{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-2026-01-13-pt1-PgD72", "2026-01-13", 119, 2, null, null, "Daily Digest/House Committee Meetings", "HOUSE", "DAILYDIGEST", "DDHCMEETINGS", "D72", "D74", null, "[{\"congress\": \"119\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"1958\"}, {\"congress\": \"119\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"2283\"}, {\"congress\": \"119\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"2426\"}, {\"congress\": \"119\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"2853\"}, {\"congress\": \"119\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"4509\"}, {\"congress\": \"119\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"5745\"}, {\"congress\": \"119\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"5999\"}, {\"congress\": \"119\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"6001\"}, {\"congress\": \"119\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"6444\"}, {\"congress\": \"119\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"6526\"}, {\"congress\": \"119\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"6652\"}, {\"congress\": \"119\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"6978\"}, {\"congress\": \"119\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"6998\"}, {\"congress\": \"119\", \"type\": \"HR\", \"number\": \"7006\"}]", "172 Cong. Rec. D72", "Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 9 (Tuesday, January 13, 2026)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 9 (Tuesday, January 13, 2026)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D72-D74]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\nCommittee Meetings\nWHO'S WATCHING THE KIDS? HOW EMPLOYERS, INNOVATORS, AND PARENTS ARE\nSOLVING AMERICA'S CHILD CARE CRUNCH\nCommittee on Education and Workforce: Subcommittee on Early Childhood,\nElementary, and Secondary Education held a hearing entitled ``Who's\nWatching the Kids? How Employers, Innovators, and Parents Are Solving\nAmerica's Child Care Crunch''. Testimony was heard from public\nwitnesses.\nPROTECTING AMERICA'S ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE IN TODAY'S CYBER AND\nPHYSICAL THREAT LANDSCAPE\nCommittee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy held a hearing\nentitled ``Protecting America's Energy Infrastructure in Today's Cyber\nand Physical Threat Landscape''. Testimony was heard from Alex\nFitzsimmons, Acting Undersecretary of Energy and Director, Office of\nCybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response, Department of\nEnergy; and public witnesses.\n\n[[Page D73]]\n\nEXAMINING LEGISLATIVE OPTIONS TO STRENGTHEN MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY,\nENSURE CONSUMER CHOICE AND AFFORDABILITY, AND CEMENT U.S. AUTOMOTIVE\nLEADERSHIP\nCommittee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Commerce,\nManufacturing, and Trade held a hearing entitled ``Examining\nLegislative Options to Strengthen Motor Vehicle Safety, Ensure Consumer\nChoice and Affordability, and Cement U.S. Automotive Leadership''.\nTestimony was heard from public witnesses.\nDELIVERING FOR AMERICAN CONSUMERS: A REVIEW OF FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY\nINNOVATIONS AND REGULATIONS\nCommittee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Digital Assets,\nFinancial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence held a hearing\nentitled ``Delivering for American Consumers: A Review of FinTech\nInnovations and Regulations''. Testimony was heard from public\nwitnesses.\nDEFENSE THROUGH OFFENSE: EXAMINING U.S. CYBER CAPABILITIES TO DETER AND\nDISRUPT MALIGN FOREIGN ACTIVITY TARGETING THE HOMELAND\nCommittee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and\nInfrastructure Protection held a hearing entitled ``Defense through\nOffense: Examining U.S. Cyber Capabilities to Deter and Disrupt Malign\nForeign Activity Targeting the Homeland''. Testimony was heard from\npublic witnesses.\nMISCELLANEOUS MEASURES\nCommittee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 1958,\nthe ``Deporting Fraudsters Act of 2025''; H.R. 6978, the ``Preserving\nIntegrity in Immigration Benefits Act''; H.R. 2853, the ``Combatting\nOrganized Retail Crime Act''; and H.R. 6998, the ``Renewed Hope Act''.\nH.R. 1958, H.R. 6978, H.R. 2853, and H.R. 6998 were ordered reported,\nas amended.\nLEGISLATIVE MEASURE\nCommittee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral\nResources held a hearing on H.R. 5745, the ``Marine Fisheries Habitat\nProtection Act''. Testimony was heard from Representative Ezell; Bryan\nDomangue, Gulf of America Regional Director, Bureau of Safety and\nEnvironmental Enforcement, New Orleans, Louisiana; Ryan Montegut,\nAssistant Secretary of Fisheries, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries,\nLouisiana; and public witnesses.\nHUNTING AND FISHING ACCESS IN THE GREAT AMERICAN OUTDOORS\nCommittee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, and\nFisheries held a hearing entitled ``Hunting and Fishing Access in the\nGreat American Outdoors''. Testimony was heard from Paul Johansen,\nChief, Wildlife Resources Section, Division of Natural Resources, West\nVirginia; Brian Nesvik, Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service,\nDepartment of the Interior; and public witnesses.