[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 122 (Tuesday, July 13, 2021)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D764-D765]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





            COMMITTEE MEETINGS FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 2021

        (Committee meetings are open unless otherwise indicated)


                                 Senate

  Committee on Appropriations: 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 Labor, 10 a.m., SD-138.
  Committee on Energy and Natural Resources: business meeting to 
consider 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, 10 a.m., SD-366.
  Committee on Environment and Public Works: business meeting to 
consider the nominations of Alejandra Y. Castillo, of New York, to 
be Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development, and 
Jane Toshiko Nishida, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Administrator 
of the Environmental Protection Agency; to be immediately followed 
by a hearing to examine the nomination of Michael Lee Connor, of 
Colorado, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Army, Department of 
Defense, 9:45 a.m., SD-406.
  Committee on Finance: Subcommittee on Fiscal Responsibility and 
Economic Growth, to hold hearings to examine defending and investing 
in U.S. competitiveness, 2 p.m., SD-215.
  Committee on Foreign Relations: to hold hearings to examine the 
President's proposed budget request for fiscal year 2022 for the 
United States Agency for International Development, 10:30 a.m., SH-
216/VTC.
  Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs: business 
meeting to consider S. 2123, to establish the Federal Clearinghouse 
on Safety and Security Best Practices for Faith-Based Organizations 
and Houses of Worship, S. 1917, to establish a K-12 education 
cybersecurity initiative, S. 2201, to manage supply chain risk 
through counterintelligence training, S. 2293, to amend the Robert 
T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide 
certain employment rights to reservists of the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, S. 1941, to direct the Director of the Office of 
Management and Budget to standardize the use of core-based 
statistical area designations across Federal programs, to allow 
between 120 and 180 days for public comment on any proposed change 
to such designations, and to report on the scientific basis and 
estimated impact to Federal programs for any proposed change to such 
designations, S. 1324, to establish a Civilian Cyber Security 
Reserve as a pilot project to address the cyber security needs for 
the United States with respect to national security, S. 533, to 
require a guidance clarity statement on certain agency guidance, S. 
629, to amend chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, to require 
Federal agencies to submit to the Comptroller General of the United 
States a report on rules that are revoked, suspended, replaced, 
amended, or otherwise made ineffective, S. 2150, to prevent 
catastrophic wildland fires by establishing a commission to study 
and recommend wildland fire prevention, mitigation, suppression, 
management, and rehabilitation policies for the Federal Government, 
S. 1009, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 regarding the 
procurement of certain items related to national security interests 
for Department of Homeland Security frontline operational 
components, H.R. 367, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to 
establish an acquisition professional career program, H.R. 408, to 
amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a mentor-
protege program, H.R. 473, to require a review of Department of 
Homeland Security trusted traveler programs, H.R. 539, to amend the 
Disaster Recovery Reform Act of 2018 to require the Administrator of 
the Federal Emergency Management Agency to waive certain debts owed 
to the United States related to covered assistance provided to an 
individual or household, and H.R. 772, to designate the facility of 
the United States Postal Service located at 229 Minnetonka Avenue 
South in Wayzata, Minnesota, as the ``Jim Ramstad Post Office'', 
9:15 a.m., SD-342.
  Committee on Indian Affairs: business meeting to consider the 
nomination of Bryan Todd Newland, of Michigan, to be an Assistant 
Secretary of the Interior; to be immediately followed by a hearing 
to examine S. 1797, to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act 
to expand the funding authority for renovating, constructing, and 
expanding certain facilities, S. 1895, to require the Secretary of 
Health and Human Services to award additional funding through the 
Sanitation Facilities Construction Program of the Indian Health 
Service, and H.R. 1688, to amend the Indian Child Protection and 
Family Violence Prevention Act, 2:30 p.m., SD-628.
  Committee on the Judiciary: to hold hearings to examine the 
nominations of Myrna Perez, of New York, to be United States Circuit 
Judge for the Second Circuit, Jia M. Cobb, of Virginia, and Florence 
Y. Pan, both to be United States District Judge for the District of 
Columbia, Sarah A.L. Merriam, to be United States District Judge for 
the District of Connecticut, Karen McGlashan Williams, to be United 
States District Judge for the District of New Jersey, and Matthew G. 
Olsen, of Maryland, to be an Assistant Attorney General, Department 
of Justice, 10 a.m., SD-226.

