[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 85 (Monday, May 17, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D528-D531]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                  Week of May 18 through May 21, 2021

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of the motion to 
proceed to consideration of S. 1260, Endless Frontier Act, post-
cloture.
  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: May 20, to hold 
hearings to examine Federal, state, and private forestlands, 
focusing on opportunities for addressing climate change, 9:30 a.m., 
SR-301.
  Committee on Appropriations: May 18, Subcommittee on Defense, to 
hold hearings to examine the National Guard and Reserve, 10 a.m., 
SH-216.
  May 19, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, and Related Agencies, to hold

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hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for 
fiscal year 2022 for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 
10 a.m., SD-138.
  May 19, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine 
rethinking disaster recovery and resiliency, focusing on protecting 
communities and accelerating assistance, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  May 19, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government, 
to hold hearings to examine the Internal Revenue Service, focusing 
on narrowing the tax gap and improving taxpayer services, 2 p.m., 
SD-138.
  May 19, Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans 
Affairs, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine military 
infrastructure and climate resilience, 3 p.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: May 18, to hold hearings to examine 
the nomination of General Paul J. LaCamera, USA, for reappointment 
to the grade of general and to be Commander, United Nations Command/
Combined Forces Command/United States Forces Korea, Department of 
Defense, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  May 18, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, to hold hearings to examine 
the cybersecurity of the defense industrial base, 2:30 p.m., SR-222.
  May 19, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to hold hearings to 
examine the Department of Energy's atomic defense activities and 
programs in review of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal 
year 2022 and future years defense program, 4:30 p.m., SR-232A.
  May 20, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the transition 
of all United States and Coalition forces from Afghanistan and its 
implications; to be immediately followed by a closed session in SVC-
217, 10 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: May 18, to hold 
hearings to examine reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance 
Program, 10 a.m., WEBEX.
  May 19, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the 
nominations of Adrianne Todman, of the Virgin Islands, to be Deputy 
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and Nuria I. Fernandez, 
of California, to be Federal Transit Administrator, Department of 
Transportation, 2:30 p.m., SD-106.
  May 20, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 21st century 
communities, focusing on expanding opportunity through 
infrastructure investments, 10 a.m., WEBEX.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: May 18, 
Subcommittee on Consumer Protection, Product Safety, and Data 
Security, to hold hearings to examine protecting kids online, 
focusing on internet privacy and manipulative marketing, 10 a.m., 
SR-253.
  May 18, Subcommittee on Tourism, Trade, and Export Promotion, to 
hold hearings to examine reviving international travel and tourism 
to create and restore jobs, 3 p.m., SR-253.
  May 20, Full Committee, business meeting to consider the 
nomination of Eric S. Lander, of Massachusetts, to be Director of 
the Office of Science and Technology Policy; to be immediately 
followed by a hearing to examine the nominations of Pamela A. 
Melroy, of New York, to be Deputy Administrator of the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration, Carlos Alberto Monje, Jr., of 
Louisiana, to be Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy, and 
Richard W. Spinrad, of Oregon, to be Under Secretary of Commerce for 
Oceans and Atmosphere, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: May 18, to hold 
hearings to examine the nominations of Robert T. Anderson, of 
Washington, to be Solicitor, Shannon Aneal Estenoz, of Florida, to 
be Assistant Secretary for Fish and Wildlife, and Tanya Marie 
Trujillo, of New Mexico, to be an Assistant Secretary, all of the 
Department of the Interior, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  May 20, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the role of 
reforestation, active forest management, and carbon storage in 
fostering resiliency, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: May 19, to hold 
hearings to examine biodiversity loss, focusing on drivers, impacts, 
and potential solutions, 10 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Finance: May 18, to hold hearings to examine funding 
and financing options to bolster American infrastructure, 10 a.m., 
WEBEX.
