[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 9 (Tuesday, January 13, 2026)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D72-D74] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings WHO'S WATCHING THE KIDS? HOW EMPLOYERS, INNOVATORS, AND PARENTS ARE SOLVING AMERICA'S CHILD CARE CRUNCH Committee on Education and Workforce: Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education held a hearing entitled ``Who's Watching the Kids? How Employers, Innovators, and Parents Are Solving America's Child Care Crunch''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. PROTECTING AMERICA'S ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE IN TODAY'S CYBER AND PHYSICAL THREAT LANDSCAPE Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy held a hearing entitled ``Protecting America's Energy Infrastructure in Today's Cyber and Physical Threat Landscape''. Testimony was heard from Alex Fitzsimmons, Acting Undersecretary of Energy and Director, Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response, Department of Energy; and public witnesses. [[Page D73]] EXAMINING LEGISLATIVE OPTIONS TO STRENGTHEN MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY, ENSURE CONSUMER CHOICE AND AFFORDABILITY, AND CEMENT U.S. AUTOMOTIVE LEADERSHIP Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade held a hearing entitled ``Examining Legislative Options to Strengthen Motor Vehicle Safety, Ensure Consumer Choice and Affordability, and Cement U.S. Automotive Leadership''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. DELIVERING FOR AMERICAN CONSUMERS: A REVIEW OF FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS AND REGULATIONS Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence held a hearing entitled ``Delivering for American Consumers: A Review of FinTech Innovations and Regulations''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. DEFENSE THROUGH OFFENSE: EXAMINING U.S. CYBER CAPABILITIES TO DETER AND DISRUPT MALIGN FOREIGN ACTIVITY TARGETING THE HOMELAND Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection held a hearing entitled ``Defense through Offense: Examining U.S. Cyber Capabilities to Deter and Disrupt Malign Foreign Activity Targeting the Homeland''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 1958, the ``Deporting Fraudsters Act of 2025''; H.R. 6978, the ``Preserving Integrity in Immigration Benefits Act''; H.R. 2853, the ``Combatting Organized Retail Crime Act''; and H.R. 6998, the ``Renewed Hope Act''. H.R. 1958, H.R. 6978, H.R. 2853, and H.R. 6998 were ordered reported, as amended. LEGISLATIVE MEASURE Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held a hearing on H.R. 5745, the ``Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act''. Testimony was heard from Representative Ezell; Bryan Domangue, Gulf of America Regional Director, Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, New Orleans, Louisiana; Ryan Montegut, Assistant Secretary of Fisheries, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Louisiana; and public witnesses. HUNTING AND FISHING ACCESS IN THE GREAT AMERICAN OUTDOORS Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and Fisheries held a hearing entitled ``Hunting and Fishing Access in the Great American Outdoors''. Testimony was heard from Paul Johansen, Chief, Wildlife Resources Section, Division of Natural Resources, West Virginia; Brian Nesvik, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior; and public witnesses. CURBING FEDERAL FRAUD: EXAMINING INNOVATIVE TOOLS TO DETECT AND PREVENT FRAUD IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on Government Operations held a hearing entitled ``Curbing Federal Fraud: Examining Innovative Tools to Detect and Prevent Fraud in Federal Programs''. Testimony was heard from Ken Dieffenbach, Executive Director, Pandemic Response Accountability Committee, Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency; Renata Miskell, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Accounting Policy and Financial Transparency, Bureau of Fiscal Service, Department of the Treasury; and Sterling Thomas, Chief Scientist, Government Accountability Office. FINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT AND NATIONAL SECURITY, DEPARTMENT OF STATE, AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2026 Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 7006, the ``Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026''. The Committee granted, by a record vote of 8-2, a rule providing for consideration of H.R. 7006, the ``Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026'', under a structured rule. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees. The rule provides that the bill shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against provisions in the bill. The rule provides that clause 2(e) of rule 21 shall not apply during consideration of the bill. The rule makes in order only those amendments printed in the Rules Committee report. Each amendment shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the [[Page D74]] time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question. The rule waives all points of order against the amendments printed in the Rules Committee report. The rule provides one motion to recommit. Finally, the rule provides that the chair of the Committee on Appropriations may insert in the Congressional Record not later than January 16th, 2026, such material as he may deem explanatory of H.R. 7006. Testimony was heard from Chairman Cole, and Representatives DeLauro, Moylan, Hoyer, and Stansbury. FROM ORBIT TO OPERATIONS: HOW WEATHER SATELLITES SUPPORT THE NATIONAL SECURITY MISSION Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Environment held a hearing entitled ``From Orbit to Operations: How Weather Satellites Support the National Security Mission''. Testimony was heard from Irene Parker, Deputy Assistant Administrator for Systems, National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Colonel Bryan Mundhenk, Chief, Weather Operations Division, U.S. Air Force; and Christopher Ekstrom, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare (N2N6), and Deputy Director, Oceanography and Navigation, U.S. Navy. DRUGS, THUGS, AND FISH: EXAMINING COAST GUARD LAW ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing entitled ``Drugs, Thugs, and Fish: Examining Coast Guard Law Enforcement Efforts''. Testimony was heard from Vice Admiral David C. Barata, Deputy for Operations Policy and Capabilities, U.S. Coast Guard; and Heather MacLeod, Director, Homeland Security Programs, Government Accountability Office. LEGISLATIVE MEASURES Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on legislation on the BEACON Act; H.R. 6444, the ``Blast Overpressure Research and Mitigation Task Force Act''; H.R. 6526, the ``Clarity on Care Options Act''; legislation on the Data Driven Suicide Prevention Act; H.R. 2283, the ``RECOVER Act''; legislation on the Health Desert Reform Act; H.R. 2426, the ``Veterans Mental Health and Addiction Therapy Quality of Care Act''; H.R. 6652, the ``U.S. Vets of the FAS Act''; H.R. 4509, the ``NOPAIN for Veterans Act''; H.R. 5999, to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish an opioid antagonist to a veteran without requiring a prescription or copayment; H.R. 6001, the ``Veterans with ALS Reporting Act''; and legislation on the Whole Health for Veterans Act. Testimony was heard from Representatives Fallon, Mackenzie, Landsman, and Deluzio; Mark Koeniger, Acting Assistant Under Secretary for Health for Patient Care Services, Department of Veterans Affairs; Maria Llorente, Acting Assistant Under Secretary for Health for Integrated Veteran Care, Department of Veterans Affairs; H. E. Charles Rudolph Paul, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of the Republic of the Marshall Islands; and public witnesses. MAINTAINING AMERICAN INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing entitled ``Maintaining American Innovation and Technology Leadership''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. Joint Meetings No joint committee meetings were held.