Congressional Record Daily Digest — March 24, 2021, D296
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This is D296 of the Congressional Record Daily Digest for March 24, 2021, in a correction print, listing committee meetings. An Armed Services subcommittee received a closed briefing on Department of Defense cyber operations, and another subcommittee concluded a hearing on sexual assault in the military. The Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power concluded a hearing on natural infrastructure in western water management, and the Committee on Environment and Public Works ordered favorably reported business items including S. 400.
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D296 CORRECTION CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST March 24, 2021
ing America’s transportation infrastructure, after re-
Committee Meetings ceiving testimony from John D. Porcari, former
(Committees not listed did not meet) Deputy Secretary of Transportation, Cheverly, Mary-
land; Mayor Toby Barker, Hattiesburg, Mississippi;
DOD CYBER OPERATIONS Douglas R. Hooker, Atlanta Regional Commission,
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Cyber- Atlanta, Georgia; and Mark McAndrews, Port of
security received a closed briefing on Department of Pascagoula, Pascagoula, Mississippi.
Defense cyber operations from Mieke Eoyang, Dep-
uty Assistant Secretary for Cyber Policy, Office of WESTERN WATER MANAGEMENT
the Under Secretary for Policy, Jeffrey R. Jones, Vice Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Sub-
Director, Command, Control, Communications and committee on Water and Power concluded a hearing
Computers/Cyber, Joint Staff, J–6, Major General to examine the viability of incorporating natural in-
Kevin B. Kennedy, Jr., USAF, Director of Oper- frastructure in western water management and policy
ations, United States Cyber Command, and Rear Ad- to support economic development, protect watershed
miral Jeffrey J. Czerewko, USN, Deputy Director, health, and build more resilient communities, after
Global Operations, J39, Joint Staff, J–3, all of the
Department of Defense. receiving testimony from Charles V. Stern, Specialist
in Natural Resources Policy, Congressional Research
SEXUAL ASSAULT IN THE MILITARY Service, Library of Congress; Bobby Cochran, Wil-
Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Per- lamette Partnership, Portland, Oregon, Troy Larson,
sonnel concluded a hearing to examine sexual assault Lewis and Clark Regional Water System, Tea, South
in the military, including how continued Congres- Dakota; and Holly Richter, The Nature Conser-
sional oversight and an additional focus on preven- vancy, Hereford, Arizona.
tion could aid the Department of Defense’s efforts in
this area, after receiving testimony from Brenda S. BUSINESS MEETING
Farrell, Director, Defense Capabilities and Manage- Committee on Environment and Public Works: Com-
ment, Government Accountability Office; Eugene R. mittee ordered favorably reported the following busi-
Fidell, Yale Law School and New York University ness items:
Law School, New Haven, Connecticut; Colonel Don S. 400, to designate the headquarters building of
Christensen, USAF (Ret.), Protect our Defenders, Al-
the Department of Transportation located at 1200
exandria, Virginia; Colonel Lawrence J. Morris, USA
(Ret.), The Catholic University Of America, Wash- New Jersey Avenue, SE, in Washington, DC, as the
ington, D.C.; Natalie Khawam, Whistleblower Law ‘‘William T. Coleman, Jr., Federal Building’’; and
Firm, Tampa, Florida; Amy Braley Franck, Never The nominations of Brenda Mallory, of Maryland,
Alone; Quinton M. McNair, USA (Ret.); and Amy to be a Member of the Council on Environmental
Marsh. Quality, and Janet Garvin McCabe, of Indiana, to be
Deputy Administrator of the Environmental Protec-
CARES ACT tion Agency.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs:
Committee concluded a hearing to examine the BUSINESS MEETING
quarterly CARES Act report to Congress, after re- Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee or-
ceiving testimony from Janet L. Yellen, Secretary of dered favorably reported the following business
the Treasury; and Jerome H. Powell, Chair, Board of items:
Governors of the Federal Reserve System. S. 615, to establish an interagency program to as-
BUSINESS MEETING sist countries in North Africa and West Africa to
improve immediate and long-term capabilities to
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation:
Committee ordered favorably reported the nomina- counter terrorist threats, with an amendment in the
tion of Polly Ellen Trottenberg, of New York, to be nature of a substitute;
Deputy Secretary of Transportation, and a routine S. 335, to reauthorize the Tropical Forest and
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list in the Coast Guard. Coral Reef Conservation Act of 1998;
S. Res. 22, reaffirming the partnership between
REBUILDING AMERICA’S the United States and the Republic of Ecuador and
TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE recognizing the restoration and advancement of eco-
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: nomic relations, security, and development opportu-
Committee concluded a hearing to examine rebuild- nities in both nations;
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S. Res. 37, expressing solidarity with the San S. Res. 122, reaffirming the importance of United
Isidro Movement in Cuba, condemning escalated at- States alliances and partnerships, with an amendment
tacks against artistic freedoms in Cuba, and calling in the nature of a substitute.
