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D148", "Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 24 (Tuesday, February 3, 2026)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 24 (Tuesday, February 3, 2026)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D148-D149]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\nCommittee Meetings\nDEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL\nCommittee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural\nDevelopment, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies held an\noversight hearing on the Department of Agriculture, Office of Inspector\nGeneral. Testimony was heard from John Walk, Inspector General,\nDepartment of Agriculture.\nBUILDING AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE -READY AMERICA: ADOPTING ARTIFICIAL\nINTELLIGENCE AT WORK\nCommittee on Education and Workforce: Subcommittee on Health,\nEmployment, Labor, and Pensions held a hearing entitled ``Building an\nAI-Ready America: Adopting AI at Work''. Testimony was heard from\npublic witnesses.\nOVERSIGHT OF FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION: ADVANCING AFFORDABLE\nAND RELIABLE ENERGY FOR ALL AMERICANS\nCommittee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Energy held a hearing\nentitled ``Oversight of FERC: Advancing Affordable and Reliable Energy\nfor All Americans''. Testimony was heard from the following Department\nof Energy officials: Judy Chang, Commissioner, Federal Energy\nRegulatory Commission; David LaCerte, Commissioner, Federal Energy\nRegulatory Commission; David Rosner, Commissioner, Federal Energy\nRegulatory Commission; Lindsay S. See, Commissioner, Federal Energy\nRegulatory Commission; and Laura V. Swett, Chairman, Federal Energy\nRegulatory Commission.\n\n[[Page D149]]\n\nCOMMON SCHEMES, REAL HARM: EXAMINING FRAUD IN MEDICARE AND MEDICAID\nCommittee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and\nInvestigations held a hearing entitled ``Common Schemes, Real Harm:\nExamining Fraud in Medicare and Medicaid''. Testimony was heard from\npublic witnesses.\nU.S. POLICY TOWARD LEBANON: OBSTACLES TO DISMANTLING HEZBOLLAH'S GRIP\nON POWER\nCommittee on Foreign Affairs: Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee\nheld a hearing entitled ``U.S. Policy Toward Lebanon: Obstacles to\nDismantling Hezbollah's Grip on Power''. Testimony was heard from\npublic witnesses.\nFRONTLINE DEFENDERS: HOW THE COAST GUARD'S DEPLOYABLE SPECIALIZED\nFORCES COMBAT NARCOTERRORISTS AND OTHER MARITIME THREATS ON THE HIGH\nSEAS\nCommittee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Transportation and\nMaritime Security held a hearing entitled ``Frontline Defenders: How\nthe Coast Guard's Deployable Specialized Forces Combat Narcoterrorists\nand Other Maritime Threats on the High Seas''. Testimony was heard from\nRear Admiral Upper Half David C. Barata, Deputy Commandant for\nOperations Policy and Capabilities, U.S. Coast Guard; and Heather\nMacLeod, Director, Homeland Security and Justice Issues, Government\nAccountability Office.\nMISCELLANEOUS MEASURES\nCommittee on the Judiciary: Full Committee held a markup on H.J. Res.\n139, proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States\nrequiring a balanced budget for the Federal Government; and H.R. 1028,\nthe ``Protection of Women in Olympic and Amateur Sports Act''. H.J.\nRes. 139 was ordered reported, without amendment. H.R. 1028 was ordered\nreported, as amended.\nFIX OUR FORESTS: THE NEED FOR URGENT ACTION ONE YEAR AFTER THE L.A.\nWILDFIRES\nCommittee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Federal Lands held a\nhearing entitled ``Fix Our Forests: The Need for Urgent Action One Year\nAfter the L.A. Wildfires''. Testimony was heard from Steve Crowder,\nMayor, Paradise, California; and public witnesses.\nMAKING FEDERAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS WORK IN INDIAN COUNTRY\nCommittee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Indian and Insular\nAffairs held a hearing entitled ``Making Federal Economic Development\nPrograms Work in Indian Country''. Testimony was heard from public\nwitnesses.\nLEGISLATIVE MEASURES\nCommittee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Disability Assistance\nand Memorial Affairs held a hearing on H.R. 1004, the ``Love Lives on\nAct of 2025''; H.R. 1685, the ``Justice for ALS Veterans of 2025'';\nH.R. 2164, the ``Dayton National Cemetery Expansion Act of 2025''; H.R.\n6698, the ``Board of Veterans Appeals Annual Report Transparency Act of\n2025''; H.R. 6943, the ``Veterans Burial Allowance and Reimbursement\nAct of 2026''; H.R. 7260, the ``National Cemetery Administration Annual\nReport Act of 2026''; H.R. 4469, the ``PRESUME Act''; H.R. 5723, the\n``FRAUD in VA Disability Exam Act''; and H.R. 5339, the ``Susan E.\nLukas 9/11 Servicemember Fairness Act''. Testimony was heard from\nRepresentatives Fitzpatrick, Evans, Mackenzie, and Subramanyam;\nJennifer Bover, Executive Director, Pension and Fiduciary Service,\nVeterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; and\npublic witnesses.\n\nJoint Meetings\nSECURING SYRIA'S TRANSFORMATION\nCommission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Commission concluded\na hearing to examine securing Syria's transformation by diminishing\nRussia's influence, after receiving testimony from Anna Borschevskaya,\nThe Washington Institute for Near East Policy, Michael Doran, The\nHudson Institute Center for Peace and Security in the Middle East, and\nRichard Outzen, The Atlantic Council, all of Washington, D.C."]], "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-2026-02-03-pt1-PgD148"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 25.51691886037588, "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"}