[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 67 (Monday, April 19, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D369-D371]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                Week of April 20 through April 23, 2021

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of S. 937, COVID-19 
Hate Crimes Act.
   At 12 noon, Senate will resume consideration of the nomination of 
Gary Gensler, of Maryland, to be a Member of the Securities and 
Exchange Commission, with a vote on the motion to invoke cloture 
thereon.
   If cloture is invoked on the nomination of Gary Gensler, of 
Maryland, to be a Member of the Securities and Exchange Commission, 
Senate will vote on confirmation of the nomination, at 2:15 p.m.
  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: April 22, to 
hold hearings to examine the nomination of Jewel Hairston Bronaugh, 
of Virginia, to be Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, 9:30 a.m., SR-
301.
  Committee on Appropriations: April 20, Subcommittee on Defense, to 
hold hearings to examine Defense Health Program, 9:30 a.m., SD-192.
  April 20, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the American 
Jobs Plan, focusing on infrastructure, climate change, and investing 
in our nation's future, 10:30 a.m., SD-106.
  April 21, Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, to hold hearings to 
examine proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 
2022 for the Capitol Police, Architect of the Capitol, and Senate 
Sergeant at Arms, 2 p.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: April 20, to hold hearings to examine 
United States Strategic Command and United States Space Command in 
review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2022 and 
the Future Years Defense Program; to be immediately followed by a 
closed session in SVC-217, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  April 21, Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities, to 
hold hearings to examine science and technology, technology 
maturation, and technology transition activities, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  April 21, Subcommittee on Personnel, to hold hearings to examine 
the current and future cyber workforce of the

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Department of Defense and the military services, 2:30 p.m., SR-232A.
  April 22, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine United 
States Central Command and United States Africa Command in review of 
the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2022 and the 
Future Years Defense Program; to be immediately followed by a closed 
session in SVC-217, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: April 20, to 
hold hearings to examine investing in rural communities, 10 a.m., 
WEBEX.
  April 22, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 21st century 
communities, focusing on capitalizing on opportunities in the clean 
energy economy, 9:30 a.m., WEBEX.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: April 20, to 
hold hearings to examine strengthening the Federal Trade 
Commission's authority to protect consumers, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  April 21, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Bill Nelson, of Florida, to be Administrator of the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Lina M. Khan, of New 
York, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner, and Leslie B. Kiernan, of 
Maryland, to be General Counsel of the Department of Commerce, 10 
a.m., SR-253.
  April 21, Subcommittee on Aviation Safety, Operations, and 
Innovation, to hold hearings to examine America's safe return to air 
travel, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: April 22, to hold 
hearings to examine the opportunities and challenges that exist for 
advancing and deploying carbon and carbon-dioxide utilization 
technologies in the United States, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Finance: April 20, to hold hearings to examine 
combatting inequality, focusing on the tax code and racial, ethnic, 
and gender disparities, 10 a.m., WEBEX.
  April 22, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine U.S.-China 
Relations, focusing on improving U.S. competitiveness through trade, 
10 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: April 21, business meeting to 
consider S. 413, to establish the China Censorship Monitor and 
Action Group, S. 814, to promote security partnership with Ukraine, 
and an original bill entitled, ``Strategic Competition Act of 
2021'', 10 a.m., SD-106.
  April 21, Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia, and 
Counterterrorism, to hold hearings to examine U.S. policy on Yemen, 
2 p.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: April 20, to 
hold hearings to examine COVID-19 recovery, focusing on supporting 
workers and modernizing the workforce through quality education, 
training, and employment opportunities, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  April 21, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the 
nominations of Julie A. Su, of California, to be Deputy Secretary of 
Labor, Cynthia Minette Marten, of California, to be Deputy 
Secretary, and James Richard Kvaal, of Massachusetts, to be Under 
Secretary, both of the Department of Education, and other pending 
calendar business, Time to be announced, Room to be announced.
  April 22, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine protecting 
U.S. biomedical research, focusing on efforts to prevent undue 
foreign influence, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: April 22, 
to hold hearings to examine the nominations of Kiran Arjandas Ahuja, 
of Massachusetts, to be Director of the Office of Personnel 
Management, and Anton George Hajjar, of Maryland, Amber Faye 
McReynolds, of Colorado, and Ronald Stroman, of the District of 
Columbia, each to be a Governor of the United States Postal Service, 
10:15 a.m., SD-342/VTC.
  Committee on the Judiciary: April 20, to hold hearings to examine 
voting rights, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  April 21, Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, to hold hearings 
to examine improving access and inclusivity in the patent system, 
focusing on unleashing America's economic engine, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  April 21, Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and 
Consumer Rights, to hold hearings to examine competition in app 
stores, focusing on antitrust, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  April 22, Subcommittee on Criminal Justice and Counterterrorism, 
to hold hearings to examine behavioral health and policing, focusing 
on interactions and solutions, 10 a.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: April 21, to 
hold hearings to examine the nomination of Dilawar Syed, of 
California, to be Deputy Administrator of the Small Business 
Administration, 2:30 p.m., SR-301.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: April 22, business meeting to 
consider the nomination of Richard A. Sauber, of the District of 
Columbia, to be General Counsel, Department of Veterans Affairs, 
Time to be announced, Room to be announced.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: April 21, to receive a closed 
briefing on certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SVC-217.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, April 21, Subcommittee on Commerce, 
Justice, Science, and Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``Oversight 
of the Economic Development Administration's Role in Pandemic 
Response'', 10 a.m., Webex.
  April 21, Subcommittee on Defense, budget hearing on U.S. Africa 
Command, 10 a.m., 2212 Rayburn. This hearing is closed.
  April 21, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies, budget hearing on the Environmental Protection Agency, 10 
a.m., Webex.
  April 21, Subcommittee on Defense, budget hearing on U.S. Central 
Command, 2 p.m., 2212 Rayburn. This hearing is closed.
  April 21, Subcommittee on Transportation, and Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies, budget hearing on the Department 
of Housing and Urban Development, 2 p.m., Webex.
  Committee on Armed Services, April 21, Subcommittee on Strategic 
Forces, hearing entitled ``FY22 Strategic Forces Posture Hearing'', 
4 p.m., 2118 Rayburn and Webex.

