[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 25, 2025)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D659-D661] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings REVERSING THE CURSE: ROOTING OUT WASTE AND FRAUD AND RESTORING THE DIGNITY OF WORK Committee on the Budget: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``Reversing the Curse: Rooting Out Waste and Fraud and Restoring the Dignity of Work''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES Committee on Education and Workforce: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 3453, the ``Empower Charter School Educators to Lead Act''; H.R. 2516, the ``Accreditation for College Excellence Act of 2025''; H.R. 4054, the ``Accreditation Choice and Innovation Act''; H.R. 2528, the ``Association Health Plans Act''; H.R. 2571, the ``Self-Insurance Protection Act''; H.R. 2988, the ``Protecting Prudent Investment of Retirement Savings Act''; and H.R. 3170, the ``Improving Access to Workers' Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act''. H.R. 3453, H.R. 2516, H.R. 4054, H.R. 2528, H.R. 2988, H.R. 2571, and H.R. 3170 were ordered reported, as amended. REASSESSING SARBANE-OXLEY: THE COST OF COMPLIANCE IN TODAY'S CAPITAL MARKETS Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Market held a hearing entitled ``Reassessing Sarbanes-Oxley: The Cost of Compliance in Today's Capital Markets''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. SPIES, LIES, AND MISMANAGEMENT: EXAMINING THE U.S. AGENCY FOR GLOBAL MEDIA'S DOWNFALL Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``Spies, Lies, and Mismanagement: Examining the U.S. Agency for Global Media's Downfall''. Testimony was heard from Kari Lake, Senior Advisor, U.S. Agency for Global Media. MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES Committee on Homeland Security: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 3965, the ``PEARL Act''; H.R. 4057, the ``CBP Canine Home Kenneling Pilot Act''; H.R. 4058, the ``Enhancing Stakeholder Support and Outreach for Preparedness Grants Act''; H.R. 4070, the ``Tren de Aragua Border Security Threat Assessment Act''; and H.R. 4071, the ``Combatting International Drug Trafficking and Human Smuggling Partnership Act of 2025''. H.R. 3965, H.R. 4057, H.R. 4058, H.R. 4070, and H.R. 4071 were ordered reported, without amendment. OVERSIGHT OF THE ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL: A REVIEW OF THE THIRTEENTH ARCHITECT'S FIRST YEAR Committee on House Administration: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``Oversight of the Architect of the Capitol: A Review of the Thirteenth Architect's First Year''. Testimony was heard from Thomas E. Austin, Architect of the Capitol. MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE Committee on House Administration: Full Committee held a markup on A Resolution to Adopt Regulations Regarding Mandatory Completion of Training in Workplace Rights and Responsibilities. A Resolution to Adopt Regulations Regarding Mandatory Completion of Training in Workplace Rights and Responsibilities passed. THE PROXY ADVISOR DUOPOLY'S ANTICOMPETITIVE CONDUCT Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust [[Page D660]] held a hearing entitled ``The Proxy Advisor Duopoly's Anticompetitive Conduct''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. RESTORING INTEGRITY AND SECURITY TO THE VISA PROCESS Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement held a hearing entitled ``Restoring Integrity and Security to the Visa Process''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. MEASURES Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 2556, the ``CORE Act of 2025''; H.R. 725, the ``Crow Revenue Act''; H.R. 261, the ``Undersea Cable Protection Act of 2025''; H.R. 131, the ``Finish the Arkansas Valley Conduit Act''; H.R. 183, the ``Law Enforcement Officer Recreation Pass Act''; H.R. 655, the ``The Dalles Watershed Development Act''; H.R. 1917, the ``Great Lakes Mass Marking Program Act of 2025''; H.R. 2250, the ``National Landslide Preparedness Act Reauthorization Act of 2025''; H.R. 3937, the ``Wabeno Economic Development Act''; H.R. 410, the ``Alaska Native Vietnam Era Veterans Land Allotment Extension Act of 2025''; H.R. 504, the ``Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act''; H.R. 1729, the ``Bolts Ditch Act''; H.R. 2316, the ``Wetlands Conservation and Access Improvement Act of 2025''; H.R. 2388, the ``Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Project Lands Restoration Act''; H.R. 2389, the ``Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act''; H.R. 2876, the ``University of Utah Research Park Act''; H.R. 3168, the ``National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program Reauthorization Act of 2025''; H.R. 3176, to amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation Management, and Recreation Act to reauthorize the National volcano Early Warning and Monitoring System; and H.R. 3179, to rename the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge located in the State of Texas as the ``Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge''. H.R. 2556, H.R. 725, H.R. 261, H.R. 131, H.R. 183, H.R. 655, H.R. 1917, H.R. 2250, and H.R. 3937 were ordered reported, as amended. H.R. 410, H.R. 504, H.R. 1729, H.R. 2316, H.R. 2388, H.R. 2389, H.R. 2876, H.R. 3168, H.R. 3176, and H.R. 3179 were ordered reported, without amendment. SACRIFICING EXCELLENCE FOR IDEOLOGY: THE REAL COST OF DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services held a hearing entitled ``Sacrificing Excellence for Ideology: The Real Cost of DEI''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. THE NATIONAL GUARD STATE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM: STRENGTHENING U.S. SECURITY, ONE PARTNERSHIP AT A TIME Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on Military and Foreign Affairs held a hearing entitled ``The National Guard State Partnership Program: Strengthening U.S. Security, One Partnership at a Time''. Testimony was heard from Major General William J. Edwards, Director, Strategic Plans and Policy, and International Affairs (NGB J- 5), National Guard Bureau; Christopher Mamaux, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Global Partnerships, Department of Defense; and Major General Robin B. Stilwell, Adjutant General, South Carolina National Guard. MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 3898, the ``Promoting Efficient Review for Modern Infrastructure Today Act''. H.R. 3898 was ordered reported, as amended. HEALTH AT YOUR FINGERTIPS: HARNESSING THE POWER OF DIGITAL HEALTH DATA Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing entitled ``Health at Your Fingertips: Harnessing the Power of Digital Health Data''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. HEARING WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, FRANK J. BISIGNANO Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security; and Subcommittee on Work and Welfare held a joint hearing entitled ``Hearing with the Commissioner of Social Security, Frank J. Bisignano''. Testimony was heard from Frank J. Bisignano, Commissioner, Social Security Administration. ALGORITHMS AND AUTHORITARIANS: WHY U.S. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MUST LEAD Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``Algorithms and Authoritarians: Why U.S. AI Must Lead''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. [[Page D661]] Joint Meetings ARMENIA-AZERBAIJAN PEACE DEAL Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Committee received a briefing on advancing the Armenia-Azerbaijan peace deal from Nerses Kopalyan, University of Nevada; Garo Paylan, former member of the Grand National Assembly of Turkey; and Jennifer Wistrand, Kennan Institute.