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CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD
Week of September 28 through October 1, 2021
Senate Chamber
On Tuesday, Senate will resume consideration of the nomination of Karen Erika Donfried, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant Secretary of State (European Affairs and Eurasian Affairs), post-
cloture, and vote on confirmation thereon at 11:30 a.m.
Following disposition of the nomination of Karen Erika Donfried, Senate will resume consideration of the nomination of Monica P. Medina, of Maryland, to be Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, post-cloture.
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 Armed Services: September 28, to hold hearings to examine the conclusion of military operations in Afghanistan and plans for future counterterrorism operations; to be immediately followed by a closed session in SVC-217, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
September 30, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Afghanistan, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: September 28, to hold hearings to examine CARES Act oversight of the Treasury and Federal Reserve, focusing on supporting an equitable pandemic recovery, 10 a.m., SH-216/VTC.
September 30, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Todd M. Harper, of Virginia, to be a Member of the National Credit Union Administration Board, and Judith DelZoppo Pryor, of Ohio, to be First Vice President, and Owen Edward Herrnstadt, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Board of Directors, both of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, 10 a.m., SD-
106.
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: September 29, to hold hearings to examine protecting consumer privacy, 10 a.m., SR-253.
September 30, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data Security, to hold hearings to examine protecting kids online, focusing on Facebook, Instagram, and mental health harms, 10:30 a.m., SR-253.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: September 28, to hold hearings to examine the administration of laws under the jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, 10 a.m., SD-366.
Committee on Foreign Relations: September 28, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Jack A. Markell, of Delaware, to be Representative of the United States of America to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, with the rank of Ambassador, Mark Gitenstein, of Washington, to be Representative of the United States of America to the European Union, with the rank and status of Ambassador, Jeffry Lane Flake, of Arizona, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Turkey, and Cindy Hensley McCain, of Arizona, for the rank of Ambassador during her tenure of service as U.S. Representative to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture, all of the Department of State, and other pending nominations, 10 a.m., SD-106/VTC.
September 29, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on Administration efforts regarding energy security, including Nord Stream 2, 9:30 a.m., SVC-217.
September 29, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Atul Atmaram Gawande, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development, and C.B. Sullenberger III, of Texas, for the rank of Ambassador during his tenure of service as Representative of the United States of America on the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization, Claire D. Cronin, of Massachusetts, to be Ambassador to Ireland, Kent Doyle Logsdon, of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Moldova, Sharon L. Cromer, of New York, to be Ambassador to the Republic of The Gambia, Virginia E. Palmer, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Ghana, and Howard A. Van Vranken, of California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Botswana, all of the Department of State, and other pending nominations, 2 p.m., VTC.
September 30, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Laura S. H. Holgate, of Virginia, to be Representative of the United States of America to the International Atomic Energy Agency, with the rank of Ambassador, and to be Representative of the United States of America to the Vienna Office of the United Nations, with the rank of Ambassador, Department of State, and other pending nominations, 10 a.m., VTC.
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: September 30, to hold hearings to examine school reopening during COVID-19, focusing on supporting students, educators, and families, 10 a.m., SH-216.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: September 28, Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight, to hold hearings to examine existing resources and innovations needed to replace legacy IT and save taxpayer dollars, 2:30 p.m., SD-342/VTC.
September 29, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the threat of worsening natural disasters, 10 a.m., SD-342/VTC.
Committee on Judiciary: September 28, Subcommittee on the Constitution, to hold hearings to examine toxic conservatorships, focusing on the need for reform, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
September 29, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine Texas's abortion law, 10 a.m., SH-216.
September 30, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the nominations of Beth Robinson, of Vermont, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, Jennifer Sung, of Oregon, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, Rahul Gupta, of West Virginia, to be Director of National Drug Control Policy, and Elizabeth Prelogar, of Idaho, to be Solicitor General of the United States, Jessica D. Aber, to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, Carla B. Freedman, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York, William J. Ihlenfeld II, to be United States Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia, Christopher R. Kavanaugh, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of Virginia, Darcie N. McElwee, to be United States Attorney for the District of Maine, Breon S. Peace, of New Jersey, to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, Rachael S. Rollins, to be United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, William S. Thompson, to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, and Damian Williams, to be United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, all of the Department of Justice, 9 a.m., SR-301.
Select Committee on Intelligence: September 28, to receive a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
September 29, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.
House Committees
Committee on Agriculture, September 29, Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry, hearing entitled ``The 2021 Wildland Fire Year: Responding to and Mitigating Threats to Communities'', 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth and Zoom.
