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Congressional Record Daily Digest, House — April 6, 2022, D376

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This is D376 of the Congressional Record Daily Digest for April 6, 2022, House of Representatives section and committee meetings. It records an entry about a bill to increase appropriations to the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, agreed to by a vote of 218 yeas to 206 nays, Roll No. 120, after the previous question was ordered by 221 yeas to 206 nays, Roll No. 119. The House agreed to suspend the rules and pass H.R. 5497, the Burma Unified through Rigorous Military Accountability Act, and H.R. 7276, the Ukraine Invasion War Crimes Deterrence and Accountability Act, by 418 yeas to 7 nays, Roll No. 121. The House also agreed to H. Res. 1037, recommending that two persons be found in contempt of Congress, and met at 10 a.m. and adjourned at 9:01 p.m.

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                                             D376                                       CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — DAILY DIGEST                                                            April 6, 2022

                                             Speaker: Read a letter from the Speaker wherein she                                   Act of 2021 to increase appropriations to the Res-
                                             appointed Representative Strickland to act as Speaker                                 taurant Revitalization Fund, by a yea-and-nay vote of
                                             pro tempore for today.                      Page H4193                                218 yeas to 206 nays, Roll No. 120, after the pre-
                                             Recess: The House recessed at 11:06 a.m. and re-                                      vious question was ordered by a yea-and-nay vote of
                                             convened at 12 noon.                        Page H4200                                221 yeas to 206 nays, Roll No. 119.
                                                                                                                                                                              Pages H4229–36, H4380–81
                                             Suspensions: The House agreed to suspend the rules
                                             and pass the following measures:                                                      Presidential Message: Read a message from the
                                                                                                                                   President wherein he notified the Congress of taking
                                             Burma Unified through Rigorous Military Ac-                                           additional steps with regard to the national emer-
                                             countability Act: H.R. 5497, amended, to authorize                                    gency with respect to the unusual and extraordinary
                                             humanitarian assistance and civil society support,                                    threat to the national security, foreign policy, and
                                             promote democracy and human rights, and impose                                        economy of the United States posed by specified
                                             targeted sanctions with respect to human rights                                       harmful foreign activities of the Government of the
                                             abuses in Burma; and                    Pages H4204–12
                                                                                                                                   Russian Federation—Referred to the Committee on
                                             Ukraine Invasion War Crimes Deterrence and                                            Foreign Affairs and ordered to be printed (H. Doc.
                                             Accountability Act: H.R. 7276, amended, to direct                                     117–106).                                 Page H4382
                                             the President to submit to Congress a report on                                       Senate Referral: S. 2123 was held at the desk.
                                             United States Government efforts to collect, analyze,                                                                                         Page H4201
                                             and preserve evidence and information related to war
                                             crimes and any other atrocities committed during                                      Senate Message: Message received from the Senate
                                             the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine since Feb-                                 today appears on page H4201.
                                             ruary 24, 2022, by a 2⁄3 yea-and-nay vote of 418                                      Quorum Calls—Votes: Six yea-and-nay votes devel-
                                             yeas to 7 nays, Roll No. 121;                                                         oped during the proceedings of today and appear on
                                                                                           Pages H4212–16, H4381–82                pages H4228, H4228–29, H4379, H4380,
                                             Agreed to amend the title so as to read: ‘‘To di-                                     H4380–81, and H4381–82.
                                             rect the President to submit to Congress a report on                                  Adjournment: The House met at 10 a.m. and ad-
                                             United States Government efforts to collect, analyze,                                 journed at 9:01 p.m.
                                             and preserve evidence and information related to war
                                             crimes and other atrocities committed during the                                      Committee Meetings
                                             full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine since February
                                             24, 2022.’’.                                Page H4382                                A 2022 REVIEW OF THE FARM BILL:
                                                                                                                                   INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND FOOD
                                             Recommending that the House of Representa-
                                             tives find Peter K. Navarro and Daniel Scavino,                                       ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
                                             Jr., in contempt of Congress for refusal to com-                                      Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Livestock
                                             ply with subpoenas duly issued by the Select                                          and Foreign Agriculture held a hearing entitled ‘‘A
                                             Committee to Investigate the January 6th attack                                       2022 Review of the Farm Bill: International Trade
                                             on the United States Capitol: The House agreed to                                     and Food Assistance Programs’’. Testimony was
                                             H. Res. 1037, recommending that the House of                                          heard from Daniel Whitley, Administrator, Foreign
                                             Representatives find Peter K. Navarro and Daniel                                      Agricultural Service, Department of Agriculture;
                                             Scavino, Jr., in contempt of Congress for refusal to                                  Sarah Charles, Assistant to the Administrator, Bu-
                                             comply with subpoenas duly issued by the Select                                       reau for Humanitarian Assistance, U.S. Agency for
                                             Committee to Investigate the January 6th attack on                                    International Development; and public witnesses.
                                             the United States Capitol, by a yea-and-nay vote of                                   UNITED STATES AFRICA COMMAND
                                             220 yeas to 203 nays, Roll No. 118. Pages H4236–80
                                                H. Res. 1023, the rule relating to the consider-                                   Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense
                                             ation of House Report 117–284 and an accom-                                           held a hearing entitled ‘‘United States Africa Com-
                                             panying resolution was agreed to by a yea-and-nay                                     mand’’. Testimony was heard from General Stephen
                                             vote of 221 yeas to 200 nays, Roll No. 117, after                                     J. Townsend, Commander, U.S. Africa Command.
                                             the previous question was ordered by a yea-and-nay                                    This hearing was closed.
                                             vote of 219 yeas to 206 nays, Roll No. 116.                                           APPROPRIATIONS—U.S. CITIZENSHIP AND
                                                                                                          Pages H4216–29           IMMIGRATION SERVICES
                                             Restaurant Revitalization Fund Replenishment                                          Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Home-




