1107, the ``Protecting Veteran Access to Telemedicine Services Act''; H.R. 2625, the ``VERY Act of 2025''; and H.R. 658, to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish qualifications for the appointment of a person as a marriage and family therapist, qualified to provide clinical supervision, in the Veterans Health Administration. H.R. 217, H.R. 1969, H.R. 1823, H.R. 1336, H.R. 980, H.R. 1364, H.R.1458, H.R. 1815, H.R. 647, H.R. 1286, H.R. 1041, H.R. 1860 H.R. 1578, and H.R. 2201 were ordered reported, as amended. H.R. 3132, H.R. 1107, H.R. 2625, and H.R. 658 were ordered reported, without amendment. Joint Meetings No joint committee meetings were held.