[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 107 (Monday, June 21, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D669-D673]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                      CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM AHEAD

                 Week of June 22 through June 25, 2021

                             Senate Chamber

  On Tuesday, Senate will continue consideration of the nomination of 
Christopher Charles Fonzone, of Pennsylvania, to be General Counsel of 
the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, post-cloture, and 
vote on confirmation thereon at 11:45 a.m.
  Following disposition of the nomination of Christopher Charles 
Fonzone, 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.

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  Following disposition of the nomination of Kiran Arjandas Ahuja, 
Senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to 
consideration of S. 2093, For the People Act, and vote on the motion to 
invoke cloture thereon at 5:30 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 Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry: June 22, 
Subcommittee on Rural Development and Energy, to hold hearings to 
examine renewable energy, focusing on growth and opportunities for 
rural economies, 9:30 a.m., SD-562.
  June 23, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine markets, 
transparency, and prices from cattle producer to consumer, 2:30 
p.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Appropriations: June 22, Subcommittee on Defense, to 
hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification 
for fiscal year 2022 for the Army, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  June 23, Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, to hold 
hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and justification for 
fiscal year 2022 for the Department of Energy, including the 
National Nuclear Security Agency, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  June 23, Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans 
Affairs, and Related Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed 
budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2022 and 2023 
advance appropriations requests for the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  June 23, Subcommittee on Financial Services and General 
Government, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates 
and justification for fiscal year 2022 for the Department of the 
Treasury, 2 p.m., SD-138.
  June 23, Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related 
Agencies, to hold hearings to examine proposed budget estimates and 
justification for fiscal year 2022 for the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation, 2 p.m., SD-192.
  June 24, Subcommittee on Defense, to hold hearings to examine 
proposed budget estimates and justification for fiscal year 2022 for 
the Navy and Marine Corps, 10 a.m., SD-192.
  Committee on Armed Services: June 22, to hold hearings to examine 
the posture of the Department of the Navy 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.
  June 22, Subcommittee on Airland, to hold hearings to examine 
modernization efforts of the Department of the Air Force in review 
of the Defense Authorization Request for fiscal year 2022 and the 
Future Years Defense Program, 2:30 p.m., SR-232A.
  June 23, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, to hold hearings to 
examine recent ransomware attacks, 2 p.m., SR-222.
  June 24, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
Department of Energy and National Nuclear Security Administration on 
atomic energy defense activities 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 22, to hold 
hearings to examine the nominations of Brian Eddie Nelson, of 
California, to be Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial 
Crimes, and Elizabeth Rosenberg, of Vermont, to be Assistant 
Secretary for Terrorist Financing, both of the Department of the 
Treasury, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  June 23, Subcommittee on Economic Policy, to hold hearings to 
examine the role of child care in an equitable post-pandemic 
economy, 2:30 p.m., SD-538.
  June 24, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine bipartisan 
bills to increase access to housing, 10 a.m., SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: June 22, 
Subcommittee on Communication, Media, and Broadband, to hold 
hearings to examine building resilient networks, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  June 23, Subcommittee on Aviation Safety, Operations, and 
Innovation, to hold hearings to examine aviation infrastructure for 
the 21st century, 2:30 p.m., SR-253.
  June 24, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Jennifer L. Homendy, of Virginia, to be Chairman of 
the National Transportation Safety Board, Karen Jean Hedlund, of 
Colorado, to be a Member of the Surface Transportation Board, and 
Robert Cornelius Hampshire, of Michigan, Christopher A. Coes, of 
Georgia, and Carol Annette Petsonk, of the District of Columbia, 
each to be an Assistant Secretary of Transportation, 10 a.m., SR-
253.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: June 23, Subcommittee 
on National Parks, to hold hearings to examine S. 31, to limit the 
establishment or extension of national monuments in the State of 
Utah, S. 172, to authorize the National Medal of Honor Museum 
Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of 
Columbia and its environs, S. 192, to amend the Wild and Scenic 
Rivers Act to designate certain river segments in the State of 
Oregon as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, 
S. 270, to amend the Act entitled ``Act to provide for the 
establishment of the Brown v. Board of Education National Historic 
Site in the State of Kansas'' to provide for inclusion of additional 
related sites in the National Park System, S. 491, to amend the Wild 
and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain river segments in the 
York River watershed in the State of Maine as components of the 
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, S. 535, to authorize the 
location of a memorial on the National Mall to commemorate and honor 
the members of the Armed Forces that served on active duty in 
support of the Global War on Terrorism, S. 753, to reauthorize the 
Highlands Conservation Act, to authorize States to use funds from 
that Act for administrative purposes, S. 1317, to modify the 
boundary of the Sunset