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                                             Act—Rule for consideration: The House agreed to                                       land Security held a budget hearing on U.S. Citizen-
                                             H. Res. 1033, providing for consideration of the bill                                 ship and Immigration Services. Testimony was heard
                                             (H.R. 3807) to amend the American Rescue Plan                                         from Ur M. Jaddou, Director, U.S. Citizenship and



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                                             Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Se-                                      Wade Ballou, Jr., Legislative Counsel, Office of the
                                             curity.                                                                               Legislative Counsel; Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk; Doug-
                                             SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL LEARNING AND                                                     las N. Letter, General Counsel; Joseph C. Picolla,
                                             WHOLE CHILD APPROACHES IN K–12                                                        Acting Inspector General, Office of Inspector Gen-
                                             EDUCATION                                                                             eral; Ralph V. Seep, Law Revision Counsel; Cath-
                                                                                                                                   erine Szpindor, Chief Administrative Officer; and
                                             Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor,                                   William J. Walker, Sergeant at Arms.
                                             Health and Human Services, Education, and Related
                                             Agencies held a hearing entitled ‘‘Social and Emo-                                    FISCAL YEAR 2023 STRATEGIC FORCES
                                             tional Learning and Whole Child Approaches in                                         NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE PROGRAMS
                                             K–12 Education’’. Testimony was heard from public
                                             witnesses.                                                                            Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Stra-
                                                                                                                                   tegic Forces held a hearing entitled ‘‘Fiscal Year
                                             U.S. INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE TO                                                      2023 Strategic Forces National Security Space Pro-
                                             COMBAT NARCOTICS TRAFFICKING                                                          grams’’. Testimony was heard from John Plumb, As-
                                             Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on State,                                   sistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy, Office
                                             Foreign Operations, and Related Programs held a                                       of the Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, Depart-
                                             hearing entitled ‘‘U.S. International Assistance to                                   ment of Defense; Lieutenant General Michael A.
                                             Combat Narcotics Trafficking’’. Testimony was                                         Guetlein, U.S. Space Force, Commander, U.S. Space
                                             heard from James Walsh, Principal Deputy Assistant                                    System Command; Tonya P. Wilkerson, Deputy Di-
                                             Secretary, Bureau for International Narcotics and                                     rector, National Geospatial Agency, Department of
                                             Law Enforcement Affairs, Department of State.                                         Defense; Christopher Scolese, Director, National Re-
                                             APPROPRIATIONS—DEPARTMENT OF                                                          connaissance Office, Department of Defense; and Jon
                                             VETERANS AFFAIRS                                                                      Ludwigson, Director, Contracting and National Se-
                                             Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Mili-                                    curity Acquisitions, Government Accountability Of-
                                             tary Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related                                      fice.
                                             Agencies held a budget hearing on the Department
                                             of Veterans Affairs. Testimony was heard from Denis                                   DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
                                             R. McDonough, Secretary, Department of Veterans                                       SERVICES FY 2023 BUDGET
                                             Affairs.                                                                              Committee on the Budget: Full Committee held a hear-
                                             REGIONAL TRIBAL ORGANIZATIONS                                                         ing entitled ‘‘Department of Health and Human
                                             PUBLIC WITNESS HEARING FOR FY23                                                       Services FY 2023 Budget’’. Testimony was heard
                                                                                                                                   from Xavier Becerra, Secretary, Department of
                                             Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Inte-                                    Health and Human Services.
                                             rior, Environment, and Related Agencies held a
                                             hearing entitled ‘‘Regional Tribal Organizations                                      EXAMINING THE POLICIES AND
                                             Public Witness Hearing for FY23’’. Testimony was                                      PRIORITIES OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF
                                             heard from public witnesses.
                                                                                                                                   HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
                                             APPROPRIATIONS—DEPARTMENT OF                                                          Committee on Education and Labor: Full Committee
                                             HOMELAND SECURITY OFFICE OF                                                           held a hearing entitled ‘‘Examining the Policies and
                                             INSPECTOR GENERAL                                                                     Priorities of the U.S. Department of Health and
                                             Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Home-                                    Human Services’’. Testimony was heard from Xavier
                                             land Security held a budget hearing on the Office of                                  Becerra, Secretary, Department of Health and
                                             Inspector General, Department of Homeland Secu-                                       Human Services.
                                             rity. Testimony was heard from Joseph V. Cuffari,
                                             Inspector General, Department of Homeland Secu-                                       GOUGED AT THE GAS STATION: BIG OIL
                                             rity.                                                                                 AND AMERICA’S PAIN AT THE PUMP
                                             APPROPRIATIONS—HOUSE OF                                                               Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on
                                             REPRESENTATIVES                                                                       Oversight and Investigations held a hearing entitled
                                             Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legisla-                                 ‘‘Gouged at the Gas Station: Big Oil and America’s
                                             tive Branch held a budget hearing on the House of                                     Pain at the Pump’’. Testimony was heard from pub-




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                                             Representatives. Testimony was heard from U.S.                                        lic witnesses.
                                             House of Representatives officials: Enumale Agada,
                                             Acting Director, Office of Diversity and Inclusion;



