[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 35 (Wednesday, February 24, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D158-D159]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                           FEBRUARY 25, 2021

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Armed Services: 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: 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: to hold hearings to examine poverty wages 
at large profitable corporations, 10:15 a.m., SD-608.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: business 
meeting to consider subcommittee assignments, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Finance: business meeting to consider committee rules 
and designation of subcommittees for the 117th Congress, designation 
of members to serve on the Joint Committee on Taxation, and 
designation of members to serve as Congressional Trade Advisors on 
Trade Policy and Negotiations, 9:45 a.m., SD-215.
  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: 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.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, 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, 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.
  Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, hearing entitled ``U.S. 
Capitol Police and House Sergeant at Arms, Security Failures 
Hearing'' 10 a.m., Webex.
  Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Related 
Agencies, hearing entitled ``Strategies for Energy and Climate 
Innovation'', 2 p.m., Webex.
  Committee on Ethics, Full Committee, organizational meeting, 3 
p.m., 1015 Longworth and Webex.
  Committee on Financial Services, 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.
  Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship and Capital 
Markets, hearing entitled ``Climate Change and Social 
Responsibility: Helping Corporate Boards and Investors Make 
Decisions for a Sustainable World'', 2 p.m., Webex.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 1157, 
the ``Department of State Authorization Act of 2021''; H.R. 1251, 
the ``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''; H.R. 567, the ``Trans-
Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership Program Act of 2021''; H. Res. 
130, 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; H. Res. 
134, 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; H.R. 1112, the ``Protect Democracy in Burma Act of 2021''; 
H. Res. 137, reaffirming the importance of upholding democracy, 
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rights, and the rule of law in United States foreign policy; H. Res. 
136, emphasizing the importance and interdependence of diplomacy and 
international development to American interests and national 
security; H.R. 965, to establish a comprehensive United States 
Government initiative to build the capacity of young leaders and 
entrepreneurs in Africa, and for other purposes; and H.R. 1211, the 
``American Values and Security in International Athletics Act'', 10 
a.m., 2172 Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on House Administration, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Strengthening American Democracy'', 4 p.m., Webex.
  Committee on the Judiciary, 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 Science, Space, and Technology, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Building Back the U.S. Research Enterprise: COVID 
Impacts and Recovery'', 10 a.m., Webex.