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Committee Meetings
A 2022 REVIEW OF THE FARM BILL: STAKEHOLDER PERSPECTIVES ON TITLE II CONSERVATION PROGRAMS
Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry held a hearing entitled ``A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Stakeholder Perspectives on Title II Conservation Programs''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
BACK TO SCHOOL: MEETING STUDENTS' ACADEMIC, SOCIAL, AND EMOTIONAL NEEDS
Committee on Education and Labor: Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education held a hearing entitled ``Back to School: Meeting Students' Academic, Social, and Emotional Needs''. Testimony was heard from Penny Schwinn, Commissioner of Education, Tennessee Department of Education; Matthew Blomstedt, Commissioner of Education, Nebraska Department of Education; and public witnesses.
UNDER THE RADAR: ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT SYSTEMS AND THE NATIONAL SECURITY IMPACTS OF THEIR GROWTH
Committee On Financial Services: Subcommittee on National Security, International Development, and Monetary Policy held a hearing entitled
``Under the Radar: Alternative Payment Systems and the National Security Impacts of Their Growth''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
A REVIEW OF DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION AT AMERICA'S LARGEST INSURANCE COMPANIES
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Diversity and Inclusion held a hearing entitled ``A Review of Diversity and Inclusion at America's Largest Insurance Companies''. Testimony was heard from Baird Webel, Specialist in Financial Economics, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress; and public witnesses.
EXAMINING OKLAHOMA V. CASTRO-HUERTA: THE IMPLICATIONS OF THE SUPREME COURT'S RULING ON TRIBAL SOVEREIGNTY
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States held a hearing entitled ``Examining Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta: The Implications of the Supreme Court's Ruling on Tribal Sovereignty''. Testimony was heard from Bryan Newland, Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior; Matthew J. Ballard, District Attorney, District 12, Oklahoma; and public witnesses.
PUBLIC LANDS AND WATERS CLIMATE LEADERSHIP ACT OF 2022
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources held a hearing on H.R. 8802, the ``Public Lands and Waters Climate Leadership Act of 2022''. Testimony was heard from Rosemary Ahtuangaruak, Mayor, Nuiqsut, Alaska; and public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Oversight and Reform: Full Committee held a markup on S. 1941, the ``Metropolitan Areas Protection and Standardization (MAPS) Act''; S. 3510, the ``Disaster Resiliency Planning Act''; H.R. 8466, the ``Chai Suthammanont Healthy Federal Workplaces Act of 2022''; H.R. 8665, the ``National Archives and Records Administration Modernization Act''; H. Res. 1243, of inquiry requesting the President transmit certain documents in his possession to the House of Representatives relating to the Biden family's international business schemes and related information; H.R. 8861, the ``District of Columbia Home Rule Expansion Act''; H.R. 6630, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1400 N Kraemer Blvd. in Placentia, California, as the ``PFC Jang Ho Kim Post Office Building''; H.R. 6631, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4770 Eureka Ave in Yorba Linda, California, as the ``Cottle Centanni Post Office Building''; H.R. 7082, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2200 North George Mason Drive in Arlington, Virginia, as the ``Jesus Antonio Collazos Post Office Building''; H.R. 7832, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 396 California Avenue in West Covina, California, as the ``Esteban E. Torres Post Office Building''; H.R. 7873, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 400 Southern Avenue Southeast in Washington, District of Columbia, as the ``District of Columbia Servicemembers and Veterans Post Office''; H.R. 7988, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 79125 Corporate Centre Drive in La Quinta, California, as the ``Corporal Hunter Lopez Memorial Post Office Building''; H.R. 8025, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 South 1st Street in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as the ``Martin Olav Sabo Post Office''; H.R. 8026, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 825 West 65th Street in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as the ``Charles W. Lindberg Post Office''; H.R. 8217, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 430 South Knowles Avenue in New Richmond, Wisconsin, as the ``Captain Robert C. Harmon and Private John R. Pierson Post Office Building''; H.R. 8218, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 619 Hewett Street in Neillsville, Wisconsin, as the ``Corporal Mitchel Red Cloud, Jr. Post Office''; H.R. 8226, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 236 Concord Exchange North in South Saint Paul, Minnesota, as the ``Officer Leo Pavlak Post Office Building''; H.R. 8248, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 609 Portsmouth Avenue in Greenland, New Hampshire, as the ``Chief Michael Maloney Post Office Building''; H.R. 8370, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 415 High Street in Freeport, Pennsylvania, as the ``Corporal Joseph Rodney Chapman Post Office''; H.R. 8630, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 400 North Main Street in Belen, New Mexico, as the ``U.S. Senator Dennis Chavez Post Office''. S. 3510 and S. 1941 were ordered reported, without amendment. H.R. 8665, H.R. 8466, H. Res. 1243, and H.R. 8861 were ordered reported, as amended.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION REFORM ACT
Committee on Rules: Full Committee held a hearing on H.R. 8873, the
``Presidential Election Reform Act''. The Committee granted, by record vote of 9-3, a closed rule providing for consideration of H.R. 8873, the ``Presidential Election Reform Act''. The rule provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on House Administration or their designees. The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. The rule provides that the bill shall be considered as read. The rule waives all points of order against provisions in the bill. The rule provides one motion to recommit. Testimony was heard from Chairman Lofgren and Representative Rodney Davis of Illinois.
