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was mentioned in COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR 2021-10-28..... on page D1199 covering the 1st Session of the 117th Congress published on Oct. 27, 2021 in the Congressional Record.

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COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

OCTOBER 28, 2021

(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)

Senate

Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine the nominations of John Bradley Sherman, of Texas, to be Chief Information Officer, Ashish S. Vazirani, of Maryland, to be a Deputy Under Secretary, and Carrie Frances Ricci, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of the Army, all of the Department of Defense, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings to examine the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Semi-Annual Report to Congress, 10 a.m., SD-538.

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold hearings to examine social media platforms and the amplification of domestic extremism and other harmful content, 10:15 a.m., SD-342/

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Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider S. 2428, to amend title 31, United States Code, to modify False Claims Act procedures, S. 998, to provide grants to States that do not suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew a driver's license of a person or refuse to renew a registration of a motor vehicle for failure to pay a civil or criminal fine or fee, S. 2342, to amend title 9 of the United States Code with respect to arbitration of disputes involving sexual assault and sexual harassment, and the nominations of Lucy Haeran Koh, of California, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, Jane M. Beckering, to be United States District Judge for the Western District of Michigan, Shalina D. Kumar, to be United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, Armando O. Bonilla, of the District of Columbia, and Carolyn N. Lerner, of Maryland, both to be a Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims, and Jonathan Kanter, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney General, Clare E. Connors, to be United States Attorney for the District of Hawaii, Zachary A. Cunha, to be United States Attorney for the District of Rhode Island, Michael F. Easley, Jr., to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina, Sandra J. Hairston, to be United States Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina, Nikolas P. Kerest, to be United States Attorney for the District of Vermont, and Dena J. King, to be United States Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, all of the Department of Justice, 9 a.m., SD-106.

Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine building a stronger retirement system for all Americans, focusing on a financially secure future, 9:30 a.m., SD-562.

House

Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing entitled ``Depot Modernization and Optimization'', 11 a.m., 2118 Rayburn and Webex.

Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Europe, Energy, the Environment, and Cyber, hearing entitled ``U.S. Engagement in the Western Balkans'', 10 a.m., Webex.

Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee, continue markup on H.R. 2377, the ``Federal Extreme Risk Protection Order Act of 2021''; H.R. 4777, the ``Nondebtor Release Prohibition Act of 2021''; H.R. 963, the ``FAIR Act''; H.R. 5677, to make technical amendments to titles 2, 50, and 52, United States Code; H.R. 5679, to make technical amendments to titles 7, 20, and 43, United States Code; H.R. 5695, to make technical amendments to title 25, United States Code; and H.R. 5705, to make technical amendments to title 34, United States Code, 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn and Zoom.

Committee on Oversight and Reform, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Fueling the Climate Crisis: Exposing Big Oil's Disinformation Campaign to Prevent Climate Action'', 10:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn and Zoom.

Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``International Climate Challenges and Opportunities'', 10:30 a.m., 210 Cannon and Zoom.

SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 189

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