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COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,
MAY 27, 2021
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Senate
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: 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 Armed Services: 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: 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 Energy and Natural Resources: 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 Foreign Relations: 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: 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: 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 the Judiciary: 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.
House
Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs, budget hearing on the U.S. Agency for International Development, 11 a.m., Webex.
Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, oversight hearing on the Department of the Treasury, 11 a.m., Webex.
Subcommittee on Defense, budget hearing on the Department of Defense, 1 p.m., Webex.
Committee on Armed Services, 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, 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, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce, markup on H.R. 2668, the ``Consumer Protection and Recovery Act'', 11 a.m., Webex.
Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled
``Holding Megabanks Accountable: An Update in Banking Practices, Programs and Policies'', 12 p.m., Webex.
Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Europe, Energy, the Environment, and Cyber, hearing entitled ``Understanding Authoritarianism and Kleptocracy in Russia'', 1 p.m., Webex.
Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
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, 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 Science, Space, and Technology, 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, Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Regulations, hearing entitled ``A Review of the SBA's Grant Programs'', 1 p.m., Zoom.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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, 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, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Making the House More Accessible to the Disability Community'', 11 a.m., Zoom.
SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 92
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