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                                             THE ANNUAL TESTIMONY OF THE                                                           2021’’; H.R. 6577, the ‘‘Real Courts, Rule of Law
                                             SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY ON THE                                                      Act of 2022’’; and H.R. 1924, the ‘‘Kenneth P.
                                             STATE OF THE INTERNATIONAL                                                            Thompson Begin Again Act’’.
                                             FINANCIAL SYSTEM                                                                      MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
                                             Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held                                  Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee held
                                             a hearing entitled ‘‘The Annual Testimony of the                                      a markup on H.R. 920, the ‘‘Brown v. Board of
                                             Secretary of the Treasury on the State of the Inter-                                  Education National Historic Site Expansion Act’’;
                                             national Financial System’’. Testimony was heard                                      H.R. 1638, the ‘‘Gilt Edge Mine Conveyance’’; H.R.
                                             from Janet L. Yellen, Secretary, Department of                                        2626, the ‘‘Pullman National Historical Park Act’’;
                                             Treasury.                                                                             H.R. 5093, the ‘‘Wind River Administrative Site
                                             RESTORING AMERICAN LEADERSHIP IN                                                      Conveyance Act’’; and H.R. 6651, the ‘‘Alaska Salm-
                                             THE INDO-PACIFIC                                                                      on Research Task Force Act’’. H.R. 920, H.R. 1638,
                                             Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a                                   and H.R. 2626 were ordered reported, as amended.
                                             hearing entitled ‘‘Restoring American Leadership in                                   H.R. 5093 and H.R. 6651 were ordered reported,
                                             the Indo-Pacific’’. Testimony was heard from Wendy                                    without amendment.
                                             R. Sherman, Deputy Secretary of State, U.S. Depart-                                   MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
                                             ment of State.                                                                        Committee on Oversight and Reform: Full Committee
                                             MOBILIZING OUR CYBER DEFENSES:                                                        held a markup on H.R. 1756, the ‘‘Measuring Real
                                             MATURING PUBLIC-PRIVATE                                                               Income Growth Act’’; H.R. 6531, the ‘‘Targeting
                                             PARTNERSHIPS TO SECURE U.S. CRITICAL                                                  Resources to Communities in Need Act of 2022’’;
                                             INFRASTRUCTURE                                                                        H.R. 6967, the ‘‘Chance to Compete Act’’; H.R.
                                             Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Cy-                                   7376, the ‘‘Honoring Civil Servants Killed in the
                                             bersecurity, Infrastructure Protection, and Innovation                                Line of Duty Act’’; H.R. 7185, the ‘‘Federal Con-
                                             held a hearing entitled ‘‘Mobilizing our Cyber De-                                    tracting for Peace and Security Act’’; H.R. 3544, the
                                             fenses: Maturing Public-Private Partnerships to Se-                                   ‘‘Computers for Veterans and Students Act’’; H.R.
                                             cure U.S. Critical Infrastructure’’. Testimony was                                    7337, the ‘‘Access for Veterans to Records Act’’;
                                             heard from Eric Goldstein, Executive Assistant Di-                                    H.R. 6039, to designate the facility of the United
                                             rector for Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity and Infra-                                    States Postal Service located at 501 Charles Street in
                                             structure Security Agency, Department of Homeland                                     Beaufort, South Carolina, as the ‘‘Harriet Tubman
                                             Security; Robert K. Knake, Deputy National Cyber                                      Post Office Building’’; H.R. 6041, to designate the
                                             Director for Strategy and Budget, Principal Deputy                                    facility of the United States Postal Service located at
                                             National Cyber Director (Acting), Office of the Na-                                   10 Bow Circle in Hilton Head Island, South Caro-
                                             tional Cyber Director; and Tina Won Sherman, Di-                                      lina, as the ‘‘Charles E. Fraser Post Office Building’’;
                                             rector, Homeland Security and Justice, Government                                     H.R. 6042, to designate the facility of the United
                                             Accountability Office.                                                                States Postal Service located at 213 William Hilton
                                                                                                                                   Parkway in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, as
                                             EXAMINING TITLE 42 AND THE NEED TO                                                    the ‘‘Casear H. Wright Jr. Post Building’’; H.R.
                                             RESTORE ASYLUM AT THE BORDER                                                          6175, to designate the facility of the United States
                                             Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on                                       Postal Service located at 135 West Wisconsin Street
                                             Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations held a                                  in Russell, Kansas, as the ‘‘Robert J. Dole Memorial
                                             hearing entitled, ‘‘Examining Title 42 and the Need                                   Post Office Building’’; H.R. 6614, to designate the
                                             to Restore Asylum at the Border’’. Testimony was                                      facility of the United States Postal Service located at
                                             heard from Mark Dannels, Sheriff, Cochise County,                                     4744 Grand River Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, as
                                             Arizona; and public witnesses.                                                        the ‘‘Rosa Louise McCauley Parks Post Office Build-
                                                                                                                                   ing’’; H.R. 6917, to designate the facility of the
                                             MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES                                                                United States Postal Service located at 301 East
                                             Committee on the Judiciary: Full Committee continued                                  Congress Parkway in Crystal Lake, Illinois, as the
                                             a markup on H.R. 350, the ‘‘Domestic Terrorism                                        ‘‘Ryan J. Cummings Post Office Building’’; H.R.
                                             Prevention Act of 2021’’; H.R. 5460, the ‘‘Virgin                                     1095, to designate the facility of the United States
                                             Islands Visa Waiver Act of 2021’’; H.R. 301, to                                       Postal Service located at 101 South Willowbrook
                                             amend title 36, United States Code, to establish the                                  Avenue in Compton, California, as the ‘‘PFC James
                                             composition known as ‘‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’’                                    Anderson, Jr., Post Office Building’’; H.R. 4622, to