  May 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine COVID-19 
health care flexibilities, focusing on perspectives, experiences, 
and lessons learned, 10 a.m., WEBEX.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: May 19, business meeting to 
consider the nominations of Bonnie D. Jenkins, of New York, to be 
Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International 
Security, Jose W. Fernandez, of New York, to be an Under Secretary 
of State (Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment), to be 
United States Alternate Governor of the European Bank for 
Reconstruction and Development, to be United States Alternate 
Governor of the International Bank for Reconstruction and 
Development, and to be United States Alternate Governor of the 
Inter-American Development Bank, routine lists in the Foreign 
Service, and other pending nominations; to be immediately followed 
by a hearing to examine the nominations of Brian A. Nichols, of 
Rhode Island, to be an Assistant Secretary (Western Hemisphere 
Affairs), and Michele Jeanne Sison, of Maryland, to be an Assistant 
Secretary (International Organization Affairs), both of the 
Department of State, and other pending nominations, 9:45 a.m., SD-
106.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: May 18, to 
hold hearings to examine paid leave for working families, focusing 
on examining access, options, and impacts, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  May 20, Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security, to 
hold hearings to examine solving the crisis in the health care 
workforce, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: May 18, 
to hold hearings to examine the role of the Department of Homeland 
Security's Office of Intelligence and Analysis, 10 a.m., SD-342/VTC.
  May 19, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine COVID-19, 
focusing on evaluating the medical supply chain and pandemic 
response gaps, 2:30 p.m., SD-342/VTC.

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  Committee on Judiciary: May 19, Subcommittee on Competition 
Policy, Antitrust, and Consumer Rights, to hold hearings to examine 
antitrust applied, focusing on hospital consolidation concerns and 
solutions, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  May 20, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 312, to 
expand eligibility for and provide judicial review for the Elderly 
Home Detention Pilot Program, provide for compassionate release 
based on COVID-19 vulnerability, shorten the waiting period for 
judicial review during the COVID-19 pandemic, and make other 
technical corrections, S. 601, to amend section 3661 of title 18, 
United States Code, to prohibit the consideration of acquitted 
conduct at sentencing, S. 1014, to reform sentencing laws and 
correctional institutions, and the nominations of Ketanji Brown 
Jackson, to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of 
Columbia Circuit, Candace Jackson-Akiwumi, of Illinois, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit, Julien Xavier Neals, 
and Zahid N. Quraishi, both to be a United States District Judge for 
the District of New Jersey, and Regina M. Rodriguez, to be United 
States District Judge for the District of Colorado, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: May 19, to hold 
hearings to examine realizing the vision of Parren Mitchell, 
focusing on untapping the potential of minority and women 
contracting, 2:30 p.m., SR-301.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: May 19, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Donald Michael Remy, of Louisiana, to be 
Deputy Secretary, Matthew T. Quinn, of Montana, to be Under 
Secretary for Memorial Affairs, Maryanne T. Donaghy, of 
Pennsylvania, to be an Assistant Secretary (Office of Accountability 
and Whistleblower Protection), and Patricia L. Ross, of Ohio, to be 
an Assistant Secretary (Congressional and Legislative Affairs), all 
of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 3 p.m., SD-G50.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: May 18, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Christopher Charles Fonzone, of 
Pennsylvania, to be General Counsel of the Office of the Director of 
National Intelligence, and Brett M. Holmgren, of Minnesota, to be an 
Assistant Secretary of State (Intelligence and Research), 2:30 p.m., 
SH-216.
  Special Committee on Aging: May 20, to hold hearings to examine 
taking aim at Alzheimer's, focusing on frontline perspectives and 
caregiver challenges, 9:30 a.m., VTC.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Appropriations, May 19, Subcommittee on Defense, 
hearing entitled ``Central Intelligence Agency FY 2022 Posture'', 10 
a.m., HVC-304. This hearing is closed.
  May 19, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, hearing entitled ``U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection Resource Management and Operational 
Priorities'', 10 a.m., Webex.
  May 19, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, 
Education, and Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``Public 
Witnesses'', 10 a.m., Webex.
  May 19, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related 
Programs, hearing entitled ``Global Climate Finance'', 10 a.m., 
Webex.
  May 19, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies, budget hearing on the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration, 2 p.m., Webex.
  May 20, Subcommittee on Defense, hearing entitled ``Worldwide 
Threat and FY 2022 National Intelligence Program/Military 
Intelligence Program Posture with the Director of National 
Intelligence and Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and 
Security'', 10 a.m., Webex. This hearing is closed.
  May 20, Subcommittee on Homeland Security, hearing entitled 
``Member Day'', 10 a.m., Webex.
  May 20, Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, 
and Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``Member Day'', 9:15 a.m., 
Webex.
  Committee on Armed Services, May 19, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Recommendations of the National Commission on Military, 
National, and Public Service'', 11 a.m., 2118 Rayburn and Webex.
