Congressional Record Daily Digest — March 10, 2021, D226
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This is D226 of the Congressional Record Daily Digest for March 10, 2021, listing House committee hearings. An Appropriations subcommittee had a budget hearing on the Government Accountability Office and House officers, with testimony from the Comptroller General, and the Homeland Security Appropriations Subcommittee had a hearing on modernizing the Federal civilian approach to cybersecurity. Armed Services subcommittees had a joint hearing on privatized military family housing, Energy and Commerce had a hearing on restoring the vital mission of the EPA, and Financial Services had a hearing on racial equity and fair access to housing and financial services.
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D226 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST March 10, 2021
PRIVATIZED MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING:
Committee Meetings UPDATE ON IMPLEMENTATION OF
APPROPRIATIONS—GOVERNMENT HOUSING REFORMS
ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE; HOUSE OF Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Readi-
REPRESENTATIVES OFFICERS ness; and Subcommittee on Military Personnel held
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legisla- a joint hearing entitled ‘‘Privatized Military Family
tive Branch held a budget hearing on the Govern- Housing: Update on Implementation of Housing Re-
ment Accountability Office and House of Represent- forms’’. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
atives Officers. Testimony was heard from Gene L.
Dodaro, Comptroller General of the United States, THE PATH FORWARD: RESTORING THE
Government Accountability Office; and the fol- VITAL MISSION OF EPA
lowing U.S. House of Representatives officers: E. Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on
Wade Ballou, Legislative Counsel; Tim Blodgett, Oversight and Investigations held a hearing entitled
Acting Sergeant at Arms; Kemba Hendrix, Director, ‘‘The Path Forward: Restoring the Vital Mission of
Office of Diversity and Inclusion; Cheryl L. Johnson, EPA’’. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
Clerk; Douglas N. Letter, General Counsel; Michael JUSTICE FOR ALL: ACHIEVING RACIAL
T. Ptasienski, Inspector General; Ralph V. Seep, Law EQUITY THROUGH FAIR ACCESS TO
Revision Counsel; and Catherine Szpindor, Chief Ad- HOUSING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES
ministrative Officer.
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held
MODERNIZING THE FEDERAL CIVILIAN a hearing entitled ‘‘Justice for All: Achieving Racial
APPROACH TO CYBERSECURITY Equity Through Fair Access to Housing and Finan-
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Home- cial Services’’. Testimony was heard from public wit-
land Security held a hearing entitled ‘‘Modernizing nesses.
the Federal Civilian Approach to Cybersecurity’’.
Testimony was heard from Eric Goldstein, Executive A YEAR INTO THE PANDEMIC: THE STATE
Assistant Director for Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity OF INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
and Infrastructure Security Agency; and Brandon Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Inter-
Wales, Acting Director, Cybersecurity and Infra- national Development, International Organizations,
structure Security Agency. and Global Corporate Social Impact held a hearing
INNOVATION AND INVESTMENT IN entitled ‘‘A Year into the Pandemic: The State of
WATER RESOURCES INFRASTRUCTURE International Development’’. Testimony was heard
from public witnesses.
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Energy
and Water Development, and Related Agencies held SECRETARY BLINKEN: THE BIDEN
a hearing entitled ‘‘Innovation and Investment in ADMINISTRATION’S PRIORITIES FOR U.S.
Water Resources Infrastructure’’. Testimony was FOREIGN POLICY
heard from Jason Uhley, General Manager-Chief En- Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a
gineer, Riverside County Flood Control and Water hearing entitled ‘‘Secretary Blinken: The Biden Ad-
Conservation District, California; Thomas J. Win- ministration’s Priorities for U.S. Foreign Policy’’.
ston, President and Chief Executive Officer, Toledo- Testimony was heard from Antony Blinken, Sec-
Lucas County Port Authority, Ohio; and public wit- retary, Department of State.
nesses.
BUSINESS MEETING
NATIONAL SECURITY CHALLENGES AND Committee on House Administration: Full Committee
U.S. MILITARY ACTIVITIES IN THE INDO-
PACIFIC held a business meeting on Committee Resolution
117–12, Contestee Mariannette Miller-Meeks’s Mo-
Committee on Armed Services: Full Committee held a tion to Dismiss Notice of Contest Regarding the
hearing entitled ‘‘National Security Challenges and Election for Representative in the 117th Congress
U.S. Military Activities in the Indo-Pacific’’. Testi- from the Second Congressional District of Iowa, and
mony was heard from David F. Helvey, Acting As- for other purposes. Committee Resolution 117–12
sistant Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Affairs, was agreed to, without amendment.
