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COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR TUESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 21, 2021
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Senate
Committee on Armed Services: to receive a closed briefing on Department of Defense support of Afghan Nationals who have recently left Afghanistan, 9:30 a.m., SD-106.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Alan F. Estevez, of Maryland, to be Under Secretary for Industry and Security, and Thea D. Rozman Kendler, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary, both of the Department of Commerce, and Alexia Marie Gabrielle Latortue, of the District of Columbia, and Graham Scott Steele, of California, both to be an Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, 10 a.m., SD-G50.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Subcommittee on Tourism, Trade, and Export Promotion, to hold hearings to examine legislative solutions to revive travel and tourism and create jobs, 3 p.m., SR-253.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Laura Daniel-Davis, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary, and M. Camille Calimlim Touton, of Nevada, to be Commissioner of Reclamation, both of the Department of the Interior, and Sara C. Bronin, of Connecticut, to be Chairman of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, 10 a.m., SD-366.
Committee on Finance: Subcommittee on Social Security, Pensions, and Family Policy, to hold hearings to examine policy options for improving Supplemental Security Income, 2:45 p.m., WEBEX.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold hearings to examine the landscape 20 years after 9/11, focusing on threats to the homeland, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
Committee on Judiciary: Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights, to hold hearings to examine big data, focusing on implications for competition and consumers, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: business meeting to consider the nomination of Dilawar Syed, of California, to be Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration, and other pending calendar business, 10 a.m., SR-428A.
Select Committee on Intelligence: to receive a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
House
Committee on Agriculture, Full Committee, markup on H. Res. 271, recognizing the importance of the blueberry industry to the United States and supporting the designation of July 2021 as National Blueberry Month; and H.R. 2424, the ``Agricultural Fairs Rescue Act'', 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth and Zoom.
Committee on Financial Services, Task Force on Financial Technology, hearing entitled ``Preserving the Right of Consumers to Access Personal Financial Data'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn and Webex.
Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, Migration and International Economic Policy, hearing entitled ``An International Response to Ortega's Destruction of Democracy in Nicaragua'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn and Webex.
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, hearing entitled ``NASA's Future in Low Earth Orbit: Considerations for International Space Station Extension and Transition'', 11 a.m., Zoom.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, hearing on legislation to amend title 38, United States Code, to eliminate the Freddie Mac conforming loan limitation; legislation to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to pay to certain veterans, who receive certain educational assistance furnished by the Secretary, a weekly stipend for child care services; legislation to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase and extend the authorization of appropriations for homeless veterans reintegration programs; legislation to amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to establish protections under that Act for a member of the Armed Forces who leaves a course of education, paid for with certain educational assistance, to perform certain service; legislation to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to report on the Warrior Training Advancement Course of the Veterans Benefit Administration; legislation to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend eligibility for a certain work-study allowance paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to certain individuals who pursue programs of rehabilitation, education, or training on at least a half-time basis; legislation on Homeless Grant; legislation to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on grants for care for elderly homeless veterans, and for other purposes; legislation to extend the delimiting period for certain individuals to use educational assistance benefits administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs; legislation to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on substance use and alcohol use disorder recovery for homeless veterans, and for other purposes; legislation to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide technical assistance to recipients of grants for supportive services for very low-income families in permanent housing and comprehensive service programs, and for other purposes; legislation to amend title 38, United States Code, to adjust the rate of per diem payments provided by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to grantees that provide services to homeless veterans; legislation to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a report on the shallow subsidy program under the supportive services for veteran families program, and for other purposes; legislation to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to improve public transportation services for veterans; legislation to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs repays members of the Armed Forces for certain contributions made by such members towards Post-9/11 Educational Assistance; H.R. 4874, to amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements to the use of educational assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs for flight training programs; legislation to amend title 38, United States Code, to prohibit the use of entitlement to educational assistance under the Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance Program for secondary school education; legislation on Fry Scholarship Enhancement Act of 2021; legislation on Col. James Floyd Turner IV U.S.M.C. GI Bill Transfer Act of 2021, 9:30 a.m., Zoom.
Joint Meetings
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe: to hold hearings to examine Belarus, focusing on updates on the current situation and U.S. policy responses and options, 2:30 p.m., SD-419.
SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 162
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