for the repeal of laws that violate freedom of expres-
sion and the immediate release of arbitrarily detained DEMOCRACY IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE
artists, journalists, and activists, with an amendment CARIBBEAN
in the nature of a substitute; Committee on Foreign Relations: Committee concluded
S. Res. 44, denouncing the Maduro regime’s a hearing to examine the state of democracy in Latin
fraudulent legislative elections, the absence of ac- America and the Caribbean, after receiving testi-
ceptable conditions to ensure free, fair, and trans- mony from Secretary General Luis Almagro, Organi-
parent electoral processes in Venezuela, and the fur- zation of American States, Deborah Ullmer, National
ther erosion of Venezuelan democracy; Democratic Institute, and Ryan C. Berg, American
S. Res. 81, honoring Las Damas de Blanco, a Enterprise Institute, all of Washington, D.C.
women-led nonviolent movement in support of free-
dom and human rights in Cuba, and calling for the NATIONAL RESPONSE ENTERPRISE
release of all political prisoners in Cuba; Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Af-
S. Res. 120, recognizing the Ninth Summit of the fairs: Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and
Americas and reaffirming the commitment of the Spending Oversight concluded a hearing to examine
United States to a more prosperous, secure, and the National Response Enterprise, focusing on pre-
democratic Western Hemisphere; paring for future crises, after receiving testimony
S. Res. 34, recognizing the 200th anniversary of from General Joseph L. Votel, USA (Ret.), Business
the independence of Greece and celebrating democ- Executives for National Security, and Kristi M. Rog-
racy in Greece and the United States; ers, Principal to Principal LLC, both of Washington,
S. Res. 117, expressing support for the full imple- D.C.; W. Craig Fugate, former Administrator, Fed-
mentation of the Good Friday Agreement, or the eral Emergency Management Agency, Department of
Belfast Agreement, and subsequent agreements and Homeland Security, Gainesville, Florida; and Mi-
arrangements for implementation to support peace chael Capps, Diveplane Corporation, Raleigh, North
on the island of Ireland, with an amendment in the Carolina.
nature of a substitute;
S. Res. 35, condemning the military coup that NOMINATIONS
took place on February 1, 2021, in Burma and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions:
Burmese military’s detention of civilian leaders, call- Committee concluded a hearing to examine the
ing for an immediate and unconditional release of all nomination of Cynthia Minette Marten, of Cali-
those detained and for those elected to serve in par- fornia, to be Deputy Secretary of Education, after the
liament to resume their duties without impediment, nominee, who was introduced by former Representa-
with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; tive Susan Davis, testified and answered questions in
S. Res. 36, reaffirming the strategic partnership her own behalf.
between the United States and Mongolia and recog-
nizing the 30th anniversary of democracy in Mon- BUSINESS MEETING
golia, with an amendment in the nature of a sub- Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee ordered favor-
stitute; ably reported the following bills:
S. Res. 99, observing the 10th anniversary of the S. 421, to amend the America’s Water Infrastruc-
uprising in Syria; ture Act of 2018 to expand the Indian reservation
S. Res. 97, calling on the Government of Ethi- drinking water program; and
opia, the Tigray People’s Liberation Front, and other S. 789, to repeal certain obsolete laws relating to
belligerents to cease all hostilities, protect human Indians.
