[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 124 (Wednesday, July 29, 2026)] [Daily Digest] [Pages D791-D792] 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 Energy and Natural Resources: Committee ordered favorably reported the following business items: S. 1257, to amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to authorize the use of funds for certain additional Carey Act projects; S. 2498, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to extend certain leases within units of the National Park System without opening the lease to bidding, with an amendment; S. 2767, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement with the Gateway Arch Park Foundation to host private events in Gateway Arch National Park buildings, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; H.R. 5254, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement with the Gateway Arch Park Foundation to host private events in Gateway Arch National Park buildings; S. 2801, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating the Canterbury Shaker Village National Heritage Area, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; S. 2887, to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Route 66 National Historic Trail; S. 2933, to redesignate a playground in the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in the State of West Virginia as the ``Hearts of Gold Playground: In Honor of West Virginia Children and Families Impacted by Childhood Cancer''; S. 3194, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating certain land in California as the Monterey Bay National Heritage Area, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; S. 3313, to require the Secretary of the Interior to issue a right- of-way for an emergency exit on certain National Park Service land in the State of Virginia, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; H.R. 6365, to require the Secretary of the Interior to issue a right- of-way for an emergency exit on certain National Park Service land in the State of Virginia; S. 3635 and H.R. 7250, bills to reauthorize the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act of 2000; S. 3715 and H.R. 6380, bills to establish the Chiricahua National Park in the State of Arizona as a unit of the National Park System, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; S. 3720, to amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Bay Area Ridge as a national scenic trail, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; S. 3732, to amend the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act to authorize assistance under the storage program, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; S. 3738, to amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to reauthorize the large-scale water recycling and reuse program, to establish a Water Conveyance Improvement Program, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; S. 4041, to reauthorize the Cooperative Watershed Management Program, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; S. 4238, to amend the John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to designate as a component of the National Heritage Area System the Endless Mountains National Heritage Area in the State of Pennsylvania; S. 4399, to provide for certain conveyances under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act; S. 4410, to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to provide for the payment of bonus payments of certain coal leases issued under that Act; S. 4538, to amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating Washington's Trail-1753 as a national historic trail; S. 5039 and H.R. 7831, bills to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to extend the period of time during which the Secretary of the Interior is required to collect a fee for each new application for a permit to drill; H.R. 5631, to appoint a Geothermal Ombudsman and establish a Geothermal Permitting Task Force from within the Bureau of Land Management. TESTIMONY OF ANTHONY FAUCI Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the testimony of Anthony Fauci, after receiving testimony from Anthony Fauci, former Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services. [[Page D792]] AI AND THE WORKPLACE Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Subcommittee on Employment and Workplace Safety concluded a hearing to examine the impact of AI on the workplace, after receiving testimony from Ken Clark, EmployIndy, and Carol O. Rogers, Indiana University Kelly School of Business Indiana Business Research Center, both of Indianapolis; Liya Palagashvili, George Mason University Mercatus Center, Fairfax, Virginia; Jonathan A. Liebert, Better Business Bureau of Southern Colorado, Colorado Springs; and Justin Heck, Opportunity@Work, Canton, Michigan. LEGISLATION Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded a hearing to examine S. 3573, to amend the Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act to modify a provision relating to the extension of certain dates for the completion of the Regional Water System, S. 3617, to approve the settlement of water rights claims of the Yavapai-Apache Nation in the State of Arizona, to authorize construction of a water project relating to those water rights claims, S. 4368, to approve the settlement of the water rights claims of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, S. 4417, to amend the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians Water Rights Settlement Act to make technical corrections, and S. 4890, to amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to establish subaccounts in the Indian Water Rights Settlement Completion Fund, after receiving testimony from Scott Cameron, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, Department of the Interior; Buddy Rocha, Jr., Yavapai-Apache Nation, Verde, Arizona; Jeff Grubbe, Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, Palm Springs, California; and Catalina Chacon, Pechanga Band of Indians, Temecula, California. AI DECEPTION Special Committee on Aging: Committee concluded a hearing to examine the AI deception machine, focusing on deepfakes, chatbots, and the new frontier of senior fraud, after receiving testimony from David Amron, The Roxbury Institute, Los Angeles, California; Paul Benda, American Bankers Association, Matthew F. Ferraro, Crowell & Moring LLP, and Ben Winters, Consumer Federation of America, all of Washington, D.C.; and Deborah Del Mastro, Martinez, California.