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COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY, JULY 28, 2022
(Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)
Senate
Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Milancy Danielle Harris, of Virginia, and Radha Iyengar Plumb, of New York, both to be a Deputy Under Secretary, and Brendan Owens, of Virginia, and Laura Taylor-Kale, of California, both to be an Assistant Secretary, all of the Department of Defense, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings to examine protecting investors and savers, focusing on understanding scams and risks in crypto and securities markets, 10 a.m., SD-538.
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to examine S. 3145, to amend the Natural Gas Act to expedite approval of exports of small volumes of natural gas, S. 3543, to support research, development, and other activities to develop innovative vehicle technologies, S. 3719, to establish the Southwestern Power Administration Fund, S. 3740, to provide for a comprehensive and integrative program to accelerate microelectronics research and development at the Department of Energy, S. 3769, to amend the Energy Conservation and Production Act to improve the weatherization assistance program, S. 3856, to prohibit the importation of uranium from the Russian Federation, S. 4038, to increase the production and use of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel, S. 4061, to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to modify the definition of water heater under energy conservation standards, S. 4066, to amend the Energy Act of 2020 to require the Secretary of Energy to establish a program to accelerate the availability of commercially produced high-assay, low-enriched uranium in the United States and to make high-assay, low-enriched uranium produced from Department of Energy inventories available for use in advanced nuclear reactors, S. 4280, to require the Secretary of Energy to remove carbon dioxide directly from ambient air or seawater, and an original bill entitled, ``to establish a new organization to manage nuclear waste, provide a consensual process for siting nuclear waste facilities, ensure adequate funding for managing nuclear waste'', 10 a.m., SD-366.
Committee on Finance: business meeting to consider the nominations of Jay Curtis Shambaugh, of Maryland, to be an Under Secretary of the Treasury, and Rebecca Lee Haffajee, of Massachusetts, to be an Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine the nomination of Douglas J. McKalip, of the District of Columbia, to be Chief Agricultural Negotiator, Office of the United States Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador, 10 a.m., SD-215.
Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the nominations of William H. Duncan, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Republic of El Salvador, Hugo F. Rodriguez, Jr., of Pennsylvania, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Nicaragua, Candace A. Bond, of Missouri, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Heide B. Fulton, of West Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Oriental Republic of Uruguay, and Robert J. Faucher, of Arizona, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Suriname, all of the Department of State, and other pending nominations, 10 a.m., SD-419.
Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Shefali Razdan Duggal, of California, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Carrin F. Patman, of Texas, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Iceland, Gautam A. Rana, of New Jersey, to be Ambassador to the Slovak Republic, Angela Price Aggeler, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the Republic of North Macedonia, and Randy W. Berry, of Colorado, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Namibia, all of the Department of State, and other pending nominations, 2 p.m., SD-419.
Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider S. 4430, to amend title 35, United States Code, to establish an interagency task force between the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Food and Drug Administration for purposes of sharing information and providing technical assistance with respect to patents, S. 4524, to limit the judicial enforceability of predispute nondisclosure and nondisparagement contract clauses relating to disputes involving sexual assault and sexual harassment, and the nominations of Rachel Bloomekatz, of Ohio, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Sixth Circuit, Roopali H. Desai, of Arizona, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit, Doris L. Pryor, of Indiana, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit, Maria del R. Antongiorgi-Jordan, Gina R. Mendez-Miro, and Camille L. Velez-Rive, each to be a United States District Judge for the District of Puerto Rico, Ana C. Reyes, to be United States District Judge for the District of Columbia, and E. Martin Estrada, to be United States Attorney for the Central District of California, and Gregory J. Haanstad, to be United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, both of the Department of Justice, 9 a.m., SH-216.
Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine accessible Federal technology for people with disabilities, older americans, and veterans, 10 a.m., SD-562.
House
Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Biotechnology, Horticulture, and Research, hearing entitled ``An Examination of the USDA Hemp Production Program'', 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth and Zoom.
Committee on Education and Labor, Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, hearing entitled ``Essential but Undervalued: Examining Workplace Protections for Domestic Workers'', 10:15 a.m., 2175 Rayburn and Zoom.
Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, continue markup on H.R. 1728, the ``Strategy and Investment in Rural Housing Preservation Act of 2021''; H.R. 2965, the ``Naomi Schwartz Safe Parking Act of 2022''; H.R. 4277, the ``Overdraft Protection Act of 2021''; H.R. 4865, the ``Registration for Index-Linked Annuities Act''; H.R. 6889, the ``Credit Union Board Modernization Act''; H.R. 7123, the ``Studying Barriers to Housing Act''; H.R. 8484, the
``Aligning SEC Regulations for the World Bank's International Development Association Act''; H.R. 8476, the ``Housing Inspections Accountability Act of 2022''; H.R. 8485, the ``Expanding Access to Credit through Consumer-Permissioned Data Act''; H.R. 8478, the
``Credit Reporting Accuracy After a Legal Name Change Act''; Resolution to Reauthorize the Artificial Intelligence Task Force; and Resolution to Reauthorize the Financial Technology Task Force, 10 a.m., 2128 Rayburn and Webex.
Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on Asia, the Pacific, Central Asia, and Nonproliferation, hearing entitled ``Countering Gray Zone Coercion in the Indo-Pacific'', 9:30 a.m., 2172 Rayburn and Webex.
Full Committee, markup on H. Res. 922, condemning the use of hunger as a weapon of war and recognizing the effect of conflict on global food security and famine; H.R. 6498, the ``PEACE through Music Diplomacy Act''; H.R. 7240, the ``Reinforcing Education Accountability in Development Act''; H.R. 4134, the ``Keeping Girls in School Act''; H.R. 8463, the ``Millennium Challenge Corporation Eligibility Expansion Act''; H.R. 6455, the ``Prosper Africa Act''; H.R. 8520, the ``Countering Untrusted Telecommunications Act''; H.R. 8503, the ``Securing Global Telecommunications Act''; H.R. 8259, the
``Arms Exports Delivery Solutions Act''; H. Res. 558, urging the European Union to designate Hizballah in its entirety as a terrorist organization; H.R. 6265, the ``CAPTAGON Act''; H. Res. 744, condemning the Government of Iran's state-sponsored persecution of its Baha'i minority and its continued violation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; H.R. 1259, condemning the assassination of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and honoring his life and legacy; and H.R. 8453, the ``Upholding the Dayton Peace Agreement Through Sanctions Act'', 1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn and Webex.
Committee on House Administration, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``The Independent State Legislature Theory and its Potential to Disrupt our Democracy'', 12 p.m., 1310 Longworth and Zoom.
Committee on the Judiciary, Full Committee, hearing entitled
``Oversight of the Department of Justice National Security Division'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn and Zoom.
Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Preventing Polluters from Getting Government Contracts: Bureau of Land Management's Corporate Exclusions Lists'', 10 a.m., 1334 Longworth and Webex.
Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States, hearing on H.R. 5449, the ``Indian Health Service Advance Appropriations Act'', 1 p.m., 1324 Longworth and Webex.
Committee on Oversight and Reform, Subcommittee on Government Operations, hearing entitled ``FITARA 14.0'', 9 a.m., 2154 Rayburn and Zoom.
Subcommittee on Environment, hearing entitled ``Toxic Air: How Leaded Aviation Fuel Is Poisoning America's Children'', 2 p.m., 2154 Rayburn and Zoom.
Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, hearing entitled ``Exploring Cyber Space: Cybersecurity Issues for Civil and Commercial Space Systems'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn and Zoom.
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Progress Made? Ending Sexual Harassment at the Department of Veterans Affairs'', 10 a.m., HVC-210 and Zoom.
Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``What's the Big Idea? Innovative Approaches to Fixing Congress'', 9 a.m., 2118 Rayburn and Zoom.
Select Committee on Economic Disparity and Fairness in Growth, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Building a Modern Economic Foundation: Economic Security and Income Support for 21st Century America'', 10 a.m., 210 Cannon.
SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 125(1), Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 125(2)
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