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Rec. D213", "Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 36 (Tuesday, February 24, 2026)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 36 (Tuesday, February 24, 2026)]\n[Daily Digest]\n[Pages D213-D215]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\nCommittee Meetings\nNATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY\nCommittee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on National Security,\nDepartment of State, and Related Programs held an oversight hearing on\nthe National Endowment for Democracy. Testimony was heard from Damon\nWilson, President and Chief Executive Officer, National Endowment for\nDemocracy.\nMODERNIZATION OF THE ORGANIC INDUSTRIAL BASE\nCommittee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land\nForces; and Subcommittee on Readiness held a joint hearing entitled\n``Modernization of the Organic Industrial Base''. Testimony was heard\nfrom Brent Ingraham, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition,\nLogistics, and Technology, Department of the Army; Lieutenant General\nChris Mohan, U.S. Army, Commanding Officer, Army Materiel Command; and\nMajor General John Reim, U.S. Army, Joint Program Executive Office,\nArmaments and Ammunition, and Commanding General, Picatinny Arsenal,\nDepartment of the Army.\nBALANCING CAREERS AND CARE: EXAMINING INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO PAID\nLEAVE\nCommittee on Education and Workforce: Subcommittee on Workforce\nProtections held a hearing entitled ``Balancing Careers and Care:\nExamining Innovative Approaches to Paid Leave''. Testimony was heard\nfrom public witnesses.\nBUILDING AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-READY AMERICA: TEACHING IN THE\nARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AGE\nCommittee on Education and Workforce: Subcommittee on Early Childhood,\nElementary, and Secondary Education held a hearing entitled ``Building\nan AI-Ready America: Teaching in the AI Age''. Testimony was heard from\nMichele Blatt, State Superintendent of Schools, West Virginia\nDepartment of Education; and public witnesses.\nFROM SOURCE TO TAP: A HEARING TO EXAMINE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES\nFOR SAFE, RELIABLE, AND AFFORDABLE DRINKING WATER\nCommittee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Environment held a\nhearing entitled ``From Source to Tap: A Hearing to Examine Challenges\nand Opportunities for Safe, Reliable, and Affordable Drinking Water''.\nTestimony was heard from Nicole N.\n\n[[Page D214]]\n\nMurley, Acting Inspector General, Environmental Protection Agency; and\npublic witnesses.\nADVANCING NATIONAL SECURITY THROUGH COMMERCIAL DIPLOMACY\nCommittee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled\n``Advancing National Security through Commercial Diplomacy''. Testimony\nwas heard from Jacob Helberg, Under Secretary of State for Economic\nAffairs, Department of State.\nSTRENGTHENING EXPORT CONTROL ENFORCEMENT\nCommittee on Foreign Affairs: South and Central Asia Subcommittee held\na hearing entitled ``Strengthening Export Control Enforcement''.\nTestimony was heard from David Peters, Assistant Secretary of Commerce\nfor Export Enforcement, Bureau of Industry and Security, Department of\nCommerce.\nBEFORE THE WHISTLE: ASSESSING INFORMATION SHARING AND SECURITY\nCOLLABORATION AHEAD OF MAJOR EVENTS\nCommittee on Homeland Security: Full Committee held a hearing entitled\n``Before the Whistle: Assessing Information Sharing and Security\nCollaboration Ahead of Major Events''. Testimony was heard from Joseph\nMabin, Deputy Chief, Police Department, Kansas City, Missouri; Travis\nNelson, Deputy Chief of Staff and Homeland Security Advisor, Office of\nthe Governor, Maryland; and public witnesses.\nBUREAUCRATIC DELAYS AND THE COSTS TO RATEPAYERS AND ELECTRIC POWER\nSYSTEMS\nCommittee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and\nFisheries hearing entitled ``Bureaucratic Delays and the Costs to\nRatepayers and Electric Power Systems''. Testimony was heard from\npublic witnesses.\nLEGISLATIVE MEASURES\nCommittee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral\nResources hearing on H.R. 1501, the ``Protecting Domestic Mining Act of\n2025''; H.R. 2969, the ``Finding ORE Act''; H.R. 4781, the ``RESCUE Act\nof 2025''; H.R. 5929, the ``Critical Minerals Supply Chain Resiliency\nAct''; H.R. 7126, the ``SECURE Minerals Act of 2026''; and H.R. 7458,\nthe ``Domestic ORE Act''. Testimony was heard from Representatives\nBarr, Hageman, and Wittman; and public witnesses.