Committee on Armed Services, September 29, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Ending the U.S. Military Mission in Afghanistan'', 9:30 a.m., 2118 Rayburn and Webex.
Committee on Education and Labor, September 29, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, hearing entitled ``Back to School: Highlighting Best Practices for Safely Reopening School'', 10:15 a.m., Zoom.
September 30, Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Investment, hearing entitled ``Protecting Students and Taxpayers: Improving the Closed School Discharge Process'', 10:15 a.m., Zoom.
Committee on Energy and Commerce, September 29, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Protecting Communities from Industrial Accidents: Revitalizing the Chemical Safety Board'', 10:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn and Zoom.
September 30, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce, hearing entitled ``A Level Playing Field: College Athletes' Rights to Their Name, Image, and Likeness'', 10:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn and Webex.
Committee on Financial Services, September 29, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial Institutions, hearing entitled
``The Future of Banking: How Consolidation, Nonbank Competition, and Technology are Reshaping the Banking System'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn and Webex.
September 30, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Oversight of the Treasury Department's and Federal Reserve's Pandemic Response'', 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn and Webex.
Committee on Foreign Affairs, September 30, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 1456, the ``Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2021''; H.R. 4133, the ``Caribbean Basin Security Initiative Authorization Act''; H.R. 1311, the ``Energy Diplomacy Act''; H.R. 3485, the ``Global Respect Act''; H.R. 3344, the ``Transatlantic Telecommunications Security Act''; H. Con. Res. 45, expressing the sense of Congress regarding the execution-style murders of United States citizens Ylli Agron and Mehmet Bytyqi in the Republic of Serbia in July 1999; H.R. 2748, the ``Israel Relations Normalization Act of 2021''; H.R. 4785, the ``Uyghur Policy Act of 2021''; and H. Res. 336, calling on the Government of the Russian Federation to provide evidence or to release United States citizen Paul Whelan, 1 p.m., 2172 Rayburn and Webex.
Committee on Homeland Security, September 29, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``20 Years After 9/11: The State of the Transportation Security Administration'', 9:30 a.m., Webex.
September 30, Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability, hearing entitled ``20 Years After 9/11: Transforming DHS to Meet the Homeland Security Mission'', 2 p.m., Webex.
Committee on the Judiciary, September 29, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 5374, the ``SHOP SAFE Act''; H.R. 2883, the ``Stop Stalling Access to Affordable Medications''; H.R. 2891, the ``Preserve Access to Affordable Generics and Biosimilars Act''; H.R. 2873, the
``Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Promoting Competition Act of 2021''; H.R. 2884, the ``Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Through Improvements to Patent Litigation Act''; H.R. 3617, the ``MORE Act of 2021''; H.R. 2116, the ``CROWN Act of 2021''; H.R. 187, for the relief of Victoria Galindo Lopez; H.R. 680, for the relief of Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, and Vandana Kurdekar; H.R. 681, for the relief of Rebecca Trimble; H.R. 739, for the relief of Median El-Moustrah; H.R. 785, for the relief of Maria Isabel Bueso Barrera, Alberto Bueso Mendoza, and Karla Maria Barrera De Bueso, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn and Zoom.
Committee on Oversight and Reform, September 29, Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, hearing entitled ``Confronting Violent White Supremacy (Part VI): Examining the Biden Administration's Counterterrorism Strategy'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn and Zoom.
September 29, Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, hearing entitled ``Upgrading Public Health Infrastructure: The Need to Protect, Rebuild, and Strengthen State and Local Public Health Departments'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn and Zoom.
September 30, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``A State of Crisis: Examining the Urgent Need to Protect and Expand Abortion Rights and Access'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn and Zoom.
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, September 29, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Members' Day Hearing: House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology'', 10 a.m., Zoom.
Committee on Small Business, September 29, Subcommittee on Underserved, Agricultural, and Rural Development, hearing entitled
``Sustainable Forestry's Role in Climate Solutions'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn and Zoom.
September 30, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Empowering Employee Owned Businesses and Cooperatives Through Access to Capital'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn and Zoom.
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, September 30, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Assessing the Federal Government's COVID-19 Relief and Response Efforts and its Impact--Part II'', 10 a.m., 2167 Rayburn and Zoom.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, September 30, Subcommittee on Technology Modernization, hearing entitled ``Modernizing and Securing VA's IT Infrastructure'', 2 p.m., Zoom.
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, September 30, Full Committee, markup on the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022; and Authorizing all Members of the House of Representatives to review, at a time to be determined by the Committee, the Classified Annex to the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, 10 a.m., HVC-304. This meeting is closed.
SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 168
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