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Rec. D192", "Congressional Record, Volume 171 Issue 38 (Wednesday, February 26, 2025)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 38 (Wednesday, February 26, 2025)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D192-D195]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\nCommittee Meetings\nAMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE PUBLIC WITNESS HEARING DAY 2\nCommittee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and\nRelated Agencies held a\n\n[[Page D193]]\n\nhearing entitled ``American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness\nHearing Day 2''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.\nFEDERAL INVESTMENTS IN ELEMENTARY EDUCATION\nCommittee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human\nServices, Education, and Related Agencies held a hearing entitled\n``Federal Investments in Elementary Education''. Testimony was heard\nfrom public witnesses.\nAMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE PUBLIC WITNESS HEARING DAY 2\nCommittee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and\nRelated Agencies held a hearing entitled ``American Indian and Alaska\nNative Public Witness Hearing Day 2''. Testimony was heard from public\nwitnesses.\nFEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS\nCommittee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice,\nScience, and Related Agencies held an oversight hearing on the Federal\nBureau of Prisons. Testimony was heard from Kathleen Toomey, Associate\nDeputy Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Department of Justice.\nSTRENGTHENING AMERICA'S DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE, WORKFORCE, AND\nPRODUCTION LINES TO DETER WAR\nCommittee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled\n``Strengthening America's Defense Industrial Base, Workforce, and\nProduction Lines to Deter War''. Testimony was heard from public\nwitnesses.\nTHE ROLE OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS IN GREAT POWER COMPETITION\nCommittee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Intelligence and Special\nOperations held a hearing entitled ``The Role of Special Operations in\nGreat Power Competition''. Testimony was heard from Lieutenant General\nJonathan P. Braga, U.S. Army, Commander, U.S. Army Special Operations\nCommand; Lieutenant General Michael E. Conley, U.S. Air Force,\nCommander, Air Force Special Operations Command; Major General Peter D.\nHuntley, U.S. Marine Corps, Commander, Marine Forces Special Operations\nCommand; and Rear Admiral Milton J. Sands III, U.S. Navy, Commander,\nNaval Special Warfare Command.\nUNLEASHING AMERICA'S WORKFORCE AND STRENGTHENING OUR ECONOMY\nCommittee on Education and Workforce: Full Committee held a hearing\nentitled ``Unleashing America's Workforce and Strengthening Our\nEconomy''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.\nAN EXAMINATION OF HOW REINING IN PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS WILL DRIVE\nCOMPETITION AND LOWER COSTS FOR PATIENTS\nCommittee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing\nentitled ``An Examination of How Reining in PBMs Will Drive Competition\nand Lower Costs for Patients''. Testimony was heard from public\nwitnesses.\nEXAMINING THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION'S ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT SPENDING\nPUSH\nCommittee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and\nInvestigations held a hearing entitled ``Examining the Biden\nAdministration's Energy and Environment Spending Push''. Testimony was\nheard from Jonathan Black, Chief Advisor for Strategic Planning and\nProgram Oversight, Office of Inspector General, Department of Energy;\nJ. Alfredo Gomez, Director, Natural Resources and Environment Team,\nGovernment Accountability Office; Nicole Murley, Acting Inspector\nGeneral, Office of Inspector General, Environmental Protection Agency;\nand Frank Rusco, Director, Natural Resources and Environment Team,\nGovernment Accountability Office.\nTHE FUTURE OF AMERICAN CAPITAL: STRENGTHENING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE\nMARKETS BY INCREASING INVESTOR ACCESS AND FACILITATING CAPITAL\nFORMATION\nCommittee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Capital Markets held a\nhearing entitled ``The Future of American Capital: Strengthening Public\nand Private Markets by Increasing Investor Access and Facilitating\nCapital Formation''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.\nMISCELLANEOUS MEASURES\nCommittee on Homeland Security: Full Committee held a markup on the\nCommittee's Authorization and Oversight Plan; H.R. 1000, to amend the\nHomeland Security Act of 2002 to provide for education and training\nprograms and resources of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security\nAgency of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes;\nH. Res. 113, directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to transmit\nto the House of Representatives certain documents relating to\nDepartment of Homeland Security policies and activities related to the\nsecurity of Department information and data and the recruitment and\nretention of its workforce; and H.\n\n[[Page D194]]\n\nRes. 114, directing the Secretary of Homeland Security to transmit to\nthe House of Representatives certain documents relating to Department\nof Homeland Security policies and activities related to domestic\npreparedness and collective response to terrorism and the Department's\ncybersecurity activities. H.R. 1000, H. Res. 113, and H. Res. 114 were\nordered reported, without amendment. The Committee's Authorization and\nOversight Plan was agreed to, as amended.