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Committee Meetings
STATE OF THE BEEF SUPPLY CHAIN: SHOCKS, RECOVERY, AND REBUILDING
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture held a hearing entitled ``State of the Beef Supply Chain: Shocks, Recovery, and Rebuilding''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Cyber, Innovative Technologies, and Information Systems held a markup on H.R. 4350, the
``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022''. H.R. 4350 was forwarded to the full Committee, without amendment.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Strategic Forces held a markup on H.R. 4350, the ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022''. H.R. 4350 was forwarded to the full Committee, without amendment.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces held a markup on H.R. 4350, the ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022''. H.R. 4350 was forwarded to the full Committee, as amended.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURE
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Military Personnel held a markup on H.R. 4350, the ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022''. H.R. 4350 was forwarded to the full Committee, without amendment.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: EXAMINING FEDERAL NUTRITION PROGRAMS FOR YOUNG CHILDREN AND INFANTS
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services held a hearing entitled ``Food for Thought: Examining Federal Nutrition Programs for Young Children and Infants''. Testimony was heard from Teresa L. Turner, Nutritionist, Child and Youth Services, U.S. Army; Paula N. Garrett, Division Director, Division of Community Nutrition, Department of Health, Virginia; and public witnesses.
TRANSFORMING THE FTC: LEGISLATION TO MODERNIZE CONSUMER PROTECTION
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Consumer Protection held a hearing entitled ``Transforming the FTC: Legislation to Modernize Consumer Protection''. Testimony was heard from the following Federal Trade Commission officials: Lina Khan, Chair; Noah Joshua Phillips, Commissioner; Rohit Chopra, Commissioner; Rebecca K. Slaughter, Commissioner; and Christine S. Wilson, Commissioner; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee began a markup on H.R. 4590, the ``Promoting New and Diverse Depository Institutions Act''; H.R. 3332, the ``Manufactured Housing Community Preservation Act of 2021''; H.R. 4616, the ``Adjustable Interest Rate Act of 2021''; H.R. 4618, the ``Short Sale Transparency and Market Fairness Act''; H.R. 4685, to require the Government Accountability Office to carry out a study on the impact of the gamification, psychological nudges, and other design techniques used by online trading platforms, and for other purposes; H.R. 4617, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit payment for order flow; H.R. 935, the ``Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2021''; H.R. 4620, to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to limit the exemption provided for family offices from the definition of an investment adviser to those family offices with less than
$750,000,000 in assets under management and for other purposes; H.R. 4619, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit trading ahead by market makers, and for other purposes; H.R. 3555, the ``Voters on the Move Registration Act''; and H.R. 2265, the ``Financial Exploitation Prevention Act of 2021''.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee began a markup on H.R. 4589, the ``Diversity and Inclusion at the State Department Act''; H.R. 4693, the ``Global Malnutrition Prevention and Treatment Act of 2021''; H.R. 1199, the ``STEM Diplomacy Act''; H. Res. 496, supporting the continued work of the United States African Development Foundation as it creates pathways to prosperity for underserved communities on the African Continent through community-led development; H.R. 2946, the
``Reinforcing Nicaragua's Adherence to Conditions for Electoral Reform Act of 2021''; H.R. 4250, the ``War Crimes Rewards Expansion Act''; H. Res. 497, condemning the murder of Alireza Fazeli Monfared and the practice of so-called ``honor killings'' in Iran, and for other purposes; H.R. 4526, the ``City and State Diplomacy Act''; H. Res. 549, condemning the assassination of the Haitian President, and urging United States and global support of Haitian-led solutions; H. Res. 547, calling for the continued support of Afghan women and girls after the drawdown of American troops; H. Res. 376, condemning Turkey for its illegal occupation of Cyprus; and H.R. 4686, the ``Cambodia Democracy Act of 2021''.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Homeland Security: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 903, the ``Rights for the TSA Workforce Act of 2021''; H.R. 2915, the
``Homeland Procurement Reform Act''; H.R. 4089, the ``Darren Drake Act''; H.R. 4094, the ``One-Stop Pilot Program Act of 2021''; H.R. 4209, the ``DHS Illicit Cross-Border Tunnel Defense Act''; H.R. 4363, the ``DHS Contract Reporting Act of 2021''; H.R. 4426, the ``Homeland Security for Children Act''; H.R. 4611, the ``DHS Software Supply Chain Risk Management Act of 2021''; H.R. 4691, the ``K-12 Cybersecurity Act''; and H.R. 4682, the ``Unmanned Aerial Security Act''. H.R. 903, H.R. 2915, H.R. 4089, H.R. 4094, H.R. 4209, H.R. 4363, H.R. 4426, H.R. 4611, and H.R. 4682 were ordered reported, as amended. H.R. 4691 was ordered reported, without amendment.
