[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 24, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D300-D301]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             MARCH 25, 2021

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: to hold 
hearings to examine Child Nutrition Reauthorization, focusing on 
healthy meals and healthy futures, 9:30 a.m., SR-301.
  Committee on Armed Services: to hold hearings to examine United 
States Special Operations Command and United States Cyber Command in 
review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2022 and 
the Future Years Defense Program, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  Full Committee, to receive a closed briefing on United States 
Special Operations Command and United States Cyber Command in review 
of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2022 and the 
Future Years Defense Program, 12 noon, SVC-217.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings 
to examine the American Rescue Plan, focusing on shots in arms and 
money in pockets, 10 a.m., WEBEX.
  Committee on the Budget: to hold hearings to examine the tax code, 
focusing on making the wealthiest people and largest corporations 
pay their fair share of taxes, 11 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: to hold hearings to 
examine the latest developments in the nuclear energy sector, 
focusing on ways to maintain and expand the use of nuclear energy in 
the United States and abroad, 9:45 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Finance: to hold hearings to examine how U.S. 
international tax policy impacts American workers, jobs, and 
investment, 9:30 a.m., WEBEX.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: Subcommittee on East Asia, the 
Pacific, and International Cybersecurity Policy, to hold hearings to 
examine the U.S. response to the coup in Burma, 10 a.m., VTC.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: to hold 
hearings to examine our COVID-19 response, focusing on improving 
health equity and outcomes by addressing health disparities, 10 
a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: to hold 
hearings to examine the nomination of Deanne Bennett Criswell, of 
New York, to be Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management 
Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 10:15 a.m., SD-342/VTC.
  Committee on the Judiciary: business meeting to consider S. 632, 
to amend chapter 11 of title 35, United States Code, to require the 
voluntary collection of demographic information for patent 
inventors, S. 169, to amend title

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17, United States Code, to require the Register of Copyrights to 
waive fees for filing an application for registration of a copyright 
claim in certain circumstances, and 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, 10 a.m., SD-106.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``A 
Hearing to Review the State of Black Farmers in the U.S.'', 12 p.m., 
Webex.
  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on State, Foreign 
Operations, and Related Programs, hearing entitled ``Leading by 
Action: The Fierce Urgency for Diversity and Inclusion in the 
Foreign Policy Workforce'', 11 a.m., Webex.
  Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, 
hearing entitled ``The Effects of COVID-19 on Arts and Humanities 
Organizations'', 1 p.m., Webex.
  Subcommittee on Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, 
and Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``Creating Equitable 
Communities Through Transportation and Housing'', 2:30 p.m., Webex.
  Committee on Education and Labor, Subcommittee on Early Childhood, 
Elementary, and Secondary Education, hearing entitled ``Lessons 
Learned: Charting the Path to Educational Equity Post-COVID-19'', 1 
p.m., Zoom.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Communications 
and Technology; and Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and 
Commerce, joint hearing entitled ``Disinformation Nation: Social 
Media's Role in Promoting Extremism and Misinformation'', 12 p.m., 
Webex.
  Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on National 
Security, International Development, and Monetary Policy, hearing 
entitled ``Ending Exploitation: How the Financial System Can Work to 
Dismantle the Business of Human Trafficking'', 12 p.m., Webex.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 391, 
the ``Global Health Security Act of 2021''; H.R. 1079, the ``Desert 
Locust Control Act''; H.R. 1145, to direct the Secretary of State to 
develop a strategy to regain observer status for Taiwan in the World 
Health Organization, and for other purposes; H.R. 1500, to direct 
the Administrator of the USAID to submit to Congress a report on the 
impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on global basic education programs; 
H.R. 1158, to provide women and girls safe access to sanitation 
facilities in refugee camps; H.R. 1083, the ``Southeast Asia 
Strategy Act''; H.R. 1392, the ``Protection of Saudi Dissidents Act 
of 2021''; H.R. 1464, the ``Khashoggi Accountability Act''; H.R. 
256, to repeal the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against 
Iraq Resolution of 2002; H.R. 2118, the ``Securing America From 
Epidemics Act''; H. Res. 245, calling for renewed, decisive, and 
robust international collaboration and coordination to fight COVID-
19 across Africa; and H.R. 1934, the ``Promoting United States 
International Leadership in 5G Act'', 1 p.m., Webex.
  Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual 
Property, and the Internet, hearing entitled ``The Importance of a 
Diverse Federal Judiciary'', 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on Oversight and Reform, Select Subcommittee on the 
Coronavirus Crisis, hearing entitled ``Rooting Out Fraud in Small 
Business Relief Programs'', 12 p.m., Webex.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on 
Energy, hearing entitled ``Building Technologies Research for a 
Sustainable Future'', 1 p.m., Webex.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``The Administration's Priorities for 
Transportation Infrastructure'', 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Restoring Faith by Building Trust: VA's First 100 Days'', 2 p.m., 
Zoom.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing 
entitled ``Examining Private Equity's Expanded Role in the U.S. 
Health Care System'', 1 p.m., Webex.