[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 115 (Wednesday, July 15, 2026)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D714-D716] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] Committee Meetings MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES Committee on Education and Workforce: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 9602, the ``Less Bureaucracy, Better International Foreign Gift Transparency Act''; H.R. 9603, the ``Less Bureaucracy, Better International Education Oversight Act''; H.R. 9604, the ``Less Bureaucracy, Better Tribal Education Act''; H.R. 9605, the ``Less Bureaucracy, Better Foreign Medical Accreditation Act''; H.R. 9606, the ``Less Bureaucracy, Better Child Care for Student Parents Act''; H.R. 9607, the ``Less Bureaucracy, Better Workforce Development Act''; H.R. 9608, the ``Less Bureaucracy, Better Family Engagement Act''; H.R. 9609, the ``Less Bureaucracy, Better Student Aid Act''; H.R. 9610, the ``Less Bureaucracy, Better K-12 Education Act''; and H.R. 9611, the ``Less Bureaucracy, Better Higher Education Act''. H.R. 9602, H.R. 9603, H.R. 9604, H.R. 9605, H.R. 9606, H.R. 9607, H.R. 9608, H.R. 9609, H.R. 9610, and H.R. 9611 were ordered reported, as amended. MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a markup on H.R. 5880, the ``Fight Illicit Pill Presses Act''; H.R. 7184, the ``PRESS Act''; and H.R. 8005, the ``Stop Pills That Kill Act''. H.R. 8005 was forwarded to the full Committee, as amended. H.R. 5880 and H.R. 7184 were forwarded to the full Committee, without amendment. MAINTAINING AMERICA'S LEADERSHIP IN BIOMEDICAL INNOVATION: FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION'S ROLE IN ADVANCING U.S. DRUG DEVELOPMENT Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing entitled ``Maintaining America's Leadership in Biomedical Innovation: FDA's Role in Advancing U.S. Drug Development''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. THE SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT OF THE BUREAU OF CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``The Semi-Annual Report of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection''. Testimony was heard from Russell Vought, Acting Director, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Federal Reserve System. ENDING SUPPLY CHAIN DEPENDENCY: ALIGNING TOOLS, CAPITAL, AND PARTNERSHIPS Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``Ending Supply Chain Dependency: Aligning Tools, Capital, and Partnerships''. Testimony was heard from Ben Black, Chief Executive Officer, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation; Thomas R. Hardym, Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Trade and Development Agency; and Dan Petrie, Acting Chief of Staff, Millennium Challenge Corporation. A NEW BEGINNING FOR COLOMBIA Committee on Foreign Affairs: Western Hemisphere Subcommittee held a hearing entitled ``A New Beginning for Colombia''. Testimony was heard from [[Page D715]] F. Cartwright Weiland, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement, Department of State; and Luis Mendez, Deputy Assistant Secretary for South America, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs, Department of State. ELECTION OBSERVATION: BEST PRACTICES AND CONGRESS'S ROLE Committee on House Administration: Subcommittee on Elections held a hearing entitled ``Election Observation: Best Practices and Congress's Role''. Testimony was heard from Paige Gallagher, Legislative Attorney, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress; Lance Reed, Director, Summit County Board of Elections, Ohio; and Wesley Wilcox, Supervisor of Elections, Marion County Florida. MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 625, the ``Local Access to Courts Act''; H.R. 3100, the ``CHILD Act of 2026''; H.R. 7651, the ``Chloe Cole Act of 2026''; H.R. 7834, the ``Safe Cloud Storage Act''; H.R. 9098, the ``Congressional Records Protection Act''; H.R. 9191, the ``National Fossil Act''; and H. Res. 1394, condemning prosecution policies that give preferential treatment to foreign nationals over United States citizens. H.R. 625, H.R. 3100, H.R. 7651, H.R. 7834, H.R. 9098, and H.R. 9191 were ordered reported, as amended. H. Res. 1394 was ordered reported, without amendment. MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 726, the ``Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2025''; H.R. 2317, the ``Northern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act of 2025''; H.R. 2406, the ``National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Sexual Harassment and Assault Prevention Improvements Act of 2025''; H.R. 2827, to provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes; H.R. 6251, to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to allow importation of polar bear trophies taken in sport hunts in Canada before the date the polar bear was determined to be a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973; H.R. 6893, the ``Chesapeake Bay Watershed Advancement for Training, Education, Restoration, and Science (WATERS) Act''; H.R. 7889, the ``AWRC Act of 2025''; H.R. 8658, the ``Indian Health Service Emergency Claims Parity Act''; and H.R. 9436, to amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 to extend the time period for which certain regulations concerning the North Atlantic right whale are effective. H.R. 7889, H.R. 8658, H.R. 2827, and H.R. 2406 were ordered reported, without amendment. H.R. 6893, H.R. 2317, H.R. 9436, H.R. 726, and H.R. 6251 were ordered reported, as amended. EMERGING FRAUD THREATS AND THE EVOLVING FRAUD LANDSCAPE Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on Government Operations held a hearing entitled ``Emerging Fraud Threats and the Evolving Fraud Landscape''. Testimony was heard from Marisol Cruz Cain, Director, Information Technology and Cybersecurity, Government Accountability Office; and public witnesses. A REVIEW OF THE OFFICE OF SPACE COMMERCE'S MISSION AUTHORIZATION PROPOSAL Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics held a hearing entitled ``A Review of the Office of Space Commerce's Mission Authorization Proposal''. Testimony was heard from Taylor Jordan, Director, Office of Space Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce. REFORMING FEMA: ENSURING THE NATION'S DISASTER READINESS WORKS FOR AMERICANS Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``Reforming FEMA: Ensuring the Nation's Disaster Readiness Works for Americans''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses. MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 3108, the ``Rural Patient Monitoring Access Act''; H.R. 3514, the ``Improving Seniors' Timely Access to Care Act of 2025''; H.R. 9468, the ``Saving Today's Acute-Care Resources (STAR) Act''; H.R. 9641, the ``Essential Caregivers Act of 2026''; H.R. 9642, the ``Medicare Access to Rural Anesthesiology Act''; H.R. 9644, the ``Medicare Advantage MLR Transparency Act''; and H.R. 9645, the ``Health Care Price Certainty for All Americans Act''. H.R. 3108, H.R. 3514, H.R. 9468, H.R. 9641, H.R. 9642, H.R. 9644, and H.R. 9645 were ordered reported, as amended. STATES ON THE FRONTLINES Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Central Intelligence Agency held a hearing entitled ``States on the Frontlines''. Testimony was heard from Michael Sena, Director, Northern California Regional Intelligence Center, Northern California High Intensity Drug Trafficking [[Page D716]] Area Program, Office of National Drug Control Policy, Executive Office of the President; Jay Moseley, Director, Alabama Fusion Center, Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, Department of Homeland Security; Eliot Bostar, Senator, 29th District, Nebraska Senate; Daniel Alvarez, Representative, 69th District, Florida House of Representatives; and a public witness. PROTECTING AMERICAN INNOVATION: THE FEDERAL RESEARCH SECURITY ENTERPRISE Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``Protecting American Innovation: The Federal Research Security Enterprise''. Testimony was heard from Rebecca Keiser, Acting Chief of Staff and Chief of Research Security Policy and Strategy, National Science Foundation; Jeremy Ison, Chief of Staff to the Under Secretary for Science, Department of Energy; and Patricia Valdez, Chief Extramural Research Integrity Officer, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services. Joint Meetings No joint committee meetings were held.