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Committee Meetings
INNOVATION, EMPLOYMENT, INTEGRITY, AND HEALTH: OPPORTUNITIES FOR MODERNIZATION IN TITLE IV
Committee on Agriculture: Full Committee held a hearing entitled
``Innovation, Employment, Integrity, and Health: Opportunities for Modernization in Title IV''. Testimony was heard from Tikki Brown, Assistant Commissioner, Children and Family Services, Department of Human Services, Minnesota; and public witnesses.
EXAMINING THE POLICIES AND PRIORITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Committee on Education and Workforce: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``Examining the Policies and Priorities of the Department of Labor''. Testimony was heard from Julie Su, Acting Secretary, Department of Labor.
BUILDING BLOCKCHAINS: EXPLORING WEB3 AND OTHER APPLICATIONS FOR DISTRIBUTED LEDGER TECHNOLOGIES
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce held a hearing entitled ``Building Blockchains: Exploring Web3 and Other Applications for Distributed Ledger Technologies''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
LOOKING BACK BEFORE MOVING FORWARD: ASSESSING CDC'S FAILURES IN FULFILLING ITS MISSION
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Looking Back Before Moving Forward: Assessing CDC's Failures in Fulfilling Its Mission''. Testimony was heard from Mary Denigan-Macauley, Director of Public Health, Government Accountability Office; and public witnesses.
DOLLAR DOMINANCE: PRESERVING THE U.S. DOLLAR'S STATUS AS THE GLOBAL RESERVE CURRENCY
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions held a hearing entitled ``Dollar Dominance: Preserving the U.S. Dollar's Status as the Global Reserve Currency''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
EXAMINING THE FISCAL YEAR 24 BUREAU OF CONSULAR AFFAIRS BUDGET
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on Oversight and Accountability held a hearing entitled ``Examining the Fiscal Year 24 Bureau of Consular Affairs Budget''. Testimony was heard from Rena Bitter, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of State.
IGNORING OUR ALLIES IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE: REVIEWING PRESIDENT BIDEN'S FY24 BUDGET REQUEST
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere held a hearing entitled ``Ignoring Our Allies in the Western Hemisphere: Reviewing President Biden's FY24 Budget Request''. Testimony was heard from the following Department of State officials: Brian Nichols, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs; Todd Robinson, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement; and Julieta Valls Noyes, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration; and Marcela Escobari, Assistant Administrator, Bureau for Latin America and the Caribbean, U.S. Agency for International Development.
TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS: THE MENACING THREAT TO THE U.S. HOMELAND
Committee on Homeland Security: Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence held a hearing entitled ``Transnational Criminal Organizations: The Menacing Threat to the U.S. Homeland''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
AMERICAN CONFIDENCE IN ELECTIONS: THE PATH TO ELECTION INTEGRITY IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Committee on House Administration: Full Committee; and Full Committee of the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability held a joint hearing entitled ``American Confidence in Elections: The Path to Election Integrity in the District of Columbia''. Testimony was heard from Monica Evans, Executive Director, D.C. Board of Elections; and public witnesses.
THE BORDER CRISIS: IS THE LAW BEING FAITHFULLY EXECUTED?
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement held a hearing entitled ``The Border Crisis: Is the Law Being Faithfully Executed?''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE MEASURES
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs held a hearing on H.R. 630, the ``Urban Indian Health Confer Act''; H.R. 1240, the ``Winnebago Land Transfer Act of 2023''; H.R. 1722, the ``Grand Ronde Reservation Act Amendment of 2023''; H.R. 2461, the ``San Juan Southern Paiute Tribal Homelands Act of 2023''; H.R. 2839, to amend the Siletz Reservation Act to address the hunting, fishing, trapping, and animal gathering rights of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, and for other purposes; and H.R. 3371, the
``Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act''. Testimony was heard from Bryan Newland, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior; Melanie Anne Egorin, Assistant Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services; and public witnesses.
EXAMINING ONGOING CYBERSECURITY THREATS WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND THE NEXUS TO STATE-SPONSORED CYBER ACTORS
Committee on Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Examining Ongoing Cybersecurity Threats within the Department of the Interior and the Nexus to State-Sponsored Cyber Actors''. Testimony was heard from Mark Greenblatt, Inspector General, Department of the Interior; Marisol Cruz Cain, Director, Information Technology and Cybersecurity, Government Accountability Office; and public witnesses.
ADVANCING AMERICAN LEADERSHIP IN QUANTUM TECHNOLOGY
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``Advancing American Leadership in Quantum Technology''. Testimony was heard from Charles Tahan, Director, National Quantum Coordination Office, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President; Eleanor G. Rieffel, Senior Researcher, Advanced Computing and Data Analytics, Ames Research Center, National Aeronautics and Space Administration; and public witnesses.
PRICES ON THE RISE: EXAMINING THE EFFECTS OF INFLATION ON SMALL BUSINESSES
Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a hearing entitled
``Prices on the Rise: Examining the Effects of Inflation on Small Businesses''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES
Committee on Ways and Means: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 3667, the ``Social Security Child Protection Act of 2023''; H.R. 3784, the
``Improving Social Security's Service to Victims of Identity Theft Act''; H.R. 3796, to provide for the extension of taxes funding the Airport and Airway Trust Fund and to require the designation of certain airports as ports of entry; H.R. 1843, the ``Telehealth Expansion Act of 2023''; H.R. 3800, the ``Chronic Disease Flexible Coverage Act''; H.R. 3797, the ``Paperwork Burden Reduction Act''; H.R. 3801, the
``Employer Reporting Improvement Act''; H.R. 3798, the ``Small Business Flexibility Act''; and H.R. 3799, the ``Custom Health Option and Individual Care Expense Arrangement Act''. H.R. 3784, H.R. 3667, H.R. 3796, H.R. 1843, H.R. 3800, H.R. 3797, H.R. 3801, H.R. 3798, and H.R. 3799 were ordered reported, as amended.
Joint Meetings
No joint committee meetings were held.