[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 23, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D289-D291]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                   COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY,

                             MARCH 24, 2021

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Armed Services: Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, to 
receive a closed briefing on Department of Defense cyber operations, 
9 a.m., SVC-217.
  Subcommittee on Personnel, to hold hearings to examine sexual 
assault in the military, 2:30 p.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings 
to examine the quarterly CARES Act report to Congress, 10 a.m., 
WEBEX.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: business 
meeting to consider the nomination of Polly Ellen Trottenberg, of 
New York, to be Deputy Secretary of Transportation, and a routine 
list in the Coast Guard; to be immediately followed by a hearing to 
examine rebuilding America's transportation infrastructure, 10 a.m., 
SH-216.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: Subcommittee on Water 
and Power, to hold hearings to examine the viability of 
incorporating natural infrastructure in western water management and 
policy to support economic development, protect watershed health, 
and build more resilient communities, 2:30 p.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: business meeting to 
consider S. 400, to designate the headquarters building of the 
Department of Transportation located at 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, 
in Washington, DC, as the ``William T. Coleman, Jr., Federal 
Building'', an original bill entitled, ``Drinking Water and 
Wastewater Infrastructure Act'', and the nominations of Brenda 
Mallory, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Council on Environmental 
Quality, and Janet Garvin McCabe, of Indiana, to be Deputy 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 9:30 a.m., SD-
G50.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: business meeting to consider S. 
615, to establish an interagency program to assist countries in 
North Africa and West Africa to improve immediate and long-term 
capabilities to counter terrorist threats, S. 413, to establish the 
China Censorship Monitor and Action Group, S. 335, to reauthorize 
the Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Conservation Act of 1998, S. Res. 
22, reaffirming the partnership between the United States and the 
Republic of Ecuador and recognizing the restoration and advancement 
of economic relations, security, and development opportunities in 
both nations, S. Res. 37, expressing solidarity with the San Isidro 
Movement in Cuba, condemning escalated attacks against artistic 
freedoms in Cuba, and calling for the repeal of laws that violate 
freedom of expression and the immediate release of arbitrarily 
detained artists, journalists, and activists, S. Res. 44, denouncing 
the Maduro regime's fraudulent legislative elections, the absence of 
acceptable conditions to ensure free, fair, and transparent 
electoral processes in Venezuela, and the further erosion of 
Venezuelan democracy, S. Res. 81, honoring Las Damas de Blanco, a 
women-led nonviolent movement in support of freedom and human rights 
in Cuba, and calling for the release of all political prisoners in 
Cuba, S. Res. 34, recognizing the