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Crater Volcano National Monument in the State of Arizona, S. 1320, 
to establish the Chiricahua National Park in the State of Arizona as 
a unit of the National Park System, S. 1321, to modify the boundary 
of the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, S. 1354, to amend the 
National Trails System Act to designate the Chilkoot National 
Historic Trail and to provide for a study of the Alaska Long Trail, 
S. 1526, to authorize the use of off-highway vehicles in certain 
areas of the Capitol Reef National Park, Utah, S. 1527, to amend 
title 54, United States Code, to provide that State law shall apply 
to the use of motor vehicles on roads within a System unit, S. 1769, 
to adjust the boundary of the Santa Monica Mountains National 
Recreation Area to include the Rim of the Valley Corridor, and S. 
1771, to authorize reference to the museum located at Blytheville/
Eaker Air Force Base in Blytheville, Arkansas, as the ``National 
Cold War Center'', 10 a.m., SD-366.
  June 23, Subcommittee on Energy, to hold hearings to examine 
existing programs and future opportunities to ensure access to 
affordable, reliable, and clean energy for rural and low-income 
communities, 2 p.m., SD-366.
  June 24, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
infrastructure needs of the U.S. energy sector, western water, and 
public lands, including an original bill to invest in the energy and 
outdoor infrastructure of the United States to deploy new and 
innovative technologies, update existing infrastructure to be 
reliable and resilient, and secure energy infrastructure against 
physical and cyber threats, 9:30 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: June 24, to hold an 
oversight hearing to examine the role of natural and nature-based 
features in water resources projects, 10 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: June 22, Subcommittee on International 
Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness, to hold hearings to 
examine the strategic benefits of a multilateral approach to trade 
policy in the Asia-Pacific region, 2:30 p.m., SD-215.
  June 24, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Sarah Bianchi, of Virginia, to be Deputy United 
States Trade Representative (Asia, Africa, Investment, Services, 
Textiles, and Industrial Competitiveness), with the rank of 
Ambassador, Jayme Ray White, of Washington, to be a Deputy United 
States Trade Representative (Western Hemisphere, Europe, the Middle 
East, Labor, and Environment), with the rank of Ambassador, and 
Melanie Anne Egorin, of the District of Columbia, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of Health and Human Services, 10:30 a.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: June 22, business meeting to 
consider S.J. Res. 10, to repeal the authorizations for use of 
military force against Iraq, S. 1041, to advance the strategic 
alignment of United States diplomatic tools toward the realization 
of free, fair, and transparent elections in Nicaragua and to 
reaffirm the commitment of the United States to protect the 
fundamental freedoms and human rights of the people of Nicaragua, S. 
65, to ensure that goods made with forced labor in the Xinjiang 
Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China do not 
enter the United States market, S. 2000, to promote the United 
States-Greece defense partnership, S. 93, to amend the Global 
Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act to modify the foreign 
persons subject to sanctions and to remove the sunset for the 
imposition of sanctions, S. 1061, to encourage the normalization of 
relations with Israel, S. 14, to identify and combat corruption in 
countries, to establish a tiered system of countries with respect to 
levels of corruption by their governments and their efforts to 
combat such corruption, and to evaluate foreign persons engaged in 
grand corruption for inclusion as specially designated nationals 
under the Global Magnitsky Human Rights Accountability Act, S. Res. 
67, calling for the immediate release of Trevor Reed, a United 
States citizen who was unjustly found guilty and sentenced to 9 
years in a Russian prison, S. Res. 165, calling on the Government of 
the Russian Federation to provide evidence or to release United 
States citizen Paul Whelan, S. Res. 107, expressing the sense of the 
Senate relating to the 10th anniversary of the March 11, 2011, 
earthquake and tsunami in Japan, S. Res. 154, congratulating the 
people of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on the centennial of the 
founding of the Jordanian state, S. Res. 176, urging all parties in 
Georgia to seek prompt implementation of the agreement signed on 
April 19, 2021, and reaffirming the support of the Senate for 
Georgia, the territorial integrity of Georgia, and the aspirations 
of Georgians to join the Euro-Atlantic community, the nominations of 
Michele Jeanne Sison, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Secretary 
(International Organization Affairs), Larry Edward Andre, Jr., of 
Texas, to be Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Somalia, Maria E. 
Brewer, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Kingdom of Lesotho, 
Tulinabo S. Mushingi, of Virginia, to be Ambassador to the Republic 
of Angola, and to serve concurrently and without additional 
compensation as Ambassador to the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome 
and Principe, Elizabeth Moore Aubin, of Virginia, to be Ambassador 
to the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, Eugene S. Young, of 
New York, to be Ambassador to the Republic of the Congo, and 
Christopher John Lamora, of Rhode Island, to be Ambassador to the 
Republic of Cameroon, all of the Department of State, routine lists 
in the Foreign Service, and other pending calendar business, 2:15 
p.m., SH-216.
  June 24, Full Committee, business meeting to consider pending 
nominations, 11 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: June 22, to 
hold hearings to examine vaccines, focusing on America's shot at 
ending the COVID-19 pandemic, 10 a.m., SD-430.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: June 22, 
to hold hearings to examine D.C. statehood, 10 a.m., SD-342/VTC.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: June 23, to hold hearings to examine 
building a successful foundation for Native communities' 
infrastructure development, 2:30 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: June 22, to hold hearings to examine 
Federal sentencing for crack and powder cocaine, 10 a.m., SD-106.