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                                             as the national hymn of the United States; H.R.                                       designate the facility of the United States Postal
                                             7072, the ‘‘NDO Fairness Act’’; H.R. 4330, the                                        Service located at 226 North Main Street in Rose-
                                             ‘‘PRESS Act’’; H.R. 3648, the ‘‘EAGLE Act of                                          ville, Ohio, as the ‘‘Ronald E. Rosser Post Office



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                                             Building’’; H.R. 5809, to designate the facility of                                   fer Program, Directorate for Technology, Innovation
                                             the United States Postal Service located at 1801                                      and Partnerships, National Science Foundation; and
                                             Town and Country Drive in Norco, California, as the                                   public witnesses.
                                             ‘‘Lance Corporal Kareem Nikoui Memorial Post Of-                                      SBA MANAGEMENT REVIEW: OFFICE OF
                                             fice Building’’; H.R. 5349, to designate the facility                                 ADVOCACY
                                             of the United States Postal Service located at 1550
                                             State Road S–38–211 in Orangeburg, South Caro-                                        Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Under-
                                             lina, as the ‘‘J.I. Washington Post Office Building’’;                                served, Agricultural, and Rural Business Develop-
                                             H.R. 5865, to designate the facility of the United                                    ment held a hearing entitled ‘‘SBA Management Re-
                                             States Postal Service located at 4110 Bluebonnet                                      view: Office of Advocacy’’. Testimony was heard
                                             Drive in Stafford, Texas, as the ‘‘Leonard Scarcella                                  from Major Clark, Deputy Chief Counsel for Advo-
                                             Post Office Building’’; and H.R. 5900, to designate                                   cacy (Performing the non-exclusive functions and du-
                                             the facility of the United States Postal Service lo-                                  ties of the Chief Counsel for Advocacy), Office of
                                             cated at 2016 East 1st Street in Los Angeles, Cali-                                   Advocacy, U.S. Small Business Administration.
                                             fornia, as the ‘‘Marine Corps Reserve PVT Jacob                                       NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY
                                             Cruz Post Office Building’’. H.R. 7185, H.R. 6531,                                    BOARD REAUTHORIZATION
                                             H.R. 1756, H.R. 7376, H.R. 6967, H.R. 3544,                                           Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Full
                                             H.R. 7337, and H.R. 6042 were ordered reported,                                       Committee held a hearing entitled ‘‘National Trans-
                                             as amended. H.R. 1095, H.R. 4622, H.R. 5809,                                          portation Safety Board Reauthorization’’. Testimony
                                             H.R. 5349, H.R. 5865, H.R. 5900, H.R. 6039,                                           was heard from Jennifer Homendy, Chair, National
                                             H.R. 6041, H.R. 6175, H.R. 6614, and H.R. 6917                                        Transportation Safety Board.
                                             were ordered reported, without amendment.
                                                                                                                                   MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
                                             RESTAURANT REVITALIZATION FUND
                                             REPLENISHMENT ACT OF 2021                                                             Committee on Veterans’ Affairs: Full Committee held a
                                             Committee on Rules: Full Committee concluded a hear-                                  markup on H.R. 5738, the ‘‘Lactation Spaces for
