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Committee Meetings
EXAMINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH AND INVESTMENT IN RURAL AMERICA
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit held a hearing entitled ``Examining Opportunities for Growth and Investment in Rural America''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY FISCAL YEAR 2022 BUDGET REQUEST
Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled
``Department of the Navy Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Request''. Testimony was heard from Thomas W. Harker, Acting Secretary of the Navy; Admiral Michael M. Gilday, Chief of Naval Operations; and General David H. Berger, Commandant of the Marine Corps.
FY22 BUDGET REQUEST FOR MISSILE DEFENSE AND MISSILE DEFEAT PROGRAMS
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces held a hearing entitled ``FY22 Budget Request for Missile Defense and Missile Defeat Programs''. Testimony was heard from Leonor Tomero, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear and Missile Defense Policy, Department of Defense; General Glen D. VanHerck, Commander, U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM); Vice Admiral Jon Hill, Director, Missile Defense Agency; Lieutenant General, Daniel Karbler, Commanding General, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command; and Lieutenant General John Shaw, Deputy Commander, U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM).
WORKFORCE INNOVATION AND OPPORTUNITY ACT REAUTHORIZATION: EXAMINING SUCCESSFUL MODELS OF EMPLOYMENT FOR JUSTICE-INVOLVED INDIVIDUALS
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Investment held a hearing entitled ``Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Reauthorization: Examining Successful Models of Employment for Justice-Involved Individuals''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
BOOSTER SHOT: ENHANCING PUBLIC HEALTH THROUGH VACCINE LEGISLATION
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing entitled ``Booster Shot: Enhancing Public Health through Vaccine Legislation''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
DIGITIZING THE DOLLAR: INVESTIGATING THE TECHNOLOGICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, PRIVACY, AND FINANCIAL INCLUSION IMPLICATIONS OF CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCIES
Committee on Financial Services: Task Force on Financial Technology held a hearing entitled ``Digitizing the Dollar: Investigating the Technological Infrastructure, Privacy, and Financial Inclusion Implications of Central Bank Digital Currencies''. Testimony was heard from Jenny Gesley, Foreign Law Specialist, Law Library of Congress; and public witnesses.
CYBER THREATS IN THE PIPELINE: LESSONS FROM THE FEDERAL RESPONSE TO THE COLONIAL PIPELINE RANSOMWARE ATTACK
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation; and Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security held a joint hearing entitled
``Cyber Threats in the Pipeline: Lessons from the Federal Response to the Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Attack''. Testimony was heard from Eric Goldstein, Executive Assistant Director for Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Department of Homeland Security; and Sonya Proctor, Assistant Administrator for Surface Operations, Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security.
OVERSIGHT OF THE JANUARY 6TH ATTACK: UNITED STATES CAPITOL POLICE CONTAINMENT EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM AND FIRST RESPONDERS UNIT
Committee on House Administration: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``Oversight of the January 6th Attack: United States Capitol Police Containment Emergency Response Team and First Responders Unit''. Testimony was heard from Michael A. Bolton, Inspector General, U.S. Capitol Police; and Gretta L. Goodwin, Director, Justice and Law Enforcement Issues, Government Accountability Office.
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE FOR COAL COUNTRY: SUPPORTING COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE ENERGY TRANSITION
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resource held a hearing entitled ``Environmental Justice for Coal Country: Supporting Communities Through the Energy Transition''. Testimony was heard from Kyle Wendtland, Administrator, Land Quality Division, Department of Environmental Quality, Wyoming; and public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands held a hearing on H.R. 1154, the ``Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act''; H.R. 1286, the ``Southern Campaign of the Revolution National Heritage Corridor Act of 2021''; H.R. 1316, the ``National Heritage Area Act of 2021''; H.R. 1424, the
``St. Croix National Heritage Area Act''; H.R. 1908, the ``Ka'ena Point National Heritage Area Act''; H.R. 1925, the ``South Kona National Heritage Area''; H.R. 2024, the ``Southern Maryland National Heritage Area Act''; H.R. 2107, the ``Nation's Oldest Port National Heritage Area Act''; H.R. 2359, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating certain lands as the Los Caminos del Rio National Heritage Corridor, and for other purposes; 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. 3222, the
``Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area Act''; and H.R. 3616, the
``Bear River National Heritage Area Study Act''. Testimony was heard from Representatives Clyburn, Tonko, Plaskett, Case, Kahele, Rutherford, Cuellar, San Nicolas, and Moore of Utah; Joy Beasley, Associate Director, Cultural Resources, Partnerships, and Science, National Park Service, Department of the Interior; Suzanne D. Case, Chair, Department of Land and Natural Resources, Hawaii; and public witnesses.
THE CAPITOL INSURRECTION: UNEXPLAINED DELAYS AND UNANSWERED QUESTIONS
(PART II)
Committee on Oversight and Reform: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``The Capitol Insurrection: Unexplained Delays and Unanswered Questions (Part II)''. Testimony was heard from General Charles E. Flynn, Commanding General, U.S. Army Pacific; Lieutenant General Walter E. Piatt, Director of the Army Staff, U.S. Army; and Christopher Wray, Director, Federal Bureau of Investigation.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 2225, the ``National Science Foundation for the Future Act''; and H.R. 3593, the ``Department of Energy Science for the Future Act''. H.R. 2225 and H.R. 3593 were ordered reported, as amended.
REVERSING THE DECLINE IN WOMEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP: OPPORTUNITIES FOR REBUILDING THE ECONOMY
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax, and Capital Access held a hearing entitled ``Reversing the Decline in Women Entrepreneurship: Opportunities for Rebuilding the Economy''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
IMPACTS OF SHIPPING CONTAINER SHORTAGES, DELAYS, AND INCREASED DEMAND ON THE NORTH AMERICAN SUPPLY CHAIN
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing entitled ``Impacts of Shipping Container Shortages, Delays, and Increased Demand on the North American Supply Chain''. Testimony was heard from Daniel B. Maffei, Chairman, Federal Maritime Commission; Rebecca Dye, Commissioner, Federal Maritime Commission; Eugene D. Seroka, Executive Director, Port of Los Angeles, California; and public witnesses.
EQUITY IN SOCIAL SECURITY: IN THEIR OWN WORDS
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Social Security held a hearing entitled ``Equity in Social Security: In Their Own Words''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE PROGRAM (NIP) BUDGET OVERVIEW HEARING
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``National Intelligence Program (NIP) Budget Overview Hearing''. Testimony was heard from Avril Haines, Director of National Intelligence. This hearing was closed.
Joint Meetings
No joint committee meetings were held.
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SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 104
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