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CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD
Week of May 25 through May 28, 2021
Senate Chamber
On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of the nomination of Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, of Virginia, to be Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Department of Health and Human Services, post-cloture.
At 11:45 a.m., Senate will vote on confirmation of the nomination of Chiquita Brooks-LaSure and on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Kristen M. Clarke, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice.
If cloture is invoked on the nomination of Kristen M. Clarke, Senate will vote on confirmation thereon at 2:30 p.m.
During the balance of the week, Senate may consider any cleared legislative and executive business.
Senate Committees
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: May 27, to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Janie Simms Hipp, of Arkansas, to be General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
Committee on Appropriations: May 26, Subcommittee on Defense, to hold closed hearings to examine the intelligence community, 10 a.m., SVC-217.
May 26, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2022 for the National Institutes of Health, and the state of medical research, 10 a.m., SD-562.
May 26, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine budgeting for the future of forest management, focusing on rethinking resiliency, 10:15 a.m., SD-138.
May 26, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2022 for the Department of Homeland Security, 2 p.m., SD-138.
May 26, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2022 for the Department of Commerce, 2 p.m., SD-124.
May 26, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2022 for the United States Agency for International Development, 2:30 p.m., SD-192.
Committee on Armed Services: May 25, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Frank Kendall III, of Massachusetts, to be Secretary of the Air Force, Heidi Shyu, of Virginia, to be Under Secretary for Research and Engineering, and Susanna V. Blume, of the District of Columbia, to be Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, all of the Department of Defense, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
May 26, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to hold hearings to examine space force, military space operations, policy and programs, 4:30 p.m., SR-232A.
May 27, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Jill Hruby, of New Mexico, to be Under Secretary for Nuclear Security, and Frank A. Rose, of Massachusetts, to be Principal Deputy Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration, both of the Department of Energy, and Deborah G. Rosenblum, of the District of Columbia, and Christopher Paul Maier, of California, both to be an Assistant Secretary of Defense, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: May 25, to hold hearings to examine the semiannual testimony on the Federal Reserve's supervision and regulation of the financial system, 10 a.m., WEBEX.
May 26, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine annual oversight of Wall Street firms, 10 a.m., WEBEX.
May 27, Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development, to hold hearings to examine housing for Native Americans, focusing on a review of Federal programs, barriers, and opportunities, 10 a.m., WEBEX.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: May 25, Subcommittee on Tourism, Trade, and Export Promotion, to hold hearings to examine investing in America's tourism and hospitality workforce and small businesses, 3 p.m., SR-253.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: May 26, Subcommittee on National Parks, to hold hearings to examine the current state of the National Park System, focusing on the impacts of COVID-19 on National Park Service operations, staff, visitation and facilities, 10 a.m., SD-366.
May 27, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the nominations of Robert T. Anderson, of Washington, to be Solicitor, Shannon Aneal Estenoz, of Florida, to be Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife, and Tanya Marie Trujillo, of New Mexico, to be an Assistant Secretary, all of the Department of the Interior, 10 a.m., SD-419.
Committee on Environment and Public Works: May 26, business meeting to consider an original bill entitled, ``Surface Transportation Reauthorization Act of 2021'', the nominations of Shannon Aneal Estenoz, of Florida, to be Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife, Department of the Interior, Radhika Fox, of California, to be an Assistant Administrator, and Michal Ilana Freedhoff, of Maryland, to be Assistant Administrator for Toxic Substances, both of the Environmental Protection Agency, and 10 General Services Administration resolutions, 9:45 a.m., SR-301.
Committee on Finance: May 25, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Lily Lawrence Batchelder, of Massachusetts, and Benjamin Harris, of Virginia, both to be an Assistant Secretary, J. Nellie Liang, of Maryland, to be an Under Secretary, and Jonathan Davidson, of Maryland, to be Deputy Under Secretary, all of the Department of the Treasury, 9:30 a.m., SD-215.
May 26, Full Committee, business meeting to consider an original bill entitled, ``Clean Energy for America Act'', 2:30 p.m., SH-216.
Committee on Foreign Relations: May 25, business meeting to consider the nominations of Bonnie D. Jenkins, of New York, to be Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security, Jose W. Fernandez, of New York, to be an Under Secretary of State (Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment), to be United States Alternate Governor of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, to be United States Alternate Governor of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and to be United States Alternate Governor of the Inter-American Development Bank, routine lists in the Foreign Service, and other pending nominations, 2:15 p.m., SH-216.
