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Committee Meetings
THE 2021 WILDLAND FIRE YEAR: RESPONDING TO AND MITIGATING THREATS TO COMMUNITIES
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry held a hearing entitled ``The 2021 Wildland Fire Year: Responding to and Mitigating Threats to Communities''. Testimony was heard from Randy Moore, Chief, U.S. Forest Service.
ENDING THE U.S. MILITARY MISSION IN AFGHANISTAN
Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled
``Ending the U.S. Military Mission in Afghanistan''. Testimony was heard from Lloyd J. Austin III, Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense; General Mark A. Milley, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff; and General Kenneth McKenzie, Jr., U.S. Marine Corps, Commander, U.S. Central Command.
BACK TO SCHOOL: HIGHLIGHTING BEST PRACTICES FOR SAFELY REOPENING SCHOOL
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education held a hearing entitled ``Back to School: Highlighting Best Practices for Safely Reopening School''. Testimony was heard from Jesus F. Jara, Superintendent of Schools, Clark County School District, Las Vegas, Nevada; and public witnesses.
PROTECTING COMMUNITIES FROM INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS: REVITALIZING THE CHEMICAL SAFETY BOARD
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Protecting Communities from Industrial Accidents: Revitalizing the Chemical Safety Board''. Testimony was heard from Katherine A. Lemos, Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer, U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board.
THE FUTURE OF BANKING: HOW CONSOLIDATION, NONBANK COMPETITION, AND TECHNOLOGY ARE RESHAPING THE BANKING SYSTEM
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions held a hearing entitled ``The Future of Banking: How Consolidation, Nonbank Competition, and Technology are Reshaping the Banking System''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
20 YEARS AFTER 9/11: THE STATE OF THE TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
Committee on Homeland Security: Full Committee held a hearing entitled
``20 Years After 9/11: The State of the Transportation Security Administration''. Testimony was heard from David Pekoske, Administrator, Transportation Security Administration, Department of Homeland Security; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee began a markup on H.R. 5374, the ``SHOP SAFE Act''; H.R. 2883, the ``Stop Stalling Access to Affordable Medications''; H.R. 2891, the ``Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act''; H.R. 2873, the ``Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2021''; H.R. 2884, the ``Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act''; H.R. 3617, the ``MORE Act of 2021''; H.R. 2116, the ``CROWN Act of 2021''; H.R. 187, for the relief of Victoria Galindo Lopez; H.R. 680, for the relief of Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, and Vandana Kurdekar; H.R. 681, for the relief of Rebecca Trimble; H.R. 739, for the relief of Median El-Moustrah; and H.R. 785, for the relief of Maria Isabel Bueso Barrera, Alberto Bueso Mendoza, and Karla Maria Barrera De Bueso.
CONFRONTING VIOLENT WHITE SUPREMACY (PART VI): EXAMINING THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION'S COUNTERTERRORISM STRATEGY
Committee on Oversight and Reform: Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties held a hearing entitled ``Confronting Violent White Supremacy (Part VI): Examining the Biden Administration's Counterterrorism Strategy''. Testimony was heard from John Cohen, Coordinator for Counterterrorism, Department of Homeland Security; Brad Wiegmann, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, National Security Division, Department of Justice; and Timothy Langan, Assistant Director, Counterterrorism Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation.
UPGRADING PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE: THE NEED TO PROTECT, REBUILD, AND STRENGTHEN STATE AND LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENTS
Committee on Oversight and Reform: Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis held a hearing entitled ``Upgrading Public Health Infrastructure: The Need to Protect, Rebuild, and Strengthen State and Local Public Health Departments''. Testimony was heard from Joseph Kanter, M.D., State Health Officer and Medical Director, Louisiana Department of Health; Jennifer Bacani McKenney, M.D., Health Officer, Wilson County Health Department, Kansas; Mysheika Roberts, M.D., Health Commissioner, Columbus Public Health, Ohio; and a public witness.
PROMOTING PHYSICAL ACTIVITY FOR AMERICANS ACT
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on S. 1301, the
``Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act'' [Temporary Extension of Public Debt Limit]. The Committee granted, by record vote of 7-3, a closed rule providing for consideration of S. 1301, the ``Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act'' [Temporary Extension of Public Debt Limit]. The rule provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means or their respective designees. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 117-16 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 one motion to commit. Testimony was heard from Representatives Beyer and Rice of South Carolina.
MEMBERS' DAY HEARING: HOUSE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, SPACE, AND TECHNOLOGY
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``Members' Day Hearing: House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology''. Testimony was heard from Representatives Stansbury and Case.
SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY'S ROLE IN CLIMATE SOLUTIONS
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Underserved, Agricultural, and Rural Development held a hearing entitled ``Sustainable Forestry's Role in Climate Solutions''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
Joint Meetings
No joint committee meetings were held.
SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 170
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