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Committee Meetings
COAST GUARD READINESS
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Homeland Security held a hearing entitled ``Coast Guard Readiness''. Testimony was heard from Admiral Karl L. Schultz, Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard.
APPROPRIATIONS--DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies held a budget hearing on the Department of Labor. Testimony was heard from Martin J. Walsh, Secretary, Department of Labor.
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE'S FINANCIAL IMPROVEMENT AND AUDIT READINESS PLAN: FISCAL YEAR 2020 AUDIT RESULTS AND THE PATH FORWARD
Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled
``The Department of Defense's Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness Plan: Fiscal Year 2020 Audit Results and the Path Forward''. Testimony was heard from the following Department of Defense officials: Douglas A. Glenn, Deputy Chief Financial Officer; Wesley C. Miller, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Assistant Secretary of the Army
(Financial Management and Comptroller); Alaleh Jenkins, Performing the Duties of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Financial Management and Comptroller; and Stephen R. Herrera, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller.
BUILDING BACK BETTER: INVESTING IN IMPROVING SCHOOLS, CREATING JOBS, AND STRENGTHENING FAMILIES AND OUR ECONOMY
Committee on Education and Labor: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``Building Back Better: Investing in Improving Schools, Creating Jobs, and Strengthening Families and our Economy''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
THE LONG HAUL: FORGING A PATH THROUGH THE LINGERING EFFECTS OF COVID-19
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing entitled ``The Long Haul: Forging a Path through the Lingering Effects of COVID-19''. Testimony was heard from Francis S. Collins, M.D., Director, National Institutes of Health; John T. Brooks, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, CDC COVID-19 Response, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services; and public witnesses.
EXAMINING THE ROLE OF MUNICIPAL BOND MARKETS IN ADVANCING--AND UNDERMINING--ECONOMIC, RACIAL AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Examining the Role of Municipal Bond Markets in Advancing--and Undermining--Economic, Racial and Social Justice''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
STATE AND LOCAL PERSPECTIVES ON DHS PREPAREDNESS GRANT
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery held a hearing entitled ``State and Local Perspectives on DHS Preparedness Grant Programs''. Testimony was heard from Jared Maples, Director, New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness; Robert V. Altman, Battalion Chief, Ocala Fire Rescue, Marion County, Florida; and public witnesses.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on House Administration: Full Committee held a business meeting on Disposition of Contested elections, and for other purposes. Disposition of Contested elections, and for other purposes was ordered reported, without amendment.
BUSINESS MEETING
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship held a business meeting on Request for a DHS Departmental Report on the Beneficiary of H.R. 681. Request for a DHS Departmental Report on the Beneficiary of H.R. 681 was approved.
`WHY DON'T THEY JUST GET IN LINE?' BARRIERS TO LEGAL IMMIGRATION
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship held a hearing entitled `` `Why Don't They Just Get in Line?' Barriers to Legal Immigration''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 1492, the ``Methane Waste Prevention Act of 2021''; and H.R. 1884, the
``Save Oak Flat Act'', and began a markup on H.R. 1503, the ``Restoring Community Input and Public Protections in Oil and Gas Leasing Act of 2021''. H.R. 1492 and H.R. 1884 were ordered reported, without amendment.
ENDING HUNGER IN AMERICA: CHALLENGES, OPPORTUNITIES, AND BUILDING THE POLITICAL WILL TO SUCCEED
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``Ending Hunger in America: Challenges, Opportunities, and Building the Political Will to Succeed'' [Original Jurisdiction Hearing]. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION: ADVANCING RESEARCH FOR THE FUTURE OF U.S. INNOVATION
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Subcommittee on Research and Technology held a hearing entitled ``National Science Foundation: Advancing Research for the Future of U.S. Innovation''. Testimony was heard from Sethuraman Panchanathan, Director, National Science Foundation; and Ellen Ochoa, Chair, National Science Board.
HARNESSING THE POWER OF IMMIGRANT-OWNED BUSINESSES TO BUILD BACK BETTER
Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a hearing entitled
``Harnessing the Power of Immigrant-owned Businesses to Build Back Better''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
INVESTING IN AMERICA: REAUTHORIZATION OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADMINISTRATION
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management held a hearing entitled ``Investing in America: Reauthorization of the Economic Development Administration''. Testimony was heard from Dennis Alvord, Acting Assistant Secretary for Economic Development, Department of Commerce; and public witnesses.
CHARTING THE PATH FORWARD FOR TELEHEALTH
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Health held a hearing entitled ``Charting the Path Forward for Telehealth''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
Joint Meetings
No joint committee meetings were held.
SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 73
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