[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 100 (Wednesday, June 11, 2025)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D602-D604] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING TESTIMONY FROM THE HONORABLE BROOKE L. ROLLINS, SECRETARY, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Committee on Agriculture: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``For the Purpose of Receiving Testimony from The Honorable Brooke L. Rollins, Secretary, U.S. Department of Agriculture''. Testimony was heard from Brooke L. Rollins, Secretary, Department of Agriculture. MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE Committee on Appropriations: Full Committee began a markup on the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill FY 2026. MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES Committee on Appropriations: Full Committee concluded a markup on the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill FY 2026 and the report on the Interim Suballocation of the Budget Allocations for FY 2026. The Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill FY 2026 was ordered reported, as amended. The report on the Interim Suballocation of the Budget Allocations for FY 2026 was approved. DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET REQUEST Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``Department of the Navy Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request''. Testimony was heard from Admiral James W. Kilby, Acting Chief of Naval Operations, U.S. Navy; John C. Phelan, Secretary of the Navy, Department of the Navy; and General Eric M. Smith, Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps. ARMY MUNITION INDUSTRIAL BASE MODERNIZATION Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces held a hearing entitled ``Army Munition Industrial Base Modernization''. Testimony was heard from Brigadier General Daniel Duncan, U.S. Army, Commanding General, Joint Munitions Command, U.S. Army; Chris Grassano, Director, Development Command Armaments Center, U.S. Army; Steven Morani, Performing the Duties of Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, Department of Defense; and Major General John T. Reim, U.S. Army, Joint Program Executive Office Armaments and Ammunition, and Commanding General, Picatinny Arsenal, U.S. Army. RESTORING BALANCE: ENSURING FAIRNESS AND TRANSPARENCY AT THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD Committee on Education and Workforce: Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions held a hearing entitled ``Restoring Balance: Ensuring Fairness and Transparency at the NLRB''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. MADE IN AMERICA: STRENGTHENING DOMESTIC MANUFACTURING AND OUR HEALTH CARE SUPPLY CHAIN Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing entitled ``Made in America: Strengthening Domestic Manufacturing and Our Health Care Supply Chain''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. [[Page D603]] SHORT-CIRCUITING PROGRESS: HOW THE CLEAN AIR ACT IMPACTS BUILDING NECESSARY INFRASTRUCTURE AND ONSHORING AMERICAN INNOVATION Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Environment held a hearing entitled ``Short-Circuiting Progress: How the Clean Air Act Impacts Building Necessary Infrastructure and Onshoring American Innovation''. Testimony was heard from James W. Boylan, Chief, Air Protection Branch, Environmental Protection Division, Georgia; and public witnesses. THE RISE OF ANTI-ISRAEL EXTREMIST GROUPS AND THEIR THREAT TO U.S. NATIONAL SECURITY Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence held a hearing entitled ``The Rise of Anti-Israel Extremist Groups and Their Threat to U.S. National Security''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. LEGISLATIVE MEASURES Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs held a hearing on H.R. 411, the ``Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Land Claim Settlement Act of 2025''; H.R. 2916, to authorize, ratify, and confirm the Agreement of Settlement and Compromise to Resolve the Akwesasne Mohawk Land Claim in the State of New York, and for other purposes; H.R. 3620, the ``Southcentral Foundation Land Transfer Act of 2025''; and H.R. 3670, the ``IHS Provider Expansion Act''. Testimony was heard from Representatives Begich, Stansbury, and Bergman; Darrell LaRoche, Acting Deputy Director, Department of Health and Human Services; and public witnesses. CLEARING THE PATH: REFORMING PROCUREMENT TO ACCELERATE DEFENSE INNOVATION Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs held a hearing entitled ``Clearing the Path: Reforming Procurement to Accelerate Defense Innovation''. Testimony was heard from Shelby Oakley, Director, Contracting and National Security Acquisitions, Government Accountability Office; and public witnesses. MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 390, the ``Advanced Capabilities for Emergency Response Operations Act''; H.R. 3259, the ``Post Quantum Cybersecurity Standards Act''; H.R. 3679, the ``Small Business Artificial Intelligence Advancement Act''; and H.R. 3705, the ``Fog Observations and Geographic Forecasting