  May 20, Subcommittee on Cyber, Innovative Technologies, and 
Information Systems, hearing entitled ``Reviewing Department of 
Defense Science and Technology Strategy, Policy, and Programs for 
Fiscal Year 2022: Fostering a Robust Ecosystem for Our Technological 
Edge'', 11 a.m., 2118 Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on Education And Labor, May 19, Subcommittee on Early 
Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, hearing entitled 
``Picking up the Pieces: Strengthening Connections with Students 
Experiencing Homelessness and Children in Foster Care'', 10:15 a.m., 
Zoom.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, May 19, Subcommittee on Energy, 
hearing entitled ``The Fiscal Year 2022 DOE Budget'', 10:30 a.m., 
Webex.
  Committee on Financial Services, May 19, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Oversight of Prudential Regulators: Ensuring the Safety, 
Soundness, Diversity, and Accountability of Depository 
Institutions'', 10 a.m., Webex.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, May 19, Full Committee, markup on 
H.R. 922, the ``Crimea Annexation Non-Recognition Act''; H.R. 2785, 
the ``Energy Resource Governance Initiative Act of 2021''; H.R. 
3261, to repeal the 1991 Authorization for the Use of Military Force 
against Iraq Resolution; legislation to repeal the 1957 Middle East 
Use of Force Authorization; legislation urging the Government of El 
Salvador to respect the country's democratic institutions; H.R. 
1096, the ``Represent America Abroad Act of 2021''; H.R. 1135, the 
``LITE Act''; H. Res. 402, recognizing the devastating impact of 
COVID-19 in India and expressing the sense of the House of 
Representatives with respect to COVID assistance to India; and H. 
Res. 348, expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
the United Nations Security Council should immediately impose an 
arms embargo against the military of Burma, 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn 
and Webex.
  Committee on House Administration, May 19, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Reforming the Capitol Police

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and Improving Accountability for the Capitol Police Board'', 3 p.m., 
Webex.
  Committee on the Judiciary, May 19, Subcommittee on the 
Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties, hearing entitled 
``Continuing Injustice: The Centennial of the Tulsa-Greenwood Race 
Massacre'', 9:30 a.m., CVC-200 and Zoom.
  May 20, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security, 
hearing entitled ``An Unending Crisis: Essential Steps to Reducing 
Gun Violence and Mass Shootings'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn and Zoom.
  Committee on Natural Resources, May 19, Subcommittee on Oversight 
and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Misuse of Taxpayer Dollars 
and Corporate Welfare in the Oil and Gas Industry'', 1 p.m., Webex.
  May 20, Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States, 
hearing on H.R. 2930, the ``STOP Act of 2021''; H.R. 438, 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, and 
for other purposes; and legislation to prescribe procedures for 
effective consultation and coordination by Federal agencies with 
federally recognized Indian Tribes regarding Federal Government 
actions that impact Tribal lands and interests to ensure that 
meaningful Tribal input is an integral part of the Federal decision-
making process, 12 p.m., Webex.
  Committee on Oversight and Reform, May 19, Select Subcommittee on 
the Coronavirus Crisis, hearing entitled ``Examining Emergent 
BioSolutions' Failure to Protect Public Health and Public Funds'', 
10:30 a.m., 2154 Rayburn and Zoom.
  May 20, Subcommittee on National Security, hearing entitled 
``Examining Next Steps for U.S. Engagement in Afghanistan'', 9 a.m., 
2154 Rayburn and Zoom.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, May 19, Subcommittee 
on Energy, hearing entitled ``Accelerating Discovery: The Future of 
Scientific Computing at the Department of Energy'', 11 a.m., Zoom.
  Committee on Small Business, May 19, Subcommittee on Innovation, 
Entrepreneurship, and Workforce Development, hearing entitled ``The 
Small Business Administration's Entrepreneurial Ecosystem: An Update 
and Next Steps with SBA's Resource Partners'', 10:15 a.m., 2360 
Rayburn and Zoom.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, May 19, Subcommittee on Oversight 
and Investigations, hearing entitled ``Protecting Whistleblowers and 
Promoting Accountability: Is VA Making Progress?'', 10 a.m., Zoom.
  May 20, Subcommittee on Technology Modernization, hearing entitled 
``Cybersecurity and Risk Management at VA: Addressing Ongoing 
Challenges and Moving Forward'', 12 p.m., Zoom.
  Committee on Ways and Means, May 19, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Leveraging the Tax Code for Infrastructure Investment'', 
10 a.m., 1100 Longworth and Webex.
  Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, May 20, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Powering Up Clean Energy: Investments to 
Modernize and Expand the Electric Grid'', 9:30 a.m., Zoom.