[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 33 (Monday, February 22, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D143-D145]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

             Week of February 23 through February 26, 2021

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will resume consideration of the nomination of 
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, of Louisiana, to be the Representative of the 
United States of America to the United Nations, with the rank and 
status of the Ambassador, and the Representative of the United States 
of America in the Security Council of the United Nations, post-cloture, 
and vote on confirmation thereon at 11:30 a.m.
   Following disposition of that nomination of Linda Thomas-Greenfield, 
Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of 
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, of Louisiana, to be Representative of the 
United States of America to the Sessions of the General Assembly of the 
United Nations during her tenure of service as Representative of the 
United States of America to the United Nations.
   At approximately 2:15 p.m., Senate will vote on confirmation of the 
nomination of Thomas J. Vilsack, of Iowa, to be Secretary of 
Agriculture.
   Following disposition of the nomination of Thomas J. Vilsack, and if 
cloture has been invoked on the nomination of Linda Thomas-Greenfield, 
of Louisiana, to be Representative of the United States of America to 
the Sessions of the General Assembly of the United Nations during her 
tenure of service as Representative of the United States of America to 
the United Nations, Senate will vote on confirmation thereon.
  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: February 23, to hold hearings to 
examine emerging technologies and their impact on national security, 
9:30 a.m., SD-106.
  February 25, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
Department of Defense support to the COVID-19 response, 9:30 a.m., 
SD-G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: February 23, to 
hold hearings to examine the Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to 
the Congress, 10 a.m., WEBEX.
  February 25, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
coronavirus crisis, focusing on next steps for rebuilding Main 
Street, 9:30 a.m., WEBEX.
  Committee on the Budget: February 24, business meeting to consider 
the nomination of Neera Tanden, of Massachusetts, to be Director of 
the Office of Management and Budget, Time to be announced, S-207, 
Capitol.
  February 25, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine poverty 
wages at large profitable corporations, 10:15 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: February 25, 
business meeting to consider subcommittee assignments, 10 a.m., SD-
106.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: February 23, to hold 
hearings to examine the nomination of Debra Anne Haaland, of New 
Mexico, to be Secretary of the Interior, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: February 24, to hold 
hearings to examine investing in transportation while addressing 
climate change, improving equity, and fostering economic growth and 
innovation, 10:15 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Finance: February 23, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Adewale O. Adeyemo, of California, to be Deputy 
Secretary of the Treasury, 10 a.m., SD-215.
  February 24, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Xavier Becerra, of California, to be Secretary of 
Health and Human Services, 2 p.m., SD-106.
  February 25, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of Katherine C. Tai, of the District of Columbia, to be 
United States Trade Representative, with the rank of Ambassador, 10 
a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: February 23, 
to hold hearings to examine the nomination of Xavier Becerra, of 
California, to be Secretary of Health and Human Services, 10 a.m., 
SD-430.
  February 25, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Vivek Hallegere Murthy, of Florida, to be Medical 
Director in the Regular Corps of the Public Health Service, and to 
be Surgeon General of the Public Health Service, and Rachel Leland 
Levine, of Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary, both of the 
Department of Health and Human Services, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: February 
23, with the Committee on Rules and Administration, to hold a joint 
hearing to examine the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, 10 
a.m., SD-G50.
  February 24, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the 
nomination of Neera Tanden, of Massachusetts, to be Director of the 
Office of Management and Budget, and committee rules of procedure 
for the 117th Congress, 10 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: February 24, to hold hearings to 
examine native communities' priorities in focus for the 117th 
Congress, 2:30 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: February 23, to hold hearings to 
examine the nomination of Merrick Brian Garland, of Maryland, to be 
Attorney General, Department of Justice, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: February 23, with the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, to hold a 
joint hearing to examine the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, 
10 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: February 24, 
business meeting to consider the nomination of Isabella Casillas 
Guzman, of California, to be Administrator of the Small Business 
Administration, 2:30 p.m., SD-215.