May 27, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the crisis in Ethiopia, focusing on U.S. strategy and policy response, 11 a.m., SR-301/VTC.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: May 25, business meeting to consider S. 1675, to improve maternal health, S. 1491, to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve obstetric care in rural areas, S. 1662, to increase funding for the Reagan-
Udall Foundation for the Food and Drug Administration and for the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health, S. 1301, to provide for the publication by the Secretary of Health and Human Services of physical activity recommendations for Americans, S. 610, to address behavioral health and well-being among health care professionals, S. 1658, to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to expand access to breastfeeding accommodations in the workplace, and other pending calendar business, 10 a.m., SH-216.
May 27, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Rajesh D. Nayak, of Maryland, Taryn Mackenzie Williams, of the District of Columbia, and Douglas L. Parker, of West Virginia, each to be an Assistant Secretary of Labor, 10 a.m., SD-106.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: May 27, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of John K. Tien, of Georgia, to be Deputy Secretary, Robert Peter Silvers, of the District of Columbia, to be Under Secretary for Strategy, Policy, and Plans, and Jonathan Eugene Meyer, of Ohio, to be General Counsel, all of the Department of Homeland Security, 10:15 a.m., SD-
342/VTC.
Committee on Indian Affairs: May 26, business meeting to consider S. 1471, to enhance protections of Native American tangible cultural heritage; to be immediately followed by an oversight hearing to examine the COVID-19 response in Native communities, focusing on Native languages one year later, including S. 989, to establish a Native American language resource center in furtherance of the policy set forth in the Native American Languages Act, and S. 1402, to amend the Native American Languages Act to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages, 2:30 p.m., SD-
628.
Committee on Judiciary: May 25, Subcommittee on the Constitution, to hold hearings to examine stopping gun violence, focusing on safe storage, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
May 26, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Tiffany P. Cunningham, of Illinois, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit, Margaret Irene Strickland, to be United States District Judge for the District of New Mexico, Ur Mendoza Jaddou, of California, to be Director of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security, and David H. Chipman, of Virginia, to be Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Anne Milgram, of New Jersey, to be Administrator of Drug Enforcement, and Kenneth Allen Polite, Jr., of Louisiana, to be an Assistant Attorney General, all of the Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-G50.
May 27, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 312, to expand eligibility for and provide judicial review for the Elderly Home Detention Pilot Program, provide for compassionate release based on COVID-19 vulnerability, shorten the waiting period for judicial review during the COVID-19 pandemic, and make other technical corrections, S. 601, to amend section 3661 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the consideration of acquitted conduct at sentencing, S. 1014, to reform sentencing laws and correctional institutions, and the nominations of Deborah L. Boardman, and Lydia Kay Griggsby, both to be a United States District Judge for the District of Maryland, and Ronald L. Davis, of California, to be Director of the United States Marshals Service, Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SH-216.
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: May 26, to hold hearings to examine the pandemic response and the small business economy, focusing on an update from the Small Business Administration, 1:30 p.m., SD-215.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: May 26, business meeting to consider S. 89, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to secure medical opinions for veterans with service-connected disabilities who die from COVID-19 to determine whether their service-connected disabilities were the principal or contributory causes of death, S. 189, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for annual cost-of-living adjustments to be made automatically by law each year in the rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain service-connected disabled veterans, S. 894, to identify and refer members of the Armed Forces with a health care occupation who are separating from the Armed Forces for potential employment with the Department of Veterans Affairs, S. 1031, to require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on disparities associated with race and ethnicity with respect to certain benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, S. 1095, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the disapproval by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of courses of education offered by public institutions of higher learning that do not charge veterans the in-State tuition rate for purposes of Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance Program, an original bill entitled, ``The COST of War Act of 2021'', and the nominations of Donald Michael Remy, of Louisiana, to be Deputy Secretary, Matthew T. Quinn, of Montana, to be Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs, Maryanne T. Donaghy, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary
(Office of Accountability and Whistleblower Protection), and Patricia L. Ross, of Ohio, to be an Assistant Secretary
(Congressional and Legislative Affairs), all of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 3 p.m., SR-301.