                                             ing on H.R. 3807, the ‘‘Restaurant Revitalization                                     Veteran Moms Act’’; H.R. 6961, the ‘‘Dignity for
                                             Fund Replenishment Act of 2021’’ [Relief for Res-                                     MST Survivors Act’’; H.R. 2724, the ‘‘VA Peer Sup-
                                             taurants and other Hard Hit Small Businesses Act of                                   port Enhancement for MST Survivors Act’’; H.R.
                                             2022]. The Committee granted, by record vote of                                       7335, the ‘‘Improving Military Sexual Trauma
                                             7–3, a closed rule providing for consideration of                                     Claims Coordination Act’’; H.R. 6052, the ‘‘VA
                                             H.R. 3807, the ‘‘Relief for Restaurants and other                                     OIG Training Act’’; H.R. 7277, the ‘‘Improving
                                             Hard Hit Small Businesses Act of 2022’’. The rule                                     Oversight of VA Community Care Providers Act of
                                             provides one hour of debate equally divided and con-                                  2022’’; H.R. 7393, the ‘‘Improving VA Workforce
                                             trolled by the chair and ranking minority member                                      through Minority Serving Institutions’’; H.R. 2428,
                                             of the Committee on Small Business or their des-                                      the ‘‘Strengthening Oversight for Veterans Act of
                                             ignees. The rule waives all points of order against                                   2021’’; H.R. 7369, the ‘‘VENTURE Act’’; H.R.
                                             consideration of the bill. The rule provides that an                                  6376, the ‘‘Student Veteran Work Study Moderniza-
                                             amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting                                    tion Act’’; H.R. 7375, to direct the Secretary of Vet-
                                             of the text of Rules Committee Print 117–39, modi-                                    erans Affairs to update the payment system of the
                                             fied by the amendment printed in the Rules Com-                                       Department of Veterans Affairs to allow for elec-
                                             mittee report, shall be considered as adopted and the                                 tronic fund transfer of educational assistance, admin-
                                             bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The                                    istered by the Secretary, to a foreign institution of
                                             rule waives all points of order against provisions in                                 higher education; H.R. 2326, the ‘‘Veterans Cyber
                                             the bill, as amended. The rule provides one motion                                    Risk Awareness Act’’; H.R. 7158, the ‘‘Long-Term
                                             to recommit.                                                                          Care Veterans Choice Act’’; H.R. 5754, the ‘‘Patient
                                                                                                                                   Advocate Tracker Act’’; H.R. 6064, to direct the
                                             SBIR TURNS 40: EVALUATING SUPPORT                                                     Secretary of Veterans Affairs to seek to enter into an
                                             FOR SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION                                                         agreement with the National Academies of Sciences,
                                             Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Sub-                                     Engineering, and Medicine for a review of examina-
                                             committee on Research and Technology held a hear-                                     tions, furnished by the Secretary, to individuals who
                                             ing entitled ‘‘SBIR Turns 40: Evaluating Support for                                  submit claims to the Secretary for compensation
                                             Small Business Innovation’’. Testimony was heard                                      under chapter 11 of title 38, United States Code, for
                                             from J. Stephen Binkley, Acting Director, Office of                                   mental and physical conditions linked to military