Department of Defense; Admiral Philip S. Davidson,
U.S. Navy, Commander, U.S. Indo-Pacific Com- THE NEXT STEPS FOR THE PAYCHECK
PROTECTION PROGRAM
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mand; and General Robert B. Abrams, U.S. Army,
Commander, United Nations Command/Combined Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a
Forces Command/U.S. Forces Korea. hearing entitled ‘‘The Next Steps for the Paycheck
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Protection Program’’. Testimony was heard from Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on oppor-
public witnesses. tunities and challenges for the United States around the
world, 10 a.m., SVC–217.
FULL STEAM AHEAD FOR RAIL: WHY RAIL Committee on Judiciary: Subcommittee on Competition
IS MORE RELEVANT THAN EVER FOR Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights, to hold hearings
ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL to examine competition policy for the twenty-first cen-
PROGRESS tury, focusing on the case for antitrust reform, 10 a.m.,
SD–226.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Sub-
committee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous House
Materials held a hearing entitled ‘‘Full Steam Ahead Committee on Agriculture, Full Committee, hearing enti-
for Rail: Why Rail is More Relevant Than Ever for tled ‘‘A Look at Food Insecurity in America’’, 1300 Long-
Economic and Environmental Progress’’. Testimony worth and Webex.
was heard from Shannon Valentine, Secretary of Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Legisla-
Transportation, Virginia; and public witnesses. tive Branch, budget hearing on the Architect of the Cap-
itol and the Government Publishing Office, 10 a.m.,
HEALTH PROFESSION OPPORTUNITY Webex.
GRANTS: PAST SUCCESSES AND FUTURE Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services,
USES Education, and Related Agencies, hearing entitled
‘‘COVID–19 and the Mental Health and Substance Use
Committee on Ways and Means: Subcommittee on Crises’’, 10 a.m., Webex.
Worker and Family Support held a hearing entitled Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Gov-
‘‘Health Profession Opportunity Grants: Past Suc- ernment, oversight hearing on the U.S. Postal Service, 2
cesses and Future Uses’’. Testimony was heard from p.m., Webex.
public witnesses. Committee on Education and Labor, Full Committee, busi-
ness meeting on new subcommittee assignments, 10:15
a.m., Zoom.
Joint Meetings Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, hearing enti-
No joint committee meetings were held. tled ‘‘Clearing the Air: Science-Based Strategies to Protect
Workers from COVID–19 Infections’’, 10:45 a.m., Zoom.
f Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on
COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY, Consumer Protection and Commerce, hearing entitled
MARCH 11, 2021 ‘‘Kids Online During COVID: Child Safety in an Increas-
ingly Digital Age’’, 10:30 a.m., Webex.
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated) Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Con-
sumer Protection and Financial Institutions, hearing enti-
Senate tled ‘‘Slipping Through the Cracks: Policy Options to
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: to hold Help America’s Consumers During the Pandemic’’, 10
hearings to examine farmers and foresters, focusing on op- a.m., Webex.
portunities to lead in tackling climate change, 10:15 Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Mid-
a.m., SR–301. dle East, North Africa and Global Counterterrorism, hear-
Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine ing entitled ‘‘The Crisis in Yemen: Part 1’’, 10 a.m.,
the final recommendations and report of the National Webex.
Commission on Military, National, and Public Service, Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime,
9:30 a.m., SD–G50. Terrorism, and Homeland Security, hearing entitled
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: business ‘‘Controlled Substances: Federal Policies and Enforce-
meeting to consider the nomination of David Turk, of ment’’, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn and Webex.
Maryland, to be Deputy Secretary of Energy; to be imme- Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and
diately followed by a hearing to examine the reliability, Civil Liberties, hearing entitled ‘‘The Constitutional
resiliency, and affordability of electric service in the Framework for Congress’s Ability to Uphold Standards of
United States amid the changing energy mix and extreme Member Conduct’’, 2 p.m., Webex.
weather events, 10 a.m., SD–106. Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water,
Committee on Foreign Relations: business meeting to con- Oceans, and Wildlife, hearing entitled ‘‘Building Back
sider the nominations of Wendy Ruth Sherman, of Mary- Better: Building Resilience for the Economy, Climate,
land, to be Deputy Secretary, and Brian P. McKeon, of and Ecosystems’’, 2 p.m., Webex.
the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Secretary for Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Select
Management and Resources, both of the Department of Revenue Measures, hearing entitled ‘‘Tax Tools to Help
State, 9:30 a.m., SH–216. Local Governments’’, 2 p.m., Webex.
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