[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 43 (Monday, March 8, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D208-D211]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of March 9 through March 12, 2021

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will resume consideration of the nomination of 
Marcia Louise Fudge, of Ohio, to be Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development.
  At 5:30 p.m., Senate will vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the 
nomination of Marcia Louise Fudge, and on the motion to invoke cloture 
on the nomination of Merrick Brian Garland, of Maryland, to be Attorney 
General.

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  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 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: March 11, to 
hold hearings to examine farmers and foresters, focusing on 
opportunities to lead in tackling climate change, 10:15 a.m., SR-
301.
  Committee on Appropriations: March 10, Subcommittee on Commerce, 
Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, to hold closed hearings to 
examine domestic and foreign threats and other challenges facing the 
Federal Bureau of Investigation, 9:30 a.m., SVC-217.
  Committee on Armed Services: March 9, to hold hearings to examine 
United States Indo-Pacific Command in review of the Defense 
Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2022 and the Future Years 
Defense Program, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  March 11, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the final 
recommendations and report of the National Commission on Military, 
National, and Public Service, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: March 9, to hold 
hearings to examine GameStop, Robinhood, and the state of retail 
investing, 10 a.m., WEBEX.
  March 10, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the 
subcommittee assignments for the 117th Congress, and the nominations 
of Gary Gensler, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Securities and 
Exchange Commission, and Rohit Chopra, of the District of Columbia, 
to be Director, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, 2 p.m., SH-
216.
  Committee on the Budget: March 10, business meeting to consider 
the nomination of Shalanda D. Young, of Louisiana, to be Deputy 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Time to be 
announced, S-207, Capitol.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: March 10, to 
hold hearings to examine the nomination of Donet Dominic Graves, 
Jr., of Ohio, to be Deputy Secretary of Commerce, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: March 11, business 
meeting to consider the nomination of David Turk, of Maryland, to be 
Deputy Secretary of Energy; to be immediately followed by a hearing 
to examine the reliability, resiliency, and affordability of 
electric service in the United States amid the changing energy mix 
and extreme weather events, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: March 10, to hold 
hearings to examine climate change in the electricity sector and 
fostering economic growth, 10 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: March 10, business meeting to 
consider pending nominations, 9:45 a.m., SD-106.
  March 10, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the state of 
democracy around the world, 10 a.m., SD-106/VTC.
  March 11, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
nominations, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  March 11, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on 
opportunities and challenges for the United States around the world, 
10 a.m., SVC-217.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: March 9, to 
hold hearings to examine the COVID-19 response, focusing on an 
update from the frontlines, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: March 10, 
business meeting to consider the nomination of Shalanda D. Young, of 
Louisiana, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and 
Budget, 9:45 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: March 10, business meeting to 
consider S. 325, to amend the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff 
Commission on Native Children Act to extend the deadline for a 
report by the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on 
Native Children, S. 314, to repeal the Klamath Tribe Judgment Fund 
Act, S. 144, to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, acting through the Director of the Indian Health Service, 
to acquire private land to facilitate access to the Desert Sage 
Youth Wellness Center in Hemet, California, S. 371, to direct the 
Secretary of the Interior to take certain land located in Pinal 
County, Arizona, into trust for the benefit of the Gila River Indian 
Community, S. 108, to authorize the Seminole Tribe of Florida to 
lease or transfer certain land, S. 548, to convey land in Anchorage, 
Alaska, to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, S. 549, to 
provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Tanana Tribal 
Council located in Tanana, Alaska, S. 550, to provide for the 
conveyance of certain property to the Southeast Alaska Regional 
Health Consortium located in Sitka, Alaska, and S. 559, to amend the 
Grand Ronde Reservation Act; to be immediately followed by a hearing 
to examine Native communities and the climate crisis, 2:30 p.m., SD-
628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: March 9, to hold hearings to examine 
the nominations of Lisa O. Monaco, of the District of Columbia, to 
be Deputy Attorney General, and Vanita Gupta, of Virginia, to be 
Associate Attorney General, both of the Department of Justice, 9:30 
a.m., SH-216.
  March 10, Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency 
Action, and Federal Rights, to hold hearings to examine the Supreme 
Court and the Judiciary, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and 
Consumer Rights, to hold hearings to examine competition policy for 
the twenty-first century, focusing on the case for antitrust reform, 
10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: March 10, to hold hearings to 
examine military toxic exposures, focusing on the human consequences 
of war, 3 p.m., SD-G50.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: March 9, to receive a closed 
briefing on certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SVC-217.
  March 10, Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on certain 
intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SVC-217.

