[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 23, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D692-D693]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                    COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR THURSDAY,

                             JUNE 24, 2021

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: 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: 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 a.m., SD-G50.
  Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: to hold hearings 
to examine bipartisan bills to increase access to housing, 10 a.m., 
SD-538.
  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: 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: 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: 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: 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

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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: business meeting to consider 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. 1061, to encourage the 
normalization of relations with Israel, 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, Christopher 
John Lamora, of Rhode Island, to be Ambassador to the Republic of 
Cameroon, Todd D. Robinson, of New Jersey, to be an Assistant 
Secretary (International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs), and 
Daniel J. Kritenbrink, of Virginia, to be an Assistant Secretary 
(East Asian and Pacific Affairs), all of the Department of State, 
and other pending calendar business, 11 a.m., SD-106.
  Committee on the Judiciary: 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.


                                 House

  Committee on Appropriations, Subcommittee on Financial Services 
and General Government, markup on the Fiscal Year 2022 Subcommittee 
on Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill, 10 
a.m., 1324 Longworth and Webex.
  Subcommittee on Legislative Branch, markup on the Fiscal Year 2022 
Subcommittee on Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill, 12 p.m., 
1324 Longworth and Webex.
  Committee on the Budget, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Department of Defense's Fiscal Year 2022 Budget'', 10:30 a.m., 210 
Cannon and Zoom.
  Committee on Education and Labor, 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, 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 Foreign Affairs, 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.
  Full Committee, hearing entitled ``Advancing and Protecting 
LGBTQI+ Rights Abroad'', 1 p.m., 2172 Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on House Administration, 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, 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 Oversight and Reform, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``National Security Agency Budget Hearing'', 9:30 
a.m., HVC-304 Hearing Room. This hearing is closed.
  Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress, Full Committee, 
hearing entitled ``Rethinking Congressional Culture: Lessons from 
the Fields of Organizational Psychology and Conflict Resolution'', 
11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn and Zoom.