AMPLIFYING THE ARCTIC: STRENGTHENING SCIENCE TO RESPOND TO A RAPIDLY CHANGING ARCTIC
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``Amplifying the Arctic: Strengthening Science to Respond to a Rapidly Changing Arctic''. Testimony was heard from Larry Hinzman, Assistant Director of Polar Sciences, Office of Science and Technology Policy and Executive Director, Interagency Arctic Research and Policy Committee, National Science Foundation; Mike Sfraga, Chair, U.S. Arctic Research Commission; and public witnesses.
SBA MANAGEMENT REVIEW: OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE
Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a hearing entitled
``SBA Management Review: Office of International Trade''. Testimony was heard from Gabriel Esparza, Associate Administrator, Office of International Trade, Small Business Administration.
THE CLEAN WATER ACT AT FIFTY: HIGHLIGHTS AND LESSONS LEARNED FROM A HALF CENTURY OF TRANSFORMATIVE LEGISLATION
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment held a hearing entitled ``The Clean Water Act at Fifty: Highlights and Lessons Learned from a Half Century of Transformative Legislation''. Testimony was heard from Joaquin Esquivel, Chair, State Water Resources Control Board, California; Laura Gatz, Analyst, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress; and public witnesses.
VA MAJOR ACQUISITIONS FAILURES: IN SEARCH OF SOLUTIONS
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation; and Subcommittee on Technology Modernization held a joint hearing entitled ``VA Major Acquisitions Failures: In Search of Solutions''. Testimony was heard from Michael D. Parrish, Chief Acquisition Officer and Principal Executive Director, Office of Acquisition, Logistics, and Construction, Department of Veterans Affairs; and Shelby Oakley, Director of Contracting and National Security Acquisitions, Government Accountability Office.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee held markup on H.R. 82, the
``Social Security Fairness Act of 2021''; H. Res. 1269, of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Treasury to provide certain documents in the Secretary's possession to the House of Representatives relating to the impact of the OECD Pillar One agreement on the United States Treasury; H. Res. 1285, requesting the President to transmit certain information to the House of Representatives relating to a waiver of intellectual property commitments under the World Trade Organization Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights; H. Res. 1262, of inquiry directing the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide to the House of Representatives certain documents in the Secretary's possession regarding the reinterpretation of sections 36B(c)(2)(C)(i)(II) and 5000A(e)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, commonly known as the ``fix to the family glitch''; H. Res. 1283, of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Treasury to provide to the House of Representatives a copy of the Internal Revenue Service Small Business/Self Employed Division Decision Memorandum regarding the decision to destroy approximately 30,000,000 paper information returns around the time of March 2021, and any other memorandum related to the decision to destroy those information returns; H. Res. 1288, of inquiry directing the Secretary of Labor to provide to the House of Representatives certain documents in the Secretary's possession relating to Unemployment Insurance fraud during the COVID-19 pandemic; and H. Res. 1246, Of inquiry directing the Secretary of the Treasury to provide certain documents in the Secretary's possession to the House of Representatives relating to recovery rebates under section 6428B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. H.R. 82, H. Res. 1269, H. Res. 1285, H. Res. 1262, H. Res. 1283, H. Res. 1288, and H. Res. 1246 were ordered reported, without amendment.
Joint Meetings
No joint committee meetings were held.
SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 151(1), Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 151(2)
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