[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 103 (Monday, June 14, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D638-D641]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of June 15 through June 18, 2021

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of the nomination of 
Lina M. Khan, of New York, to be a Federal Trade Commissioner, post-
cloture, and vote on confirmation thereon at 11:30 a.m.
  Following disposition of the nomination of Lina M. Khan, Senate will 
vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the nomination of Kiran 
Arjandas Ahuja, of Massachusetts, to be Director of the Office of 
Personnel Management. If cloture is invoked on the nomination, Senate 
will vote on confirmation thereon at 2:30 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 Appropriations: June 15, Subcommittee on Agriculture, 
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and 
justification for fiscal year 2022 for the Department of 
Agriculture, 10 a.m., SD-124.
  June 15, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and 
justification for fiscal year 2022 for the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration, 2 p.m., SD-192.
  June 16, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related 
Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and 
justification for fiscal year 2022 for the Department of the 
Interior, 10 a.m., SD-124.
  June 16, Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans 
Affairs, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed 
budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2022 for military 
construction and family housing, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  June 16, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
Education, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2022 for 
the Department of Education, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  June 16, Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban 
Development, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2022 for 
the Department of Transportation, 2:30 p.m., SD-192.
  June 17, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine proposed 
budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2022 for the 
Department of Defense, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Armed Services: June 15, to hold hearings to examine 
the posture of the Department of the Army in review of the Defense 
Authorization Request for fiscal year 2022 and the Future Years 
Defense Program; with the possibility of a closed session in SVC-217 
immediately following the open session, 9:30 a.m., SD-G50.
  June 15, Subcommittee on Airland, to hold hearings to examine Army 
modernization in review of the Defense Authorization Request for 
Fiscal Year 2022, 2:30 p.m., SR-232A.
  June 16, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Caroline Diane Krass, of the District of Columbia, to 
be General Counsel, Gina Maria Ortiz Jones, of Texas, to be Under 
Secretary of the Air Force,

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Ely Stefansky Ratner, of Massachusetts, and Shawn Graham Skelly, of 
Virginia, both to be an Assistant Secretary, and Meredith Berger, of 
Florida, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Navy, all of the 
Department of Defense, 10 a.m., SH-216.
  June 16, Subcommittee on Strategic Forces, to hold hearings to 
examine United States nuclear deterrence policy and strategy, 4:30 
p.m., SR-222.
  June 17, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the posture 
of the Department of the Air Force 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: June 15, to hold 
hearings to examine 21st century communities, focusing on local 
leaders on the infrastructure needs facing America's states, cities, 
and towns, 10 a.m., WEBEX.
  June 17, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine 
reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program, 10 a.m., 
SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: June 15, 
Subcommittee on Tourism, Trade, and Export Promotion, to hold 
hearings to examine the state of outdoor tourism, recreation, and 
ecotourism, 3 p.m., SR-253.
  June 16, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 66, to 
require the Inter-Agency Task Force on Harmful Algal Blooms and 
Hypoxia to develop a plan for reducing, mitigating, and controlling 
harmful algal blooms and hypoxia in South Florida, S. 1747, to 
provide for an equitable management of summer flounder based on 
geographic, scientific, and economic data, S. 1890, to require the 
Federal Trade Commission to conduct a study on scams that target 
travelers during the COVID-19 pandemic, S. 1995, to amend the 
Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act with respect to sport 
fish restoration and recreational boating safety, S. 1894, to 
designate Regional Ocean Partnerships of the National Oceanic and 
Atmospheric Administration, S. 2016, to authorize elements of the 
Department of Transportation, 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, and routine lists in the Coast Guard, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  June 17, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine National 
Collegiate Athletic Association student athletes and name, image, 
and likeness rights, 10 a.m., SR-253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: June 15, to hold 
hearings to examine the President's proposed budget request for 
fiscal year 2022 for the Department of Energy, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  June 16, Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining, to 
hold hearings to examine S. 173, to provide for the designation of 
certain wilderness areas, recreation management areas, and 
conservation areas in the State of Colorado, S. 177, to amend the 
John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act to 
establish the Cerro de la Olla Wilderness in the Rio Grande del 
Norte National Monument and to modify the boundary of the Rio Grande 
del Norte National Monument, S. 182, to withdraw certain Federal 
land in the Pecos Watershed area of the State of New Mexico from 
mineral entry, S. 455, to designate and expand wilderness areas in 
Olympic National Forest in the State of Washington, and to designate 
certain rivers in Olympic National Forest and Olympic National Park 
as wild and scenic rivers, S. 554, to require the Secretary of 
Agriculture to conduct a study on the establishment of, and the 
potential land that could be included in, a unit of the National 
Forest System in the State of Hawaii, S. 567, to provide for 
conservation and economic development in the State of Nevada, S. 