DHS'S EFFORTS TO DISRUPT TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS IN CENTRAL AMERICA
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability held a hearing entitled ``DHS's Efforts to Disrupt Transnational Criminal Organizations in Central America''. Testimony was heard from Francis J. Russo, Acting Deputy Executive Assistant Commissioner, Operations Support, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security; and John A. Condon, Acting Assistant Director, International Operations, Homeland Security Investigations, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Homeland Security.
ELECTION SUBVERSION: A GROWING THREAT TO ELECTORAL INTEGRITY
Committee on House Administration: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``Election Subversion: A Growing Threat to Electoral Integrity''. Testimony was heard from Representatives Owens, Sarbanes, and Williams of Georgia; Janice Winfrey, City Clerk, Detroit, Michigan; and public witnesses.
OVERSIGHT OF THE BANKRUPTCY CODE, PART 1: CONFRONTING ABUSES OF THE CHAPTER 11 SYSTEM
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law held a hearing entitled ``Oversight of the Bankruptcy Code, Part 1: Confronting Abuses of the Chapter 11 System''. Testimony was heard from William Tong, Attorney General, Connecticut; and public witnesses.
THE PRESIDENT'S FY22 BUDGET PRIORITY FOR THE TERRITORIES: MEDICAID, SSI, AND SNAP PARITY
Committee on Natural Resources: Office of Insular Affairs Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``The President's FY22 Budget Priority for the Territories: Medicaid, SSI, and SNAP Parity''. Testimony was heard from Christina Marie Sablan, Chair, Committee on Health and Welfare, Northern Marianas Islands House of Representatives; and public witnesses.
FITARA 12.0
Committee on Oversight and Reform: Subcommittee on Government Operations held a hearing entitled ``FITARA 12.0''. Testimony was heard from Clare Martorana, Federal Chief Information Officer, Office of Management and Budget; Keith A. Bluestein, Chief Information Officer, Small Business Administration; Sean Brune, Chief Information Officer, Social Security Administration; and Carol C. Harris, Director, Information Technology and Cybersecurity, Government Accountability Office.