\nMISCELLANEOUS MEASURES\nCommittee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 875,\nthe ``Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act''; H.R. 176, the ``No\nImmigration Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act''; H.R. 1071, the ``No\nCensors on our Shores Act''; and the Committee's Authorization and\nOversight Plan. H.R. 1071, H.R. 875, and H.R. 176 were ordered\nreported, as amended. The Committee's Authorization and Oversight Plan\nwas adopted.\nEVALUATING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION ACT AND\nTHE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT\nCommittee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and\nFisheries held a hearing entitled ``Evaluating the Implementation of\nthe Marine Mammal Protection Act and the Endangered Species Act''.\nTestimony was heard from public witnesses.\nLEADING THE CHARGE: OPPORTUNITIES TO STRENGTHEN AMERICA'S ENERGY\nRELIABILITY\nCommittee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on Economic\nGrowth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs held a hearing entitled\n``Leading the Charge: Opportunities to Strengthen America's Energy\nReliability''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.\nAMERICA LAST: HOW FOREIGN AID UNDERMINED U.S. INTERESTS AROUND THE\nWORLD\nCommittee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on\nDelivering on Government Efficiency held a hearing entitled ``America\nLast: How Foreign Aid Undermined U.S. Interests Around the World''.\nTestimony was heard from public witnesses.\nSTEP BY STEP: THE ARTEMIS PROGRAM AND NASA'S PATH TO HUMAN EXPLORATION\nOF THE MOON, MARS, AND BEYOND\nCommittee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Space and\nAeronautics held a hearing entitled ``Step by Step: The Artemis Program\nand NASA's Path To Human Exploration of the Moon, Mars, and Beyond''.\nTestimony was heard from public witnesses.\nFOSTERING AMERICAN INNOVATION: INSIGHTS INTO SBIR AND STTR PROGRAMS\nCommittee on Small Business: Full Committee held a hearing entitled\n``Fostering American Innovation: Insights into SBIR and STTR\nPrograms''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.\nMISCELLANEOUS MEASURES\nCommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Full Committee held a\nmarkup on the Committee's Authorization and Oversight Plan; H.R. 1182,\nthe ``Compressed Gas Cylinder Safety and Oversight Improvements Act of\n2025''; H. Con. Res. 9, authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for\nthe National Peace Officers Memorial Service and the National Honor\nGuard and Pipe Band Exhibition; H.R. 501, the ``Promoting Resilient\nBuildings Act of 2025''; H.R. 744, the ``Disaster Management Costs\nModernization Act''; and H.R. 1382, to amend the Federal Water\nPollution Control Act with respect to San Francisco Bay restoration,\nand for other purposes. H.R. 1182, H. Con. Res. 9, and H.R. 744 were\nordered reported, without amendment. H.R. 501 and H.R. 1382 were\nordered reported, as amended. The Committee's Authorization and\nOversight Plan was adopted.\nMISCELLANEOUS MEASURES\nCommittee on Ways and Means: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 1491,\nthe ``Disaster Related Extension of Deadlines Act''; H.R. 517, the\n``Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act''; and H.J. Res. 25,\ndisapproving the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service related\nto ``Gross Proceeds Reporting by Brokers That Regularly Provide\nServices Effectuating Digital Asset Sales''. H.R. 1491 and H.R. 517\nwere ordered reported, as amended. H.J. Res. 25 was ordered reported,\nwithout amendment.\n\nJoint Meetings\nLEGISLATIVE PRESENTATIONS\nJoint Hearing: Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs concluded a joint\nhearing with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the\nlegislative presentations of The American Legion, Minority Veterans of\nAmerica, Jewish War Veterans of the U.S.A., National Association of\nCounty Veterans Services Officers, Military Officers Association of\nAmerica, National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs,\nD'Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families, and Wounded\nWarrior Project,\n\n[[Page D195]]\n\nafter receiving testimony from James LaCoursiere, Jr., Joe Sharpe,\nMatthew Jabaut, Matthew Shuman, Julia Mathis, John Bowen, and Cole\nLyle, all of the American Legion; Command Sergeant Major Gary Ginsburg,\nUSA (Ret.), Jewish War Veterans of the U.S.A.; Lindsay Church, Minority\nVeterans of America; Michael McLaughlin, National Association of County\nVeterans Services Officers; Commander Rene A. Campos, USN (Ret.),\nMilitary Officers Association of America; Timothy Sheppard, National\nAssociation of State Directors of Veterans Affairs; Raymond\nToenniessen, Syracuse University D'Aniello Institute for Veterans and\nMilitary Families; and Walter E. Piatt, Wounded Warrior Project."]], "columns": ["granule_id", "date", "congress", "session", "volume", "issue", "title", "chamber", "granule_class", "sub_granule_class", "page_start", "page_end", "speakers", "bills", "citation", "full_text"], "primary_keys": ["granule_id"], "primary_key_values": ["CREC-2025-02-26-pt1-PgD192-2"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 8.863272960297763, "source": "Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API", "source_url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/developers/api/v1", "license": "Public Domain (U.S. Government data)", "license_url": "https://www.regulations.gov/faq"}