[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 87 (Wednesday, May 19, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Page D547]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                              MAY 20, 2021

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: 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 Armed Services: 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: 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: 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: 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 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Subcommittee 
on Primary Health and Retirement Security, to hold hearings to 
examine solving the crisis in the health care workforce, 10:30 a.m., 
SD-430.
  Committee on the Judiciary: 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, 10:30 a.m., SD-
106.
  Special Committee on Aging: to hold hearings to examine taking aim 
at Alzheimer's, focusing on frontline perspectives and caregiver 
challenges, 9:30 a.m., VTC.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, 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., 2212 Rayburn. This hearing is 
closed.
  Subcommittee on Homeland Security, hearing entitled ``Member 
Day'', 10 a.m., Webex.
  Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and 
Related Agencies, hearing entitled ``Member Day'', 9:15 a.m., Webex.
  Committee on Armed Services, 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 the Judiciary, 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, 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, Subcommittee on National 
Security, hearing entitled ``Examining Next Steps for U.S. 
Engagement in Afghanistan'', 9 a.m., 2154 Rayburn and Zoom.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Technology 
Modernization, hearing entitled ``Cybersecurity and Risk Management 
at VA: Addressing Ongoing Challenges and Moving Forward'', 12 p.m., 
Zoom.
  Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Powering Up Clean Energy: Investments to Modernize and 
Expand the Electric Grid'', 9:30 a.m., Zoom.