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022; DEPARTMENT OF STATE, FOREIGN OPERATIONS, AND RELATED PROGRAMS APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022; COMMERCE, JUSTICE, SCIENCE, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2022
Committee on Rules: Full Committee concluded a hearing on H.R. 4346, the ``Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2022''; H.R. 4373, the
``Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2022''; and H.R. 4505, the ``Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022''. The Committee granted, by record vote of 9-3, a rule providing for consideration of H.R. 4346, the ``Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2022'', H.R. 4373, the ``Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2022'', and H.R. 4505, the ``Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022''. The rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4346, the ``Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2022'', under a structured rule. The rule provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their designees. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides that the amendment printed in part A of the Rules Committee report shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. The rule provides that following debate, each further amendment printed in part B of the report not earlier considered as part of amendments en bloc pursuant to section 3 shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, may be withdrawn by the proponent at any time before the question is put thereon, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question. Section 3 of the rule provides that at any time after debate the chair of the Committee on Appropriations or her designee may offer amendments en bloc consisting of further amendments printed in part B of the report not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their designees, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question. The rule provides one motion to recommit. Section 5 of the rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4373, the ``Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2022, under a structured rule''. The rule provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their designees. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides that the amendment printed in part C of the report shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. The rule provides that following debate pursuant to section 5, each further amendment printed in part D of the report not earlier considered as part of amendments en bloc pursuant to section 7 shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, may be withdrawn by the proponent at any time before the question is put thereon, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question. Section 7 of the rule provides that at any time after debate pursuant to section 5, the chair of the Committee on Appropriations or her designee may offer amendments en bloc consisting of further amendments printed in part D of the report not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their designees, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question. The rule provides one motion to recommit. Section 9 of the rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4505, the ``Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022'', under a structured rule. The rule provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their designees. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides that the amendment printed in part E of the Rules Committee report shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended. The rule provides that following debate pursuant section 9, each further amendment printed in part F of the report not earlier considered as part of amendments en bloc pursuant to section 11 shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, may be withdrawn by the proponent at any time before the question is put thereon, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question. Section 11 of the rule provides that at any time after debate pursuant to section 9, the chair of the Committee on Appropriations or her designee may offer amendments en bloc consisting of further amendments printed in part F of the report not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their designees, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question. The rule waives all points of order against the amendments printed in parts B, D, and F of the report or amendments en bloc described in sections 3, 7, and 11 of the resolution. The rule provides one motion to recommit.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 3095, the ``Fair and Open Skies Act''; H.R. 1339, the
``Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act''; H.R. 3193, the ``E-BRIDGE Act''; H.R. 3037, the ``Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act of 2021''; H.R. 3709, the ``Preliminary Damage Assessment Improvement Act of 2021''; H.R. 4679, to designate the Federal building located at 1200 New Jersey Ave Southeast in Washington, DC, as the
``Norman Yoshio Mineta Federal Building''; H.R. 4660, to designate the Federal building and United States Courthouse located at 1125 Chapline Street in Wheeling, WV, as the ``Frederick P. Stamp, Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse''; H.R. 2220, to amend title 40, United States Code, to modify the treatment of certain bargain-price options to purchase at less than fair market value, and for other purposes; H. Con. Res. 41, authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the National Peace Officers Memorial Service and the National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition; and General Services Administration's Capital Investment and Leasing Program Resolutions. H.R. 3095, H.R. 3193, H.R. 3037, H.R. 3709, H.R. 4679, H.R. 4660, H.R. 2220, and H. Con. Res. 41 were ordered reported, without amendment. H.R. 1339 was ordered reported, as amended. General Services Administration's Capital Investment and Leasing Program Resolutions were adopted.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 4657, the ``Veteran Home Energy Savings Act''; H.R. 912, the ``American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Act''; H.R. 3856, to require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on disparities associated with race and ethnicity with respect to certain benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs; H.R. 147, the ``Bringing Registered Apprenticeships to Veterans Education Act''; H.R. 4673, the ``Ensuring Veterans' Smooth Transition Act''; H.R. 4626, the ``VA Assessment by Independent Measures Act''; H.R. 4625, the ``VA Caregiver Transparency Act''; and H.R. 4233, the ``Student Veterans Counseling Centers Eligibility Act''. H.R. 4657, H.R. 912, H.R. 3856, H.R. 147, H.R. 4673, and H.R. 4626 were ordered reported, as amended. H.R. 4625 and H.R. 4233 were ordered reported, without amendment.
THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY I AND A BUDGET REQUEST
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence, and Counterproliferation held a hearing entitled ``The Department of Homeland Security I and A Budget Request''. Testimony was heard from Melissa Smislova, Deputy Under Secretary for Intelligence Enterprise Readiness, Department of Homeland Security. This hearing was closed.
Joint Meetings
No joint committee meetings were held.
SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 132
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