Act''. H.R. 390 and H.R. 3679 were ordered reported, as amended. H.R. 3259 and H.R. 3705 were ordered reported, without amendment. MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 3055, the ``TRANSPORT Jobs Act; H.R. 3423, the ``FROST Act''; H.R. 3477, the ``Ensuring Airline Resiliency to Reduce Delays and Cancellations Act''; H.R. 2591, the ``Mental Health in Aviation Act of 2025''; H.R. 3331, the ``Mariner Exam Modernization Act''; H.R. 3427, the ``Water Resources Technical Assistance Review Act''; H.R. 3428, the ``Mid-Atlantic River Basin Commissions Review Act''; H.R. 3424, the ``SPACE Act of 2025''; H.R. 3425, the ``POST Act of 2025''; H.R. 3426, the ``Courthouse Affordability and Space Efficiency Act of 2025''; and 30 General Services Administration Capital Investment and Leasing Program Resolutions. H.R. 3055, H.R. 3423, H.R. 2591, H.R. 3425, H.R. 3427 and H.R. 3331 were ordered reported, as amended. H.R. 3477, H.R. 3428, H.R. 3424, H.R. 3426, and 30 General Services Administration Capital Investment and Leasing Program Resolutions were ordered reported, without amendment. LEGISLATIVE MEASURES Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity held a hearing on H.R. 2334, to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to preempt any squatter's rights established by State law regarding real property owned by a member of the uniformed services; H.R. 2791, to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum amount of housing loan guaranty entitlement available to certain veterans under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; H.R. 3031, the ``Gold Star and Surviving Spouse Career Services Act''; H.R. 3384, the ``Refinancing Relief for Veterans Act''; H.R. 3386, the ``Streamlining the Solid Start Communications Act''; H.R. 3387, the ``Enhancing the Transitioning Servicemember's Experience Act''; H.R. 3481, the ``Delivering Digitally to Our Veterans Act of 2025''; H.R. 3579, the ``Veterans Readiness and Employment Program Integrity Act''; H.R. 3619, the ``Patriots Over Politics Act''; H.R. 1965, the ``Veterans Education Assistance Adjustment Act''; H.R. 2034, the ``Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship Opportunity Act''; H.R. 2720, the ``Gold Star Family Education Parity Act''; H.R. 2954, the ``Veterans' Transition to Trucking Act of 2025''; legislation on the Heroes Owning and Materializing Equity Act of 2025; legislation on the Expanding Access for Online Veteran Students Act; legislation to amend title 38, United States Code, to limit the amount of time the Secretary of Veterans' [[Page D604]] Affairs may extend the period of a vocational rehabilitation program for a veteran; and legislation on the Every Veteran Housed Act. Testimony was heard from Thomas Alphonso, Assistant Director of Policy and Implementation, Education Service, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; Liz Clark, Acting Director, Defense Support Services Center, Department of Defense; Nick Pamperin, Executive Director, Veterans Readiness and Employment, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; and public witnesses. LEGISLATIVE MEASURES Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing on H.R. 984, to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide timely equitable relief to an individual who suffers a loss based on an administrative error by the Secretary, and for other purposes; H.R. 1663, the ``Veterans Scam and Fraud Evasion Act of 2025''; H.R. 3185, the ``Personnel Integrity in Veterans Affairs Act of 2025''; H.R. 3455, the ``Veterans Affairs Distributed Ledger Innovation Act of 2025''; H.R. 3482, the ``Veterans Community Care Scheduling Improvement Act''; H.R. 3483, the ``Forcing Real Accountability for Unlawful Distributions Act of 2025''; H.R. 3494, the ``VA Hospital Inventory Management System Authorization Act''; legislation to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a program to modernize the electronic health record system of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; and legislation to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the collection of a health care copayment by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from a veteran after a two-year period if the delay in collection is attributable to a failure of an employee, official, or information system of the Department of Veterans Affairs to process certain information within applicable timeliness standards established by the Secretary. Testimony was heard from Cherri Waters, Acting Deputy Chief Information Officer; Executive Director, Health Portfolio, Product Delivery Services, Office of Information and Technology, Department of Veterans Affairs; Jennifer McDonald, Director, Community Care Division, Office of Audits and Evaluations, Office of the Inspector General, Department of Veterans Affairs; and public witnesses. HEARING WITH TREASURY SECRETARY SCOTT BESSENT Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``Hearing with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent''. Testimony was heard from Scott Bessent, Secretary, Department of the Treasury. Joint Meetings No joint committee meetings were held.