\nCURBING FEDERAL FRAUD: EXAMINING INNOVATIVE TOOLS TO DETECT AND PREVENT\nFRAUD IN FEDERAL PROGRAMS\nCommittee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on\nGovernment Operations held a hearing entitled ``Curbing Federal Fraud:\nExamining Innovative Tools to Detect and Prevent Fraud in Federal\nPrograms''. Testimony was heard from Ken Dieffenbach, Executive\nDirector, Pandemic Response Accountability Committee, Council of the\nInspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency; Renata Miskell, Deputy\nAssistant Secretary for Accounting Policy and Financial Transparency,\nBureau of Fiscal Service, Department of the Treasury; and Sterling\nThomas, Chief Scientist, Government Accountability Office.\nFINANCIAL SERVICES AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT AND NATIONAL SECURITY,\nDEPARTMENT OF STATE, AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2026\nCommittee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 7006, the\n``Financial Services and General Government and National Security,\nDepartment of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026''.\nThe Committee granted, by a record vote of 8-2, a rule providing for\nconsideration of H.R. 7006, the ``Financial Services and General\nGovernment and National Security, Department of State, and Related\nPrograms Appropriations Act, 2026'', under a structured rule. The rule\nwaives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule\nprovides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by\nthe chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on\nAppropriations or their respective designees. The rule provides that\nthe bill shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of\norder against provisions in the bill. The rule provides that clause\n2(e) of rule 21 shall not apply during consideration of the bill. The\nrule makes in order only those amendments printed in the Rules\nCommittee report. Each amendment shall be considered only in the order\nprinted in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in\nthe report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the\n\n[[Page D74]]\n\ntime specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the\nproponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall\nnot be subject to a demand for division of the question. The rule\nwaives all points of order against the amendments printed in the Rules\nCommittee report. The rule provides one motion to recommit. Finally,\nthe rule provides that the chair of the Committee on Appropriations may\ninsert in the Congressional Record not later than January 16th, 2026,\nsuch material as he may deem explanatory of H.R. 7006. Testimony was\nheard from Chairman Cole, and Representatives DeLauro, Moylan, Hoyer,\nand Stansbury.\nFROM ORBIT TO OPERATIONS: HOW WEATHER SATELLITES SUPPORT THE NATIONAL\nSECURITY MISSION\nCommittee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on\nEnvironment held a hearing entitled ``From Orbit to Operations: How\nWeather Satellites Support the National Security Mission''. Testimony\nwas heard from Irene Parker, Deputy Assistant Administrator for\nSystems, National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information\nService, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; Colonel Bryan\nMundhenk, Chief, Weather Operations Division, U.S. Air Force; and\nChristopher Ekstrom, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information\nWarfare (N2N6), and Deputy Director, Oceanography and Navigation, U.S.\nNavy.\nDRUGS, THUGS, AND FISH: EXAMINING COAST GUARD LAW ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS\nCommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Coast\nGuard and Maritime Transportation held a hearing entitled ``Drugs,\nThugs, and Fish: Examining Coast Guard Law Enforcement Efforts''.\nTestimony was heard from Vice Admiral David C. Barata, Deputy for\nOperations Policy and Capabilities, U.S. Coast Guard; and Heather\nMacLeod, Director, Homeland Security Programs, Government\nAccountability Office.\nLEGISLATIVE MEASURES\nCommittee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing\non legislation on the BEACON Act; H.R. 6444, the ``Blast Overpressure\nResearch and Mitigation Task Force Act''; H.R. 6526, the ``Clarity on\nCare Options Act''; legislation on the Data Driven Suicide Prevention\nAct; H.R. 2283, the ``RECOVER Act''; legislation on the Health Desert\nReform Act; H.R. 2426, the ``Veterans Mental Health and Addiction\nTherapy Quality of Care Act''; H.R. 6652, the ``U.S. Vets of the FAS\nAct''; H.R. 4509, the ``NOPAIN for Veterans Act''; H.R. 5999, to amend\ntitle 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans\nAffairs to furnish an opioid antagonist to a veteran without requiring\na prescription or copayment; H.R. 6001, the ``Veterans with ALS\nReporting Act''; and legislation on the Whole Health for Veterans Act.\nTestimony was heard from Representatives Fallon, Mackenzie, Landsman,\nand Deluzio; Mark Koeniger, Acting Assistant Under Secretary for Health\nfor Patient Care Services, Department of Veterans Affairs; Maria\nLlorente, Acting Assistant Under Secretary for Health for Integrated\nVeteran Care, Department of Veterans Affairs; H. 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Charles Rudolph\nPaul, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Embassy of the\nRepublic of the Marshall Islands; and public witnesses.\nMAINTAINING AMERICAN INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP\nCommittee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Trade held a hearing\nentitled ``Maintaining American Innovation and Technology Leadership''.\nTestimony was heard from public witnesses.\n\nJoint Meetings\n  No joint committee meetings were held."]], "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-2026-01-13-pt1-PgD72"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 49.33480604086071, "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"}