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  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: February 24, to hold hearings to 
examine vaccines for vets, focusing on ending the COVID-19 pandemic, 
4 p.m., SD-G50.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: February 23, to hold hearings to 
examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SD-106.
  February 24, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nomination of William Joseph Burns, of Maryland, to be Director of 
the Central Intelligence Agency; to be immediately followed by a 
closed hearing in SVC-217, 10 a.m., SR-301.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, February 25, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Climate Change and the U.S. Agriculture and Forestry 
Sectors'', 12:30 p.m., 1300 Longworth and Webex.
  Committee on Appropriations, February 24, Subcommittee on Defense, 
hearing entitled ``Future Defense Spending'', 9:30 a.m., Webex.
  February 24, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General 
Government, budget hearing on the Judiciary, 10 a.m., Webex.
  February 24, Subcommittee on the Departments of Labor, Health and 
Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, hearing entitled 
``Ready or Not: U.S. Public Health Infrastructure'', 10 a.m., Webex.
  February 24, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, hearing entitled 
``Health and Wellness of Employees and State of Damage and 
Preservation as a Result of the January 6 Insurrection'', 10 a.m., 
Webex.
  February 25, Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies, oversight hearing on 
the Office of Inspector General, Department of Agriculture, 10 a.m., 
Webex.
  February 25, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, hearing entitled 
``U.S. Capitol Police and House Sergeant at Arms, Security Failures 
on January 6'', 10 a.m., Webex.
  February 25, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and 
Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``Strategies for Energy and 
Climate Innovation'', 2 p.m., Webex.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, February 24, Subcommittee on 
Communications and Technology, hearing entitled ``Fanning the 
Flames: Disinformation and Extremism in the Media'', 12:30 p.m., 
Webex.
  Committee on Ethics, February 25, Full Committee, organizational 
meeting, 3 p.m., 1015 Longworth and Webex.
  Committee on Financial Services, February 24, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Monetary Policy and the State of the Economy'', 
10 a.m., Webex.
  February 24, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing 
entitled ``How Invidious Discrimination Works and Hurts: An 
Examination of Lending Discrimination and Its Long-term Economic 
Impacts on Borrowers of Color'', 3 p.m., Webex.
  February 25, Subcommittee on National Security, International 
Development, and Monetary Policy, hearing entitled ``Dollars against 
Democracy: Domestic Terrorist Financing in the Aftermath of 
Insurrection'', 10 a.m., Webex.
  February 25, Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship 
and Capital Markets, hearing entitled ``The Challenge of Our Time: 
Climate Change, the Capital Markets, and Sustainable Investment'', 2 
p.m., Webex.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, February 24, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``America Forward: Restoring Diplomacy and Development in a 
Fracturing World'', 1:30 p.m., Webex.
  February 25, Full Committee, markup on legislation on Department 
of State Authorization Act of 2021; legislation on Cyber Diplomacy 
Act; H. Res. 124, supporting the people of Belarus and their 
democratic aspirations and condemning the election rigging and 
subsequent violent crackdowns on peaceful protesters by the 
illegitimate Lukashenka regime; H.R. 241, the ``Tropical Forest and 
Coral Reef Conservation Act of 2021''; legislation on Trans-Sahara 
Counterterrorism Partnership Act; legislation on condemning the 
continued violation of rights and freedoms of the people of Hong 
Kong by the People's Republic of China and the Government of the 
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; legislation on condemning 
the military coup that took place on February 1, 2021, in Burma and 
the Burmese military detention of civilian leaders, calling for the 
release of all those detained and for those elected to serve in 
Parliament to resume their duties, and for other purposes; 
legislation on Protect Democracy in Burma Act of 2021; legislation 
on reaffirming the importance of upholding democracy, human rights, 
and the rule of law in United States foreign policy; and legislation 
on emphasizing the importance and interdependence of diplomacy and 
international development to American interests and national 
security, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on Homeland Security, February 24, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Confronting the Coronavirus: Perspectives on the 
COVID-19 Pandemic One Year Later'', 9:30 a.m., Webex.
  Committee on House Administration, February 25, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Strengthening American Democracy'', 4 p.m., 
Webex.
  Committee on the Judiciary, February 24, Subcommittee on Courts, 
Intellectual Property, and the Internet, hearing entitled ``The Need 
for New Lower Court Judgeships, 30 Years in the Making'', 10 a.m., 
2141 Rayburn and Webex.
  February 24, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland 
Security, hearing entitled ``The Rise of Domestic Terrorism in 
America'', 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn and Webex.
  February 25, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and 
Administrative Law, hearing entitled ``Reviving Competition, Part 1: 
Proposals to Address Gatekeeper Power and Lower Barriers to Entry 
Online'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on Oversight and Reform, February 24, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Legislative Proposals to Put the Postal Service 
on Sustainable Financial Footing'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn and Webex.

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  February 26, Full Committee; and Full Committee of the House 
Committee on Homeland Security, joint hearing entitled ``Weathering 
the Storm: The Role of Private Tech in the SolarWinds Breach and the 
Ongoing Campaign'', 9 a.m., Webex.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, February 25, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``Building Back the U.S. Research 
Enterprise: COVID Impacts and Recovery'', 10 a.m., Webex.
  Committee on Small Business, February 24, Subcommittee on 
Oversight, Investigations, and Regulations, hearing entitled 
``Perspectives from Main Street: Raising the Wage'', 10 a.m., 2360 
Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, February 24, 
Subcommittee on Highways and Transit, hearing entitled ``Examining 
Equity in Transportation Safety Enforcement'', 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn 
and Webex.
  Committee on Ways and Means, February 26, Subcommittee on Health, 
hearing entitled ``The Path Forward on COVID-19 Immunizations'', 2 
p.m., Webex.