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  June 22, Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, to hold hearings 
to examine protecting real innovations by improving patent quality, 
2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  June 23, Full Committee, to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Gustavo A. Gelpi, of Puerto Rico, to be United States 
Circuit Judge for the First Circuit, Angel Kelley, to be United 
States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts, Christine 
P. O'Hearn, to be United States District Judge for the District of 
New Jersey, and Helaine Ann Greenfeld, of Maryland, and Christopher 
H. Schroeder, of North Carolina, both to be an Assistant Attorney 
General, Department of Justice, 9:30 a.m., SH-216.
  June 23, Subcommittee on Immigration, Citizenship, and Border 
Safety, to hold hearings to examine immigration and citizenship 
policies for U.S. military service members, veterans, and their 
families, 2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  June 24, 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 David H. Chipman, of Virginia, to be Director, Bureau 
of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, Department of 
Justice, Ur Mendoza Jaddou, of California, to be Director of the 
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of 
Homeland Security, Margaret Irene Strickland, to be United States 
District Judge for the District of New Mexico, Eunice C. Lee, of New 
York, to be United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit, 
Veronica S. Rossman, of Colorado, to be United States Circuit Judge 
for the Tenth Circuit, and David G. Estudillo, Lauren J. King, and 
Tana Lin, each to be a United States District Judge for the Western 
District of Washington, 9 a.m., SH-216.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: June 23, to hold hearings to 
examine pending calendar business, 3 p.m., SR-418.
  Select Committee on Intelligence: June 22, closed business meeting 
to consider pending intelligence matters; be immediately followed by 
a closed hearing to examine certain intelligence matters, 2:30 p.m., 
SH-219.
  June 23, Full Committee, to hold closed hearings to examine 
certain intelligence matters, 2 p.m., SH-219.