rights, allow unfettered humanitarian access, and co-
operate with independent investigations of credible NATIVE WATER INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS
atrocity allegations pertaining to the conflict in the Committee on Indian Affairs: Committee concluded an
Tigray Region of Ethiopia, with an amendment in oversight hearing to examine water infrastructure
the nature of a substitute; needs for Native communities, after receiving testi-
S. Res. 114, commending the United States Afri- mony from Raymond Tsumpti, Confederated Tribes
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can Development Foundation on the occasion of its of Warm Springs, Warm Springs, Oregon; Amelia
40th anniversary for creating pathways to prosperity Flores, Colorado River Indian Tribes, Parker, Ari-
for underserved communities on the African con- zona; Valerie Nurr’Araaluk Davidson, Alaska Native
tinent through community-led development; and Tribal Health Consortium, Anchorage; and Jason
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John, Navajo Nation Department of Water Re- ciate Administrator, Office of Capital Access, James
sources, Ft. Defiance, Arizona. Rivera, Associate Administrator, Office of Disaster
Assistance, Hannibal Ware, Inspector General, all of
FOR THE PEOPLE ACT the Small Business Administration; and William B.
Committee on Rules and Administration: Committee Shear, Director, Financial Markets and Community
concluded a hearing to examine S. 1, to expand Investment, Government Accountability Office.
Americans’ access to the ballot box, reduce the influ-
ence of big money in politics, strengthen ethics rules VETERANS’ MENTAL HEALTH AND THE
for public servants, and implement other anti-cor- HANNON ACT
ruption measures for the purpose of fortifying our Committee on Veterans’ Affairs: Committee concluded a
democracy, after receiving testimony from former hearing to examine veterans’ mental health and im-
Attorney General Eric H. Holder, Jr., National plementation of the Hannon Act, focusing on coping
Democratic Redistricting Committee, Washington, during COVID, after receiving testimony from
D.C.; Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, David Carroll, Executive Director, and Lisa K.
Lansing; West Virginia Secretary of State Mac War- Kearney, Acting Director, Veterans Crisis Line, Dep-
ner, Charleston; Indiana Attorney General Todd uty Director, and Matthew A. Miller, Director, both
Rokita, Indianapolis; Lee E. Goodman, former Chair- of Suicide Prevention, Clifford A. Smith, Director,
man of the Federal Election Commission, Trevor Field Support and Analytics, all of the Office of
Potter, Campaign Legal Center, Fred Wertheimer, Mental Health and Suicide Prevention, Veterans
Democracy 21, and Tiffany Muller, End Citizens Health Administration, Department of Veterans Af-
United/Let America Vote Action Fund, all of Wash- fairs; Chad Bradford, Director, Mental Health Policy
ington, D.C.; Michael Waldman, Brennan Center for and Oversight, and Karin A. Orvis, Director, De-
Justice at NYU Law School, New York, New York; fense Suicide Prevention Office, both of the Depart-
and Bradley A. Smith, Institute for Free Speech, Co- ment of Defense; Tammy Barlet, Veterans of Foreign
lumbus, Ohio. Wars of the United States, and Tom Porter, Iraq and
Afghanistan Veterans of America, both of Wash-
SBA’S COVID–19 RELIEF PROGRAMS ington, D.C.; and Lieutenant Colonel James Lorraine,
OVERSIGHT USAF (Ret.), America’s Warrior Partnership, Au-
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: Com- gusta, Georgia.
mittee concluded an oversight hearing to examine
Small Business Administration’s COVID–19 relief INTELLIGENCE
programs, including S. 723, to amend the Small Select Committee on Intelligence: Committee met in
Business Act and the CARES Act to extend the cov- closed session to receive a briefing on certain intel-
ered period for the paycheck protection program, ligence matters from officials of the intelligence
after receiving testimony from Patrick Kelly, Asso- community.
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House of Representatives
lenges, and COVID Response at the Department of
Chamber Action Justice’’. Testimony was heard from Michael Horo-
The House was not in session today. The House is witz, Inspector General, Department of Justice.
scheduled to meet in Pro Forma session at 2 p.m. TARGETED VIOLENCE AND TERRORISM
on Friday, March 26, 2021. PREVENTION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Home-
Committee Meetings land Security held a hearing entitled ‘‘Targeted Vio-
lence and Terrorism Prevention’’. Testimony was
MANAGEMENT, PERFORMANCE heard from John Picarelli, Director of the Office of
CHALLENGES, AND COVID RESPONSE AT Targeted Violence and Terrorism Prevention, De-
THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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partment of Homeland Security; John Cohen, Assist-
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Com- ant Secretary for Counterterrorism and Emerging
merce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies held a Threats, Department of Homeland Security; and
hearing entitled ‘‘Management, Performance Chal- public witnesses.
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