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COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,
JULY 28, 2021
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Senate
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Alexander Hoehn-Saric, of Maryland, Mary T. Boyle, of Maryland, and Richard Trumka, Jr., of Maryland, each to be a Commissioner of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, and Grant T. Harris, of California, to be an Assistant Secretary of Commerce, 10 a.m., SR-253.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on National Parks, to hold hearings to examine the impacts of overcrowding in our national parks on park resources and visitor experiences, focusing on strategic approaches to visitor use management, 10 a.m., SD-366.
Committee on Environment and Public Works: to hold hearings to examine the benefits of investing in U.S. Army Corps of Engineers water infrastructure projects, 10 a.m., SD-406.
Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine building on bipartisan retirement legislation, focusing on how Congress can help, 10 a.m., SD-215.
Committee on Foreign Relations: business meeting to consider S. 2297, to improve global health, S. 812, to direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to regain observer status for Taiwan in the World Health Organization, S. Res. 310, expressing solidarity with Cuban citizens demonstrating peacefully for fundamental freedoms, condemning the Cuban regime's acts of repression, and calling for the immediate release of arbitrarily detained Cuban citizens, the nominations of Gentry O. Smith, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary (Diplomatic Security), Monica P. Medina, of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Rena Bitter, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary (Consular Affairs), Marc Evans Knapper, of California, to be Ambassador to the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Brian A. Nichols, of Rhode Island, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (Western Hemisphere Affairs), Karen Erika Donfried, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary (European Affairs and Eurasian Affairs), Mary Catherine Phee, of Illinois, to be an Assistant Secretary (African Affairs), and to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the African Development Foundation, and Anne A. Witkowsky, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary (Conflict and Stabilization Operations), and to be Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization, all of the Department of State, routine lists in the Foreign Service, and other pending calendar business; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine the nominations of Kenneth Lee Salazar, of Colorado, to be Ambassador to the United Mexican States, Jessica Lewis, of Ohio, to be an Assistant Secretary (Political-Military Affairs), and Donald Lu, of California, to be Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs, all of the Department of State, and Marcela Escobari, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, 9 a.m., SD-G50.
Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Kenneth Lee Salazar, of Colorado, to be Ambassador to the United Mexican States, Jessica Lewis, of Ohio, to be an Assistant Secretary
(Political-Military Affairs), and Donald Lu, of California, to be Assistant Secretary for South Asian Affairs, all of the Department of State, and Marcela Escobari, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, 10 a.m., SD-G50/VTC.
Subcommittee on Africa and Global Health Policy, to hold hearings to examine U.S. trade and investment in Africa, 2:30 p.m., SH-216/
VTC.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: business meeting to consider the nominations of Robert Luis Santos, of Texas, to be Director of the Census, Department of Commerce, and Ed Gonzalez, of Texas, to be an Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Toby J. Heytens, of Virginia, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Fourth Circuit, Patricia Tolliver Giles, and Michael S. Nachmanoff, both to be a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, Sarala Vidya Nagala, and Omar Antonio Williams, both to be a United States District Judge for the District of Connecticut, and Hampton Y. Dellinger, of North Carolina, to be an Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.
Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine America's food supply chain, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs: business meeting to consider S. 372, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into a contract or other agreement with a third party to review appointees in the Veterans Health Administration who had a license terminated for cause by a State licensing board for care or services rendered at a non-Veterans Health Administration facility and to provide individuals treated by such an appointee with notice if it is determined that an episode of care or services that they received was below the standard of care, S. 612, to require the Under Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide certain information to medical center staff and homelessness service providers of the Department regarding the coordinated entry processes for housing and services operated under the Continuum of Care Program of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, S. 887, make certain improvements relating to the supply chain of the Department of Veterans Affairs, S. 1040, to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for hospital care, medical services, and nursing home care from the Department of Veterans Affairs to include veterans of World War II, S. 1198, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and expand the Solid Start program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, S. 1220, to amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize and honor the service of individuals who served in the United States Cadet Nurse Corps during World War II, S. 1319, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make certain information publicly available on one internet website of the Department of Veterans Affairs, S. 1863, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve access to health care for veterans, S. 1875, to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a deadline of 180 days for the filing of claims for payment for emergency treatment furnished to veterans, S. 1965, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to improve long-term care provided to veterans by the Department of Veterans Affairs, S. 2041, to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enforce the licensure requirement for medical providers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, S. 2102, to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Under Secretary for Health of the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide mammography screening for veterans who served in locations associated with toxic exposure, and S. 2172, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve grants, payments, and technical assistance provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to serve homeless veterans, Time to be announced, S-216, Capitol.
Select Committee on Intelligence: closed business meeting to consider pending intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.
House
Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture, hearing entitled ``State of the Beef Supply Chain: Shocks, Recovery, and Rebuilding'', 10 a.m., 1300 and Zoom.
Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Cyber, Innovative Technologies, and Information Systems, markup on H.R. 4350, the
``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022'', 10 a.m., 2118 Rayburn and Webex.
Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, markup on H.R. 4350, the
``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022'', 12 p.m., 2118 Rayburn and Webex.
Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, markup on H.R. 4350, the ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022'', 2 p.m., 2118 Rayburn and Webex.
Subcommittee on Military Personnel, markup on H.R. 4350, the
``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022'', 3:30 p.m., 2118 Rayburn and Webex.
Committee on Education and Labor, Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Human Services, hearing entitled ``Food for Thought: Examining Federal Nutrition Programs for Young Children and Infants'', 10:15 a.m., Zoom.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, hearing entitled ``Transforming the FTC: Legislation to Modernize Consumer Protection'', 10:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn and Webex.
Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 4590, the ``Promoting New and Diverse Depository Institutions Act''; H.R. 3332, the ``Manufactured Housing Community Preservation Act of 2021''; H.R. 4616, the ``Adjustable Interest Rate Act of 2021''; H.R. 4618, the ``Short Sale Transparency and Market Fairness Act''; H.R. 4685, to require the Government Accountability Office to carry out a study on the impact of the gamification, psychological nudges, and other design techniques used by online trading platforms, and for other purposes; H.R. 4617, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit payment for order flow; H.R. 935, the ``Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2021''; H.R. 4620, to amend the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 to limit the exemption provided for family offices from the definition of an investment adviser to those family offices with less than $750,000,000 in assets under management and for other purposes; H.R. 4619, to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit trading ahead by market makers, and for other purposes; H.R. 3555, the ``Voters on the Move Registration Act''; and H.R. 2265, the ``Financial Exploitation Prevention Act of 2021'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn and Zoom.
Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 4589, the ``Diversity and Inclusion at the State Department Act''; H.R. 4693, the ``Global Malnutrition Prevention and Treatment Act of 2021''; H.R. 1199, the ``STEM Diplomacy Act''; H. Res. 496, supporting the continued work of the United States African Development Foundation as it creates pathways to prosperity for underserved communities on the African Continent through community-
led development; H.R. 2946, the ``Reinforcing Nicaragua's Adherence to Conditions for Electoral Reform Act of 2021''; H.R. 4250, the
``War Crimes Rewards Expansion Act''; H. Res. 497, condemning the murder of Alireza Fazeli Monfared and the practice of so-called ``honor killings'' in Iran, and for other purposes; H.R. 4526, the ``City and State Diplomacy Act''; H. Res. 549, condemning the assassination of the Haitian President, and urging United States and global support of Haitian-led solutions; H. Res. 547, calling for the continued support of Afghan women and girls after the drawdown of American troops; H. Res. 376, condemning Turkey for its illegal occupation of Cyprus; and H.R. 4686, the ``Cambodia Democracy Act of 2021'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn and Webex.
Committee on Homeland Security, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 903, the ``Rights for the TSA Workforce Act of 2021''; H.R. 2915, the ``Homeland Procurement Reform Act''; H.R. 4089, the ``Darren Drake Act''; H.R. 4094, the ``One-Stop Pilot Program Act of 2021''; H.R. 4209, the ``DHS Illicit Cross-Border Tunnel Defense Act''; H.R. 4363, the ``DHS Contract Reporting Act of 2021''; H.R. 4426, the
``Homeland Security for Children Act''; H.R. 4611, the ``DHS Software Supply Chain Risk Management Act of 2021''; legislation on K-12 Cybersecurity Act; and legislation on Unmanned Aerial Security Act, 9 a.m., 310 Cannon and Webex.
Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability, hearing entitled ``DHS's Efforts to Disrupt Transnational Criminal Organizations in Central America'', 2 p.m., 310 Cannon and Webex.
Committee on House Administration, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Election Subversion: A Growing Threat to Electoral Integrity'', 12 p.m., 1310 Longworth and Webex.
Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law, hearing entitled ``Oversight of the Bankruptcy Code, Part 1: Confronting Abuses of the Chapter 11 System'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn and Zoom.
Committee on Natural Resources, Office of Insular Affairs Full Committee, hearing entitled ``The President's FY22 Budget Priority for the Territories: Medicaid, SSI, and SNAP Parity'', 1 p.m., Webex.
Committee on Oversight and Reform, Subcommittee on Government Operations, hearing entitled ``FITARA 12.0'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn and Zoom.
Committee on Rules, Full Committee, continue hearing on H.R. 4346, the ``Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2022''; H.R. 4373, the
``Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2022''; and H.R. 4505, the ``Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2022'', 9 a.m., H-
313 Capitol and Webex.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 3095, the ``Fair and Open Skies Act''; H.R. 1339, the
``Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act''; H.R. 3193, the ``E-RIDGE Act''; H.R. 3037, the ``Housing Survivors of Major Disasters Act of 2021''; H.R. 3709, the ``Preliminary Damage Assessment Improvement Act of 2021''; legislation to designate the Federal building located at 1200 New Jersey Ave Southeast in Washington, DC, as the ``Norman Yoshio Mineta Federal Building''; H.R. 4660, to designate the Federal building and United States Courthouse located at 1125 Chapline Street in Wheeling, WV, as the
``Frederick P. Stamp, Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse''; H.R. 2220, to amend title 40, United States Code, to modify the treatment of certain bargain-price options to purchase at less than fair market value, and for other purposes; H. Con. Res. 41, authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the National Peace Officers Memorial Service and the National Honor Guard and Pipe Band Exhibition; and General Services Administration's Capital Investment and Leasing Program Resolutions, 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn and Zoom.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 4657, the ``Veteran Home Energy Savings Act''; H.R. 912, the
``American Indian and Alaska Native Mental Health Act''; H.R. 3856, 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; H.R. 3944, the ``Burial Equity for Guards and Reserves Act of 2021''; H.R. 147, the ``Bringing Registered Apprenticeships to Veterans Education Act''; H.R. 4673, the ``Ensuring Veterans' Smooth Transition Act''; H.R. 4626, the ``VA Assessment by Independent Measures Act''; H.R. 4625, the ``VA Caregiver Transparency Act''; and H.R. 4233, the ``Student Veterans Counseling Centers Eligibility Act'', 2 p.m., Zoom.
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Counterintelligence, and Counterproliferation, hearing entitled ``The Department of Homeland Security I and A Budget Request'', 9:30 a.m., HVC-304 Hearing Room. This hearing is closed.
SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 131
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