\nAN UPDATE ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE'S STRUGGLING BACKGROUND CHECK SYSTEM\nCommittee on Oversight and Government Reform: Subcommittee on\nGovernment Operations held a hearing entitled ``An Update on DoD's\nStruggling Background Check System''. Testimony was heard from Alissa\nCzyz, Director, Defense Capabilities and Management, Government\nAccountability Office; and Justin Overbaugh, Deputy Under Secretary of\nDefense for Intelligence and Security, and Acting Director, Defense\nCounterintelligence and Security Agency, U.S. Department of War.\nPOWERING AMERICA'S AI FUTURE: ASSESSING POLICY OPTIONS TO INCREASE DATA\nCENTER INFRASTRUCTURE\nCommittee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on\nInvestigations and Oversight held a hearing entitled ``Powering\nAmerica's AI Future: Assessing Policy Options to Increase Data Center\nInfrastructure''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.\nCAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION: DEVELOPING THE FUTURE OF MAIN STREET\nSUCCESS\nCommittee on Small Business: Full Committee held a hearing entitled\n``Career and Technical Education: Developing the Future of Main Street\nSuccess''. Testimony was heard from Keith Gunuskey, Superintendent of\nSchools, Wallenpaupack Area School District, Pennsylvania; Nikki Nix,\nChief Academic Officer, Godley Independent School District, Texas; and\npublic witnesses.\nPROPOSALS FOR A WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2026--ADMINISTRATION\nPRIORITIES\nCommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water\nResources and Environment held a hearing entitled ``Proposals for a\nWater Resources Development Act of 2026--Administration Priorities''.\nTestimony was heard from Adam R. Telle, Assistant Secretary, U.S. Army\n(Civil Works); and Lieutenant General William H. Butch Graham, Jr.,\nChief of Engineers and Commanding General, U.S. Army Corps of\nEngineers.\nMISCELLANEOUS MEASURES\nCommittee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity\nheld a markup on H.R. 7049, the ``Improving Mental Health Care and\nCoordination for Homeless Veterans Act''; H.R. 3159, the ``Improving\nSCRA Benefit Utilization Act''; H.R. 5436, to amend title 38, United\nStates Code, to prohibit an educational institution from withholding a\n\n[[Page D215]]\n\ntranscript from an individual who pursued a course or program of\neducation at such institution using Post-9/11 educational assistance;\nH.R. 7150, to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the\nSecretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a quarterly report\non housing loans insured, guaranteed, or under laws administered by the\nSecretary, and for other purposes. H.R. 1957, the ``End Veteran\nHomelessness Act of 2025''; H.R. 1965, the ``Veteran Education\nAssistance Adjustment Act''; H.R. 7083, the ``CRUISE Act''; H.R. 7141,\nthe ``Affordable Housing Guarantee Act''; H.R. 982, the ``Warriors to\nWorkforce Act''; H.R. 5634, the ``Veterans Flight Training\nResponsibility Act of 2025''; H.R. 7103, the ``Improving Emerging Tech\nOpportunities for Veterans Act''; and H.R. 1803, the ``Fair Access to\nCo-ops for Veterans Act of 2025''. H.R. 7049, H.R. 3159, H.R. 5436,\nH.R. 7150, H.R. 1957, H.R. 1965, H.R. 7083, H.R. 7141, and H.R. 982\nwere forwarded to the Full Committee, without amendment. H.R 5634, H.R.\n7103, and H.R. 1803 were forwarded to the Full Committee, as amended.\nADVANCING THE NEXT GENERATION OF AMERICA'S HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE\nCommittee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing\nentitled ``Advancing the Next Generation of America's Health Care\nWorkforce''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.\n\nJoint Meetings\nDISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS AND MULTI VSOs LEGISLATVE PRESENTATION\nJoint Hearing: Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs concluded a joint\nhearing with the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs to examine the\nlegislative presentation of Disabled American Veterans and multi VSOs,\nafter receiving testimony from Coleman Nee, Barry Jesinoski, Bryan\nVanBoxel, Jim Marszalek, Scott Hope, Jon Retzer, John Kleindienst, Ron\nMinter, and Melissa Pierce, all of the Disabled American Veterans;\nLieutenant General Brian T. 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