[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 208 (Wednesday, December 10, 2025)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D1241-D1242] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings (Committees not listed did not meet) BUSINESS MEETING Committee on Environment and Public Works: Committee ordered favorably reported the nomination of Douglas Weaver, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the remainder of the term expiring June 30, 2026. ARMS RACE Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded a hearing to examine arms race, after receiving testimony from Rose Gottemoeller, Stanford University Hoover Institution, former Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, and Marshall Billingslea, Hudson Institute, former Special Presidential Envoy for Arms Control, both of Washington, D.C. MARITIME SECURITY IN AFRICA Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy concluded a hearing to examine maritime security in Africa, focusing on assessing threats to United States commercial diplomacy and national security interests, after receiving testimony from Marco Sylvester, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Affairs, Margaret H. Nardi, Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs, and Ruth Perry, Acting Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, all of the Department of State. HEALTHCARE Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations concluded a hearing to examine defining our healthcare problem, and principles we should follow to solve it, after receiving testimony from Joel C. White, Council for Affordable Health Coverage, Washington, D.C.; Tarren Bragdon, Foundation for Government Accountability, Naples, Florida; Christopher Briggs, Northern Virginia, Virginia; Nick Stehle, Benton, Arkansas; Dan Jacobs, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and Aaron Lehman, Polk County, Iowa. FUTURE OF RETIREMENT Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the future of retirement, after receiving testimony from James R. Copland, Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, New York, New York; Chad Williams, Edward Jones, Ashburn, Virginia; and Richard Fiesta, Alliance for Retired Americans, Washington, D.C. WASTE AND FRAUD Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: Committee concluded a hearing to examine running government like a small business, focusing on waste and fraud, including S. 1199, to extend the statute of limitations for fraud under certain pandemic programs, S. 3173, to prohibit the Small Business Administration from awarding sole source contracts until the Administration conducts a full audit of and submits to Congress a report on the business development program, S. 1991, to amend chapter 33 of title 31, United States Code, to require adequate information regarding payments of Federal funds, after receiving testimony from Courtney LaFountain, Acting Director, Financial Markets and Community Investment, Government Accountability Office; Luke Rosiak, The Daily Wire, Nashville, Tennessee; Dylan Hedtler-Gaudette, Project On Government Oversight, Washington, D.C.; and John Hart, Open the Books, Knoxville, Maryland. VETERANS AFFAIRS LEGISLATION Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine S. 342, to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize an individual who is awarded the Purple Heart for service in the Armed Forces to transfer unused Post-9/11 Educational Assistance to a family member, S. 668, to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish the [[Page D1242]] Office of Falls Prevention of the Department of Veterans Affairs, S. 926, to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a program to furnish to certain veterans items used for the secure storage of firearms, S. 1116, to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the provision of certain additional burial benefits for individuals for whom an urn or plaque is furnished, S. 1657, to amend title 38, United States Code, to limit the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to deny the claim of a veteran for benefits under the laws administered by such Secretary on the sole basis that such veteran failed to appear for a medical examination associated with such claim, S. 1665, to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure veterans of secrecy oath programs receive the full benefits they have earned, S. 1868, to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand access by veterans to critical access hospitals and affiliated clinics under the Veterans Community Care Program, S. 1992, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the efficiency of adjudications and appeals of claims for benefits under laws administered by Secretary of Veterans Affairs, S. 2061, to require the Interagency Working Group on Toxic Exposure to conduct research on the diagnosis and treatment of health conditions of descendants of individuals exposed to toxic substances while serving as members of the Armed Forces, S. 2220, to expand presumptions of exposure by members of the Armed Forces to toxic substances, S. 2264, to improve the emergency management capabilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, S. 2309, to direct a physician or nurse practitioner employed by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to certify the death of a veteran not later than 48 hours after such physician or nurse practitioner learns of such death, S. 2328, to authorize the use of veterans educational assistance for examinations and assessments to receive credit toward degrees awarded by institutions of higher learning, S. 2333, to require the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to permit supplementation of health records of deceased veterans, S. 2397, to require implementation by the Under Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs of certain recommendations relating to the provision of health care through community care providers, S. 2683, to amend title 38, United States Code, to establish in the Department of Veterans Affairs a Veterans Scam and Fraud Evasion Officer, S. 2737, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to implement a pilot program to furnish hyperbaric oxygen therapy to certain veterans through community care providers, S. 2807, to amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the applicability of the authority to reconsider decisions of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs or the Secretary of the Army to inter remains or honor the memory of a person in a national cemetery, S. 3033, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish partnerships between medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs and medical facilities in rural areas, S. 3119, to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make temporary lodging facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs available for members of the Armed Forces, other individuals on active duty, and family members of such individuals on a space-available basis, S. 3303, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to establish or enhance a community integration platform for services for veterans, to require the collection from veterans of information related to social determinants of health, an original bill entitled, ``Sharing Essential Resources for Veterans Everywhere (SERVE) Act'', an original bill entitled, ``Commission on Equity and Reconciliation in the Uniformed Services Act'', and an original bill entitled, ``Get Justice Involved Veterans BACK HOME Act'', after receiving testimony from J. Margarita Devlin, Principal Deputy Undersecretary for Benefits, performing the delegable duties of the Undersecretary for Benefits, and Thomas O'Toole, Acting Assistant Under Secretary for Health for Clinical Services, both of the Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; Morgan Brown, Paralyzed Veterans of America, and Nancy Springer, Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States, both of Washington, D.C.; and Bart Stichman, National Veterans Legal Services Program, Arlington, Virginia. INTELLIGENCE Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in closed session to receive a briefing on certain intelligence matters from officials of the intelligence community. AGING WITH PURPOSE Special Committee on Aging: Committee concluded a hearing to examine aging with purpose, focusing on the positive impact of seniors in today's economy, after receiving testimony from Jon Taffer, Taffer Dynamics, Las Vegas, Nevada; Paul Broadie II, Santa Fe College, Gainesville, Florida; Rachel U. Greszler, The Heritage Foundation Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies, Washington, D.C.; and Christine Osasu, The Legacy Link, Inc., Oakwood, Georgia.