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200th anniversary of the independence of Greece and celebrating 
democracy in Greece and the United States, S. Res. 117, expressing 
support for the full implementation of the Good Friday Agreement, or 
the Belfast Agreement, and subsequent agreements and arrangements 
for implementation to support peace on the island of Ireland, S. 
Res. 35, condemning the military coup that took place on February 1, 
2021, in Burma and the Burmese military's detention of civilian 
leaders, calling for an immediate and unconditional release of all 
those detained and for those elected to serve in parliament to 
resume their duties without impediment, S. Res. 36, reaffirming the 
strategic partnership between the United States and Mongolia and 
recognizing the 30th anniversary of democracy in Mongolia, S. Res. 
99, observing the 10th anniversary of the uprising in Syria, S. Res. 
97, calling on the Government of Ethiopia, the Tigray People's 
Liberation Front, and other belligerents to cease all hostilities, 
protect human rights, allow unfettered humanitarian access, and 
cooperate with independent investigations of credible atrocity 
allegations pertaining to the conflict in the Tigray Region of 
Ethiopia, S. Res. 114, commending the United States African 
Development Foundation on the occasion of its 40th anniversary for 
creating pathways to prosperity for underserved communities on the 
African continent through community-led development, an original 
bill entitled ``Ukraine Security Partnership Act'', an original 
resolution recognizing the Ninth Summit of the Americas and 
reaffirming the commitment of the United States to a more 
prosperous, secure, and democratic Western Hemisphere, and an 
original resolution reaffirming the importance of United States 
alliances and partnerships; to be immediately followed by a hearing 
to examine the state of democracy in Latin America and the 
Caribbean, 9:30 a.m., SD-106/VTC.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold 
hearings to examine the nomination of Cynthia Minette Marten, of 
California, to be Deputy Secretary of Education, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: Emerging 
Threats and Spending Oversight, to hold hearings to examine the 
National Response Enterprise, focusing on preparing for future 
crises, 10 a.m., SD-342/VTC.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: business meeting to consider S. 421, 
to amend the America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 to expand 
the Indian reservation drinking water program, and S. 789, to repeal 
certain obsolete laws relating to Indians; to be immediately 
followed by an oversight hearing to examine water infrastructure 
needs for Native communities, 2:30 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: to hold hearings to examine 
S. 1, to expand Americans' access to the ballot box, reduce the 
influence of big money in politics, strengthen ethics rules for 
public servants, and implement other anti-corruption measures for 
the purpose of fortifying our democracy, 10 a.m., SR-301.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: to hold an 
oversight hearing to examine Small Business Administration's COVID-
19 relief programs, 2:30 p.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold hearings to examine 
veterans' mental health and implementation of the Hannon Act, 
focusing on coping during COVID, 3 p.m., SD-G50.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: to receive a closed briefing on 
certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SVC-217.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, 
Science, and Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``Management, 
Performance Challenges, and COVID Response at the Department of 
Justice'', 10:30 a.m., Webex.
  Subcommittee on Homeland Security, hearing entitled ``Targeted 
Violence and Terrorism Prevention'', 10 a.m., Webex.
  Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``The Rural 
Economy'', 2 p.m., Webex.
  Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and 
Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``Remediation and Impact of 
PFAS'', 2 p.m., Webex.
  Committee on Armed Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Extremism in the Armed Forces'', 12 p.m., 2118 Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on Education and Labor, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 
7, the ``Paycheck Fairness Act''; H.R. 1065, the ``Pregnant Workers 
Fairness Act''; and H.R. 1195, the ``Workplace Violence Prevention 
for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act'', 12 p.m., Zoom.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing entitled ``Power Struggle: Examining the 
2021 Texas Grid Failure'', 11:30 a.m., Webex.
  Subcommittee on Energy, hearing entitled ``The CLEAN Future Act: 
Powering a Resilient and Prosperous America'', 2 p.m., Webex.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Housing, 
Community Development, and Insurance, hearing entitled ``Preserving 
a Lifeline: Examining Public Housing in a Pandemic'', 12 p.m., 
Webex.
  Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Intelligence and 
Counterterrorism, hearing entitled ``State and Local Responses to 
Domestic Terrorism: The Attack on the U.S. Capitol and Beyond'', 
9:30 a.m., Webex.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on the Constitution, 
Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, hearing entitled ``Examining the 
Need to Expand Eligibility Under the Radiation Exposure Compensation 
Act'', 2 p.m., Webex.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``How the Biden Administration's Build Back Better Plan Can Benefit 
the U.S. Territories'', 10 a.m., Webex.
  Committee on Oversight and Reform, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Honoring `Equal Pay Day': Examining the Long-Term 
Economic Impacts of Gender Inequality'', 9:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn and 
Webex.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on Space 
and Aeronautics, hearing entitled ``Examining R&D Pathways to 
Sustainable Aviation'', 11 a.m., Webex.

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  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Full Committee, 
markup on H.R. 610, the ``San Francisco Bay Restoration Act''; H.R. 
1144, the ``Promoting United Government Efforts to Save our Sound 
Act''; H.R. 587, the ``Ocean Pollution Reduction Act II''; H.R. 
1921, to amend the Federal Water Pollution Act to reauthorize the 
Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program, and for other 
purposes; H.R. 2008, the ``Local Water Protection Act''; H.R. 1765, 
the ``Washington Channel Public Access Act''; H.R. 468, the 
``Expedited Delivery of Airport Infrastructure Act of 2021''; H.R. 
1262, the ``Notice to Airman Improvement Act of 2021''; H.R. 390, to 
redesignate the Federal Building located at 167 North Main Street in 
Memphis, Tennessee as the ``Odell Horton Federal Building''; H.R. 
1703, the ``National Children's Museum Act''; H.R. 1917, the 
``Hazard Eligibility and Local Projects Act''; H.R. 593, the 
``Preventing Disaster Revictimization Act''; H.R. 1951, the 
``Increase Federal Disaster Cost Share Act of 2021''; H.R. 2016, the 
``Federal Disaster Assistance Coordination Act''; and General 
Services Administration's Capital Investment and Leasing Program 
Resolutions, 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Oversight and 
Investigations, hearing entitled ``The Pandemic and VA's Medical 
Supply Chain: Evaluating the Year-Long Response and Modernization'', 
2 p.m., Webex.