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was mentioned in COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2021-09-29..... on page D1065 covering the 1st Session of the 117th Congress published on Sept. 28, 2021 in the Congressional Record.

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COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)

Senate

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: to hold hearings to examine protecting consumer privacy, 10 a.m., SR-253.

Committee on Foreign Relations: to receive a closed briefing on Administration efforts regarding energy security, including Nord Stream 2, 9:30 a.m., SVC-217.

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.

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold hearings to examine the threat of worsening natural disasters, 10 a.m., SD-342/VTC.

Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine Texas's abortion law, 10 a.m., SH-216.

Select Committee on Intelligence: to receive a closed briefing on certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.

House

Committee on Agriculture, 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, 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, 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.

Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.

Committee on Financial Services, 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.

Committee on Homeland Security, Full Committee, hearing entitled

``20 Years After 9/11: The State of the Transportation Security Administration'', 9:30 a.m., Webex.

Committee on the Judiciary, 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, 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.

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.

Committee on Rules, Full Committee, hearing on S. 1301, the

``Promoting Physical Activity for Americans Act'' [Temporary Extension of Public Debt Limit], 10 a.m., H-313 Capitol and Webex.

Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Members' Day Hearing: House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology'', 10 a.m., Zoom.

Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Underserved, Agricultural, and Rural Development, hearing entitled ``Sustainable Forestry's Role in Climate Solutions'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn and Zoom.

SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 169

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