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  April 22, Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces; and 
Subcommittee on Readiness, joint hearing entitled ``Update on F-35 
Program Accomplishments, Issues, and Risks'', 9:30 a.m., 2118 
Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on Education and Labor, April 22, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Members Day Hearing: Committee on Education and 
Labor'', 10:15 a.m., Zoom.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, April 21, Subcommittee on 
Communications and Technology, hearing entitled ``Leading the 
Wireless Future: Securing American Network Technology'' 11:30 a.m., 
Webex.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, April 21, Subcommittee on the Middle 
East, North Africa, and Global Counterterrorism, hearing entitled 
``The Crisis in Yemen: Part 2'', 10 a.m., Webex.
  April 21, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 1488, the ``Global 
Electoral Exchange Act of 2021''; H.R. 1036, the ``Bassam Barabandi 
Rewards for Justice Act''; H.R. 402, the ``CROOK Act''; H.R. 2538, 
the ``FENTANYL Results Act''; H. Res. 186, calling for the immediate 
release of Trevor Reed, a United States citizen who was unjustly 
found guilty and sentenced to nine years in a Russian prison; H.R. 
2471, the ``Haiti Development, Accountability, and Institutional 
Transparency Initiative Act''; H.R. 1228, the ``Libya Stabilization 
Act''; H.R. 496, the ``Ukraine Religious Freedom Support Act''; H.R. 
826, the ``Divided Families Reunification Act''; H. Res. 294, 
encouraging reunions of divided Korean-American families; H.R. 1155, 
the ``Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act''; and H. Res. 317, 
condemning the ongoing genocide and crimes against humanity being 
committed against Uyghurs and members of other religious and ethnic 
minority groups by the People's Republic of China, 2 p.m., 2172 
Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on Homeland Security, April 21, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Oversight of the Department of Homeland Security's Office 
of Inspector General'', 2 p.m., Webex.
  Committee on House Administration, April 21, Full Committee, 
continue hearing entitled ``Oversight of the United States Capitol 
Police and Preparations for and Response to the Attack of January 
6th'', 2 p.m., Webex.
  Committee on the Judiciary, April 22, Subcommittee on the 
Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, hearing entitled 
``Oversight of the Voting Rights Act: The Evolving Landscape of 
Voting Discrimination'', 9 a.m., 2141 Rayburn.
  Committee on Natural Resources, April 21, Subcommittee for 
Indigenous Peoples of the United States, hearing entitled 
``Infrastructure in Indigenous Communities: Priorities for American 
Jobs Plan'', 10 a.m., Webex.
  April 21, Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public 
Lands, hearing on H.R. 820, the ``New Philadelphia National 
Historical Park Act''; H.R. 920, the ``Brown v. Board of Education 
National Historic Site Expansion Act''; H.R. 2497, the ``Amache 
National Historic Site Act''; and H.R. 2626, the ``Pullman National 
Historical Park Act'', 1 p.m., Webex.
  Committee on Oversight and Reform, April 22, Subcommittee on 
Environment, hearing entitled ``The Role of Fossil Fuel Subsidies in 
Preventing Action on the Climate Crisis'', 10 a.m., Webex.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, April 21, 
Subcommittee on Environment, hearing entitled ``Working Towards 
Climate Equity: The Case for a Federal Climate Service'', 11 a.m., 
Zoom.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, April 21, Full 
Committee, markup on Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Views and Estimates of 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 10:30 a.m., 2167 
Rayburn and Zoom.
  April 21, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing 
entitled ``Sustainable Wastewater Infrastructure: Measures to 
Promote Resiliency and Climate Adaptation and Mitigation'', 11 a.m., 
2167 Rayburn and Zoom.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, April 21, Subcommittee on 
Oversight and Investigations, hearing on H.R. 711, the ``West Los 
Angeles VA Campus Improvement Act of 2021''; H.R. 1948, the ``VA 
Employee Fairness Act of 2021''; H.R. 2082, the ``VA Supply Chain 
Resiliency Act''; H.R. 2428, the ``Strengthening Oversight for 
Veterans Act of 2021''; H.R. 2429, the ``VA Police Improvement and 
Accountability Act''; legislation on Strengthening VA Whistleblower 
Protection Act of 2021; legislation on VA FOIA Reform Act of 2021; 
legislation on directing the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make 
certain information publicly available on one internet website of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs; legislation on Improving VA 
Accountability to Prevent Sexual Harassment and Discrimination Act 
of 2021; legislation on VA Beneficiary Debt Collection Improvement 
Act; legislation on VA Equal Employment Counseling Modernization 
Act; legislation on Strengthening VA Background Checks Act; 
legislation on directing the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit 
to Congress a plan for expending Coronavirus pandemic funding made 
available to the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
purposes; and legislation to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
make certain improvements to the Office of Accountability and 
Whistleblower Protection of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and 
for other purposes'', 10 a.m., Webex.
  Committee on Ways and Means, April 21, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``In Their Own Words: Paid Leave, Child Care, and an 
Economy that Failed Women'', 12 p.m., 1100 Longworth and Webex.