The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.
“House Committee Meetings” mentioning the Federal Reserve System was published in the Daily Digest section on pages D156-D158 on Feb. 24.
The Federal Reserve is the US's central bank, expanding many times during great financial uncertainty and panic. It has faced numerous criticisms since its creation in 1913, such as making the Great Depression worse and for lacking transparency and audits.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
Committee Meetings
FUTURE DEFENSE SPENDING
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Defense held a hearing entitled ``Future Defense Spending''. Testimony was heard from Elizabeth Field, Director of Defense Capabilities and Management, Government Accountability Office; and public witnesses.
APPROPRIATIONS--JUDICIARY
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government held a budget hearing on the Judiciary. Testimony was heard from John W. Lungstrum, Chair, Committee on the Budget, Judicial Conference of the United States; and Roslynn R. Mauskopf, Director, Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
READY OR NOT: U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies held a hearing entitled ``Ready or Not: U.S. Public Health Infrastructure''. Testimony was heard from Marilyn Bibbs-Freeman, Deputy Director, Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services, Office of the Secretary of Administration, Virginia; Jennifer Kertanis, Director of Health, Farmington Valley Health District, Connecticut; Umair Shah, M.D., Secretary of Health, Washington; and Kathryn Turner, Deputy State Epidemiologist and Chief, Bureau of Communicable Disease Prevention, Idaho Division of Public Health.
HEALTH AND WELLNESS OF EMPLOYEES AND STATE OF DAMAGE AND PRESERVATION AS A RESULT OF THE JANUARY 6 INSURRECTION
Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Legislative Branch held a hearing entitled ``Health and Wellness of Employees and State of Damage and Preservation as a Result of the January 6 Insurrection''. Testimony was heard from Brett Blanton, Architect of the Capitol; Farar Elliott, Curator, U.S. House of Representatives; and Catherine Szpindor, Chief Administrative Officer, U.S. House of Representatives.
FANNING THE FLAMES: DISINFORMATION AND EXTREMISM IN THE MEDIA
Committee on Energy and Commerce: Subcommittee on Communications and Technology held a hearing entitled ``Fanning the Flames: Disinformation and Extremism in the Media''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
MONETARY POLICY AND THE STATE OF THE ECONOMY
Committee on Financial Services: Full Committee held a hearing entitled
``Monetary Policy and the State of the Economy''. Testimony was heard from Jerome H. Powell, Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
HOW INVIDIOUS DISCRIMINATION WORKS AND HURTS: AN EXAMINATION OF LENDING DISCRIMINATION AND ITS LONG-TERM ECONOMIC IMPACTS ON BORROWERS OF COLOR
Committee on Financial Services: Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations held a hearing entitled ``How Invidious Discrimination Works and Hurts: An Examination of Lending Discrimination and Its Long-
term Economic Impacts on Borrowers of Color''. Testimony was heard from Cheryl Cooper, Analyst, Financial Economics Division, Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress; and public witnesses.
AMERICA FORWARD: RESTORING DIPLOMACY AND DEVELOPMENT IN A FRACTURING WORLD
Committee on Foreign Affairs: Full Committee held a hearing entitled
``America Forward: Restoring Diplomacy and Development in a Fracturing World''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
CONFRONTING THE CORONAVIRUS: PERSPECTIVES ON THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ONE YEAR LATER
Committee on Homeland Security: Full Committee held a hearing entitled
``Confronting the Coronavirus: Perspectives on the COVID-19 Pandemic One Year Later''. Testimony was heard from A. Nicole Clowers, Managing Director, Health Care Team, Government Accountability Office; Ngozi O. Ezike, M.D., Director, Illinois Department of Public Health; J. Ryan McMahon II, County Executive, Onondaga County, New York; and a public witness.
THE NEED FOR NEW LOWER COURT JUDGESHIPS, 30 YEARS IN THE MAKING
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet held a hearing entitled ``The Need for New Lower Court Judgeships, 30 Years in the Making''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
THE RISE OF DOMESTIC TERRORISM IN AMERICA
Committee on the Judiciary: Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security held a hearing entitled ``The Rise of Domestic Terrorism in America''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
LEGISLATIVE PROPOSALS TO PUT THE POSTAL SERVICE ON SUSTAINABLE FINANCIAL FOOTING
Committee on Oversight and Reform: Full Committee held a hearing entitled ``Legislative Proposals to Put the Postal Service on Sustainable Financial Footing''. Testimony was heard from Ron Bloom, Chairman, U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors; Louis DeJoy, Postmaster General, U.S. Postal Service; Tammy Whitcomb, Inspector General, U.S. Postal Service; and public witnesses.
PERSPECTIVES FROM MAIN STREET: RAISING THE WAGE
Committee on Small Business: Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Regulations held a hearing entitled ``Perspectives from Main Street: Raising the Wage''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
EXAMINING EQUITY IN TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ENFORCEMENT
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Subcommittee on Highways and Transit held a hearing entitled ``Examining Equity in Transportation Safety Enforcement''. Testimony was heard from public witnesses.
Joint Meetings
No joint committee meetings were held.