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                                             Science, Department of Energy; Ben Schrag, Pro-                                       sexual trauma; H.R. 7153, the ‘‘Department of Vet-
                                             gram Director and Policy Liaison, Small Business In-                                  erans Affairs Principles of Benefits Automation Act’’;
                                             novation Research/Small Business Technology Trans-                                    and H.R. 6604, the ‘‘VETS Credit Act’’. H.R. 7393,



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                                             H.R. 6052, H.R. 2428, H.R. 7369, H.R. 7375,                                              COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,
                                             H.R. 7335, H.R. 2326, H.R. 7158, H.R. 5754, and                                                     APRIL 7, 2022
                                             H.R. 6064 were ordered reported, without amend-                                                 (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
                                             ment. H.R. 6961, H.R. 2724, H.R. 7277, H.R.
                                             6376, H.R. 5738, H.R. 7153, and H.R. 6604 were                                                                         Senate
                                             ordered reported, as amended.                                                            Committee on Armed Services: to hold open and closed
                                                                                                                                   hearings to examine the Department of Defense budget
                                             OVERCOMING RACISM TO ADVANCE                                                          posture in review of the Defense Authorization Request
                                             ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY                                                                  for fiscal year 2023 and the Future Years Defense Pro-
                                                                                                                                   gram, 9:30 a.m., SD–G50.
                                             Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee held                                         Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hear-
                                             a hearing entitled ‘‘Overcoming Racism to Advance                                     ings to examine the scope and scale of critical mineral de-
                                             Economic Opportunity’’. Testimony was heard from                                      mand and recycling of critical minerals, 10 a.m.,
                                             public witnesses.                                                                     SD–366.
                                                                                                                                      Committee on Environment and Public Works: business
                                             COMPARTMENTED HEARING                                                                 meeting to consider S. 2372, to amend the Pittman-Rob-
                                                                                                                                   ertson Wildlife Restoration Act to make supplemental
                                             Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence: Full Com-                                 funds available for management of fish and wildlife spe-
                                             mittee held a hearing entitled ‘‘Compartmented                                        cies of greatest conservation need as determined by State
                                             Hearing’’. This hearing was closed.                                                   fish and wildlife agencies, S. 3742, to establish a pilot
                                                                                                                                   grant program to improve recycling accessibility, S. 3743,
                                             CONGRESSIONAL CONTINUITY: ENSURING                                                    to require the Administrator of the Environmental Pro-
                                             THE FIRST BRANCH IS PREPARED IN                                                       tection Agency to carry out certain activities to improve
                                                                                                                                   recycling and composting programs in the United States,
                                             TIMES OF CRISIS                                                                       the nominations of David M. Uhlmann, of Michigan, to
                                             Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress: Full                               be an Assistant Administrator, and Carlton Waterhouse,
                                             Committee held a hearing entitled ‘‘Congressional                                     of Virginia, to be Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid
                                             Continuity: Ensuring the First Branch is Prepared in                                  Waste, both of the Environmental Protection Agency,