569, to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer certain 
National Forest System land to the State of South Dakota, S. 609, to 
withdraw the National Forest System land in the Ruby Mountains 
subdistrict of the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest and the National 
Wildlife Refuge System land in Ruby Lake National Wildlife Refuge, 
Elko and White Pine Counties, Nevada, from operation under the 
mineral leasing laws, S. 904, to require the Secretary of the 
Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, and the Assistant Secretary 
of the Army for Civil Works to digitize and make publicly available 
geographic information system mapping data relating to public access 
to Federal land and waters for outdoor recreation, S. 1008, to 
require the Secretary of the Interior to develop a modeling tool, 
conduct a study, and issue reports relating to the tax equivalent 
amount of payments under the payment in lieu of taxes program, S. 
1076, to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to require the 
Secretary of the Interior to establish a program to plug, remediate, 
and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells and surrounding land, to 
provide funds to State and Tribal government to plug, remediate, and 
reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells and surrounding land, S. 1128, to 
provide for the continuation of higher education through the 
conveyance to the University of Alaska of certain public land in the 
State of Alaska, S. 1222, to designate and adjust certain lands in 
the State of Utah as components of the National Wilderness 
Preservation System, and S. 1686, to amend the Wilderness Act to 
allow local Federal officials to determine the manner in which 
nonmotorized uses may be permitted in wilderness areas, 3 p.m., SD-
366.
  June 17, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2022 for the 
U.S. Forest Service, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: June 16, to hold 
hearings to examine the nominations of Jeffrey M. Prieto, of 
California, and Jane Toshiko Nishida, of Maryland, both to be an 
Assistant Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and 
Alejandra Y. Castillo, of New York, to be Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce for Economic Development, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: June 15, to hold hearings to examine mental 
health care in America, focusing on addressing root causes and 
identifying policy solutions, 10 a.m., SD-215.

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  June 16, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
President's fiscal year 2022 budget, 10 a.m., WEBEX.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: June 15, to hold hearings to 
examine the nominations of Todd D. Robinson, of New Jersey, to be an 
Assistant Secretary (International Narcotics and Law Enforcement 
Affairs), Brett M. Holmgren, of Minnesota, to be an Assistant 
Secretary (Intelligence and Research), and Daniel J. Kritenbrink, of 
Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary (East Asian and Pacific 
Affairs), all of the Department of State, 10 a.m., SH-216/VTC.
  June 17, Subcommittee on East Asia, the Pacific, and International 
Cybersecurity Policy, to hold hearings to examine building the U.S.-
Taiwan relationship, focusing on strength through partnership, 10 
a.m., SD-419/VTC.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: June 16, 
business meeting to consider the nominations of Gwen Graham, of 
Florida, to be Assistant Secretary for Legislation and Congressional 
Affairs, Department of Education, Rajesh D. Nayak, of Maryland, 
Taryn Mackenzie Williams, of the District of Columbia, and Douglas 
L. Parker, of West Virginia, each to be an Assistant Secretary of 
Labor, and Dawn Myers O'Connell, of the District of Columbia, to be 
Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, and Miriam E. 
Delphin-Rittmon, of Connecticut, to be Assistant Secretary for 
Mental Health and Substance Use, both of the Department of Health 
and Human Services, Time to be announced, Room to be announced.
  June 17, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine COVID-19 
response and recovery, focusing on supporting the needs of students 
in higher education and lessons on safely returning to campus, 10 
a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: June 16, 
business meeting to consider the nominations of Robin Carnahan, of 
Missouri, to be Administrator of General Services, Jen Easterly, of 
New York, to be Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 
Security Agency, Department of Homeland Security, and Chris Inglis, 
of Maryland, to be National Cyber Director, 9:30 a.m., SD-342.
  June 16, Government Operations and Border Management, to hold 
hearings to examine improving security, trade, and travel at land 
ports of entry at the southwest border, 2:30 p.m., VTC.
  June 17, Emerging Threats and Spending Oversight, to hold hearings 
to examine addressing emerging cybersecurity threats to state and 
local government, 10:15 a.m., SD-342/VTC.
  Committee on the Judiciary: June 15, to hold hearings to examine 
H.R. 6, to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of 
status of certain aliens, 10 a.m., SD-106.
  June 15, Subcommittee on Competition Policy, Antitrust, and 
Consumer Rights, to hold hearings to examine protecting competition 
and innovation in home technologies, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  June 16, Subcommittee on the Constitution, to hold hearings to 
examine the Women's Health Protection Act, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  June 17, Full Committee, business meeting to consider S. 807, to 
permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings, S. 818, to 
provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings, and the 
nominations of Tiffany P. Cunningham, of Illinois, to be United 
States Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit, Margaret Irene 
Strickland, to be United States District Judge for the District of 
New Mexico, Ur Mendoza Jaddou, of California, to be Director of the 
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of 
Homeland Security, and David H. Chipman, of Virginia, to be 
Director, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Anne 
Milgram, of New Jersey, to be Administrator of Drug Enforcement, and 
Kenneth Allen Polite, Jr., of Louisiana, to be an Assistant Attorney 
General, all of the Department of Justice, 9 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Rules and Administration: June 16, to hold an 
oversight hearing to examine the U.S. Capitol Police following the 
January 6th attack on the Capitol, 2:15 p.m., SR-301.
  Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship: June 16, 
business meeting to consider the nomination of Dilawar Syed, of 
California, to be Deputy Administrator of the Small Business 
Administration, 2 p.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: June 16, to hold hearings to 
examine the President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2022 
and 2023 advance appropriations requests for the Department of 
Veterans Affairs, 3 p.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: June 15, to hold closed hearings 
to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., SH-219.
  June 16, Full Committee, closed business meeting to consider 
pending intelligence matters; to be immediately followed by a closed 
briefing on certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.
  Special Committee on Aging: June 17, to hold hearings to examine 
21st century caregiving, focusing on supporting workers, family 
caregivers, seniors, and people with disabilities, 9:30 a.m., VTC.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, June 16, Full Committee, business 
meeting to consider a committee print to provide for the 
availability of amounts for customer education initiatives and non-
awards expenses of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission 
Whistleblower Program, and for other purposes, 9:30 a.m., 1300 
Longworth and Zoom.
  June 16, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``1890 Land Grant 
Institutions: Investing for Agricultural Resiliency, Equity, and 
Global Impact'', 10 a.m., 1300 Longworth and Zoom.
  Committee on Armed Services, June 16, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Department of the Air Force Fiscal Year 2022 Budget 
Request'', 11 a.m., 2118 Rayburn and Webex.
  June 17, Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces, hearing 
entitled ``Department of the Navy Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Request 
for Seapower and Projection Forces'', 11 a.m., 2118 Rayburn and 
Webex.

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  Committee on Education and Labor, June 16, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Examining the Policies and Priorities of the U.S. 
Department of Health and Human Services'', 9 a.m., Zoom.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, June 16, Subcommittee on 
Environment and Climate Change, markup on H.R. 3291, the 
``Assistance, Quality, and Affordability Act of 2021''; H.R. 3293, 
the ``Low-Income Water Customer Assistance Programs Act of 2021''; 
and H.R. 2467, the ``PFAS Action Act of 2021'', 10:30 a.m., Webex.
  Committee on Financial Services, June 16, Subcommittee on Housing, 
Community Development and Insurance, hearing entitled ``Flexible 
Federal Funding: Examining the Community Development Block Grant 
Program and Its Impact on Addressing Local Challenges'', 10 a.m., 
Webex.
  June 16, Subcommittee on National Security, International 
Development and Monetary Policy, hearing entitled ``Schemes and 
Subversion: How Bad Actors and Foreign Governments Undermine and 
Evade Sanctions Regimes'', 2 p.m., Webex.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, June 16, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``The Biden Administration's Priorities for Engagement with 
the United Nations'', 10 a.m., 2172 Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on Homeland Security, June 17, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``A Review of the Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Request for the 
Department of Homeland Security'', 8:30 a.m., Webex.
  Committee on the Judiciary, June 17, Subcommittee on Crime, 
Terrorism, hearing entitled ``Undoing the Damage of the War on 
Drugs: A Renewed Call for Sentencing Reform'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn 
and Zoom.
  Committee on Natural Resources, June 16, Office of Insular Affairs 
Full Committee, hearing on H.R. 2070, the ``Puerto Rico Self-
Determination Act of 2021''; and H.R. 1522, the ``Puerto Rico 
Statehood Admission Act'', 1 p.m., Webex.
  June 17, Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States, 
hearing entitled ``Examining Federal Facilities in Indian Country'', 
12 p.m., Webex.
  Committee on Oversight and Reform, June 16, Subcommittee on 
Environment, hearing entitled ``Jumpstarting Main Street: Bringing 
Jobs and Wealth Back to Forgotten America'', 1 p.m., 2154 Rayburn 
and Zoom.
  Committee on Small Business, June 16, Subcommittee on Underserved, 
Agricultural, and Rural Development, hearing entitled ``Supporting 
Small Entities through Investments in the National Infrastructure: 
Broadband'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn and Zoom.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, June 16, 
Subcommittee on Aviation, hearing entitled ``Starships and Stripes 
Forever--An Examination of the FAA's Role in the Future of 
Spaceflight'', 2 p.m., 2167 Rayburn and Zoom.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, June 16, Subcommittee on Economic 
Opportunity, hearing entitled ``Veteran Homelessness in the Wake of 
COVID-19'', 10 a.m., Zoom.
  Committee on Ways and Means, June 17, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``President's Proposed Fiscal Year 2022 Budget'', 10 a.m., 
1100 Longworth and Webex.
  Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress, June 17, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``Building a More Civil and 
Collaborative Culture in Congress'', 9 a.m., 2167 Rayburn.