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  Subcommittee on the Constitution, to hold hearings to examine 
restoring the Voting Rights Act after Brnovich and Shelby County, 
2:30 p.m., SD-226.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs: to hold hearings to examine VA 
electronic health records, focusing on modernization and the path 
ahead, 3:30 p.m., SR-418.


                                 House

  Committee on Agriculture, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 4374, the 
``Broadband Internet Connections for Rural America Act'', 12:30 
p.m., 1300 Longworth and Zoom.
  Committee on Armed Services, Subcommittee on Readiness, hearing 
entitled ``Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Request for Military 
Construction, Energy, and Environmental Programs'', 4 p.m., Webex.
  Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy; and 
Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change, joint hearing 
entitled ``Keeping Us Safe and Secure: Oversight of the Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission'', 11:30 a.m., 2123 Rayburn and Webex.
  Committee on Financial Services, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``Monetary Policy and the State of the Economy'', 12 p.m., Webex.
  Committee on Foreign Affairs, Full Committee, hearing entitled 
``The Biden Administration's Foreign Assistance Priorities and 
USAID's FY22 Budget Request'', 2 p.m., Webex.
  Committee on Natural Resources, Full Committee, markup on H.R. 820 
the ``New Philadelphia National Historical Park Act''; H.R. 972, the 
``Wildlife Refuge Conservation and Recreation for the Community 
Act''; H.R. 1154, the ``Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area 
Act''; H.R. 1664, to authorize the National Medal of Honor Museum 
Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of 
Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes; H.R. 1908, the 
``Ka`ena Point National Heritage Area Act''; H.R. 2278, to authorize 
the Secretary of the Interior to designate the September 11th 
National Memorial Trail, and for other purposes; H.R. 2444, the 
``Fort San Geronimo Preservation Act''; H.R. 2497, the ``Amache 
National Historic Site Act''; H.R. 2780, the ``Insular Area Climate 
Change Act''; H.R. 2899, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of 
designating areas within the island of Guam as a National Heritage 
Area, and for other purposes; H.R. 3113, the ``MAPLand Act''; H.R. 
3616, the ``Bear River National Heritage Area Study Act''; H.R. 
3764, the ``Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act of 2021''; and H.R. 
4300, the ``Veterans in Parks Act'', 11 a.m., Webex.
  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, Subcommittee on 
Investigations and Oversight, hearing entitled ``Principles for 
Outbreak Investigation: COVID-19 and Future Infectious Diseases'', 
12 p.m., Zoom.
  Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Tax, 
and Capital Access, hearing entitled ``Innovation as a Catalyst for 
New Jobs: SBA's Innovation Initiatives'', 1 p.m., 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 II)'', 11 a.m., 2167 Rayburn and Zoom.
  Committee on Veterans' Affairs, Subcommittee on Health, hearing on 
H.R. 913, the ``Build a Better VA Act''; H.R. 2587, the ``SERVE 
Act''; H.R. 2775, the ``VA Quality Health Care Accountability and 
Transparency Act''; H.R. 2797, the ``National Green Alert Act of 
2021''; H.R. 3027, the ``Veterans Improved Access to Care Act of 
2021''; H.R. 3452, the ``Veterans Preventative Health Coverage 
Fairness Act''; H.R. 3674, the ``Vet Center Support Act''; H.R. 
3693, the ``VIPER Act''; legislation to clarify and improve the 
program of comprehensive assistance for family caregivers; 
legislation to require an independent assessment of health care 
delivery systems and management processes of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs be conducted once every 10 years; and H.R. 4233, 
the ``Student Veterans Counseling Centers Eligibility Act'', 2 p.m., 
Zoom.
  Committee on Ways and Means, Subcommittee on Oversight, hearing 
entitled ``Expanding Housing Access to All Americans'', 2 p.m., 
Webex.


                             Joint Meetings

  Joint Economic Committee: to hold hearings to examine how 
concentrated corporate power undermines shared prosperity, 2:30 
p.m., VTC.