                                             Times of Crisis’’. Testimony was heard from public                                    and 11 GSA resolutions, 10 a.m., SD–406.
                                                                                                                                      Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine the
                                             witnesses.                                                                            IRS, the President’s proposed budget request for fiscal
                                                                                                                                   year 2023, and the 2022 filing season, 10 a.m., SD–215.
                                             (IM)BALANCE OF POWER: HOW MARKET                                                         Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to exam-
                                             CONCENTRATION AFFECTS WORKER                                                          ine the nominations of Caroline Kennedy, of New York,
                                             COMPENSATION AND CONSUMER PRICES                                                      to be Ambassador to the Commonwealth of Australia,
                                                                                                                                   Philip S. Goldberg, of the District of Columbia, to be
                                             Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in                                Ambassador to the Republic of Korea, MaryKay Loss
                                             Growth: Full Committee held a hearing entitled                                        Carlson, of Arkansas, to be Ambassador to the Republic
                                             ‘‘(Im)Balance of Power: How Market Concentration                                      of the Philippines, and Marc B. Nathanson, of California,
                                             Affects Worker Compensation and Consumer                                              to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Norway, all of the
                                             Prices’’. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.                                  Department of State, and other pending nominations, 10
                                                                                                                                   a.m., SD–106.

                                             Joint Meetings                                                                                                         House
                                                                                                                                      Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Interior,
                                             CONFRONTING OLIGARCHS                                                                 Environment, and Related Agencies, hearing entitled
                                                                                                                                   ‘‘FY2023 Member Day Hearing’’, 9:30 a.m., Zoom.
                                             Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: Com-                                   Subcommittee on Defense, hearing entitled ‘‘United
                                             mission concluded a hearing to examine ways to                                        States Special Operations Command’’, 10 a.m., H–405.
                                             counter tactics oligarchs use to launder their money                                  This hearing is closed.
                                             and reputations and stifle dissent, after receiving tes-                                 Committee on House Administration, Full Committee,
                                             timony from Shannon Green, Senior Advisor to the                                      markup on legislation on adjusting the amount provided
                                             Administrator and Executive Director of the Anti-                                     for the expenses of certain committees of the House of
                                                                                                                                   Representatives in the One Hundred Seventeenth Con-
                                             Corruption Taskforce, USAID; Bill Browder, Global                                     gress, 9 a.m., 1310 Longworth and Zoom.
                                             Magnitsky Justice Campaign; Daria Kaleniuk,                                              Full Committee, hearing entitled ‘‘Examining Stock
                                             Ukrainian Anti-Corruption Action Center; Scott                                        Trading Reforms for Congress’’, 9:10 a.m., 1310 Long-




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                                             Stedman, Forensic News; and Anna Veduta, Anti-                                        worth and Zoom.
                                             Corruption Foundation International.                                                     Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water,
                                                                                                                                   Oceans, and Wildlife, hearing entitled ‘‘Russian Seafood




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