                            House Committees

  Committee on Agriculture, June 23, Subcommittee on General Farm 
Commodities and Risk Management, hearing entitled ``A Hearing to 
Review the Efficacy of the Farm Safety Net'', 1 p.m., 1300 Longworth 
and Zoom.
  Committee on Armed Services, June 23, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``The Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization 
Budget Request from the Department of Defense'', 10 a.m., 2118 
Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on the Budget, June 23, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Fiscal Year 
2022 Budget'', 10 a.m., 210 Cannon and Zoom.
  Committee on Education and Labor, June 23, Subcommittee on Health, 
Employment, Labor, and Pensions, hearing entitled ``Examining 
Pathways to Build a Stronger, More Inclusive Retirement System'', 
10:15 a.m., Zoom.
  June 24, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Examining the Policies 
and Priorities of the U.S. Department of Education'', 10:15 a.m., 
Zoom.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, June 24, Subcommittee on Health, 
hearing entitled ``Empowered by Data: Legislation to Advance Equity 
and Public Health'', 10:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on Financial Services, June 23, Full Committee, markup 
on H.R. 2689, the ``Minority Business Development Administration 
Act''; H.R. 3948, the ``Greater Supervision in Banking (G-SIB) 
Act''; H.R. 3958, the ``Central Liquidity Facility Enhancement 
Act''; and H.R. 3968, the ``Municipal IDs Acceptance Act'', 10 a.m., 
2128 Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, June 23, Subcommittee on the Middle 
East, North Africa, and Global Counterterrorism, hearing entitled 
``COVID-19 in the MENA Region: Addressing the Impacts of the 
Pandemic and the Road to Recovery'', 11 a.m., Webex.
  June 23, Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere, Civilian 
Security, Migration and International Economic Policy, hearing 
entitled ``The Biden Administration's Efforts to Deepen U.S. 
Engagement in the Caribbean'', 3 p.m., 2172 Rayburn and Webex.
  June 24, Subcommittee on Europe, Energy, the Environment, and 
Cyber; and North Atlantic Treaty Organization Parliamentary 
Assembly, joint hearing entitled ``NATO 2030: A Celebration of 
Origins and an Eye Toward the Future'', 10 a.m., Webex.
  June 24, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Advancing and 
Protecting LGBTQI+ Rights Abroad'', 1 p.m., 2172 Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on Homeland Security, June 23, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Building the Coast Guard America Needs: Achieving 
Diversity, Equity, and Accountability within the Service'', 9:30 
a.m., Webex.
  Committee on House Administration, June 24, Subcommittee on 
Elections, hearing entitled ``Voting in America: A National 
Perspective on the Right to Vote, Methods of Election, 
Jurisdictional Boundaries, and Redistricting'', 10 a.m., 1310 
Longworth and Webex.
  Committee on the Judiciary, June 23, Full Committee, markup on 
H.R. 3843, the ``Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021''; H.R. 
3460, the ``State Antitrust Enforcement Venue Act of 2021''; H.R. 
3849, the ``ACCESS Act of 2021''; H.R. 3826, the ``Platform 
Competition and Opportunity Act of 2021''; H.R. 3816, the ``American 
Choice and Innovation Online Act''; and H.R. 3825, the ``Ending 
Platform Monopolies Act'', 10 a.m., 2141 Rayburn and Zoom.
  June 24, Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship, hearing 
entitled ``Oh, Canada! How Outdated U.S. Immigration Policies Push 
Top Talent to Other Countries'', 2 p.m., 2141 Rayburn and Zoom.
  Committee on Natural Resources, June 23, Full Committee, hearing 
entitled ``Examining the Department of the Interior's Spending 
Priorities and the President's Fiscal Year Budget 2022 Proposal'', 
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  Committee on Oversight and Reform, June 23, Subcommittee on 
Economic and Consumer Policy, hearing entitled ``An Epidemic 
Continues: Youth Vaping in America'', 10 a.m., 2154 Rayburn and 
Zoom.
  June 24, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Leading by Example: 
The Need for Comprehensive Paid Leave for the Federal Workforce and 
Beyond'', 10 a.m., Zoom.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, June 23, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``A Review of the President's Fiscal 
Year 2022 Budget Proposal for NASA'', 10 a.m., 2318 Rayburn and 
Zoom.
  June 24, Subcommittee on Research and Technology, hearing entitled 
``Plastic Waste Reduction and Recycling Research: Moving from 
Staggering Statistics to Sustainable Systems'', 10 a.m., 2318 
Rayburn and Zoom.
  Committee on Small Business, June 23, Subcommittee on Underserved, 
Agricultural, and Rural Development, hearing entitled ``Prioritizing 
Small Undeserved and Rural Businesses in the SBIR/STTR Programs'', 2 
p.m., 2360 Rayburn and Zoom.
  June 24, Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and 
Regulations, hearing entitled ``CMMC Implementation: What It Means 
for Small Businesses'', 10 a.m., 2360 Rayburn and Zoom.
  Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, June 23, 
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and 
Emergency Management, hearing entitled ``FEMA's Priorities for FY22 
and Beyond: Coordinating Mission, Vision, and Budget'', 2 p.m., 2167 
Rayburn and Zoom.
  June 24, Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment, hearing 
entitled ``President Biden's Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Request: Agency 
Policies and Perspectives (Part I)'', 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn and 
Zoom.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, June 24, Full Committee, markup on 
H.R. 3967, the ``Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive 
Toxics Act of 2021'', 2 p.m., HVC-210 and Zoom.
  Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, June 23, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``Central Intelligence Agency Budget 
Hearing'', 10 a.m., HVC-304 Hearing Room.
  June 24, Full Committee, hearing entitled ``National Security 
Agency Budget Hearing'', 9:30 a.m., HVC-304 Hearing Room.
  Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress, June 24, Full 
Committee, hearing entitled ``Rethinking Congressional Culture: 
Lessons from the Fields of Organizational Psychology and Conflict 
Resolution'', 11 a.m., location TBD.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Committee on the Library: June 23, organizational business 
meeting to consider the selection of the Chair and Vice Chair, and 
committee rules of procedure for the 117th Congress, 4:10 p.m., Room 
to be announced.
  Joint Committee on Printing: June 23, organizational business 
meeting to consider the selection of the Chair and Vice Chair, and 
committee rules of procedure for the 117th Congress, 4 p.m., Room to 
be announced.