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“House Committee Meetings.....” published by Congressional Record in the Daily Digest section on May 26, 2021

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Brian Higgins was mentioned in House Committee Meetings..... on pages D577-D578 covering the 1st Session of the 117th Congress published on May 26, 2021 in the Congressional Record.

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Committee Meetings

THE FUTURE OF SNAP: MOVING PAST THE PANDEMIC

Committee on Agriculture: Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations held a hearing entitled ``The Future of SNAP: Moving Past the Pandemic''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

APPROPRIATIONS--CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies held a budget hearing on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Testimony was heard from Anne Schuchat, M.D., Principal Deputy Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services; and Rochelle Walensky, M.D., Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Department of Health and Human Services.

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONAL PRIORITIES

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Homeland Security held a hearing entitled ``Department of Homeland Security Resource Management and Operational Priorities''. Testimony was heard from Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary, Department of Homeland Security.

DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing entitled ``Defense Environmental Restoration''. Testimony was heard from Amy Borman, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Environment, Safety and Occupational Health; Mark Correll, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Environment, Safety and Infrastructure; Richard Kidd, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Environment and Energy Resilience, Department of Defense; and Karnig Ohannessian, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Environment.

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government held an oversight hearing on the Securities and Exchange Commission. Testimony was heard from Gary Gensler, Chair, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Education and Labor: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 3110, the ``Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act''; and H.R. 2062, the ``Protecting Older Workers Against Discrimination Act''. H.R. 3110 and H.R. 2062 were ordered reported, as amended.

A SHOT AT NORMALCY: BUILDING COVID-19 VACCINE CONFIDENCE

Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing entitled ``A Shot at Normalcy: Building COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence''. Testimony was heard from Karen Shelton, M.D., Director, Mount Rogers Health District, Virginia Department of Health; and public witnesses.

CONSUMER CREDIT REPORTING: ASSESSING ACCURACY AND COMPLIANCE

Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing entitled ``Consumer Credit Reporting: Assessing Accuracy and Compliance''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.

MISCELLANEOUS MEASURES

Committee on Natural Resources: Full Committee held a markup on H.R. 164, to authorize the Seminole Tribe of Florida to lease or transfer certain land, and for other purposes; H.R. 438, to amend the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act to extend the deadline for a report by the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children, and for other purposes; H.R. 1146, the ``Community Reclamation Partnerships Act''; H.R. 1619, the

``Catawba Indian Nation Lands Act''; H.R. 1733, the ``RECLAIM Act of 2021''; H.R. 1734, the ``Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Amendments of 2021''; H.R. 2415, the ``Orphaned Well Clean-up and Jobs Act of 2021''; and H.R. 2641, the ``Pacific Northwest Pumped Storage Hydropower Development Act of 2021''. H.R. 164, H.R. 438, H.R. 1146, H.R. 1619, H.R. 1734, and H.R. 2641 were ordered reported, without amendment. H.R. 1733 and H.R. 2415 were ordered reported, as amended.

CONFRONTING VIOLENT WHITE SUPREMACY (PART V): EXAMINING THE RISE OF MILITIA EXTREMISM

Committee on Oversight and Reform: Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties held a hearing entitled ``Confronting Violent White Supremacy (Part V): Examining the Rise of Militia Extremism''. Testimony was heard from Gurbir Grewal, Attorney General, New Jersey; and public witnesses.

AN EXAMINATION OF THE SBA'S COVID-19 PROGRAMS

Committee on Small Business: Full Committee held a hearing entitled

``An Examination of the SBA's Covid-19 Programs''. Testimony was heard from Isabella Casillas Guzman, Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration.

FULL COMMITTEE MEMBER DAY HEARING

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled

``Full Committee Member Day Hearing''. Testimony was heard from Chairman Kilmer, and Representatives Welch, Wittman, Tlaib, Jackson Lee, Hinson, Higgins of New York, Cloud, Meng, Hill, Keller, Fletcher, Fitzpatrick, San Nicolas, Biggs, Wenstrup, Carter of Georgia, Davidson, Bilirakis, Meijer, Craig, Kahele, and Sherrill.

VETERAN EMPLOYMENT AMID THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity and Oversight held a hearing entitled ``Veteran Employment Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic''. Testimony was heard from Ronald Burke, Deputy Under Secretary for Policy and Oversight, Veterans Benefits Administration, Department of Veterans Affairs; and public witnesses.

Joint Meetings

No joint committee meetings were held.

SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 92

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