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                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, March 11, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``A Look at Food Insecurity in America'', 1300 Longworth 
and Webex.
  Committee on Appropriations, March 10, Subcommittee on Legislative 
Branch, budget hearing on the Government Accountability Office and 
House of Representatives Officers, 10 a.m., Webex.
  March 10, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, hearing entitled 
``Modernizing the Federal Civilian Approach to Cybersecurity'', 10 
a.m., Webex.
  March 10, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and 
Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``Innovation and Investment in 
Water Resources Infrastructure'', 2 p.m., Webex.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, budget hearing on 
the Architect of the Capitol and the Government Publishing Office, 
10 a.m., Webex.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education, and Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``COVID-19 and the 
Mental Health and Substance Use Crises'', 10 a.m., Webex.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General 
Government, oversight hearing on the U.S. Postal Service, 2 p.m., 
Webex.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, 
and Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``VA Specialty Healthcare: 
Oversight of Women's Health, Mental Health and Suicide Prevention, 
Whole Health, and Homelessness'', 11:30 a.m., Webex.
  Committee on Armed Services, March 10, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``National Security Challenges and U.S. Military Activities 
in the Indo-Pacific'', 11 a.m., 2118 Rayburn and Webex.
  March 10, Subcommittee on Readiness; and Subcommittee on Military 
Personnel, joint hearing entitled ``Privatized Military Family 
Housing: Update on Implementation of Housing Reforms'', 4:45 p.m., 
2118 Rayburn and Webex.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Military Personnel, hearing entitled 
``Military Criminal Investigative Organization Reform 
Recommendations from the Fort Hood Independent Review Committee'', 4 
p.m., 2118 Rayburn and Webex.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Cyber, Innovative Technologies, and 
Information Systems; and Subcommittee on National Security of the 
House Committee on Oversight and Reform, joint hearing entitled 
``Final Recommendations of the National Security Commission on 
Artificial Intelligence'', 11 a.m., 2118 Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on Education and Labor, March 11, Full Committee, 
business meeting on new subcommittee assignments, 10:15 a.m., Zoom.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Workforce Protections, hearing entitled 
``Clearing the Air: Science-Based Strategies to Protect Workers from 
COVID-19 Infections'', 10:45 a.m., Zoom.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, March 10, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations, hearing entitled ``The Path Forward: 
Restoring the Vital Mission of EPA'', 10:30 a.m., Webex.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce, 
hearing entitled ``Kids Online During COVID: Child Safety in an 
Increasingly Digital Age'', 10:30 a.m., Webex.
  Committee on Financial Services, March 10, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Justice for All: Achieving Racial Equity Through Fair 
Access to Housing and Financial Services'', 10 a.m., Webex.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Financial 
Institutions, hearing entitled ``Slipping Through the Cracks: Policy 
Options to Help America's Consumers During the Pandemic'', 10 a.m., 
Webex.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, March 10, Subcommittee on 
International Development, International Organizations, and Global 
Corporate Social Impact, hearing entitled ``A Year into the 
Pandemic: The State of International Development'', 10 a.m., 2172 
Rayburn and Webex.
  March 10, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Secretary Blinken: 
The Biden Administration's Priorities for U.S. Foreign Policy'', 
1:30 p.m., 2172 Rayburn and Webex.
  March 11, Subcommittee on the Middle East, North Africa and Global 
Counterterrorism, hearing entitled ``The Crisis in Yemen: Part 1'', 
10 a.m., Webex.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Europe, Energy, the Environment and 
Cyber, hearing entitled ``Women Leading the Way: The Democratic 
Movement in Belarus'', 1:30 p.m., Webex.
  March 12, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Policy 
Recommendations on Haiti for the Biden Administration'', 10 a.m., 
Webex.
  Committee on House Administration, March 10, Full Committee, 
business meeting on Contestee Mariannette Miller-Meeks's Motion to 
Dismiss Notice of Contest Regarding the Election for Representative 
in the 117th Congress from the Second Congressional District of 
Iowa, and for other purposes, 12 p.m., Webex.
  March 12, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Committee Funding for 
the 117th Congress'', 12 p.m., Webex.
  Committee on the Judiciary, March 11, Subcommittee on Crime, 
Terrorism, and Homeland Security, hearing entitled ``Controlled 
Substances: Federal Policies and Enforcement'', 10 a.m., 2141 
Rayburn and Webex.
  March 11, Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and 
Civil Liberties, hearing entitled ``The Constitutional Framework for 
Congress's Ability to Uphold Standards of Member Conduct'', 2 p.m., 
Webex.
  March 12, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and 
Administrative Law, hearing entitled ``Reviving Competition, Part 2: 
Saving the Free and Diverse Press'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn and 
Webex.
  Committee on Natural Resources, March 11, Subcommittee on Water, 
Oceans, and Wildlife, hearing entitled ``Building Back Better: 
Building Resilience for the Economy, Climate, and Ecosystems'', 2 
p.m., Webex.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, March 12, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``The Science Behind Impacts of the 
Climate Crisis'', 11 a.m., Webex.

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  Committee on Small Business, March 10, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``The Next Steps for the Paycheck Protection Program'', 10 
a.m., 2360 Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, March 10, 
Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials, 
hearing entitled ``Full Steam Ahead for Rail: Why Rail is More 
Relevant Than Ever for Economic and Environmental Progress'', 11 
a.m., 2167 Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on Ways and Means, March 10, Subcommittee on Worker and 
Family Support, hearing entitled ``Health Profession Opportunity 
Grants: Past Successes and Future Uses'', 2 p.m., Webex.
  March 11, Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures, hearing 
entitled ``Tax Tools to Help Local Governments'', 2 p.m., Webex.