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Committee Meetings
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Agriculture: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 4374, the ``Broadband Internet Connections for Rural America Act''. H.R. 4374 was ordered reported, as amended.
FISCAL YEAR 2022 BUDGET REQUEST FOR MILITARY CONSTRUCTION, ENERGY, AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAMS
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readiness held a hearing entitled ``Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Request for Military Construction, Energy, and Environmental Programs''. Testimony was heard from Paul D. Cramer, Performing the Duties of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; Jack Surash, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Army, Installations, Environment and Energy, Department of the Army; Todd Schafer, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Installations, Environment and Energy, Department of the Navy; and Jennifer L. Miller, Acting Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, Installations, Environment and Energy, Department of the Air Force.
KEEPING US SAFE AND SECURE: OVERSIGHT OF THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy; and Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change held a joint hearing entitled ``Keeping Us Safe and Secure: Oversight of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission''. Testimony was heard from the following Nuclear Regulatory Commission officials: Christopher T. Hanson, Chairman; Jeff Baran, Commissioner; and David A. Wright, Commissioner.
MONETARY POLICY AND THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled
``Monetary Policy and the State of the Economy''. Testimony was heard from Jerome H. Powell, Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION'S FOREIGN ASSISTANCE PRIORITIES AND USAID'S FY22 BUDGET REQUEST
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled
``The Biden Administration's Foreign Assistance Priorities and USAID's FY22 Budget Request''. Testimony was heard from Samantha Power, Administrator, U.S. Agency for International Development.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 820, the ``New Philadelphia National Historical Park Act''; H.R. 972, the ``Wildlife Refuge Conservation and Recreation for the Community Act''; H.R. 1154, the ``Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act''; H.R. 1664, to authorize the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes; H.R. 1908, the
``Ka`ena Point National Heritage Area Act''; H.R. 2278, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to designate the September 11th National Memorial Trail, and for other purposes; H.R. 2444, the ``Fort San Geronimo Preservation Act''; H.R. 2497, the ``Amache National Historic Site Act''; H.R. 2780, the ``Insular Area Climate Change Act''; H.R. 2899, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating areas within the island of Guam as a National Heritage Area, and for other purposes; H.R. 3113, the ``MAPLand Act''; H.R. 3616, the ``Bear River National Heritage Area Study Act''; H.R. 3764, the ``Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act of 2021''; and H.R. 4300, the ``Veterans in Parks Act''. H.R. 1154, H.R. 1664, H.R. 1908, H.R. 2899, H.R. 3616, and H.R. 972 were ordered reported, without amendment. H.R. 2278, H.R. 2444, H.R. 2497, H.R. 2780, H.R. 3113, H.R. 3764, H.R. 4300, and H.R. 820 were ordered reported, as amended.
PRINCIPLES FOR OUTBREAK INVESTIGATION: COVID-19 AND FUTURE INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight held a hearing entitled ``Principles for Outbreak Investigation: COVID-19 and Future Infectious Diseases''. Testimony was heard from Suzan Murray, Program Director, Smithsonian Global Health Program, Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute, Smithsonian Institution; and public witnesses.
INNOVATION AS A CATALYST FOR NEW JOBS: SBA'S INNOVATION INITIATIVES
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax, and Capital Access held a hearing entitled ``Innovation as a Catalyst for New Jobs: SBA's Innovation Initiatives''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
PRESIDENT BIDEN'S FISCAL YEAR 2022 BUDGET REQUEST: AGENCY POLICIES AND PERSPECTIVES (PART II)
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment held a hearing entitled ``President Biden's Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Request: Agency Policies and Perspectives (Part II)''. Testimony was heard from Radhika Fox, Assistant Administrator, Office of Water, Environmental Protection Agency; Nicole R. LaBoeuf, Acting Assistant Administrator, National Ocean Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Department of Commerce; Terry Cosby, Chief, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture; Patrick Breysse, Director, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Department of Health and Human Services; and Craig H. Middlebrook, Deputy Administrator, Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation, Department of Transportation.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing on H.R. 913, the ``Build a Better VA Act''; H.R. 2587, the ``SERVE Act''; H.R. 2775, the ``VA Quality Health Care Accountability and Transparency Act''; H.R. 2797, the ``National Green Alert Act of 2021''; H.R. 3027, the ``Veterans Improved Access to Care Act of 2021''; H.R. 3452, the ``Veterans Preventative Health Coverage Fairness Act''; H.R. 3674, the ``Vet Center Support Act''; H.R. 3693, the
``VIPER Act''; legislation to clarify and improve the program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers; legislation to require an independent assessment of health care delivery systems and management processes of the Department of Veterans Affairs be conducted once every 10 years; and H.R. 4233, the ``Student Veterans Counseling Centers Eligibility Act''. Testimony was heard from Chairman Takano, and Representatives Pappas, Lamb, Crow, Underwood, and Murphy of North Carolina; David Perry, Chief Officer, Workforce Management and Consulting, Veterans Health Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; and public witnesses.
EXPANDING HOUSING ACCESS TO ALL AMERICANS
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Oversight held a hearing entitled ``Expanding Housing Access to All Americans''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
Joint Meetings
CORPORATE POWER AND SHARED PROSPERITY
Joint Economic Committee: Committee concluded a hearing to examine how concentrated corporate power undermines shared prosperity, after receiving testimony from Thomas Philippon, New York University Stern School of Business, New York, New York; and Kate Bahn, Washington Center for Equitable Growth, Stacy Mitchell, Institute for Local Self-
Reliance, and Chris Edwards, Cato Institute, all of Washington, D.C.
SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 123
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