Select Committee on Intelligence: May 25, to receive a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
May 26, Full Committee, closed business meeting to consider pending intelligence matters; to be immediately followed by a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.
House Committees
Committee on Agriculture, May 26, Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations, hearing entitled ``The Future of SNAP: Moving Past the Pandemic'', 12 p.m., Zoom.
Committee on Appropriations, May 26, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, budget hearing on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 10 a.m., Webex.
May 26, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, hearing entitled
``Department of Homeland Security Resource Management and Operational Priorities'', 10 a.m., Webex.
May 26, Subcommittee on Defense, hearing entitled ``Defense Environmental Restoration'', 1 p.m., Webex.
May 26, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, oversight hearing on the Securities and Exchange Commission, 2 p.m., Webex.
May 27, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, budget hearing on the U.S. Agency for International Development, 11 a.m., Webex.
May 27, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, oversight hearing on the Department of the Treasury, 11 a.m., Webex.
May 27, Subcommittee on Defense, budget hearing on the Department of Defense, 1 p.m., Webex.
May 28, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, oversight hearing on the Small Business Administration, 10 a.m., Webex.
Committee on Armed Services, May 27, Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, hearing entitled ``Department of the Navy Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Request for Seapower and Projection Forces'', 11 a.m., Webex.
May 27, Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, hearing entitled ``Army Tactical Wheeled Vehicle Program Update and Review of Electrification'', 3 p.m., Webex.
Committee on Education and Labor, May 26, Full Committee, 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'', 12 p.m., Zoom.
May 27, Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Investment, hearing entitled ``Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Reauthorization: Creating Employment Pathways for Dislocated Workers'', 12 p.m., Zoom.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, May 26, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``A Shot at Normalcy: Building COVID-19 Vaccine Confidence'', 11 a.m., Webex.
Committee on Financial Services, May 26, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Consumer Credit Reporting: Assessing Accuracy and Compliance'', 12 p.m., Webex.
May 27, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Holding Megabanks Accountable: An Update in Banking Practices, Programs and Policies'', 12 p.m., Webex.
Committee on Foreign Affairs, May 27, Subcommittee on Europe, Energy, the Environment, and Cyber, hearing entitled ``Understanding Authoritarianism and Kleptocracy in Russia'', 1 p.m., Webex.
Committee on the Judiciary, May 27, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, hearing entitled
``Oversight of the Voting Rights Act: A Continuing Record of Discrimination'', 10 a.m., Zoom.
May 27, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet, hearing entitled ``The SHOP SAFE Act: Stemming the Rising Tide of Unsafe Counterfeit Products Online'', 2 p.m., Zoom.
Committee on Natural Resources, May 26, Full Committee, 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'', 11 a.m., Webex.
May 27, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands, hearing on H.R. 1664, to authorize the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes; H.R. 1931, the
``Japanese American Confinement Education Act''; H.R. 2278, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to designate the September 11th National Memorial Trail, and for other purposes; and H.R. 2444, the ``Fort San Geronimo Preservation Act'', 1 p.m., Webex.
Committee on Oversight and Reform, May 26, Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, hearing entitled ``Confronting Violent White Supremacy (Part V): Examining the Rise of Militia Extremism'', 2 p.m., Zoom.
Committee on Science, Space, And Technology, May 27, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Overview of the Science and Energy Research Enterprise of the U.S. Department of Energy'', 1 p.m., Zoom.
Committee on Small Business, May 26, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``An Examination of the SBA's Covid-19 Programs'', 10 a.m., Zoom.
May 27, Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Regulations, hearing entitled ``A Review of the SBA's Grant Programs'', 1 p.m., Zoom.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 1May 26, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Full Committee Member Day Hearing'', 9:30 a.m., Zoom.
May 26, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity and Oversight, hearing entitled ``Veteran Employment Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic'', 1 p.m. Zoom.
May 27, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Investing in a Better VA: Examining the Role of Infrastructure in Veterans' Access to Care and Benefits'', 2:30 p.m., Zoom.
Committee on Ways and Means, May 27, Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support, hearing entitled ``Legislative Hearing on Universal Paid Leave and Guaranteed Access to Child Care'', 10 a.m., Webex.
Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress, May 27, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Making the House More Accessible to the Disability Community'', 11 a.m., Zoom.
SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 90
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